当幸福来敲门 The Pursuit of Happyness

第一章：搭公车

克里斯的一天从叫醒儿子起床开始。他在公车上怀抱着那台被人当作"时光机"的骨密度扫描仪四处推销，却处处碰壁。妻子琳达身兼两份班筋疲力尽，账单和罚单不断涌来。一次偶遇，一位从红色法拉利里走出的陌生人告诉他：做股票经纪人，只需要"精通数字，会做人处世"。

双语对照

Time to get up, man.

该起床了。

All right, Dad. Come on.

好的，老爸。快点。

I think I should make a list. — What do you mean? For your birthday gifts?

我想我该列个表。——干嘛？想要的生日礼物？

Yeah. I know. Just to look at and study so I can choose better.

对呀，我只想列出来看看研究一下，好好选选。

Okay, well, that's smart. Yeah, make a list.

哦，很聪明，那就列吧。

Can we go to the park today, after?

我们今天能去公园吗，上完幼儿园后？

No, I gotta go to Oakland. Well, maybe, we'll see.

呃，我还得去奥克兰。或许，再说吧。

Excuse me. When is somebody gonna clean this off? And the Y? It's an I in "happiness." There's no Y in "happiness." It's an I.

借过。什么时候找人清洗一下？还有这个Y？幸福的"幸"写错了。

I'm Chris Gardner. I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. And I made up my mind as a young kid that when I had children, my children were gonna know who their father was.

我是克里斯·加德纳。我第一次见到我父亲时，已经28岁了。我儿时就决定，将来我有了孩子，我的孩子一定得知道他们的父亲是谁。

This is part of my life story. This part is called "Riding the Bus."

这里讲述的是我人生故事的一部分。这部分叫做"搭公车"。

It's a time machine, isn't it? — Take me with you.

是架时光机，对吧？——能带上我吗？

It is not a time machine. It's a portable bone-density scanner. A medical device I sell for a living.

这不是时光机。这是手提式骨质密度扫描仪，是医疗器材，我就靠卖这个过活。

Thank you very much for the opportunity to discuss it with you. — We just don't need it, Chris. It's unnecessary and expensive.

谢谢您给我这个机会推介这仪器。——我们真的不需要，克里斯。没多大用处，而且还很贵。

It gave a slightly denser picture than an x-ray for twice the money.

它比X光机显像更精确一点点，但却贵了一倍。

Look, I can't get Christopher today. — Oh, no, you don't, Chris. I'm back on at 7.

我今天不能去接儿子。——你得去，我七点还要上班。

So I gotta get Christopher home, feed him, bathe him, get him in bed, and be back here by 7?

所以我得先接他回家，做饭，给他洗澡，哄他睡觉，然后七点前回到这儿？

You see that car? The one with the pretty yellow shoe on it? That's mine.

看到那车了吗？那辆穿着漂亮黄鞋子的车。那是我的车。

I needed to sell at least two scanners a month for rent and daycare. The problem is... I haven't sold any for a while.

我每个月至少得卖两台，才够付房租和幼儿园费。问题是……我很久没卖出一台了。

Since when do you not like macaroni and cheese? — Since... birth?

你什么时候开始不喜欢通心粉加奶酪的？——从……我出生开始？

What are you supposed to do with it? — Make every side the same color.

要怎么玩？——把每一面都弄成同一颜色。

Did you pay the taxes? — No, I'm gonna have to file an extension.

你付税了吗？——没，我要申请延后缴。

You already filed an extension. — Yeah, well, I gotta file another one.

你已经申请过延期了。——是，我还要再延期一次。

Man, I got two questions for you: What do you do? And how do you do it?

老兄，请教你两个问题：你是干什么的？你是怎么干的？

I'm a stockbroker.

我是股票经纪人。

Had to go to college to be a stockbroker, huh? — You don't have to. Have to be good with numbers and good with people. That's it.

得上大学才能做股票经纪人，对吧？——不用，只需要精通数字，会做人处世。就这么简单。

I still remember that moment. They all looked so damn happy to me. Why couldn't I look like that?

我还记得那一刻。他们全都看起来超幸福的样子。为什么我不能也满脸幸福？

重点词汇

make up one's mind phr.

下定决心

"I made up my mind as a young kid that..."

bone-density scanner n.

骨密度扫描仪

"It's a portable bone-density scanner."

file an extension phr.

申请延期（缴税）

"I'm gonna have to file an extension."

runaway deficit n.

失控的赤字

"We face runaway deficits of almost $80 billion."

stockbroker n.

股票经纪人

"I'm a stockbroker."

feed the meter phr.

给停车计时器投币

"I need it back for Monday. — Feed the meter."

关键句赏析

"I made up my mind as a young kid that when I had children, my children were gonna know who their father was."

