把某人逼得抓狂 这里不是真疯，是烦到受不了
Okay, tell me something that really pisses you off, really drives you crazy.before-sunrise-1995 · 1995 — 第 6 / 12 章 · 2'44" · B2
火车上互问最烦的事：piss someone off
火车上有人问：什么事最让你火大？对方从街头陌生男人一路数到三百公里外的战争。想说「这事让我火大」，用 piss someone off（惹恼某人）；想说「我一下没忍住」，用 lose one's temper（突然发火）。吐槽烦心事时正好用上。
发生了什么
火车上有人问对方什么事最让他恼火，对方先说街上陌生男人让自己笑一个，接着说三百公里外正在打仗，people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it（人在死去，却没人知道该怎么办）。开头用 piss someone off（惹恼某人）发问，后面 lose one's temper（突然发火）讲没压住火气。聊到轮回时，a fraction of（……的一小部分）问现代灵魂是不是最初灵魂的一小块，a blip in（转瞬即逝的一小段）把五万年说成一眨眼。想说「这事让我火大」「我一下没忍住」，就用这几个。
这场戏看什么
- 注意列举烦心事时的节奏加快
- 听人如何把怪想包装成 problem
- 看两人从争论到决定下车
留意这几个短语
piss someone offlose one's temperqualify as a problema fraction of
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piss someone off
惹恼某人annoy someone a lot
有人用 piss someone off 追问对方什么事最让你恼火，接着又要对方多列几个；整段用的是直白的口语说法。
That endless hold music really pisses me off.那段没完没了的等待音乐真让我火大。
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- lose one's temper
突然发火
- qualify as a problem
算得上是个问题
- a fraction of
……的一小部分
- scattered
零散不集中的
- don't give a shit
毫不在乎
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快说时 pisses you off 连成一串，you 别拖重
Okay, tell me something that really pisses you off, really drives you crazy.被动动名词：being told 是动名词被动式，作 hate 的宾语，表示“被陌生人告知”，不是进行时。
I hate being told by strange men, a strange man in the street — Yeah?让某人心里好受些
You know, like, to smile to make them feel better about their boring life.一场正在进行的战争
I hate — I hate that 300 kilometers from here, there's a war going on,拿某事怎么办
people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it.what 和 to 几乎粘在一起，t 轻轻带过就滑进 do
people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it.完全不在乎——粗俗，熟人发泄才用，正式场合禁用
Or they don't give a shit, I don't know.操控人的思想
I hate that the medias — You know, they're trying to control our minds.一种新形式的……
It's very subtle, but it's a new form of fascism, really.在国外
I hate — (chuckles) I hate when I'm in a foreign country, especially in America — they're the worst.受不了某事 不是站不住，是忍不了
I hate that. I can't stand it, really.轮到我了
- So, it's my turn. - Okay.冒出个想法
No. I had a thought the other day that kind of qualifies as a problem.相信某事存在
Um, do you believe in reincarnation?诸如此类的东西
Most people talk about past lives and things like that.某种模糊观念
people have some kind of notion of an eternal soul, right?来自某处
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?条件问句：if 从句先给假设，主句用 where 提问；拆成“如果……那么它们从哪来”就顺了。
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?问句里 do 很轻，they 紧跟上去
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?转瞬即逝的一小段
有人算出五万年里每个灵魂被分成五千份，随即说这在地球的时间里就像 a blip in 整段历史，不过一眨眼。
'Cause if they are, that represents a 5,000-to-1 split of each soul in just the last 50,000 years, which is like a blip in the earth's time.非限制性定语从句：which 指前面整件事，补充说明每个灵魂被切成五千份，放到地球时间里也只是一瞬。
'Cause if they are, that represents a 5,000-to-1 split of each soul in just the last 50,000 years, which is like a blip in the earth's time.往好里说
So at best, we're like these tiny fractions of people walking...说得通
Which is kinda why it makes sense, you know?有点/挺——口语弱化语气，写作少用
Which is kinda why it makes sense, you know?同意某人的看法
I agree with you.重音压在 damn 上，train 收得干脆
Let's get off this damn train.该死的——口语泄愤，正式场合别用
Let's get off this damn train.看懂「火车上互问最烦的事」
发音重点
- pisses you off — 快说时 pisses you off 连成一串，you 别拖重
- what to do — what 和 to 几乎粘在一起，t 轻轻带过就滑进 do
- do they — 问句里 do 很轻，they 紧跟上去
- this damn train — 重音压在 damn 上，train 收得干脆
people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it.人们在死去，却没人知道该怎么办。 把宏大灾难压成一句无力感，短句有重击。
It's very subtle, but it's a new form of fascism, really.这很微妙，但它确实是一种新形式的法西斯主义。 用 subtle 与 fascism 的反差，把日常操控说成政治警报。
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?现在，如果我们每个人都有一个属于自己、独一无二的灵魂，那这些灵魂都是从哪儿来的？ 把灵魂存在论变成人口账，一句追问让抽象概念落地。
Is that why we're so scattered? Is that why we're all so specialized?我们这么心散，难道就是这个原因？我们个个这么专，难道也是这个原因？ 两个排比问句把个人感受抬成群体诊断，节奏很抓人。
Let's get off this damn train.我们下这该死的火车吧。 一句脏话收束长谈，把哲学讨论变成行动。
关于这一章的问题
piss someone off 是什么意思？
口语里偏粗、偏冲，意思是「惹恼某人」，比 annoy 火气更足。台词里 tell me something that really pisses you off 问的是什么事让你恼火，从句主语是事，不是人。
「突然发火」英语怎么说？
lose one's temper 是没压住火气、当场发脾气。台词里说，每次穿黑色、lose one's temper 或随口说点什么，都会被人说「太有法国味」。
「转瞬即逝的一小段」英语怎么说？
可以说 a blip in。台词里说五万年里的拆分 like a blip in the earth's time，拿地球的时间衬出五万年也只是一眨眼。
qualify as a problem 怎么理解？
qualify as 是「够得上算作」。qualify as a problem 就是这件事勉强够得上算个问题，比直接说 is a problem 留了余地。台词里说，前几天有个想法 kind of qualifies as a problem。
I can't stand it 是什么意思？
can't stand it 是「受不了某事」，比 don't like 重得多。台词里一句 I hate that. I can't stand it, really. 收住前面那串被人说「太有法国味」的烦恼。
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