这场戏：门外夜谈放弃与责任
第 14 章 · 共 20 章 · 2'12"
埃里克回家，父亲已在门外冻着等了许久。他问：你放弃过什么事吗？父亲讲起自己放弃送报纸，一句 He could kill you with those shrugs（他耸个肩就能把你击垮）说尽爷爷的厉害；紧接着 that's a lot to put on yourself（把太多东西压在自己身上）点破他的心事。想学家人间不直说的关心。
❝ 独白 · 3 句 「只是耸了耸肩」英语是 just shrugged
gave up 放弃了tired of 对……厌倦了just shrugged 只是耸了耸肩doing his duty 在尽本分、履行职责
进调查局是「为……而做的补偿」：an apology for
an apology for 为……而做的补偿serve your country 报效国家can't quit 不能半途而废
埃里克深夜回家，看到父亲约翰已在门外的冷风里等了很久。他问父亲有没有放弃过什么，父亲说只放弃过一次送报纸的活，因为受不了早起。话题转到爷爷：一句 Nothing. He just shrugged（什么都没说，就耸了耸肩），紧接着 He could kill you with those shrugs（他耸个肩就能把你击垮）——用一个 shrug（耸肩）写出长辈那种沉默的失望。父亲还说，他觉得埃里克进调查局是在为没去安纳波利斯做补偿（an apology for，为……而做的补偿），但那本来就不必。最后父亲说 So you can't quit, can you（所以你不能放弃，对吧）。想学和长辈聊人生选择、聊责任，这里的表达都用得上。
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。
“I think I gave up a paper route once.”
我好像放弃过一次送报纸的活儿。
一句轻描淡写的自嘲，把放弃说得像件小事，反而让儿子沉重的问题落了空。
I gave up (something) once.
说起自己早年一件小事、半开玩笑时用；对熟人说，别在正式汇报里用。
I once quit a paper route, I think. ／ I gave up on that a long time ago.
口语
gave up 连读，once 句尾轻落。
I think I gave up piano once. 我好像放弃过一次钢琴。
“He could kill you with those shrugs.”
他光是耸耸肩就能把你杀死。
把一个无声的耸肩说成武器，夸张得刚好，写出父亲那种不说话的威严。
kill you with (something)
夸张地形容某人一个小动作很有杀伤力时用；朋友间玩笑，对长辈别说。
A look from her could kill. ／ One word from him could end the room.
literary
could kill 重读，those shrugs 放慢。
She could kill you with one look. 她一个眼神就能把你杀死。
“He knew I was scared, so he just kept it simple.”
他知道我害怕，所以只是把事情说得简单。
把体谅藏在 kept it simple 里：不劝、不解释，只把话说短，反而最让人安心。
so he just kept it simple
讲别人体谅你、没多说什么时用；语气温和，适合讲往事。
She knew I was nervous, so she kept it short. ／ He saw I was lost and kept it simple.
中性
scared 重读，just 轻读，simple 收稳。
She knew I was new, so she kept it simple. 她知道我是新人，就把话说得很简单。
“Get on the boat, do your job, get back home again.”
上船，干好你的活，再平平安安回家。
三个祈使句像口令，朴素得不能再朴素，却成了父子两代人的家训。
get on the boat, do your job
给别人打气、交代任务时可用；语气像长辈叮嘱，别在轻松闲聊里用。
Show up, do the work, come home. ／ Get in, get it done, get back.
literary
三顿并列，句末稍停，boat 重读。
Get on the plane, do your work, get back home. 上飞机，把活干完，再回家。
“I wanted you to serve your country.”
我是想让你报效国家。
把期望说成我想要的，而不是命令，一句话替父子间的心结定了调。
I wanted you to (do something)
对家人解释自己当初的期望时用；语气平静，别用来逼对方服从。
I hoped you would serve. ／ All I wanted was for you to serve.
正式
wanted 重读，country 连读。
I wanted you to study what you loved. 我是想让你学你喜欢的东西。
“So you can't quit, can you?”
所以你不能放弃，对吧？
用反义疑问把结论轻轻扣在儿子身上，比直接命令更重，也更难拒绝。
So you can't quit, can you?
把结论温和地推给对方认同时用；带点将一军，对朋友也别常用。
So you won't quit, will you? ／ You can't walk away now, can you?
口语
can't 重读，can you 尾音上扬。
So you can't give up now, can you? 所以你现在不能放弃，对吧？
Well, that's a lot to put on yourself, son. I mean, he was just a kid doing his duty. Like you.
儿子，你这是把太多东西压在自己身上了。 我是说，他当时也只是个尽责的年轻人。 跟你一样。
下一章 · 15come out firing一上场就火力全开这场戏：会面被临时提前结束put on yourself。put 是放，on yourself 是往自己身上，合起来就是把责任、压力都往自己肩上压。台词 that's a lot to put on yourself, son 就是父亲说“儿子，你这是把太多东西压在自己身上了”。
apology 在这里不是“道歉”，而是“辩解、补偿”的意思，an apology for 指“为……而做的补偿、一种弥补”。台词说埃里克进调查局是“为没去安纳波利斯而赎罪”，用的就是这个意思，很高级。
shrug 是动词“耸肩”，常表示无所谓、不知道或不想多说。台词 Nothing. He just shrugged 是说爷爷什么都没说，只是耸了耸肩；后面还有一句 He could kill you with those shrugs，用耸肩这种小动作写出巨大的失望。
ship out 是随船出发、出征，尤指海军或部队开拔。台词 the first time I shipped out 指父亲第一次出海服役的时候，日常也可以夸张地用来说“被派去外地”。
You ever quit anything? 或 You ever quit anything, Dad?。quit 是停止、放弃，比 give up 更直接，口语里常省略助动词，用 You ever... 来发问。
tired of 是“对……厌倦了、受够了”。台词 Got tired of waking up so early 省略了主语 I，意思是“（我）受不了天天起那么早”，口语里经常这样省掉 I。
