这场戏：为回忆录跟前妻对质
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有人念出艾萨克前妻回忆录里的段落，把他们的性生活和他的性格全写出来，他气到喊 That is so nauseating（这太恶心了）。他去找前妻对质，说 I came here to strangle you（我来是想掐死你），对方却淡淡一句 Nothing I wrote was untrue（我写的没有一句不是真的）。想学又毒又高级的互怼，这些词汇量拉满。
❝ 独白 · 6 句 回忆录写他「自我沉迷」：self-obsessed
given to 动不动就、有……的习气misanthropy 厌世、厌恶人类balked at 在……面前退缩self-obsessed 自我沉迷、只顾自己
「我是故意的吗？」on purpose（故意地、有意地）
write that garbage 写那种垃圾hit the gas 踩油门on purpose 故意地
艾萨克把前妻回忆录里的段落念给朋友听：她写和女人做爱才「更深沉」，让和丈夫的性爱显得像 a bizarre charade（一场荒唐的闹剧）。朋友听得直说 nauseating（令人作呕），他还嘴硬说自己当时只是不想 be a bad sport（扫兴）。更狠的是那几页把他写成 that I'm narcissistic（自恋）、self-obsessed（自我沉迷），还说他 given to fits of rage（动不动就暴怒）。他冲去找前妻对质，问她是不是真觉得自己 hit the gas（踩了油门）想撞她的情人，对方只回：我写的没有一句不是真的。
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“"He had complaints about life, but never solutions."”
「他对生活满是抱怨，却从不给出解决办法。」
一句判词，把只会抱怨不会解决的人钉在纸上。
He had ... but never ....
评价一个只挑毛病不出主意的人时用；当面说太不留情面。
She points out problems but never offers fixes. ／ All complaints, no solutions.
literary
complaints 重读，but never solutions 放缓收尾。
He has opinions about every plan, but never solutions. 每个方案他都有意见，却从不给解决办法。
“"He longed to be an artist, but balked at the necessary sacrifices."”
「他渴望成为艺术家，却在必要的牺牲面前退缩了。」
把理想的向往和现实的退缩并排，一句戳中多数人的软肋。
He longed to ..., but balked at ....
说一个人想做成事却不肯付出代价时用；正式评语里也合适。
She wanted the reward but avoided the work. ／ He dreamed big but shrank from the cost.
literary
longed 拉长，balked at 连读，sacrifices 收稳。
He longed to start a business, but balked at the risk. 他想创业，却在风险面前退缩了。
“That I really wanted to run her over. That's why he was a genius.”
他会说我确实想撞她。所以他才是天才。
用弗洛伊德给自己定罪，再把这事说成天才的证明，自嘲到家。
That's why he was a genius.
半开玩笑地给某套理论封神时用；严肃讨论里别这么抬杠。
That's why she was so brilliant. ／ Which is exactly why he is a legend.
口语
run her over 连读，genius 重读上扬，带点讽刺。
He blamed my childhood, which is why he was a genius. 他把一切都归咎于我的童年，所以他才是个天才。
“You cry when you see Gone With The Wind.”
你看《乱世佳人》还会哭。
用一个人最丢脸的柔软瞬间反击他对你的指控，损得精准又好笑。
You cry when you see ___.
半开玩笑地揭朋友的软肋时用；对不熟的人说会显得你在翻旧账，看关系。
You bawl every time you watch that film. ／ You still cry at the ending of that movie.
口语
You cry 重读，when you see 连读，Gone With The Wind 逐词放慢。
You cry every time you see that commercial. 你每次看到那支广告都会哭。
Listen. "He was given to fits of rage, Jewish, liberal paranoia, male chauvinism, self-righteous misanthropy, and nihilistic moods of despair." "He had complaints about life, but never solutions." "He longed to be an artist, but balked at the necessary sacrifices." "In his most private moments, he spoke of his fear of death which he elevated to tragic heights when, in fact, it was mere narcissism."
听着。「他动辄大发雷霆， 犹太式的、自由派的偏执，大男子主义，自以为是的厌世，还有虚无绝望的情绪。」 「他对生活满是抱怨，却从不给出解决办法。」 「他渴望成为艺术家，却在必要的牺牲面前退缩了。」 「在他最私密的时刻，他会谈起 自己对死亡的恐惧，还把它拔高到悲剧的高度，而事实上，那不过是纯粹的自恋。」
下一章 · 21have it out把话说开这场戏：摊牌说还爱着别人指装样子、做给人看的虚假场面，也指荒唐的闹剧。片里把一段性爱说成 a bizarre charade，就是说它全是表演、没有真心。
说 nauseating，来自 nausea（恶心），形容一样东西让人反胃、受不了。片里听到那段文字就说 That is so nauseating。
指面对某件事时退缩、不肯往前走，常接动名词。片里说他 balked at the necessary sacrifices，就是在必要的牺牲面前退却了。
说 self-obsessed，比 selfish 更强调「满脑子都是自己」。片里用它总结回忆录对他的指控。
是。on purpose 是「故意地」，by accident 是「偶然地、不小心地」。片里争的就是撞人到底是有意还是意外。
