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Everything you need before watchingAs the first course arrives at Hawthorn, Chef Slowik turns dinner into a ceremony. He asks the guests not to eat, then presents an edible portrait of the island—plants, rocks, seawater, and the scallops caught earlier. While some diners are moved, others judge the plating and rehearse a glossy travel-food show pitch. The scene shifts between culinary reverence and sharp satire, revealing how taste, status, and performance collide at the table.
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Julian Slowikhead chef
玛
Margotdiner
泰
Tylerdiner
费
Felicitydiner
索
Sorendiner
乔
Georgediner
Chapters
13 parts · AI-cut01Boarding Hawthorn初次赴宴的人总会先暴露见识B12'09"02The Chef as Artist崇拜天才的人往往把自己也变成笑话B22'38"03The Island Course越是精致的晚餐越让人不敢轻易下咽C14'48"04No Bread Tonight越有钱的人越想为自己破例B25'04"05Memory on a Plate一顿晚餐揭开每个人不愿面对的过去B23'54"06Evidence on Tortillas有钱人发现秘密也会立刻反咬一口B24'25"07Jeremy's Mess越想成为天才越容易先毁掉自己C12'38"08The Menu Turns Real当玩笑变成真事所有人都开始崩溃B23'31"09A Judgment with Tea有钱人遇到绝境仍想用钱买命C15'30"10Service Workers真正懂服务的人一眼看穿谁在剥削谁B21'54"11The Escape Course人人都想逃走却只有少数人能跑掉B27'26"12The Devoted Fan嘴上崇拜天才的人也可能亲手毁掉他B23'19"13Cooking Under Pressure被迫证明自己的人最怕面对真实结果B24'24"
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Transcript
00:00
Good evening.
晚上好。
00:02
Good evening.
晚上好。
00:03
Good evening Hello GEORGE Hello
晚上好。你好，乔治。你好。
00:05
Welcome to Hawthorn
欢迎来到霍桑。
00:07
I am Julian Slowik
我是朱利安·斯洛维克。
00:09
and tonight it ll be our pleasure to feed you
今晚，我们很荣幸为各位奉上食物。
00:11
The curtain rises
大幕拉开。
00:13
Over the next few hours you will ingest fat
接下来的几个小时里，你们将摄入脂肪，
00:17
salt sugar protein
盐、糖、蛋白质，
00:21
bacteria fungi
细菌、真菌，
00:25
various plants and animals
各种植物和动物，
00:27
and at times entire ecosystems
有时甚至是完整的生态系统。
00:31
But I have to beg of you one thing
但我必须恳求各位一件事。
00:34
It s just one
就一件。
00:36
Do not eat
不要吃。
00:39
Is he serious
他是认真的吗？
00:40
Taste
品尝。
00:43
Savor
细细品味。
00:44
Relish
好好享受。
00:46
Consider every morsel that you place inside your mouth
仔细体会放进嘴里的每一小口。
00:51
Be mindful
用心感受。
00:53
But do not eat
但不要吃。
00:56
Our menu is too precious for that CHUCKLES SOFTLY
我们的菜单太珍贵了，可不能那样吃。（轻声笑）
00:59
And look around you
再看看你们四周。
01:01
Here we are on this island
我们现在就在这座岛上。
01:04
Accept
接受。
01:07
Accept all of it
接受这一切。
01:09
And forgive
并且原谅。
01:13
And on that note
说到这里，
01:16
food
上菜。
01:17
Yeah yeah Bring it bring it
对，对，端上来，端上来。
01:20
Here they come
来了。
01:23
Oh wow It s like a marching band
哇，像一支行进乐队。
01:29
Our first course is called The Island
我们的第一道菜叫作“海岛”。
01:32
On your plate are plants from around the island
你们盘中的，是岛上各处的植物，
01:35
placed on rocks from the shore
摆在岸边的岩石上，
01:37
covered in barely frozen filtered seawater
覆盖着几乎冻住的过滤海水，
01:39
