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逼出箭头计划真相:point the finger

箭头计划的真相一抖出来,超市里的人全炸了:有人布道说这是天罚,有人忙着 point the finger(把责任推给别人),把身边的「犹大」揪出来,甚至喊着要 string up(把某人吊死)。看人群怎么在恐惧里找替罪羊,这几句把祸水外引的套路说得明明白白。

发生了什么

军队在镇上搞的秘密实验「箭头计划」终于被抖了出来,超市里的人一下子炸了锅。有人站出来布道,说这场灾祸是天罚,是人类 spit in the eye of the almighty(公然蔑视上帝)招来的;也有人不愿担责,忙着 point the finger(把责任推给别人),揪出人群里的「犹大」,喊着要 string up(把某人吊死)。人群一旦害怕,就急着找替罪羊。point the finger 是把过错推给他人;string up 指动私刑把人吊死;the half of it 是「事情的一小部分」。这些说法在甩锅、指责和内讧的场合特别常见。

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  • 留意士兵如何反复撇清责任
  • 观察真相如何变成献祭叙事
  • 听人群命令句逐步升级

留意这几个短语

all alongthe half of itpoint the fingerstring up

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point the finger

把责任推给别人to blame someone else

卡莫迪太太说那个士兵不认错,反而把责任推给别人,骂他是犹大。

Stop pointing the finger and fix the problem.别忙着指责任何人,先把问题解决。

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  • all along

    从一开始、一直

  • the half of it

    事情的一小部分

  • string up

    把某人吊死(私刑)

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短语 · A2do it

干那件事

I didn't think they'd do it.
短语 · B1say one would do something

说过他们会做

They said they would do it.
语法 · B2didn t think they would

助动词后省略动词:I just didn t think they would 里,would 后面省掉了重复的 do it,只留助动词。英语在回答或对比时常用这种省略,避免重复,听的人也能自动补全,句子更短更自然。

I just didn't think they would.
短语 · B1some kind of something

某种

It's some kind of... what, military fuck up?
短语 · B2a fuck-up

搞砸的事、烂摊子(粗话)

It's some kind of... what, military fuck up?
俚语 · B2fuck up

搞砸、烂摊子(粗话)——fuck up 作名词指被搞砸的事,作动词指弄坏;语气很粗,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。

It's some kind of... what, military fuck up?
短语 · B1mess with something

乱动、瞎搞某物

What were you guys messing with up there, huh?
短语 · B2son of a bitch

狗杂种(骂人话)

We got you now, you sorry son of a bitch.
俚语 · C1son of a bitch

狗杂种(很重的骂人话)——son of a bitch 是侮辱性很强的脏话,用来骂可恨的人;只在极端愤怒或熟人互骂时出现,正式场合、对长辈和客户都绝对不能出口。

We got you now, you sorry son of a bitch.
俚语 · C1peckerwoods

白人乡巴佬(带种族贬义)——peckerwood 是对贫穷白人的贬称,带强烈地域和阶层歧视;属于冒犯性俚语,任何正式场合都不能用,引用时也应说明其贬义。

Those two peckerwoods that he's been with this whole time, they hung themselves in the back because they knew.
短语 · B1all along

从一开始、一直

卡莫迪太太指控那两个士兵从一开始就知道真相,却一直瞒着大家。

They knew it all along.
短语 · B2on one's knees

跪下

Get on your knees.
短语 · B1stay out of something

别插手

Stay out of it, Drayton.
发音Stay out of it

out 与 of 常连成 outta,再黏上 it,整句气不断。

Stay out of it, Drayton.
短语 · B1be not responsible

不归我负责

I'm stationed out there. I'm not responsible. Bullshit.
短语 · A2most of you

你们大多数人

Hell, I'm a local. Most of you people know me. Stop your chicken shit whining.
短语 · B2cut one's tongue out

把你那条哭哭啼啼的舌头割下来(威胁)

Or I will cut your puling tongue out.
短语 · B1hear stuff

听说过一些事

I heard stuff.
短语 · B2other dimensions

其他维度

Like how they thought that there were other dimensions.
短语 · B1the other side

另一边、对面

You know, so they could look through and see what's on the other side.
短语 · B1turn out to be something

结果是、竟然变成

Well, maybe your window turned out to be a door, didn't it?
语法 · B2your window turned out to be a door

turn out to be 结构:your window turned out to be a door 用 turn out to be 表示结果出乎意料:本来以为是窗,结果成了门。它强调结局与预期相反,比直接陈述多一层反转意味。

