Chapter 8 of 15 · 6'03"
Small Wings Are Teeth 小翅膀IMDb ↗
翅膀太小也得把他送上天
The Wild Robot · 2024
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingBrightbill's wings are too small, and the first launch almost sends Roz tumbling. Fink is sure the gosling will never let them help again; Roz answers that they are his only friends. They recruit Thunderbolt, a falcon who refuses to treat small wings as a disappointment: they are teeth, the claws of the sky. Then Longneck, a leader of the coming migration, names the real test—endurance from first light to dusk, until heart pays what wings cannot.
萝
Rozrobot mother
芬
Finkfox sidekick
亮
Brightbillgosling
雷
Thunderboltfalcon coach
长
Longneckgoose leader
Chapters
15 parts · AI-cut01First Boot On The Island被当成怪物你会怎么自报家门B16'36"02An Accidental Mother没人教过当妈也得先接下来B13'00"03A Fox Teaches Survival别把善良说成活不下去B24'18"04Naming Brightbill给孩子起名时才开始像一家人B26'24"05How To Tell A Story没被爱过的人怎么把爱讲出来B23'30"06You Are Not My Mom发现养你的人毁了你的家B15'08"07The Only Way任务做不完时只能改自己B23'08"08Small Wings Are Teeth翅膀太小也得把他送上天B26'03"09Too Late To Say It送走孩子时来不及说那句话B25'55"10Lead Them Out全场慌了只有你能带路B13'49"11A Storm Truce仇人挤一屋时谁先开口求和B16'28"12Vontra Comes Smiling笑着来接你的人不一定是救兵B13'48"13I Am Already Home告诉他们你已经在家了B14'39"14I Love You Too你后来做的弥补才叫爱B13'31"15This Is My Migration离开是为了让大家永远安全B12'28"
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00:00
Are those... - He's out of time.
那些是…… - 他没时间了。
00:00
Well, come on!
行了，快点！
00:02
We need to get him in the air.
我们得让他上天。
00:03
I don't think he will ever let us help him again.
我觉得他再也不会让我们帮他了。
00:17
Don't worry. We're his only friends.
别担心。我们是他仅有的朋友。
00:19
He has no choice . He has to say yes.
他没得选。他只能答应。
00:22
No!
不！
00:23
The mutation that made you small
让你变小的那次变异
00:25
should not have an effect on your ability
不该影响你
00:27
to navigate the air.
在空中导航的能力。
00:28
Do either of you know more about flying
你们俩对飞行的了解
00:30
than you did swimming?
难道比当初游泳还多？
00:31
Mmm, no.
嗯，没有。
00:33
Look, Roz, whatever task you think you're doing,
听着，萝斯，不管你觉得自己在执行什么任务，
00:36
you're done.
你已经完成了。
00:37
- You can just leave. - Wow.
- 你可以直接走。 - 哇。
00:40
And after all we've done for him.
我们为他做了那么多。
00:43
Are you gonna let him do that?
你就让他这么对你？
00:45
No.
不。
00:46
Your life is not negotiable .
你的命没有商量余地。
00:50
If you are willing to do this, you can fly away
如果你愿意这么做，你就能飞走
00:53
and we can both go to where we belong .
我们俩也都能回到该去的地方。
01:02
You really think we can do this?
你真觉得我们能做成？
01:05
A Rozzum always completes its task.
Rozzum 向来任务必达。
01:29
- [whimpers] - FINK: Ooh.
- （呜咽） - 芬克：哦哟。
01:36
You just need more speed. - [sighs]
你只是还需要更快。 - （叹气）
01:42
- Ready? - I guess I have to be.
- 准备好了？ - 我想我必须准备好。
02:13
- I don't know what to say. - Good.
- 我不知道该说什么。 - 很好。
02:33
Okay, now!
好，现在！
02:46
- I do not know what to do next. - [wind howling]
- 我不知道下一步该做什么。 - （狂风呼啸）
02:55
Roz? - ROZ: I'm fine.
