前不着村后不着店
讲故事的人先交代加油站的位置：in the middle of nowhere（前不着村后不着店），沙漠深处，荒无人烟；重复 middle 让孤立感更重。
It was in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere,Waking Life · 2001 — 第 7 / 13 章 · 4'04" · B2
沙漠加油站枪战往事：in the middle of nowhere
沙漠深处最后一个加油站，有人揉着眼睛讲起那次的事：in the middle of nowhere（前不着村后不着店），隔一阵子才有车 pull in（拐进来）加油。故事越讲越险，最后一句 Why don’t you pull the trigger and find out?（你扣一下试试，看会怎样）把闲聊变成挑衅；想形容荒野、学一句不客气的回话，都能用。
发生了什么
一个人讲起自己经历过的一件事：沙漠正中间、前不着村后不着店的地方有家加油站，是进维加斯前的最后一家，隔一阵子就有车 pull in（拐进来）加油。有天他正睡着，听见动静，看见有人往面包车里塞轮胎，喊了一声，对方掏出刀冲过来。故事一路讲到开枪；随后一句「武装起来的民众，是抵御暴政最好的防线」，再一句 I'll drink to that（这话我赞成，干杯）。收尾那句 Why don’t you pull the trigger and find out?（你扣一下试试，看会怎样）把闲聊变成了挑衅。讲故事、附和、举杯、激将，这几个说法都用得上。
这场戏看什么
- 留意文学词如何滑进酒吧粗话
- 注意枪战段落的短句和拟声词
- 看听者用一句话把故事变成口号
留意这几个短语
fleeting emotionsin the middle of nowherebuilt like a brick shithousefanned the hammer
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in the middle of nowhere
前不着村后不着店far from any town or help
讲故事的人先交代加油站的位置：in the middle of nowhere（前不着村后不着店），沙漠深处，荒无人烟；重复 middle 让孤立感更重。
Our car broke down in the middle of nowhere.我们的车在前不着村后不着店的地方抛锚了。
本章还有
- fleeting emotions
转瞬即逝的情绪
- built like a brick shithouse
粗俗：壮得像堵墙
- fanned the hammer
快速拨击锤连发
- I hear that
我懂，我同意
- I'll drink to that
这话我赞成，干杯
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去某地的路上
but on the way to Vegas, so, you know,隔一阵子就有一次
every once in a while a car would pull in, get gas.车开进来停下
every once in a while a car would pull in, get gas.进某地前最后一家加油站
It was the last gas stop before Vegas.全部空间就这么多
Office had the chair, had a cash register, and that was all the room there was in that office.定语从句省略：all the room there was 中省略了关系代词 that，there was 修饰 room，意思是‘全部空间就这些’.
Office had the chair, had a cash register, and that was all the room there was in that office.出了什么事
I'm rubbing the sand out of my eyes, trying to see what's going on,在远远的尽头
and way down at the very end of the gas station...there's an 常连成 /ðerzən/，/z/ 直接滑进 an 的轻 /ə/，an 只留一个弱音节
And I see there's an Econoline van down there.掏出一把刀
he's built like a brick shithouse, pulls out a knife, it's 1 2 inches long,粗俗：壮汉体格——熟人粗话里形容人壮，正式场合别用
he's built like a brick shithouse, pulls out a knife, it's 1 2 inches long,朝我冲过来
and then starts running at me as fast as he can, going,拼尽全力地快
and then starts running at me as fast as he can, going,从门口闯进来
cocked the trigger, and just as I turned around, he was comin' through the door.comin' 的 g 不露面，直接滑进 through，别停。
cocked the trigger, and just as I turned around, he was comin' through the door.开了一枪
And I fired a round, and it hit him. Boom. Right in the chest.正打中胸口
And I fired a round, and it hit him. Boom. Right in the chest.嗑了药，兴奋剂上头
And he must've been on drugs, on speed or something, you know, because he stood up...情态完成：must've been 是 must have been 的缩写，表示对过去的强推断：‘他当时肯定嗑药了’。
And he must've been on drugs, on speed or something, you know, because he stood up...must've 的 v 很轻，重心落在 been，别逐字念满。
And he must've been on drugs, on speed or something, you know, because he stood up...吸了安非他命——谈吸毒或亢奋状态，正式场合改用 stimulants
And he must've been on drugs, on speed or something, you know, because he stood up...几乎吓懵了
And I was pretty much in shock, so I just held the trigger back and fanned the hammer.从那时起直到现在
And ever since then, I always carry this.抵御暴政的最佳防线
A well-armed populace is the best defense against tyranny.这么久以来
And you know, I haven't fired this in such a long time, I don't even know if it’ll work.现在完成时：have not + 过去分词表示从过去到现在的状态；in such a long time 强调隔了太久。
And you know, I haven't fired this in such a long time, I don't even know if it’ll work.扣下扳机
Why don’t you pull the trigger and find out?don’t you 快说时挤成一拍，t 与 y 几乎不留缝。
Why don’t you pull the trigger and find out?看懂「沙漠加油站枪战往事」
发音重点
- there's an — there's an 常连成 /ðerzən/，/z/ 直接滑进 an 的轻 /ə/，an 只留一个弱音节
- comin' through — comin' 的 g 不露面，直接滑进 through，别停。
- must've been — must've 的 v 很轻，重心落在 been，别逐字念满。
- don’t you — don’t you 快说时挤成一拍，t 与 y 几乎不留缝。
every once in a while a car would pull in, get gas.偶尔会有车开进来，加个油。 用 would 和两个短动作，把荒凉加油站写成反复发生的日常。
It was in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere,那地方在沙漠深处，前不着村后不着店。 两个 middle 叠用，把荒凉说成一个人的坐标。
A well-armed populace is the best defense against tyranny.武装起来的民众是抵御暴政的最佳防线。 把私人枪战拔高成政治口号，语气突然变硬。
I'll drink to that.这话我赞成，干一杯。 四个词完成附和、祝酒和站队，短得像碰杯声。
Why don’t you pull the trigger and find out?你何不扣下扳机，自己试试看？ 用建议句式包住挑衅，把酒吧闲聊顶到危险边缘。
关于这一章的问题
in the middle of nowhere 是什么意思？
前不着村后不着店，形容四周荒无人烟。台词里说加油站 in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere，就是沙漠正中间，什么都没有。
「这话我赞成，干杯」英语怎么说？
I'll drink to that。听到一句中听的话，举杯附和就这一句；台词里先说「武装起来的民众，是抵御暴政最好的防线」，紧跟着的一句就是它。
I hear that 是「我听见了」吗？
不是。这里是我懂、我同意的意思，用来接住别人刚说的话；台词里 I hear that 接在「从那以后，我就一直带着这个」后面，就是接话附和，跟听见没听见没有关系。
pull the trigger and find out 是什么语气？
激将。前面刚说好久没开过这枪、不知道还能不能打响，紧接一句「你扣一下试试，看会怎样」，不回答问题，直接把话顶回去。
every once in a while 和 pull in 怎么用？
every once in a while 是隔一阵子就有一次，pull in 是车拐进来停下。台词里连在一起：every once in a while a car would pull in, get gas，讲小地方的日常最自然。
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