影片开场的独白，奠定了全片的情感基调。Chris 从未见过自己的父亲，这段缺失成为他人生最深的动力——无论多穷多难，他绝不离开儿子。"make up my mind" 是地道的决心表达，比 "decide" 更有份量感。

"They all looked so damn happy to me. Why couldn't I look like that?"

Chris 站在街头看着从证券公司走出的人群，第一次产生了转行的念头。"so damn happy" 里的 damn 是口语加强语气词，传递出一种羡慕到发酸的真实情绪。这个画面将贯穿全片——幸福是别人脸上的表情，而他只能追。

第二章：冒傻气

Chris 决定去证券行碰碰运气，却遭到 Linda 的冷嘲。他在 Dean Witter 分公司递了实习申请，又犯了一个致命的蠢——把价值连城的扫描仪托给一个素不相识的嬉皮女孩，结果眼睁睁看着她消失在地铁里。

双语对照

I'm gonna try to get home by 6. I'm gonna stop by a brokerage firm after work.

我尽量在六点前回来。下班后要去一下证券行。

For what? — I wanna see about a job there.

干嘛？——看看那里有没有工作。

When I was a kid, I could go through a math book in a week.

你知道，我小时候，一星期就能把算数课本念完。

Stockbroker? — Yeah. — Not an astronaut?

股票经纪人？——嗯。——不是宇航员？

Don't talk to me like that, Linda.

别用这种口气对我说话，琳达。

We're already two months behind. Next week we'll owe three months.

我们已经两个月没付。下星期就欠三个月了。

I've been pulling double shifts for four months now, Chris.

我已经上双份班四个月了，克里斯！

Just sell what's in your contract. Get us out of that business.

赶快把合约规定的数额卖完，咱们好脱身吧。

This part of my life is called "Being Stupid."

我人生的这部分叫做"冒傻气"。

Can I ask you a favor, miss? Do you mind if I leave this here with you just for five minutes?

能帮个忙吗，小姐？帮我看下这个行吗，就五分钟。

I have a meeting in there and I don't wanna carry that looking smalltime.

我在那儿有个会，带这个进去看上去很不正式。

It's not valuable. You can't sell it anywhere. I can't even sell it, and it's my job.

这玩意不值钱，你也卖不出去。我是干这个的都卖不掉。

Let me see if I can find you an application for our internship. I'm afraid that's all we can do for you.

我看看能不能帮你找份实习申请表。我能做的也只有这个了。

Jay Twistle in the main office, he oversees Witter Resources.

总部的杰·托斯特尔是全面负责人事工作的。

Trusting a hippie girl with my scanner. Why did I do that?

把扫描仪托付给一个嬉皮女孩？为什么我会这么做？

Like I said, this part of my life is called "Being Stupid."

就像我刚说的，我人生的这部分叫做"冒傻气"。

The program took just 20 people every six months. One got the job.

这个培训每半年才招二十人。最后只有一人受雇。

There were three blank lines after "high school" to list more education. I didn't need that many lines.

申请表上"高中"之后还有三行线，用来填写接受过的其他教育。对我来说，根本就是多余。

It's written as P-P-Y, but it's supposed to be an I in "happiness."

那里写的是"辛"，但是实际上应该是"幸"。

Is "fuck" spelled right? — Yeah, that's spelled right. — But that's not part of the motto, so you're not supposed to learn that.

"操"写对了吗？——对，那个写对了。——但是标语里没这词，所以别学。

Did you have a nickname? — "Ten-Gallon Head." I was smart back then, so they called me Ten-Gallon Head.

你有绰号吗？——"无敌大头"。我小时候很聪明，所以大家都叫我无敌大头。

I was waiting for Witter Resource head Jay Twistle, whose name sounded so delightful, like he'd give me a job and a hug.

我在等维特公司人事部主管杰·托斯特尔，他的名字听起来很可爱，就好像他会给我份工作，外加一个拥抱。

I just had to show him I was good with numbers and good with people.

而我所要做的，就是让他知道我精通数字，而且懂得待人之道。

This part of my life... this part here, it's called "Running."

我人生的这部分，眼前的这部分叫做"追赶"。

I spent our entire life savings on these things.

我把所有的积蓄都押在这上面了。

重点词汇

pull double shifts phr.

上双份班，连轴转

"I've been pulling double shifts for four months now."

internship n.

实习（期）

"Let me find you an application for our internship."

smalltime adj.

不入流的，小打小闹的

"I don't wanna carry that looking smalltime."

life savings n.

毕生积蓄

"I spent our entire life savings on these things."

brokerage firm n.

证券经纪公司

"I'm gonna stop by a brokerage firm after work."

good riddance phr.

终于摆脱了（表示如释重负）

"Goodbye and good riddance."

