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离开小镇才看见世界能有多大，他把Betty改成Beth
Uncle Frank · 2020
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingOn a Creekville porch, fourteen-year-old Betty asks Uncle Frank what New York is really like. He does not sell skyscrapers. He talks about leaving a small town, then about grades, the SAT, and a life bigger than majorette camp. When she winces at Betty, he tries Liz, Liza, Betsy, and lands on Beth. Before they go inside, he makes a quiet adult promise: if she ever needs cover to get birth control, he will pretend to be her father.
弗
Frankvisiting uncle
贝
Bethteenage niece
老
Daddy MacBetty's father
Chapters
17 parts · AI-cut01Birthday Gifts and Snubs全家没人拿她当回事，只有叔叔会对着她说话B23'25"02Choose Your Own Name离开小镇才看见世界能有多大，他把Betty改成BethB23'05"03Dinner With a Cover饭桌上禁忌一提全场变了B22'10"04Campus Table Small Talk食堂里互报家乡，他对外却说来自格林尼治B11'53"05A Drunken Coming Out醉得站不稳，叔叔才把同居十年说出口B13'14"06Morning-After Family Talk宿醉醒来咖啡已经摆好，他求她别把出柜告诉家里B12'26"07News of a Death噩耗来时该不该带伴侣回去B12'56"08Road Talk After Loss再也见不到麦老爹，车里却要把布鲁斯这个混蛋骂到位B22'11"09He Follows Anyway说好留下的人还是追上来了B11'42"10Nice Always Hides Something别把客气当成没有秘密B13'07"11A Brother's Apology灵堂里弟弟先把父亲讲完整，才承认自己几乎没联系B11'58"12Motel and Reputation电话里还叫她Betty，她顶回去：我叫贝丝，不是一个人住B11'56"13Eulogy and Old Threats颂词里他是慈父，切回去却在把儿子骂进火湖B22'58"14Wake Talk and Secrets守灵席上从纽约口音聊到名人，话锋却要绕开沃利B23'36"15The Will Humiliates Him当着全家人宣读遗嘱，长子分到的只有对他的厌恶C11'53"16Family at the Graveside墓前他说没有家人，沃利顶回来：我就是B14'35"17Introducing Him at Home他把沃利带进老家，弟弟只甩出两个字：没问题B12'59"
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00:02
Uncle Frank, what is it like living in New York City?
弗兰克叔叔，住在纽约是什么感觉？
00:07
Oh, I love it.
哦，我可喜欢了。
00:11
See, once you get out of a town like Creekville,
你看，一旦离开克里克维尔这种小镇，
00:14
not only do you see how small your world was,
你不但会发现自己原来的世界有多小，
00:16
you also see how much bigger it could become.
还会看见它本可以变得多大。
00:19
In ways you never even thought possible.
大到你以前想都不敢想。
00:25
Can I come visit you sometime?
我以后能去看你吗？
00:30
Yeah. Sure.
可以。当然。
00:33
If your parents agree to it .
只要你爸妈同意。
00:37
Of course they won't.
他们肯定不会同意。
00:38
They wouldn't even let me go to majorette camp.
连仪仗队夏令营都不让我去。
00:40
Well, Daddy, he said, no daughter of his
嗯，爸爸他说，他的女儿
00:43
was gonna prance around half naked
绝不能半裸着在那儿蹦来跳去
00:45
in front of the whole town.
在全镇人眼前晃。
00:46
I'd probably end up getting raped,
搞不好最后还会被强奸，
00:48
and you know what, I would deserve it.
而且你知道吗，那是我活该。
00:51
He said that?
他真这么说？
00:53
Mama says it's just the beer talking .
妈妈说那只是酒后胡话。
00:58
How are your grades, Betty?
贝蒂，你成绩怎么样？
01:01
All A's.
全是A。
01:02
All A's, huh? No B's?
全是A啊？一个B都没有？
01:04
Mm, no. [chuckles]
嗯，没有。（轻笑）
01:06
Good. Keep that up .
好。继续保持。
01:07
Ace your SAT.
SAT也给我考出高分。
01:10
You could get a scholarship to just about anywhere you want to go.
你几乎能拿到任何想去的学校的奖学金。
01:15
Oh.
哦。
01:16
Probably just go to SC State like most of my class.
大概就去南卡州立，跟班上大多数人一样。
01:19
Ah, come on, now.
哎呀，别这样。
01:21
You gonna be the person you decide to be ,
你是要做自己决定成为的那种人，
01:23
or are you gonna be the person everyone else tells you you are ?