萝斯？ - 萝斯：我没事。
02:57
Go again.
再来一次。
03:02
It's no use. They're too small.
没用的。它们太小了。
03:05
You can't be up there with him.
你没法陪他待在天上。
03:07
Then we'll find someone who can.
那我们就找一个能陪他的。
03:10
You home?
你在家吗？
03:11
We have a proposition .
我们有个提议。
03:15
Mmm, mmm.
嗯，嗯。
03:16
What loser did you dig up ...
你们挖出来的是哪个失败者……
03:16
A flight instructor?
飞行教练？
03:22
Meet Thunderbolt.
认识一下雷霆。
03:23
So, you think small wings to be a disappointment?
所以，你觉得小翅膀是一种遗憾？
03:27
Small wings are teeth, the claws of the sky.
小翅膀是牙齿，是天空的利爪。
03:31
Tho-Those are, uh, d-different things.
那、那些，呃，是不、不一样的东西。
03:32
Show me your teeth!
把你的牙给我看看！
03:34
Beautiful.
漂亮。
03:36
Begin.
开始。
03:38
Remember, there's nothing he can do that you can't .
记住，他能做的，没有你做不到的。
03:44
So, he's safe, right?
所以，他是安全的，对吧？
03:47
Hmm? Maybe.
嗯？也许吧。
03:49
- Follow me. - [both grunt]
- 跟我来。 - （两人用力哼声）
03:51
Your shape takes more work to fly straight
你的体型直线飞更费力
03:54
but easier to turn and dive.
但转弯和俯冲更轻松。
04:02
You ready?
准备好了吗？
04:07
- Not bad for a goose. - Oh. [chuckles]
- 对一只鹅来说不错。 - 哦。（轻笑）
04:24
- Woo-hoo ! - [Thunderbolt chuckles]
- 哇哦！ - （雷霆轻笑）
04:25
Exactly. Again.
就是这样。再来。
04:36
You should be commended.
你应当受到表彰。
04:39
Thank you, uh...
谢谢，呃……
04:41
Longneck, one of the leaders of the coming migration.
长颈，即将到来的迁徙中的首领之一。
04:44
I've been watching you both for some time .
我观察你们俩已经有一段时间了。
04:48
You are the only goose
你是唯一一只鹅
04:49
that has ever bothered to be civil with us.
肯费心对我们以礼相待的。
04:52
We geese are a cranky lot ,
我们鹅是一群脾气坏的家伙，
04:54
suspicious of pretty much everything,
对几乎所有事都疑神疑鬼，
04:57
but at least we're good conversationalists.
但至少我们很会聊天。
05:00
- Really? - No.
- 真的？ - 不。
05:02
We're all so boring.
我们全都无聊透顶。
05:03
All we do is gossip.
我们只会说闲话。
05:05
I dare say Brightbill is the most interesting among us ,
我敢说亮翅是我们当中最有意思的，
05:07
though none would ever admit it.
尽管谁都不会承认。
05:11
When do you leave?
你们什么时候出发？
05:15
A week.
一周后。
05:16
Can Brightbill...
亮翅能不能……
05:19
Endurance.
耐力。
05:20
Keep him in the air all day.
让他整天待在天上。
05:22
First light to dusk , his feet cannot touch the ground.
从晨光到黄昏，脚不能碰地。
05:26
Understand?
明白吗？
05:27
I understand.
我明白。
05:29
Brightbill was never supposed to get this far .
亮翅本来不该走到这一步。
05:32
You know that.
你知道的。
05:35
It is more dangerous for him than anyone else.
这对他比任何人都更危险。
05:38
But he has a chance if, where his wings end ,
可他仍有机会，如果翅膀够不到的地方，
05:42
his heart can pay the balance .
他的心能把差额补上。
05:46
His heart is 48 millimeters.
