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Everything you need before watchingAt a Harvard bar, Mark Zuckerberg talks over his girlfriend Erica about crew teams and exclusive final clubs. She asks which club is easiest to get into; he hears it as an insult. He offers to take her to parties she would not normally attend. She dumps him. Then he insults her school, her friend at the door, and her intelligence, while still asking her to stay and order food. Watch a breakup that starts as status talk and ends as a character verdict.
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Mark ZuckerbergHarvard student
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EricaMark's girlfriend
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00:00
- To row crew? - To get into a final club.
——为了划赛艇？——为了进终生俱乐部。
00:02
To row crew? No. Are you, like, whatever , delusional?
为了划赛艇？不。你是不是，怎么说，有妄想症？
00:04
Maybe it's just sometimes you say two things at once.
也许只是你有时候一句话里夹两层意思。
00:06
I'm not sure which one I'm supposed to be aiming at.
我搞不清该接哪一层。
00:08
But you've seen guys who row crew, right?
可你见过划赛艇的男生吧？
00:10
No.
没有。
00:11
Okay, well, they're bigger than me. They're world-class athletes .
好吧，他们块头比我大。他们是世界级运动员。
00:13
And a second ago, you said you like guys who row crew
而刚才你还说你喜欢划赛艇的男生
00:14
so I assumed you had met one.
所以我以为你见过一个。
00:15
I guess I just meant I like the idea of it. You know, the way a girl likes cowboys.
我想我只是喜欢这个概念。你懂的，就像女孩喜欢牛仔。
00:20
Okay.
行。
00:22
Should we get something to eat?
我们要点吃的吗？
00:23
Would you like to talk about something else ?
你想聊点别的吗？
00:25
No. It's just since the beginning of the conversation about finals club,
不想。只是从开始聊终生俱乐部起，
00:28
I think I may have missed a birthday.
我觉得我可能错过了一个生日。
00:31
There are really more people in China with genius IQs than the entire population...
中国智商天才的人数真的比整个……的人口还多……
00:34
The Phoenix is the most diverse. The Fly Club... Roosevelt punched the Porc.
凤凰是最多元的。飞俱乐部……罗斯福进了猪会。
00:37
Which one?
哪一个？
00:39
The Porcellian, the Porc. It's the best of the best .
波塞利安，猪会。那是顶尖中的顶尖。
00:40
- Which Roosevelt? - Theodore.
——哪个罗斯福？——西奥多。
00:43
Is it true that they send a bus around to pick up girls
他们真的会派辆巴士去接女孩
00:45
who want to party with the next Fed chairman?
好跟下一任美联储主席一起玩吗？
00:47
So you can see why it's so important to get in.
所以你能明白为什么挤进去这么重要。
00:50
Okay, well, which is the easiest to get into?
好吧，那哪个最好进？
00:54
- Why would you ask me that? - I was just asking.
——你为什么问我这个？——我只是问问。
00:57
None of them. That's the point.
一个都不好进。这才是重点。
00:59
My friend Eduardo made $300,000 betting oil futures one summer
我朋友爱德华多有个夏天靠赌石油期货赚了三十万
01:02
and Eduardo won't come close to getting in .
而爱德华多连边都摸不上。
01:03
The ability to make money doesn't impress anybody around here.
会赚钱在这儿唬不了任何人。
01:05
Must be nice. He made $300,000 in a summer?
真不错。他一个夏天赚了三十万？
01:09
- He likes meteorology. - You said it was oil futures.
——他喜欢气象学。——你刚才说的是石油期货。
01:11
You can read the weather, you can predict the price of heating oil.
你会看天气，就能预判取暖油价格。
01:14
I think you asked me that
我觉得你问这个
01:15
because you think the final club that's easiest to get into
是因为你觉得最好进的那个终生俱乐部
01:17
is the one where I'll have the best chance.
才是我最有机会进的那个。
01:18
I... What?
我……什么？
01:20
You asked me which one was the easiest to get into
你问我哪个最好进
01:22
because you think that that's the one where I'll have the best chance.
因为你觉得那才是我最有机会进的。
01:25
The one that's the easiest to get into would be the one
最好进的那个
01:27
where anybody has the best chance.
