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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