他的心脏是四十八毫米。
05:49
From what I've seen, Brightbill's heart
就我所见，亮翅的心
05:51
is much bigger on the inside
内在要比
05:53
than the outside.
外表大得多。
05:56
Endurance.
耐力。
05:58
Then we'll talk.
然后我们再谈。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:02
get him
get him 连成 ge-tim，h 常丢掉
We need to get him in the air.
我们得让他上天。
CollocationA2↩ 00:19
have no choice
have no choice
没有别的选择
He has no choice . He has to say yes.
他没得选。他只能答应。
GrammarB1↩ 00:23
that made you small
定语从句：that 修饰 mutation：让你变小的那次变异，后面才说不该影响飞行。
The mutation that made you small
让你变小的那次变异
CollocationB1↩ 00:25
have an effect on something
have an effect on something
对某事产生影响
should not have an effect on your ability
不该影响你
Pronunciation↩ 00:25
have an
have an 连成 ha-van，别听成 haven
should not have an effect on your ability
不该影响你
CollocationA2↩ 00:28
know more about something
know more about something
对某事了解得更多
Do either of you know more about flying
你们俩对飞行的了解
CollocationA2↩ 00:40
after all
after all
毕竟、终究
这里是：我们为他做了那么多之后
And after all we've done for him.
我们为他做了那么多。
Pronunciation↩ 00:43
gonna let
gonna 弱读 /gənə/，let 轻轻带过
Are you gonna let him do that?
你就让他这么对你？
SlangA2↩ 00:43
gonna
going to 的口语音——口语极常见，写作写成 going to
Are you gonna let him do that?
你就让他这么对你？
CollocationB1↩ 00:46
not negotiable
not negotiable
没有商量余地
Your life is not negotiable .
你的命没有商量余地。
CollocationA2↩ 00:50
be willing to do something
be willing to do something
愿意做某事
If you are willing to do this, you can fly away
如果你愿意这么做，你就能飞走
CollocationA1↩ 00:50
fly away
fly away
飞走、离开
If you are willing to do this, you can fly away
如果你愿意这么做，你就能飞走
GrammarB1↩ 00:50
If you are willing to do this
条件从句：If 先谈愿意，后半句才给飞走的结果，条件在前。
If you are willing to do this, you can fly away
如果你愿意这么做，你就能飞走
CollocationA2↩ 00:53
where someone belongs
where someone belongs
某人该去的地方
and we can both go to where we belong .
我们俩也都能回到该去的地方。
Pronunciation↩ 01:42
have to
have to 读成 hafta，to 几乎消失
- Ready? - I guess I have to be.
- 准备好了？ - 我想我必须准备好。
CollocationB1↩ 03:11
have a proposition
have a proposition
有一个提议
We have a proposition .
我们有个提议。
SlangB1↩ 03:16
loser
失败者、窝囊废——熟人嘲讽，正式场合别用
What loser did you dig up ...
你们挖出来的是哪个失败者……
SlangB1↩ 03:16
dig up
翻出来、挖来——口语贬义，暗示找来的人不体面
What loser did you dig up ...
你们挖出来的是哪个失败者……
GrammarB2↩ 03:38
there's nothing he can do that you can't
双重定语从句：nothing 后两层：他能做的事，没有你做不到的。
Remember, there's nothing he can do that you can't .
记住，他能做的，没有你做不到的。
CollocationB1↩ 04:07
not bad for someone
not bad for someone
以某人的身份来说还不错
- Not bad for a goose. - Oh. [chuckles]
- 对一只鹅来说不错。 - 哦。（轻笑）
Pronunciation↩ 04:07
Not bad
Not 的 t 常吞掉，听成 Noh-bad
- Not bad for a goose. - Oh. [chuckles]
- 对一只鹅来说不错。 - 哦。（轻笑）
SlangA2↩ 04:24
Woo-hoo
哇哦、好耶——兴奋喊叫，书面不用
- Woo-hoo ! - [Thunderbolt chuckles]
- 哇哦！ - （雷霆轻笑）
CollocationA2↩ 04:44
for some time
for some time
有一段时间了
I've been watching you both for some time .