which will flavor the dish as it melts
海水融化时，会给这道菜增添风味。
01:42
You know this is what the guy was fishing for earlier
你知道，这就是刚才那个人钓的东西。
01:44
Sorry
抱歉。
01:46
Um
呃。
01:48
Sorry Chef
抱歉，主厨。
01:51
It s perfectly all right Yes they are those very same scallops
没关系。没错，就是刚才那些扇贝。
01:55
Now here is what you must remember about this dish
现在，你们必须记住这道菜的一点。
01:58
We the people on this island are not important
我们这些岛上的人，并不重要。
02:02
The island and the nutrients it provides exist in their most perfect state
这座岛和它所提供的营养，处于最完美的状态，
02:07
without us gathering them or manipulating them or digesting them
无需我们采集、改造或消化它们。
02:12
What happens inside this room is meaningless
这房间里发生的一切都毫无意义，
02:16
compared to what happens outside in nature
和外面大自然发生的一切相比，
02:20
in the soil in the water
无论是土壤、水中，
02:22
in the air
还是空气里。
02:25
We are but a frightened nanosecond
我们不过是受惊的一纳秒。
02:30
Nature is timeless
大自然永恒不变。
02:34
Enjoy
请享用。
02:38
That s a cheery thought
真是个让人振奋的想法。
02:43
Are you crying
你在哭吗？
02:45
It s just that I find it all very moving
只是……我觉得这一切太令人感动了。
02:48
It s all so beautiful I just
一切都如此美丽，我只是……
02:50
It s almost too beautiful to eat
美得几乎让人舍不得吃。
02:57
MARGOT You know
玛戈，你知道吗？
02:59
For the scallop thing
就因为扇贝那件事？
02:59
the nicest restaurant in my hometown was
我家乡最好的餐厅是……
03:00
You don t have to call him Chef Tyler
你不用叫他‘主厨泰勒’。
03:01
You don t think Chef s mad at me right
你不觉得主厨生我的气了吧？
03:02
I m pretty sure he doesn t even know about your existence
我相当确定，他甚至不知道有你这么个人。
03:05
I kind of want him to
我倒是希望他知道。
03:06
Like you CHUCKLES Yeah Kinda
比如你一样。（轻声笑）对，差不多。
03:09
Tyler you re the customer
泰勒，你是客人。
03:11
You re paying him to serve you
你花钱让他为你服务。
03:13
It doesn t really matter whether he likes you or not
他喜不喜欢你，其实没那么重要。
03:15
Right Wait What does that mean
对吧？等等，这是什么意思？
03:17
Mmm Nothing
嗯，没什么。
03:19
Relax Just eat your rock
放松，吃你的石头吧。
03:21
And to pair from our friends at Caroline Morey
再配上我们朋友卡罗琳·莫雷酒庄的酒，
03:24
a Chassagne Montrachet
一瓶夏山-蒙拉榭。
03:26
premier cru from 2014.
2014年的一级园。
03:28
Not just a single vineyard
还不只是单一葡萄园的酒，
03:30
A single row of vines
而是单独一排葡萄藤的产物。
03:32
Wow Perfect It s magical
哇，完美。太神奇了。
03:35
Thoughts I m really feeling this is quite
有什么想法？我真的觉得这道菜相当……
03:37
It s half great It s there in moments
一半很棒。它有些瞬间很出彩。
03:39
There in moments
有些瞬间很出彩。
03:41
There s a neediness to the plating you know
你知道，这摆盘透着一种“求关注”的感觉。
03:42
I mean it s been tweezered to fuck
我的意思是，摆盘精细得他妈的过头了。
03:44
But the flavors are there It s very clean
但味道是有的，很干净。
03:46
It s very um thalassic
味道非常……嗯，很有海洋感。
03:50
Thalassic Oceanic
Thalassic，海洋风味。
03:51
Thalassa was the primeval spirit of the sea
Thalassa是海洋的原初精灵。
03:53
Oh Thalassa and Pontus
哦，塔拉萨和蓬透斯。
03:55
Yes yes yes Correct So we are
对，对，对，没错。所以我们是在……
03:58
We're eating the ocean.
我们在吃大海。
04:01
We're eating the ocean.
