开天辟地之初;从时间开始
Since the beginning of time,Barbie · 2023 — 第 1 / 26 章 · 2'52" · B2
旁白从娃娃的历史讲起:从前女孩只能玩着当妈妈,直到芭比出现,把「女人可以成为任何人」当作信条。可住在芭比乐园的人觉得问题都已解决,旁白只好自嘲 Who am I to burst their bubble?(我又有什么资格戳破她们的美梦?)。想学英语里讲道理又带反讽的说法,很值得一看。
旁白从开天辟地讲起:娃娃从来就有,可过去永远只有婴儿娃娃,女孩们只能 play at being(玩着扮)妈妈,好玩,但也就一阵子。直到芭比出现,她有自己的钱、房子、车和事业,于是有了那句 Because Barbie can be anything, women can be anything.(因为芭比可以成为任何人,女人也可以成为任何人。)。旁白说,女孩可以长成女人、做成任何下定决心要做的事;但她也半开玩笑地承认,住在芭比乐园的人以为女性与平权的问题都已解决,而她只能自嘲 Who am I to burst their bubble?(我又有什么资格戳破她们的美梦?)。想学英语里一边讲道理一边反讽的说法,这段开场白很经典。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
burst their bubblealways and foreverstart out asplay at being
本章短语
戳破某人的幻想、给人泼冷水to destroy someone's happy illusion
开篇旁白描写芭比乐园人人完美,再用这句反问表示自己不忍戳破,语气表面谦卑、实则点明那只是个泡泡。
I hate to burst your bubble, but the tickets sold out days ago.我不想泼你冷水,可票几天前就卖光了。
永远、生生世世(强调永不改变)
以……(身份或样子)起步
玩着扮……、不当真地假装当……
22 句台词里标了 22 处
开天辟地之初;从时间开始
Since the beginning of time,beginning 尾音的 ng 直接搭上 of,of 弱成很轻的 ə,两个词粘成一串。
Since the beginning of time,永远、生生世世(强调永不改变)
开篇旁白讲述娃娃的漫长历史,说它们从古到今都只是婴儿娃娃,为芭比的出现先做铺垫。
But the dolls were always and forever baby dolls.有一阵子;一小段时间
Which can be fun, at least for a while, anyway.which 指代前句:which 指的是前面整件事——陪娃娃玩过家家,而不是某个名词;先把当妈妈这件事说成可以很好玩,后半句再用 at least 收一下,口气立刻变得保留。
Which can be fun, at least for a while, anyway.改变了一切;彻底改写局面
Yes, Barbie changed everything.changed everything 里 changed 的 d 和 everything 的元音连起来读,像 chang-deverything,别在中间断开。
Yes, Barbie changed everything.又把一切重新改写一遍
Then, she changed it all again.起步时只是……
She might have started out as just a lady in a bathing suit, but she became so much more.远不止于此;多得多
She might have started out as just a lady in a bathing suit, but she became so much more.might have done 表推测:might have 加过去分词,说的是她可能的起点,语气比 was 松:也许当年只是个穿泳衣的女人;后面再用 but 一翻,把起点和后来拉开距离。
She might have started out as just a lady in a bathing suit, but she became so much more.自己的事业
She has her own money, her own house, her own car, her own career.可以成为任何样子
Because Barbie can be anything, women can be anything.because 原因状语从句:because 引出原因,可这句的重心其实不在解释,而在于把 Barbie 和 women 对齐:Barbie 能成为任何样子,于是 women 也能;两个 can 叠在一起,像口号。
Because Barbie can be anything, women can be anything.反过来映照到……身上
And this has been reflected back onto the little girls of today in the Real World.成长为……
Girls can grow into women, who can achieve everything and anything they set their mind to.下定决心去做;一门心思扑在
Girls can grow into women, who can achieve everything and anything they set their mind to.who 引导的定语从句:who 把 women 接上具体能力:她们能实现任何下定决心要做的事;everything and anything 这种并置,是把全称感推到极致的口语做法。
