Chapter 8 of 17 · 2'11"
Road Talk After Loss 车上剖布鲁斯IMDb ↗
再也见不到麦老爹，车里却要把布鲁斯这个混蛋骂到位
Uncle Frank · 2020
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0In a carGrowth雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingOn the road to the funeral, Beth says she will never see Daddy Mac again. The car talk slides from death to Wally: what he does, where they met. Frank tells the subway story—Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Lawrence of Arabia, and Wally's joke, Well, I'm from Arabia. Then he turns the questions on Beth, Bruce, and why she still blames herself. He will not let her call Bruce a jerk. He wants a harder word.
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Bethniece
弗
Frankuncle
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Wallypartner
布
Bruceclassmate
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
It's so weird.
真奇怪。
00:04
I'll never see Daddy Mac again .
我再也见不到麦老爹了。
00:06
You've never known anyone who died ?
你从来没认识过去世的人吗？
00:08
There was this one boy in high school who got killed in a car wreck .
高中有个男生出车祸死了。
00:12
But I didn't know him well .
但我跟他并不熟。
00:14
Some of the other kids who never even talked to him when he was alive
有些同学，他活着的时候连话都没跟他说过，
00:16
started acting like he was their best friend .
后来却表现得像他是他们最好的朋友。
00:20
So they could cry and people would feel sorry for 'em .
这样他们就能哭，别人也会心疼他们。
00:24
People are idiots . [laughs]
人都是白痴。（笑）
00:27
I know. Aren't they ? Yep .
我知道。可不就是吗？嗯。
00:33
What does Wally do?
沃利是做什么的？
00:35
Oh, he's an aeronautics engineer.
哦，他是航空工程师。
00:37
Where'd you meet him?
你在哪儿认识他的？
00:42
On the subway.
在地铁上。
00:45
I was reading Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence,
当时我在读T.E.劳伦斯的《智慧七柱》，
00:48
and he asked me why I was reading it.
他问我为什么读这本书。
00:50
And I told him I'd just seen the film Lawrence of Arabia.
我就说我刚看过电影《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》。
00:53
And he said, "Well, I'm from Arabia."
然后他说：「嗯，我从阿拉伯来。」
00:55
And...
然后……
00:57
I don't know, we got to talking .
我也不知道，我们就聊上了。
01:03
Okay.
好吧。
01:06
Saved my life .
他救了我的命。
01:11
What about you?
那你呢？
01:12
Any boyfriends?
有男朋友吗？
01:14
Besides the idiot Bruce.
除了那个白痴布鲁斯。
01:17
No, I'm still a virgin.
没有，我还是处女。
01:20
Not because I want to be.
不是因为我想当。
01:21
Just none of the boys I've known seemed worth the trouble .
只是我认识的男生，好像都不值得费这个事。
01:26
I almost did it with Bruce, but he said...
我差点就跟布鲁斯上床了，可他说……
01:28
He said what?
他说什么？
01:29
It's too soon ?
还太早？
01:31
Doesn't want to mess up your friendship ?
不想搞砸你们的友谊？
01:34
Something like that ?
差不多是这类话？
01:35
You think that's because he's gay?
你觉得是因为他是同性恋？
01:37
Oh, I think 99% of straight boys would have gone ahead with it.
哦，我觉得百分之九十九的直男都会直接做了。
01:46
I just thought it was my fault .
我只是觉得是我的错。
01:50
Guys like Bruce always make you think it's your fault.
布鲁斯这种人，总让你觉得是你的错。
01:55
What a jerk . [chuckles]
真是个混蛋。（轻笑）
01:57
That's letting him off too easy.
这么说对他太客气了。
01:59
He's an asshole . [Beth laughs]
他就是个混蛋。（贝丝笑）
02:01
You can call him an asshole , can't you?
你能叫他混蛋，对吧？
02:03
What an asshole . [Frank] There you go .
真是个混蛋。[弗兰克] 这就对了。
02:05
What a fucking asshole .
真是个该死的混蛋。
02:07
There you go .
这就对了。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:04
never see someone again
never see someone again
再也见不到某人
I'll never see Daddy Mac again .
