The Graduate 《毕业生》（视频精讲之二）

影片对白

Mrs. Robinson: Is there an ashtray¹ in here?

Ben: No.

Mrs. Robinson: Oh yes I forgot. The track star doesn't smoke. Is it a girl?

Ben: Is what a girl?

Mrs. Robinson: Whatever it is that upsets you.

Ben: Oh no. I'm just sort of disturbed about things.

Mrs. Robinson: In general.

Ben: That's right.

Mrs. Robinson: Well, congratulations! 

Ben: Thank you.

Mrs. Robinson: Oh, Benjamin, I want to ask you something.

Ben: What?

Mrs. Robinson: Will you take me home?

Ben: What?

Mrs. Robinson: My husband took the car. Will you drive me home?

Ben: Here you are, you take it (a set of car keys). Do you know how to work a foreign shift? (Mrs. Robinson shakes her head.)You don't?

Mrs. Robinson: No.

Ben: Let's go.

Mrs. Robinson: What do you drink? Bourbon?

Ben: Look, Mrs. Robinson, I drove you home. I was glad to do it. But I have some things on my mind. Can you understand that?

Mrs. Robinson: Yes.

Ben: All right.

Mrs. Robinson: What do you drink? Benjamin I'm sorry to be this way, but I don't want to be alone in this house.

Ben: Why not?

Mrs. Robinson: Please wait till my husband gets home.

Ben: When is he coming back?

Mrs. Robinson: I don't know. Drink?

Ben: No. Are you always this much afraid of being alone?

Mrs. Robinson: Yes.

Ben: Well, why can't you just lock the doors and go to bed?

Mrs. Robinson: I'm very neurotic². May I ask you a question? What do you think of me?

Ben: What do you mean?

Mrs. Robinson: You've known me nearly all of your life. You must have formed some opinion.

Ben: Well I've always thought that you were a very nice person.

Mrs. Robinson: Did you know I was an alcoholic³?

Ben: What?

Mrs. Robinson: Did you know that?

Ben: Look I think I should be going.

Mrs. Robinson: Sit down, Benjamin.

Ben: Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so. This conversation is getting a little strange. Now I'm sure that Mr. Robinson will be here any minute and -

Mrs. Robinson: No.

Ben: What?

Mrs. Robinson: My husband will be back quite late. He should be gone for several hours.

Ben: Oh my God.

Mrs. Robinson: Pardon?

Ben: Oh no, Mrs. Robinson, oh no.

Mrs. Robinson: What's wrong?

Ben: Mrs. Robinson, you didn't - I mean you didn't expect -

Mrs. Robinson: What?

Ben: I mean - you didn't really think that I would do something like that.

Mrs. Robinson: Like what?

Ben: What do you think?

Mrs. Robinson: Well I don't know.

Ben: For God's sake, Mrs. Robinson, here we are, you've got me into your house. You give me a drink. You put on music, now you start opening up your personal life to me and tell me your husband won't be home for hours.

Mrs. Robinson: So?

Ben: Mrs. Robinson, you are trying to seduce⁴ me. Aren't you?

Mrs. Robinson: Why no. I hadn't thought of it. I feel rather flattered⁵ that you -

Ben: Mrs. Robinson, will you forgive me for what I just said?

Mrs. Robinson: It's all right.

Ben: It's not all right. It's the worst thing I've ever said to anyone.

Mrs. Robinson: Sit down.

Ben: Please forgive me. Because I like you. I don't think of you that way. But I'm mixed up.

Mrs. Robinson: That's all right. Now finish your drink.

