Chapter 9 of 16 · 5'20"
Don't Say That 那句话不准说IMDb ↗
那句话你永远不准再说
Swimming with Sharks · 1994
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0OfficeWorkplace雅思
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Everything you need before watchingA ruthless studio executive keeps his assistant moving from one impossible errand to the next while dangling a career opportunity in front of him. A damaging magazine article turns workplace pressure into retaliation. Polished business language, profanity, and darkly comic metaphors reveal who really holds the power in this scene.
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Buddy Ackermanstudio executive
盖
Guyyoung assistant
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
Lean's dead.
莱恩已经死了。
00:00
No, he's not.
不，他没死。
00:02
Don't you ever say that.
（Don't you ever say that.）
00:03
He's just... unavailable.
（He's just... unavailable.）
00:06
Did you get the stuff?
（Did you get the stuff?）
00:08
Oh, yes, the stuff.
（Oh, yes, the stuff.）
00:10
I put it in the cabinet under the sink.
（I put it in the cabinet under the sink.）
00:11
It's in a brown paper bag.
（It's in a brown paper bag.）
00:13
No, no, no, no, no, it doesn't belong there.
（No, no, no, no, no, it doesn't belong there.）
00:15
No, no, no.
（No, no, no.）
00:18
Great. Great. File this.
（Great. Great. File this.）
00:22
Rogaine.
（Rogaine.）
00:24
But you're not losing your hair.
（But you're not losing your hair.）
00:25
Exactly. Anticipate.
（Exactly. Anticipate.）
00:29
All right, listen, about Dawn's project...
（All right, listen, about Dawn's project...）
00:31
It's not a movie, it... it's a cause.
（It's not a movie, it... it's a cause.）
00:33
Even the title, Real Life?
（Even the title, Real Life?）
00:35
All those speeches and pronouncements.
（All those speeches and pronouncements.）
00:37
That is not what people want to see , much less pay to see . Don't ever forget...
（That is not what people want to see, much less pay to see. Don't ever forget...）
00:41
We are in the business of developing people's dreams , not damning them.
（We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.）
00:45
Besides, Cyrus has already found the next new thing, this young hot director, this fuckin' Foster Kane.
（Besides, Cyrus has already found the next new thing, this young hot director, this fuckin' Foster Kane.）
00:50
Picture did very well at the box office last weekend, and Stella's already wooed him.
（Picture did very well at the box office last weekend, and Stella's already wooed him.）
00:53
She's got him, not us. We're fucked . We're fucked!
（She's got him, not us. We're fucked. We're fucked!）
00:55
Well, uh, y-you still got that article in Time.
（Well, uh, y-you still got that article in Time.）
00:58
What article?
（What article?）
01:03
It's that article on... on... On violence in... in cinema.
（It's that article on... on... On violence in... in cinema.）
01:08
It calls you "the king of wham-bam action."
（It calls you "the king of wham-bam action."）
01:13
Yeah, right here.
（Yeah, right here.）
01:15
Why does nobody tell me these things?
（Why does nobody tell me these things?）
01:17
I put it on your desk this morning.
（I put it on your desk this morning.）
01:18
Who gave them this picture?
（Who gave them this picture?）
01:20
Oh, Jesus Christ.
（Oh, Jesus Christ.）
01:23
Where do they get these lies?
（Where do they get these lies?）
01:24
Listen to this crap.
（Listen to this crap.）
01:25
I'm "a blight on society"?
（I'm "a blight on society"?）
01:27
This has got Stella written all over it .
（This has got Stella written all over it.）
01:29
These are her fingerprints.
（These are her fingerprints.）
01:30
Fine. That bitch wants a war, she'll get one.
（Fine. That bitch wants a war, she'll get one.）
01:33
Tomorrow morning, fire the fuckin' publicity department.
（Tomorrow morning, fire the fuckin' publicity department.）
01:35
You got plans tonight? Uh...
