Toy Story · 1995 — 第 2 / 6 章 · 6'05" · B1

玩具怕被新礼物取代:lying down on the job

安迪的生日派对突然提前到今天,玩具们慌了:万一收到新玩具,是不是就要被换掉?有人劝大家别慌,夸领头的「从没 steered us wrong(给我们指过错路)」,还说没人会被取代。想学安慰人、稳住军心的说法,这段群像最生动。

发生了什么

安迪的生日派对突然提前,玩具们一下慌了:会不会收到更新更好的礼物,自己就被冷落?有人劝大家冷静,说每年圣诞、每个生日都来这一出,没人会被换掉;另有人替领头的担保,说他 has never steered us wrong(从没把大家带错路)。等收到消息说客人到了,大家还围着嘀咕下个月 garage sale fodder(迟早被甩卖的旧货)。领头的于是派出侦察小队,Save your batteries(省点力气)也要盯紧礼物。最后拆到压轴大礼时信号中断,谁也不知道那是什么。想学安慰、打气和调侃的说法,这些句子都能用。

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lying down on the job

干着活偷懒、不上心slack off while on duty

士兵们领命去侦察礼物,Woody 在楼下安抚大家,说这些人是专业的、不会偷懒。

The crew did not lie down on the job just because the foreman left.工头走了,工人也没有因此偷懒。

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  • steer someone wrong

    给人指错路;出的主意不靠谱

  • Way to go

    字面是干得好;这里是说反话挖苦

  • Save your batteries

    字面是省电;另一层是省点力气

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100 句台词里标了 27 处

短语 · B1put something on for someone

放给人看,张罗一场表演

And we wanna thank Mr. Spell for putting that on for us.
发音has been moved

has been 两个词都弱读,含混滑过去,重音落在 moved 和 today。

Andy's birthday party has been moved to today.
短语 · B2lose one's marbles

脑筋不正常,犯糊涂

What's goin' on down there? Is his mom losin' her marbles?
俚语 · B2marbles

脑子、神志(losin' her marbles 里的说法)——口语里说人犯糊涂、发神经,带调侃。别用来描述真的精神疾病,那既不礼貌也不准确。

What's goin' on down there? Is his mom losin' her marbles?
短语 · A2since kindergarten

从幼儿园起,从小就

Of course Woody ain't worried. He's been Andy's favorite since kindergarten.
短语 · B1good enough for someone

对我来说够可信、我就认了

If Woody says it's all right, then, well, darn it, it's good enough for me.
俚语 · B1darn it

真是的、该死的(温和版)——damn it 的温和替代,抱怨小事先用这句。家人朋友面前可以说,正式场合仍偏随意。

If Woody says it's all right, then, well, darn it, it's good enough for me.
短语 · B2steer someone wrong

给人指错路;出的主意不靠谱

HAM 在员工会上替 Woody 说话,说 Woody 从没带大家走错过,好稳住被生日派对吓到的玩具。

Woody has never steered us wrong before.
发音steered us

steered us 常连成 /stɪrdəs/,d 直接搭上 us 的元音,中间不留空;重音落在 never 和 wrong 上。

Woody has never steered us wrong before.
短语 · B1go through something

又经历、又折腾一遍

Come on, guys. Every Christmas and birthday we go through this.
短语 · A2get replaced

被取代、被换掉

Hey, listen, no one's getting replaced.
语法 · B2how much we're played with

名词性从句:how much we're played with 是 matter 后面真正的主语内容:被玩多少,这件事不重要。

It doesn't matter how much we're played with.
短语 · B1be there for someone

在某人需要时陪着他

What matters is that we're here for Andy when he needs us.
语法 · B2What matters is that

主语从句:What matters 整块当主语,is 后面 that 引出真正重要的内容:我们守在 Andy 身边。

What matters is that we're here for Andy when he needs us.
短语 · B2what someone is made for

生来该做的事,存在的意义

That's what we're made for, right?
语法 · B2what we're made for

表语从句:what we're made for 放在 is 后面当表语,回答「我们是为什么而造」,把职责说成一个定义。

That's what we're made for, right?
短语 · B2break up something

把会议打断、散掉

Pardon me. I hate to break up the staff meeting, but... they're here!
短语 · C1garage sale fodder

迟早被庭院甩卖的旧货

Yes, sir, we're next month's garage sale fodder for sure.
短语 · C1use the old noodle

