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Ask For An Eequal 明天要 EequalIMDb ↗
明天他就会向你要一份 Eequal
Swimming with Sharks · 1994
CEFR C1IELTS 7.0OfficeWorkplace雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingGuy has barely found his footing under Buddy when a casual conversation turns into an interrogation about his life. Buddy mocks his ambitions, then shifts to memories, romance, and the rules of survival in show business. The jokes keep the scene light on the surface, but the power imbalance is tightening underneath.
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Buddy Ackermanstudio executive
盖
Guyaspiring writer
道
Dawnproject creator
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
Relax.
（对白）Relax.
00:00
He does that a lot.
他经常这样。
00:02
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
00:03
You can't win.
（中文翻译）You can't win.
00:04
It's a lose-lose situation.
（中文翻译）It's a lose-lose situation.
00:07
Well, does it still happen to you?
（中文翻译）Well, does it still happen to you?
00:10
Daily.
（中文翻译）Daily.
00:11
Actually, hourly.
（中文翻译）Actually, hourly.
00:13
Look... every day is something completely different.
（中文翻译）Look... every day is something completely different.
00:16
Nothing is ever the same.
（中文翻译）Nothing is ever the same.
00:18
What he wants, what he needs can change in a second.
（中文翻译）What he wants, what he needs can change in a second.
00:21
The trick is to have everything ready.
（中文翻译）The trick is to have everything ready.
00:23
Anticipate.
（中文翻译）Anticipate.
00:25
Next time, bring back an Equal and a Sweet'N Low.
（中文翻译）Next time, bring back an Equal and a Sweet'N Low.
00:27
Remember, protect his interests and serve his needs.
（中文翻译）Remember, protect his interests and serve his needs.
00:32
Come on. Say it with me.
（中文翻译）Come on. Say it with me.
00:34
Protect his interests and serve his needs.
（中文翻译）Protect his interests and serve his needs.
00:37
Ok, but that's crazy.
（中文翻译）Ok, but that's crazy.
00:38
That's no way to run a business.
（中文翻译）That's no way to run a business.
00:40
Uh-uh.
（中文翻译）Uh-uh.
00:41
First mistake.
（中文翻译）First mistake.
00:43
This is not a business.
（中文翻译）This is not a business.
00:45
No rules here.
（中文翻译）No rules here.
00:47
This ain't that candy-striped crap for the Wall Street wimps, huh?
（中文翻译）This ain't that candy-striped crap for the Wall Street wimps, huh?
00:51
This is...
（中文翻译）This is...
00:52
show business.
（中文翻译）show business.
00:55
Punching below the belt is not only all right...
（中文翻译）Punching below the belt is not only all right...
01:00
it is rewarded.
（中文翻译）it is rewarded.
01:03
So in this, this business of show, you gotta ask yourself...
（中文翻译）So in this, this business of show, you gotta ask yourself...
01:08
What is it that is gonna make them sit up and take notice of you?
（中文翻译）What is it that is gonna make them sit up and take notice of you?
01:15
Work really, really hard.
（中文翻译）Work really, really hard.
01:19
Don't worry, farm boy.
（中文翻译）Don't worry, farm boy.
01:21
You'll learn.
（中文翻译）You'll learn.
01:23
Have a cigarette.
（中文翻译）Have a cigarette.
01:25
I... I don't smoke.
（中文翻译）I... I don't smoke.
01:27
It won't last.
（中文翻译）It won't last.
01:28
This and that pot of coffee are gonna be your best friends for the next year.
（中文翻译）This and that pot of coffee are gonna be your best friends for the next year.
01:31
Get to know them.
（中文翻译）Get to know them.
01:34
Come on. Roll up your sleeves.
（中文翻译）Come on. Roll up your sleeves.
01:36
We got work to do.
（中文翻译）We got work to do.
01:37
Ok. Let's do it. Hmm?
（中文翻译）Ok. Let's do it. Hmm?
01:48
What do you want?
（中文翻译）What do you want?
01:53
You are in big trouble.
（中文翻译）You are in big trouble.
01:55
Start making funeral arrangements, because you are dead in this town.
（中文翻译）Start making funeral arrangements, because you are dead in this town.
01:58
I am not kidding you.
（中文翻译）I am not kidding you.
02:00
Apologize.
（对白）Apologize.
02:01
Excuse me? What?
（中文翻译）Excuse me? What?
02:02
Ow! Ow!
（中文翻译）Ow! Ow!
02:03
Ow! My hair!
（中文翻译）Ow! My hair!
02:04
I want you to apologize!
（中文翻译）I want you to apologize!
02:06
For what!
（中文翻译）For what!
02:08
Oh! Ohhh...
（中文翻译）Oh! Ohhh...
02:11
Apologize.
（对白）Apologize.
02:13
Fuck you.
（中文翻译）Fuck you.
02:17
Oh! You...
