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主厨讲七岁的塔可之夜:on the map

主厨端上一道叫 Memory(记忆)的菜,笑着讲起自己七岁那年:父亲醉后用电话线勒住母亲,他拿厨房剪刀刺进父亲大腿。有人边听边说这是 dark sense of humor(阴暗的幽默感),还夸这是让他成为厨师艺术家的背景故事。想学会用 evoke(唤起)谈记忆,这几句最实用。

发生了什么

这道菜叫「记忆」。主厨讲起自己七岁那年在爱荷华州滑铁卢的塔可之夜:父亲醉后用电话线勒住母亲的脖子,他哭着求他住手,最后拿厨房剪刀刺进父亲大腿。多年后他补充,自己那晚本该刺进父亲的喉咙,但 we're not so smart when we're young(年轻时没那么聪明)。他把家暴讲得像笑话,还说要 evoke(唤起)所有人的强烈记忆。学会 dark sense of humor(阴暗的幽默感)和 evoke,就能在聊黑色幽默、回忆往事时用上。

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on the map

让某人或某地成名to make someone famous or notable

评论家提起当年的评价,说是那句话把主厨捧出了名。

The festival put the small town on the map.那个音乐节让这座小镇出了名。

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  • dark sense of humor

    阴暗的幽默感

  • signature dishes

    招牌菜

  • evoke

    唤起(记忆、情感、画面)

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短语 · B1the next course

下一道菜

The next course is called Memory.
短语 · B2be meant to evoke something

意在唤起

And that is what it's meant to evoke.
短语 · B1let me tell you something

我来讲讲

So let me tell you a memory of mine.
短语 · B1grow up

在成长过程中

When I was growing up, a child in Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday was taco night.
语法 · B1When I was growing up

when 引导时间状语从句:When I was growing up a child in Waterloo Iowa 用 when 从句交代年少的时段,主句再说周三吃什么。when 后面用进行时,强调那是一段持续的成长时期。

When I was growing up, a child in Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday was taco night.
短语 · B1rather drunk

醉得挺厉害

As you can see, she's rather drunk.
短语 · B2not unusual

并不稀奇

This is not unusual.
短语 · A2come home

回到家

When I was seven years old, one Tuesday, my father came home quite drunk.
短语 · B2at which point ...

就在那时、到这一步

My mother grew angry and screamed at him, at which point he proceeded to wrap a telephone cord
短语 · B2proceed to do something

接着就做了

My mother grew angry and screamed at him, at which point he proceeded to wrap a telephone cord
语法 · B2at which point

at which point 引导的定语从句:at which point 里 which 回指上一个动作,整个短语等于「就在那一刻」。它把两个连续发生的事连接起来,比口语里随手一个连接词更书面,也更有画面。

My mother grew angry and screamed at him, at which point he proceeded to wrap a telephone cord
短语 · B1pull something tight

把它勒紧

around her neck and pull it tight.
短语 · B2beg someone to stop

求他停下

I screamed. I begged him to stop.
短语 · B2not so smart

没那么聪明

But we're not so smart when we're young.
短语 · B2a memorable ... night

难忘的塔可夜

It was, as you can imagine, as a very memorable taco night.
短语 · B1thank God

谢天谢地

Oh, thank God he didn't.
发音didn't

didn't 的 t 常吞掉成 /ˈdɪdn/,舌尖抵上齿龈却不爆破,句尾轻轻收住。

Oh, thank God he didn't.
俚语 · B2what the fuck

搞什么鬼(粗俗震惊)——what the fuck 是带脏字的惊呼,用来表达震惊或不满;只在私下或极熟的圈子里说,正式场合要换成 what happened 之类的中性说法。

I mean, what the fuck was that?
短语 · B2a backstory

一段背景故事

Yeah, it's a backstory to what makes him a chef artist.
短语 · B2a dark sense of humor

阴暗的幽默感

同伴听完主厨讲童年惨事当玩笑,评价他幽默感很黑暗。

Dude, that guy's got some really dark sense of humor, bro.
俚语 · B1Dude

哥们、老兄(称呼)——dude 是对朋友随口的称呼,也可当感叹词引人注意;日常、朋友之间很自然,正式场合、对长辈和客户不合适。

Dude, that guy's got some really dark sense of humor, bro.
俚语 · B1bro

兄弟、哥们(称呼)——bro 是兄弟、哥们的意思,语气随意,常出现在年轻男性之间;对不熟的人或正式场合用会显得轻浮。

Dude, that guy's got some really dark sense of humor, bro.
短语 · B2house-smoked

本店烟熏的

So here you have house smoked Bresse chicken thigh al pastor.
短语 · B2a signature dish

招牌菜

主厨介绍这道菜,说是餐厅从开业起就有的招牌之一。

one of Hawthorn's signature dishes. Thank you. We change our menu constantly, but as Ms. Bloom knows
短语 · B2a staple

