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生日夜下棋谈心:close the book with a flourish

生日夜,哈兰不肯吃药睡觉,非拉着玛尔塔下完那盘九路棋;赢家还不忘笑一句 Such a bad loser you are(你可真输不起)。输的那个人却说,自己下棋 not playing to beat you(不是为了赢你),而是 playing to build a beautiful pattern(为了铺出漂亮的纹样),这就是最妙的地方。想学拌嘴又不失风度,这几句够用。

发生了什么

这是《利刃出鞘》里哈兰八十五岁生日当晚的一段。他不肯乖乖吃药睡觉,非要按老规矩和玛尔塔下完那盘九路棋,还说 We are not breaking tradition on my birthday(过生日这天绝不破老规矩),输了又被人笑 Such a bad loser(真输不起)。下棋时他谈起家人:后悔没能让沃尔特 write his own stories(写他自己的故事),也没能对琳达和兰森 could have been kinder(更好些)。他叹有人 Playing life like a game(把人生当游戏玩),直到分不清 a stage prop and a real knife(舞台道具和真刀)。最后他叹 I'd like to fix some of this before I go(想在走之前把这些事理一理)。想学下棋拌嘴和谈人生的说法,这段很全。

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  • 玩笑何时突然沉成坦白
  • 哈兰把人生比成棋和戏
  • 玛尔塔劝阻时仍在顶嘴

留意这几个短语

no second thoughtsa bad loserclose the book with a flourishschmuck

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close the book with a flourish

把一段事收得漂亮、隆重收尾to end something in a stylish way

哈兰说自己想在走之前把一些事理好,close the book with a flourish,像作家给小说收尾。

She closed the book with a flourish and left the stage.她漂亮地收了尾,然后走下舞台。

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  • no second thoughts

    不许反悔、别再犹豫

  • a bad loser

    输不起的人

  • schmuck

    笨蛋、蠢货(带好笑的贬义)

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短语 · B1no second thoughts

不许反悔、别再犹豫

哈兰拉着玛尔塔下棋,说 no second thoughts,不许她临阵反悔。

Okay. - No second thoughts.
短语 · B2break tradition

打破老规矩

We are not breaking tradition on my birthday!
短语 · B1take one's medicine

把药吃了

Can you just take your goddamn medicine and go to bed?
短语 · B1have to earn it

你得先配得上

If you're gonna put that vile shit in me, you have to earn it.
语法 · B2If you're gonna put that vile shit in me

条件句:if 从句用 be gonna 表示将要发生的事,先摆出对方非要灌药的前提,主句才提出条件:那你得先让我服气。它把吃药变成一场讨价还价。

If you're gonna put that vile shit in me, you have to earn it.
发音put that

put that 连读时 put 末尾的音直接接上 that,听起来像 pu-that,两个词粘成一块。

If you're gonna put that vile shit in me, you have to earn it.
短语 · A2one's ... birthday

八十五岁生日

- Oh, God. - Eighty-fifth birthday.
短语 · B1love drama

爱小题大做

- I'm so old. - You really love drama, huh?
短语 · B2whip someone's ass

把你打得落花流水

- I'll whip your ass. - Are you sure?
发音whip your

whip your 连读时 whip 末尾的音滑进 your,听起来像 whi-pyor,中间不停顿。

- I'll whip your ass. - Are you sure?
短语 · B1how this is going to end

这局会怎么收场

I know how this is gonna end.
短语 · A2what is that

这是什么

What is that?
短语 · B1beat someone at something

在某事上赢过某人

Why can't I beat you at this game?
短语 · B2play to beat someone

为了赢你而下

Because I'm not playing to beat you.
语法 · B2not playing to beat you

现在进行时表当下做法:现在进行时说明当下正在做的事,后面接 to beat 表目的。前面加否定,直接推翻对方的假设:我下这盘棋的目的根本不是赢你。它把竞争换成另一种价值。

Because I'm not playing to beat you.
短语 · B2play to build something

为了铺出漂亮的纹样而下

I'm playing to build a beautiful pattern.
短语 · B2elder abuse

虐待老人

That's elder abuse.
短语 · B2make someone do something

逼我拿皮带

Don't make me get the belt, abuelo.
短语 · B1my only hope is that

我唯一的指望就是

My only hope is that an earthquake will strike.
短语 · B2a bad loser

输不起的人

哈兰赢了棋,笑玛尔塔 a bad loser,说她输了就耍赖。

Such a bad loser you are! Meds, then bed.
短语 · B1be done with someone

受够某人了

I'm done with you.
短语 · A2smoke a cigar

抽那支脏兮兮的雪茄

Walt is smoking that filthy cigar out there on the porch.
短语 · B1look forward to something

本来不盼着这件事

I know you weren't looking forward to it.
短语 · C1cut the line

把资助全部掐断

I cut the line on all four of 'em.
短语 · A2wasn't easy

不容易

Wasn't easy.
短语 · C1keep someone beneath someone

把他们压在自己下面

without knowing, or maybe to keep them beneath me.
语法 · B2to keep them beneath me