我们在吃大海。
04:02
Yeah Yes
对，没错。
04:07
How is it Mmm
味道怎么样？嗯。
04:09
It s good
挺好的。
04:11
You can t just say good for the show You have to
你不能为了节目只说“挺好”。你得……
04:13
You have to embellish
你得润色一下。
04:15
Oh my God For crying out loud It s not brain surgery okay
我的天，真受不了。这又不是什么脑外科手术，好吗？
04:17
It s a goddamn travel food show I know Okay so then do it
这就是他妈的美食旅行节目。我知道。好，那你来。
04:19
Yeah yeah So pitch it to me
对，对。那你把这个创意说给我听。
04:22
Okay so we go to Italy right FELICITY Mmm hmm
好，那我们去意大利，行吗？费莉西蒂：嗯哼。
04:24
We shoot me in capri pants on a pastel green Vespa
拍我穿着卡普里裤、骑着一辆粉彩绿色的韦斯帕兜风，
04:28
driving around to get to some Giuseppe s farm with cheese
一路开去某个朱塞佩的奶酪农场，
04:32
I eat the cheese and then
我吃着奶酪，然后……
04:34
There s a close up of me
给我来个特写，
04:36
And I close my eyes, and I fake an orgasm, and then off to South Africa,
然后我闭上眼，假装高潮，接着飞去南非，
04:39
and then I maybe I talk about how racism is not so cool
接着我也许再聊聊种族歧视没那么酷，
04:43
and bingo bongo Emmy time
然后大功告成，艾美奖到手。
04:45
That s it Okay Can I eat now
就这样。好了，我现在能吃了吗？
04:47
That's what you're gonna pitch to three streaming services on Monday?
这就是你星期一要向三家流媒体推销的东西？
04:49
Yeah Pretty much That s that
对，差不多。就这样。
04:50
Yeah Jesus fuck ing Christ That s a disaster
我的天哪，真他妈是一场灾难。
04:52
I don t think you can go to South Africa with a DUI
我觉得你拿着酒驾记录，应该去不了南非。
04:55
You like this The otter food
你喜欢这个？那其他菜呢？
04:57
Yeah It s solid
还行。
04:58
I mean I ve had shellfish just as good
我的意思是，我在别处也吃过同样好的贝类。
05:00
with my chef at home Ricardo You know Ricardo He s amazing
我家里的主厨里卡多做的。你认识里卡多吗？他棒极了。
05:02
Incredible SOREN Whatever
太厉害了。索伦：随便。
05:04
At least we can say we ve been here right
至少我们可以说，自己来过这里，对吧？
05:06
My dad used to say that you buy the experience
我爸以前常说，你买的是这段体验。
05:09
I mean this looks like a suburban landscaping
我的意思是，这看起来就像郊区的园林绿化。
05:13
What the fuck
这他妈是什么？
05:17
I saw Perry at DeLaurenti s the other day
我前几天在德劳伦蒂超市见到佩里。
05:25
Oh
哦。
05:28
How is he
他怎么样？
05:31
You know
你知道……
05:33
Perry
佩里。
05:38
Thank you
谢谢。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:09
tonight it ll be
it'll 轻读成 /ɪl/，不要逐词读 it will。
and tonight it ll be our pleasure to feed you
今晚，我们很荣幸为各位奉上食物。
Pronunciation↩ 00:09
feed you
d 与 y 连成 /dʒ/，听起来像 feedju。
and tonight it ll be our pleasure to feed you
今晚，我们很荣幸为各位奉上食物。
CollocationB1↩ 00:11
the curtain rises
the curtain rises
大幕拉开；演出开始
The curtain rises
大幕拉开。
CollocationB1↩ 00:27
at times
at times
有时；偶尔
and at times entire ecosystems
有时甚至是完整的生态系统。
CollocationB2↩ 00:31
beg of someone
beg of someone
恳求某人
But I have to beg of you one thing
但我必须恳求各位一件事。
Pronunciation↩ 00:36
not eat
not 重读，突出“不要”这一条禁令。
Do not eat
不要吃。
CollocationA2↩ 00:59
look around
look around
环顾四周
And look around you
再看看你们四周。
CollocationB2↩ 01:13
on that note
on that note
说到这里；就此
And on that note
说到这里，
GrammarB2↩ 01:39
which will flavor the dish as it melts
定语从句：which 指 seawater，后接 as 时间从句说明海水融化时的效果。
which will flavor the dish as it melts
海水融化时，会给这道菜增添风味。
Pronunciation↩ 01:39
which will flavor
will 弱读成 /wəl/，重音落在 flavor。
which will flavor the dish as it melts
海水融化时，会给这道菜增添风味。
GrammarB2↩ 02:02
the nutrients it provides
定语从句：it provides 修饰 nutrients，意为“这座岛所提供的营养”。
The island and the nutrients it provides exist in their most perfect state