我观察你们俩已经有一段时间了。
CollocationB1↩ 04:49
bother to do something
bother to do something
费心去做某事
that has ever bothered to be civil with us.
肯费心对我们以礼相待的。
CollocationB1↩ 04:49
be civil with someone
be civil with someone
对某人以礼相待
that has ever bothered to be civil with us.
肯费心对我们以礼相待的。
GrammarB1↩ 04:49
that has ever bothered to be civil with us
定语从句：that 接上一句 the only goose，强调唯一肯以礼相待的那只。
that has ever bothered to be civil with us.
肯费心对我们以礼相待的。
SlangB1↩ 04:52
cranky lot
一群脾气坏的——自嘲圈子，正式写作少用
We geese are a cranky lot ,
我们鹅是一群脾气坏的家伙，
CollocationA2↩ 04:54
pretty much
pretty much
几乎、差不多
suspicious of pretty much everything,
对几乎所有事都疑神疑鬼，
GrammarB2↩ 05:05
I dare say Brightbill is the most interesting among us
宾语从句：dare say 后省略 that，直接接他认为最有意思的判断。
I dare say Brightbill is the most interesting among us ,
我敢说亮翅是我们当中最有意思的，
CollocationB1↩ 05:22
from first light to dusk
from first light to dusk
从晨光到黄昏、一整天
First light to dusk , his feet cannot touch the ground.
从晨光到黄昏，脚不能碰地。
Pronunciation↩ 05:22
First light to dusk
重音落在 First 和 dusk，to 轻轻带过
First light to dusk , his feet cannot touch the ground.
从晨光到黄昏，脚不能碰地。
CollocationA2↩ 05:29
be supposed to
be supposed to
按理应当、本来该
Brightbill was never supposed to get this far .
亮翅本来不该走到这一步。
CollocationB1↩ 05:29
get this far
get this far
走到这一步
Brightbill was never supposed to get this far .
亮翅本来不该走到这一步。
GrammarB2↩ 05:38
where his wings end
地点状语从句：where 标出翅膀停住的位置，下句心才去补差额。
But he has a chance if, where his wings end ,
可他仍有机会，如果翅膀够不到的地方，
CollocationB2↩ 05:42
pay the balance
pay the balance
把差额结清、补上缺口
这里不是付账，是心补上翅膀的短
his heart can pay the balance .
他的心能把差额补上。
Pronunciation↩ 05:42
pay the balance
pay 和 balance 都加重，the 弱读
his heart can pay the balance .
他的心能把差额补上。
CollocationA2↩ 05:51
on the inside
on the inside
在内在、在心里
is much bigger on the inside
内在要比
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:27
small wings are teeth
小翅膀就是利齿
In the scene雷霆对亮翅说：短翼不是遗憾，是天空里的牙和爪。
A quiet intern's questions were teeth in that meeting.那个安静实习生的提问，在会上成了利齿。
In daily life
安慰队友Your late start is not a flaw; those extra hours of hunger are teeth.起步晚不是缺陷；多出来的那股饿劲就是利齿。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 05:42
pay the balance
把差额补上
In the scene长颈说翅膀停住之处，亮翅的心可以把缺口补齐。
Talent got her to the trial; discipline paid the balance.天赋送她进了选拔，自律把差额补上了。
In daily life
备考冲刺The textbook covers sixty percent; past papers pay the balance.教材覆盖六成，真题把差额补上。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 04:57
good conversationalists
很会聊天（反话）
In the scene长颈刚夸鹅群会聊天，下一句立刻否认，全是自嘲。
We're great at email, said the team that never replies.我们超会写邮件，说这话的团队从不回信。
In daily life
同事聚餐At least we are punctual, he said, arriving forty minutes late.至少我们很守时，他迟到四十分钟才说。
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SlangB1↩ 03:16
dig up
翻出来一个家伙
In the scene芬克还没看见雷霆，就嘲讽你们又挖出个失败者。
Who did they dig up to host the reunion this year?今年同学会他们又翻出谁来主持？
In daily life
看球赛Did the club dig up that striker from the third division?俱乐部是从丙级翻来的那个前锋吗？
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CollocationB1↩ 00:25