保留的常备菜、固定项目

this has been a staple since day one.
短语 · B2put someone on the map

让某人或某地成名

评论家提起当年的评价,说是那句话把主厨捧出了名。

Put you on the map.
短语 · C1fear irrelevance

怕被淘汰、怕过时

Anyways, because we're always innovating and we fear irrelevance
短语 · B2an update to something

对…的一次翻新

an update to a classic. The images on the tortillas have been made using a laser engraving machine.
短语 · C1laser engraving

激光雕刻

an update to a classic. The images on the tortillas have been made using a laser engraving machine.
短语 · B1the first time

第一次

It's the first time we've used it.
语法 · B2the first time we've used

first time 加现在完成时:It s the first time we ve used it 用现在完成时,因为说的是从过去到现在第一次的经历。英语里 first time 后常接完成时,而不是单纯过去时,强调这次经历对现在仍算数。

It's the first time we've used it.
短语 · B2strong memories

深刻的记忆

We hope this taco night evokes strong memories for us all.
短语 · A2here you are

给你

Here you are.
发音Here you

Here you 里 here 末尾的音和 you 连读,听起来像 here-you 一滑而过。

Here you are.
短语 · B2a gag

一个玩笑、恶搞

Like a gag then.
发音Like a

Like a 里 k 直接搭上 a,常连成 li-ka /laɪkə/,a 轻得几乎只剩 /ə/。

Like a gag then.
短语 · B1isn't that nice

多贴心啊

Isn't that nice? They remembered us.
短语 · B2what's with someone

这人怎么回事

Jesus Christ, what's with this guy?
短语 · B2god damn it

该死、糟了

God damn it. I didn't think he'd really mind.
短语 · C1doctor sunshine

阳光医生(挖苦的绰号)

Calling Doctor Sunshine.
短语 · B1bad script

剧本烂

Oh my God, I forgot about that one. [LAUGHS] Dumb part. Bad script.
短语 · A2a joke

开个玩笑

Hmm. Maybe it's a joke 'cause you're friends, right?
短语 · A2it's not good

情况不妙

It's not good.

看懂「主厨讲七岁的塔可之夜」

这一章能学到

  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气
  • 把台词搭配放进新的日常回应里
  • 观察关系变化如何改变说话语气

发音重点

  • didn't — didn't 的 t 常吞掉成 /ˈdɪdn/,舌尖抵上齿龈却不爆破,句尾轻轻收住。
  • Here you — Here you 里 here 末尾的音和 you 连读,听起来像 here-you 一滑而过。
  • Like a — Like a 里 k 直接搭上 a,常连成 li-ka /laɪkə/,a 轻得几乎只剩 /ə/。
But we're not so smart when we're young.

可年轻的时候,我们没那么聪明。 用一句轻描淡写为自己的旧错开脱,也替所有人留了台阶。承认年轻时的蠢,是成年人最共通的和解。

Anyways, because we're always innovating and we fear irrelevance

总之,因为我们不断创新,也因为我们害怕被淘汰。 把创新的真话说成恐惧:不是热爱新东西,是怕过时。一句漂亮话,撕开了整个行业的焦虑。

We hope this taco night evokes strong memories for us all.

我们希望今晚这顿塔可夜,能唤起我们所有人的深切回忆。 温柔的话配着残忍的内容:回忆可能是创伤,但他照样端上桌。恭敬的措辞和冷酷的用意,落差全在这句里。

Now I suppose I should've stabbed him in the throat that evening.

现在想来,那天晚上我本该一刀刺进他的喉咙。 用轻描淡写的「现在想来」接一句最狠的话,把童年创伤讲得像一道菜的失误。平静的语气和骇人的内容对撞,正是这场晚宴恐怖感的来源。

关于这一章的问题

on the map 是什么意思?

字面是「在地图上」,实际意思是让某人或某个地方成名、被人记住。戏里食评人一篇评论「把餐厅放上了地图」,就是说让它一举成名。

「阴暗的幽默感」英语怎么说?

dark sense of humor。戏里客人评价主厨「那家伙的幽默感真的挺黑的」,用的就是这个词。它说的不是爱笑,而是专拿痛苦、死亡开玩笑的那种幽默。

evoke 怎么用?

evoke 是「唤起记忆、情感或画面」。戏里主厨说这道菜想 evoke 一段记忆,就是想让人一吃就想起某件往事。它常和 memory、feeling 搭配,比 remember 更主动、更有画面。

塔可之夜为什么重要?

因为对主厨来说,那晚既是家暴,也是他记住的味道。他把童年最黑暗的一夜做成一道菜端上来,还让客人吃下去,所以这道菜才叫「记忆」。

「招牌菜」英语怎么说?

signature dishes。戏里主厨说这道塔可是 Hawthorn 的 signature dishes,也就是最出名、最固定的那道菜。单数说 signature dish。

主厨说话的口气是怎样的?

平静到可怕。他讲父亲勒母亲、自己刺伤父亲时,像在讲一件家常小事,最后还笑着说希望这顿「唤起大家的强烈记忆」。越平静,越让人发毛。

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