Chapter 11 of 16 · 5'25"
Beginning To Respect 他开始尊重我IMDb ↗
我觉得他开始尊重我了
Swimming with Sharks · 1994
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Everything you need before watchingA small workplace victory quickly reveals a darker power game. One character thinks a demanding boss is finally showing respect, while the other sees a tighter leash. As they negotiate whom to trust, their argument shifts from office politics to friendship, fear, and loss. The scene matters because its jokes and insults keep exposing what the characters really want, without resolving the tension beyond this moment.
盖
Guycoworker
巴
Buddyboss
斯
Stellacolleague
赛
Cyrusexecutive
Chapters
16 parts · AI-cut01Owes You A Call去告诉他，他欠你一通电话A23'50"02Scripts To Read剧本还没读完，我真的很忙B16'09"03What A Spot车一开进去就觉得这位置太好B24'22"04Something Easier那咱们换件简单点的试试B15'02"05Ask For An Eequal明天他就会向你要一份 EequalC13'58"06Unreachable找不到人是什么意思B14'48"07Ackerman's OfficeAckerman 办公室来电B25'25"08You Really Hate Me你是真的恨我B15'09"09Don't Say That那句话你永远不准再说B25'20"10What Did You Say你到底说过我什么C16'13"11Beginning To Respect我觉得他开始尊重我了B25'25"12Sheer Genius这就是天才，纯粹的天才B14'49"13You Want To Come你也会想来的，对不对B24'47"14Come Home With Me你能跟我回家吗B15'03"15I'll Take Care这事我来扛C16'01"16Give Action记住，你得先给，才能换到A25'16"
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00:00
He said I was indispensable.
他说我是不可或缺的人。
00:02
Look.
你看。
00:03
He gave me a beeper.
他给了我一个传呼机。
00:05
I think he... he's beginning to respect me.
我觉得他……他开始尊重我了。
00:07
I think he's really beginning to respect me.
我觉得他真的开始尊重我了。
00:09
Oh, God. Please wake up.
天啊，快醒醒。
00:10
He's just got you on a shorter leash , that's all.
他只是把你的绳子拴得更短了，仅此而已。
00:13
Oh, you're doing it all wrong. Move.
哎，你全弄错了。让开。
00:18
So...
所以……
00:20
Let me guess.
让我猜猜。
00:21
He gave you that team horseshit , right?
他是不是跟你说了一堆什么“咱们是一条战线”的屁话？
00:24
"Win one for us, you and me."
“咱们俩一起赢一次。”
00:27
Exactly what is it that we are supposed to do ?
那我们到底该做什么？
00:31
Not much.
没什么大不了的。
00:33
To find a new title, new ending...
要找一个新片名、新结局……
00:35
you have to cancel your meeting with Stella.
你得取消和斯特拉的会面。
00:37
Unbelievable. Un-fucking-believable .
难以置信。真他妈难以置信。
00:40
Listen, all Stella wants to do is take credit for your work.
听着，斯特拉想做的就只是把你的功劳据为己有。
00:44
Now, I already convinced Buddy to go directly to Cyrus .
我已经说服巴迪，让他直接去找赛勒斯。
00:46
Now, he can't do that if you pitch it to Stella .
可要是你把这个提案拿去给斯特拉，他就没法这么做了。
00:49
I don't want to jeopardize your relationship with Stella.
我不想让你和斯特拉的关系受到影响。
00:52
I'm sorry, but this is the only way ...
对不起，但这是唯一的办法……
00:54
Stop. Do not apologize.
打住。别道歉。
00:55
It's a sign of weakness.
那是软弱的表现。
00:59
Move.
让开。
01:02
Don't tell me what needs to be done, Guy.
别告诉我该怎么做，盖伊。
01:05
I know the drill ...
我知道这套流程……
01:08
the politicking , the compromises...
搞政治、互相妥协……
01:11
the spilling of coffee on ourselves in the race to kiss ass .
为了抢着拍马屁，连咖啡都洒自己身上。
01:15
Oh. Actually, Buddy did that.
哦，那次其实是巴迪洒的。
01:18
I let... I let his coffee get cold, and he threw it at me.
我……我让他的咖啡凉了，他就把咖啡泼到我身上。
01:22
But I learned a valuable lesson...
但我也吸取了宝贵的教训……
01:23
Never let Buddy's coffee get cold.
千万不能让巴迪的咖啡凉了。
01:26
And... this?
那……这个呢？
01:29
It's a bagel stain.
