几种猴子
I mean, there's these breeds of monkeys, right? And all they do is have sex, like, all the time.before-sunrise-1995 · 1995 — 第 10 / 12 章 · 2'50" · B2
拿猴子吵男女之争：fool around
两人从猴子聊起，一句 fool around（到处风流）就把话题拐到男女之争。有人讲前女友骂完混混，自己反倒成了 pushed to the front line（被推到最前面去顶）的那个。想聊两性话题又不想太正经，这几句够用。
发生了什么
两个人从猴子说起：有些猴子整天只干一件事，反倒最和平、最快乐，于是有人说，也许 fool around（到处风流）也没那么糟。话题转到男女：有人觉得女权是男人为了多风流找的借口，有人拿小岛算生育——99 个女人一个男人能生 99 个孩子，反过来只剩一个；还有人讲前女友当街骂混混，自己反成了 pushed to the front line（被推到最前面去顶）的那个。最后两人都承认，这类争论像 a skipping record（像跳针唱片，反复没完），每对情侣都聊过，谁也没聊出答案。想练聊两性话题时怎么接话，这几分钟够用。
这场戏看什么
- 留意猴子话题怎样滑向性别战争
- 注意前女友故事里的立场反转
- 看争论如何从玩笑变成疲惫
留意这几个短语
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到处风流；随便发生关系sleep around
有人半开玩笑地抛出一个偏执念头：女权主义可能是男人为了能多 fool around（到处风流）才发明的；语气像玩笑，却把话题引到男女之争。
She doesn't want a boyfriend; she just wants to fool around.她不想交男朋友，只想随便玩玩。
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- at work
在起作用
- no big deal
没什么大不了
- dickheads
混蛋
- pushed to the front line
被推到最前面去顶
- on some level
在某种程度上
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他们唯一做的就是
I mean, there's these breeds of monkeys, right? And all they do is have sex, like, all the time.存在句：口语里 there's 后接复数 these breeds，仍表“有这些品种”，不必改成 there are。
I mean, there's these breeds of monkeys, right? And all they do is have sex, like, all the time.结果是
And, uh, they turn out to be the least violent, the most peaceful, the most happy —到处风流；随便发生关系
有人半开玩笑地抛出一个偏执念头：女权主义可能是男人为了能多 fool around（到处风流）才发明的；语气像玩笑，却把话题引到男女之争。
You know? So, I mean, maybe foolin' around's not so bad.foolin' 的 -in' 收得很轻，around 直接滑过去，别逐字断。
You know? So, I mean, maybe foolin' around's not so bad.在说猴子
- Are you talking about monkeys? - Yes, I'm talking about monkeys.talking 和 about 连成一片，about 的 a 很轻，别重读。
- Are you talking about monkeys? - Yes, I'm talking about monkeys.让我想起
I never heard this one, but it reminds me of this perfect, you know,为他们的乱搞找理由
male argument to justify them fooling around.糟心的偏执念头
You know, I have this awful, paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so they could, like, fool around a little more.宾语从句：that 从句说明 thought 的内容；was invented by 是被动，不是 feminism 自己发明。
You know, I have this awful, paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so they could, like, fool around a little more.解放思想
You know, "Woman, free your mind. Free your body. Sleep with me.只要
We're all happy and free as long as I can fuck as much as I can."两个 as 都轻，long 稍重，三词连成 as-long-as 一团。
We're all happy and free as long as I can fuck as much as I can."在起作用 不是“在上班”，指某种因素在背后起作用。
But maybe, maybe there's some biological things at work here.有可能
in a year you'd have the possibility of 99 babies.虚拟推测：would have killed 在这里推测假设情境的结果：若岛上只有一个女人，男人们会互相残杀。
- What? - On this island, you know, I think there will be only, like, maybe 43 men left because they would have killed each other trying to fuck this poor woman.would have 快说时挤成一团，killed 才是重音，have 别拖满。
- What? - On this island, you know, I think there will be only, like, maybe 43 men left because they would have killed each other trying to fuck this poor woman.把某人生吞活剥 这里不是真吃人，指被激烈攻击、彻底毁掉。