关键句赏析

"This part of my life is called 'Being Stupid.'"

Chris 用章节标题的方式讲述自己的人生，这是全片叙事的标志手法。他把自己最窘迫的时刻命名为"冒傻气"——不是自嘲，而是事后回望时的坦然。这种以幽默消解苦涩的方式，贯穿整部影片。

"It's not valuable. You can't sell it anywhere. I can't even sell it, and it's my job."

Chris 把扫描仪托付给陌生人时说的话，充满了黑色幽默。"I can't even sell it, and it's my job" 一句话道尽了他作为推销员的全部困境——连自己都卖不掉的东西，别人当然也不会偷。但命运偏偏跟他开了这个玩笑。

第三章：出租车里的魔方

Chris 在 Dean Witter 楼下堵到了 Jay Twistle，硬蹭上一辆出租车。车上他展示了惊人的魔方天赋，让 Twistle 刮目相看。然而回到家中，Linda 宣布她要离开。Chris 独自站在窗前，想起了《独立宣言》里关于"追求幸福"的那句话。

双语对照

Mr. Twistle. — Yeah, hi. — Chris Gardner. I submitted an application for the intern program about a month ago.

托斯特尔先生。——嗯，你好。——我是克里斯·加德纳。大约一个月前我递交了实习项目的申请。

Actually, I'm on my way to Noe Valley also. How about we share a ride?

其实，我也正好去诺埃谷。一起搭车怎么样？

I'm sorry. This thing's impossible. — I can do it.

对不起，这玩意不可能拼好的。——我能。

It looks like it works around a swivel, so the centerpieces never move.

看起来它是围绕一个轴心转的，所以中心块永远不动。

You can slow down. — Listen, we can drive around all day. I don't believe you can do this.

你可以慢点。——听着，我们可以绕一天。我不相信你能拼好。

See? That's all I ever do. — Holy cow. — You almost had that one.

看到了吗？我一直在做这个。——天哪。——你差点就拼好了。

Hey! Stop it! — No! — You asshole, give me my money!

嘿！站住！——不！——你这混蛋，把钱还我！

I'm leaving. Chris, I'm leaving.

我要走了。克里斯，我要走了。

I have my things together, and I'm taking our son and we're gonna leave now.

我东西收好了，我要带着儿子走。

It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence, and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

就在那一刻，我开始想到托马斯·杰斐逊、《独立宣言》，以及其中关于我们拥有生存、自由和追求幸福之权利的那段话。

How did he know to put the "pursuit" part in there?

他怎么知道要把"追求"这个词放进去？

That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue. And maybe we can actually never have it, no matter what.

也许幸福是我们只能去追求的东西。也许无论如何，我们永远也无法真正拥有它。

Jay Twistle. — Dean Witter. Do you still wanna come in and talk?

我是杰·托斯特尔。——Dean Witter 的。你还想来面谈吗？

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

当然想，先生。绝对想。

We're interviewing for the internships. You got a pen and paper?

我们正在面试实习生。你有纸和笔吗？

864-0256. Janice.

864-0256。找珍妮丝。

重点词汇

share a ride phr.

拼车，搭顺风车

"How about we share a ride?"

swivel n.

旋转轴，转轴

"It works around a swivel, so the centerpieces never move."

the pursuit of happiness phr.

追求幸福（美国《独立宣言》用语）

"...our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

the Declaration of Independence n.

《独立宣言》

"I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence..."

Holy cow interj.

天哪（表惊讶的感叹词）

"Holy cow. You almost had that one."

stand clear of phr.

远离，离开（常见于地铁广播）

"Please stand clear of the doors."

关键句赏析

"How did he know to put the 'pursuit' part in there?"

全片的灵魂之问。杰斐逊在《独立宣言》中写的是 "the pursuit of happiness" 而非 "happiness" 本身——幸福只能追求，不保证拥有。Chris 在妻子离去的夜晚想到这句话，既是哲学思考，也是对自身处境的精确写照。

"That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue. And maybe we can actually never have it, no matter what."

这句独白是影片标题的注解。"pursue" 和 "have" 的对比极其精准——pursue 意味着过程、努力和不确定性；have 意味着结果和占有。整部电影要讲的，就是一个人在 pursue 和 have 之间那段漫长的距离。

第四章：穿着油漆衣的面试

Linda 离开了。Chris 带着儿子住进了廉价旅馆，却因为欠缴罚单被关进拘留所，在里面过了一夜。第二天早上，他穿着满身油漆的衣服，一路从警察局跑到 Dean Witter 参加面试——然后用一句幽默征服了全场。

双语对照

Don't you ever take my son away from me again. You hear me?

