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咖啡馆里采访幸存者:the beginning of it all

咖啡馆里,记者采访受神父侵害的幸存者。一人说被 He molested me(他猥亵了我),讲完那段经历只留一句 the beginning of it all(那是一切的开端);最后他愿用真名,只求把这些坏人揪出来。想学沉重话题里的用词和体面表达,这段很有分量。

发生了什么

咖啡馆里,记者采访受神父侵害的幸存者。一人讲起父亲自杀、母亲患病后,被以神父身份接近并遭侵害,只平静地说 He molested me(他猥亵了我);讲起对方脱衣说抑郁、要他口交时,只用反话 Classy guy(真够体面)点了一下。他说,那些事 the beginning of it all(一切的开端),如今自己已经戒了。最后他愿用真名,只求把这些坏人揪出来。想学沉重话题里怎么把话说清、怎么用反话和克制的说法,这些句子都值得记。

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the beginning of it all

一切的开端、万事的起点the starting point of everything that followed

乔讲到被侵犯的经历时收尾,说自己如今已经戒酒,但那件事是一切的开端,把创伤和成瘾连在一起。

That trip was the beginning of it all.那趟旅行就是这一切的开端。

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  • molested

    被猥亵、被性侵(多指儿童)

  • Classy guy

    真够体面(反话)

  • get these to go

    把这些打包带走

  • the projects

    政府兴建的公共廉租房住宅区

  • like God showing up

    就像上帝显灵、降临一样

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137 句台词里标了 37 处

短语 · A2no problem

没问题、不碍事

No, no problem. Please sit.
短语 · A2when I'm ...

我一……就(紧张)

I eat when I'm nervous. I do that, too, actually.
短语 · B1would you mind if I ...

我……你介意吗

Um, would you mind if I took some notes? Would that be all right?
短语 · B1would that be all right

这样行吗

Um, would you mind if I took some notes? Would that be all right?
语法 · B1would you mind if I took some notes

would you mind 加过去式的客气请求:would you mind if 后面接过去式,是英语里请人帮忙或征求同意的固定客气说法,比直接问能不能做更委婉。这里 took 用的是过去式,谈的却是眼下的请求,把语气放软。回答通常是否定,表示并不介意。

Um, would you mind if I took some notes? Would that be all right?
短语 · B1mind if I ...

我……你不介意吧

You don't mind if I take some notes, do you?
语法 · B1don't mind if I take some notes, do you

反意疑问句:句子的主句是否定,句尾再用 do you 反问,构成反意疑问句。前否后肯的搭配让说话人其实是在确认对方并不介意,语气比直接质问缓和。注意反问部分用 do you 而不是 don't you,方向跟前半句相反。

You don't mind if I take some notes, do you?
短语 · B1if you don't want me to ...

如果你不愿意让我……

Not if you don't want me to. No.
短语 · B1stop something at any time

随时可以叫停

You can stop this interview at any time, Patrick.
短语 · B1go ahead with something

继续做某事

Go ahead with your notes.
短语 · B1live in the projects

住在政府廉租房区

In the projects, over in Hyde Park.
发音In the projects

the 在 In the projects 里弱读,几乎只剩很轻的一个音,重音落在 projects 上。

In the projects, over in Hyde Park.
短语 · B1drive a cab

开出租车

Yeah, I drove a cab for a few years.
俚语 · C1a real piece of shit

十足的烂人、人渣——这是很重的脏话,用来骂人卑劣无耻,语气极强。只能在私下发火或熟人之间听到,职场、学校、面对长辈和孩子都不能说;想表达厌恶可换成很中性的说法。

He was a real piece of shit.
短语 · B1how do you mean

怎么说、什么意思

How do you mean? I mean, she was nuts.
俚语 · B2Same shit

还是那回事、老样子(贬义)——粗口口语,用来说情况跟之前一样糟,带自嘲或厌烦。适合熟人私下抱怨,正式场合和对不熟的人说很不礼貌,改用一样的意思但不带脏字。

She was a schizophrenic. Same shit.
短语 · B1rush right over

立刻赶过来

Tells him about my old man passing, and he rushed right over.
俚语 · B2my old man

我爸——口语里 old man 可以指父亲,也可以指丈夫或男朋友,靠上下文判断。语气随意,朋友之间聊天常用;对长辈或不熟的人说会显得不尊重。

Tells him about my old man passing, and he rushed right over.
短语 · B1introduce someone to someone

把我引荐给某人

She's the one who introduced me to Father Shanley.
语法 · B2the one who introduced me to Father Shanley

the one who 定语从句:the one who 用来指认某个人,后面接定语从句交代这人做了什么。这里把介绍人和整件事挂上钩,语气平实,重点落在 who 后面的动作上。日常说谁是把某样东西带给我的人时,这个结构最省事也最清楚。

She's the one who introduced me to Father Shanley.
俚语 · B2Very hip

很潮、很时髦、很懂行——hip 是口语里「时髦、跟得上潮流」的说法,形容人或东西。它偏轻松,朋友聊天用得多;写正式文字时一般换成更中性的词。

Long hair. Very hip.
短语 · B1could tell (that) ...

