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冻账户引发电话争吵:let bygones be bygones

爱德华多的公寓里,女友质问他脸书状态为什么写「单身」,两人越吵越凶;电话又响了——原来爱德华多把公司账户冻了。电话那头先发火后收手,说愿意 let bygones be bygones(既往不咎),因为有好消息:蒂尔投了五十万。可女友这边也甩出 And also, I'm breaking up with you(还有,我要跟你分手)。

发生了什么

纽约的公寓里,女友发现爱德华多的脸书感情状态还写着「单身」,质问他不改是不是故意的,两人越吵越难听。电话这时响了,是马克;原来爱德华多擅自把公司的账户冻结了,只为了逼对方注意自己。马克火冒三丈,说没有钱网站根本转不起来,服务器哪怕宕一天、名声都会 irreversibly destroyed(不可逆地毁掉);但他又放软,说愿意 let bygones be bygones(既往不咎),条件是爱德华多赶紧坐最早的航班回旧金山签文件——蒂尔刚投了五十万美元,还要安排办公室。电话刚挂,女友就丢下 And also, I'm breaking up with you(还有,我要跟你分手)。想学吵架、谈判和分手时的说法,这些句子都能用。

恋爱 · 分手冲突 · 争吵质问道歉朋友B2快速美音
IMDb ↗

这场戏看什么

  • 感情戏和电话怎样交叉
  • 马克何时从怒转成哄
  • 最后一句分手有多冷

留意这几个短语

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本章短语

let bygones be bygones

过去的事就让它过去Agree to forget old grievances

Eduardo 冻了账户又吵翻,Mark 说 I am willing to let bygones be bygones,提议把旧账翻篇,接着抛出好消息。

Let's let bygones be bygones and work together again.过去的事就让它过去,我们再合作吧。

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  • take it as a sign

    把它当作一种信号

  • one domino goes

    一个倒了,其余跟着倒

  • fickle

    善变的、说变就变的

  • not even remotely true

    根本不是真的、一点边都不沾

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短语 · B1need someone to do something

需要某人先做某事

You scared me. I need you to knock.
短语 · A2get back

回来、返回

When did you get back?
短语 · B1kind of a rough ...

有点艰难的一趟

Chris, it was kind of a rough trip and I was tired...
短语 · B1normal behavior

正常行为

I did, and I thought that was incredibly normal behavior.
短语 · B2mock someone

嘲笑我

Are you mocking me?
语法 · B1does your Status say

一般现在时疑问:一般现在时的疑问句要借助助动词 does,原来的动词 say 回到原形,不再加 s。这里主语是 your Status,句首用 Why 提问。中文靠语序和「吗」提问,英文必须把 does 提到主语前,这是最容易漏的一步。

Why does your Status say "single" on your Facebook page?
短语 · B2take something as a sign

把它当作一种信号

Eduardo 说自己撒这种谎很丢人,但 you should take it as a sign of trust,把它说成信任的证明。

It's embarrassing, so you should take it as a sign of trust that I would tell you that.
短语 · B2go to hell

去死吧、滚

- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
短语 · B1take it easy

别激动、放轻松

- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
发音Go to hell

to 常弱化为 tə,一闪就过,Go 与 hell 各占一拍,hell 重读收尾。

- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
发音Take it easy

Take it easy 里 t 变弹舌的 d,it 轻读,easy 重音在前。

- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
俚语 · B2Go to hell

去死、滚一边去——强烈的粗俗回骂,等于让人下地狱;只适合极端愤怒的私下场合,对长辈、师长、客户绝不能说。

- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
俚语 · C1sluts

荡妇(侮辱女性的骂词)——对女性的极端侮辱词,攻击性很强;本场是愤怒中的指控,不代表事实。任何严肃或公开场合都不能使用。

No, you didn't change it so you could screw those Silicon Valley sluts
短语 · C1not even remotely true

根本不是真的、一点边都不沾

被指控借出差乱来,Eduardo 回 Not even remotely true,把话彻底顶回去。

Not even remotely true, and I can promise you that the Silicon Valley sluts
短语 · A2open a present

拆你的礼物

Please, open your present.
俚语 · B1tricky

棘手的、不好办的——口语里形容事情麻烦、需要小心处理;比 difficult 轻,常用来提前打招呼;正式文书里还是用 difficult。

Okay, this is gonna be tricky.
短语 · B1get someone's attention

引起某人的注意

- You froze the account. - I had to get your attention, Mark.
短语 · C1jeopardize something

把整个公司置于险境

Do you realize that you jeopardized the entire company?
短语 · B2everything someone has been working on

某人一直在做的一切

Do you realize that your actions could have destroyed everything I've been working on?
语法 · C1your actions could have destroyed everything I've been working on

could have 虚拟:could have destroyed 是对过去可能发生但未发生之事的假设:你的行为本来可能毁掉一切。它和 could destroy 不同,后者谈现在或未来,这里谈的是已经过去的那次风险。中文说「本可能毁掉」,英文用 could have 加过去分词。

Do you realize that your actions could have destroyed everything I've been working on?
短语 · B1can't function