你再也不许把我儿子从我身边带走。听到了吗？

Get the hell out of here, then, Linda. Christopher's staying with me.

那你就走吧，琳达。克里斯托弗跟我。

No. I am not happy anymore. I'm just not happy!

不。我不开心了。我就是不开心！

Then go get happy, Linda! Just go get happy. But Christopher's living with me.

那你就去找你的幸福吧，琳达！去找你的幸福。但克里斯托弗跟我住。

Let me ask you something. Are you happy? — Yeah. — All right. Because I'm happy.

我问你件事。你幸福吗？——幸福。——那就好。因为我也幸福。

Chris Gardner? — Yeah. What happened? — Payable to the City of San Francisco.

克里斯·加德纳？——是我，怎么了？——旧金山市的欠款通知。

Sir, I have a job interview at Dean Witter at 10:15 tomorrow morning. I cannot stay...

先生，我明天早上10:15在Dean Witter有面试。我不能留下来……

I've been sitting there for the last half-hour trying to come up with a story that would explain my being here dressed like this.

我坐在那儿半个小时，一直在想一个故事，能解释我为什么穿成这样出现在这里。

And I wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate qualities that I'm sure you all admire here, like earnestness or diligence, team-playing, something.

我想编一个故事，来展现你们一定欣赏的品质，比如诚恳、勤勉、团队合作之类的。

And I couldn't think of anything. So the truth is, I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets.

但是我什么也想不出来。事实是，我因为没交停车罚单被拘留了。

Jay says you're pretty determined. He said you're smart.

杰说你很有毅力。他还说你很聪明。

I'm the type of person, if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer, I'm gonna tell you that I don't know. But I bet you what, I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer.

我这个人，你问我问题如果我不知道答案，我会直说我不知道。但我跟你打赌，我知道怎么去找到答案，而且我一定会找到。

What would you say if a guy walked in for an interview without a shirt on? — He must've had on some really nice pants.

如果一个人面试时没穿衬衫，你会怎么说？——那他的裤子一定很不错。

Chris, I don't know how you did it dressed as a garbage man, but you pulled it off.

克里斯，我不知道你穿成垃圾工的样子是怎么做到的，但你成功了。

Listen, there's no salary. — I was not aware of that.

听着，没有薪水。——我不知道。

One intern was hired at the end of the program from a pool of 20.

二十个实习生里，最后只录用一个。

The only resource I would have for six months would be my six scanners, which I could still try to sell.

六个月里我唯一的收入来源就是那六台扫描仪，我还可以尝试去卖掉它们。

重点词汇

come up with phr.v.

想出，提出（主意、故事）

"...trying to come up with a story."

earnestness n.

诚恳，认真

"...qualities like earnestness or diligence."

pull it off phr.

成功做到（不被看好的事）

"I don't know how you did it, but you pulled it off."

determined adj.

有决心的，坚定的

"Jay says you're pretty determined."

a pool of phr.

一批，一群（候选人）

"...hired from a pool of 20."

failure to pay phr.

未能缴纳（法律用语）

"I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets."

关键句赏析

"He must've had on some really nice pants."

面试官问"一个人没穿上衣来面试你怎么看"，Chris 脱口而出"那他裤子一定很不错"。这个回答在极度紧张的面试场景中精准地展现了他的机智和幽默感。"must've had on" 是 "must have had on"（一定穿着）的口语缩略。

"I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer. Is that fair enough?"

Chris 最打动面试官的一句话。他没有掩饰自己学历的短板，反而把"承认不知道"转化成了一种能力声明。"fair enough" 是日常高频表达，意思是"这样说行吗"，既谦逊又不卑不亢。

第五章：别让任何人说你不行

Linda 去了纽约。Chris 正式接受 Dean Witter 的实习邀请，带着儿子搬进廉价汽车旅馆。在篮球场上，他先是打击了儿子的篮球梦，随即懊悔，说出了全片最经典的台词。实习第一天，Chris 走进了一个残酷而精确的数字游戏。

双语对照

I'm going to New York. My sister's boyfriend opened a restaurant, and they may have a job for me there.

我要去纽约。我姐姐的男朋友开了家餐厅，那边可能有个工作机会。

Christopher's staying with me. — I'm his mom, you know? He should be with his mom.

克里斯托弗跟我。——我是他妈妈啊，他应该和妈妈在一起。

Tell him I love him, okay? And... I know you'll take care of him, Chris.

告诉他我爱他，好吗？还有……我知道你会照顾好他的，克里斯。

Hey, Dad. I'm going pro.

嘿，老爸。我要打职业的。

You'll probably be about as good as I was. That's kind of the way it works. I was below average.

你大概会跟我一样好。事情就是这样的。我是低于平均水平的。

Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something. Not even me.

