你介意……吗
I'm sorry, Sy, would you mind addressing him as Mr. Saverin?The Social Network · 2010 — 第 10 / 23 章 · 1'46" · B2
庭上被问到脸书刚上线的样子,回答干脆:It exploded(它炸了),Everybody on campus was using it(校园里人人都在用)。两周后,「Facebook me(在脸书上找我)」已经成了口头禅。想学怎么描述一款产品突然爆火、怎么把品牌名当动词用,这段最典型。
这场在庭上展开:律师问脸书刚上线后发生了什么,回答很短:It exploded(它炸了)、Everybody on campus was using it(校园里人人都在用),还说 "Facebook me" was a common expression after two weeks(两周后「脸书上找我」成了口头禅)。插叙里,另一段则搬出盖茨的故事作对照,说如今 the rest of the story(故事的其余部分)未必人人清楚。回到校园,女生告别时真的说 Facebook me when you get home(你到家后 Facebook 我一下),还提议 grab a drink(出去喝一杯)。想学怎么形容爆火、怎么把品牌名动词化,这一章素材最全。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
go throughFacebook megrab a drinkthe rest of the story
本章短语
在脸书上找我Message me on Facebook
Christy 告别时说 Facebook me when you get home,把品牌名直接当动词用,宣告一个新词诞生。
Just Facebook me the address and I'll find it.把地址脸书发我,我自己找得到。
经历、过一遍
去喝一杯
故事的其余部分
33 句台词里标了 20 处
你介意……吗
I'm sorry, Sy, would you mind addressing him as Mr. Saverin?would you mind 礼貌请求:Would you mind 后接动名词,是比直接请求更客气的说法,字面问你介意吗,实际是请对方照做;回答否定才表示同意。
I'm sorry, Sy, would you mind addressing him as Mr. Saverin?已经历过一遍
Well, we already went through this on the... Never mind.一下就爆火
It exploded.exploded 重音在第二音节,It 轻轻带过。
It exploded.成了常见说法
"Facebook me" was a common expression after two weeks.这重要吗
Does it matter?顺手拿起、取走
...at Out of Town News and picked up that copy of Popular Electronics magazine没你也照样发生
"Look, it's gonna happen without us. We've gotta start now."be gonna 表将来:be gonna 是口语里表示将来的说法,表示根据现状推断马上要发生的事,这里带一种紧迫感:不等我们,这事也会发生。
"Look, it's gonna happen without us. We've gotta start now."gonna 吞音成 gonna,happen 重音落在第一个音节。
"Look, it's gonna happen without us. We've gotta start now."把东西推出去
And I said, "Okay. Let's get BASIC out there."故事的其余部分
演讲者说 most of you think you know the rest of the story, but you may not,为接下来的转折铺垫。
Now, most of you think you know the rest of the story, but you may not.most of you 作主语:most of you 是你们中的大多数,of you 后接复数概念,谓语用 think 原形;它把听众笼统地框进来,再补一句 but you may not。
Now, most of you think you know the rest of the story, but you may not.非常寒酸、不起眼
The beginnings of this industry were very humble.……的草创时期
The beginnings of this industry were very humble.是我们俩共有的
I mean, it's both of ours. We're...在脸书上找我
Christy 告别时说 Facebook me when you get home,把品牌名直接当动词用,宣告一个新词诞生。
Facebook me when you get home.Facebook me 连读,when you 连成 when-chu,get home 收尾干脆。
Facebook me when you get home.去喝一杯
Christy 说 maybe we can all go out and grab a drink,把刚认识的人约了出去。
You know, maybe we can all go out and grab a drink."Facebook me" was a common expression after two weeks.两周之后,「Facebook me」就成了常用说法。 用一句语言学的观察证明产品的胜利:品牌名变成口头禅,就不再是工具。
"Look, it's gonna happen without us. We've gotta start now."「听着,这事不等我们也会发生。我们现在就得动手。」 把紧迫感说成一种外部事实:机会不会等你。一句判局势,一句催行动。
Now, most of you think you know the rest of the story, but you may not.现在,你们大多数人以为知道故事的其余部分,但你们未必。 讲师式的漂亮转折:先夸听众以为知道,再一句「但未必」把注意力全收回来。
Everybody on campus was using it.校园里人人都在用。 一句话交代产品爆发:不用数字,用「人人」两个字就够。
字面是「Facebook 我一下」,意思是在脸书上找我、给我发消息。它是把品牌名当动词用的典型,台词里说两周后它就成了口头禅,可见产品火到什么程度。
grab a drink,也可以说 grab a coffee。grab 有「顺手拿」的随意感,所以听起来轻松、不像正式邀约,适合朋友之间约。
意思是「经历、过一遍」。台词里 we already went through this 就是「这事我们已经过过一遍了」,谈事情、复盘流程时很常用。
the rest of the story,rest 指剩下、其余。台词里说大多数人都以为自己知道 the rest of the story,其实未必,语气里有点故弄玄虚。
通常不是。这里指产品一下就爆火、用户量猛涨,不是真的爆炸。想形容某个东西突然流行,英语常用 explode,比 became popular 更有爆发感。
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第 1 章speak in code酒吧里被当场甩
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
正在看 · 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
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