这座岛和它所提供的营养，处于最完美的状态，
GrammarB2↩ 02:07
without us gathering them or manipulating them or digesting them
动名词并列：without 后接 us 加三个并列动名词，表示不经人类采集、改造或消化。
without us gathering them or manipulating them or digesting them
无需我们采集、改造或消化它们。
GrammarB2↩ 02:12
What happens inside this room
主语从句：What 引导的整段从句作主语，意思是“房间里发生的一切”。
What happens inside this room is meaningless
这房间里发生的一切都毫无意义，
CollocationA2↩ 02:16
compared to something
compared to something
与……相比
compared to what happens outside in nature
和外面大自然发生的一切相比，
Pronunciation↩ 02:25
but a
but a 中 t 轻弹，接近 /bəɾə/。
We are but a frightened nanosecond
我们不过是受惊的一纳秒。
SlangA2↩ 03:06
Kinda
有点；算是——口语缩写，正式写作用 kind of
Like you CHUCKLES Yeah Kinda
比如你一样。（轻声笑）对，差不多。
GrammarB1↩ 03:13
whether he likes you or not
whether从句：whether...or not 作 matter 的宾语，表示“无论他是否喜欢你”。
It doesn t really matter whether he likes you or not
他喜不喜欢你，其实没那么重要。
SlangC1↩ 03:42
tweezered
用镊子精细摆盘——美食圈行话，片中带嘲讽
I mean it s been tweezered to fuck
我的意思是，摆盘精细得他妈的过头了。
SlangC1↩ 03:42
fuck
极其；狠狠地——粗俗加强语，正式场合禁用
I mean it s been tweezered to fuck
我的意思是，摆盘精细得他妈的过头了。
Pronunciation↩ 04:13
have to embellish
have to 轻读，主要重音落在 embellish。
You have to embellish
你得润色一下。
CollocationB2↩ 04:15
for crying out loud
for crying out loud
拜托；真受不了
Oh my God For crying out loud It s not brain surgery okay
我的天，真受不了。这又不是什么脑外科手术，好吗？
SlangB2↩ 04:17
goddamn
该死的；破——粗俗强调，表达恼火
It s a goddamn travel food show I know Okay so then do it
这就是他妈的美食旅行节目。我知道。好，那你来。
CollocationB1↩ 04:19
pitch something to someone
pitch something to someone
把想法推介给某人
Yeah yeah So pitch it to me
对，对。那你把这个创意说给我听。
CollocationB2↩ 04:34
a close-up of someone
a close-up of someone
某人的特写镜头
There s a close up of me
给我来个特写，
SlangB2↩ 04:43
bingo bongo
搞定；一锤定音——玩笑式夸张，不适合正式表达
and bingo bongo Emmy time
然后大功告成，艾美奖到手。
CollocationA2↩ 04:49
pretty much
pretty much
基本上；差不多
Yeah Pretty much That s that
对，差不多。就这样。
SlangB1↩ 04:57
solid
还不错；靠谱——口语评价，语气比 great 弱
Yeah It s solid
还行。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:13
ingest
摄入；吞食
In the scene斯洛维克用正式、近乎医学的词描述客人将要吃下的东西。
Athletes must ingest enough water before a long race.运动员长跑前必须摄入足够的水。
In daily life
健身后She ingests a protein shake after training.她训练后摄入一杯蛋白奶昔。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 04:15
for crying out loud
拜托；真受不了
In the scene泰勒嫌对方把旅游美食节目说得太复杂，语气夸张又不耐烦。
For crying out loud, the printer only needs more paper.拜托，打印机只是缺纸而已。
In daily life
机场值机For crying out loud, we already checked the address.真受不了，我们明明已经核对过地址了。
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IdiomB1↩ 04:15
not brain surgery
没那么难
In the scene泰勒说做出电视节目包装并不复杂，带着嫌弃和催促。
Choosing a seat on this train is not brain surgery.在这趟火车上选个座位没那么难。
In daily life
修扣子Fixing this loose button is not brain surgery.把这颗松动的纽扣修好没那么难。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 04:19
pitch something to someone
向某人推介想法
In the scene泰勒让对方把节目创意直接讲给他听。
I will pitch the new menu to our investors tomorrow.我明天会向投资人推介新菜单。
In daily life
提案Mina pitched her app to a local bookstore.米娜向一家本地书店推介了她的应用。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 03:46
thalassic
海洋的；海成的
In the scene客人用罕见形容词夸这道菜充满海洋气息，显得刻意卖弄。
The museum displays thalassic fossils from an ancient sea.博物馆展出来自远古海洋的海成化石。
