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Black Mirror, Season 1 Episode 3

"The Entire History of You"

Summary:

It is set in an alternative reality where most people have a 'grain' implanted behind their ear which records everything they do, see or hear. This allows memories to be played back either in front of the person's eyes or on a screen, a process known as a 're-do'. Liam, the main character was suspicious at her wife that she was cheating on him. He even get pissed of when he saw her wife talking to a man called Jona. Liam then went to Jona and demanded him to show him the memories that he had with Liam's wife. Liam was convinced that they had sex before. Liam and Jona had a quarrel and even wanted to cut out Jona's grain if he doesn't delete the memories with his wife.
At home, Liam asked his wife to show her memories and prove that she's innocent.She tries to erase the memory but he stops her, and she plays the footage whilst sobbing and unable to look at the screen. It is unclear whether the video proves or disproves Liam's suspicions, although it is heavily hinted that they were correct. In the closing scenes, Liam's wife and daughter left him and he cuts the grain out from his neck with a razor.

Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFCqK81s7Y

Vocabulary and Idioms:

 Sci-fi series 科幻影集

prescient 預知的; 有先見的

Grain (砂, 鹽等的)粒, 細粒

encroaching侵入; 侵佔

nostalgic鄉愁的 

put-down 【口】輕蔑的話; 令人不能招架的反譏(或反駁)

rhetorical 華麗的; 誇張的

granules 細粒

incriminating 暗示...有罪; 牽連

 redos 再做; 改裝

 navel-gazing 光盤算無行動, 紙上談兵

masturbation aid 自慰工具(如充氣娃娃)