What's NORMAL?

House.S03E04 Lines in the Sand中一段House对社会的辛辣讽刺： Wilson: Hope is all those parents have going for them. House: No, hope is what's making them miserable. What they should do is get a cocker spaniel. A dog would look them in the eye, wag his tail when he's happy, lick their face, show them love. （有希望才有失望） Cameron: Is it so wrong for them to want to have a normal child? It's normal to want to be normal. House: Spoken like a true circle queen. See skinny socially privileged white people get to draw this neat little circle, and everyone inside the circle is normal, anyone outside the circle should be beaten, broken and reset so they can be brought into the circle. Failing that, they should be institutionalized or worse, pitied. （“主流”人喜欢给人分类，和自己一样的人就正常，和自己不一样的人就要“帮助”。如果不能成功“改造”，就会给关起来或者，更糟，被怜悯。） Cameron: So it's wrong to feel sorry for this little boy? House: Why would you feel sorry for someone who gets to opt out of the inane courteous formalities which are utterly meaningless, insincere and therefore degrading? This kid doesn't have to pretend to be interested in your back pain or your excretions or your grandma's itchy place. Can you imagine how liberating it would be to live a life free of all the mind-numbing social niceties? I don't pity this kid, I envy him. （为什么要可怜一个能够可以选择不生活在繁文缛节里的人？他不必装着去关心别人。你能想象这样的生活有多自由么？我一点也不可怜这个孩子，我羡慕他。） 其中更有一段父母对子女成长的期望与现实落差描述极为精辟： When a baby is born, it's perfect; little fingers, little toes, plump, perfect, pink, and brimming with unbridled potential. Then it's downhill, some hills steeper than others. Parents get off on their kid's accomplishments. They'll annoy you with trophy rooms and report cards. Hell they'll even show you a purple cow and tell you what a keen eye for color their kid has. （刚出生的孩子最完美，渐渐的孩子就不想你想象的那么好了。孩子开始烦你，开始给你添乱。）