还是做别人告诉你你该是的那种人？
01:27
'Cause you get to choose .
因为选择权在你。
01:30
You do.
真的在你。
01:36
I wish I wasn't named Betty.
真希望我没叫贝蒂。
01:39
It's a lady name, and I'm only 14.
那是妇人的名字，我才十四岁。
01:42
So change it.
那就改掉。
01:46
I can't just change my name.
我哪能说改名就改名。
01:47
You can do anything you want.
你想做什么都可以。
01:50
What about "Liz"?
叫「莉兹」怎么样？
01:51
No?
不行？
01:53
"Liza"?
「莉莎」？
01:55
"Betsy"?
「贝琪」？
01:58
Uh, maybe "Beth"?
呃，也许叫「贝丝」？
02:01
Yeah, I like "Beth."
对，我喜欢「贝丝」。
02:03
And there are so many things a Beth can accomplish
而且一个贝丝能做成的事多了去了
02:06
besides being a majorette.
可不只是当仪仗队队员。
02:08
My cousin Marsha's a majorette.
我表姐玛莎就是仪仗队的。
02:10
Yes, she is, and please don't do what your idiot cousin Marsha did.
是啊，所以千万别学你那个蠢表姐玛莎。
02:14
She got herself pregnant,
她把自己搞怀孕了，
02:16
and now she's gonna have to marry that imbecilic young man.
现在还得嫁给那个蠢到家的小伙子。
02:18
Marsha's pregnant?
玛莎怀孕了？
02:20
Shh.
嘘。
02:28
If ever you need me to pretend to be your father
万一你需要我假扮你爸爸
02:30
so you can get birth control ,
好去拿避孕药，
02:32
I will be more than happy to do that.
我非常乐意帮这个忙。
02:34
Look at me.
看着我。
02:37
And if you do find yourself getting knocked up ,
要是你真的不小心怀上了，
02:41
you call me first before you talk to anyone else in this family.
先打电话给我，别先跟家里其他人说。
02:48
I promise.
我保证。
02:52
Okay.
好。
02:54
You want me to leave Madame Bovary for you?
要我把《包法利夫人》留给你吗？
02:57
Oh, that would be great.
哦，那太好了。
03:02
Thank you.
谢谢你。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
what is it like doing something
what is it like doing something
做某事是什么感觉
Uncle Frank, what is it like living in New York City?
弗兰克叔叔，住在纽约是什么感觉？
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
what is it like
is it 弱成 /ɪzɪt/，like 再跟上
Uncle Frank, what is it like living in New York City?
弗兰克叔叔，住在纽约是什么感觉？
CollocationA2↩ 00:11
get out of something
get out of something
离开某个地方
这里指离开小镇，不是逃避责任
See, once you get out of a town like Creekville,
你看，一旦离开克里克维尔这种小镇，
Pronunciation↩ 00:11
get out of a
out of 连成 /aʊɾəv/，t 打成弹舌
See, once you get out of a town like Creekville,
你看，一旦离开克里克维尔这种小镇，
GrammarB2↩ 00:14
not only do you see
倒装结构：not only 提前时助动词 do 倒装到主语前，强调对照。
not only do you see how small your world was,
你不但会发现自己原来的世界有多小，
Pronunciation↩ 00:14
not only do you
重音落在 only，do you 轻轻带过
not only do you see how small your world was,
你不但会发现自己原来的世界有多小，
CollocationA2↩ 00:25
come visit someone
come visit someone
来看望某人
Can I come visit you sometime?
我以后能去看你吗？
CollocationA2↩ 00:33
agree to something
agree to something
同意某件事
If your parents agree to it .
只要你爸妈同意。
GrammarB2↩ 00:40
no daughter of his
后置所有格：a daughter of his 等于 his daughter，这里加 no 表禁令。
Well, Daddy, he said, no daughter of his
嗯，爸爸他说，他的女儿
SlangB2↩ 00:43
prance around
招摇地蹦跳——带贬义，嫌人炫耀或穿太少
was gonna prance around half naked
绝不能半裸着在那儿蹦来跳去
CollocationA1↩ 00:45
in front of someone
in front of someone
当着某人的面
in front of the whole town.
在全镇人眼前晃。
CollocationB1↩ 00:46
end up doing something
end up doing something
最终落得某种下场
I'd probably end up getting raped,
搞不好最后还会被强奸，
CollocationB2↩ 00:53
it's the beer talking
it's the beer talking
酒后胡话，不必全当真
Mama says it's just the beer talking .
