这场戏：倒着开车被喊话救宇宙
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瘪四和大头蛋倒着开车甩追兵，另一个宇宙的人喊话：只剩三分钟穿过传送门，否则一切荡然无存，因为我们的宇宙 hang in the balance（悬于一线），而那边的技术 you can only dream of（你们做梦都想不到）。可两人只关心看毛片、要不要换台。想学怎么用英语讲紧急关头，这几句很上头。
going backwards（倒退、倒着开）也能甩掉追兵
going backwards 倒退、倒着开Nothing to worry about 没什么好担心的field of vision 视野、可见范围
三分钟 go through the portal（穿过传送门），宇宙 hang in the balance（悬而未决）
go through the portal 穿过传送门hang in the balance 悬而未决、岌岌可危can only dream of 做梦才想得到
❝ 独白 · 6 句 no matter（算了、不要紧），传送门 At great personal expense（付出巨大代价）又挪了
the basis of English grammar 英语语法的基础no matter 算了、不要紧At great personal expense 付出巨大代价poorly renovated 翻修得很差
瘪四和大头蛋倒着车甩掉追兵，另一个宇宙的人突然喊话：三分钟内必须穿过传送门，因为我们的宇宙 hang in the balance（悬于一线）；他们那边有你们 you can only dream of（做梦都想不到）的技术。两人一听来了劲，追问能不能在上面看毛片，对方说能，要多少有多少。可话锋一转，他们嫌节目难看，只想 Change the channel（换个台），压根不理什么拯救宇宙，最后还得赶去伍德森街的传送门。想学怎么用英语讲十万火急、讲外星科技，这些句子都能直接用。
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。
“- Our universe has technology that you can only dream of.”
我们的宇宙有你只能做梦才想得到的技术。
用定语从句把炫耀说得轻描淡写，越平静越显优越。
something that you can only dream of
夸一件好东西、带点羡慕时用；对朋友闲聊可以，正式介绍别用这种口气。
tech you can only imagine ／ something beyond your wildest dreams
中性
technology that 连读，dream of 收轻。
This phone has features you can only dream of. 这部手机有你想都想不到的功能。
“- You could have saved the universe and maybe learned how Latin is the basis of English grammar.”
你本可以拯救宇宙，说不定还能顺便学会拉丁语是英语语法的基础。
把拯救宇宙和学语法并列，一本正经的落差就是笑点。
You could have done something and maybe ...
半开玩笑地数落别人错过机会时用；对熟人可以说，严肃场合别说。
You could have helped and learned something. ／ You might have saved us and picked up a thing or two.
口语
could have 连读成 coulda，basis 重读。
You could have come earlier and maybe caught the opening. 你本可以早点来，说不定还能看到开场。
“- But no matter. At great personal expense, we have moved the portal again.”
不过没关系。我们付出了巨大的个人代价，又把传送门挪了个地方。
先一句算了把不满带过，再用大词自抬，转折干脆。
At great personal expense, we have done something
先宽慰对方、再强调自己付出时用；对朋友吐槽可以，正式汇报别夸张。
At great cost, we did it again. ／ At no small expense, we made the change.
正式
But no matter 断开，personal expense 连读。
At great personal expense, we redid the whole plan. 我们付出了巨大代价，把整个方案重做了。
“- The East Germans train their assassination teams to drive backwards to give their snipers a better field of vision.”
东德人训练他们的暗杀小队倒着开车，好让狙击手有更好的视野。
军事术语一本正经地解释荒诞倒车，反差制造笑点。
train someone to do something to give ...
用一本正经的术语解释荒唐事时用；对懂梗的人说才好笑。
They train their teams to drive backwards for a better view. ／ Their snipers need a wider field of vision.
正式
assassination 长词分节，to give 连读。
They rehearse this way to get a better field of vision. 他们这样排练，是为了有更好的视野。
“You only have three minutes to go through the portal.”
你只有三分钟穿过传送门。
用倒计时把紧迫感压进一句，命令感十足。
You only have X minutes to do something
催人抓紧、强调时间紧时用；对同事家人可以说，对长辈少用命令口气。
You have just three minutes to get through. ／ Three minutes is all you get.
中性
only have 弱读，three minutes 重读。
You only have five minutes to catch the bus. 你只有五分钟去赶公交了。
“- Enter now so the portal might seal itself, and you will return to a universe where you never went through the black hole but instead lived your lives these past 24 years.”
现在就进去，好让传送门自行封上；你会回到一个你没穿过黑洞、而是照常过了这 24 年的宇宙。
一句里塞进目的、条件和另一个宇宙，信息密却不乱。
do something so that ... and you will ...
交代条件与后果、下最后通牒时用；对同伴发令可以，日常别这么长。
Go now so it can close, and you'll be back to your old life. ／ Step in before it seals and you return to a different past.
正式
seal itself 连读，these past 24 years 放慢。
Board now so the gate can close, and you will fly home tonight. 现在登机，好让登机口关闭，你今晚就能飞回家。
“- We almost got 'em, Butt-Head, hurry.”
我们差点就抓到他们了，瘪四，快点。
口语短句加名字催人，追车的慌张全在里头。
We almost got someone, hurry.
追东西、比赛落后时互相催促用；对熟人喊可以，正式场合别说。
We nearly had them, come on. ／ Almost got them, move it.
口语
almost got 'em 连读，hurry 短促。
We almost made it, hurry up. 我们差点就赶上了，快点。
- Why did you not go through the portal before? It was right there behind the Classics department. - You could have saved the universe and maybe learned how Latin is the basis of English grammar. - But no matter. At great personal expense, we have moved the portal again. It is now in your old home, in the poorly renovated half bathroom. - Enter now so the portal might seal itself, and you will return to a universe where you never went through the black hole but instead lived your lives these past 24 years.
——那你们之前为什么不穿过去？ 它就在古典文学系后面。 ——你们本可以拯救宇宙，说不定还能学到拉丁语是英语语法的基础。 ——不过没关系。我们付出了巨大的个人代价，又把传送门挪了一次。 现在它在你们的老家，那间翻修得很糟的卫生间里。 ——现在进去，传送门也许就会自行封上，你们会回到一个从没穿过黑洞的宇宙，而是在那儿过完这二十四年。
下一章 · 22out to get存心加害这场戏：发现恨错了对象意思是「悬而未决、岌岌可危」，指结果还没定、随时可能崩。台词 Our universes hang in the balance 就是「我们的宇宙悬于一线」，语气很戏剧化。
说 Change the channel，channel 就是电视频道。台词 Change the channel, Butt-Head 就是「换台，大头蛋」，也可以用来叫人换话题。
说 you can only dream of。台词 technology that you can only dream of 就是「你们做梦都想不到的技术」，常用来夸某样东西高级。
说 field of vision，指眼睛能看到的范围。台词 give their snipers a better field of vision 就是「让狙击手视野更开阔」，常见于军事、摄影语境。
口语说 sucks。台词 This show sucks 就是「这节目烂透了」，语气随意，常用来吐槽节目、东西或处境。
