Chasing Amy · 1997 — 第 13 / 20 章 · 4'28" · C1

簽名會上勸他問過去:barkin' up the wrong tree

漫畫簽名會上,有人為女友的過去心裡發愁,對面的人先甩出一句 barkin' up the wrong tree(找錯物件),又拿圈子裡的偏見開涮。最後那句 point-blank(直截了當地)才是真提醒:別繞彎子,直接問。

發生了什麼

漫畫簽名會上,話題從班基為何鬧彆扭說起,有人用 warped perception(扭曲的看法)形容他的心思:在他眼裡,對方是被「黑暗面」搶走了;另一邊承認這事兒讓自己心裡過不去,還說班基的 bullshit detector(識謊雷達)很靈。隨後話鋒轉到身份和圈子裡的偏見,又有人點出:也許真正讓人不安的,是那點脆弱的幻想可能不是真的。最後給出的直白建議是 point-blank(直截了當地)問那姑娘的過去,別等事情大到兩個人都挪不動。想學怎麼用習語點破偏見、怎麼勸人別繞彎子,這些說法都能直接帶走。

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本章短語

barkin' up the wrong tree

找錯物件pursuing the wrong target

有人剛聽完挖黑料的說法,反問對方:若想拆散兩人,那是 barkin' up the wrong tree(找錯物件)。語氣是看穿把戲的調侃,不是認真勸架。

If you want me to cancel the trip, you're barkin' up the wrong tree.你要我取消旅行,那你是找錯人了。

本章還有

  • warped perception

    扭曲的看法

  • bullshit detector

    識謊雷達

  • Thanks for being so comforting

    明謝實諷

  • Screw that all-for-one shit

    去他的同舟共濟

  • resort to

    不得已採用

本章全部批註

72 句台詞裡標了 32 處

短語 · B1make a deal

達成那筆交易

You better be ready to make that deal.
俚語 · B2bitch

賤人(這裡指男的)——背後罵人用,帶侮辱性,正式場合絕不能用

So, where's that bitch partner of yours been?
短語 · B1have a real problem with something

對…很介意

He's having a real problem with this Alyssa thing.
短語 · B2tap into something

觸到了那根神經 這裡指戳中他那點恐同情緒,不是接水管。

This latest episode between you and Miss Thing has tapped into that.
語法 · B2which is she

非限制性定語從句:逗號後的 which is she 補充說明 dark side 指的就是 she,不限制前面的名詞。

In his warped perception, he lost you to the "dark side," which is she.
發音in a way

in a 快說時擠得很輕,way 才稍微拖出來

That boy loves you in a way that he ain't ready to deal with.
短語 · C1dig up dirt on someone

挖某人的黑料 dirt 不是灰塵,是見不得人的舊事。

- He's been digging up dirt on Alyssa. - Uh-uh, honey!
短語 · B2split someone up

把你們拆散

Then he's barkin' up the wrong tree if he wants to split you up, isn't he?
短語 · C1see the error of one's ways

認識到自己的錯

He's not gonna make you see the error of your ways...
短語 · B2get to someone

讓我心裡過不去 不是到達我這裡,是情緒被影響。

- Actually, it has kinda gotten to me. - How so?
發音so comforting

so、comforting 加重,thanks 拖長

Thanks for being so comforting. I appreciate it.
短語 · C1fall prey to something

中了…的招

by falling prey to that latest of trendy beasts.
短語 · C1lipstick lesbian

女性化的女同 不是“口紅女同”的字面組合,指外表中性化程度低的女同。

Got this fool picture of lipstick lesbians in their heads, like they all resemble Alyssa, while most of'em look more like you.
俚語 · C1fags

基佬(侮辱性)——針對男同的蔑稱,除非引用或反擊,別用

I thought you fags were all supersupportive of one another.
短語 · C1minority of the minority

少數中的少數

I gotta deal with bein' a minority in the minority of the minority, and nobody's supportin' my ass.
短語 · C1fawn over someone

追捧

While the whole of society's fawning over girls-on-girls, here I sit, a reviled gay man.
短語 · B2to top it all off

更糟的是 不是往頂上再加東西,是再添一樁糟心事。

And to top that off, I'm a gay black man, notoriously, the most swishy of the bunch.
俚語 · C1swishy