才是谁都最有机会进的。
01:28
You didn't ask me which one was the best one,
你没问我哪个最好，
01:30
you asked me which one was the easiest one.
你问的是哪个最好进。
01:32
I was honestly just asking, okay? I was just asking to ask.
我真的只是问问，好吗？我就是随口问问。
01:35
- Mark, I'm not speaking in code . - Erica.
——马克，我没打哑谜。——埃丽卡。
01:38
You're obsessed with finals clubs.
你对终生俱乐部着魔了。
01:40
You have finals clubs OCD and you need to see someone about it
你有终生俱乐部强迫症，得去看医生
01:43
who will prescribe you some sort of medication.
让人给你开点药。
01:44
You don't care if the side effects may include blindness.
你才不管副作用会不会包括失明。
01:47
Final clubs. Not "finals clubs."
是终生俱乐部。不是「期末俱乐部」。
01:51
And there's a difference between being obsessed and being motivated.
着迷和有动力是两回事。
01:54
Yes. There is.
对。确实是。
01:56
Well, you do. That was cryptic, so you do speak in code.
你看吧。刚才那句就很隐晦，所以你确实在打哑谜。
01:58
I didn't mean to be cryptic.
我没想打哑谜。
02:00
I'm just saying I need to do something substantial
我只是说我得做出点像样的事
02:01
in order to get the attention of the clubs.
才能引起那些俱乐部的注意。
02:03
- Why? - Because they're exclusive.
——为什么？——因为他们很排外。
02:06
And fun, and they lead to a better life.
而且好玩，还能通向更好的人生。
02:08
Teddy Roosevelt didn't get elected president
泰迪·罗斯福当选总统
02:09
because he was a member of the Phoenix Club.
不是因为他是凤凰俱乐部的成员。
02:11
He was a member of the Porcellian, and yes, he did.
他是波塞利安的，而且，对，就是因为这个。
02:14
Well, why don't you just concentrate on being the best you you can be?
那你为什么不专心做最好的自己？
02:18
Did you really just say that?
你刚才是认真说的？
02:19
I was kidding.
我开玩笑的。
02:20
Just because something's trite doesn't make it less true.
陈词滥调并不因此就更假。
02:22
I wanna try to be straightforward with you
我想跟你说句直话
02:23
and tell you I think you might want to be a little more supportive.
我觉得你该再支持我一点。
02:26
If I get in, I will be taking you to the events and the gatherings,
我要是进去了，会带你去那些活动、那些聚会，
02:29
and you'll be meeting a lot of people you wouldn't normally get to meet .
你会见到很多平时根本见不到的人。
02:34
You would do that for me?
你愿意为我这么做？
02:36
We're dating.
我们在交往啊。
02:37
Okay.
行。
02:40
Well, I wanna try and be straightforward with you
那我也想跟你说句直话
02:42
and let you know that we're not anymore.
告诉你：我们不交往了。
02:44
- What do you mean? - We're not dating anymore. I'm sorry.
——你什么意思？——我们不交往了。对不起。
02:46
- Is this a joke? - No, it's not.
——这是玩笑吗？——不是。
02:49
You're breaking up with me ?
你要跟我分手？
02:50
You're gonna introduce me to people
你还说要介绍我认识
02:51
I wouldn't normally have the chance to meet?
我平时根本没机会见到的人？
02:53
What the... What is that supposed to mean?
这……这到底什么意思？
02:55
- Wait, settle down . - What is it supposed to mean?
——等等，冷静点。——到底什么意思？
02:56
Erica, the reason we're able to sit here and drink right now
埃丽卡，我们现在能坐在这儿喝酒
02:58
is 'cause you used to sleep with the door guy.
是因为你以前跟门口那个男的睡过。
03:01
"The door guy"? His name is Bobby. I have not slept with the door guy.
「门口那个」？他叫博比。我没跟门口那个睡过。
03:04
The door guy is a friend of mine, and he's a perfectly good class of people.
门口那个是我朋友，而且他是完全体面的一类人。
03:09
And what part of Long Island are you from, Wimbledon?
那你从长岛哪一带来的，温布尔登吗？
03:12
- Wait. Wait, wait. - I'm going back to my dorm.
