幾種猴子
I mean, there's these breeds of monkeys, right? And all they do is have sex, like, all the time.before-sunrise-1995 · 1995 — 第 10 / 12 章 · 2'50" · B2
拿猴子吵男女之爭：fool around
兩人從猴子聊起，一句 fool around（到處風流）就把話題拐到男女之爭。有人講前女友罵完混混，自己反倒成了 pushed to the front line（被推到最前面去頂）的那個。想聊兩性話題又不想太正經，這幾句夠用。
發生了什麼
兩個人從猴子說起：有些猴子整天只幹一件事，反倒最和平、最快樂，於是有人說，也許 fool around（到處風流）也沒那麼糟。話題轉到男女：有人覺得女權是男人為了多風流找的藉口，有人拿小島算生育——99 個女人一個男人能生 99 個孩子，反過來只剩一個；還有人講前女友當街罵混混，自己反成了 pushed to the front line（被推到最前面去頂）的那個。最後兩人都承認，這類爭論像 a skipping record（像跳針唱片，反覆沒完），每對情侶都聊過，誰也沒聊出答案。想練聊兩性話題時怎麼接話，這幾分鐘夠用。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意猴子話題怎樣滑向性別戰爭
- 注意前女友故事裡的立場反轉
- 看爭論如何從玩笑變成疲憊
留意這幾個短語
fool aroundat workno big dealdickheads
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fool around
到處風流；隨便發生關係sleep around
有人半開玩笑地丟擲一個偏執念頭：女權主義可能是男人為了能多 fool around（到處風流）才發明的；語氣像玩笑，卻把話題引到男女之爭。
She doesn't want a boyfriend; she just wants to fool around.她不想交男朋友，只想隨便玩玩。
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- at work
在起作用
- no big deal
沒什麼大不了
- dickheads
混蛋
- pushed to the front line
被推到最前面去頂
- on some level
在某種程度上
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他們唯一做的就是
I mean, there's these breeds of monkeys, right? And all they do is have sex, like, all the time.存在句：口語裡 there's 後接複數 these breeds，仍表“有這些品種”，不必改成 there are。
I mean, there's these breeds of monkeys, right? And all they do is have sex, like, all the time.結果是
And, uh, they turn out to be the least violent, the most peaceful, the most happy —到處風流；隨便發生關係
有人半開玩笑地丟擲一個偏執念頭：女權主義可能是男人為了能多 fool around（到處風流）才發明的；語氣像玩笑，卻把話題引到男女之爭。
You know? So, I mean, maybe foolin' around's not so bad.foolin' 的 -in' 收得很輕，around 直接滑過去，別逐字斷。
You know? So, I mean, maybe foolin' around's not so bad.在說猴子
- Are you talking about monkeys? - Yes, I'm talking about monkeys.talking 和 about 連成一片，about 的 a 很輕，別重讀。
- Are you talking about monkeys? - Yes, I'm talking about monkeys.讓我想起
I never heard this one, but it reminds me of this perfect, you know,為他們的亂搞找理由
male argument to justify them fooling around.糟心的偏執念頭
You know, I have this awful, paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so they could, like, fool around a little more.賓語從句：that 從句說明 thought 的內容；was invented by 是被動，不是 feminism 自己發明。
You know, I have this awful, paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so they could, like, fool around a little more.解放思想
You know, "Woman, free your mind. Free your body. Sleep with me.只要
We're all happy and free as long as I can fuck as much as I can."兩個 as 都輕，long 稍重，三詞連成 as-long-as 一團。
We're all happy and free as long as I can fuck as much as I can."在起作用 不是“在上班”，指某種因素在背後起作用。
But maybe, maybe there's some biological things at work here.有可能
in a year you'd have the possibility of 99 babies.虛擬推測：would have killed 在這裡推測假設情境的結果：若島上只有一個女人，男人們會互相殘殺。
- What? - On this island, you know, I think there will be only, like, maybe 43 men left because they would have killed each other trying to fuck this poor woman.would have 快說時擠成一團，killed 才是重音，have 別拖滿。
- What? - On this island, you know, I think there will be only, like, maybe 43 men left because they would have killed each other trying to fuck this poor woman.把某人生吞活剝 這裡不是真吃人，指被激烈攻擊、徹底毀掉。