贝果留下的污渍。
01:31
Bagel stain?
贝果污渍？
01:32
Yeah. Well, I put too much cream cheese on his bagel, so he threw it at me.
对。我给他的贝果抹了太多奶油奶酪，所以他就扔我了。
01:37
But, again, I learned a very valuable lesson...
不过，我又一次吸取了非常宝贵的教训……
01:39
Never put too much cream cheese on Buddy's bagels.
千万别给巴迪的贝果抹太多奶油奶酪。
01:42
Yeah. He really respects you.
是啊，他可真尊重你。
01:45
I think we should wait.
我觉得我们应该等等。
01:47
I will wait, and I want to go to Stella.
我会等，而且我想去找斯特拉。
01:50
No. Bu... Buddy wants to do this now.
不，巴……巴迪想现在就办。
01:52
Look, if this picture is big, we'll... we'll go make our own movies. We'll...
听着，如果这部片子真能大卖，我们就……我们就自己拍电影。我们……
01:57
We just have to deal with Buddy on this one.
这次我们只能先搞定巴迪。
02:02
Do you hate me?
你讨厌我吗？
02:04
Is that it? I mean...
是这样吗？我的意思是……
02:05
You do. You do. You hate me.
你就是。你就是讨厌我。
02:08
Oh, God. I don't hate you.
天啊，我不讨厌你。
02:14
I just...
我只是……
02:16
want you to make the right choice.
想让你做出正确的选择。
02:21
I say we go with Buddy.
我说，咱们跟巴迪合作。
02:26
Ok...
好吧……
02:28
but know this...
但你得知道……
02:31
I have seen what he can do.
我见识过他能干出什么事。
02:33
You cannot get into bed with him without getting fucked .
你不可能跟他合作而不被他狠狠坑一把。
02:35
He plays a zero-sum game.
他玩的是零和游戏。
02:37
That's his drill.
他一向就是这么干的。
02:39
Nobody wins unless somebody loses.
除非有人输，否则没人能赢。
02:42
Yeah, well...
是啊，不过……
02:44
As long as I don't lose you.
只要我不把你弄丢就行。
02:52
Loss.
失去。
02:54
They say that real pain...
人们说，真正的痛苦……
02:57
real suffering...
真正的折磨……
03:00
is caused from loss.
都源于失去。
03:02
Loss of family...
失去家人……
03:06
and loss of love.
失去爱情。
03:09
Loss of the things that matter most.
失去生命中最重要的东西。
03:17
I like it.
我喜欢。
03:20
It's a little different look for you, but I like.
这个造型跟你平时不太一样，但我喜欢。
03:24
Ok.
好。
03:26
Now...
现在……
03:27
let's forget all the other shit we've been doing here tonight , ok?
咱们忘掉今晚在这儿折腾的其他破事，好吗？
03:30
Let's... let's start thinking big...
咱们……咱们开始把目光放远一点……
03:33
uh, grand...
呃，搞得宏大一点……
03:35
abbondante, if you will.
如果你愿意，也可以说是“丰盛一点”。
03:38
I'll be right back .
我马上回来。
03:41
Don't go anywhere.
哪儿也别去。
03:56
♫ Ta-da ♫
♪ 哒哒！ ♪
04:01
So?
怎么样？
04:03
What do you think?
你觉得呢？
04:08
That's it?
就这样？
04:10
That's all? Come on!
这就完了？就这些？拜托！
04:13
Look at yourself.
看看你自己。
04:16
Look at your face.
看看你这张脸。
04:18
Look at your precious hair.
看看你那头宝贝头发。
04:20
I mean...
我的意思是……
04:22
There's no way that Rogaine's gonna help you out of this one , my friend, I'm tellin' you.
我告诉你，朋友，这次就算用生发剂也救不了你。
04:27
You are fucked up.
你真是糟透了。
04:36
Fine.
行吧。
04:37
You want to go back to the hot sauce, that's fine by me.
你想换回那套辣酱造型，随你的便。
04:45
7 years.
七年。
04:49
What?
什么？
04:52
The mirror.
镜子。
04:55
7 years of bad luck.
七年倒霉运。
04:57
Ha ha ha ha ha!
哈哈哈哈哈！
05:02
Shut up.
闭嘴。
05:06
Shut up!
闭嘴！
05:12
I said, shut up!
我说了，闭嘴！
05:17
Oh... that's brilliant.
哦……太绝了。
05:20
That's fuckin' brilliant .
