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Most of the day.The Mist · 2007 — 第 9 / 11 章 · 4'03" · B2
商量逃出超市：at bay
大卫一觉睡了大半天才醒，听说乔没能撑过去，店里人心惶惶，有人还在反复喊「赎罪」。有人撂下一句 I'd rather die out there trying than in here waiting.（我宁愿死在外面，也要试着闯出去），大家开始盘算怎么离开。想学「决定去留」和「弄清要对抗什么」的说法，这几句很够用。
发生了什么
大卫昏睡了大半天才醒，被告知乔因烧伤没撑过去，大家只是赶到得太晚；店里气氛越来越紧，有人反复喊「赎罪」，把人群煽动得坐不住。有人不想再耗下去，说 I'd rather die out there trying than in here waiting.（我宁愿死在外面，也要试着闯出去），有人打算悄悄收拾几袋食品藏在门边，好找机会走。也有人追问这场雾是怎么回事，想去和那几个士兵谈谈，还被告知 It'll be your call.（由你来决定）。up against 是「面对、要对抗」，at bay 是「被挡在外、无法近身」，your call 是「由你决定」。想学怎么在僵局里拍板、追问真相，这些表达都用得上。
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留意这几个短语
up againsta direct line to Godyour callat bay
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at bay
使……无法近身、被挡在外held off and kept away
卡莫迪太太追问什么才能把这些怪物 keep at bay，也就是挡在门外、不让它们近身。
A good coat will keep the cold at bay.一件好外套能挡住寒气。
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- up against
面对、要对抗（困难或对手）
- a direct line to God
能直接得到上帝启示
- your call
由你决定
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92 句台词里标了 41 处
昏过去、失去意识
Just passed out is more like it.passed 的尾音常滑进 out，/pæst aʊt/ 连成一块；重音给 out，passed 短促。
Just passed out is more like it.撑不住、停摆
I just shut down for a while.死于某种原因
Joe died of his burns while you were asleep.太晚了
We were just too late.把人群煽动起来
She's getting people whipped up.能直接得到上帝启示
有人说卡莫迪太太能让众人相信她跟上帝有直线联系。
She has a direct line to God.闭嘴、住口
Why wouldn't they? Woman never shuts up. Like those speeches Castro used to make.正考虑离开
Ollie says you're thinking of leaving.不会再那么做
I mean, come on, you saw what happened to Bobby Mike. I won't do that again. I won't be responsible.重新考虑那件事
You might want to reconsider that.might want to 表委婉建议：You might want to reconsider that 用 might want to 提出建议，语气比直接命令委婉得多：你可以考虑一下。它把命令包成可能性，给对方留面子，也留余地，适合劝说和提醒。
You might want to reconsider that.使……无法近身、被挡在外
卡莫迪太太追问什么才能把这些怪物 keep at bay，也就是挡在门外、不让它们近身。
What will keep these evil, these abominations at bay? What will keep them away?让它们远离
What will keep these evil, these abominations at bay? What will keep them away?them 的 th 常省掉，keep them 缩成 /kiːpəm/；重音在 away，keep 和 them 只做轻引子。
What will keep these evil, these abominations at bay? What will keep them away?提供不了庇护
The dead tree give no shelter.说给我听听
What will end it? Let me hear it.再说一遍
Good. Say it again like you mean it.一直不对劲
That boy hasn't been right since the pharmacy.精神崩溃、突然失常——snap 指人被压力逼到突然失控、精神断线；口语里常用，带同情或惋惜，正式场合应换成 had a breakdown。
His mind's just snapped, gone.我的余生
I'm not spending the rest of my life here, I tell you what.收拾、归拢起来
I can quietly gather up some bags of groceries由你决定
奥利说这是大卫的主意、大卫的车，所以由他来拍板。
It'll be your call.would rather A than B：I d rather die out there trying than in here waiting 用 rather A than B 比较两种选择，表示宁愿前者也不愿后者。than 后面可以省略与前面重复的动词，只留对比的部分，句子更简洁。
I'd rather die out there trying than in here waiting.面对、要对抗（困难或对手）
大卫说想先弄清楚他们面对的到底是什么东西。
I want some idea of what we're up against.what 引导宾语从句：know what this mist is 里，what 从句当 know 的宾语，语序是陈述语序，不是疑问语序。what 本身在从句里作表语，等于说「这场雾是什么东西」，比直接问更克制。
I want to know what this mist is.能有什么用
What's that gonna do?当时的情况
The situation was insane.他用的那个词
He said he was sorry. Wasn't that the word he used?那样说是什么意思
That's right, he said it was their fault, right? What did he mean by that?查清楚
That's what we're gonna find out.find 的 d 常和 out 连成 /faɪn daʊt/，中间不断；重音落 out，find 收得干净。
That's what we're gonna find out.不容易找不着
Not that big a store, it's kinda hard to lose.有点、差不多（kind of 的口语写法）——kinda 是 kind of 的口语连读写法，用来把语气放软；熟人之间很自然，正式写作和正式场合要写成 kind of。
Not that big a store, it's kinda hard to lose.看管某人的人
Do I look like their keeper?跟某事无关
I don't know nothin'. I got nothin' to do with it.什么也没有（nothing 的口语拼写）——nothin 是 nothing 的省音拼写，带街头和口音色彩；只在口语和非正式文本里出现，正式场合要写成 nothing。
I don't know nothin'. I got nothin' to do with it.装卸货区
The only place we haven't looked is the loading dock.唯一的地方
The only place we haven't looked is the loading dock.就这么凭空消失
Couldn't just disappear.看懂「商量逃出超市」
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
- passed out — passed 的尾音常滑进 out，/pæst aʊt/ 连成一块；重音给 out，passed 短促。
- keep them away — them 的 th 常省掉，keep them 缩成 /kiːpəm/；重音在 away，keep 和 them 只做轻引子。
- find out — find 的 d 常和 out 连成 /faɪn daʊt/，中间不断；重音落 out，find 收得干净。
I'd rather die out there trying than in here waiting.我宁愿死在外面，也要试着闯出去。 把两种死法摆在一起：在外面挣扎着死，好过在里面干等。它用一个残酷的比较说出人对掌控感的需要。
I just shut down for a while.我只是暂时撑不住，断片了一会儿。 把崩溃说成机器停机，既承认自己撑不住，又不肯说「昏过去」。用词本身就是一种自我保护。
We were just too late.我们只是赶得太晚了。 不辩解、不推责，只用「太晚了」承认失败。它是幸存者最常对自己说的话，也点出这场灾难里时间的残忍。
It's the only place they can be.他们只能在那儿。 用排除法给出唯一剩下的可能，把结论说得没有余地。它既像推理，也像不祥的预告。
关于这一章的问题
at bay 是什么意思？
用在 keep ... at bay，意思是「使……无法近身、被挡在外」。有人说 What will keep these evil, these abominations at bay? 就是「什么能挡住这些邪恶的东西」。
「由你决定」英语怎么说？
your call。It'll be your call. 就是「由你来决定」。把决定权交给对方时说 it's your call，简短又常用。
「面对、要对抗」英语怎么说？
up against。I want some idea of what we're up against. 就是「我想先知道我们面对的到底是什么」，说对手或者困难都行。
「能直接得到上帝启示」英语怎么说？
a direct line to God。She has a direct line to God. 就是「她能直接得到上帝的启示」，常带点讽刺，说某人自以为是神的代言人。
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