這場戲：砸車拍戲聊宣洩
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馬克帶著人把幾輛鏽車砸了個痛快，一邊拍一邊問：You think this is a little bit cathartic for you?（你覺得這對你算不算一種宣洩？）對方回 Very cathartic（特別宣洩），馬克還認真解釋：getting things out of your system（把心裡的事倒出來）。想學解壓、發洩情緒怎麼說，這場很到位。
You think this is a little bit cathartic for you?（你覺得這對你算不算一種宣洩？）
cathartic 宣洩情緒的、解壓的out of your system 把心裡的事倒出來damn 真他媽的、非常years ago 多少年前
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 It's lonely roads, but there's warm houses and cars（路是冷清的，可還有暖烘烘的房子和車）
vistas 開闊的遠景right here 就在這兒、就在眼前rust and decay 鏽蝕與衰敗lonely roads 冷清的路
馬克帶著人拿球棒砸車，為《西北》拍一場收尾戲。他一邊掄一邊問 You think this is a little bit cathartic for you?（你覺得這算不算一種宣洩？），對方答 Very cathartic（特別宣洩），他還認真解釋 cathartic 就是 getting things out of your system（把心裡的事倒出來）。砸完車，他念起眼前的景象：鏽跡斑斑的車、衰敗的大地，這就是 rust and decay（鏽蝕與衰敗），可裡面還有溫暖——lonely roads, but there's warm houses and cars（路是冷清的，可還有暖烘烘的房子和車）。想學情緒宣洩、景物描寫、聊創作靈感的英語，這些都很特別。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“It's lonely roads, but there's warm houses and cars.”
路是冷清的，可遠方還有暖烘烘的房子和車。
用冷清的路對出溫暖的屋和車，衰敗裡留了一點慰藉。
It's ... but there's ...
寫景或安慰人時說一個地方荒涼卻有暖意，別在輕鬆的日常抱怨裡亂套。
It's empty roads, but there are warm lights on. ／ Bleak outside, but still warm inside.
literary
lonely 與 roads 連讀，warm 重讀，句尾稍收。
It's dark streets, but there's a warm kitchen waiting. 街上黑漆漆的，可家裡有暖著的廚房在等。
“It's-- That's what it's all about-- rust and decay-- but within that is the warmth of the soul and stuff like that.”
這就是——說到底就是這個——鏽蝕和衰敗——可這裡面，藏著靈魂的溫暖，諸如此類的東西。
把破敗說成溫暖的外殼，停頓一多，反而像掏心窩的話。
That's what it's all about-- ... -- but within that is ...
在總結一件更深的道理時用，語氣要慢，別在輕鬆閒聊裡端出來。
That's the whole thing-- the mess-- and the warmth inside it. ／ It comes down to this: decay, and the warmth within.
literary
每個破折號處停半拍，warmth 和 soul 放重。
That's what it's all about-- cracks and dust-- but within that is the family's warmth. 說到底就是這個——裂縫和灰塵——可裡面有一家人的溫暖。
“It means-- I think it means getting things out of your system, man.”
意思就是——我覺得就是把心裡的東西倒出來，老兄。
用最土的話給一個文縐縐的詞下定義，越不確定越真實。
It means-- I think it means ...
替別人解釋難詞時能用，先給個大概意思再補例子，別硬背詞典。
It basically means letting it all out. ／ I think it just means blowing off steam.
口語
It means 放慢，I think 輕輕帶過，system 收尾。
Burnout? It means-- I think it means running on empty for too long. 倦怠？意思就是——我覺得就是長期硬撐到空了。
“You think this is a little bit cathartic for you?”
你覺得這對你來說算是一點宣洩嗎？
把砸車的痛快說成一個心理詞，問句裡既有調侃也有體諒。
You think this is a little bit ... for you?
對剛經歷強烈情緒、想確認對方感受時用；對正難過的人說會顯得輕佻。
Do you find this a bit cathartic? ／ Is this doing anything for you?
口語
a little bit 連讀，cathartic 重音在第二音節，句尾上揚。
You think this run is a little bit cathartic for you? 你覺得這趟跑步對你算是一點宣洩嗎？
In winter, when the earth decays, and the cars have decayed... and these guys are decaying, you know? That's what it's all about, you know? It's-- That's what it's all about-- rust and decay-- but within that is the warmth of the soul and stuff like that. It's lonely roads, but there's warm houses and cars.
到了冬天，大地衰敗，那些車也鏽蝕掉了…… 而這些傢伙也在衰老，你知道嗎？ 說到底就是這個，你知道嗎？ 這就是——說到底就是這個——鏽蝕和衰敗——但這裡面有靈魂的溫暖，諸如此類的東西。 路是冷清的，可還有暖烘烘的房子和車。
下一章 · 19hot off the presses剛出爐這場戲：接上片子最後一段意思是「宣洩情緒的、解壓的」。砸東西、大哭一場、寫完日記那種把壓力釋放出去的感覺，都可以說 it's cathartic。
get something out of your system。system 這裡指身體和情緒的狀態，把憋著的東西發洩掉、了結掉，都可以說 get it out of your system。
cross out，指拿筆在文字上劃一道線把它去掉。cross out 7 980 and put in 8000 就是把 7980 劃掉、改成 8000。
rust and decay。rust 是生鏽，decay 是腐爛、衰敗，兩個詞連用常用來形容破敗、變老、時光流逝的畫面。
vistas，指大片開闊的景色、視野。These are the vistas right here 就是「眼前這些就是風景」。