In daily life
看纪录片The documentary explores thalassic life near the polar coast.这部纪录片探索极地海岸附近的海洋生物。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:38
a cheery thought
真是个“乐观”想法
In the scene主厨刚说人类渺小短暂，客人用反话吐槽这番哲理并不让人振奋。
After hearing about the deadline, that is a cheery thought.听完截止日期，这可真是个“乐观”的想法。
In daily life
得知加班The bus is leaving in two minutes—what a cheery thought.公交两分钟后就开——真是个“振奋人心”的消息。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 04:50
Jesus fucking Christ
天哪；我靠
In the scene听完荒唐的节目方案后，泰勒用强烈粗口表达震惊与否定。
Jesus fucking Christ, the server just crashed again.我靠，服务器又崩了。
In daily life
忘带文件Jesus fucking Christ, I forgot the presentation file.我靠，我忘带演示文件了。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“The island and the nutrients it provides exist in their most perfect state”
这座岛以及它所提供的营养，处于最完美的状态。
Why it's great
把自然抬到完美境界，也暗示人类介入反而多余。
Pattern
X与其提供的Y处于最佳状态
When to use
夸奖公园、餐厅或自然景观
Similar
大自然正处于最佳状态 ／ 它保持着未经人为干预的完美状态
Register
literary
Shadowing tip
重读 island、nutrients、perfect；state 后降调。
Use it yourself
夸奖公园The park and the shade it provides are at their best in spring.这座公园和它带来的阴凉在春天最美。
“It s almost too beautiful to eat”
美得几乎让人舍不得吃。
Why it's great
too...to...兼具赞叹与夸张，也藏着客人的矫饰。
Pattern
too + 形容词 + to do
When to use
夸东西美好到让人不忍动手
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美得让人不忍下口 ／ 好到几乎舍不得动筷
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Shadowing tip
重读 almost、beautiful、eat；too...to 连起来说。
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夸奖蛋糕This cake is almost too pretty to cut.这块蛋糕漂亮得几乎让人舍不得切。
“We are but a frightened nanosecond”
我们不过是一个受惊的一纳秒。
Why it's great
把人类缩成短暂而惊惶的时间单位，冷峻又诗意。
Pattern
We are but...表示“我们不过是……”
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谈渺小、短暂或人在世界中的位置
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我们只不过是漫长历史中的一瞬 ／ 人类在时间面前微不足道
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literary
Shadowing tip
but 和 frightened 轻重对比，nanosecond 拉长收尾。
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感叹人生We are but a small part of a much larger story.我们不过是更大故事中的一小部分。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 主厨的自然宣言
Now here is what you must remember about this dish We the people on this island are not important The island and the nutrients it provides exist in their most perfect state without us gathering them or manipulating them or digesting them What happens inside this room is meaningless compared to what happens outside in nature in the soil in the water in the air We are but a frightened nanosecond Nature is timeless
现在，你们必须记住这道菜的一点。 我们这些岛上的人，并不重要。 这座岛和它所提供的营养，处于最完美的状态， 无需我们采集、改造或消化它们。 这房间里发生的一切都毫无意义， 和外面大自然发生的一切相比， 无论是土壤、水中， 还是空气里。 我们不过是受惊的一纳秒。 大自然永恒不变。
用平静节奏把一道菜讲成关于人类渺小的哲学宣言。
❝ 旅游美食节目的推销词
Okay so we go to Italy right FELICITY Mmm hmm We shoot me in capri pants on a pastel green Vespa driving around to get to some Giuseppe s farm with cheese I eat the cheese and then There s a close up of me and then I maybe I talk about how racism is not so cool and bingo bongo Emmy time
好，那我们去意大利，行吗？费莉西蒂：嗯哼。 拍我穿着卡普里裤、骑着一辆粉彩绿色的韦斯帕兜风， 一路开去某个朱塞佩的奶酪农场， 我吃着奶酪，然后…… 给我来个特写， 接着我也许再聊聊种族歧视没那么酷， 然后大功告成，艾美奖到手。
快速堆叠俗套画面，把电视包装的虚浮感一口气说穿。