没法运转

Without money, the site can't function.
短语 · B1the difference between A and B

两者之间的差别

Let me tell you the difference between Facebook and everybody else.
发音don't crash

don't 的词尾 t 在 crash 前被吞掉,听起来像 don crash,crash 重读。

We don't crash ever!
短语 · B2be down

服务器宕机

If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.
短语 · C1irreversibly + adjective

不可逆地毁掉

If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.
语法 · B2If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed

if 条件句:if 从句用一般现在时 are down,主句也用一般现在时 is destroyed,表示一种随时成立的规律:只要宕机,声誉就完。主句用被动,把「被毁」的结果说得像自然法则。中文的「一旦……就……」,正是这个结构。

If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.
短语 · C1reverberate through something

波及、回荡到整个

Even a few people leaving would reverberate through the entire user base.
短语 · B2the user base

用户群、用户盘子

Even a few people leaving would reverberate through the entire user base.
短语 · B1the whole point

关键就在这里

The users are interconnected. That is the whole point.
短语 · C1if one goes, the rest go

一个倒,全跟着倒

College kids are online because their friends are online and if one domino goes, the other dominos go.
语法 · B2if one domino goes, the other dominos go

if 条件句:if 从句用一般现在时 goes,主句也用一般现在时 go,把连锁反应说成必然:一个倒,其余跟着倒。前面先用 because 交代原因,再用 if 推演后果,逻辑一层扣一层。中文的「一个倒,全倒」就是这个意思。

College kids are online because their friends are online and if one domino goes, the other dominos go.
发音Holy shit

Holy 和 shit 都重读,holy 稍快,shit 短促有力地收住。

Holy shit.
俚语 · B2Holy shit

我靠、天哪(惊叹)——表示极度震惊的粗口,可好可坏;熟人之间常见,正式场合、对长辈要换成 oh my。

Holy shit.
短语 · B2be nobody

当个无名小卒

Did you like being nobody?
短语 · B2the act of a ...

小孩子的行为

That was the act of a child, not a businessman, Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on.
短语 · B2the act of a friend

朋友该做的事

and it certainly was not the act of a friend.
短语 · B2cash a check

兑现一张支票

You know how embarrassing it was for me to try to cash a check today?
短语 · C1let bygones be bygones

过去的事就让它过去

Eduardo 冻了账户又吵翻,Mark 说 I am willing to let bygones be bygones,提议把旧账翻篇,接着抛出好消息。

But I am willing to let bygones be bygones,
短语 · C1get your ass on something

赶紧上(车、飞机)

so you gotta get your ass on the first flight back to San Francisco.
俚语 · C1get your ass on

赶紧上(某交通工具)——粗鲁的催促说法,带点玩笑或命令感;朋友间可用,跟上级或客户说会失礼。

so you gotta get your ass on the first flight back to San Francisco.
短语 · B1break up with someone

跟你分手

And also, I'm breaking up with you.

看懂「冻账户引发电话争吵」

发音重点

  • Go to hell — to 常弱化为 tə,一闪就过,Go 与 hell 各占一拍,hell 重读收尾。
  • Take it easy — Take it easy 里 t 变弹舌的 d,it 轻读,easy 重音在前。
  • don't crash — don't 的词尾 t 在 crash 前被吞掉,听起来像 don crash,crash 重读。
  • Holy shit — Holy 和 shit 都重读,holy 稍快,shit 短促有力地收住。
Let me tell you the difference between Facebook and everybody else.

让我告诉你 Facebook 和其他所有人的区别在哪。 不解释功能,先划界限:我们不是「又一个网站」,是另一种东西。它把自信讲成了一种分类。

If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.

如果服务器哪怕停一天,我们的名声就彻底毁了,再也回不来。 把「一天」和「永远」放进一句,风险被压成一个开关:要么没事,要么全毁。它说清了稳定性的生死线。

The users are interconnected. That is the whole point.

用户是互相连着的。这才是关键所在。 两个短句给出整个商业模式的底层逻辑:价值不在单个用户,而在他们之间的关系。它把「社交」二字说到了根上。

I am not going back to that life.

我不会再回到那种生活里去。 不是辩解,是立誓:我可以穷过,但绝不回去。一句话把恐惧变成底线,也预告了他后面所有失控的选择。

And also, I'm breaking up with you.

还有,我要跟你分手。 在最软的一句之后补上最狠的一刀:好消息和分手并排说出来,冷淡得刺人。它让整场争吵落在一个无法挽回的动作上。

关于这一章的问题

let bygones be bygones 是什么意思?

意思是「过去的事就让它过去、既往不咎」,用来表示不再计较之前的冲突。台词里对方先发火,又用这句话表示愿意翻篇。

take it as a sign 是什么意思?

意思是「把它当作一种信号」。台词里说把自己觉得丢人的事告诉对方,对方该把它当成信任的表示,语气有点狡辩。

「善变、说变就变」英语怎么说?

fickle。台词里说用户很 fickle,Friendster 已经证明过,意思是用户随时会转投别家,留不住。

one domino goes 怎么理解?

字面是「一块多米诺倒下」,引申为连锁反应:一个倒,其余跟着倒。台词里用它形容大学生用户互相牵动,一个人走会带走一片。

「根本不是真的」英语怎么说?

not even remotely true,remotely 加强否定,等于「一点都不沾边」。台词里被冤枉时用它反驳,比单纯说 not true 更有力。

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