别让任何人告诉你，你做不到。包括我。

You got a dream, you gotta protect it.

你有梦想，就得捍卫它。

People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it.

那些自己做不到的人，才会告诉你你也做不到。

If you want something, go get it. Period.

你想要什么，就去争取。就这样。

Dad, why did we move to a motel? — I told you. Because I'm getting a better job.

爸爸，我们为什么搬到汽车旅馆？——跟你说过了，因为我要找一份更好的工作。

One day, a man was drowning in the water. And a boat came by and said, "Do you need any help?" He said, "No, thank you. God will save me."

有一天，一个人快淹死了。一艘船过来说："你需要帮忙吗？"他说："不用了，谢谢。上帝会救我的。"

Then he drowned and went to heaven. And he said, "God, why didn't you save me?" And God said, "I sent you two big boats, you dummy."

然后他淹死了，上了天堂。他说："上帝，你为什么不救我？"上帝说："我给你派了两艘大船，你这个笨蛋。"

You will mainly be cold-calling potential clients.

你们主要是给潜在客户打陌生电话。

In essence, you reel them in, we'll cook the fish.

简单说，你们把鱼钓上来，我们来烹饪。

Be safe, score a hundred.

保险起见，考一百分。

重点词汇

go pro phr.

打职业，成为职业选手

"Hey, Dad. I'm going pro."

protect one's dream phr.

捍卫梦想

"You got a dream, you gotta protect it."

cold-calling n.

陌生电话推销

"You will mainly be cold-calling potential clients."

reel someone in phr.v.

把人拉进来，吸引（客户）

"You reel them in, we'll cook the fish."

board exam n.

资格考试，执照考试

"Your board exam... Be safe, score a hundred."

Period. interj.

句号。就这样。（表示不容商量）

"If you want something, go get it. Period."

关键句赏析

"Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something. Not even me."

Chris 刚刚打击了儿子的篮球梦，立刻意识到自己犯了错。"Not even me" 三个字把这句话从普通的励志鸡汤升华为一个父亲的自我修正——他要求儿子连父亲的否定也不要接受。这是全片被引用最多的台词。

"You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it."

"gotta" 是 "got to" 的口语缩略，整句用了最朴素的词汇讲出最有力的道理。注意 "protect" 而非 "chase" 或 "follow"——梦想不是用来追的，是用来守的。后半句揭示了一个残酷的人性真相：否定你的人往往自己也做不到。

第六章：六小时干完九小时的活

实习正式开始。别的实习生可以待到七点，但 Chris 必须赶去接儿子——他只有六小时做别人九小时的事。他不挂电话、不喝水、不上厕所，一切只为多省出八分钟。他终于约到了大客户 Walter Ribbon，却因帮同事挪车而错过了会面。

双语对照

I'm in a competitive internship at Dean Witter.

我正在 Dean Witter 参加竞争性实习。

Hey, man, you're missing a shoe. — Oh, yeah, thanks.

嘿，哥们，你少了一只鞋。——噢，是的，谢谢。

Would you get me some coffee, please?

能帮我倒杯咖啡吗？

In order not to waste any time, I wasn't hanging up the phone in between calls.

为了不浪费任何时间，打完一个电话我不挂，直接拨下一个。

I realized that by not hanging up the phone, I gained another eight minutes a day.

我发现不挂电话的话，每天能多省出八分钟。

I also wasn't drinking water so I didn't waste any time in the bathroom.

我也不喝水，这样就不用浪费时间上厕所。

Can you be here in 20 minutes? — Twenty minutes. Absolutely.

你能二十分钟内到吗？——二十分钟。当然可以。

Monday Night Football, buddy. — Yes, sir. Thank you very much.

周一晚橄榄球赛，老兄。——好的，先生。非常感谢。

Could you move my car? It's on Samson, half block, silver Caprice. Just move it to the other side. They're street sweeping.

你能帮我挪下车吗？在山姆森街，半个街区，银色凯普里斯。挪到对面就行，他们在扫街。

Oh, you just missed him.

噢，你刚好错过他了。

You know what "possibly" means? — Like "probably." — No, "probably" means there's a good chance that we're going. "Possibly" means we might, we might not.

你知道"possibly"是什么意思吗？——像"probably"。——不，"probably"是说很有可能去。"Possibly"的意思是我们可能去，也可能不去。

What does "possibly" mean? — It means that we're not going to the game.

"Possibly"到底什么意思？——意思是我们不会去看比赛了。

How did you get so smart? — Because you're smart.

你怎么这么聪明？——因为你聪明啊。

Point blank, Dean Witter needs to be managing your retirement portfolio.

直说吧，Dean Witter 应该管理您的退休投资组合。

I like you, but there's not a chance I'm gonna let you direct our fund. That's just not gonna happen anytime soon, buddy.

