As philosophy， self-help and “Star Wars“ have taught us， anger is a destructive emotion.“Beef“ provides ample evidence of this， but also pushes past easy cant to explore the idea that anger— even petty， stupid anger— can be liberating. At the end of the first episode， Amy and Danny meet face to face， and it does not end well; she winds up chasing him down the street on foot. He， despite having bought himself trouble he can't afford， wears a wide， childlike smile. She， planning her next countermove， relaxes into a tiny grin.
正如哲学、自我疗愈和《星球大战》教给我们的那样，愤怒是一种破坏性的情绪。《怒呛人生》为此提供了充分的佐证，但是，它并没有止于简单的说教，而是试图去告诉我们愤怒，哪怕再琐碎、愚蠢，也可以产生令人解脱的效果。在第一集的结尾，Amy和Danny正面相遇，结果很糟糕；最终，Amy在大街上狂奔着去追Danny。Danny尽管给自己惹了一身难以应付的麻烦事，脸上却挂着一个大大的、孩子般的笑容；而Amy一边计划着下一步的反击，一边却放松下来，脸上也露出一点笑意。
It's the first lightness you see on either of their faces. Their dispute will prove to be the worst thing that has happened to either of them， but in the moment， it is also the best. They fight not just out of pride but also out of their seeming belief that their rage might somehow make everything right.
这是我们第一次在他们脸上看到放松的情绪。接下来，他们之间的矛盾很快就会成为发生在两人身上最糟糕的事情，但在当下这一刻，这就是最好的安排。他们之间的斗争不仅出于尊严，也出于两人似乎都抱有的同一种看法：不知为何，愤怒可能会让一切变好。
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