談到做某事的可能性
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.before-sunrise-1995 · 1995 — 第 3 / 12 章 · 4'00" · B2
火車上聊童年與死亡：passive-aggressive
火車快進維也納,兩位乘客從童年聊到怕死。有人說父母從不正面反對,這種 passive-aggressive(軟性對抗的、暗中不滿的)的彆扭讓人連抱怨都難;聊到坐飛機,又一句 I can't help it(忍不住,沒辦法)把害怕說得很直白。想聊成長裡說不出口的彆扭,這些說法很夠用。
發生了什麼
開往維也納的火車上,兩位乘客聊起童年和死亡。有人說,父母從沒提過自己會不會戀愛、結婚、生孩子,只盯著職業方向:說想當作家,父親回「記者」;想收留流浪貓,回「獸醫」;想當演員,回「新聞主播」。那些 fanciful(異想天開的,不切實際的)志向就這樣被換成務實的行當。這人還說,上高中時 dead set on(鐵了心要)聽完大家覺得自己該做什麼,然後偏反著來;又說父母不反對又支援,反而更難抱怨,稱之為 passive-aggressive(軟性對抗的、暗中不滿的)。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意重複的 I'd say... he'd say 節奏
- 對比兩人談死亡時的語氣反差
- 到站後話題如何突然收成告別
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passive-aggressive
軟性對抗的、暗中不滿的indirectly hostile instead of openly angry
有人說父母從不正面反對、人還挺好也支援,自己卻覺得這種情形是 passive-aggressive,讓人連抱怨都難名正言順。
Leaving a note instead of saying it to my face was a passive-aggressive move.不當面說，留張紙條，這一手挺被動攻擊的。
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- fanciful
異想天開的，不切實際的
- bullshit detector
識破胡扯的直覺
- dead set on
鐵了心要
- comes along with
隨之而來
- big rap
長篇說教
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愛上某人，戀愛
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.動名詞複合結構：of 後接 my + 動名詞，把“我戀愛”這件事名詞化；別拆成 my 和 falling 兩個獨立成分。
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.of my 輕快帶過，別把兩個字都咬滿。
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.之類的東西，之類的
they wanted me to think as a future career as a, you know, interior designer or lawyer or something like that.把某物轉變成另一物
It was this constant conversion of my fanciful ambition into these practical, moneymaking ventures.識破胡扯的直覺——熟人吐槽時用；正式場合避免粗話
I always had a pretty good bullshit detector when I was a kid.反著來
By the time I was in high school, I was dead set on listening to what everybody thought I should be doing with my life and just kinda... doing the opposite.名正言順地抱怨 officially 不是官方辦理，而是“名正言順地”
it makes it even harder to officially complain.鬼東西，破事——熟人間發洩時用；正式場合別用粗話
It's this passive-aggressive shit. You know what I mean? It's...以這樣一種方式，使得
and my sister had just taught me how to take the garden hose and do it in such a way that, uh, it sprayed into the sun and it would make a rainbow.鬆開，放開
her, and then finally I-I let go of the nozzle.讓某人坐下認真談 這裡不是單純坐下，而是被按下來聽一通說教
And they, uh, sit me down and give me this big rap on how, when people die, you never see them again and how I'd imagined it.賓語從句：give me a rap on 後接 how 引導的從句，裡面又套 when people die；拆開才懂是解釋死亡。
And they, uh, sit me down and give me this big rap on how, when people die, you never see them again and how I'd imagined it.長篇說教——口語裡指沒完沒了的訓話，別對長輩說
And they, uh, sit me down and give me this big rap on how, when people die, you never see them again and how I'd imagined it.那樣的事情