have an effect on
对某事产生影响
In the scene萝斯用说明书腔安慰亮翅：体型变小不该影响飞行。
One skipped breakfast should not have an effect on the whole exam.少吃一顿早餐，不该影响整场考试。
In daily life
请假沟通A half-day off will not have an effect on Friday's launch.请半天假不会影响周五的上线。
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CollocationB1↩ 00:46
not negotiable
没有商量余地
In the scene萝斯对亮翅把命说成不可谈条件，逼他接受训练。
Helmets on the site are not negotiable.工地上戴头盔这件事没有商量余地。
In daily life
家长定规矩Homework before games is not negotiable.先写作业再玩游戏，没有商量余地。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Small wings are teeth, the claws of the sky.”
小翅膀是牙齿，是天空的利爪。
Why it's great
把缺陷改写成武器：小翅膀不是短板，是天空的牙。
Pattern
X are Y：把缺陷说成武器
When to use
别人把短板当笑话时，用来改写它的价值。
Similar
What looks small is actually a weapon. ／ Your weakness is your edge.
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literary
Shadowing tip
teeth 咬住，claws of the sky 上扬。
Use it yourself
鼓励新人A short resume can be teeth if you learn faster than anyone in the room.履历短也可以是利齿，只要你学得比屋里任何人都快。
“his heart can pay the balance.”
他的心能把差额补上。
Why it's great
用账本话说勇气：翅膀停住的地方，心把差额补上。
Pattern
pay the balance：把差额补上
When to use
能力不够、还想把事做成时用。
Similar
Heart makes up the difference. ／ Grit covers what skill cannot.
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literary
Shadowing tip
heart 和 pay 都加重，balance 收住。
Use it yourself
谈项目缺口The budget stops here; night shifts can pay the balance.预算到这儿就停了；夜班能把差额补上。
“Your life is not negotiable.”
你的命没有商量余地。
Why it's great
把命从讨价还价里抽走，底线一句钉死。
Pattern
something is not negotiable
When to use
拒绝讨价还价、守住底线时用。
Similar
This is non-negotiable. ／ There is no bargaining here.
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formal
Shadowing tip
not 和 negotiable 都咬死，不要软。
Use it yourself
拒绝加班Sunday with my family is not negotiable.周日陪家人这件事没有商量余地。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 长颈谈心补翅膀
Brightbill was never supposed to get this far. You know that. It is more dangerous for him than anyone else. But he has a chance if, where his wings end, his heart can pay the balance.
亮翅本来不该走到这一步。 你知道的。 这对他比任何人都更危险。 可他仍有机会，如果翅膀够不到的地方， 他的心能把差额补上。
先承认他本不该走到这，再把差额交给心。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Hear small wings recast as teeth
- Use not negotiable for a hard line
- Catch pay the balance as making up a gap
- Hear endurance as all-day flight
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does Small wings are teeth mean?
Thunderbolt recasts tiny wings as weapons: teeth and claws of the sky, not a defect.
How is pay the balance used here?
Where wings stop, heart covers the gap. It is grit settling what size cannot.
What does Your life is not negotiable mean?
Roz makes survival a hard line: Brightbill's life is not up for bargaining.
Why does Longneck only say Endurance?
Migration is in a week. Brightbill must fly from first light to dusk without landing.
What does dig up mean in Fink's line?
Informal and rude: who did you scrape up? He mocks the coach before seeing him.