（You got plans tonight? Uh...）
01:37
Cancel 'em.
（Cancel 'em.）
01:38
I'm sorry, Buddy, I can't. I... I h...
（I'm sorry, Buddy, I can't. I... I h...）
01:40
Not for nothin', Guy.
（Not for nothin', Guy.）
01:41
You want to make Dawn's project fly?
（You want to make Dawn's project fly?）
01:44
Go ahead, put it together.
（Go ahead, put it together.）
01:46
Let's see what you can do.
（Let's see what you can do.）
01:47
Really?
（Really?）
01:49
Yeah. But first we need to bury this article.
（Yeah. But first we need to bury this article.）
01:51
This kid reads I'm "a blight on society," Forget it, forget you, forget me, forget the expense account.
（This kid reads I'm "a blight on society," Forget it, forget you, forget me, forget the expense account.）
01:55
We're out, out, out !
（We're out, out, out!）
01:56
You need to find every copy in town and destroy it.
（You need to find every copy in town and destroy it.）
02:02
Every copy?
（Every copy?）
02:04
Yeah. Every copy. Find it, bury it.
（Yeah. Every copy. Find it, bury it.）
02:08
But it... it's Time Magazine.
（But it... it's Time Magazine.）
02:10
It'd be probably hard to get every copy.
（It'd be probably hard to get every copy.）
02:13
Yeah? So?
（Yeah? So?）
02:14
Find a way. Do it. Figure it out .
（Find a way. Do it. Figure it out.）
02:18
My briefcase, you idiot!
（My briefcase, you idiot!）
02:20
I'm sorry.
（I'm sorry.）
02:21
It's all in there.
（It's all in there.）
02:23
Jesus Christ.
（Jesus Christ.）
02:26
Dawn, I'm... I'm sorry, but I...
（Dawn, I'm... I'm sorry, but I...）
02:30
Of course I want to be there, but I can't.
（Of course I want to be there, but I can't.）
02:32
I have to work.
（I have to work.）
02:33
Please... try to understand.
（Please... try to understand.）
02:36
I have to go. I have another call.
（I have to go. I have another call.）
02:38
Buddy Ackerman's office.
（对白）Buddy Ackerman's office.
02:40
Oh, good. You're still there. Listen.
（Oh, good. You're still there. Listen.）
02:42
You gotta stick around and tape this interview with Foster Kane tonight.
（You gotta stick around and tape this interview with Foster Kane tonight.）
02:44
It's on CNN, 11:00.
（It's on CNN, 11:00.）
02:46
It's very, very important.
（It's very, very important.）
02:48
We have gotta find a project for this kid.
（We have gotta find a project for this kid.）
02:49
You got it?
（You got it?）
02:56
Hello.
（Hello.）
02:58
I got it.
（I got it.）
02:59
Great. Now, did you get rid of all the articles?
（Great. Now, did you get rid of all the articles?）
03:03
I'm just throwin' out the last copies now.
（I'm just throwin' out the last copies now.）
03:05
No, no, no. You can't just throw them out.
（No, no, no. You can't just throw them out.）
03:06
You have to destroy them.
（You have to destroy them.）
03:08
Rip them up, every copy.
（Rip them up, every copy.）
03:10
Well...
（Well...）
03:13
It's just that it's gettin' kind of late.
（It's just that it's gettin' kind of late.）
03:15
I know, I know. Things are rough now, But they'll get better. I promise, Guy.
（I know, I know. Things are rough now, But they'll get better. I promise, Guy.）
03:21
If you prove you can manage these tasks , if you work hard now, then you're rewarded.
（If you prove you can manage these tasks, if you work hard now, then you're rewarded.）
03:26
You get to have some fun, because don't ever forget, this job is very big on payback .
（You get to have some fun, because don't ever forget, this job is very big on payback.）
03:41
God, what do you want?
（God, what do you want?）
03:45
You sick, twisted fuck, why are you doing this?
