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兄弟为走哪条路争执:took the easy route

伊恩想走高速快点到,哥哥巴利却坚持走危险的古道。took the easy route(图省事)说的就是贪近路的下场,in the long run(从长远来看)提醒人别只看眼前。想劝人别只图方便,这两句都好用。

发生了什么

兄弟俩开车赶路,伊恩想走高速公路快点到,哥哥巴利却念起冒险小队的规矩,非要走一条叫「危险之路」的古道。他举老朋友走省事路线的例子,结果一头栽进凝胶怪立方体里,落得同样下场只能自己扛;他还说,清楚的路从来都不是对的路。想学三句:took the easy route(图省事)形容贪方便走了捷径,in the long run(从长远来看)提醒人别只看眼前,on your own(靠自己)是说没人能帮你。日常劝人、讲道理、自嘲走错路都能用上。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意 expressway 与 ancient trail 的对比
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  • 听伊恩把争论拉回陪伴爸爸

留意这几个短语

in the long runtook the easy routeon your owngelatinous cube

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took the easy route

选了省事的那条路、图省事to choose the easiest option instead of the better one

巴利讲起当年游戏里他和同伴抄近路,结果同伴被凝胶方块吞掉;took the easy route 说的正是那次图省事的选择。

He took the easy route and copied the answers.他图省事,直接抄了答案。

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  • in the long run

    从长远来看、最终

  • on your own

    靠自己、没人帮你(也指独自一人)

  • gelatinous cube

    (奇幻设定里的)凝胶怪立方体

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短语 · B2nail something

把某事做得漂亮

Oh, you're gonna nail Dad's spell now.
短语 · B2use what you've got

有什么就用什么

Look, on a quest you have to use what you've got.
短语 · B1this is what someone has got

这就是我们手头可用的东西

And this is what we've got.
短语 · B1solve the puzzle

解出了谜题

Best part is, little Kayla already solved the puzzle.
短语 · B1according to someone

按某人的说法

Well, according to Kayla, we just have to look for Raven's Point.
短语 · A2look for something

寻找

Well, according to Kayla, we just have to look for Raven's Point.
短语 · B1by a certain time

到明早之前

We could be there by tomorrow morning.
短语 · B1have plenty of time

充足的时间

That still gives us plenty of time with Dad.
短语 · B1a little too adjective

有点过于明显

Mmm, expressway is a little too obvious.
短语 · B2the clear path is never the right one

最清楚的路从不是对的路

On a quest, the clear path is never the right one.
短语 · B2take the easy route

选了省事的那条路、图省事

巴利讲起当年游戏里他和同伴抄近路,结果同伴被凝胶方块吞掉;took the easy route 说的正是那次图省事的选择。

Shrub Rosehammer and I took the easy route. Led him straight into the belly of a gelatinous cube.
短语 · B2suffer the same fate

落得同样的下场

Only reason I didn't suffer the same fate,
短语 · B2follow one's gut

听从自己的直觉

I followed my gut.
短语 · B2in the long run

从长远来看、最终

伊恩说高速公路更快,巴利承认短期如此,却用 in the long run 反驳,认为走捷径迟早要吃亏。

Maybe not in the long run.
短语 · B2all that matters is ...

唯一重要的就是

I know you want this to be like one of your adventure games, but all that matters
短语 · B2spend as much ... as possible

尽可能多的时间

is that we get to spend as much time as possible with Dad.
短语 · B2end up inside something

最后落进……里

But if you end up inside a gelatinous cube, you are on your own.
短语 · B1run off

突然跑掉、不打招呼就走

and, well, this just isn't like Ian to run off.
短语 · B2go bonkers

发疯、抓狂

Well then, you wouldn't know that when their blood is exposed to air, it makes them go bonkers.
短语 · C1lose one's grip on reality

渐渐分不清现实

See? She's already losing her grip on reality.
短语 · B1be a piece of junk

破烂货、破玩意儿

Guinevere was actually kind of a piece of junk.
短语 · B1in time to do something

及时赶得上

Barley, we're not gonna be able to get Dad back in time to see Mom.
短语 · B1work on something

把那方面改进一下

You're gonna wanna work on that.

看懂「兄弟为走哪条路争执」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 use what you ve got 表达就地取材
  • 听懂 followed my gut 的凭直觉语气
  • 掌握 in the long run 的长远判断
  • 用 Maybe not in the long run 委婉反驳
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气
On a quest the clear path is never the right one

在冒险里,最清楚的那条路从来都不是对的那条。 把「明显的快捷方式」说成陷阱:真正值得走的路线,一开始总看不清。这句可以套在任何需要取舍的场合。

And it s telling me we take an ancient trail called the Path of Peril But the expressway is faster

它告诉我该走一条叫「险途」的古老小径——可高速路更快。 把直觉说成有个声音在指挥,再用一句「可是」把诱惑摆在旁边,全片的选择题就在这一句里。

But if you end up inside a gelatinous cube you are on your own

可你要是掉进凝胶方块里,那就只能靠你自己了。 一句半开玩笑的警告,把「别贪方便」说得又好笑又吓人。

Look on a quest you have to use what you ve got

听着,冒险的时候你得用手头有的东西。 把「就地取材」说得像游戏规则,也是全片最实在的一句行动哲学。

关于这一章的问题

in the long run 是什么意思?

意思是「从长远来看、最终」。它提醒人别只看眼前的得失,要把时间拉长来看结果。做事选省事还是选正确,就可以用它来权衡。

「图省事」英语怎么说?

took the easy route。route 是路线,took the easy route 就是选了省事的那条路。想批评自己或别人贪方便走了捷径,就可以这么说。

on your own 和 alone 有什么不同?

on your own 强调「靠自己、没人帮你」,带一点要独立承担的意味;alone 只表示独自一人,不一定有压力。

gelatinous cube 是什么?

这是奇幻设定里的凝胶怪立方体,一种黏糊糊、会把冒险者吞进去的怪物。片里用它打比方,说走省事的路会掉进麻烦里。

「清楚的路从不是对的路」英语怎么说?

On a quest, the clear path is never the right one。这是巴利的冒险信条,意思是在冒险里,看起来最直最清楚的路往往不是正确的选择。

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