（中文翻译）Oh! You...
02:19
Fu...
（中文翻译）Fu...
02:22
Ooh!
（中文翻译）Ooh!
02:25
Buddy Ackerman's office.
（对白）Buddy Ackerman's office.
02:28
Um... I d... I don't have that information, but, I... look... Let me ask him, and I'll have him call you... I'll call you back.
（中文翻译）Um... I d... I don't have that information, but, I... look... Let me ask him, and I'll have him call you... I'll call you back.
02:35
Bye.
（中文翻译）Bye.
02:36
Buddy Ackerman's office.
（对白）Buddy Ackerman's office.
02:38
Hank.
（中文翻译）Hank.
02:39
Wh... ok, listen.
（中文翻译）Wh... ok, listen.
02:40
Is there any way you can have that delivered by the end of the day?
（中文翻译）Is there any way you can have that delivered by the end of the day?
02:45
Oh, great, great.
（中文翻译）Oh, great, great.
02:47
Great. I appreciate it.
（中文翻译）Great. I appreciate it.
02:48
Thank you. Bye.
（中文翻译）Thank you. Bye.
02:49
Buddy Ackerman's office.
（对白）Buddy Ackerman's office.
02:50
Pick up the phone, pick up the phone!
（中文翻译）Pick up the phone, pick up the phone!
02:51
Pick up, pick up, pick up!
（中文翻译）Pick up, pick up, pick up!
02:53
It is in your job description.
（中文翻译）It is in your job description.
02:55
Sorry. The phone's been goin' crazy here.
（中文翻译）Sorry. The phone's been goin' crazy here.
02:56
I don't care.
（中文翻译）I don't care.
02:58
If I get that answering machine one more time, I draw blood!
（中文翻译）If I get that answering machine one more time, I draw blood!
03:00
All right. Today's schedule. Do it.
（中文翻译）All right. Today's schedule. Do it.
03:02
Ok. You have a pitch at 10:30.
（中文翻译）Ok. You have a pitch at 10:30.
03:04
No, no, no, no!
（中文翻译）No, no, no, no!
03:05
How many times have I told you?
（中文翻译）How many times have I told you?
03:06
No pitches before 11:00!
（中文翻译）No pitches before 11:00!
03:08
We've got too much to do.
（中文翻译）We've got too much to do.
03:10
I got calls to return. Cancel whoever it is.
（中文翻译）I got calls to return. Cancel whoever it is.
03:12
It's with Dawn Lockard.
（中文翻译）It's with Dawn Lockard.
03:15
Oh.
（中文翻译）Oh.
03:16
Well, ok.
（中文翻译）Well, ok.
03:18
Um, tell her I'll be a little late, and, uh, get me Stella.
（中文翻译）Um, tell her I'll be a little late, and, uh, get me Stella.
03:22
Patch her through to me right away. All right?
（中文翻译）Patch her through to me right away. All right?
03:25
All right.
（中文翻译）All right.
03:26
Buddy Ackerman calling.
（中文翻译）Buddy Ackerman calling.
03:28
Yes, I'd...
（中文翻译）Yes, I'd...
03:29
Hi. I'm here to see Buddy.
（中文翻译）Hi. I'm here to see Buddy.
03:30
I'm Dawn Lockard. I'm the producer on...
（中文翻译）I'm Dawn Lockard. I'm the producer on...
03:32
the lot.
（中文翻译）the lot.
03:33
Hi.
（对白）Hi.
03:34
Hi.
（对白）Hi.
03:37
Well, Buddy's running a little late, so, uh...
（中文翻译）Well, Buddy's running a little late, so, uh...
03:40
just have a seat.
（中文翻译）just have a seat.
03:44
Uh, y-yes. Fine.
（中文翻译）Uh, y-yes. Fine.
03:45
Yes. I'll tell him.
（中文翻译）Yes. I'll tell him.
03:48
Buddy Ackerman's office.
（对白）Buddy Ackerman's office.
03:49
Yeah. What happened?
（中文翻译）Yeah. What happened?
03:51
Uh, Stella's office just called.
（中文翻译）Uh, Stella's office just called.
03:53
Uh, she's gonna be unreachable till Monday.
（中文翻译）Uh, she's gonna be unreachable till Monday.
03:56
What do you mean, unreachable?
你说什么，联系不上？
03:57
Well, evidently, she's white water rafting in Colorado with Tom Cruise.
