《社交网络》精讲 01酒吧约会

Did you know there are more people with genius IQs living in China

你知道吗 中国人里面拥有超高智商的人...

than there are people of any kind living in the United States?

...要比美国任何一个种族的人都多?

That can't possibly be true. It is.

这大概不是真的吧 确实是真的

What would account for that?

能说明什么呢?

Well, first, an awful lot of people live in China, but here's my question.

首先 中国有相当一大批人 不过 这我就要问了

How do you distinguish¹ yourself in a population of people

你怎么区别自己跟

who all got 1600 on their SATs?

那些在SAT中拿了1600分的人呢?

I didn't know they take SATs in China. They don't.

我不知道中国也要考SAT啊 他们不考

I wasn't talking about China anymore, I was talking about me.

我可没在说中国的问题了 我说我自己呢

You got a 1600?

你考了1600分?

Yes. I could sing in an a cappella group, but I can't sing.

是啊 我还能在无伴奏合唱团里 唱歌呢 只不过我五音不全而已

Does that mean you actually got nothing wrong?

你是在说你一道题都没错吗?

I could row crew or invent a $25 PC.

我会划团体赛艇 还能发明只需要25美元的电脑

Or you could get into a final club.

那你加入"终极俱乐部"了吗?

Or I get into a final club.

那我就加入"终极俱乐部"了

You know, from a woman's perspective²,

你知道吗 从女性的角度来说...

sometimes not singing in an a cappella group is a good thing.

有些时候吧 没在无伴奏合唱团唱歌也不错

This is serious.

我说真的呢

On the other hand, I do like guys who row crew.

不过话说回来 我喜欢划赛艇的男孩子

Well, I can't do that.

好吧 我不会划

I was kidding.

我开玩笑呢

And, yes, I got nothing wrong on the test.

确实 我考试一道题都没错

Have you ever tried? I'm trying right now.

你尝试过吗? 我正在试啊

To row crew? To get into a final club.

试着划赛艇? 加入"终极俱乐部"

To row crew? No. Are you, like, whatever, delusional³?

划赛艇?不! 你是不是有点儿...妄想症之类的?

Maybe it's just sometimes you say two things at once.

可能吧 有时候你一下子说两件事

I'm not sure which one I'm supposed to be aiming at.

我不知道我应该接哪一句才好...

But you've seen guys who row crew, right?

不过你看过他们划赛艇 没错吧?

No.

没有

Okay, well, they're bigger than me. They're worldclass athletes.

好吧 他们比我块头大 就是那些世界级的运动员

And a second ago, you said you like guys who row crew

刚才你还说喜欢划赛艇的男孩子

so I assumed⁴ you had met one.

所以我才假设你见过

I guess I just meant I like the idea of it. You know, the way a girl likes cowboys.

我想我的意思是说那种感觉 就好像女孩子喜欢牛仔那种感觉.

Okay.

1 distinguish   

vt.区别，辩明，识别，辨认出；vi.区别，辨别，识别

参考例句：

• It is not easy to distinguish cultured pearls from genuine pearls.辨别真正的珍珠与养殖的珍珠不容易。
• Some people find it difficult to distinguish right from wrong.一些人认为很难辨对与错。

2 perspective   

n.视角，观点，想法

参考例句：

• You can get a perspective of the whole city from here.从这里你可以看到城市的全景。
• We may get a clear perspective of the people's happy lives.我们知道人民对幸福生活的展望。

3 delusional   

妄想的

参考例句：

• You became delusional and attacked several people trying to escape. 你产生了错觉并攻击了许多人还试图逃走。 来自电影对白
• He is incoherent, delusional, suffering auditory hallucinations. 他出现无逻辑的，妄想的，幻听的症状。 来自电影对白

4 assumed   

adj.假定的, 假装的 动词assume的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The assumed linearity of these equations can be related to the uniformity of space and time.所假定的这些方程的线性，可归因于空间和时间的均匀性。