Well, maybe your window turned out to be a door, didn't it?
短语 · B2rip a hole

撕开一个洞

They must've ripped a hole open by accident. This other world came spilling through to ours.
短语 · A2by accident

不小心、意外地

They must've ripped a hole open by accident. This other world came spilling through to ours.
语法 · B2They must ve ripped a hole open

must have 表对过去的推测:They must ve ripped a hole open 用 must have 加过去分词,表示对过去事情有把握的推测:一定是他们撕开的。must 在这里不是「必须」,而是「想必」,语气比一般表示推测的说法更确定。

They must've ripped a hole open by accident. This other world came spilling through to ours.
发音ripped a hole open

ripped 与 a 常连成 rip-da,a 几乎不留单独的元音,再带 hole open。

They must've ripped a hole open by accident. This other world came spilling through to ours.
短语 · B2the half of it

事情的一小部分

杰苏普说唐纳森死前告诉过他一些事,可他连一半都没听懂。

I didn't understand the half of it.
短语 · A2one's fault

我的错

It ain't my fault.
短语 · B2point the finger

把责任推给别人

卡莫迪太太说那个士兵不认错,反而把责任推给别人,骂他是犹大。

He points the finger. This Judas in our midst.
短语 · B2in one's midst

在我们中间

He points the finger. This Judas in our midst.
短语 · A2by now

到现在、事到如今

Don't you know by now? Don't you know the truth?
短语 · B2the rules of old

古老的禁令

For going against his forbidden rules of old.
短语 · B2split the atom

分裂原子

Walking on the moon. Yes, yes. Or splitting his atoms.
短语 · B2stem cells

干细胞

Or stem cells and abortions. And destroying the secrets of life.
短语 · B1have any right to something

有资格触碰

that only God above has any right to.
短语 · B2bring something down upon someone

把灾祸降到某人头上

The judgment is being brought down upon us.
短语 · B2let loose

被放出来、失控

The fiends of hell, you see, they are let loose. And star Wormwood blazes.
短语 · B2spit in the eye of someone

公然蔑视某人

They spit in the eye of the almighty.
短语 · B2string someone up

把某人吊起来

String him up.
发音String him up

string 与 him 常连成 string-im,him 的 h 几乎不送气,顺势到 up。

String him up.
短语 · B2feed someone to something

把某人喂给怪物

Feed him to the beast.

看懂「逼出箭头计划真相」

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

  • Stay out of it — out 与 of 常连成 outta,再黏上 it,整句气不断。
  • ripped a hole open — ripped 与 a 常连成 rip-da,a 几乎不留单独的元音,再带 hole open。
  • String him up — string 与 him 常连成 string-im,him 的 h 几乎不送气,顺势到 up。
Well maybe your window turned out to be a door didn t it

不过,也许你们的窗最后变成了一扇门,对吧? 把科学实验的失控说成一个简单的比喻:本来只想开窗看看,结果开了门放东西进来。它用一句话讲清了整场灾难的由来。

Ain t nothing ever anybody s fault

从来就没有任何人的错。 用一句双否定的冷话拆穿所有人都在推责的场面:人人都在说不是我的错,那就等于谁的错都不是。它把集体的逃避说到尽头。

We are being punished For what

我们这是在受惩罚。 把灾难解释成惩罚,是恐惧最容易抓住的答案:出了事,一定是有人做错了什么。它道破了宗教式解释的心理来源。

They spit in the eye of the almighty

他们公然蔑视全能的上帝。 把科学和探索说成对神的冒犯,用一句宗教指控给暴力找到了理由。它让观众看清恐惧如何被组织成仇恨。

关于这一章的问题

point the finger 是什么意思?

意思是把责任推给别人、指责某人。常和 at 连用,point the finger at someone,就是把矛头指向某人。

「从一开始」英语怎么说?

all along。说 I knew it all along,就是我早就知道了,强调对方一直瞒着,其实自己心里有数。

string up 是什么意思?

字面是「吊起来」,指不经过法律、直接把某人吊死,也就是动私刑。语气很重,多出现在暴民行凶的场面。

「事情的一小部分」英语怎么说?

the half of it,常说不懂 the half of it,意思是「连一半都还没搞懂」,用来强调真相远比想象得复杂。

「把责任推给别人」还有别的说法吗?

也可以说 blame someone else、pass the buck。point the finger 更强调当众指着别人发难,甩锅的意味最重。

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