我喜欢你这个人，但我不可能让你管我们的基金。这不会发生的，老兄。

重点词汇

competitive internship n.

竞争性实习（需淘汰选拔）

"I'm in a competitive internship at Dean Witter."

call sheet n.

电话名单（销售用的客户清单）

"We were all working our way up call sheets to sign clients."

jimmy v.

撬，用力拧开

"You have to jimmy the key."

point blank adv.

直截了当地

"Point blank, Dean Witter needs to be managing your retirement portfolio."

retirement portfolio n.

退休投资组合

"...managing your retirement portfolio."

possibly vs. probably adv.

可能（不太确定） vs. 很可能（较确定）

"'Probably' means there's a good chance. 'Possibly' means we might, we might not."

关键句赏析

"I realized that by not hanging up the phone, I gained another eight minutes a day."

八分钟，听起来微不足道，却是 Chris 在绝境中找到的生存缝隙。这个细节完美体现了他的核心品质：不是天赋异禀，而是在别人觉得"差不多就行了"的地方多挤出一点点。"gain" 在这里用作"赢得、争取到"，比 "save" 更有主动进取的意味。

"What does 'possibly' mean? — It means that we're not going to the game."

五岁的 Christopher 精准地拆穿了大人的语言游戏。这段父子对话既是英语课——"possibly" 和 "probably" 的区别——也是生活课：孩子比大人更懂得什么是真话。Chris 问"你怎么这么聪明"，儿子答"因为你聪明"，让人心里一暖。

第七章：二十一美元三十三美分

扫描仪全部卖完，生活刚有起色，国税局却冻结了 Chris 的银行账户。他的全部身家只剩 21.33 美元。房东把他们赶了出去，Chris 抱着扫描仪、牵着儿子，在旧金山的街头走投无路。在地铁站里，他告诉儿子那台扫描仪是"时光机"，带他回到了恐龙时代。

双语对照

This part of my life is called "Paying Taxes."

我人生的这部分叫做"缴税"。

If you didn't pay them, the government could stick their hands into your bank account and take your money.

如果你不缴税，政府就会把手伸进你的银行账户，把你的钱拿走。

That's my money. How is somebody just gonna take my money?

那是我的钱。凭什么有人说拿就拿？

That's the day that I found out there was only 21 dollars and 33 cents left in my bank account. I was broke.

那天我发现银行账户里只剩下 21 美元 33 美分。我破产了。

Wayne, I need to get that $14 from you. — I thought I didn't owe you that now. — You drove me two blocks, Wayne. That's 200 yards.

韦恩，我需要你还我那 14 块。——我以为不用还了。——你才开了两个街区，韦恩。200 码而已。

It's my $14! Go get my money!

那是我的 14 块！去把我的钱拿来！

I gotta get back to the '60s, man. I wanna see Jimi Hendrix do that guitar on fire. Bring back my time machine!

我要回到 60 年代，老兄。我要看吉米·亨德里克斯把吉他点着。把我的时光机还来！

Chris, just come back when it's working. — No, I have to fix it now.

克里斯，等修好了再来吧。——不行，我现在就得修。

Where are we going? — I don't know.

我们要去哪儿？——我不知道。

It's not a time machine. — The guy said it was a time machine. — He was wrong.

这不是时光机。——那个人说这是时光机。——他说错了。

All we gotta do is push this black button right here. You wanna push it?

我们只要按下这个黑色按钮就行。你想按吗？

Oh, my goodness. Open, open, open! — What is it? — Dinosaurs.

天哪。快看快看！——什么？——恐龙。

We're cavemen. We need this fire, because there's no electricity and it's cold out here.

我们是穴居人。我们需要这堆火，因为这里没有电，外面很冷。

We gotta find a cave. Come on.

我们得找个山洞。快走。

Are we safe? — Yeah, I think so.

我们安全了吗？——安全了，我想是的。

重点词汇

broke adj.

身无分文的，破产的

"I was broke."

stick one's hands into phr.

伸手拿（别人的东西）

"The government could stick their hands into your bank account."

caveman n.

穴居人，原始人

"We're cavemen. We need this fire."

jerk someone around phr.v.

耍弄某人，敷衍

"Don't jerk me around, Chris."

time machine n.

时光机（片中反复出现的象征意象）

"Bring back my time machine!"

bank account n.

银行账户

"...only 21 dollars and 33 cents left in my bank account."

关键句赏析

"There was only 21 dollars and 33 cents left in my bank account. I was broke."

全片情绪最低点的标记。"broke" 是口语中"身无分文"的常用说法，比 "bankrupt" 更生活化、更有切肤之痛。21.33 美元这个精确到分的数字，比任何形容词都更有力量。

"We gotta find a cave."

