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幸存者当面讲述遭遇:preyed upon

一位受害者坐到记者对面,讲出童年的遭遇:他不是被祈祷,而是 preyed upon(被当成猎物猎食);他说神父做这种事,就是 he robs you of your faith(把你的信仰抢走)。他最后强调 This is not just Boston(这不只是波士顿的事)。想学怎么讲述沉重经历,这段值得听。

发生了什么

一位受害者来见记者,说明自己是他们接触到的第一个幸存者。他从自己的故事讲起:小时候在伍斯特被一位神父 preyed upon(当成猎物猎食),他特意强调不是 prayed for(被祈祷);宗教在穷人家 counts for a lot(分量很重),神父一句差事都能让孩子受宠若惊。等被诱骗操控后,人会觉得 trapped(被困住),很难 say no to God(对上帝说不)。他点出这不只是身体虐待,更是精神虐待:神父 rob you of your faith(夺走你的信仰),有人因此 reach for the bottle or the needle(去抓酒瓶或针管),甚至跳桥。That's why we call ourselves survivors(所以我们才自称幸存者)。想学怎么讲述沉重经历、怎么表达幸存者立场,这些句子都值得学。

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preyed upon

被当成猎物猎食to be hunted or exploited as prey

菲尔纠正别人听错的话,强调自己不是被祈祷,而是被神父当成猎物猎食。

Young players were preyed upon by a coach the whole town trusted.年轻球员被一个全城都信任的教练当成了猎物。

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  • rob someone of something

    夺走某人最珍贵的东西

  • count for a lot

    分量很重、很起作用

  • a big if

    很大的变数、还是个大大的问号

  • a background check

    背景审查、查底细

  • a pain in the ass

    讨厌鬼、麻烦精

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短语 · B1thank you for having me

谢谢你们今天让我进来

First of all, let me say thank you for having me in today.
短语 · B1first of all

首先

First of all, let me say thank you for having me in today.
短语 · B2when it comes to something

说到虐待这种事

not when it comes to abuse.
语法 · B2when it comes to abuse

when it comes to 后接名词:when it comes to 后面接名词或动名词,意思是「说到、涉及某件事」。它把话题转到某个特定方面,常用来强调在这一点上尤其如此,语气比单纯说「关于」更郑重。

not when it comes to abuse.
短语 · B1have nothing to do with something

跟是不是同性恋毫无关系

And this has nothing to do with being gay.
语法 · C1What this is, is priests using the collar

what 从句作主语:what 引出的从句可以整体充当主语,后面再用 is 表语作判断。这里先说「这件事的本质」,再把定义端出来,两个 is 叠用形成停顿,语气斩钉截铁,像在给整件事下一个不容辩驳的结论。

What this is, is priests using the collar to rape kids.
短语 · C1prey upon someone

被戴维·霍利神父猎食

and I was preyed upon by Father David Holley in Worcester.
发音preyed upon

preyed upon 连读时 preyed 末尾的音接上 upon,听起来像 prey-dupon,两个词连成一串。

and I was preyed upon by Father David Holley in Worcester.
短语 · B1be raised Catholic

天主教家庭长大的

I was raised Catholic. Now I go to my wife's Presbyterian church.
俚语 · B2lapsed

(宗教上)疏远、不再守教规的——lapsed 常形容不再去教堂、但出身某宗教背景的人,语气客观,新闻和日常都能用;它不是骂人,只是陈述信仰已淡化。

I'm lapsed.
短语 · B1not so much

没那么信了、不见得

Not so much.
短语 · C1count for a lot

分量很重、很起作用

菲尔向记者们讲述,在贫穷家庭里宗教的分量很重,用切身经历解释受害者为何难以脱身。

When you're a poor kid from a poor family, religion counts for a lot.
发音for a lot

for a lot 连读时 for 末尾的音接上 a,a 又弱读得很快,听起来像 fo-rə-lot。

When you're a poor kid from a poor family, religion counts for a lot.
短语 · B1a big deal

是件大事

And when a priest pays attention to you, it's a big deal.
短语 · B2go along with something

顺着来、照做

but now you got a secret together, so you go along.
短语 · B1feel trapped

感觉被困住

And so you go along with that, too, because you feel trapped, because he has groomed you.
短语 · C1groom someone

对你进行了诱骗操控

And so you go along with that, too, because you feel trapped, because he has groomed you.
语法 · B1because he has groomed you

because 引导原因从句:because 引出原因,说明为什么会顺着做那件事。这里连着前面你已经觉得被困住,把原因交代得很清楚:不是愿意,而是被一步步操控驯服了。用现在完成时说明操控早已完成,后果一直延续。

And so you go along with that, too, because you feel trapped, because he has groomed you.
俚语 · C1groomed

(施害者)长期诱骗操控以图性侵——groom 指施害者先取得信任再逐步下手,是性侵案件里的专用说法,含义很重;严肃报道和法律语境中用,绝不能当成普通的培养来用。

And so you go along with that, too, because you feel trapped, because he has groomed you.
短语 · B2say no to someone