不定式表目的:to 加动词原形说明前面那个动作的目的。这里他反思自己给家人钱,也许是为了把他们压在自己下面。beneath me 把权力关系说得毫不掩饰,是全片最诚实的一句自省。

without knowing, or maybe to keep them beneath me.
短语 · B1write one's own story

写他自己的故事

to write his own stories, not just be a caretaker of mine.
短语 · B1could have been kinder

本可以更温和些

And I could have been kinder to Linda and Ransom...
短语 · B2there's so much of someone in someone

那孩子身上有太多某人的影子

Oh, there's so much of me in that kid.
短语 · B2play life like a game

把人生当游戏玩

Playing life like a game, without consequence.
短语 · B1tell the difference between

分辨出两者的差别

Until you can't tell the difference between a stage prop and a real knife.
短语 · B1fear death

害怕死亡

You know, I don't fear death.
短语 · B2fix something before someone goes

在走之前把这些理一理

I'd like to fix some of this before I go.
短语 · C1close the book with a flourish

把一段事收得漂亮、隆重收尾

哈兰说自己想在走之前把一些事理好,close the book with a flourish,像作家给小说收尾。

Close the book with a flourish.
短语 · A2we'll see

走着瞧

I guess we'll see. Hmm?
短语 · A2have a long day

忙了一整天

You had a long day.
短语 · B1do drugs

嗑药

You wanna do drugs?
短语 · C1send someone to la-la land

送某人去迷糊仙境

Oh, come on, send me to la-la land.
短语 · A2just a tiny bit

就一点点

Just a tiny bit, okay?
短语 · B2become a ... user

开始用某种药

Why did I wait till my mid-age to become a morphine user?
发音morphine user

morphine user 连读时 morphine 末尾的音接上 user,听起来像 morphin-user,两个词连成一串。

Why did I wait till my mid-age to become a morphine user?
短语 · C1what a schmuck

真是个笨蛋

What a schmuck.
俚语 · C1schmuck

意第绪语来源的俚语,蠢货、笨蛋——schmuck 从意第绪语进入美式英语,骂人蠢或可怜,语气带调侃多于恶意。熟人之间自嘲或互损常用;对不熟的人、职场和正式场合要避免。

What a schmuck.
短语 · C1what a nudnik

真是个讨厌鬼

What a nudnik. This... (CHUCKLES) This stuff is the best.
俚语 · C1nudnik

意第绪语来源的俚语,讨厌鬼、烦人精——nudnik 指唠叨、惹人烦的人,带犹太英语色彩和幽默感。朋友之间开玩笑可以说,但仍是给人贴标签;对不熟的人和正式场合不合适。

What a nudnik. This... (CHUCKLES) This stuff is the best.

看懂「生日夜下棋谈心」

发音重点

  • put that — put that 连读时 put 末尾的音直接接上 that,听起来像 pu-that,两个词粘成一块。
  • whip your — whip your 连读时 whip 末尾的音滑进 your,听起来像 whi-pyor,中间不停顿。
  • morphine user — morphine user 连读时 morphine 末尾的音接上 user,听起来像 morphin-user,两个词连成一串。
I'm playing to build a beautiful pattern.

我下棋是为了铺出漂亮的纹样。 把输赢换成创造:别人盯着胜负,他盯着图案本身。它一句话改写了游戏的意义,也解释了他为什么总赢——目标不同,动作就不一样。

Until you can't tell the difference between a stage prop and a real knife.

直到你分不清舞台道具和真刀。 用一个精确的比喻讲「把人生当游戏」的代价:道具和真刀分不清,就是拿命在玩。句子短,画面却锋利。

You know, I don't fear death.

你知道,我并不怕死。 用最平静的语气说出一件大事;「不怕死」三个字放在日常聊天里,反而更有分量,也为后面的遗愿做了铺垫。

I'd like to fix some of this before I go.

我想在走之前,把这些事理一理。 用 before I go 这种最轻的说法指代死亡,把临终愿望说成一件待办事项;克制到几乎温柔。

关于这一章的问题

a bad loser 是什么意思?

意思是「输不起的人」。台词里 Such a bad loser you are 就是「你可真输不起」,输棋输球就发脾气、摔东西的人都能这么形容。

「不许反悔」英语怎么说?

no second thoughts。台词里一句 No second thoughts 就是「不许反悔」,说好要做就不能改主意,也可说 no second thoughts about it。

close the book with a flourish 是什么意思?

字面是「带个花式把书合上」,指把事情收得漂亮、隆重收尾。台词里 Close the book with a flourish 是说自己想在走之前,把家里这些事好好收个尾。

schmuck 是什么意思?

是依地语来的俚语,意思是「笨蛋、蠢货」,带点好笑的贬义。台词里 What a schmuck 就是自嘲「真是个笨蛋」,很口语,别在正式场合用。

「把人生当游戏玩」英语怎么说?

play life like a game。台词里 Playing life like a game, without consequence 就是「把人生当游戏玩,从不承担后果」,形容把一切当儿戏也能用。

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