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冰封星球上唤醒曼恩:raise someone from the dead

冰封星球上,队员唤醒沉睡的曼恩博士,他第一句就是 You have literally raised me from the dead(你简直把我从死里救活了)。星球极冷,但地表有可呼吸的空气,give way to(让位给、转变为)说氨气让位给有机环境,甚至猜大家能 sharing this world(共同生活在这个世界)。想学讲绝境逢生和新发现,这几句够用。

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冰封星球上,队员唤醒沉睡多年的曼恩博士,他第一句就是 You have literally raised me from the dead(你简直把我从死里救活了),还自比 Lazarus(拉撒路)。他讲起这颗星球:白天长达67小时、夜里更冷,高处的水是碱性的,但到了地表,give way to(让位给、转变为)说氨气让给了可呼吸的空气,甚至可能有生命,一句 We might be sharing this world(我们或许能共同生活在这个世界)让所有人心里一动。可惜气氛刚要转好,凯斯转来一条消息,告诉布兰德她的父亲去世了。想学怎么讲绝境逢生、转机和坏消息,这些表达都用得上。

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raise someone from the dead

把某人从死里救活to bring someone back from near death

曼恩博士多年独处、补给耗尽,见到救援队时说他们简直把他从死里救活了。

That meal raised me from the dead after two sleepless nights.熬了两个通宵之后,那顿饭简直把我救活了。

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  • a human touch

    需要人来经手

  • give way to

    让位给、转变为

  • legwork

    跑腿打基础的辛苦活

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45 句台词里标了 23 处

短语 · C1pray you never do something

但愿你别体会到

Pray you never learn...
发音Pray you never learn

Pray you never learn 里重音落在 never 上,把它读重读长,才表达出「千万别」的意味。

Pray you never learn...
短语 · B2how good it can be

感觉能有多好

...just how good it can be to see another face.
短语 · B2to begin with

一开始、本来

I hadn't a lot of hope to begin with, but...
短语 · B2set a date

设定醒来的日期

The last time I went to sleep, I didn't even set a waking date.
语法 · B2The last time I went to sleep

the last time 引导的从句:The last time I went to sleep, I didn't even set a waking date. 里 The last time 引出时间从句,从句用一般过去时 went。主句的否定 didn't even 加强「连……都没有」。整句用最平常的睡前动作,说明他已经放弃了醒来的打算。

The last time I went to sleep, I didn't even set a waking date.
发音went to sleep

went 末尾的 t 在 to 前几乎不除阻,常吞掉,整串听着像 /wɛn tə sliːp/;to 常弱化为 /tə/,重心落在 sleep。

The last time I went to sleep, I didn't even set a waking date.
短语 · C1raise someone from the dead

把某人从死里救活

曼恩博士多年独处、补给耗尽,见到救援队时说他们简直把他从死里救活了。

You have literally raised me from the dead.
短语 · B2you're it

就剩你了

- What about the others? - I'm afraid you're it, sir.
发音you're it

you're 收尾的 r 常连成 /jərɪt/ 接住 it 的元音,中间不停;it 读得短而轻,别拖长。

- What about the others? - I'm afraid you're it, sir.
短语 · B2little chance of doing something

几乎不可能救出

No, our present situation is that there's very little chance of rescuing any others.
语法 · B2too much ammonia to breathe

too ... to 结构:...the air has too much ammonia to breathe for more than just a few minutes... 里 too much 加名词,再跟 to breathe,表示「氨气多到没法呼吸」。too ... to 自带否定含义,等于「多到无法……」。后面 for more than a few minutes 补出能坚持的时长。

...and the air has too much ammonia to breathe for more than just a few minutes...
短语 · C1give way to something

让位给、变成

The ammonia gives way to crystalline hydrocarbons and breathable air.
短语 · B1share something

共同生活在这个世界

We might be sharing this world.
短语 · C1drop a probe

投放了各种探测器

Over the years, I've dropped various probes.
短语 · C1mount an expedition

组织了几次大型考察

How far have you explored? - I've mounted several major expeditions.
短语 · C1do the legwork

干了大部分跑腿的活

But with oxygen in limited supply, KIPP there really did most of the legwork.
短语 · C1struggle on

硬撑了一段时间

We struggled on for a time, but ultimately I decommissioned him and...
短语 · C1decommission something

把他停用报废了

We struggled on for a time, but ultimately I decommissioned him and...
短语 · B2keep something going

让任务继续下去

...used his power source to keep the mission going.
短语 · C1a human touch

需要人来经手

库珀提议去看看损坏的机器人,曼恩拒绝,说它需要的是人亲手处理。

No. No. He needs a human touch.
短语 · B2relay a message

转达一条消息

Dr. Brand, CASE is relaying a message for you from the comm station.
短语 · B1sorry to tell you

很抱歉要告诉你

Dr. Brand, I'm sorry to tell you that your father died today.

看懂「冰封星球上唤醒曼恩」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 pray you never learn 表达沉重经历
  • 掌握 raised me from the dead 的夸张说法
  • 听懂 limited supply 如何说明资源有限
  • 用 present situation 介绍眼前处境

发音重点

  • Pray you never learn — Pray you never learn 里重音落在 never 上,把它读重读长,才表达出「千万别」的意味。
  • went to sleep — went 末尾的 t 在 to 前几乎不除阻,常吞掉,整串听着像 /wɛn tə sliːp/;to 常弱化为 /tə/,重心落在 sleep。
  • you're it — you're 收尾的 r 常连成 /jərɪt/ 接住 it 的元音,中间不停;it 读得短而轻,别拖长。
You have literally raised me from the dead.

你简直把我从死里救活了。 用一句夸张的复活比喻,把多年的孤独和绝望一口气说尽。它既是感谢,也是独处太久的人终于见到同类时的失控。

We might be sharing this world.

我们或许能共同生活在这个世界。 一个 we 把两个星球上的孤独者连到一起,用「或许」保留了希望也保留了风险。它比「这是我的星球」更克制,也更像一句邀请。

Dr. Brand, I'm sorry to tell you that your father died today.

布兰德博士,很抱歉要告诉你,你父亲今天去世了。 把最坏的消息放在最礼貌的句式里:先道歉,再陈述。冷静的措辞和沉重的消息形成落差,也让整章的希望戛然而止。

The last time I went to sleep, I didn't even set a waking date.

我上一次入睡时,连醒来的日期都没设。 把「绝望」具体成一个技术细节:连闹钟都懒得设。不用一个形容绝望的词,却让听的人瞬间明白他熬到了什么地步。

关于这一章的问题

raise someone from the dead 是什么意思?

字面是「把某人从死里拉回来」,意思是「把某人从死里救活」。戏里说 You have literally raised me from the dead,就是「你简直把我从死里救活了」,说法夸张,用来形容绝处逢生。

「需要人来经手」英语怎么说?

a human touch。戏里说 He needs a human touch,就是「他需要人来处理」,常用来指机器或事情得由真人来接管、亲自料理。

give way to 是什么意思?

意思是「让位给、转变为」。戏里说 The ammonia gives way to crystalline hydrocarbons,就是「氨气让位给了结晶碳氢化合物」,常指一种东西被另一种取代。

legwork 是什么意思?

指「跑腿打基础的辛苦活」。戏里说 KIPP did most of the legwork,就是「基普承担了大部分跑腿工作」,强调那些琐碎但必要的前期工作。

曼恩博士描述的星球是什么样?

他说星球很冷,白天长达67小时、夜晚更冷,高处的水是碱性的,但地表氨气让位给可呼吸的空气,甚至可能有生命,所以他们或许能共同生活在这颗星球上。

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