现在完成时:I've never seen 是现在完成时,配合 never 表示「到现在为止从没见过」。时间范围是从过去一直延续到说话这一刻,而不是只谈某一次比赛。中文说「我从没见过」,英文用 have never 加过去分词,close 在这里当副词,等于那么接近。
Of course. Brilliant race. I've never seen a race that close.The Social Network · 2010 — 第 19 / 23 章 · 2'51" · B2
赛艇会上,兄弟俩的父亲从女儿那儿听说:A new website called Facebook(一个叫 Facebook 的新网站)已经传开他们输掉的比赛,还问 Do you have this in America?(美国有这个吗?)。他一锤定音,要动用一切资源去联邦法院起诉马克。想学怎么安慰失利、怎么说「好坏照单全收」、怎么放狠话,这段全有。
亨利赛艇会结束后,兄弟俩被引见给阿尔贝亲王,礼节周全却心不在焉。真正的坏消息来自接待家庭的父亲:他女儿和朋友们已经通过网络看到了那场比赛,用的正是 A new website called Facebook(一个叫 Facebook 的新网站),还追问 Do you have this in America?(美国有这个吗?)。父亲先安慰他们 Don't ever apologize to anyone for losing a race like that(这种比赛输了,永远不必向任何人道歉),随后把矛头转向马克:不要再忍,let's take the considerable resources at our disposal and sue him in federal court(动用我们手头可观的资源,去联邦法院告他)。兄弟俩最后把心一横:Let's gut the frigging nerd(把那个书呆子开膛)。想学安慰、摊牌和放狠话,这段台词层层递进。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
Take the bitter with the betterWouldn't have missed itat our disposala tough beat
本章短语
可供我们调用、随便支配Available for us to use
哥哥劝大家动用现有资源:take the considerable resources at our disposal and sue him in federal court。
The whole archive is at your disposal this week.这周整个档案库随你调用。
好坏一起接受、得失照单全收
绝不会错过、非来不可
一场难受的失利
该死的(脏话的委婉替代)
63 句台词里标了 35 处
现在完成时:I've never seen 是现在完成时,配合 never 表示「到现在为止从没见过」。时间范围是从过去一直延续到说话这一刻,而不是只谈某一次比赛。中文说「我从没见过」,英文用 have never 加过去分词,close 在这里当副词,等于那么接近。
Of course. Brilliant race. I've never seen a race that close.请允许我介绍一下
May I introduce my teammates?我们先失陪一下
I'm sorry. You'll have to excuse us.大老远跑到这里
Sorry you flew all the way out here to see that.绝不会错过、非来不可
弟弟说 Sorry you flew all the way out here,哥哥回 Wouldn't have missed it, brother,把看比赛说得比什么都重要。
Wouldn't have missed it, brother. How was the royalty?再来几个、再多几次
I just wanted him to tell me a couple more times how close the race was.有某物那么大
The guy is the prince of a country the size of Nantucket.名词短语作同位语:a country the size of Nantucket 跟在 prince of 后面,进一步说明这个国家有多大,等于给前面的名词补一条注释,中间不用另起关系从句。这种压缩写法让讥讽更利落:一个国家的体量,被比成一座小岛。
The guy is the prince of a country the size of Nantucket.一场难受的失利
父亲对刚输掉比赛的兄弟俩说 That was a tough beat,承认这一场败得让人难受。
- Mr. Winklevoss. - That was a tough beat.一场很难受的失利——体育或比赛语境里的口语,beat 指失败、被击败;安慰输家时用,轻描淡写但有心意,正式总结报告里换成 loss。
- Mr. Winklevoss. - That was a tough beat.坐飞机过来
I'm sorry that you and Mom had to fly out here to see that.为某事向某人道歉
No, don't ever apologize to me for losing a race like that.某组织的负责人
Dad, this is Mr. Kenwright, head of the host family for this week.通电话聊了聊
I've just had a phone chat with my daughter.通过某渠道看到
which they've just seen via their computers.which 定语从句:which 指代前面整件事——她们已经在谈论的比赛,逗号后的从句补充说明她们是怎么看到的。just 放在 have 和 seen 之间,强调刚刚发生。中文常拆成「她们刚在电脑上看过」,英文用一个 which 从句挂上去,不另起一句。
which they've just seen via their computers.主修某个专业
Majoring in French literature, though I wasn't aware there was such a thing.没意识到、不知道有这回事
Majoring in French literature, though I wasn't aware there was such a thing.though 让步从句:though 引出让步:前面说她主修法国文学,后面补一句「虽然我不知道还有这么个专业」。there was such a thing 是宾语从句,省略了 that。让步语气让挖苦听起来像随口一提,其实每句都在贬低对方。