Chris 在最绝望的夜晚，把地铁站的厕所变成了"山洞"，把无家可归变成了一场时光旅行冒险。这个场景是全片最催泪的段落之一。"cave" 这个词从此在父子之间有了特殊的含义——不是落魄的栖身处，而是安全的庇护所。

第八章：山洞与庇护所

Chris 带着儿子住进了 Glide Memorial 教堂的收容所，每天五点前必须排队抢床位。白天在 Dean Witter 做实习生，晚上修扫描仪、哄儿子入睡。他学会了用最快的速度完成工作——因为每一分钟都关乎那天晚上能不能有地方住。

双语对照

We don't take men here. It's women and children only.

我们这里不收男人。只收妇女和儿童。

We gotta stay together.

我们必须在一起。

Try Glide Memorial. The building books up at 5. So you hurry up. There's a line.

你去试试 Glide Memorial。五点就满了，赶紧去，要排队的。

I was here first. I got here on time. I was in line. I came from work, I got my son. I was here on time!

我先到的。我按时到的。我排了队。我从公司赶过来，接了儿子。我是按时到的！

What's your favorite color? — Green. — What do you like that's green? — Trees.

你最喜欢什么颜色？——绿色。——你喜欢什么绿色的东西？——树。

Don't go. — I'm gonna be right outside the door.

别走。——我就在门外面。

You gotta trust me, okay? — I trust you. I trust you. I trust you.

你得相信我，好吗？——我相信你。我相信你。我相信你。

I wanna go home.

我想回家。

So basically, you want nobody's hands in your pockets but your own?

所以基本上，你们希望除了自己以外，没有任何人能从你们口袋里掏钱？

Are you familiar with tax-free municipal...

你了解免税市政债券吗……

I learned to finish my work quickly. I had to finish quickly. To get in line at Glide by 5.

我学会了快速完成工作。我必须快。为了五点前赶到 Glide 排队。

Lord, don't move that mountain. Give me strength to climb it.

主啊，别挪开那座山。给我力量翻越它。

Please don't move that stumbling block. But lead me, Lord, around it.

请别搬走那绊脚石。但求你带领我，主啊，绕过它。

When's your test? — Tomorrow. — Are you ready? — Of course.

你什么时候考试？——明天。——准备好了吗？——当然。

重点词汇

shelter n.

收容所，庇护所

"Try Glide Memorial. The building books up at 5."

book up phr.v.

订满，住满

"The building books up at 5."

tax-free municipal bond n.

免税市政债券

"Are you familiar with tax-free municipal..."

stumbling block n.

绊脚石，障碍

"Don't move that stumbling block. But lead me around it."

room quota n.

房间配额

"That's the room quota. There's no more space."

ferrite core inductor n.

铁氧体芯电感器

"Here's your bulb, and there's your ferrite core inductor."

关键句赏析

"You gotta trust me, okay? — I trust you. I trust you. I trust you."

收容所里，Chris 要去门外修扫描仪，五岁的儿子害怕地连说三遍"我相信你"。这不是简单的重复，而是一个孩子在恐惧中给自己打气。"trust" 在这部电影里不是抽象概念，而是父子之间唯一的货币——在什么都没有的时候，信任是他们仅存的资产。

"Lord, don't move that mountain. Give me strength to climb it."

Glide Memorial 教堂里的赞美诗。Chris 并不是在祈求命运变得容易，而是请求获得面对困难的力量。这段歌词精准地传递了全片的精神——不求捷径，只求不倒下。"stumbling block"（绊脚石）是常见的英语比喻。

第九章：幸福

考试结束，最后一天到来。Chris 穿上了一件衬衫。合伙人叫他进了办公室，说了一句"明天也穿一件吧"——因为明天将是他作为正式经纪人的第一天。Chris 走出大楼，泪流满面，走进了人群。他人生的这一小段，叫做"幸福"。

双语对照

So you did finish the whole thing? — I have to go somewhere. But I finished the whole thing too.

你全做完了？——我还有别的地方要去。但是我也全做完了。

How'd you feel about the graphs? — Easy.

你觉得图表部分怎么样？——简单。

I struggled with the essay question on the back. What did you write? — Essay question?

我被后面的论述题难住了。你写了什么？——论述题？

Chris, you got five bucks? I left my wallet upstairs. — I'll pay you back, honest.

克里斯，你有五块钱吗？我钱包忘在楼上了。——我一定还你，真的。

Did Mom leave because of me? — Don't even think something like that. Mom left because of Mom.

妈妈走是因为我吗？——想都别那么想。妈妈走是因为妈妈自己的原因。

You're a good papa.

你是个好爸爸。

Sometimes when we're moving at night, we pass houses with lights and people. Sometimes, you can hear them laugh.