看得出来、能察觉

And I think he could tell I was gay,
短语 · B1be freaked out

有点吓到、发慌

Well, I was a little freaked out.
俚语 · B2freaked out

慌了、被吓到——口语里指突然受惊或心里发毛,常和表示程度的词连用。朋友之间、非正式场合很自然;正式场合会换成更中性的表达。

Well, I was a little freaked out.
短语 · B2go on from there

事情就从那儿继续下去

And, uh, things went on from there.
短语 · C1can't sanitize something

不能把这件事美化洗干净

We can't sanitize this. Just saying "molest" isn't enough.
短语 · B1get something to go

把这些打包带走

采访到最难受处,记者用「我们该把这些吃的打包了」给乔一个缓口气的台阶,顺便把话题中断得自然。

We should probably get these to go. (CLEARS THROAT) Right.
发音get these to go

get these to go 里 to 缩成很轻的 tə,元音几乎听不见,重音压在 get 和 go 上,these 也读得短。

We should probably get these to go. (CLEARS THROAT) Right.
俚语 · B2this shit

这摊破事、这种烂事——把某件事说成 shit,表示极度厌烦或不愿多谈。属于粗口,只在熟人私下用;对不熟的人、长辈或正式场合都不能说,应换成中性的说法。

You really want to hear this shit?
短语 · B1freeze up

僵住、愣住

You know, I just froze up. I was fucking petrified, I couldn't move.
发音froze up

froze up 连读时 froze 末尾的音直接接上 up,听起来像 fro-zup,中间没有停顿。

You know, I just froze up. I was fucking petrified, I couldn't move.
俚语 · C1fucking petrified

吓得魂都没了(粗口加强)——fucking 是粗口加强词,petrified 表示吓得僵住,合起来是很重的说法。只能算情绪宣泄,绝不适合职场、学校或对长辈说,正式表达要去掉粗口。

You know, I just froze up. I was fucking petrified, I couldn't move.
短语 · B1stop there for now

先停在这儿

All right. That's good. Let's stop there for now.
短语 · B1be comfortable with something

对……更自在

He said it was a way to make me more comfortable with my body.
短语 · B2why would someone ever do something

我怎么会去做那种事

I know what you must be thinking, like, why would I ever do that
语法 · B2What you have to understand is that this is the first time in my life

what 引导的主语从句:What you have to understand is that 是口语里常用的提醒句式,先抛出「你要明白的」,再用 is that 引出具体内容。它把对方该接受的前提先摆出来,带一点说服和解释的意味。后面接完整的句子,说明这是第一次怎样。

What you have to understand is that this is the first time in my life
发音there is a church

there is a 读快时粘成 /ðerɪzə/,a 只剩一个含糊的 ə,重音落在 church 上,is 里的 s 轻轻滑向 a。

Of course there is a church right there.

看懂「咖啡馆里采访幸存者」

发音重点

  • In the projects — the 在 In the projects 里弱读,几乎只剩很轻的一个音,重音落在 projects 上。
  • get these to go — get these to go 里 to 缩成很轻的 tə,元音几乎听不见,重音压在 get 和 go 上,these 也读得短。
  • froze up — froze up 连读时 froze 末尾的音直接接上 up,听起来像 fro-zup,中间没有停顿。
  • there is a church — there is a 读快时粘成 /ðerɪzə/,a 只剩一个含糊的 ə,重音落在 church 上,is 里的 s 轻轻滑向 a。
I'm sober now, but that... That was the beginning of it all.

我现在戒了,但那……那才是一切的开始。 把最重的因果留到最后才说:先报一句「我现在戒了」,再用停顿和一句「那才是一切的开始」把创伤和成瘾接在一起。它不解释、不控诉,却让人听见了整段人生的转折点。

Of course there is a church right there.

当然啦,那儿就有一座教堂。 记者不评论、不加重,只平静地说出教堂就在隔壁这个事实。越是这种不带感情的陈述,越把「教会就在伤害发生的地方」这层反讽顶到读者面前,是整场采访最冷的一句注脚。

You can use my name if you want.

你想用我的真名就用吧。 把决定权交给受害者自己的一句许可:要不要公开身份由你说了算。它既是记者对当事人的尊重,也是当事人终于愿意站出来的时刻,短短一句分量很重。

Don't thank me, just get these assholes, will you?

别谢我,把这帮混蛋揪出来,行吗? 把「别谢我」和「去抓人」压在一句话里,既是拒绝感谢,也是把责任反手交给记者。它带一点火气又带一点托付,是受害者与记者之间最有力的约定。

He's one of the lucky ones.

他算幸运的一个。 把「幸运」用在性侵受害者身上,本身就是一记反讽:所谓幸运,不过是还活着、还能开口作证。它不点破标准有多低,却让下一句「他还活着」显得格外刺人。

关于这一章的问题

molested 是什么意思?

意思是「被猥亵、被性侵」,多指儿童。戏里说 He molested me,就是「他猥亵了我」,是受害者在陈述时用的正式说法。

「把这些打包带走」英语怎么说?

get these to go。戏里在咖啡馆被打断时说 We should probably get these to go,就是「这些大概得打包带走」,堂食改外带时常用。

Classy guy 是什么意思?

字面是「体面的人」,但这里全是反话。戏里对方刚提出过分要求,回一句 Classy guy,就是冷嘲「真够体面」,讽刺意味很足。

「一切的开端」英语怎么说?

the beginning of it all。戏里说 That was the beginning of it all,就是「那就是一切的开端」,用来指某件事是后面所有遭遇的起点。

the projects 是什么地方?

指政府兴建的公共廉租房住宅区。戏里说 In the projects, over in Hyde Park,就是「住在海德公园那边的廉租房」,是美国低收入社区的常见说法。

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