Majoring in French literature, though I wasn't aware there was such a thing.That's 的 s 直接连到 awesome,awesome 从元音起头,重音压在 awe 上。
That's awesome.好坏一起接受、得失照单全收
长辈安慰输掉比赛的兄弟俩:Good race, boys. Take the bitter with the better, eh?,劝他们把苦果和收获一起咽下。
Good race, boys. Take the bitter with the better, eh?bitter 和 better 两个词都要重读,形成一抑一扬的对比节奏。
Good race, boys. Take the bitter with the better, eh?住手、别闹了
Knock it off.Knock it off 里两个词之间几乎不停,it 的 t 变轻,off 重读收尾。
Knock it off.输给某人
I don't mind that we lost to the Dutch today by less than a second.以不到……的差距
I don't mind that we lost to the Dutch today by less than a second.露面、到场
is showing up on Monday for a race that was run on Sunday.试着做过某事
We tried talking to him ourselves, we tried writing a letter,可供我们调用、随便支配
哥哥劝大家动用现有资源:take the considerable resources at our disposal and sue him in federal court。
let's take the considerable resources at our disposal and sue him in federal court.在联邦法院
let's take the considerable resources at our disposal and sue him in federal court.起诉某人
let's take the considerable resources at our disposal and sue him in federal court.Screw 尾部滑进 it,it 缩成一个轻音快速收掉,重音落在 Screw 上。
Screw it.去他的、算了——表示不管不顾、破罐破摔的粗俗说法;朋友间下决心时可用,职场、对长辈不能说。
Screw it.该死的(骂词的委婉版)——用来替代更脏的骂词,但仍属粗俗;朋友间发泄可用,公开场合、对不熟的人会显得没教养。
Let's gut the frigging nerd.掏空、狠狠收拾——原意是掏内脏,引申为把某人或某组织彻底搞垮;本场是放狠话,极不客气,正式场合不要用。
Let's gut the frigging nerd.Don't ever apologize to anyone for losing a race like that.永远不要为输掉那样一场比赛向任何人道歉。 把「道歉」和「比赛」拆开:你可以输,但不能为拼过的输认错。这是父亲能给的最好的一课。
That was a good race, and that was a fair race.那是一场好比赛,也是一场公平的比赛。 把「好」和「公平」并列,是在输之后仍然守住的标准:结果不理想,过程没得挑。它让失败也能站得直。
Good race, boys. Take the bitter with the better, eh?好比赛,孩子们。苦的甜的都得一起咽,懂吗? 用一句押着头韵的老话把失利包起来:甜苦一起收。它把残酷的赛果讲成一种成年人该有的胃口。
let's take the considerable resources at our disposal and sue him in federal court.动用我们能调动的一切资源,在联邦法院起诉他。 把一场学生纠纷推到联邦法院,是可笑的升级,也是最认真的宣战。它标志着兄弟俩不再讲理,改讲实力。
Let's gut the frigging nerd.我们把这个该死的书呆子收拾了。 全章最后一句,把体面的绅士话撕掉,露出真正的动机:不是讨回公道,是解气。短促、粗暴、收得干脆。
意思是「可供我们调用、随便支配」,常和 resources、time 搭配。台词里说要动用 considerable resources at our disposal 去告马克,就是强调资源任他们调遣,口气很硬。
它化用了 take the bitter with the sweet(苦甜一起接受),把 sweet 换成 better,意思是好坏得失都照单全收。长辈安慰输了比赛的孩子时用它,很豁达。
be beat 有「被打败」的意思,a tough beat 就是「一场很难受的失利」。台词里拿它接一句安慰,承认输得难受,但语气并不沉重。
Wouldn't have missed it,字面是「本来不会错过的」。别人谢你大老远赶来,回一句这句,等于说「这种场面我怎么可能缺席」,既客气又真诚。
它是脏话的委婉替代,比 fucking 温和得多,意思接近「该死的」。台词里说 gut the frigging nerd(把那个该死的书呆子开膛),用词很狠但没那么失礼。
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第 2 章take my mind off熬夜黑通讯录做投票网站
第 3 章an awful lot of宿舍黑客挤崩哈佛网络
第 4 章make an example out of听证会上反将一军
第 5 章a no-brainer请进俱乐部谈合作
第 6 章in a stampede把大学社交搬上网的点子
第 7 章off the record庭外取证互相揭底
第 8 章bounce around给网站加功能并上线
第 9 章give someone the finger争论要不要起诉他
第 10 章Facebook me庭上复盘脸书爆红
第 11 章monetize争论要不要开始赚钱
第 12 章the minimum amount取证现场冷怼律师
第 13 章written in ink夜店质问后开会扩张
第 14 章the shoe's on the other foot醒来发现对方竟是名人
第 15 章make that call去校长室告状碰壁
第 16 章a dog in this fight一顿饭收服马克
第 17 章stir the pot取证翻出喂鸡旧账
第 18 章once-in-a-generation创业者上门大谈野心
正在看 · 第 19 章at our disposal赛艇会后决定起诉马克
第 20 章get left behind为外人插手公司翻脸
第 21 章let bygones be bygones冻账户引发电话争吵
第 22 章in all honesty稀里糊涂签下稀释协议
第 23 章lawyer up加州办公室里的伏击