out of your 快說時擠成一串，of 只留一口氣帶過
Are you out of your fucking mind?!Clerks II · 2006 — 第 11 / 17 章 · 2'32" · C1
為一句蔑稱吵翻：term of endearment
一句「這有什麼大不了的」，把快餐店櫃檯吵成了辯論場。有人把「門廊猴子」直接定性為 racial slur（種族蔑稱），也有人不服氣地反問 since when did（哪有這規矩）；再搬出奶奶的舊事，又被 term of endearment（暱稱、愛稱）一句頂回去，說叫法再親也改不了性質。想學怎麼反問、怎麼反駁，這些說法都用得上。
發生了什麼
櫃檯前，一句「門廊猴子」被說成沒什麼大不了，反駁的人卻不肯放過：一邊指出這是 racial slur（種族蔑稱），一邊反問 since when did（哪有這規矩）。有人搬出奶奶的舊事當證據，對方接住這點，說就算那是 term of endearment（暱稱、愛稱），it's still a racial slur（它仍然是種族蔑稱）；後面更補一句「它存在的唯一理由就是貶低整個種族」。一來一回，練的是怎麼用反問、冷嘲和一句狠話把立場說清楚。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意誰一直在講詞源，誰只講自己的感受
- 聽舉祖母例子時那種理直氣壯的語氣
- 注意插話的人如何把火越燒越大
留意這幾個短語
shit-cannedout of your fucking mindlisten to youold-timer
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本章短語
term of endearment
暱稱、愛稱a nickname showing affection
反駁的一方先把對方最有力的理由接住：你祖母也許真是把它當 term of endearment，也就是暱稱、愛稱來叫你。語氣冷靜，像先承認再推翻。
'Little bear' was her father's term of endearment for her.「小熊」是父親對她的愛稱。
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- shit-canned
被炒魷魚
- out of your fucking mind
你瘋了吧
- listen to you
你聽聽你自己說的
- old-timer
老派的人
- come to think of it
說到這兒才想起
本章全部批註
60 句台詞裡標了 26 處
有什麼大不了的
What?! What's the big deal?打小就如此——熟人之間調侃，正式場合別用
Oh, I don't know... since forever!針對某族群的蔑稱
- Why? - Because "porch monkey" is a racial slur against black people.假裝某事沒發生過
I am going to pretend like this conversation didn't happen.差一步就被…
Elias, go pick up that fucking mess, and you are this close to getting shit-canned!一塌糊塗的爛攤子——氣頭上罵人，任何正式場合都別出口
Elias, go pick up that fucking mess, and you are this close to getting shit-canned!丟了飯碗
Are you trying to get fired?成了種族蔑稱
Since when did "porch monkey" suddenly become a racial slur?胡說八道——平輩吵架時用，正式場合絕對別出口
Oh, bullshit.過去常常這樣叫我
My grandmother used to call me a porch monkey all the time when I was a kid, because I'd sit on the porch and stare at my neighbors.would表過去習慣：would 這裡不是「將會」，是回憶小時候常做的事，等於 used to。
My grandmother used to call me a porch monkey all the time when I was a kid, because I'd sit on the porch and stare at my neighbors.讓步從句：用「儘管」先把對方的理由整塊接住，主句再用 still 翻盤。
Despite the fact that your grandmother might have used it as a term of endearment for you,重音壓在 still 上，it's 和 a 輕輕帶過，對比才出來
it's still a racial slur.一把年紀的老派人——背後形容長輩，別當面叫，顯老失禮
She was just an old-timer.強調助動詞：肯定句里加 did 是強調「她確實這麼說過」，不是疑問也不是否定。
But my grandmother did refer to a broken beer bottle once as a nigger knife.應該被看作…
Well, I still don't think "porch monkey" should be considered a racial term.拿這個詞去形容誰
I mean, I've always used it to describe lazy people, not lazy black people.真下功夫的話就能…
I think if we really tried, we could reclaim "porch monkey" and save it.它之所以存在的最初理由 這裡指這個詞最初被造出來的目的，不是「首先」
