一直惦記著某事
I keep thinking about something you said.Waking Life · 2001 — 第 4 / 13 章 · 3'48" · C1
兩人聊夢境與轉世：collective memory
兩個人從「像快死的老太太回顧一生」的感覺聊起，一路扯到死後腦活動、轉世和集體記憶。一句 from the perspective of（從…的視角）把這種回望說清楚；又有人說轉世只是 collective memory（集體記憶）的詩意說法。想在閒聊裡把抽象話題講得既有畫面又不裝，這幾句很值得拆。
發生了什麼
兩個人先聊一種感覺：一人說對方常像在旁觀自己的生活，像快死的老太太從終點回望一生；另一人承認自己有時還這樣。一句 from the perspective of（從…的視角）把這種回望說清楚。話題又轉到「臨死前很期待身體已死、大腦還活著的那一刻」的傳聞，再到死後六到十二分鐘腦活動；中間一句 You know what I'm saying?（你懂我意思吧）是在確認對方有沒有跟上。最後有人說轉世只是 collective memory（集體記憶）的詩意說法，還提到填字遊戲實驗和「心靈感應」般的共享經驗。想學怎麼用英語接住抽象話題，可以從這些說法入手。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意兩人如何用回憶接住對方
- 注意 what if 後語氣變認真
- 看抽象詞怎樣被具體故事撐住
留意這幾個短語
from the perspective ofYou know what I'm saying?dumb fuckfirst-round humans
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本章短語
collective memory
集體記憶memory shared by a group
有人把轉世重新定義：它只是 collective memory（集體記憶）的一種詩意說法，語氣像在給整段推演慢慢落結論。
The song has entered the country's collective memory.這首歌已經進入這個國家的集體記憶。
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- from the perspective of
從…的視角
- You know what I'm saying?
你懂我意思吧
- dumb fuck
蠢貨（粗俗罵人）
- first-round humans
第一輪人類（新手靈魂）
- poppin' up
突然冒出來
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keep thinking 的 p 很輕，黏住。
I keep thinking about something you said.即將死去
from the perspective of an old woman about to die.回望往事
Like I'm looking back on my life.期待某事
that he was looking forward to the moment...徹底停止運轉
They say that there's still 6 to 12 minutes of brain activity after everything is shut down.持續好幾個小時
go back to sleep and I have those long, intricate, beautiful dreams that seem to last for hours,be your 連成一團，重音在 life。
Exactly. So then 6 to 1 2 minutes of brain activity, I mean, that could be your whole life.只存在於某人想像中
I mean, yeah, maybe I only exist in your mind.as anything 連讀，else 輕輕收尾。
I'm still just as real as anything else.隨著時間推移
Just about reincarnation and where all the new souls come from over time.賓語從句：where 從句作 about 的賓語，問‘新靈魂從哪來’，用陳述語序。
Just about reincarnation and where all the new souls come from over time.蠢貨（粗俗）——熟人私下罵人，正式場合停用
I always want to tell them they were probably some dumb fuck like everybody else.永恆不滅的靈魂
- So if you really believe in that ego thing of one eternal soul, - Mm-hmm.自我那套說法——口語帶輕蔑，正式討論別說
- So if you really believe in that ego thing of one eternal soul, - Mm-hmm.主語從句：what 從句作主語，is that 後接內容；等於‘我想說的是……’。
No, no. What I'm trying to say is that somehow I believe...對某事的詩意說法
reincarnation is just a-- a poetic expression of what collective memory really is.定語從句：that I read... 修飾 article，去掉仍完整。
There was this article by this biochemist that I read not long ago, and he was talking about how when a member of a species is born,憑藉、動用（記憶等） 字面像畫在上面，這裡指取用積累的記憶
it has a billion years of memory to draw on.繼承本能
And this is where we inherit our instincts.創新性飛躍
That would explain why there's all these, you know, seemingly spontaneous, worldwide, innovative leaps in science, in the arts.彼此獨立、互不依賴
You know, like the same results poppin' up everywhere independent of each other.接連冒出來——口語說新事物出現，寫作少用
You know, like the same results poppin' up everywhere independent of each other.弄明白、想出答案
- figure out the same thing. - Mm-hmm.相對於、與…相比
in relation to the general population.領會到、察覺到 字面像撿起來，這裡指接收到別人放出的答案
So it's like once the answers are out there, you know, people can pick up on 'em.'em 只剩輕 m；pick up on 連成串。
So it's like once the answers are out there, you know, people can pick up on 'em.看懂「兩人聊夢境與轉世」
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- keep thinking — keep thinking 的 p 很輕，黏住。
- could be your — be your 連成一團，重音在 life。
- as anything else — as anything 連讀，else 輕輕收尾。
- pick up on 'em — 'em 只剩輕 m；pick up on 連成串。
Like my waking life is her memories.彷彿我醒著的生活就是她的記憶。 把清醒生活倒置成別人的記憶，一句話立住全片夢境感。
And a second of dream consciousness, right, well, that's infinitely longer than a waking second.而一秒夢境意識，對吧，嗯，比清醒的一秒要長得多，長到無限。 用‘無限長’把夢的時間感說透，口語停頓也帶節奏。
I'm still just as real as anything else.我仍然和其他任何東西一樣真實。 被說成‘只存在於你腦中’後，這句輕輕頂回去，溫柔又堅定。
It's like we're all telepathically sharing our experiences.就像我們都在用心靈感應分享各自的經歷。 把‘共享經歷’說成一幅人人都在取用的圖景，抽象推演忽然有了體溫。
關於這一章的問題
from the perspective of 是什麼意思？
意思是「從…的視角」。臺詞裡說 from the perspective of an old woman about to die，就是「像一個快要死的老太太那樣看」。它後面常接人，也可以接立場、時代或某類人的眼光。
「你懂我意思吧」英語怎麼說？
可以說 You know what I'm saying?。它常放在解釋完一段話之後，用來確認對方有沒有跟上；臺詞裡問完，對方回 Oh, yeah, definitely。
「集體記憶」英語怎麼說？
是 collective memory。臺詞裡說 reincarnation is just a poetic expression of what collective memory really is，把轉世說成對集體記憶的一種詩意表達。
what if I am 是什麼意思？
意思是「就算我是呢」，語氣像把對方的假設接過來，再反問回去。臺詞裡緊接著問 Then what would you be in all that?。
poppin' up 是什麼意思？
意思是「突然冒出來」。臺詞裡說同樣的成果 poppin' up everywhere independent of each other，指它們到處出現，而且彼此沒有關聯。
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