妈妈说那只是酒后胡话。
CollocationA2↩ 01:06
keep something up
keep something up
继续保持下去
Good. Keep that up .
好。继续保持。
CollocationB1↩ 01:10
get a scholarship
get a scholarship
拿到奖学金
You could get a scholarship to just about anywhere you want to go.
你几乎能拿到任何想去的学校的奖学金。
CollocationB1↩ 01:10
just about anywhere
just about anywhere
几乎任何地方
You could get a scholarship to just about anywhere you want to go.
你几乎能拿到任何想去的学校的奖学金。
Pronunciation↩ 01:10
just about anywhere
about 弱读，anywhere 拉长强调
You could get a scholarship to just about anywhere you want to go.
你几乎能拿到任何想去的学校的奖学金。
GrammarB1↩ 01:21
the person you decide to be
定语从句：you decide to be 修饰 person，省略关系词 that。
You gonna be the person you decide to be ,
你是要做自己决定成为的那种人，
SlangA2↩ 01:21
gonna
going to 的口语——南方口语、语速快时常见，写作少用
You gonna be the person you decide to be ,
你是要做自己决定成为的那种人，
GrammarB2↩ 01:23
the person everyone else tells you you are
嵌套从句：tells you 后再接 you are，是别人强加的身份。
or are you gonna be the person everyone else tells you you are ?
还是做别人告诉你你该是的那种人？
CollocationB1↩ 01:27
get to do something
get to do something
有权去做某事
'Cause you get to choose .
因为选择权在你。
Pronunciation↩ 01:27
'Cause you get to
because 吞成 'Cause，you 弱读
'Cause you get to choose .
因为选择权在你。
CollocationB1↩ 02:06
besides doing something
besides doing something
除了做某事以外
besides being a majorette.
可不只是当仪仗队队员。
SlangB1↩ 02:10
idiot cousin
蠢表姐/蠢亲戚——当面骂人，正式场合别用
Yes, she is, and please don't do what your idiot cousin Marsha did.
是啊，所以千万别学你那个蠢表姐玛莎。
CollocationB1↩ 02:28
pretend to be someone
pretend to be someone
假扮成某人
If ever you need me to pretend to be your father
万一你需要我假扮你爸爸
GrammarB1↩ 02:28
If ever you need me to pretend
条件从句：If ever 把条件推到万一，后面接 need me to do。
If ever you need me to pretend to be your father
万一你需要我假扮你爸爸
CollocationB1↩ 02:30
birth control
birth control
避孕措施
so you can get birth control ,
好去拿避孕药，
CollocationB1↩ 02:32
more than happy to do something
more than happy to do something
非常乐意做某事
I will be more than happy to do that.
我非常乐意帮这个忙。
Pronunciation↩ 02:32
more than happy
than 弱成 /ðən/，重音在 happy
I will be more than happy to do that.
我非常乐意帮这个忙。
CollocationB2↩ 02:37
find yourself doing something
find yourself doing something
不觉陷入某种状况
And if you do find yourself getting knocked up ,
要是你真的不小心怀上了，
GrammarB2↩ 02:37
find yourself getting knocked up
分词复合：find yourself + doing 表示不知不觉陷入该状态。
And if you do find yourself getting knocked up ,
要是你真的不小心怀上了，
Pronunciation↩ 02:37
getting knocked up
getting 的 t 弹成美式 flap
And if you do find yourself getting knocked up ,
要是你真的不小心怀上了，
SlangB1↩ 02:37
knocked up
搞怀孕了——粗口语，熟人私下说意外怀孕
And if you do find yourself getting knocked up ,
要是你真的不小心怀上了，
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:53
the beer talking
酒后胡话
In the scene贝蒂转述妈妈的圆场：爸爸那些恶语是酒在说话。
Ignore that voicemail; that was just the whiskey talking.别理会那条语音，那只是威士忌在说话。
In daily life
劝别当真He apologized at breakfast and blamed the beer talking.他早饭时道歉，说那是酒后胡话。
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SlangB1↩ 02:37
knocked up
搞怀孕了
In the scene弗兰克压低声音对贝蒂说：万一意外怀孕，先找他。
She told her sister first when she got knocked up in college.大学里一怀孕，她先告诉了姐姐。
In daily life
闺蜜私聊Don't joke about getting knocked up in front of her parents.别在她父母面前拿怀孕开玩笑。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:07
ace a test
考试拿高分
In the scene弗兰克听她全是A，接着要她SAT也考到顶尖。
If you ace the interview, they will call the same afternoon.面试要是超常发挥，他们当天下午就会打电话。
In daily life
考前打气Sleep well tonight and you might just ace chemistry.今晚睡好，化学也许就能考砸对方。
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IdiomB1↩ 01:27
get to choose
有权自己选
In the scene弗兰克把小镇默认人生掰开，告诉贝蒂选择权在她。
