這事不是已經談完了嗎
Come on, I thought we were done with that.The Man from Earth · 2007 — 第 6 / 18 章 · 3'52" · C1
問五歲住哪,答小石城;從家去市場往哪邊,答不上,只記得加油站和空地。今天回去已經蓋滿。You can't go home again(故地已非,回不去)補的是原因:那兒不在了。後頭還有 Think what I've had to unlearn(把學過的再丟掉)。老街變了、人又要走,這兩句比只說「變了」清楚。
搬家的箱子還沒搬完,有人卻偏要接著聽。先給的理由只是有幾分道理(a certain amount of sense),不是全對,只是有一段說得通。緊接著點出荒唐的前提(absurd premises):出發點可以很怪,步驟仍整齊。後頭用童年住址來問:五歲住小石城,從家去市場往哪邊答不上,記住的是加油站和空地,今天回去一定蓋滿。You can't go home again(故地已非,回不去)補上俗語的原因,是那個地方已經不在。覺得對方只對了一截、想說前提站不住、或是老地方蓋滿了,這幾句都能派上用場。
這場戲看什麼
留意這幾個短語
a certain amount of senseabsurd premisesstuck in your mindYou can't go home again
本章短語
故地已非,回不去the old home no longer exists
空地已經蓋滿,接著一句是 You can't go home again。不是抒情,是給俗語補原因:地方沒了,原來的問題不成立。語氣平靜。
You can't go home again; our street is a parking garage now.回不去了,咱們那條街現在是停車場。
有幾分道理
荒唐的前提
留在記憶裡
把學過的再丟掉
冒充並被當真
80 句台詞裡標了 30 處
這事不是已經談完了嗎
Come on, I thought we were done with that.有幾分道理
有人想收話題,對面不肯。a certain amount of sense 不是說他全對,只承認有一段推得通,值得再聽。語氣是留人,不是宣判。
Besides, I think he's making a certain amount of sense.amount的尾音貼住of,of不要單獨成拍
Besides, I think he's making a certain amount of sense.荒唐的前提
上一句剛說有幾分道理,這句把黑格爾抬出來。absurd premises 指出發點可以荒唐,步驟卻很整齊。語氣像冷幽默,不是罵人瘋。
Like Hegel. Logic from absurd premises.靠雙手幹活,不坐著動嘴
I like to work with my hands.have輕輕一帶,別和would、loved同樣重
He would have loved them, though.聽了也不熱、提不起勁的課 tepid本義不燙不涼,這裡說課平淡
I learned that in- professor Hensen's tepid lectures.Little中間的t輕輕一彈,別咬死停住
Little Rock.留在記憶裡
方向和距離問過之後,下一句是 Were there any references that stuck in your mind? stuck in your mind 是留在記憶裡。references 才是路上的參照,不是地圖上的街名。
Were there any references that stuck in your mind?定語從句:that修飾references,指定留在記憶裡的那些標記。
Were there any references that stuck in your mind?空地被房子蓋滿,舊樣沒了 不是情緒積著,是房子把空地蓋滿
No. I'm sure it's all different and built up.老家那個樣子已經不在,人回不去 不是有人攔路,沒了的是五歲時的市場和空地
Thus the saying "You can't go home again" Because it isn't there anymore.按自己的尺度來想 不是地圖比例尺,是按他自己的尺度
Picture it on my scale-城市沒有邊界地往外鋪
My eye sees freeways, urban sprawl, Big Macs under the Eiffel tower.一次比一次更大,停不下來
Early on, the world got bigger and bigger, and then...離開原地,換個地方重新開始 不是換到下一話題,是離開原地、另起一段
As you've said, there's talk of my not aging, And when that happens, I move on.動名詞否定:my not aging把不老收成話題,不是眼前的動作。
As you've said, there's talk of my not aging, And when that happens, I move on.事先準備好下一套能用的身份
Well, it might make sense to set up your next identity,讓別人把你當成你自己的兒子 不是考試通過,是別人真把你當成那個人
I've done that a few times, even passed as my own son.穿幫被抓住——熟人講穿幫可以用,文書和對警察別用
On the other hand, I've been busted a few times.政府申請材料是造的
Spent a year in jail, Belgium, 1862 - I won't forget that - for faking a government application.插入語:破折號裡先插一句不忘,主線仍是偽造申請坐牢。