——等等。等等，等等。——我要回宿舍了。
03:14
- Is this real? - Yes.
——这是真的？——是。
03:15
- Then wait, I apologize, okay? - I have to go study.
——那等等，我道歉，好吗？——我得去学习。
03:17
- Erica? - Yes?
——埃丽卡？——嗯？
03:19
- I'm sorry, I mean it. - I appreciate that, but I have to go study.
——对不起，我是认真的。——我领情，但我得去学习。
03:21
Come on, you don't have to study. Let's just talk.
别这样，你不用学习。咱们聊聊。
03:23
- I can't. - Why?
——我不能。——为什么？
03:25
Because it is exhausting. Dating you is like dating a StairMaster .
因为太累了。跟你约会就像跟一台踏步机约会。
03:28
All I meant is that you're not likely to... Currently...
我的意思只是你不太可能……眼下……
03:30
I wasn't making a comment on your appearance.
我不是在评价你的外表。
03:31
I was saying that you go to BU. I was stating a fact, that's all,
我说的是你上波士顿大学。我只是在陈述事实，
03:34
and if it seemed rude, then I apologize.
要是听着无礼，那我道歉。
03:35
- I have to go study. - You don't have to study.
——我得去学习。——你不用学习。
03:36
Why do you keep saying I don't have to study?
你为什么一直说我不用学习？
03:38
'Cause you go to BU.
因为你上的是波士顿大学。
03:41
Do you want to get some food?
你想吃点东西吗？
03:44
I am sorry you are not sufficiently impressed with my education.
很抱歉我的学历没能让你足够佩服。
03:47
And I'm sorry I don't have a rowboat, so we're even.
也很抱歉我没有赛艇，这样我们两清了。
03:49
- I think we should just be friends. - I don't want friends.
——我觉得我们做朋友就好。——我不要朋友。
03:51
I was just being polite.
我只是客气一下。
03:53
I have no intention of being friends with you.
我无意跟你做朋友。
03:54
I'm under some pressure right now from my OS class
我现在操作系统课压力挺大
03:56
and if we could just order some food, I think we should...
要是我们能点些吃的，我觉得应该……
03:59
Okay, you are probably going to be a very successful computer person.
好吧，你大概会成为一个非常成功的电脑人。
04:04
But you're gonna go through life thinking that girls don't like you
但你会过一辈子都以为女孩不喜欢你
04:07
because you're a nerd .
是因为你是个书呆子。
04:09
And I want you to know from the bottom of my heart that that won't be true .
而我要从心底告诉你：那不是真的。
04:13
It'll be because you're an asshole .
真正的原因是你是个混蛋。
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whatever
随便、怎么说——填词、不耐烦，正式别用
To row crew? No. Are you, like, whatever , delusional?
为了划赛艇？不。你是不是，怎么说，有妄想症？
CollocationB1↩ 00:11
world-class + noun
world-class + noun
世界级的
Okay, well, they're bigger than me. They're world-class athletes .
好吧，他们块头比我大。他们是世界级运动员。
CollocationA2↩ 00:23
talk about something else
talk about something else
换个话题
Would you like to talk about something else ?
你想聊点别的吗？
CollocationA2↩ 00:39
the best of the best
the best of the best
顶尖中的顶尖
The Porcellian, the Porc. It's the best of the best .
波塞利安，猪会。那是顶尖中的顶尖。
CollocationB1↩ 01:02
come close to doing something
come close to doing something
差点儿做成、几乎挨边
and Eduardo won't come close to getting in .
而爱德华多连边都摸不上。
GrammarB2↩ 01:15
the final club that's easiest to get into
最高级定语：that's easiest to get into 修饰 club，嵌在 because 从句里。
because you think the final club that's easiest to get into
是因为你觉得最好进的那个终生俱乐部
CollocationB1↩ 01:35
speak in code
speak in code
话里有话、打哑谜
- Mark, I'm not speaking in code . - Erica.
——马克，我没打哑谜。——埃丽卡。
CollocationA2↩ 02:01
in order to do something
in order to do something
为了做成某事
in order to get the attention of the clubs.
才能引起那些俱乐部的注意。
CollocationB1↩ 02:01
get the attention of someone
get the attention of someone
引起某人注意
in order to get the attention of the clubs.