99 women, 99 babies, and no more men because they would have all gotten together and eaten him alive.在某種程度上
島的設想之後，有人說 on some level 女人並不排斥毀掉一個男人的念頭，把挑釁說法軟化成「某種層面」。
I think on some level, women don't mind the idea of destroying a man.一臉混混樣——帶輕蔑地形容人像街頭混混，正式描述別用。
We just walked by these real — four thuggy-looking guys next to a Camaro.屁股真漂亮——街頭粗俗騷擾語，絕不可當搭訕，正式場合停用。
And, uh, one of 'em sure enough says, "Hey, baby, nice ass."沒什麼大不了
有人講起和前女友路過四個混混，其中一個喊了句調戲的話；他對自己說 no big deal，不打算為這個上火。
So I'm like, "All right. No big deal. I'm not gonna get uptight about this."混蛋——熟人爆粗或回擊時用，正式場合和陌生人面前別用。
But she turns around, she says, "Fuck you, dickheads!"揍她——威脅或粗俗口語，別在正式場合說；玩笑也看關係。
They're not gonna come and kick her ass. Know what I mean?被推到最前面去頂
講完前女友罵人的事，有人用 pushed to the front line 這個戰場比喻問：最後是誰被推到最前面去頂？語氣是反問。
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?明白我的意思吧
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?重音落在 front line 兩個實詞上，pushed to the 輕快滑過，問句末尾再挑高。
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?進行時表一時表現：be being 加形容詞指此刻裝出的樣子；這句說對方需要時就改口說你“顯得”不男人。
but if it suits them, then they'll tell you you're being all unmanly or wimpy.懦弱——口語損人不夠硬氣，帶輕蔑，正式場合換 weak。
but if it suits them, then they'll tell you you're being all unmanly or wimpy.像跳針唱片，反覆沒完
爭論繞回男女之戰，有人說這像 a skipping record，語氣裡是厭倦而不是新攻擊；這句把迴圈感說得很具體。
- Like — You know. - It's like a skipping record, you know?現在完成進行時：has been having 表示從過去持續到現在、還會繼續的重複動作。
Every couple's been having this conversation forever.想出任何辦法
And nobody came up with anything.看懂「拿猴子吵男女之爭」
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- foolin' around — foolin' 的 -in' 收得很輕，around 直接滑過去，別逐字斷。
- talking about — talking 和 about 連成一片，about 的 a 很輕，別重讀。
- as long as — 兩個 as 都輕，long 稍重，三詞連成 as-long-as 一團。
- would have killed — would have 快說時擠成一團，killed 才是重音，have 別拖滿。
You know, I have this awful, paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so they could, like, fool around a little more.你知道嗎，我有個糟心的偏執念頭：女權主義多半是男人發明的，好讓他們能多鬼混一點。 把“女權是男人發明”的偏執念頭說得像玩笑，又精準戳中爭論的荒誕。
But if you have an island with 99 men and only one woman, in a year you have the possibility of only one baby.可如果島上有九十九個男人、只有一個女人，一年後你只可能得到一個孩子。 用極簡數字把荒誕假設說得像數學證明，反駁力道立刻出來。
99 women, 99 babies, and no more men because they would have all gotten together and eaten him alive.九十九個女人、九十九個孩子，男人一個不剩，因為她們會聯合起來把他生吞活剝。 三個數字砸下來，再用“生吞活剝”收尾，把性別戰爭講成黑色笑話。
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?那這一下是誰被推到前線去了？你明白我在說什麼吧？ 一個反問把“誰承擔後果”挑明，比直接說“你被利用了”更狠。
Every couple's been having this conversation forever.每對情侶都永遠在重複這場對話。 一句把眼前爭論擴大成所有情侶的迴圈，收束得疲憊又準確。
關於這一章的問題
fool around 是什麼意思？
它指到處風流、隨便發生關係，也有「瞎混、閒逛」的意思，要看上下文。臺詞裡有人拿猴子說事，又說女權主義可能是男人為了能多 fool around 一點才發明的。
「被推到最前面去頂」英語怎麼說？
可以說 pushed to the front line，字面是「被推到前線」。臺詞裡前女友轉身罵了四個混混，接著有人點出：真要和那四個人對上的是男方。
no big deal 在什麼場合用？
這裡是他對自己說 All right. No big deal，給自己降溫，意思是「沒什麼大不了」。對別人說這句話要小心，會顯得不把對方在意的事當回事。
「在起作用」英語怎麼說？
用 at work。臺詞裡說 there's some biological things at work here，意思是有些生物因素正在起作用，緊接著才開始講小島的假設。
a skipping record 是什麼意思？
字面是「跳針的唱片」：老唱片卡在同一道紋上，同一句反覆響。臺詞裡用它形容男女之爭永遠繞回原點，每對情侶都聊過，誰也沒聊出結果。
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