真他妈绝了。
05:22
Ha ha ha!
哈哈哈！
05:24
This is genius, sheer fucking genius.
这简直是天才之作，纯他妈的天才之作。
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:07
think he's really
he's和really弱读，think与后词自然衔接。
I think he's really beginning to respect me.
我觉得他真的开始尊重我了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:10
keep someone on a shorter leash
keep someone on a shorter leash
把某人管得更紧
He's just got you on a shorter leash , that's all.
他只是把你的绳子拴得更短了，仅此而已。
Pronunciation↩ 00:10
got you on a
got you可连成gotcha，on a弱读为ənə。
He's just got you on a shorter leash , that's all.
他只是把你的绳子拴得更短了，仅此而已。
Pronunciation↩ 00:13
you're doing it
you're弱读，doing it连续滑过，it不重读。
Oh, you're doing it all wrong. Move.
哎，你全弄错了。让开。
SlangB2↩ 00:21
horseshit
胡扯；鬼话——强烈不屑的粗俗口语，正式场合别用
He gave you that team horseshit , right?
他是不是跟你说了一堆什么“咱们是一条战线”的屁话？
CollocationB1↩ 00:27
be supposed to do something
be supposed to do something
应该做某事
Exactly what is it that we are supposed to do ?
那我们到底该做什么？
GrammarB2↩ 00:27
what is it that we are supposed to do
强调疑问句：it that结构强调what，核心意思是“我们到底应该做什么”。
Exactly what is it that we are supposed to do ?
那我们到底该做什么？
Pronunciation↩ 00:37
Un-fucking-believable
fucking和believable重读，分节强调震惊。
Unbelievable. Un-fucking-believable .
难以置信。真他妈难以置信。
CollocationB2↩ 00:40
all someone wants to do is do something
all someone wants to do is do something
某人想做的无非是……
Listen, all Stella wants to do is take credit for your work.
听着，斯特拉想做的就只是把你的功劳据为己有。
GrammarB2↩ 00:40
all Stella wants to do is take credit for your work
主语从句：all引导的整体作主语，is后接不定式，表示她唯一想做的事。
Listen, all Stella wants to do is take credit for your work.
听着，斯特拉想做的就只是把你的功劳据为己有。
CollocationB1↩ 00:44
go directly to someone
go directly to someone
直接找某人处理
Now, I already convinced Buddy to go directly to Cyrus .
我已经说服巴迪，让他直接去找赛勒斯。
GrammarB1↩ 00:46
if you pitch it to Stella
条件状语从句：if从句说明条件：如果你把它提案给Stella，他就无法那样做。
Now, he can't do that if you pitch it to Stella .
可要是你把这个提案拿去给斯特拉，他就没法这么做了。
CollocationA2↩ 00:52
the only way to do something
the only way to do something
唯一的办法
I'm sorry, but this is the only way ...
对不起，但这是唯一的办法……
CollocationB2↩ 01:05
know the drill
know the drill
知道套路；了解流程
I know the drill ...
我知道这套流程……
SlangB2↩ 01:08
politicking
搞政治手腕——职场或组织内部的权术说法，略带贬义
the politicking , the compromises...
搞政治、互相妥协……
SlangB2↩ 01:11
kiss ass
拍马屁——粗俗贬义，形容卑躬屈膝讨好权贵
the spilling of coffee on ourselves in the race to kiss ass .
为了抢着拍马屁，连咖啡都洒自己身上。
GrammarB2↩ 02:33
without getting fucked
介词加动名词：without后接动名词，表示“不做某事就不会发生”的伴随结果。
You cannot get into bed with him without getting fucked .
你不可能跟他合作而不被他狠狠坑一把。
Pronunciation↩ 02:33
get into bed
get into连读，t与元音衔接，bed with也别逐词断开。
You cannot get into bed with him without getting fucked .
你不可能跟他合作而不被他狠狠坑一把。
SlangB2↩ 02:33
fucked
惨遭坑害——粗口；此处是比喻性受害，正式场合禁用
You cannot get into bed with him without getting fucked .
你不可能跟他合作而不被他狠狠坑一把。
CollocationB1↩ 02:44
as long as someone does something
as long as someone does something
只要……就……
As long as I don't lose you.
只要我不把你弄丢就行。
CollocationB1↩ 03:27
have been doing something
have been doing something
一直在做某事
let's forget all the other shit we've been doing here tonight , ok?