妙语佳句，活学活用

1. I'm just sort of disturbed about things.

sort of 口语：有点儿；有一些；就算是……
disturbed 不高兴的，讨厌的，厌烦的
about things 泛指，或者虚指

这句话的意思是“我就是有点儿烦”。

2. In general

一般的烦。/ 就是烦，说不清烦什么。

3. Shift

shift 指车里的档把（stick shift），用来换档（gear），调速。显然，本的车是一辆外国车（非美国车），而且是一辆手动车。

4. Bourbon

Mrs. Robinson 自作主张，要给本喝酒。Bourbon是一种较烈的法国威士忌。

5. I have some things on my mind.

我脑子里有事儿。/我在想事儿。

6. to be mixed up

“说不清了；糊涂了”。本对自己说了这么重的话表示道歉，解释说自己也弄不清是怎么回事了，糊涂了。例如：I'm sorry I've said those words, but I'm just mixed up.

文化面面观

六十年代的美国是不平静的。肯尼迪总统遇刺使美国人开始重新看待自己周围的一切，纯真年代也就结束了。反抗种族歧视的民权运动，反对越南战争，嬉皮士运动以及性解放等激进的社会运动相继发生。嬉皮士和性解放的尝试是战后新一代对美国主流社会倡导的勤劳、节制、体面、隐私和个人主义价值观念的公开叛逆。女权主义的理论和思潮也被很多人曲解为是性解放，是单纯地释放妇女的身体。此时，人到中年的Mrs. Robinson则代表美国式梦想的黑暗面，代表了一部分中产阶级的价值观念。她对渐渐逝去的，浪费的青春感到惋惜，留恋。同时充满对享乐的追求，对激情的向往。她是整部电影另一个重要角色。Mrs. Robinson她像一只贪婪的猛兽，她的猎物就是本年轻的躯体。这个成熟，性感，酗酒成瘾，不甘寂寞的风骚女人向懵懂未开、腼腆怯懦的本发起一轮一轮的攻击。

思想火花

本是一个受到良好教育，尊重长辈，有礼貌的年轻人。他对Mrs. Robinson一直抱有很好的印象：I've always thought that you were a very nice person. 即便面对Mrs. Robinson大胆露骨的挑逗，他仍然顾及自己的面子和对方的尊严。在这段里，我们看到，他先是表达了怀疑，之后不断责备自己可能伤害了别人，说明了本的天真善良。

考考你

用对白中出现过的表达方法翻译下列句子：

1. 不好意思我得走了。

2. 抱歉打断一下，我想问一个问题。

3. 他对朋友总是这样的。

4. 别这样说我。我其实一点都没变。

The Graduate 《毕业生》（精讲之一）考考你 参考答案

1.

--怎么啦？怎么啦？你们都在这儿说什么呢？
--没什么。就是小王呗。
--小王怎么啦。
--他的手机又丢了。
-- What is it? What are you all talking about?
--Nothing. It is just Xiao Wang.
--What's wrong with Xiao Wang.
-- He lost his mobile phone again.
2.

--昨天一个著名教授在北京图书馆作讲座。我专门从家里赶过去听。
--你见到那个教授本人了吗？
--见到了。
--A famous professor gave a lecture in the National Library. I went all the way there from home.
--Did you see the professor himself?
--Yes, I did.
3.

我能跟她说句话吗？就一句话。
Can I have a word with her? Just one word, please.

1 ashtray   

n.烟灰缸

参考例句：

• He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray.他在大玻璃烟灰缸里磕净烟斗。
• She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.她把烟头扔进烟灰缸。

2 neurotic   

adj.神经病的，神经过敏的；n.神经过敏者，神经病患者

参考例句：

• Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss. 没有什么比神经过敏的老板更恼人的了。
• There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。

3 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

4 seduce   

vt.勾引，诱奸，诱惑，引诱

参考例句：

• She has set out to seduce Stephen.她已经开始勾引斯蒂芬了。
• Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。

5 flattered   

过份夸奖的； 高兴的，感到荣幸的

参考例句：

• At the testimonial dinner everyone flattered him shamelessly. 在纪念筵席上大家都厚颜无耻地奉承他。
• They flattered themselves that they would win. 他们自信一定会赢。