“She made me do it!”
是她逼我干的!
三个词把责任整个推出去,自己变成被摆布的人,甩锅范本。
She made me do it.
想撇清责任时用,语气可怜但很招人烦;对上司说要想清楚。
He forced my hand. / I was pushed into it.
口语
made me 连读,do it 重读收尾。
She made me send the email; I had no choice. 是她逼我发的邮件,我根本没得选。
这场戏:逼问出巫术认罪
第 8 章 · 共 29 章 · 4'03"
黑尔牧师一步步追问阿比盖尔:锅里那只青蛙、那锅 brew(药汤)。阿比盖尔扛不住,忽然喊出 She made me do it(是她逼我干的),把罪全推给蒂图巴。蒂图巴被拖来威胁,最后反倒说 somebody else be witching these children(还有别人在给这些孩子施巫术)。想学逼供、甩锅和认罪的英文,这段最狠。
brew(熬出来的东西;药汤)
brew 熬出来的东西;药汤living thing 活物;有生命的东西sold yourself 把自己卖了;投靠对方
❝ 独白 · 4 句 艾比盖尔的指控
四句一口气数落灵魂、祷告、夜里喝血,节奏越推越快,像当众念罪状。
open yourself(敞开心扉;放下戒备)
compact with 与……立约(古体)witching 施巫术害人open yourself 敞开心扉;放下戒备
黑尔牧师在贝蒂房里审问阿比盖尔,一个问题接一个问题:林子里跳的是什么舞、锅里是不是有活物、那锅 brew(药汤)是什么。阿比盖尔先说是 common dancing(平常那样跳跳),又说锅里是豆子和扁豆,可一被逼到墙角,她忽然喊出 She made me do it(是她逼我干的),把罪推给蒂图巴。蒂图巴被带上来,黑尔要她 confess yourself(认罪),还威胁把她 whip you to your death(活活抽死)。她先说自己 don't truck with no Devil(跟魔鬼没往来),最后却松口,说 somebody else be witching these children(还有别人在给这些孩子施巫术),还答应 open herself(敞开心扉)。想学审问、甩锅和崩溃认罪的英文,这段最典型。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后,比它高的卡片会变淡,播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“She made me do it!”
是她逼我干的!
三个词把责任整个推出去,自己变成被摆布的人,甩锅范本。
She made me do it.
想撇清责任时用,语气可怜但很招人烦;对上司说要想清楚。
He forced my hand. / I was pushed into it.
口语
made me 连读,do it 重读收尾。
She made me send the email; I had no choice. 是她逼我发的邮件,我根本没得选。
“No, no, sir, I don't truck with no Devil!”
不,不,先生,我可跟魔鬼没有半点来往!
truck with 配双重否定,把否认说得又土又硬,一听就是没读过书的人。
I don't truck with ...!
赌咒自己不掺和某事时用,土味重;正式场合或对长辈别用。
I don't mess with that crowd. / I want nothing to do with him.
口语
don't truck 连读,no Devil 降调加重。
No, I don't truck with office gossip, thanks. 不用了,办公室的闲话我可一概不碰。
“You will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to your death, Tituba!”
你要么自己认罪,要么我把你拖出去,打到死为止,蒂图巴!
either-or 亮出唯一出路,动作具体到 whip to your death,威胁不再抽象。
You will X or I will Y.
下最后通牒时用,攻击性极强;现实里对家人或同事说会越界。
Confess now or face the consequences. / Do it my way or take the fall.
正式
confess yourself 停顿,whip you to your death 逐词压低。
You will hand in the draft or I will take the project from you. 你要么交出草稿,要么我把项目收回去。
“Open yourself, Tituba - open yourself and let, God's holy light shine on you.”
敞开心扉,蒂图芭——敞开自己,让上帝圣洁的光照进来。
open yourself 重复一次,从命令变成邀请,光的意象接住前面的恐惧。
Open yourself and let X shine on you.
劝人放下戒备、说出心里话时用,宗教腔重,日常慎用。
Open up and let it in. / Let some light reach you.
literary
open yourself 两处都重读,shine on you 放慢。
Open yourself and let a little help in. 把心打开一点,让别人帮得上忙。
She sends her spirit on me in church; she makes me laugh at prayer! She have often laughed at prayer! She comes to me every night to go and drink blood!
她在教堂里把魂派到我身上; 她害我在祷告时笑出声! 她常常在祷告时发笑! 她每晚都来找我,要我一起去喝血!
下一章 · 09turn your back on背弃这场戏:逼问出女巫名单「施法、念咒召唤」,指用巫术把东西或鬼魂召来。剧里说 You beg me to conjure,就是「是你求我作法招魂的」,是巫术审判里的关键词。
指「熬出来的东西」,尤其是一锅煮出来的药汤、混合液。剧里说 the brew in that kettle,就是「锅里那锅药汤」,带着巫术的意味。
sell yourself,剧里说 Have you sold yourself to Lucifer?,就是「你是不是把自己卖给路西法了」,指把灵魂交给魔鬼。
open yourself,字面是「敞开你自己」,指放下戒备、坦白内心。剧里让蒂图巴 open yourself,是让她把心里的实话都说出来。
truck with,多用于否定句。剧里说 I don't truck with no Devil,就是「我跟魔鬼没半点往来」。这是旧时口语的说法。
should like to,比 want to 客气得多。剧里说 I should like to speak with Tituba,就是「我想跟蒂图巴谈谈」,很有礼貌。