I was just glad that I saw it. I've never seen anything like that since.對某事持某種態度
You're really lucky you can have this attitude toward death.could have 先按 could've 的節奏跟，再聽 have 剩多少。
That's why I'm in a train right now. I could have flown to Paris, but I'm too scared.忍不住，沒辦法
有人說自己怕坐飛機怕到不行,對方回了一句 Oh, come on;這人只一遍遍回 can't help it,像攤手認輸,即便知道統計數字說飛機更安全。
- Oh, come on. - I can't help it. I can't help it.統計數字表明
I know the statistics say "na na na," it's safer. Whatever.重音落在 safer，it's 輕帶，whatever 收乾脆。
I know the statistics say "na na na," it's safer. Whatever.隨便吧，無所謂——帶不耐煩的敷衍，正式場合別用
I know the statistics say "na na na," it's safer. Whatever.忍不住一直想
I can't stop thinking that way.真掃興——熟人抱怨安排時用，正式場合少用
- You get off here, no? - Yeah. What a drag.虛擬語氣：wish 後接 had done，表示對過去的遺憾：希望更早遇見，但事實已不能改。
I wish I had met you earlier. I really like talking to you.把 met you 連起來說，別在 t 後停住。
I wish I had met you earlier. I really like talking to you.跟你聊天很愉快
Yeah, me too. (laughs) It was really nice talking to you.看懂「火車上聊童年與死亡」
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- of my — of my 輕快帶過，別把兩個字都咬滿。
- could have — could have 先按 could've 的節奏跟，再聽 have 剩多少。
- it's safer — 重音落在 safer，it's 輕帶，whatever 收乾脆。
- met you — 把 met you 連起來說，別在 t 後停住。
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.我父母從來沒有真正談過我會戀愛、結婚或生孩子的可能性。 三個動名詞把戀愛、結婚、生子並排推開，父母的沉默本身就是答案。
I always had a pretty good bullshit detector when I was a kid.我小時候一直很會識破別人在胡扯。 把判斷力說成隨身探測器，粗話裡帶著好笑的自信。
It's just I could never get very excited about other people's ambitions for my life.只是別人對我人生的抱負，我怎麼都提不起勁。 ambitions for my life 一句點破別人替你規劃人生的窒息感。
I think I'm afraid of death 24 hours a day.我覺得我一天二十四小時都在怕死。 24 hours a day 把持續的恐懼說成日常作息，反而更真。
I wish I had met you earlier. I really like talking to you.真希望早點認識你。我真的很喜歡跟你聊天。 先遺憾再表白，兩句大白話，沒有修辭卻很難忘。
關於這一章的問題
fanciful 在這裡是什麼意思？
fanciful 是異想天開、不切實際的意思。臺詞裡說想當作家、收留流浪貓、當演員，父親分別回記者、獸醫、電視新聞主播，把那些志向換成務實的行當；臺詞沒說父親為什麼這樣回答。
「真希望能早點遇見你」英語怎麼說?
可以說 I wish I had met you earlier。臺詞裡它出現在有人快要下車的時候,後面接著 I really like talking to you(我真的很喜歡跟你聊天),適合告別時表達相見恨晚。
What a drag 是什麼意思?
What a drag 是「真掃興」的口語說法。臺詞裡有人問對方是不是在維也納下車,得到的回答就是 Yeah. What a drag.,說的是分別在即的失落。
passive-aggressive 在這裡是什麼意思？
指不正面發火,用暗示、冷淡或拖延表達不滿,中文可說「軟性對抗的、暗中不滿的」。臺詞裡說話人形容父母從不真正反對,人還挺好、也支援,所以更難名正言順地抱怨。
sit me down 是什麼意思?
sit me down 是讓某人坐下來認真談。臺詞裡說父母讓自己坐下,長篇大論地講人死後就再也見不到,還說那是自己想像出來的。
despite all that bullshit that comes along with it 在說什麼?
意思是雖說童年跟著來的都是些煩心破事,記憶裡的童年仍是一段神奇的時光。這裡的 comes along with 就是「隨之而來」。
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第 8 章resign yourself to街頭看手相被吐槽
第 9 章a real prizewinner追問前任聊到心理醫生
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