The sole purpose for its creation, the only reason it exists in the first place, is to disparage an entire race.同位語插入：主語後插進一個同義成分補充，真正的謂語 is 被推到後面。
The sole purpose for its creation, the only reason it exists in the first place, is to disparage an entire race.purpose for its 連成一口氣，別在 for 後面停
The sole purpose for its creation, the only reason it exists in the first place, is to disparage an entire race.就因為我的膚色
Telling me I can't do something because of the color of my skin?給某人拿某物；點單時問要什麼
What can I get for you, you little porch monkey?問句裡 can 常弱到幾乎聽不見，重音落在 what 和 get
What can I get for you, you little porch monkey?把這個詞收回來自己用 不是「收回說過的話」，而是把蔑稱據為己有、重新定義
It's cool. I'm taking it back.看懂「為一句蔑稱吵翻」
發音重點
- out of your — out of your 快說時擠成一串，of 只留一口氣帶過
- it's still a — 重音壓在 still 上，it's 和 a 輕輕帶過，對比才出來
- purpose for its — purpose for its 連成一口氣，別在 for 後面停
- What can I — 問句裡 can 常弱到幾乎聽不見，重音落在 what 和 get
The sole purpose for its creation, the only reason it exists in the first place, is to disparage an entire race.它被造出來只有一個目的，它之所以存在，從頭到尾就是為了貶低一整個種族。 兩次同位重複把話說死：問題不在誰在用，而在造詞動機。
I think if we really tried, we could reclaim "porch monkey" and save it.我覺得要是我們真下功夫，完全能把這個詞收回來、救活它。 reclaim a word 是文化論戰的關鍵動作，一句把理想主義說得有點天真。
And even if it could be saved, you can't save it, because you're not black!就算這詞真能被救回來，也輪不到你救——你又不是黑人！ 先讓一步再抽走資格，辯論裡最狠的一刀是「你沒這個身份」。
I am going to pretend like this conversation didn't happen.我就當這場對話沒發生過。 最體面的撤退句，用假裝把爛攤子一刀切掉，冷麵喜感。
That's the way people talked back then.那年頭的人就那麼說話。 人人都用過的開脫，把責任推給時代，短而典型。
關於這一章的問題
racial slur 是什麼意思？
指標對某個族群的蔑稱、侮辱性叫法。戲裡有人把「門廊猴子」直接定性成 a racial slur against black people，就是「針對黑人的種族蔑稱」。
「差一步就被炒魷魚」英語怎麼說？
用 this close to getting shit-canned，this close 是「就差這麼一點」，shit-canned 是被開除的口語說法，比 get fired 更衝，適合熟人之間抱怨或警告。
since when did 是什麼語氣？
是反問，意思是「哪有這規矩」，帶不認同和挑釁。戲裡有人用它質問「門廊猴子」什麼時候成了蔑稱，等於先不承認對方的說法。
listen to you 是讓人「聽你說話」嗎？
不是。它是「你聽聽你自己說的」，帶譏諷，是把對方的話頂回去。前一句剛說「因為你不是黑人，所以救不了」，這句就反問對方憑什麼按膚色定資格。
「說到這兒才想起」英語怎麼說？
come to think of it，用在忽然想到一件事、補充前面話題的時候。戲裡有人用它把話頭一轉，接著想起奶奶的舊事。
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第 2 章hit the jackpot婚房還是佛州公寓
第 3 章more than meets the eye快餐店裡吵變形金剛
第 4 章sow your wild oats為迎老闆吵翻
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第 6 章give someone the time of day打烊前爭論婚姻
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第 8 章piece together逼問出枕頭褲怪談
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第 10 章blow off some steam薯條沒炸好，罵出種族髒話
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第 12 章tie your life to someone準新郎怕婚禮跳舞
第 13 章You and what army?備餐檯前坦白懷孕
第 14 章at its finest送別派對變人獸秀
第 15 章smooth things over牢房裡翻舊賬
第 16 章take a bullet for someone為搬走翻臉的老友
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