After two years on the team, you get to choose your own shifts.在组里待满两年，你就能自己选班次。
In daily life
选宿舍Seniors get to choose their roommates first.高年级先选室友。
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CollocationB1↩ 02:32
more than happy
非常乐意做
In the scene弗兰克答应假扮父亲，帮她去拿避孕药。
I would be more than happy to drive you to the clinic.送你去诊所我非常乐意。
In daily life
帮同事I am more than happy to cover your desk this afternoon.今天下午帮你看工位，我很乐意。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:46
end up
最终落得某种下场
In the scene贝蒂转述父亲恐吓：去仪仗队最终会被强奸。
Skip the map and you will end up walking in circles.不看地图，你最后只会原地转圈。
In daily life
加班吐槽Say yes once and you end up staying every Friday.答应一次，后来每个周五都留下。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:38
majorette
仪仗队女指挥
In the scene贝蒂抱怨父母连仪仗队夏令营都不让去。
She practiced baton tosses all summer for majorette tryouts.她整个夏天练抛指挥棒，就为仪仗队选拔。
In daily life
看游行The majorettes led the parade down Main Street.仪仗队女孩领着游行队伍走过主街。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“'Cause you get to choose.”
因为选择权在你。
Why it's great
短句把人生决定权交回给一个被管得很死的女孩。
Pattern
you get to + 动词
When to use
提醒别人这事轮到他做主，不是被安排。
Similar
It's your call. ／ The choice is yours.
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informal
Shadowing tip
'Cause 轻轻带过，choose 加重拉长。
Use it yourself
劝转专业You get to pick the major that actually keeps you awake.你有权选那个真正让你兴奋的专业。
“You can do anything you want.”
你想做什么都可以。
Why it's great
用最口语的许可句，把改名从禁区变成可试的事。
Pattern
You can do anything you want.
When to use
对方说不敢改、不敢试时，用来拆掉心理门槛。
Similar
You're allowed to try. ／ Nothing's stopping you.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 anything，want 收得干脆。
Use it yourself
改网名If that handle feels wrong, you can pick a new one tonight.要是这个网名别扭，今晚就能另起一个。
“You could get a scholarship to just about anywhere you want to go.”
你几乎能拿到任何想去的学校的奖学金。
Why it's great
把全A成绩落到具体出路，劝学不空喊梦想。
Pattern
get a scholarship to + 地点
When to use
夸成绩好、谈申请学校和奖学金时用。
Similar
That score could take you anywhere. ／ You could get into almost any school.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
scholarship 和 anywhere 两处加重。
Use it yourself
谈申请With that portfolio you could get a scholarship to a design school abroad.凭这份作品集，你几乎能拿到国外设计学院的奖学金。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 纽约眼界独白
Oh, I love it. See, once you get out of a town like Creekville, not only do you see how small your world was, you also see how much bigger it could become. In ways you never even thought possible.
哦，我可喜欢了。 你看，一旦离开克里克维尔这种小镇， 你不但会发现自己原来的世界有多小， 还会看见它本可以变得多大。 大到你以前想都不敢想。
从喜爱落到眼界，一层层把小镇世界撑开。
❝ 选择权在你
Ah, come on, now. You gonna be the person you decide to be, or are you gonna be the person everyone else tells you you are? 'Cause you get to choose. You do.
哎呀，别这样。 你是要做自己决定成为的那种人， 还是做别人告诉你你该是的那种人？ 因为选择权在你。 真的在你。
用选择问句把默认人生逼到台前，再把权交回。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use get to choose for personal agency
- Hear the beer talking as drunken talk
- Ace a test means score very high
- Knocked up is informal for pregnant
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Questions, then the linesWhat does you get to choose mean?
It means the choice is yours, not the life other people assign.
What does the beer talking mean?
It means drunken talk you should not take as the real opinion.
Is knocked up an insult?
Informal for becoming pregnant; blunt, not for polite company.
What does Ace your SAT mean?
Ace a test means score extremely well, like a top SAT result.
Why does Uncle Frank rename Betty Beth?
Betty hates her grown-up name; Frank tries nicknames until Beth sticks.