咱们忘掉今晚在这儿折腾的其他破事，好吗？
CollocationA2↩ 03:38
I'll be right back
I'll be right back
马上回来
I'll be right back .
我马上回来。
GrammarB2↩ 04:22
that Rogaine's gonna help you out of this one
同位语从句：that从句补充说明no way的具体内容，中间夹有呼语和插入语。
There's no way that Rogaine's gonna help you out of this one , my friend, I'm tellin' you.
我告诉你，朋友，这次就算用生发剂也救不了你。
Pronunciation↩ 04:22
gonna help you
gonna help you连读，help you接近helpyou。
There's no way that Rogaine's gonna help you out of this one , my friend, I'm tellin' you.
我告诉你，朋友，这次就算用生发剂也救不了你。
Pronunciation↩ 05:20
That's fuckin' brilliant
fuckin'与brilliant承载情绪重音，句末明显降调。
That's fuckin' brilliant .
真他妈绝了。
SlangB2↩ 05:20
fuckin' brilliant
他妈的精彩——粗口加强语气，熟人玩笑可用，正式场合禁用
That's fuckin' brilliant .
真他妈绝了。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:10
on a shorter leash
管得更紧
In the scene说话者讽刺对方把老板的控制误当成尊重。
After missing two deadlines, I was kept on a much shorter leash.错过两次截止日期后，我被管得严多了。
In daily life
家长管手机My parents keep me on a short leash during exams.考试期间父母把我管得很严。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:21
horseshit
胡扯；鬼话
In the scene说话者不相信Buddy关于团队合作的漂亮话。
That excuse is horseshit, and everyone knows it.那个借口纯属胡扯，大家都知道。
In daily life
拒绝借口Don't give me that horseshit about being too busy.别拿太忙这种鬼话搪塞我。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:40
take credit for something
把功劳算在自己头上
In the scene说话者暗示Stella想抢走对方工作的功劳。
She took credit for the campaign I designed.她把我设计的宣传活动功劳算到了自己头上。
In daily life
项目汇报Please mention the whole team instead of taking credit for everything.请提到整个团队，别把所有功劳都归自己。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 02:35
zero-sum game
零和博弈
In the scene说话者认为Buddy只接受一方得利、另一方受损的竞争。
The negotiation became a zero-sum game over the limited funding.这场谈判因资金有限变成了零和博弈。
In daily life
团队奖金Promotion should not be treated as a zero-sum game.晋升不该被看成零和博弈。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:33
get into bed with someone
与某人勾连合作
In the scene不是字面上上床，而是警告和Buddy合作必然付出惨痛代价。
The startup got into bed with a powerful investor and lost its independence.那家初创公司与强势投资人合作后失去了独立性。
In daily life
商业合作We should not get into bed with a supplier we cannot trust.我们不该和无法信任的供应商合作。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“He's just got you on a shorter leash, that's all.”
他只是把你拴得更紧了，仅此而已。
Why it's great
用“更短的绳子”反讽所谓尊重，画面感强又尖锐。
Pattern
Someone has someone on a shorter leash.
When to use
形容上司、家人或伴侣对某人管得更紧。
Similar
He's keeping you on a tight leash. ／ They've got her under tighter control.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 shorter、leash；that's all 前稍停，尾音下压。
Use it yourself
老板盯进度The new manager has me on a shorter leash.新经理把我管得更紧了。
“Nobody wins unless somebody loses.”
除非有人输，否则没人能赢。
Why it's great
短促对称，概括零和博弈，也带出人物对合作的悲观判断。
Pattern
Nobody does X unless somebody does Y.
When to use
讨论竞争、资源分配或互相牵制的局面。
Similar
No one gets ahead without someone falling behind. ／ Someone has to lose for someone else to win.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
Nobody与somebody对称重读，unless后短停，句末降调。
Use it yourself
项目争资源Nobody gets the budget unless somebody gives something up.除非有人让出一些东西，否则没人能拿到预算。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use on a shorter leash for tighter control.
- Understand take credit for in office conflicts.
- Recognize zero-sum game in workplace strategy.
- Catch the tone of kiss ass and horseshit.
- Build claims with Nobody...unless...
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “zero-sum game” mean?
It describes a situation where one person's gain equals another person's loss.
What does “on a shorter leash” mean?
It means someone is being controlled or monitored more strictly.
How is “take credit for your work” used?
It means claiming recognition for work that someone else did.
Is “kiss ass” formal English?
No. It is vulgar informal speech for flattering someone submissively.