Spent a year in jail, Belgium, 1862 - I won't forget that - for faking a government application.When'd把did收成很短的d,嘴別重開
When'd you come to America?緊接在某事之後,中間幾乎不隔
1890, right after Van Gogh's death, With some French immigrants...不是你們心裡那個我
Wanted to say good-bye to you as me, not what you thought I was.搭把手幫忙
上一句是 I've got boxes to move,還有箱子要搬。下一句是 I'll give you a hand。give you a hand 是搭把手幫忙,幫眼前的活,不是把一隻手遞過去。
I'll give you a hand.給自己的起點留的一件紀念
As a memento to your beginnings, even if you didn't have the concept of beginnings?讓步從句:even if先讓步:就算沒有開始這個概念,仍要問為何留著。
As a memento to your beginnings, even if you didn't have the concept of beginnings?重音落在lied上,could have快速帶過
You could have lied about that.趁我離開、人不在場的時候
Don't talk about me while I'm gone.Thus the saying "You can't go home again" Because it isn't there anymore.所以才有那句“你回不了家”,因為那個家已經不在了。 俗語後面把原因說死:回不去是因為地方沒了。
My eye sees freeways, urban sprawl, Big Macs under the Eiffel tower.我的眼睛看見的是高速路、攤開的城區,還有埃菲爾鐵塔下的巨無霸。 三個當今物象並置,把“現在”砸實,具體到品牌。
Think what I've had to unlearn.想想我不得不丟掉多少曾經當真的東西。 短句把聽眾拉進來算賬,比“我忘了多少”更狠。
I've done that a few times, even passed as my own son.這種事我做過幾次,甚至冒充過自己的兒子。 even把更出格的一步輕輕帶出,聽完卻讓人停住。
Wanted to say good-bye to you as me, not what you thought I was.我想以我自己的樣子跟你們告別,而不是你們以為的那個人。 他說 as me,要對上的是你們所以為的那個人,這句告別其實是在揭開身份。
You could have lied about that.這件事你本來可以撒謊的。 不誇誠實,只點出他放棄了更容易的謊。
意思是「故地已非,回不去」。問今天回去會不會還是老樣子,回答是 No. I'm sure it's all different and built up(肯定全變了,房子蓋滿)。接著才說 You can't go home again,並補 because it isn't there anymore:那個地方已經不在了。不是有人攔著不讓回。
forget 是記不住。unlearn 是把學過的舊知識、舊習慣主動丟掉。原句是 Think what I've had to unlearn(想想我得把多少舊認知丟掉)。前面記憶還停在森林、高山、苔原和峽谷,眼睛看見的卻是高速公路和鋪開的城區;世界起初越來越大,然後才輪到這句。記得很清,才要丟掉,不是忘了。
口語裡是被抓、被逮到,不是正式的逮捕用語。前一句說能省掉資格證明,這一句是 On the other hand, I've been busted a few times(不過我也被抓過幾次)。下一句提到 1862 年在比利時因偽造政府申請坐了一年牢。臺詞看不出是不是同一個人在補同一次舊賬。朋友之間講自己被發現,可以說 I got busted。
不是遞一隻手。give you a hand 是搭把手,幫眼前的活。上一句是 I've got boxes to move,還有箱子要搬,下一句才是 I'll give you a hand。把話題岔開的是搬箱子那句,這個說法只管幫忙。
tepid 是不冷不熱。tepid lectures 就是聽了也不熱、提不起勁的課。臺詞裡先說地理又沒變,緊挨著就提到教授那些不鹹不淡的課。形容課、會、講話溫吞,比只說「無聊」具體,聽的人提不起精神。
說 work with my hands。有人說那時候叫雅克·伯恩,養豬的。下一句有人問是不是養豬的。再下一句 I like to work with my hands,就是喜歡動手幹活。介紹手藝和體力活可以用,別拿去形容只是打字。
下一章 · 第 7 章almost wish it were true講到佛陀卻沒說破
第 1 章itchy feet歡送會上急著搬走
第 2 章itchy feet塑膠杯裡敬告別
第 3 章pan out丟擲洞穴人假設
第 4 章a day over笑他看著頂多九百歲
第 5 章just happened追問長生只是碰巧
正在看 · 第 6 章You can't go home again問到故地已經不在
第 7 章almost wish it were true講到佛陀卻沒說破
第 8 章no way to disprove屋裡對質怪故事
第 9 章So much for盤問自稱洞穴人的男子
第 10 章I never said否認不死只承認老
第 11 章survivor's guilt從怕死問到愧疚
第 12 章on the ropes喪妻後追問到掏槍
第 13 章a touch of senility追問長生故事破綻
第 14 章no need of that hypothesis信仰追問逼到身份
第 15 章have something in mind眾人爭論耶穌往事
第 16 章the jury is still out耶穌問題被原樣送回
第 17 章If I said no否認神蹟把選擇拋回
第 18 章chasing our tails故事收場追問真名