才能引起那些俱乐部的注意。
Pronunciation↩ 02:01
in order to get
to 弱成 /tə/，order to 几乎并成一个词。
in order to get the attention of the clubs.
才能引起那些俱乐部的注意。
CollocationB1↩ 02:22
be straightforward with someone
be straightforward with someone
跟某人打开天窗说亮话
I wanna try to be straightforward with you
我想跟你说句直话
Pronunciation↩ 02:22
I wanna try
want to 连成 wanna，三个音节并成两个。
I wanna try to be straightforward with you
我想跟你说句直话
GrammarB1↩ 02:29
people you wouldn't normally get to meet
定语从句：省略 whom 的定语从句，get to meet=有机会见到。
and you'll be meeting a lot of people you wouldn't normally get to meet .
你会见到很多平时根本见不到的人。
CollocationA2↩ 02:49
break up with someone
break up with someone
跟某人分手
You're breaking up with me ?
你要跟我分手？
CollocationA2↩ 02:55
settle down
settle down
冷静下来
- Wait, settle down . - What is it supposed to mean?
——等等，冷静点。——到底什么意思？
Pronunciation↩ 02:58
'cause you used
because 弱成 'cause /kəz/，别找完整词。
is 'cause you used to sleep with the door guy.
是因为你以前跟门口那个男的睡过。
GrammarB1↩ 03:25
Dating you is like dating a StairMaster
明喻结构：A is like B：把恋爱比成踩踏步机，累且原地踏步。
Because it is exhausting. Dating you is like dating a StairMaster .
因为太累了。跟你约会就像跟一台踏步机约会。
Pronunciation↩ 03:25
Dating you is
Dating 的 t 弹成 /d/，像 Dading。
Because it is exhausting. Dating you is like dating a StairMaster .
因为太累了。跟你约会就像跟一台踏步机约会。
CollocationB1↩ 03:53
have no intention of doing something
have no intention of doing something
无意做某事
I have no intention of being friends with you.
我无意跟你做朋友。
CollocationA2↩ 03:54
under pressure
under pressure
正承受压力
I'm under some pressure right now from my OS class
我现在操作系统课压力挺大
CollocationB1↩ 04:04
go through life
go through life
过一辈子
But you're gonna go through life thinking that girls don't like you
但你会过一辈子都以为女孩不喜欢你
Pronunciation↩ 04:04
you're gonna go
going to 吞成 gonna，you're 弱成 /jər/。
But you're gonna go through life thinking that girls don't like you
但你会过一辈子都以为女孩不喜欢你
SlangB1↩ 04:07
nerd
书呆子、技术宅——可自嘲也可伤人，正式少用
because you're a nerd .
是因为你是个书呆子。
CollocationB1↩ 04:09
from the bottom of my heart
from the bottom of my heart
发自内心地
And I want you to know from the bottom of my heart that that won't be true .
而我要从心底告诉你：那不是真的。
GrammarB2↩ 04:09
that that won't be true
双that从句：前一个 that 引导宾语从句，后一个 that 指代前文原因。
And I want you to know from the bottom of my heart that that won't be true .
而我要从心底告诉你：那不是真的。
Pronunciation↩ 04:13
you're an asshole
you're an 连成 your-an，asshole 重砸。
It'll be because you're an asshole .
真正的原因是你是个混蛋。
SlangB2↩ 04:13
asshole
混蛋——极伤人，只在决裂时甩出
It'll be because you're an asshole .