娘娘腔的——帶刻板印象的舊詞,玩笑也容易冒犯

And to top that off, I'm a gay black man, notoriously, the most swishy of the bunch.
語法 · B2He the devil

零系動詞:黑人英語口語裡常省略 is:He the devil 等於 He is the devil,語氣更硬更街頭。

He the devil. Understand?
短語 · B2take one's eye off something

把視線移開、不再盯著 這句用 never 兜住否定:目光一刻也別離開當權者。

Never take your eye off the Man.
俚語 · B2the Man

當權者/體制——黑人社群口語,指壓人的權威

Never take your eye off the Man.
俚語 · B2Word is bond

說話算話——街頭和嘻哈圈口語,熟人之間用

- Fight the power, little G. - Word is bond.
俚語 · B2little G

小兄弟——年長者對年輕男孩的街頭稱呼

- Fight the power, little G. - Word is bond.
短語 · A2the rest of something

世界上其他人

What is it about gay men that terrifles the rest of the world?
語法 · C1What is it about gay men that terrifles

強調問句:用 What is it about... that... 把焦點放在 gay men 上,問的是“到底哪一點”讓世界害怕。

What is it about gay men that terrifles the rest of the world?
短語 · C1a hang-up about something

對…的心結

- As for this hang-up with Alyssa's past, - Um-hm.
短語 · B1when it comes to something

說到…方面

Men need to believe that they're Marco-fuckin'- Polo when it comes to sex.
短語 · C2labor under a delusion

抱著錯覺 labor 不是幹活,是揹著錯誤想法過日子。

and let them labor under the delusion that they're rockin' my world...
短語 · C1nothing new under the sun

太陽底下無新事

if people would just accept there's nothin' new under the sun, and anything you can do with a person...
短語 · B1do yourself a favor

聽我一句勸 不是叫你幫自己一個忙,是“照我說的做對你有好處”。

Do yourself a favor: Just ask the girl about her past point-blank.
短語 · B2get something out of the way

提前解決掉 不是把它挪開,是先把麻煩處理掉。

Get it out of the way before it gets too big for both of y'all to move.
發音both of y'all

of 只剩輕聲,y'all 緊貼 both,別逐字頓

Get it out of the way before it gets too big for both of y'all to move.

看懂「簽名會上勸他問過去」

發音重點

  • in a way — in a 快說時擠得很輕,way 才稍微拖出來
  • so comforting — so、comforting 加重,thanks 拖長
  • both of y'all — of 只剩輕聲,y'all 緊貼 both,別逐字頓
That boy loves you in a way that he ain't ready to deal with.

那男孩愛你,愛到自己都不敢面對。 把愛、恐懼和不肯承認壓進一句,重音落在 loves 和 ain't ready 上。

Gay or straight, ugly's still ugly.

同性戀也好,異性戀也好,醜還是醜。 一句把性向和外貌切開:是同性戀也不等於好看,醜還是醜。

Men need to believe that they're Marco-fuckin'- Polo when it comes to sex.

男人在性這件事上,總需要相信自己是他媽的馬可·波羅。 把探險家名字塞進粗口,一句戳破男性性自負的表演。

Do yourself a favor: Just ask the girl about her past point-blank.

聽我一句:直接當面問那女孩的過去。 勸告不繞彎:先給動作,再給方式,point-blank 收得乾脆。

關於這一章的問題

barkin' up the wrong tree 是什麼意思?

意思是「找錯物件」,把力氣用錯了方向。臺詞裡說,想拆散兩個人卻拿她其實不「彎」來說事,就是找錯了物件。

「直截了當地問」英語怎麼說?

可以說 point-blank。臺詞裡的建議是 Just ask the girl about her past point-blank,意思就是別繞彎子,直接問那姑娘過去的事。

「識謊雷達」用英語怎麼表達?

臺詞用 bullshit detector 形容很會聽出胡扯的本事:Banky's got a pretty good bullshit detector。中文可以理解成「識謊雷達」。

warped perception 是什麼意思?

意思是「扭曲的看法」,指把事看歪了。臺詞裡說,在他扭曲的看法中,你被「黑暗面」搶走了,而那個黑暗面就是她。

Thanks for being so comforting 是真心感謝嗎?

這句更像反話,中文概括為「明謝實諷」。前面剛有人拿「同時跟好幾個人」開玩笑,緊接著說這句,更像在諷刺對方真會安慰人。

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