干那件事
I didn't think they'd do it.The Mist · 2007 — 第 10 / 11 章 · 4'20" · B2
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。
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。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
all alongthe half of itpoint the fingerstring up
本章短语
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。
从一开始、一直
事情的一小部分
把某人吊死(私刑)
87 句台词里标了 41 处
干那件事
I didn't think they'd do it.说过他们会做
They said they would do it.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.某种
It's some kind of... what, military fuck up?搞砸的事、烂摊子(粗话)
It's some kind of... what, military fuck 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?乱动、瞎搞某物
What were you guys messing with up there, huh?狗杂种(骂人话)
We got you now, you sorry son 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.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.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.跪下
Get on your knees.别插手
Stay out of it, Drayton.out 与 of 常连成 outta,再黏上 it,整句气不断。
Stay out of it, Drayton.不归我负责
I'm stationed out there. I'm not responsible. Bullshit.你们大多数人
Hell, I'm a local. Most of you people know me. Stop your chicken shit whining.把你那条哭哭啼啼的舌头割下来(威胁)
Or I will cut your puling tongue out.听说过一些事
I heard stuff.其他维度
Like how they thought that there were other dimensions.另一边、对面
You know, so they could look through and see what's on the other side.结果是、竟然变成
Well, maybe your window turned out to be a door, didn't it?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?撕开一个洞
They must've ripped a hole open by accident. This other world came spilling through to ours.不小心、意外地
They must've ripped a hole open by accident. This other world came spilling through to ours.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.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.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.我的错
It ain't my fault.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.在我们中间
He points the finger. This Judas in our midst.到现在、事到如今
Don't you know by now? Don't you know the truth?古老的禁令
For going against his forbidden rules of old.分裂原子
Walking on the moon. Yes, yes. Or splitting his atoms.干细胞
Or stem cells and abortions. And destroying the secrets of life.有资格触碰
that only God above has any right to.把灾祸降到某人头上
The judgment is being brought down upon us.被放出来、失控
The fiends of hell, you see, they are let loose. And star Wormwood blazes.公然蔑视某人
They spit in the eye of the almighty.把某人吊起来
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.把某人喂给怪物
Feed him to the beast.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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。