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葬礼后为移民吵翻:conflate

葬礼后的家宴上,理查德和乔恩妮为移民问题吵起来,一句话把两码事 conflate(混为一谈),气氛瞬间失控;有人放话 America is for Americans(美国是美国人的),又警告违了法就得 face the consequences(承担后果)。玛尔塔被推出来表态,当场恐慌发作。想学吵架时说重话、划界限,这些句子很上头。

发生了什么

葬礼后的家宴上,一家人先是闲聊,很快因为移民话题吵起来。有人把两码事 conflate(混为一谈),被回一句 those two things don't even conflate(这两码事根本混不到一块儿);接着有人喊 We are losing our way of life and our culture(我们正在失去自己的生活方式和文化),再抛出一句 America is for Americans(美国是美国人的)。话锋转到玛尔塔身上,她被追问,紧张到当场恐慌发作。等风波过去,一家人又围过来,说 we'd like to take care of you(我们想照顾你),还说 You can count on us(你可以指望我们)。想学怎么吵架、怎么划界限、怎么用软话收场,这些全是料。

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本章短语

conflate

把两件不同的事混为一谈to treat two distinct things as one

乔恩妮把政治立场和道德问题搅在一起争,有人回她:这两码事根本不能 conflate,也就是不能混为一谈。

Don't conflate a delay with a cancellation.别把延误和取消混为一谈。

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  • the rest of us

    我们其余的人

  • face the consequences

    承担后果

  • count on

    指望、依靠某人

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103 句台词里标了 50 处

短语 · B2like someone because ...

因为爱他就喜欢他

I mean, don't like him because you love him.
发音an asshole

an asshole 连读时 an 末尾的音滑进 asshole,听起来像 a-nasshole,两个词连成一串。

No, I don't like him, he's an asshole.
俚语 · B2asshole

粗话,混蛋、讨厌鬼——asshole 是美式粗话,骂人混蛋,攻击性很强。朋友之间吐槽可以听到,但对不熟的人、长辈、职场和正式场合都不能用。

No, I don't like him, he's an asshole.
短语 · B1what we needed

我们需要的正是这种人

But maybe an asshole is what we needed.
短语 · C1conflate two things

这两码事根本混不到一块

Come on, Joni, those two things don't even conflate.
短语 · B1care about someone's feelings

在乎别人的感受

You do not care about anybody's feelings...
短语 · B2disappear until ...

在某事结束前先消失

I'm gonna disappear until the politics talk is done.
短语 · B2technically working

严格说还在上班

I can't. I'm technically working.
短语 · A2take off something

摘下帽子

Why don't you take off your red cap, Richard, and look around you?
短语 · B2lose one's way of life

失去自己的生活方式

We are losing our way of life and our culture.
短语 · B1make something a ... thing

把这事往种族上扯

- Oh, God, really? - Don't make this a race thing.
短语 · A2say the same thing

说同样的话

- Yeah, this is not about race. - I would say the same thing if they were European immigrants.
短语 · B2own what's ours

把我们的东西当成他们的

and they think they own what's ours.
短语 · B2put someone in cages

把小孩关进笼子

They're putting children in cages!
短语 · B2have some blame

父母也有责任

nobody's saying that isn't bad, but the parents have some blame here.
短语 · B1want a better life for someone

想给孩子更好的生活

Oh, for what? For wanting a better life for their kids?
短语 · B1break the law

违法

- Isn't that what America is... - For breaking the law!
短语 · B1someone is going to hate hearing this

你听了肯定不爱听

And you're gonna hate hearing this, but it's true, America is for Americans.
语法 · B2you're gonna hate hearing this

gonna 加动名词:be gonna 后面接 hate,再接动名词 hearing,表示「你将讨厌听到这件事」。它先给对方一个心理准备,再用 but 把不受欢迎的观点端上来。

And you're gonna hate hearing this, but it's true, America is for Americans.
短语 · A2point at someone

指着我

Don't point at me.
短语 · A2be from somewhere

你家来自某地

your family is from Uruguay, but you did it right.
短语 · B1do it legally

他们合法过来的

I mean, what I'm saying is they did it legally.
短语 · B1do it the right way

走的是正道

She did it the right way.
短语 · B2from the ground up

从零开始挣自己那份

You work hard, and you'll earn your share from the ground up.
短语 · B1all the rest of us

像我们其余所有人一样

Just like Dad and like all the rest of us.
短语 · B1bet someone agrees

我敢说你同意我

And I'll bet you agree with me, right?
发音bet you

bet you 连读时 bet 末尾的音和 you 合在一起,听起来像 be-chu,两个词几乎粘成一个。

And I'll bet you agree with me, right?
短语 · B1leave someone alone

别再缠着某人

Oh, just leave the poor girl alone, Richard.
短语 · B1hear what someone has to say

听听她怎么说

It's okay! I just wanna hear what she has to say!
短语 · B1feel pressure to do something

