Chapter 8 of 16 · 5'09"
You Really Hate Me 你真恨我IMDb ↗
你是真的恨我
Swimming with Sharks · 1994
Learning settings
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.
Chapters
16 parts · AI-cutTranscript
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoTeaching points
Review right after watchingass kissing
拍马屁
character assassination
人身攻击
bullshit
胡扯;鬼话
get over yourself
别太把自己当回事
screw up
搞砸
make it in this business
在这个行业出头
direct his way out of a paper bag
连最简单的事都做不好
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“If you want to make it in this business, you don't have room for a personal life, much less a relationship.”
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。
用 much less 层层加码,冷酷地总结行业代价。
If you want to make it in..., you don’t have room for...
劝人权衡事业与生活时使用。
If you want to succeed, you have to give up...
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重读 make it、room、much less;much less 前稍停。
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.
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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.