Girls can grow into women, who can achieve everything and anything they set their mind to.多亏了;全靠
Thanks to Barbie, all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved.戳破某人的幻想、给人泼冷水
开篇旁白描写芭比乐园人人完美,再用这句反问表示自己不忍戳破,语气表面谦卑、实则点明那只是个泡泡。
Who am I to burst their bubble?burst 的 t 基本省掉,their 压成一个很短的 th,直接贴上 bubble,像 burs-their-bubble。
Who am I to burst their bubble?把日子过到最精彩
living her best day every day.Because Barbie can be anything, women can be anything.因为芭比可以成为任何人,女人也可以成为任何人。 整部电影的命题句:不解释制度、不摆数据,只把芭比和女人放进同一个句式里,用一个 can 递过去。
Who am I to burst their bubble?我又有什么资格去戳破她们的美梦? 用反问把立场藏起来:表面谦卑地说自己不配拆穿,其实已经承认那是个泡泡。
Girls can grow into women, who can achieve everything and anything they set their mind to.女孩可以长成女人,去实现她们下定决心要做的任何事。 前半句只管长大,后半句突然把能力放到没有边界,中间用 who 顺滑接上。
She might have started out as just a lady in a bathing suit, but she became so much more.她起初也许只是个穿泳衣的女人,但她变成了远不止于此的存在。 先故意压低起点,再一句 but 把天花板掀掉。真正有力的不是她成了什么,而是那句 so much more 留出的空白。
She has her own money, her own house, her own car, her own career.她有自己的钱、自己的房子、自己的车、自己的事业。 四个 own 排比,把独立拆成能摸到的东西,节奏像清点,比任何口号都具体。
All of these women are Barbie, and Barbie is all of these women.这些女人都是芭比,而芭比就是这些女人。 回文式对称,把娃娃和一整个世纪的女人叠成同一个名字,一句话说完。
Thanks to Barbie, all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved.多亏了芭比,女权和平等的所有问题都已经解决。 把天大的议题说成已经完成,还用 Thanks to 这种致谢语气,反讽全靠结论的绝对。
意思是「戳破某人的幻想、给人泼冷水」。bubble 指美好的幻梦,burst 是弄破,合起来就是把人从美梦里拉回现实。
可以说 start out as,比如 she started out as a model 就是「她最早是当模特的」,用来交代一个人最初的身份或样子。
意思是「永远、生生世世」,强调一直不变。歌词、誓言和煽情的话里常见,比如 the dolls were always and forever baby dolls。
play at being 强调「玩着扮、不当真」,只是假装当某个角色。play at being mothers 就是小女孩玩过家家、假装当妈妈。
看语境。本义是「多亏了、全靠」,通常是褒义;台词里 Thanks to Barbie 却带着反讽,未必真在感谢。
下一章 · 第 2 章the voice of a generation完美的一天连拿诺奖
正在看 · 第 1 章burst their bubble旁白讲芭比改写历史
第 2 章the voice of a generation完美的一天连拿诺奖
第 3 章beach off沙滩上比划对决
第 4 章dying to完美派对突然问死
第 5 章fall into disrepair鞋跟落地不再踮脚
第 6 章be that as it may扁平脚牵出传送门
第 7 章a figure of speech独自出发去真人世界
第 8 章hold it against me初到现实世界处处别扭
第 9 章man up会议室里自夸男人掌权
第 10 章with all due respect公司慌了芭比发毛
第 11 章the last resort少女当面批判芭比
第 12 章seek my fortune肯求职碰壁芭比被抓
第 13 章up the wazoo高管们劝她进盒子
第 14 章Isn't that marvelous被追逃进厨房谈心
第 15 章come off it接芭比上车后飙车
第 16 章dream up逃回乐园发现全变了
第 17 章fly off the shelves回到被肯占领的乐园
第 18 章snap out of it泄气后只想被留下
第 19 章make a run for it跌到低谷被劝回去
第 20 章existential crisis崩溃自白到女性宣言
第 21 章tie herself into knots细数女性两难处境
第 22 章the old standby姐妹们练兵反击肯
第 23 章take advantage of策划夺回芭比乐园
第 24 章took you for granted投票复位后向肯道歉
第 25 章hold on to肯的身份危机
第 26 章living in the shadows道歉、分权又提新点子