有压力非要回答

Oh, sweetheart, don't feel pressure to answer.
短语 · B1legal ways to do something

合法途径

there are legal ways to do it.
语法 · B2it doesn't matter how good your heart is

it doesn't matter 加 how 从句:it doesn't matter 后面接 how 引导的从句,表示无论程度如何都不影响结果。它把「心肠好」这个辩解直接作废,语气冷硬,是争论里最断然的结构之一。

But if you break the law, it doesn't matter how good your heart is,
短语 · B1face the consequences

承担后果

理查德坚持说,违法就得承担后果,用的是 face the consequences。

you gotta face the consequences!
短语 · B1are you insane

你他妈疯了吗

Are you goddamn insane?
短语 · B1what is wrong with people

这些人是怎么了

"Tonya, what is wrong with people?"
短语 · B2have a stash

还有私藏的存货吗

Hey, Fran, do you still have your stash?
短语 · B2dry out

变干

They're just drying out since you gave me that Juul.
语法 · B1since you gave me that Juul

since 引导的从句:since 在这里引出从过去某刻起的时间背景,说明「自从你给了我那个电子烟之后」。它把当下的状态归因到过去的某个动作,语气随意,像闲聊里的解释。

They're just drying out since you gave me that Juul.
短语 · B1stop saying sorry

别再说对不起了

Stop saying you're sorry. Jesus!
短语 · B2open a clock

谁会去开一座钟

Who's gonna open a clock?
短语 · B1eat the entire ...

把整盘都吃光了

She ate the entire salmon spread already.
短语 · B1talk something over

把某事商量过了

we've been talking it over and, uh...
俚语 · B2grass

俚语,大麻——grass 是 marijuana 的旧式俚语,指大麻。日常口语里能听懂,但涉及违法话题,正式场合要用更中性的说法。

- Have you been smoking grass? - No.
短语 · A2take care of someone

我们想照顾你

we'd like to take care of you.
短语 · A2deserve something

你该得到一份

We all think that you deserve something.
短语 · B1help someone out

帮你一把

Financially, we'd like to help you out.
短语 · B1count on someone

指望我们

You can count on us.
发音count on

count on 连读时 count 末尾的音直接接上 on,听起来像 coun-ton,中间没有停顿。

You can count on us.
短语 · B1should have been somewhere

本该在场

I thought you should've been at the funeral,
短语 · B2be outvoted

被投票否了

by the way, I was outvoted.

看懂「葬礼后为移民吵翻」

发音重点

  • an asshole — an asshole 连读时 an 末尾的音滑进 asshole,听起来像 a-nasshole,两个词连成一串。
  • bet you — bet you 连读时 bet 末尾的音和 you 合在一起,听起来像 be-chu,两个词几乎粘成一个。
  • count on — count on 连读时 count 末尾的音直接接上 on,听起来像 coun-ton,中间没有停顿。
And you're gonna hate hearing this, but it's true, America is for Americans.

你听了肯定不爱听,但这是真的,美国是给美国人的。 先承认对方会反感,再坚持把话说完,把立场摆得毫不含糊。它不靠吼叫,只用「你不爱听」这句预防针,反而让观点更硬。

But maybe an asshole is what we needed.

但也许咱们需要的就是个混蛋。 用一句自嘲式的反话替不讨喜的人辩护:缺点可能正是当时的用处。它不美化,只承认现实需要,让人一边皱眉一边点头。

I'm gonna disappear until the politics talk is done.

政治话题聊完之前,我先消失一下。 用 disappear 这种夸张动词处理家庭争吵,既滑稽又真实;一句轻巧的退场宣言,把不想参与的立场说得体面又好笑。

I mean, don't like him because you love him.

我是说,别因为你爱他就去喜欢他。 把爱和认可拆成两件事,用最短的对比戳破亲情的盲区;听起来像玩笑,其实是尖锐的提醒。

关于这一章的问题

conflate 是什么意思?

意思是「把两件不同的事混为一谈」。戏里说 those two things don't even conflate,就是「这两码事根本混不到一块儿」。争论里想指出对方偷换概念,用这个词很准。

「承担后果」英语怎么说?

face the consequences。戏里警告 if you break the law... you gotta face the consequences,就是犯了法就得承担后果。语气正式又强硬。

count on 是什么意思?

意思是「指望、依靠某人」。戏里说 You can count on us,就是「你可以指望我们」。答应帮人、给人吃定心丸时很常用。

「我们其余的人」英语怎么说?

the rest of us。戏里说 Just like Dad and like all the rest of us,就是「像爸,也像我们其余所有人」。把人分出一部分来对比时很好用。

他们为什么围着玛尔塔献殷勤?

因为他们怕家里的争吵被她看见、说出去,也可能和遗产有关。于是说 we'd like to take care of you,想用钱把她安抚住。

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