99 women, 99 babies, and no more men because they would have all gotten together and eaten him alive.在某种程度上
岛的设想之后，有人说 on some level 女人并不排斥毁掉一个男人的念头，把挑衅说法软化成「某种层面」。
I think on some level, women don't mind the idea of destroying a man.一脸混混样——带轻蔑地形容人像街头混混，正式描述别用。
We just walked by these real — four thuggy-looking guys next to a Camaro.屁股真漂亮——街头粗俗骚扰语，绝不可当搭讪，正式场合禁用。
And, uh, one of 'em sure enough says, "Hey, baby, nice ass."没什么大不了
有人讲起和前女友路过四个混混，其中一个喊了句调戏的话；他对自己说 no big deal，不打算为这个上火。
So I'm like, "All right. No big deal. I'm not gonna get uptight about this."混蛋——熟人爆粗或回击时用，正式场合和陌生人面前别用。
But she turns around, she says, "Fuck you, dickheads!"揍她——威胁或粗俗口语，别在正式场合说；玩笑也看关系。
They're not gonna come and kick her ass. Know what I mean?被推到最前面去顶
讲完前女友骂人的事，有人用 pushed to the front line 这个战场比喻问：最后是谁被推到最前面去顶？语气是反问。
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?明白我的意思吧
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?重音落在 front line 两个实词上，pushed to the 轻快滑过，问句末尾再挑高。
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?进行时表一时表现：be being 加形容词指此刻装出的样子；这句说对方需要时就改口说你“显得”不男人。
but if it suits them, then they'll tell you you're being all unmanly or wimpy.懦弱——口语损人不够硬气，带轻蔑，正式场合换 weak。
but if it suits them, then they'll tell you you're being all unmanly or wimpy.像跳针唱片，反复没完
争论绕回男女之战，有人说这像 a skipping record，语气里是厌倦而不是新攻击；这句把循环感说得很具体。
- Like — You know. - It's like a skipping record, you know?现在完成进行时：has been having 表示从过去持续到现在、还会继续的重复动作。
Every couple's been having this conversation forever.想出任何办法
And nobody came up with anything.看懂「拿猴子吵男女之争」
发音重点
- foolin' around — foolin' 的 -in' 收得很轻，around 直接滑过去，别逐字断。
- talking about — talking 和 about 连成一片，about 的 a 很轻，别重读。
- as long as — 两个 as 都轻，long 稍重，三词连成 as-long-as 一团。
- would have killed — would have 快说时挤成一团，killed 才是重音，have 别拖满。
You know, I have this awful, paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so they could, like, fool around a little more.你知道吗，我有个糟心的偏执念头：女权主义多半是男人发明的，好让他们能多鬼混一点。 把“女权是男人发明”的偏执念头说得像玩笑，又精准戳中争论的荒诞。
But if you have an island with 99 men and only one woman, in a year you have the possibility of only one baby.可如果岛上有九十九个男人、只有一个女人，一年后你只可能得到一个孩子。 用极简数字把荒诞假设说得像数学证明，反驳力道立刻出来。
99 women, 99 babies, and no more men because they would have all gotten together and eaten him alive.九十九个女人、九十九个孩子，男人一个不剩，因为她们会联合起来把他生吞活剥。 三个数字砸下来，再用“生吞活剥”收尾，把性别战争讲成黑色笑话。
So who just got pushed to the front line on that one? You see what I'm saying?那这一下是谁被推到前线去了？你明白我在说什么吧？ 一个反问把“谁承担后果”挑明，比直接说“你被利用了”更狠。
Every couple's been having this conversation forever.每对情侣都永远在重复这场对话。 一句把眼前争论扩大成所有情侣的循环，收束得疲惫又准确。
关于这一章的问题
fool around 是什么意思？
它指到处风流、随便发生关系，也有「瞎混、闲逛」的意思，要看上下文。台词里有人拿猴子说事，又说女权主义可能是男人为了能多 fool around 一点才发明的。
「被推到最前面去顶」英语怎么说？
可以说 pushed to the front line，字面是「被推到前线」。台词里前女友转身骂了四个混混，接着有人点出：真要和那四个人对上的是男方。
no big deal 在什么场合用？
这里是他对自己说 All right. No big deal，给自己降温，意思是「没什么大不了」。对别人说这句话要小心，会显得不把对方在意的事当回事。
「在起作用」英语怎么说？
用 at work。台词里说 there's some biological things at work here，意思是有些生物因素正在起作用，紧接着才开始讲小岛的假设。
a skipping record 是什么意思？
字面是「跳针的唱片」：老唱片卡在同一道纹上，同一句反复响。台词里用它形容男女之争永远绕回原点，每对情侣都聊过，谁也没聊出结果。
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