我再也见不到麦老爹了。
GrammarB1↩ 00:06
anyone who died
定语从句：who died 修饰 anyone：任何去世过的人。
You've never known anyone who died ?
你从来没认识过去世的人吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:06
You've never known
You've 弱读成 /juv/，重音在 never
You've never known anyone who died ?
你从来没认识过去世的人吗？
CollocationB1↩ 00:08
get killed
get killed
丧命、被撞死
There was this one boy in high school who got killed in a car wreck .
高中有个男生出车祸死了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:08
car wreck
car wreck
车祸
There was this one boy in high school who got killed in a car wreck .
高中有个男生出车祸死了。
GrammarB1↩ 00:08
who got killed in a car wreck
定语从句：who 从句补出身世：高中那个出车祸死的男生。
There was this one boy in high school who got killed in a car wreck .
高中有个男生出车祸死了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:12
know someone well
know someone well
跟某人很熟
But I didn't know him well .
但我跟他并不熟。
GrammarB2↩ 00:14
who never even talked to him when he was alive
定语加时间：who 圈出哪些同学，when 再钉在他活着时。
Some of the other kids who never even talked to him when he was alive
有些同学，他活着的时候连话都没跟他说过，
CollocationA2↩ 00:16
act like + clause
act like + clause
表现得好像
started acting like he was their best friend .
后来却表现得像他是他们最好的朋友。
CollocationA1↩ 00:16
best friend
best friend
最好的朋友
started acting like he was their best friend .
后来却表现得像他是他们最好的朋友。
CollocationA2↩ 00:20
feel sorry for someone
feel sorry for someone
同情、可怜某人
这里 'em = them
So they could cry and people would feel sorry for 'em .
这样他们就能哭，别人也会心疼他们。
Pronunciation↩ 00:20
sorry for 'em
them 缩成 'em，别听成漏词
So they could cry and people would feel sorry for 'em .
这样他们就能哭，别人也会心疼他们。
SlangA2↩ 00:20
'em
他们（them）——口语缩约，听力里容易漏掉
So they could cry and people would feel sorry for 'em .
这样他们就能哭，别人也会心疼他们。
SlangA2↩ 00:24
idiots
白痴、蠢货——口语骂人，熟人吐槽用，正式别写
People are idiots . [laughs]
人都是白痴。（笑）
Pronunciation↩ 00:27
Aren't they
Aren't they 连读，t 带到 they 前
I know. Aren't they ? Yep .
我知道。可不就是吗？嗯。
SlangA1↩ 00:27
Yep
对、嗯——极口语的肯定，正式用 yes
I know. Aren't they ? Yep .
我知道。可不就是吗？嗯。
Pronunciation↩ 00:37
Where'd you meet
Where'd 是 Where did 的吞音
Where'd you meet him?
你在哪儿认识他的？
CollocationB1↩ 00:57
get to talking
get to talking
不知不觉聊起来
I don't know, we got to talking .
我也不知道，我们就聊上了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:57
got to talking
got to 美音 t 弹成 flap，像 godda
I don't know, we got to talking .
我也不知道，我们就聊上了。
CollocationA2↩ 01:06
save someone's life
save someone's life
救了某人的命
这里是情感上救命，不是车祸急救
Saved my life .
他救了我的命。
CollocationB1↩ 01:21
worth the trouble
worth the trouble
值得费这个事
Just none of the boys I've known seemed worth the trouble .
只是我认识的男生，好像都不值得费这个事。
GrammarB1↩ 01:21
the boys I've known
省略关系词：boys 后省掉 that/who，I've known 修饰那些男生。
Just none of the boys I've known seemed worth the trouble .
只是我认识的男生，好像都不值得费这个事。
SlangB1↩ 01:26
did it
发生性关系——委婉说上床，熟人里用
I almost did it with Bruce, but he said...
我差点就跟布鲁斯上床了，可他说……
CollocationA2↩ 01:29
too soon
too soon
还太早
It's too soon ?
还太早？
CollocationB1↩ 01:31
mess up something
mess up something
搞砸某事／某段关系
Doesn't want to mess up your friendship ?
