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黑暗中争论文明:cut and run

灯一黑,超市里的人就分成两拨:一边有人不停地 preach(反复说教),吓唬大伙;另一边有人提醒,真出事就 cut and run(见势不妙就撤),别逞强。为了一趟药店补给,还得 first things first(先办最要紧的事)。这种劝人别上头、先把事排好先后的说法,开会、带团队都用得上。

发生了什么

超市停电,一片黑暗里,人们的恐惧开始变形。有人不停地 preach(反复说教),用灾难吓唬众人,把大家往迷信上带;也有人清醒地提醒同伴,风头不对就 cut and run(见势不妙就撤),别拿命去赌。要去药店取补给,还得先 first things first(先办最要紧的事),把能做的排个先后。这段戏里全是这种稳住阵脚的说法:preach 是布道,也指没完没了地给人洗脑;cut and run 是见势不妙赶紧撤;first things first 就是先做最要紧的。想劝人冷静、给混乱的场面定个顺序,这几句都非常好用。

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留意这几个短语

for all we knowcut and runfirst things firstpreach

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cut and run

拔腿就跑、见势不妙就撤to leave quickly when things get dangerous

大卫交代,万一出任何意外,就赶紧撤回来照看孩子。

When the deal turned bad, the investors cut and run.交易一变糟,投资人立刻抽身走人。

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  • for all we know

    据我们所知、说不定

  • first things first

    先办最要紧的事

  • preach

    布道;引申为反复说教、灌输一套道理

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104 句台词里标了 41 处

短语 · B1work so well

效果这么好

didn't work so well, did it?
短语 · A2one, two, three

一、二、三(一起抬的口令)

One, two, three.
短语 · B1hit a place

去一趟某地、先去某处

Well, we should hit the pharmacy first.
短语 · A2bring something back

带回来

We gotta bring back supplies for the injured.
短语 · B1let something happen

任由那种事发生

and we can't let that happen.
短语 · B1as far as something takes us

能到多远就到多远

I say we drive south as far as the fuel takes us.
短语 · B2keep clear of something

避开、远离

and try to keep clear of this mist.
短语 · B1that's what one's got

我能想到的就这些

That's what I got.
短语 · B2play out

放出去(绳子)

That's how much rope played out.
短语 · B1how far

有多远、蔓延到哪儿

But who knows how far this mist has spread.
短语 · B2for all we know

据我们所知、说不定

众人猜测迷雾的范围,说说不定全世界都这样,反正谁也说不准。

Yeah, it could be the whole world for all we know.
语法 · B2wouldn t make us any less dead now would it

反意疑问句:wouldn t make us any less dead now would it 在陈述句后加一个短问句 would it,构成反意疑问。前面用否定,后面用肯定,说话人其实不需要回答,只是逼对方承认这个结论。

Wouldn't make us any less dead now, would it?
短语 · B2get the hell out of here

赶紧离开这鬼地方

Want another reason to get the hell outta here?
短语 · B1one's very own

咱们自己的

She's our very own Jim Jones.
短语 · B2drink the Kool-Aid

盲目追随、喝下迷魂汤

I'd like to leave before people start drinking the Kool-Aid.
发音drinking the Kool Aid

Kool 与 Aid 常连成 koo-laid,l 直接搭上 Aid,两个词并成一块。

I'd like to leave before people start drinking the Kool-Aid.
俚语 · B2Kool Aid

酷爱饮料(比喻盲目追随的迷魂汤)——drink the Kool-Aid 来自一场集体服毒事件,指盲目相信并追随某套说辞;带强烈贬义,只在评论和调侃时用,正式场合要换成更中性的说法。

I'd like to leave before people start drinking the Kool-Aid.
语法 · B2The flakier people get the better she s gonna look

双重 the 的对应结构:The flakier people get the better she s gonna look 用两个 the 加比较级,表示一者变化带动另一者:人越不靠谱,她就越显得有道理。两个分句用同一个结构对应,前半是条件,后半是结果。

The flakier people get, the better she's gonna look.
短语 · B1not buy something

不信那一套

No, I don't buy that.
俚语 · B1nuts

疯了、脑子不正常——nuts 是口语里说人「疯了」的说法,带调侃或轻蔑;熟人间能用,正式场合或对不熟的人说会显得冒犯。

It's obvious she's nuts.
短语 · B1make it all better

让一切恢复正常

Who she's gonna sacrifice to make it all better.
短语 · B1have faith in someone

对某人有信心

You don't have much faith in humanity, do you?
短语 · B2none whatsoever

一点儿都没有

None whatsoever.
短语 · B2a civilized society

文明社会

My God, David, we're a civilized society.
短语 · B1as long as

只要

Sure, as long as the machines are working.
语法 · B1as long as the machines are working

as long as 引导条件:as long as the machines are working 等于「只要机器还在转」,引出一个条件,主句接着说结论。它比 if 多一层「在这个前提持续的期间」的意味,从句里用现在时表示一般情况。