嗯，显然她和汤姆·克鲁斯在科罗拉多玩激流漂流。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB2↩ 00:02
anything but something
anything but something
绝不是某种人
父母希望儿子别当作家
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationC1↩ 00:02
pray tell why/how
pray tell why/how
请说说（带讽刺）
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationB2↩ 00:02
liberal amounts of something
liberal amounts of something
大量的某物
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationB1↩ 00:02
time well spent
time well spent
时间花得值得
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationB2↩ 00:02
float someone something
float someone something
先替某人垫付
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationA2↩ 00:02
give someone a piece of advice
give someone a piece of advice
给某人一个建议
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationB2↩ 00:02
make it in something
make it in something
在某领域成功
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationB1↩ 00:02
stop off and pick up something
stop off and pick up something
中途停下顺便取某物
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationB1↩ 00:02
keep something quiet
keep something quiet
对此保密
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationC1↩ 00:02
atone for something
atone for something
为某事赎罪
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationB2↩ 00:02
a period-long shoot
a period-long shoot
一段拍摄周期
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
CollocationC1↩ 00:02
do something out of a paper bag
do something out of a paper bag
连最简单的事也做不好
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
GrammarC1↩ 00:02
ask
宾语从句：who 引导定语从句，内含 had hoped 后接 would have been 的宾语内容。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
GrammarB2↩ 00:02
ask
被动结构：if 从句用 can be spent doing 表示“时间被花在做某事上”。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
GrammarB1↩ 00:02
ask
条件句：If 引导真实条件，主句说明达成目标所需的代价。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
GrammarB2↩ 00:02
ask
非限定定语从句：which 补充评价前面的整件事，带有明显的客套和反讽。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
ask
gonna 弱读，问句整体快速带过。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
ask
you a 连读，听感接近 ya。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
ask
to 弱读，not to 连成短促音组。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
ask
重读 couldn’t 和 direct，突出否定与能力。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
SlangB2↩ 00:02
Eequal
拍马屁——粗俗口语，正式场合避免。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
SlangB1↩ 00:02
Eequal
胡扯——强烈不客气，熟人或冲突中使用。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
SlangA2↩ 00:02
Eequal
必须；得——口语缩略，正式写作不用。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
SlangB1↩ 00:02
Eequal
搞砸——非正式责备或提醒。
Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal .
（中文翻译）Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:02
ass kissing
拍马屁
In the scene巴迪讽刺盖伊靠奉承而非才华获得位置。
Honest work matters more than ass kissing.实干比拍马屁更重要。
In daily life
职场沟通Please keep the details quiet until Friday.周五前请保密细节。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:02
character assassination
人身攻击
In the scene盖伊抱怨自己被连续羞辱。
The debate became character assassination.辩论变成了人身攻击。
In daily life
职场沟通Please keep the details quiet until Friday.周五前请保密细节。
auto-pauses
SlangB1↩ 00:02
bullshit
胡扯；鬼话
In the scene巴迪不相信盖伊对梦想的含糊回答。
That excuse is complete bullshit.那个借口纯属胡扯。
In daily life
职场沟通Please keep the details quiet until Friday.周五前请保密细节。
auto-pauses
Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:02
get over yourself
别太把自己当回事
In the scene巴迪打断盖伊的自我陶醉。
You made a mistake, so get over yourself.你犯了错，别太把自己当回事。
In daily life
职场沟通Please keep the details quiet until Friday.周五前请保密细节。
auto-pauses
Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:02
screw up
搞砸
In the scene巴迪要求盖伊办事不能出错。
Double-check the form so you don’t screw up.把表格再检查一遍，别搞砸。
In daily life
职场沟通Please keep the details quiet until Friday.周五前请保密细节。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:02
make it in this business
在这个行业出头
In the scene巴迪把娱乐行业成功说成牺牲私人生活的交换。
She worked hard to make it in this business.她努力在这个行业出头。
In daily life
职场沟通Please keep the details quiet until Friday.周五前请保密细节。
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 00:02
direct his way out of a paper bag
连最简单的事都做不好
In the scene巴迪用夸张侮辱否定一位导演的能力。
He couldn’t organize his way out of a paper bag.他连最简单的组织工作都做不好。
In daily life
职场沟通Please keep the details quiet until Friday.周五前请保密细节。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Tomorrow, he'll ask you for an Eequal.”
如果你想在这个行业出人头地，就没有私人生活的空间，更别说恋爱关系了。
Why it's great
用 much less 层层加码，冷酷地总结行业代价。
Pattern
If you want to make it in..., you don’t have room for...
When to use
劝人权衡事业与生活时使用。
Similar
If you want to succeed, you have to give up...
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Shadowing tip
重读 make it、room、much less；much less 前稍停。
Use it yourself
拒绝加班If you want to make it in this team, you don’t have room for constant excuses.如果你想在这个团队出头，就容不下不断找借口。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use make it in to talk about succeeding.
- Understand the tone of bullshit and screw up.
- Use much less for emphatic contrast.
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does “make it in this business” mean?
It means to succeed or become established in an industry.
How should I translate “get over yourself”?
Stop taking yourself so seriously.
Is “bullshit” a swear word?
Yes. It bluntly calls something nonsense or lies.
What does “screw up” mean?
It means to make a mistake or ruin something.