谈到做某事的可能性
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.before-sunrise-1995 · 1995 — 第 3 / 12 章 · 4'00" · B2
火车上聊童年与死亡：passive-aggressive
火车快进维也纳,两位乘客从童年聊到怕死。有人说父母从不正面反对,这种 passive-aggressive(软性对抗的、暗中不满的)的别扭让人连抱怨都难;聊到坐飞机,又一句 I can't help it(忍不住,没办法)把害怕说得很直白。想聊成长里说不出口的别扭,这些说法很够用。
发生了什么
开往维也纳的火车上,两位乘客聊起童年和死亡。有人说,父母从没提过自己会不会恋爱、结婚、生孩子,只盯着职业方向:说想当作家,父亲回「记者」;想收留流浪猫,回「兽医」;想当演员,回「新闻主播」。那些 fanciful(异想天开的,不切实际的)志向就这样被换成务实的行当。这人还说,上高中时 dead set on(铁了心要)听完大家觉得自己该做什么,然后偏反着来;又说父母不反对又支持,反而更难抱怨,称之为 passive-aggressive(软性对抗的、暗中不满的)。
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passive-aggressive
软性对抗的、暗中不满的indirectly hostile instead of openly angry
有人说父母从不正面反对、人还挺好也支持,自己却觉得这种情形是 passive-aggressive,让人连抱怨都难名正言顺。
Leaving a note instead of saying it to my face was a passive-aggressive move.不当面说，留张纸条，这一手挺被动攻击的。
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- fanciful
异想天开的，不切实际的
- bullshit detector
识破胡扯的直觉
- dead set on
铁了心要
- comes along with
随之而来
- big rap
长篇说教
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爱上某人，恋爱
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.动名词复合结构：of 后接 my + 动名词，把“我恋爱”这件事名词化；别拆成 my 和 falling 两个独立成分。
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.of my 轻快带过，别把两个字都咬满。
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.之类的东西，之类的
they wanted me to think as a future career as a, you know, interior designer or lawyer or something like that.把某物转变成另一物
It was this constant conversion of my fanciful ambition into these practical, moneymaking ventures.识破胡扯的直觉——熟人吐槽时用；正式场合避免粗话
I always had a pretty good bullshit detector when I was a kid.反着来
By the time I was in high school, I was dead set on listening to what everybody thought I should be doing with my life and just kinda... doing the opposite.名正言顺地抱怨 officially 不是官方办理，而是“名正言顺地”
it makes it even harder to officially complain.鬼东西，破事——熟人间发泄时用；正式场合别用粗话
It's this passive-aggressive shit. You know what I mean? It's...以这样一种方式，使得
and my sister had just taught me how to take the garden hose and do it in such a way that, uh, it sprayed into the sun and it would make a rainbow.松开，放开
her, and then finally I-I let go of the nozzle.让某人坐下认真谈 这里不是单纯坐下，而是被按下来听一通说教
And they, uh, sit me down and give me this big rap on how, when people die, you never see them again and how I'd imagined it.宾语从句：give me a rap on 后接 how 引导的从句，里面又套 when people die；拆开才懂是解释死亡。
And they, uh, sit me down and give me this big rap on how, when people die, you never see them again and how I'd imagined it.长篇说教——口语里指没完没了的训话，别对长辈说
And they, uh, sit me down and give me this big rap on how, when people die, you never see them again and how I'd imagined it.那样的事情
I was just glad that I saw it. I've never seen anything like that since.对某事持某种态度
You're really lucky you can have this attitude toward death.could have 先按 could've 的节奏跟，再听 have 剩多少。
That's why I'm in a train right now. I could have flown to Paris, but I'm too scared.忍不住，没办法
有人说自己怕坐飞机怕到不行,对方回了一句 Oh, come on;这人只一遍遍回 can't help it,像摊手认输,即便知道统计数字说飞机更安全。
- Oh, come on. - I can't help it. I can't help it.统计数字表明
I know the statistics say "na na na," it's safer. Whatever.重音落在 safer，it's 轻带，whatever 收干脆。
I know the statistics say "na na na," it's safer. Whatever.随便吧，无所谓——带不耐烦的敷衍，正式场合别用
I know the statistics say "na na na," it's safer. Whatever.忍不住一直想
I can't stop thinking that way.真扫兴——熟人抱怨安排时用，正式场合少用
- You get off here, no? - Yeah. What a drag.虚拟语气：wish 后接 had done，表示对过去的遗憾：希望更早遇见，但事实已不能改。
I wish I had met you earlier. I really like talking to you.把 met you 连起来说，别在 t 后停住。
I wish I had met you earlier. I really like talking to you.跟你聊天很愉快
Yeah, me too. (laughs) It was really nice talking to you.看懂「火车上聊童年与死亡」
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- of my — of my 轻快带过，别把两个字都咬满。
- could have — could have 先按 could've 的节奏跟，再听 have 剩多少。
- it's safer — 重音落在 safer，it's 轻带，whatever 收干脆。
- met you — 把 met you 连起来说，别在 t 后停住。
My parents have never really spoken of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.我父母从来没有真正谈过我会恋爱、结婚或生孩子的可能性。 三个动名词把恋爱、结婚、生子并排推开，父母的沉默本身就是答案。
I always had a pretty good bullshit detector when I was a kid.我小时候一直很会识破别人在胡扯。 把判断力说成随身探测器，粗话里带着好笑的自信。
It's just I could never get very excited about other people's ambitions for my life.只是别人对我人生的抱负，我怎么都提不起劲。 ambitions for my life 一句点破别人替你规划人生的窒息感。
I think I'm afraid of death 24 hours a day.我觉得我一天二十四小时都在怕死。 24 hours a day 把持续的恐惧说成日常作息，反而更真。
I wish I had met you earlier. I really like talking to you.真希望早点认识你。我真的很喜欢跟你聊天。 先遗憾再表白，两句大白话，没有修辞却很难忘。
关于这一章的问题
fanciful 在这里是什么意思？
fanciful 是异想天开、不切实际的意思。台词里说想当作家、收留流浪猫、当演员，父亲分别回记者、兽医、电视新闻主播，把那些志向换成务实的行当；台词没说父亲为什么这样回答。
「真希望能早点遇见你」英语怎么说?
可以说 I wish I had met you earlier。台词里它出现在有人快要下车的时候,后面接着 I really like talking to you(我真的很喜欢跟你聊天),适合告别时表达相见恨晚。
What a drag 是什么意思?
What a drag 是「真扫兴」的口语说法。台词里有人问对方是不是在维也纳下车,得到的回答就是 Yeah. What a drag.,说的是分别在即的失落。
passive-aggressive 在这里是什么意思？
指不正面发火,用暗示、冷淡或拖延表达不满,中文可说「软性对抗的、暗中不满的」。台词里说话人形容父母从不真正反对,人还挺好、也支持,所以更难名正言顺地抱怨。
sit me down 是什么意思?
sit me down 是让某人坐下来认真谈。台词里说父母让自己坐下,长篇大论地讲人死后就再也见不到,还说那是自己想象出来的。
despite all that bullshit that comes along with it 在说什么?
意思是虽说童年跟着来的都是些烦心破事,记忆里的童年仍是一段神奇的时光。这里的 comes along with 就是「随之而来」。
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