对上帝说不

How do you say no to God, right?
短语 · C1rob someone of something

夺走某人最珍贵的东西

菲尔描述神父的伤害不只是身体上的,还会把受害人最珍视的信仰一并夺走。

And when a priest does this to you, he robs you of your faith.
短语 · C1reach for the bottle

抓起酒瓶或针管、靠酗酒吸毒麻痹

So you reach for the bottle or the needle.
短语 · B2call oneself something

自称幸存者

That's why we call ourselves survivors.
短语 · C1run a story on someone

发过几篇关于你的报道

Uh, but Phil, we did run a couple of stories on you.
俚语 · B2clips

(新闻)剪报、剪存资料——clips 是新闻行业的行话,指剪存下来的旧报道,编辑室和求职作品集里常用;行外人不容易听懂,日常聊天里要换个说法。

I saw them in the clips.
短语 · B2to be frank

说实话、完全坦白讲

Yeah, but to be completely frank, it wasn't enough.
发音completely frank

completely frank 里 completely 末尾的音几乎被吞掉,直接滑进 frank,听起来像 complete-ly-frank,中间没有停顿。

Yeah, but to be completely frank, it wasn't enough.
语法 · C1could they have hidden it for so long

could have done 表对过去的推测:could have 加过去分词,用来推测过去可能发生的事,常出现在反问里表示「要不然怎么可能」。这里用疑问句追问对方怎么可能瞒这么久,其实是在暗示背后必然有系统性的掩护。

How else could they have hidden it for so long?
语法 · C1you should have clarified it five years ago

should have done 表本应做而未做:should have 加过去分词,表示过去本该做却没有做的事,带明显的责备或后悔。这里旧账被翻出来,质问对方五年前就该核实清楚,语气里有压了很久的愤怒。

Maybe you should have clarified it five years ago when I sent you all of this stuff!
短语 · B2have an agenda

他带着自己的目的

Well, the guy, he's got an agenda, that's for sure.
短语 · B1go through a lot

吃过很多苦

You think? He's obviously been through a lot.
短语 · C1a big if

很大的变数、还是个大大的问号

迈克和萨莎私下讨论菲尔的可信度,觉得他说的也许是真的,但这事目前还是个大大的变数。

Yeah, it might be a big "if" with this guy.
短语 · B2do a background check on someone

查一查他的背景

Do a background check on him, and follow up with some of the other survivors of his group.
短语 · B2stay on something

别放下加拉本迪安这条线

Okay, but stay on Garabedian. That's more important.
俚语 · C1a pain in the ass

讨厌鬼、烦人的麻烦——a pain in the ass 是粗俗说法,抱怨人或事很烦;熟人私下说可以,职场、对长辈上司和正式场合都不能用,等于变相骂人。

Garabedian, what a pain in the ass.

看懂「幸存者当面讲述遭遇」

发音重点

  • preyed upon — preyed upon 连读时 preyed 末尾的音接上 upon,听起来像 prey-dupon,两个词连成一串。
  • for a lot — for a lot 连读时 for 末尾的音接上 a,a 又弱读得很快,听起来像 fo-rə-lot。
  • completely frank — completely frank 里 completely 末尾的音几乎被吞掉,直接滑进 frank,听起来像 complete-ly-frank,中间没有停顿。
And I don't mean prayed for. I mean preyed upon.

我不是说为我祷告。我是说被他猎食。 用两个读音几乎一样的词,把「神圣」和「伤害」叠在一起,一句话就完成控诉。它短、狠、难反驳,是整场陈述里最锋利的一句。

How do you say no to God, right?

你要怎么对上帝说不,对吧? 一句反问把受害者的两难说尽:在信仰里,拒绝神父就等于拒绝上帝。它不煽情,却让人立刻明白那种无处可逃。

That's why we call ourselves survivors.

所以我们才自称幸存者。 用「幸存者」这个称呼,把受害者重新命名:不是可怜人,而是活下来的人。它把身份从伤口转成韧性,简短却极有力量。

This is not just Boston. It's the whole country. It's the whole world.

这不只是波士顿。是全国。是全世界。 用三个递进的短句把范围一层层撑开,把地方新闻抬成全球议题。节奏由短到长再收,适合任何要强调事情非同小可的场合。

And it goes right up to the Vatican.

而且它一直通到梵蒂冈。 把追责的天花板一下拉到最高处。短短一句,既是控诉也是宣言:这条线没有尽头,谁都不能装作看不见。

关于这一章的问题

preyed upon 是什么意思?

意思是「被当成猎物猎食、被人猎取」。台词里特意和 prayed for(被祈祷)对照,说神父不是为他祈祷,而是把他当成猎物。

「夺走某人的信仰」英语怎么说?

rob someone of something,这里说 he robs you of your faith,就是「他把你的信仰夺走了」。rob sb of sth 是个固定搭配。

「分量很重」英语怎么讲?

count for a lot。台词里说 religion counts for a lot,就是「宗教的分量很重、很起作用」,count for 表示「有重要性」。

a big if 是什么语气?

意思是「很大的变数、还是个大大的问号」。台词里说 it might be a big "if" with this guy,就是觉得这人讲的事还不确定。

这些句子适合什么场合?

讲述沉重经历可以用 preyed upon、rob you of your faith;说某事很重要用 counts for a lot;表达不确定用 a big if。

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