磨練品格
有人翻舊賬，把生日當天上班說成 build character（磨練品格），語氣像在記仇地調侃。
'Cause you said working on my birthday would help me build character.Clerks II · 2006 — 第 3 / 17 章 · 2'47" · C1
快餐店裡吵變形金剛：more than meets the eye
快餐店裡，一個十九歲的人被拿跟母親吻別說事，句句不留情。有人翻舊賬，說對方講過生日上班能 build character（磨練品格）；又有人用 more than meets the eye（不止表面那樣）替《變形金剛》辯護。朋友互相拆臺、聊電影接梗時，這幾句都能直接用。
發生了什麼
快餐店裡，有人拿一個十九歲年輕人的年齡、讓媽媽接送和跟媽媽吻別開玩笑，句句不留情。另一個人說自己心情好，因為網上說要拍《變形金剛》真人電影，還提到自己的網名是擎天柱。一句 the Transformers sucked（《變形金剛》爛透了）把話題點燃；有人用 more than meets the eye（不止表面那樣）回擊，有人搬出聖經夏令營的流程圖，說《變形金剛》像是 a gift from God（天賜之物），另一個人立刻用 unholy curse（邪惡詛咒）頂回去。朋友互相拆臺、聊電影接梗時，這些說法都能直接拿來用。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意玩笑怎樣一步步升級
- 宗教詞和粗口怎樣並置
- 看被戳中的人如何轉移話題
留意這幾個短語
build characterwhy the fuckI wish I didn'tmore than meets the eye
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本章短語
more than meets the eye
不止表面那樣more than is obvious
前面剛有人說《變形金剛》很爛，這句 more than meets the eye（不止表面那樣）立刻用主題句回敬，既辯護又玩變形梗。
There's more than meets the eye to her quiet blog—half the posts are detective stories.她那安靜的部落格不止表面那樣，一半文章是偵探故事。
本章還有
- build character
磨練品格
- why the fuck
到底為什麼（粗）
- I wish I didn't
真希望我不知道
- beat the pants off
輕鬆打敗
- as it turns out
結果發現
本章全部批註
49 句台詞裡標了 30 處
讓某人開車接送
Why the fuck are you still getting rides from your mother?are you 輕輕帶過，重音落在 still
Why the fuck are you still getting rides from your mother?和某人吻別
And even worse, what the fuck are you kissing her good-bye for?搞什麼鬼（粗）——強烈不解或發火時用，正式場合別用
And even worse, what the fuck are you kissing her good-bye for?他媽的（加強語氣）——熟人爆粗加強語氣，正式場合絕不要用
What is she, your fuckin' prom date?心情太好
I'm in too good a mood.冠詞 a 常弱化為 /ə/，只留輕輕一聲；重音落在 good 和 mood 上，too 也別搶拍。
I'm in too good a mood.slipped you 裡 d 和 y 黏連，尾巴別吞
Because your mom slipped you the tongue?舌吻了某人——低俗玩笑，別對不熟的人說
Because your mom slipped you the tongue?真人版電影
No, because I just read online that there's gonna be a live-action Transformers movie.網名；網路暱稱
Well... I mean, as you know, my online handle is Optimus Prime.儘可能好的網名
I'm, like, positioned or whatever with the best possible Net handle and e-mail address for when the movie comes out.豔福不淺（粗俗）——男性間粗俗玩笑，公開場合別用
Oh, you're gonna be rolling in the pussy, man.舌吻；法式接吻——熟人調侃，畫面粗俗，正式場合別用
Says the guy who was just playing tonsil hockey with his mother.別煩某人；讓某人清靜會兒
Leave Elias alone, Randal!meets the 自然滑過去，eye 拉長
They were more than meets the eye.被允許看
I thought you weren't even allowed to watch a lot of TV in your house 'cause you're all Christian and shit.被動否定：were not allowed to do 表示‘不被允許做’，even 把語氣再推強。
I thought you weren't even allowed to watch a lot of TV in your house 'cause you're all Christian and shit.之類的（粗俗）——熟人隨口列舉時用，正式場合別用
I thought you weren't even allowed to watch a lot of TV in your house 'cause you're all Christian and shit.結果發現
有人被質疑基督徒家庭不許看電視，用 as it turns out（結果發現）轉到解釋，語氣像在認真講道理。
Well, as it turns out, cars and trucks that turn into...變成另一種機器
because my pastor says that machines can turn into other machines, and it's not a sleight against God.賓語從句：says that... 中 that 從句作 says 的賓語，說明牧師的具體說法。
because my pastor says that machines can turn into other machines, and it's not a sleight against God.正式原因連詞：inasmuch as 引出原因，等於‘因為/就…而言’，後文接完整解釋。
Transformers were a total sleight against God, inasmuch as報答；報復
有人把上帝送子受難說成人類要 pay someone back（報答；報復），再諷刺人類拿爛動畫回報，語氣誇張又冒犯。
and all we did to pay him back was make terrible fucking cartoons like the Transformers.all 強調結構：all we did was do... 把‘我們只做了…’拎出來，was 後接動詞原形。
and all we did to pay him back was make terrible fucking cartoons like the Transformers.天賜之物
...the Transformers are like a gift from God, Randal.邪門的東西；邪惡詛咒
They are an unholy curse from the beast we call the Desolate One.墮落者之首
The first of the fallen, the spoiler of virgins, the master of abortions!黑暗力量
You know I don't like to talk about dark forces, Randal.看懂「快餐店裡吵變形金剛」
發音重點
- are you still — are you 輕輕帶過，重音落在 still
- too good a — 冠詞 a 常弱化為 /ə/，只留輕輕一聲；重音落在 good 和 mood 上，too 也別搶拍。
- slipped you — slipped you 裡 d 和 y 黏連，尾巴別吞
- meets the eye — meets the 自然滑過去，eye 拉長
'Cause you said working on my birthday would help me build character.因為你說過生日那天上班能幫我磨練品格。 把‘磨練品格’這種正經話塞進翻舊賬，荒誕又記仇。
Says the guy who was just playing tonsil hockey with his mother.這話出自一個剛跟媽媽舌吻的人之口。 用‘Says the guy who…’反手把指責打回去，畫面越噁心越有效。
They were more than meets the eye.它們可不只是表面看上去那樣。 借《變形金剛》主題句回敬‘很爛’，字面和玩梗同時成立。
They are an unholy curse from the beast we call the Desolate One.它們是來自我們稱為‘荒寂者’的野獸的邪惡詛咒。 把動畫片升級成惡魔學控訴，一本正經的誇張製造笑點。
關於這一章的問題
more than meets the eye 是什麼意思？
意思是「不止表面那樣」，用來反駁《變形金剛》很爛的說法，表示它們不只表面看起來那麼簡單。
「磨練品格」英語怎麼說？
說 build character。臺詞裡有人翻舊賬，說對方講過生日上班能幫自己 build character（磨練品格）。
「輕鬆打敗」英語怎麼說？
用 beat the pants off。臺詞裡說《變形金剛》能 beat the pants off（輕鬆打敗）《危險遊俠》。
unholy curse 是什麼意思？
意思是「邪惡詛咒」，臺詞裡有人用它罵《變形金剛》，說它們是野獸降下的詛咒。
pay someone back 在這裡是報答還是報復？
這裡是「報答」那一面：前面說上帝派獨生子救贖人類，這句說人類拿爛動畫來 pay him back（報答），語氣是反諷。
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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
第 11 章term of endearment為一句蔑稱吵翻
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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
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