这场戏：抄近路穿过大学校园
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两个家伙从移动厕所钻出来，发现身在大学校园，导航还报出超长的路程。正想溜，两个神秘人冒出来说传送门搬到了古典文学楼后面。想学 well hidden（藏得好，因为没人管）和 a wild goose chase（白忙一场）这类冷幽默说法，这段很密。
「趁还没学到东西赶紧溜」英语说 get out of here
trip to 去某地的行程get moving 动起来、赶紧出发or something ……之类的、大概是get out of here 离开这里、赶紧撤
「藏得好，因为没人管」英语说 well hidden
well hidden 藏得好，因为没人管cares about 在乎、关心pay off 还清（债务）depend on 取决于、依靠
❝ 独白 · 4 句 州长的杀人逻辑
把杀人说成自保的唯一选项，冷静得像在做数学题。
穿越之后，两个家伙从一个移动厕所里钻出来，发现身在大学校园。手机导航报出 Your trip will take 274 hours（你要走二百七十四小时），他们却只顾互相斗嘴。两个浑身发光的神秘人出现，说传送门已经搬到古典文学楼后面，那里 well hidden（藏得好，因为没人管）；他们吐槽现在没人读人文学科，年轻人只想 pay off（还清）助学贷款。另一个竞选团队的人则觉得找他们像 a wild goose chase（白忙一场），却还是决定去干掉两人。想学美式冷幽默和吐槽英语，这段很合适。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“Let's get out of here before we learn something, Butt-Head.”
趁还没学到东西，咱们赶紧离开这儿，瘪四。
用「怕学到东西」当逃跑理由，把反智玩笑说得理直气壮。
Let's ... before we ...
劝同伴赶紧离开、别多待时用；对熟人打趣，别在正式场合说。
Let's bail before this gets weird. ／ Let's head out before we regret it.
口语
before 连读，learn something 轻快带过。
Let's get out of here before we run into your ex. 趁还没撞见你前任，咱们赶紧走。
“If I don't kill those guys, I'm going to be accused of murder.”
如果我不杀了那两个家伙，我就会被人指控谋杀。
把荒唐的杀人理由包装成严密推演，冷静得可笑。
If I don't ..., I'm going to ...
讲条件推演、预告后果时用；正式或半开玩笑都行。
If I don't act now, I'll be blamed for it. ／ Unless I do it, they'll pin it on me.
中性
If I don't 连读，be accused of 放慢。
If I don't speak up, I'm going to be blamed for the delay. 如果我不吭声，延误的锅就会扣到我头上。
“And if I'm gonna be accused of murder, I might as well kill those guys.”
既然都要被指控谋杀了，那我索性就把那两个家伙杀了。
用一句「反正都一样」把逻辑闭环，荒诞里带着黑色幽默。
If I'm gonna ..., I might as well ...
破罐破摔、将就着做时用；语气随意，别对长辈说。
If they'll blame me anyway, I might as well do it. ／ If it's going to happen, I might as well own it.
口语
gonna 弱读，might as well 连成一串。
If I'm gonna be late anyway, I might as well grab coffee. 反正都要迟到了，那我不如顺路买杯咖啡。
“Feels a little bit like a wild goose chase.”
感觉有点像白忙一场的徒劳追寻。
一句轻描淡写的抱怨，用习语把「白费力」说得很地道。
Feels a little bit like ...
觉得事情白费劲、不靠谱时用；语气轻松，别写进正式报告。
This feels like a wild goose chase. ／ It's starting to feel pointless.
中性
a little bit 连读，goose chase 重音在 goose。
Looking for that receipt feels a little bit like a wild goose chase. 找那张收据感觉有点像大海捞针。
“- It is well hidden there because no one cares about the humanities anymore.”
它藏在那儿藏得特别好，因为现在没人再关心人文学科了。
把「没人重视文科」说成绝佳伪装，反讽一层套一层。
It is well ... because no one cares about ...
反讽地说某事没人管正好省事时用；偏书面、带讽刺。
It stays unnoticed because nobody cares. ／ No one looks there, so it's safe.
正式
care about 连读，humanities 重音在第二音节。
The old archive is well hidden because no one cares about paper records anymore. 那间旧档案室藏得挺好，因为现在没人管纸质档案了。
“- Mount Everest seemed like a good idea at the time for its proximity to space, but the trip was a long-y.”
当初觉得珠峰离太空近，选它是个好主意，可这趟路实在太长了。
认真解释一个荒唐决定，还自造一个 long-y 收尾，冷幽默十足。
It seemed like a good idea at the time, but ...
回想当初做错的决定时用；语气自嘲，适合聊天自黑。
It seemed like a good idea at the time. ／ Great plan, terrible follow-through.
中性
at the time 连读，long-y 拖长带笑意。
Buying that boat seemed like a good idea at the time, but it just sits there. 买那条船当时觉得是个好主意，结果它一直停着没人用。
“- Seek the portal before all is destroyed.”
在所有一切被毁灭之前，去寻找那扇传送门。
用祈使句和正经腔调，把幼稚寻宝说成史诗任务。
Seek ... before all is ...
半开玩笑地下达紧急任务时用；语气庄重，别真在正式场合说。
Find it before everything falls. ／ Go, before it's too late.
literary
Seek 重读，before all is 连读。
Seek the answer before all is lost. 趁一切还没输掉，赶紧去找答案。
If I don't kill those guys, I'm going to be accused of murder. And if I'm gonna be accused of murder, I might as well kill those guys. So we're going to find them. - Mm-hmm. - Let's take a shortcut through this thing.
如果我不杀掉那俩家伙，我就会被指控谋杀。 反正都要被指控谋杀了，那我不如干脆把他们杀了。 所以我们要找到他们。 - 嗯哼。 - 咱们穿过这玩意儿抄个近路吧。
下一章 · 13white privilege白人特权这场戏：白人特权课上抢警车意思是「徒劳的追寻、白忙一场」。台词里说 Feels a little bit like a wild goose chase，就是「感觉有点像在瞎找一气」。
意思是「还清（债务）」。台词里说 jobs that will allow them to pay off their student debt，就是「能让他们还清助学贷款的工作」。
说 well hidden，台词 It is well hidden there 就是「藏在那儿很稳妥」。常用来形容东西不容易被发现。
说 here's the deal，用来引出重点、正式开始讲。比如 Here's the deal. If I don't kill those guys... 就是「事情是这样的」。
说 take a shortcut，台词 Let's take a shortcut through this thing 就是「咱们穿过这玩意儿抄个近路吧」。
