据我所知
Sir, as far as I know, President Haney's back at the White House.My Fellow Americans · 1996 — 第 4 / 13 章 · 2'03" · B2
两位前总统坐上直升机,却发现飞的不是戴维营:命令 maintain radio silence(保持无线电静默),飞机把他们带往 in the middle of nowhere(荒郊野外)。有人拔枪逼降,落地后互相埋怨,一个说早知道就该拿着枪让他们掉头。想学怎么拆穿骗局、怎么催人行动,这些句子很带劲。
两位前总统在直升机上察觉不对:航线不是飞戴维营,命令还被 classified(列为机密)。他们要求降落、要求通话,飞行员只说 maintain radio silence(保持无线电静默);情急之下有人拔枪逼他降落,飞机停进一片树林——也就是 in the middle of nowhere(荒郊野外)。落地后两人互相埋怨,抱怨对方没早想到办法,最后只能对着直升机 flag them down(挥手把它叫停),指望它把他们送回华盛顿。想学怎么追问、怎么放狠话、怎么自嘲,这些表达很地道。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
in the middle of nowhereflag downduplicitousmaintain radio silence
本章短语
荒郊野外、前不着村后不着店in a remote place far from anything
两位前总统发现直升机没有飞向戴维营,而是把他们带向一个荒无人烟的地方。
The car died in the middle of nowhere with no signal.车在荒郊野外抛锚了,一点信号都没有。
挥手把车或飞机叫停
两面三刀的;当面一套背后一套的
保持无线电静默;一律不对外联络
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据我所知
Sir, as far as I know, President Haney's back at the White House.出问题了
Something's wrong.荒郊野外、前不着村后不着店
They're taking us out to the middle of nowhere.middle 收尾的 l 和 of 常常黏在一起,of 弱化成很轻的 /ə/,中间别停顿。
They're taking us out to the middle of nowhere.混蛋、蠢货(粗俗的骂人话)——粗俗的骂人词,字面是粪块,用来骂人又蠢又可恶。只适合在气头上或极熟的人之间说,正式场合和对陌生人绝不能用。
Oh, that duplicitous little turd.保持无线电静默;一律不对外联络
少校被要求立刻联系白宫,他回答自己接到命令要保持无线电静默,等于用一句军规挡回了总统的要求。
I'm sorry, sir. I've been instructed to maintain radio silence.让这架飞机降落
Then put this bird on the ground right now and that's an order!这架飞机(航空圈口语)——飞行员和军人把飞机、直升机戏称为 bird,this bird 就是这架。军队或航空题材里常见,日常对普通人说会听不懂。
Then put this bird on the ground right now and that's an order!命令属于机密
Respectfully, sir, I can't do that. My orders are classified.把你的脑袋打爆
All right, major, you land this contraption or I'll blow your friggin' head off!宾语从句省略连词:said 后面本可以放 that,但口语里常常省掉,直接接上 you wanted to maintain。省略之后句子更紧凑,宾语从句照旧用陈述语序。
You gentlemen said you wanted to maintain radio silence.狭小封闭的空间
You don't shoot a gun off in a confined area!What do we do now 里两个 do 都弱读,do we 几乎连成一个音,重音落在 now 上。
What do we do now?我们就惨了、责任全在我们
I don't know. It's our butts if we let them out of our sight.离开视线
I don't know. It's our butts if we let them out of our sight.条件状语从句:if 从句给出一个假设的前提,主句再说明后果。这里前提是让他们离开视线,后果是我们会担责任,两个部分一前一后把风险讲得很清楚。
I don't know. It's our butts if we let them out of our sight.把账单寄给你
If I have to get a hearing aid after this, don't be surprised when I send you the bill.把你打死
If I have to listen to you bitch, don't be surprised when I beat you to death with my shoe!Get out of here 说得快时 Get 和 out 里的 t 都弹成轻轻的 d,out of 缩成 outta,连成 ge-doutta-here。
Get out of here! Get out!装出一张凶脸
Maybe if you make a scary face.跟往常一样
Well, as usual, the Republican comes up with a plan while the Democrat just aimlessly wanders in the woods.想出、提出
Well, as usual, the Republican comes up with a plan while the Democrat just aimlessly wanders in the woods.while 表对比:while 在这里不是当的时候,而是把两件事放在一起对照:一边想出办法,另一边只会瞎转。它让两党的对比在一句话里同时成立。
Well, as usual, the Republican comes up with a plan while the Democrat just aimlessly wanders in the woods.闭嘴
Just shut up and flag them down.挥手把车或飞机叫停
Just shut up and flag them down.把它降下来
Bring it down.They're taking us out to the middle of nowhere.他们要把我们带到荒郊野外去。 不说具体去哪,只说「哪都不是的中间」,把被绑走时那种失去方位的不安一句带出。
If I have to listen to you bitch, don't be surprised when I beat you to death with my shoe!要是我还得听你唠叨,那你收到我用鞋把你活活打死的消息就别惊讶。 用最夸张的威胁回敬最烦人的抱怨,攻击性本身就是笑点,也是这段搭档关系的底色。if ... don't be surprised when ... 是地道口吻。
Do you know we never had to leave the chopper?你知道吗?我们根本不用离开直升机的。 用一句反问点破整场逃跑其实白忙一场,懊恼和好笑同时到位,复盘时特别顺手。
Well, as usual, the Republican comes up with a plan while the Democrat just aimlessly wanders in the woods.跟往常一样,共和党人想出了办法,民主党人却只会没头没脑地在林子里乱转。 把两党刻板印象压进一句荒郊野外的打趣,一半自夸一半挖苦,谁听了都想接一句。
意思是「荒郊野外、前不着村后不着店」。戏里说 taking us out to the middle of nowhere,就是把他们带到没人的地儿。形容偏远地方很好用。
flag down,也可以说 flag them down。戏里有人喊 Just shut up and flag them down,就是让对方别废话、挥手把直升机叫停。
意思是「两面三刀、当面一套背后一套」,是贬义、正式一点的词。戏里骂对方 a duplicitous little turd,火气很大。
意思是「保持无线电静默、一律不对外联络」。戏里飞行员说 I've been instructed to maintain radio silence,就是上级不让他跟外界通话。
因为他们发现根本不用下飞机:枪在他们手里,本来可以逼飞行员把他们送回华盛顿(We could've made them take us back to Washington),结果白白困在树林里。
下一章 · 第 5 章get away with it没证据也想公开黑幕
第 1 章too little too late球场上暗中较劲
第 2 章shift the stink查档案找证据扑空
第 3 章skedaddle前总统被请去戴维营
正在看 · 第 4 章in the middle of nowhere被劫直升机迫降荒林
第 5 章get away with it没证据也想公开黑幕
第 6 章stick a fork in火车上聊总统八卦
第 7 章steams my clams没钱搭车赔上手表
第 8 章live in the past无聊硬聊揭落选
第 9 章shut your cake hole车里纠正历史吵翻
第 10 章put on a spread图书馆里书被改过
第 11 章up to its knees in坦白掩盖与何去何从
第 12 章the end of the world隧道里撞见坦纳
第 13 章a way around被逼辞职当场对质