有时候晚上赶路，我们经过亮着灯的房子和里面的人们。有时候，你能听到他们笑。

Rumor has it you signed 31 accounts for us from Pacific Bell.

听说你帮我们从太平洋贝尔签了 31 个账户。

So one more day. Getting nervous? — No, I'm okay.

还有最后一天。紧张吗？——不，我还好。

Listen, whatever happens, you've done a fantastic job, Chris. I mean that.

听着，不管结果如何，你干得太棒了，克里斯。我是认真的。

I thought I'd wear a shirt today. You know, being the last day and all.

我想今天穿件衬衫。毕竟是最后一天嘛。

Thank you. But wear one tomorrow though, okay? Because tomorrow's going to be your first day, if you'd like to work here as a broker.

谢谢。不过明天也穿一件，好吗？因为如果你愿意留下来做经纪人的话，明天就是你的第一天。

Would you like that, Chris? — Yes, sir.

你愿意吗，克里斯？——愿意，先生。

Was it as easy as it looked? — No, sir. No, sir, it wasn't.

事情像看起来那么简单吗？——不，先生。不，先生，一点也不。

This part of my life, this little part, is called "Happiness."

我人生的这部分，这小小的一部分，叫做"幸福"。

Knock, knock. — Who's there? — Nobody. — Nobody who?

咚咚咚。——谁啊？——没有人。——没有人是谁？

重点词汇

rumor has it phr.

据说，听说

"Rumor has it you signed 31 accounts for us."

fantastic job phr.

出色的工作，干得漂亮

"You've done a fantastic job, Chris."

broker n.

经纪人（正式职称）

"...if you'd like to work here as a broker."

sign an account phr.

签下客户/账户

"You signed 31 accounts for us from Pacific Bell."

essay question n.

论述题

"I struggled with the essay question on the back."

five bucks n.

五块钱（buck = 美元的口语说法）

"Chris, you got five bucks?"

关键句赏析

"This part of my life, this little part, is called 'Happiness.'"

全片最后一句独白。"this little part"——Chris 用 "little" 来形容这一刻，既是谦逊，也暗示幸福在漫长的苦难面前显得那么短暂。但正因为"小"，才弥足珍贵。片名中故意拼错的 "Happyness" 在这一刻终于还原成了正确的 "Happiness"。

"Did Mom leave because of me? — Don't even think something like that. Mom left because of Mom."

孩子最怕的问题，父亲最难回答的问题。Chris 没有回避，也没有编故事。"Mom left because of Mom" 这个回答简洁到极致，既保护了孩子不背负愧疚，也没有诋毁 Linda。"Don't even think something like that" 中的 "even" 加重了否定的语气——连想都不许想。

"Was it as easy as it looked? — No, sir. No, sir, it wasn't."

面试官的最后一问，Chris 重复了两遍 "No, sir"，声音里满是六个月的辛酸。这句话是说给自己听的——所有的不挂电话、不喝水、抢床位、睡厕所，都浓缩在这句简单的否定里。

全片词汇总览

金融与商业

stockbroker 股票经纪人 broker 经纪人 brokerage firm 证券公司 internship 实习 cold-calling 陌生电话推销 call sheet 电话名单 sign an account 签下客户 commission 佣金 portfolio 投资组合 retirement portfolio 退休投资组合 tax-free municipal bond 免税市政债券 board exam 资格考试 commodities 大宗商品 runaway deficit 失控的赤字

家庭与情感

pursuit 追求 happiness 幸福 make up one's mind 下定决心 protect one's dream 捍卫梦想 trust 信任 broke 身无分文的 struggle 挣扎 shelter 收容所 stumbling block 绊脚石 caveman 穴居人

日常口语与习语

gotta (= got to) 必须 gonna (= going to) 将要 wanna (= want to) 想要 bucks 美元（口语） Holy cow 天哪 good riddance 终于摆脱了 pull it off 成功做到 come up with 想出 reel someone in 吸引某人 jerk someone around 耍弄某人 Period. 就这样，不容商量 fair enough 行，可以接受 rumor has it 听说 point blank 直截了当地

生活场景

bone-density scanner 骨密度扫描仪 file an extension 申请延期 feed the meter 投币停车 parking ticket 停车罚单 pull double shifts 上双份班 daycare 幼儿园/托儿所 bank account 银行账户 life savings 毕生积蓄 share a ride 拼车 jimmy 撬开 street sweeping 扫街 room quota 房间配额

文化与历史

the Declaration of Independence 《独立宣言》 the pursuit of happiness 追求幸福 Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Rubik's Cube 魔方 Jimi Hendrix 吉米·亨德里克斯 Glide Memorial 格莱德纪念教堂 Dean Witter 添惠公司 Candlestick Park 烛台公园球场