不想搞砸你们的友谊？
Pronunciation↩ 01:31
want to mess
want to 常弱成 wanna，重音在 mess
Doesn't want to mess up your friendship ?
不想搞砸你们的友谊？
CollocationA2↩ 01:34
something like that
something like that
差不多是那样
Something like that ?
差不多是这类话？
CollocationB1↩ 01:37
go ahead with something
go ahead with something
直接把某事做了
这里 it=发生性关系
Oh, I think 99% of straight boys would have gone ahead with it.
哦，我觉得百分之九十九的直男都会直接做了。
GrammarB2↩ 01:37
would have gone ahead with it
情态完成：would have done 表示在那种情况下多半已经做了。
Oh, I think 99% of straight boys would have gone ahead with it.
哦，我觉得百分之九十九的直男都会直接做了。
CollocationA2↩ 01:46
someone's fault
someone's fault
某人的错
I just thought it was my fault .
我只是觉得是我的错。
CollocationA2↩ 01:50
make someone think
make someone think
让人觉得
Guys like Bruce always make you think it's your fault.
布鲁斯这种人，总让你觉得是你的错。
SlangB1↩ 01:55
jerk
混蛋、讨厌鬼——骂人但不算最脏，熟人里常用
What a jerk . [chuckles]
真是个混蛋。（轻笑）
CollocationB2↩ 01:57
let someone off
let someone off
放过某人、处罚太轻
That's letting him off too easy.
这么说对他太客气了。
Pronunciation↩ 01:57
letting him off
letting 的 t 在美音里常弹成 flap
That's letting him off too easy.
这么说对他太客气了。
SlangB1↩ 01:59
asshole
混蛋（脏话）——比 jerk 更脏，正式场合别用
He's an asshole . [Beth laughs]
他就是个混蛋。（贝丝笑）
GrammarB1↩ 02:01
can't you?
反意疑问：前肯后否，催贝丝把脏话说出口。
You can call him an asshole , can't you?
你能叫他混蛋，对吧？
Pronunciation↩ 02:05
fucking asshole
重音砸在 fuck 和 ass 上，加码泄愤
What a fucking asshole .
真是个该死的混蛋。
SlangB1↩ 02:05
fucking
该死的（加码）——给脏话加码，熟人泄愤，写作慎用
What a fucking asshole .
真是个该死的混蛋。
CollocationB1↩ 02:07
there you go
there you go
这就对了／就是这样
There you go .
这就对了。
Teaching points
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IdiomB1↩ 00:57
got to talking
不知不觉聊起来
In the scene弗兰克讲和沃利在地铁上从搭话变成聊天。
We were stuck in the lobby and got to talking about rent.我们困在大堂，就聊起房租来。
In daily life
排队闲聊In the coffee line we got to talking about the new cafe.排队买咖啡时，我们就聊起那家新店。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:57
let someone off
放过某人太轻易
In the scene弗兰克觉得叫布鲁斯 jerk 太轻，等于放过他。
A tiny fine is letting the speeder off too easy.一点点罚款是把超速的人放得太轻了。
In daily life
组会批评Skipping his name in the report is letting him off too easy.报告里不点他的名，等于把他放得太轻。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 01:31
mess up
搞砸、弄糟
In the scene弗兰克猜布鲁斯拿「怕搞砸友谊」当不上床的借口。
One late delivery can mess up the whole weekend plan.一次晚到就能搞砸整个周末计划。
In daily life
担心关系I don't want this argument to mess up our trip.我不想这次争吵搞砸我们的旅行。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:07
there you go
这就对了
In the scene贝丝把骂人加码后，弗兰克当场认可。
You asked for the refund in writing. There you go.你书面要求退款了。这就对了。
In daily life
纠正发音Hold the vowel a bit longer. There you go.元音再拉长一点。这就对了。
above my level
PunB2↩ 00:53
i'm from arabia
拿地名开玩笑
In the scene沃利接《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》，用出身当地铁搭讪。
She was reading Rome, so I said, well, I'm from Italy.她在读罗马，我就说：嗯，我从意大利来。
In daily life
接书名梗He saw me with Dubliners and claimed he was from Dublin.他看见我拿《都柏林人》，就声称自己是都柏林人。
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SwearingB1↩ 02:05
fucking asshole
该死的混蛋
In the scene弗兰克教贝丝把骂人升级，贝丝跟着喊出这句。
He took the credit and left us the mess. What a fucking asshole.他领了功，烂摊子留给我们。真是个该死的混蛋。
In daily life
私下吐槽Don't write that in the email. Just tell me he's an asshole.别写进邮件。私下跟我说他是混蛋就行。
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CollocationB1↩ 01:21
worth the trouble
值得费这个事
In the scene贝丝说认识的男生都不值得她付出第一次。
Driving across town for that bakery is worth the trouble.为那家面包店开车穿过城区，值得费这个事。
In daily life
拒加班Rewriting the whole slide deck is not worth the trouble tonight.今晚把整套幻灯片重做一遍，不值得费这个事。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“That's letting him off too easy.”