Sure, as long as the machines are working.
短语 · B2scare the shit out of someone

把某人吓得屁滚尿流(粗话)

You scare the shit outta them, no more rules.
俚语 · B2scare the shit outta them

把他们吓得屁滚尿流(粗话)——用 shit 加重「吓坏」的程度,语气粗;只在熟人之间或情绪激烈时说,正式场合、对长辈和客户都不能出口。

You scare the shit outta them, no more rules.
短语 · B1turn to someone

转向、求助某人

They'll turn to whoever promises a solution.
短语 · B1back someone up

支持某人、帮某人说话

Ollie, please back me up here.
发音back me up

back 的尾音搭上 me,常连成 ba-me,一路滑到 up。

Ollie, please back me up here.
短语 · B1wish one could

但愿我能

I wish I could.
短语 · B1pick sides

选边站队

Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons.
短语 · B1politics and religion

政治与宗教

Why'd you think we invented politics and religion?
短语 · B2first things first

先办最要紧的事

众人争论要不要逃,大卫说先别急,最要紧的是先去药房。

First things first, the pharmacy.
短语 · B2a test run

试跑、先试一趟

That'll be our test run.
短语 · B1eat someone up

把某人吃掉

They'll come and eat you up.
发音eat you up

eat 与 you 常连成类似 ea-chu,t 与 y 相贴,一路黏到 up。

They'll come and eat you up.
短语 · B2cut and run

拔腿就跑、见势不妙就撤

大卫交代,万一出任何意外,就赶紧撤回来照看孩子。

If something happens, anything at all, you cut and run.
短语 · B2as best as one can

尽你所能

I want you to take care of Billy as best as you can.
短语 · A2keep driving

一直开、别停

You get him out of here, you just keep driving.

看懂「黑暗中争论文明」

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

  • drinking the Kool Aid — Kool 与 Aid 常连成 koo-laid,l 直接搭上 Aid,两个词并成一块。
  • back me up — back 的尾音搭上 me,常连成 ba-me,一路滑到 up。
  • eat you up — eat 与 you 常连成类似 ea-chu,t 与 y 相贴,一路黏到 up。
As a species we re fundamentally insane

作为一个物种,我们从根上就是疯的。 把灾难的根源从怪物移回人类自己:不是世界疯了,是我们本来就疯。它用一句断言给整部电影的人性主题定了调。

Why d you think we invented politics and religion

你以为政治和宗教是怎么发明出来的? 用一句反问把政治和宗教解释成「给互相残杀找理由」的工具。它尖锐,却正好说出灾难中人如何迅速分成阵营。

My God David we re a civilized society

我的天,大卫,我们可是文明社会。 把「文明社会」当成挡箭牌,立刻被下一句拆穿:文明只在机器还转着的时候成立。它点出文明的脆弱。

You don t have much faith in humanity do you

你对人性没什么信心,是吧? 把一场关于要不要逃命的争论,一下子提升到「你信不信人性」的层面。反问加附加问句,既不直接指责,又把对方逼到必须表态的位置,是很有力的质询句式。

关于这一章的问题

cut and run 是什么意思?

意思是见势不妙就赶紧撤、拔腿就跑。多带点贬义,指一遇危险就丢下同伴开溜,也能中性地劝人保命要紧。

「先办最要紧的事」英语怎么说?

first things first,用来提醒对方先抓住最紧急的那件事,别的排后面。开会定优先级时特别好用。

preach 除了「布道」还有别的意思吗?

有。日常里常指没完没了地说教、给人灌一套道理。说某人 is preaching,往往带点不耐烦,觉得他在唱高调。

「据我们所知」英语怎么说?

for all we know,意思是就目前掌握的情况看、说不定。用来强调信息有限,后面接的常是最坏的猜测。

「盲目追随」英语怎么说?

drinking the Kool Aid,源自一场集体服毒惨案,指不加分辨地跟从、被灌迷魂汤。说人 drinking the Kool Aid,就是笑他被人牵着走。

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