动动脑子,想得聪明

Very good, Woody. That's using the old noodle.
短语 · B2lie down on the job

干着活偷懒、不上心

士兵们领命去侦察礼物,Woody 在楼下安抚大家,说这些人是专业的、不会偷懒。

Come on! They're not lying down on the job.
发音down on

down on 常连成 /daʊnən/,n 和 on 黏在一起,几乎听成 downon;前面的 lying 拉长一点,on 轻声收尾。

Come on! They're not lying down on the job.
短语 · B1leave someone behind

把同伴丢在后面

A good soldier never leaves a man behind.
短语 · B1all along

一直、从头到尾

I knew you were right all along, Woody. Never doubted ya for a second.
发音for a second

for a 常弱化为 /fərə/,for 只留轻轻的 f 和 ə;second 是要听清的重音,音量往上抬。

I knew you were right all along, Woody. Never doubted ya for a second.
短语 · A2in the way

挡着路、碍事

Oh, get outta the... One of the kids is in the way. I can't see.
俚语 · B2big lizard

大蜥蜴;这里是损人的称呼——熟人之间开玩笑式的贬称,带画面感的嫌弃。别对不熟的人或长辈说,容易得罪人。

Oh, ya big lizard!
短语 · B1way to go

字面是干得好;这里是说反话挖苦

Rex 报告礼物时撞翻展示台,礼物摔下去,同伴抛出这句 Way to go, Rex。

-Now we'll never know what it is! -Way to go, Rex!

看懂「玩具怕被新礼物取代」

这一章能学到

  • 会用 staff meeting 开口
  • 见到 for crying out loud 知道在施压
  • 能听懂这场里的讽刺或命令

发音重点

  • has been moved — has been 两个词都弱读,含混滑过去,重音落在 moved 和 today。
  • steered us — steered us 常连成 /stɪrdəs/,d 直接搭上 us 的元音,中间不留空;重音落在 never 和 wrong 上。
  • down on — down on 常连成 /daʊnən/,n 和 on 黏在一起,几乎听成 downon;前面的 lying 拉长一点,on 轻声收尾。
  • for a second — for a 常弱化为 /fərə/,for 只留轻轻的 f 和 ə;second 是要听清的重音,音量往上抬。
What matters is that we're here for Andy when he needs us.

真正重要的是,安迪需要我们的时候,我们在他身边。 先把「被玩多少次」降下去,再把「在不在场」抬起来:衡量玩具的标准不是宠爱,而是守候。

That's what we're made for, right?

我们生来就是为这个的,对吧? 用一句反问给自己的职责盖章:不是被喜欢,而是被需要。right 把同伴都拉进这个答案里。

A good soldier never leaves a man behind.

好士兵从不丢下自己的同伴。 一句战场上立得住的信条,拿来解释为什么不能把任何一个落下。它不是命令,是底线。

Yes, sir, we're next month's garage sale fodder for sure.

是的先生,我们下个月肯定就是庭院甩卖的货了。 用「甩卖货」自嘲:新玩具一进来,旧玩具就知道自己的下场。黑色幽默里藏着被淘汰的恐惧。

I just don't think I could take that kind of rejection!

我就是觉得,那种拒绝我承受不来! 把「怕被抛弃」说成一个具体的承受极限,夸张的自怜里藏着人人有的不安,又惨又真。

关于这一章的问题

steer someone wrong 是什么意思?

字面是「给人指错路」,也指引错方向、出的主意不靠谱。台词里说 he's never steered us wrong,是替一个人长期以来的判断作担保。

lying down on the job 是什么意思?

指干着活偷懒、不上心。the job 是手上的差事,lying down 是躺下不动,合起来就是磨洋工。台词里用否定句替一群专业人士打包票。

「省点力气」英语怎么说?

Save your batteries,字面是「省着点电池」,机器人开玩笑的说法,引申成「省点力气、别瞎折腾」。台词里用来说服一群吵闹的玩具安静下来。

Way to go 为什么有时是反话?

字面是「干得好」,但用在对方刚搞砸时就是挖苦。台词里有人把屏幕装反、把礼物全挡住,旁边一句 Way to go 就是「你可真行」。

garage sale fodder 是什么意思?

字面是「庭院甩卖的货」,指迟早被淘汰、被打折卖掉的旧东西。台词里玩具自嘲早晚沦落到下个月的车库甩卖。

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