这么说对他太客气了。
Why it's great
把骂人不够狠说成放过对方，短、硬、能直接套用。
Pattern
That's letting someone off too easy
When to use
对方惩罚太轻、评价太客气时，用来把话加码。
Similar
That's too generous ／ Don't let him off the hook
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informal
Shadowing tip
重音在 letting、off、easy，too 轻轻带过。
Use it yourself
批评太轻A warning letter is letting the cheater off too easy.警告信是把作弊的人放得太轻了。
“I don't know, we got to talking.”
我也不知道，我们就聊上了。
Why it's great
把偶遇说成不知不觉聊起来，口语里极常见。
Pattern
we got to talking
When to use
讲两个人怎么认识、怎么从陌生人变成聊天时用。
Similar
we started chatting ／ we fell into conversation
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informal
Shadowing tip
don't know 快读，got to talking 连成一块。
Use it yourself
讲偶遇We were waiting for the same bus and got to talking.我们等同一班车，就聊上了。
“Guys like Bruce always make you think it's your fault.”
布鲁斯这种人，总让你觉得是你的错。
Why it's great
把自责从个人感觉改写成一种人的操控模式。
Pattern
Guys like X always make you think...
When to use
提醒朋友别把别人造成的愧疚揽到自己身上。
Similar
People like that always shift the blame ／ They make it sound like you caused it
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informal
Shadowing tip
重音在 always、think、fault，like Bruce 轻带。
Use it yourself
劝别自责Bosses like that always make you think the delay is your fault.那种老板总让你觉得延误是你的错。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 地铁认识沃利
I was reading Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence, and he asked me why I was reading it. And I told him I'd just seen the film Lawrence of Arabia. And he said, "Well, I'm from Arabia." And... I don't know, we got to talking.
当时我在读T.E.劳伦斯的《智慧七柱》， 他问我为什么读这本书。 我就说我刚看过电影《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》。 然后他说：「嗯，我从阿拉伯来。」 然后…… 我也不知道，我们就聊上了。
用一本书和一部电影把偶遇讲成玩笑，节奏轻。
❝ 同学假哭往事
There was this one boy in high school who got killed in a car wreck. But I didn't know him well. Some of the other kids who never even talked to him when he was alive started acting like he was their best friend. So they could cry and people would feel sorry for 'em.
高中有个男生出车祸死了。 但我跟他并不熟。 有些同学，他活着的时候连话都没跟他说过， 后来却表现得像他是他们最好的朋友。 这样他们就能哭，别人也会心疼他们。
先说不熟，再拆穿别人用死人博同情。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use got to talking for a chance meeting
- Hear letting him off as too mild
- Catch There you go as coaching praise
- Upgrade jerk to asshole when needed
- Hear I'm from Arabia as a movie joke
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Questions, then the linesWhat does letting him off too easy mean?
The blame is too mild. Jerk is too kind; Frank wants asshole.
What does we got to talking mean?
They started chatting without a plan. Frank met Wally that way.
Why does Frank say There you go?
Not 'you can leave.' He is coaching Beth: that's the right word.
Is I'm from Arabia a real nationality?
No. It riffs on Lawrence of Arabia. Wally is joking, not introducing.
What does mess up your friendship mean?
Ruin the friendship. Frank guesses Bruce used it as a sex excuse.