最近纵横四海开启了读书小组,大家一起来读一本书。其中有一个共读群里大家一起看了《黑客帝国》,大家纷纷感慨说这部片子实在太经典了,十二多年前拍的但放到现在仍然很超前,而电影中的一切现在似乎也正在变成现实。
这部电影其实也贡献了一句非常非常著名的台词,著名到什么程度呢?就是现在已经是英文世界的常用语,一说出来大家都明白是什么意思的程度。这句台词其实我也在纵横四海的播客里用过,那就是:你要选择红色药丸,还是蓝色药丸?red pill or blue pill?
我们今天就来讲讲这句台词在日常英文中的使用。
� 本期的知识卡片我们整理在下面啦:
卡片1:来源 – 电影《黑客帝国》
概念:
Neo 发现现实被人工智能控制,人类生活在虚拟矩阵中
红药丸 = 面对真相 / 觉醒
蓝药丸 = 安逸幻觉 / 回避现实
经典台词:
"You take the blue pill — the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe."
你选择蓝色药丸——故事结束,你醒来在床上,相信你想相信的一切。
"You take the red pill — you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."
你选择红色药丸——你留在仙境,我会告诉你兔子洞有多深。
卡片2:日常觉醒 / 看清真相
概念:
意识到隐藏的真相或事实
可用于社交、团队、行业认知等
例句:
"I took the red pill about social media."
我终于看清了社交媒体如何操纵我们的注意力。
"I took the red pill about elite education and meritocracy."
我终于明白了精英教育和绩优主义的真相。
"Reading that book red-pilled me about the food industry."
读了那本书后,我才明白食品行业的真相。
"She gave me the red pill about our team culture."
她让我看清了我们团队文化中的问题。
卡片3:个人成长 / 心理觉醒
概念:
面对心理问题、童年创伤、逃避行为
红药丸 = 自我认知 / 觉醒
例句:
"Reading 'The Second Sex' was my red pill moment about feminism."
读《第二性》后,我对女性主义有了觉醒。
"I got red-pilled about the mental load women carry in relationships."
我终于看清女性在关系中承担的精神负担。
"She's been red-pilled about beauty standards and body image."
她对美貌标准和身材焦虑有了新的认知。
"After I quit my stable job, I realized comfort isn't the only path to happiness — that was my red pill moment."
我辞掉了稳定工作后,才明白安逸不是唯一的幸福——那是我的红药丸时刻。
"Taking the red pill about my anxiety was hard, but getting help changed my life."
承认自己有焦虑症很难,但寻求帮助改变了我的生活。
"Therapy red-pilled me about how my childhood shaped my relationships."
心理咨询让我看清童年经历如何影响我的亲密关系。
"I took the red pill and realized I'd been avoiding dealing with my grief for years."
我终于面对现实,意识到自己多年来一直在逃避悲伤。
"Getting red-pilled about my people-pleasing was painful but necessary."
看清自己总是讨好别人的模式很痛苦,但很必要。
"She took the red pill about her codependent relationship and finally left."
她终于看清了自己共依存的关系,并选择离开。
卡片4:选择 / 面对现实
概念:
红药丸 = 直面真相
蓝药丸 = 保持舒适幻想
例句:
"Are you ready to take the red pill?"
你准备好面对真相了吗?
"She chose the blue pill and stayed in her comfort zone."
她选择了蓝药丸,继续待在舒适区。
"Taking the red pill about our product."
看清我们产品的真正问题。
"Getting red-pilled about my one-sided love was painful — I realized they never felt the same way."
看清我的单相思很痛苦——我意识到对方从未有过同样的感受。
"She took the red pill and accepted that the relationship had been over for months."
她终于面对现实,承认这段关系早在几个月前就结束了。
卡片5:幽默 / 讽刺用法
概念:
红药丸 / 蓝药丸也可用于开玩笑或讽刺
例句:
"Don't red-pill me on coffee, I need my illusions."
别告诉我咖啡的真相,让我保持幻想吧。
"The red pill is that cats actually rule the world."
真相是:猫才是统治世界的。
"He thinks he's red-pilled, but he's just conspiracy-pilled."
他以为自己看清了真相,其实只是陷入阴谋论。
"This is your red pill or blue pill moment my friend."
这是你的红蓝药丸时刻,朋友——鼓起勇气,面对现实。
"Blue pill or red pill, what'll it be, sis/bro?"
蓝药丸还是红药丸,你选哪个,兄弟/姐妹?
"Hey Samantha don't take the red pill."
嘿,Samantha,别吃红药丸。(别去面对真相,会不舒服)
"Fine, take the blue pill."
好吧,那就吃蓝药丸吧。(讽刺 / 无奈)
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