拒絕把某物當成… 這裡指拒絕把存在主義只當一種法國時尚。
The reason why I refuse to take existentialism...Waking Life · 2001 — 第 2 / 13 章 · 2'04" · C1
一段獨白裡,說話的人替存在主義辯護:別人把它當成絕望哲學,話裡偏說恰恰相反。接著提醒別 write ourselves off(把自己判出局),也別把自己看成各種力量的受害者;還說讀後現代理論時總有 a nagging feeling(揮之不去的不安)。想用英語把觀點講清楚,可以學這種先讓步再轉折的說法。
一段獨白講到底,就是一篇完整的論述。開口的人不願把存在主義當成又一種法國時髦或歷史老古董,他說 refuse to take existentialism as...(拒絕把存在主義當成……),因為它對新世紀還有話可說。人們常把存在主義講成 philosophy of despair(絕望哲學),但這段話偏說恰恰相反:讀這些人的東西,讀到的不是煎熬,而是蓋過一切的 exuberance of feeling(情緒飽滿到往外溢)。接著批評把人說成社會建構、各種力量的交匯,等於 open up a whole new world of excuses(憑空多出一整套藉口)。責任其實很 concrete(具體的,可落實的):就是你和我說話、做決定、承擔後果。
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留意這幾個短語
take responsibility forso much asnagging feelingopen up a whole new world of
本章短語
把自己判出局dismiss oneself as hopeless
接近收束時,說話的人給出全篇結論:別因為各種力量把自己說成受害者,也別 write ourselves off(把自己判出局),語氣從分析轉為勸告。
We should never write ourselves off just because one interview went badly.我們不該因為一次面試不順就把自己判出局。
為…負責
與其說…不如說…
揮之不去的不安
憑空多出一整套
具體的,可落實的
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拒絕把某物當成… 這裡指拒絕把存在主義只當一種法國時尚。
The reason why I refuse to take existentialism...有值得提供給人的東西
is that I think it has something very important to offer us for the new century.表語從句:前面 The reason why... 作主語,is that 引出原因;別把 is that 聽成停頓。
is that I think it has something very important to offer us for the new century.熱烈地過生活
I 'm afraid we're losing the real virtues of living life passionately, the sense of taking responsibility for who you are,為某事承擔責任
I 'm afraid we're losing the real virtues of living life passionately, the sense of taking responsibility for who you are,讓自己有所成就
the ability to make something of yourself and feeling good about life.對生活感覺良好
the ability to make something of yourself and feeling good about life.絕望哲學
Existentialism is often discussed as if it's a philosophy of despair.恰恰相反
But I think the truth is just the opposite.這些哲學家——課堂口語稱呼,正式論文別用
But one thing that comes out from reading these guys...對生活的一種煎熬感
is not a sense of anguish about life so much as...與其說…不如說…
說話的人先承認讀這些哲人會看到焦慮,卻用 so much as(與其說…不如說…)把重心移到另一種更昂揚的感受,語氣像在糾正常見印象。
is not a sense of anguish about life so much as...not a 常連成一團,t 輕帶,直接滑向 a
is not a sense of anguish about life so much as...情緒飽滿到往外溢
a real kind of exuberance of feeling on top of it.由你來創造
It's like your life is yours to create.重音落在 yours 和 create,to 輕輕帶過
It's like your life is yours to create.揮之不去的不安
說話的人說自己讀後現代主義者時總有 a nagging feeling(揮之不去的不安),語氣保留、剋制,像在承認對方有吸引力卻仍不放心。
But when I read them, I always have this awful nagging feeling...被遺漏在外
that something absolutely essential is getting left out.社會建構
The more that you talk about a person as a social construction...多種力量的匯合
or as a confluence of forces...一整套新的藉口
or as fragmented or marginalized, what you do is you open up a whole new world of excuses.主語從句:what you do 作主語,is 後接 you open up... 說明結果,口語裡常重複主語。
or as fragmented or marginalized, what you do is you open up a whole new world of excuses.定語從句:that 指前面的 self or soul,作 argue about 的賓語,不是另起一句。
He's not talking about the kind of self or soul that theologians would argue about.and 只剩輕輕的 n,重音落在 you 和 me
It's something very concrete. It's you and me talking.承擔後果
Making decisions. Doing things and taking the consequences.主語從句:it 是形式主語,that 從句才是內容:可能確實有…。
It might be true that there are six billion people in the world and counting.從物質層面說
It makes a difference, first of all, in material terms.把自己判出局
接近收束時,說話的人給出全篇結論:別因為各種力量把自己說成受害者,也別 write ourselves off(把自己判出局),語氣從分析轉為勸告。
that we should never simply write ourselves off...It's like your life is yours to create.就好像你的生活由你創造。 把抽象存在主義壓成一句可帶走的宣言,短促、明亮、有餘味。
It's always our decision who we are.我們是誰,始終由我們自己決定。 把‘我是誰’從命運手裡拿回來,結尾像釘子一樣落定。
Nevertheless, what you do makes a difference.儘管如此,你所做的仍然會帶來改變。 在‘人太多’的喪氣話前保留個人行動的分量,剋制而有力。
It's something very concrete. It's you and me talking.它非常具體,就是你和我此刻在說話。 用兩個短句把抽象責任拉回面對面的現場,具體可感。
意思是「把自己判出局」,也就是把自己當成沒救的人。臺詞裡的勸法很直接:永遠別這樣看自己,也別把自己當成各種力量的受害者。
a nagging feeling。nagging 有一直纏著、趕不走的意思,形容那種讀完理論後放不下、說不清的不安,比一般的「擔心」更具體。
它是「與其說 A,不如說 B」的對比:讀這些人,與其說是對人生的煎熬,不如說是一種蓬勃的情緒,重點落在後半句。
open up a whole new world of excuses。open up a whole new world of 後面接名詞,就是憑空多出一整套某樣東西,藉口、可能性都能接。
不是。這裡取「具體的,可落實的」:責任不抽象,就是你和我說話、做決定、承擔後果這些眼前的事。
放在數字後面,表示「而且還在增加」:六十億人 and counting,就是人數還在往上走,還沒到頭。
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第 1 章on an even keel搭上小船聽人生道理
正在看 · 第 2 章write ourselves off有人替存在主義辯護
第 3 章at the whim of講課人把演化講成加速史
第 4 章collective memory兩人聊夢境與轉世
第 5 章charade獨白追問自由意志
第 6 章two sides of the same coin演說號召反抗控制
第 7 章in the middle of nowhere沙漠加油站槍戰往事
第 8 章make the best of it討教清明夢訣竅
第 9 章come out of the moment桌邊聊電影與神聖當下
第 10 章be an ant陌生人聊不想當螞蟻
第 11 章beside the point夢裡追問自己醒沒醒
第 12 章coauthors of橋上獨白談自我
第 13 章false awakenings夢裡醒來還在夢裡