绝望的主妇第一季第二集学习笔记：Peverse joy

在《绝望的主妇》第一季第二集，Lynette与Mrs.Huber在谈到孩子教育问题的时候，说她的孩子从挑战她的忍耐极限中获得快乐。

Perverse joy：（直译：有悖常理的快乐，意译是指幸灾乐祸：一般用来描述从别人的不幸或负面情绪中所收获到的快乐，即便知道这种乐趣来得有悖常理或者让人难以接受，或者是很难让其它人找到共鸣。）

Peverse：showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, or in other words, willfully determined not to do what is expected or desired. （故意且坚决实施某种行为，即使是不合理、不道德或者令人难人接受。对应的中文形容词：肆意妄为、明知故犯），谈到这个词，我觉得有必要提下：”Schadenfreude”这个词，意思是：delight in another person’s misfortune，正好对应我们中文的一个成语：幸灾乐祸。

类似的搭配有：Perverse delight, Perverse pleasure…

这里用到的词组是get A out of B,意思是“从A中获得B”，

关于“Perverse joy”对应的生活场景：

• Our reaction when we hear that another couple’s marriage has broken up, or suffered a sex scandal （当听到某对夫妻的婚姻破裂或者是遭受性丑闻：男人找小三、女人红杏出墙）
• Our reaction when someone we know (but don’t love) loses their job, or their life savings （当听到某个我们了解但并不喜爱的人丢了工作或者赔了家当）
• Our reaction when we hear of an unexpected death or tragedy outside our immediate circle of family or friends （当听到某种发生在我们亲友圈子外的事故或悲剧）
• The pleasure we get from comedy that recounts the protagonists’ stupid, catastrophic or pathetic behaviours and their consequences （从喜剧里面闪回的主角愚笨之极、令人气愤填膺的空难性行为中获取的乐趣。）
• The satisfaction we get from hearing about criminals’ dire, even cruel, punishments （刚得知某个罪犯遭受到了极为严厉和残酷的处罚）
• Reality TV （真人秀自虐，比如荒野求生里面的贝爷吃虫子）
• Our media-pandered fascination with celebrities’ scandals （对于某些明星被媒体爆出的丑闻）

E.G.1  Although I tried not to hold a grudge, I felt perverse joy when I learned my mean supervisor had been fired…

E.G.2  Andy is taking a perverse joy in the downfall of Luo YongHao for pedding fake woolen sweater in his online broadcasting room.