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A wrecked robot still recites the factory script: no task is allowed to fail. Roz cuts in. Her task has become impossible, and processing that used to live in her head now comes from the heart, because a child is relying on her. The wrecked unit calls her defective and tells her to return to the factory. Roz has been overriding her code for months. It was the only way. Then she says it plainly: I have a kid.
Leaving at dawn was the only way to catch the first ferry.黎明出发,是赶上第一班渡轮的唯一办法。
In daily life
加班请示Hiring a freelancer was the only way to finish the deck.请个兼职,是做完幻灯片的唯一办法。
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VocabularyB2↩ 01:22
override
改写、覆盖原设定
In the scene翻找震惊地问萝斯:你改写了自己的程序?
She overrode the auto-lock so the night shift could get in.她覆盖了自动锁,好让夜班进得去。
In daily life
系统设置Override the default so the alarm stays off on weekends.覆盖默认设置,周末就别响闹钟。
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SlangB1↩ 00:29
make stuff up
现编、瞎编
In the scene萝斯承认自己不再按程序走,是在临时编办法。
I forgot the talking points, so I started making stuff up on stage.我忘了提纲,只好在台上现编。
In daily life
朋友吐槽Don't make stuff up if you didn't read the email.邮件没看就别瞎编。
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take something the wrong way
误会成恶意
In the scene芬克先说别误会,接着损萝斯真正合群的地方。
Don't take this the wrong way, but that slide needs a rewrite.别往坏处想,那页幻灯片得重写。
In daily life
穿搭评价Don't take this the wrong way, but the tie doesn't match.别误会,这条领带不太配。
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IronyB2↩ 02:33
don't take this the wrong way
先软化再损人
In the scene芬克用别误会开头,实际是在说不想看见萝斯真正合群的地方。
Don't take this the wrong way, but your plan sounds like a trap.别往坏处想,你这计划听着像个坑。
In daily life
室友相处Don't take this the wrong way, but the dishes have been there since Monday.别误会,那些碗从周一起就在那儿。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:30
fit in
融入、合得来
In the scene萝斯以为回厂就能合群;芬克怀疑那地方并不可爱。
The new intern will fit in once she learns the jokes.新实习生学会那些玩笑后就会合群。
In daily life
换新公司I still don't fit in at the new office.我在新公司还是融不进去。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it
“It was the only way to complete my task.”
那是完成我任务的唯一办法。
Why it's great
任务做不完时,她不改任务,改自己。把违规说成尽责。
Pattern
the only way to do…:唯一办法
When to use
解释自己为什么只能走这一步、哪怕违规时用。
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There was no other way / I had no choice
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Shadowing tip
重音落在 only 和 complete,task 收住。
Use it yourself
项目卡住Working nights was the only way to hit the deadline.加班到夜里,是赶上截止日期的唯一办法。
“I have a kid.”
我有个孩子。
Why it's great
技术自白全收成三个字。机器人口里最不像机器的一句。
Pattern
I have a kid:我有个孩子
When to use
用最简单的话解释自己为什么不能按原计划走。
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I've got a child / I'm a parent now
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informal
Shadowing tip
kid 最重,前面 have a 轻轻带过。
Use it yourself
请假回家I can't stay for drinks. I've got a child to pick up.我没法留下来喝酒,还得去接孩子。
“I have been overriding my code for months.”
我改写自己的代码已经好几个月了。
Why it's great
完成进行时把违规说成持续选择,不是一次失手。
Pattern
have been doing for…:持续做了多久
When to use
承认自己长期在破例或改规则时用。
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I've been bending the rules / I've been making exceptions
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Shadowing tip
overriding 连着读,months 落重音。
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团队复盘I've been bending the dress code for months to keep people warm.为了让大家暖和,我改着装规定已经好几个月了。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage
❝ 萝斯的任务自白
I have a task that has become impossible. My responses to problems increasingly rely on... improvised solutions. The processing that used to happen here is now coming more from here.