真正的原因是你是个混蛋。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 04:13
asshole
混蛋、刻薄的人
In the scene埃丽卡把马克的自怜改写成人格判决，当终审判词甩出。
He didn't lose the room because he's shy. He lost it because he was rude.他不是因为害羞才冷场。是因为他太无礼。
In daily life
吐槽同事Don't explain the delay. Just stop talking over people.别解释迟到。先别再抢别人的话。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:34
you would do that for me
你肯为我这么做？
In the scene马克说要带她见「平时见不到的人」，她用感谢口吻把施舍拆穿。
Oh, you'd introduce me to your important friends? How generous.哦，你愿意把我介绍给你那些重要朋友？真慷慨。
In daily life
回呛施舍You'd let me sit at the grown-up table? Wow.你肯让我坐大人那桌？哇。
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PunB1↩ 01:47
final clubs
终生会，不是期末会
In the scene埃丽卡说错成 finals，马克立刻改口，把约会变成语法课。
It's the board, not the bored. Don't mix the two.是董事会，不是无聊的人。别混。
In daily life
纠正用词It's counsel, not council. One advises, one votes.是法律顾问，不是议会。一个给建议，一个投票。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:25
dating a stairmaster
跟踏步机约会（徒劳又累）
In the scene埃丽卡用健身器械比喻：跟马克在一起只耗体力、不上楼。
Arguing with him is like climbing a down escalator.跟他争就像爬下行电梯。
In daily life
抱怨内耗This group chat is a StairMaster. Lots of motion, no progress.这群聊就是台踏步机。动很多，没进展。
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SlangB1↩ 04:07
nerd
书呆子、技术宅
In the scene埃丽卡先承认他像书呆子，下一句却说真正的原因不是这个。
Call me a nerd. Just don't call me unkind.叫我书呆子都行。别说我刻薄。
In daily life
自嘲爱好I'm a nerd about spreadsheets. I color-code everything.我对表格很痴。什么都要涂色。
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speaking in code
话里有话、打哑谜
In the scene埃丽卡否认自己在暗示，马克却把每句闲聊都听成暗号。
I'm not speaking in code. I need the draft tonight.我没打哑谜。今晚就要那份草稿。
In daily life
澄清误会That wasn't a hint. I'm not speaking in code.那不是暗示。我没绕着说。
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break up with
跟某人分手
In the scene马克反应过来：埃丽卡不是在开玩笑，是在结束这段关系。
She broke up with him after he mocked her job.他嘲讽她的工作之后，她跟他分手了。
In daily life
转告朋友They broke up last night. Keep it quiet.他们昨晚分手了。先别传。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Because it is exhausting. Dating you is like dating a StairMaster.”
因为太累了。跟你约会就像跟一台踏步机约会。
Why it's great
把恋爱比成不停踩踏步机，累和徒劳一次说完。
Pattern
Dating someone is like dating a + 物。
When to use
要说明一段关系耗人、停不下来时。
Similar
Talking to you is like running uphill. ／ Being with you is exhausting.
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informal
Shadowing tip
exhausting 拉长下沉，StairMaster 咬清重音。
Use it yourself
吐槽加班Working here is like dating a StairMaster: you never get off.在这儿干活就像跟踏步机约会：下都下不来。
“And I want you to know from the bottom of my heart that that won't be true.”
而我要从心底告诉你：那不是真的。
Why it's great
先用最真挚的套话铺垫，下一句再一刀切断。
Pattern
from the bottom of my heart + 从句。
When to use
要郑重表态，或先暖再刺时。
Similar
I mean this sincerely. ／ I want you to hear this clearly.
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literary
Shadowing tip
bottom 和 heart 都重，that that 中间稍顿。
Use it yourself
郑重否认From the bottom of my heart, that rumor is false.我打心底说，那个传闻是假的。
“It'll be because you're an asshole.”
真正的原因是你是个混蛋。
Why it's great
六个词把自怜改写成人格判决，整场分手的收口。
Pattern
It'll be because + 原因。
When to use
要推翻对方自我叙事、点出真正原因时。
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That's not why. It's because you're cruel. ／ The real reason is your attitude.
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informal
Shadowing tip
It'll be 快过，asshole 砸死收住。
Use it yourself
拆穿借口They didn't skip you for being quiet. It'll be because you talked over everyone.他们不是因为你文静才没叫你。真正的原因是你老抢话。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 埃丽卡的终审判词
Okay, you are probably going to be a very successful computer person. But you're gonna go through life thinking that girls don't like you because you're a nerd. And I want you to know from the bottom of my heart that that won't be true. It'll be because you're an asshole.
好吧，你大概会成为一个非常成功的电脑人。 但你会过一辈子都以为女孩不喜欢你 是因为你是个书呆子。 而我要从心底告诉你：那不是真的。 真正的原因是你是个混蛋。
先认他会成功，再把自怜改写成混蛋，一刀收口。