（You sick, twisted fuck, why are you doing this?）
03:52
This is so cool.
（This is so cool.）
03:54
I saw this in a movie once.
（I saw this in a movie once.）
03:57
Matter of fact, it was one of yours, I think.
（Matter of fact, it was one of yours, I think.）
04:24
This isn't gonna fix things.
（This isn't gonna fix things.）
04:27
This isn't gonna help any of your problems.
（This isn't gonna help any of your problems.）
04:31
You're right.
（You're right.）
04:33
But it makes me feel so much better.
（But it makes me feel so much better.）
04:54
Is this good?
（Is this good?）
04:55
This ought to loosen up the chicks, right?
（This ought to loosen up the chicks, right?）
04:59
Let me ask your opinion.
（Let me ask your opinion.）
05:00
What is the best gettin'-laid music?
（What is the best gettin'-laid music?）
05:02
I mean... I mean, the Carpenters and that kind of stuff, just, it...
（I mean... I mean, the Carpenters and that kind of stuff, just, it...）
05:07
It just puts 'em right to sleep. You know.
（It just puts 'em right to sleep. You know.）
05:09
Well, let's... let's... Let's just suppose.
（Well, let's... let's... Let's just suppose.）
05:11
Let's suppose somebody were to come over here tonight.
（Let's suppose somebody were to come over here tonight.）
05:15
Just suppose.
（Just suppose.）
05:18
Am I boring you?
（Am I boring you?）
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB2↩ 00:37
much less do something
much less do something
更不用说付钱去看
That is not what people want to see , much less pay to see . Don't ever forget...
（That is not what people want to see, much less pay to see. Don't ever forget...）
GrammarB1↩ 00:37
what people want to see
表语从句：what引导的从句说明人们想看的内容。
That is not what people want to see , much less pay to see . Don't ever forget...
（That is not what people want to see, much less pay to see. Don't ever forget...）
CollocationB2↩ 00:41
be in the business of doing something
be in the business of doing something
以做某事为业
We are in the business of developing people's dreams , not damning them.
（We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.）
SlangB2↩ 00:53
fucked
该死的、他妈的——粗俗口语，正式场合禁用
She's got him, not us. We're fucked . We're fucked!
（She's got him, not us. We're fucked. We're fucked!）
CollocationB2↩ 01:27
have someone written all over it
have someone written all over it
明显带有某人痕迹
This has got Stella written all over it .
（This has got Stella written all over it.）
CollocationA2↩ 01:55
be out of something
be out of something
全部没了
We're out, out, out !
（We're out, out, out!）
Pronunciation↩ 01:55
out, out, out
重复重读，表现慌乱催促。
We're out, out, out !
（We're out, out, out!）
CollocationB1↩ 02:14
figure something out
figure something out
想办法解决
Find a way. Do it. Figure it out .
（Find a way. Do it. Figure it out.）
Pronunciation↩ 02:42
gotta stick around
gotta弱读，词间自然衔接。
You gotta stick around and tape this interview with Foster Kane tonight.
（You gotta stick around and tape this interview with Foster Kane tonight.）
GrammarB1↩ 03:21
If you prove you can manage these tasks
条件句：if从句提出条件，主句说明结果。
If you prove you can manage these tasks , if you work hard now, then you're rewarded.
（If you prove you can manage these tasks, if you work hard now, then you're rewarded.）
CollocationB2↩ 03:26
be big on something
be big on something
特别看重某事
You get to have some fun, because don't ever forget, this job is very big on payback .
（You get to have some fun, because don't ever forget, this job is very big on payback.）
Teaching points
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above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:27
written all over it
明显带有某人痕迹
In the scene本场对话中的关键表达。
I will handle this matter today.我今天会处理这件事。
In daily life
工作沟通Please handle this matter today.请今天处理这件事。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:13
figure it out
想办法解决
In the scene本场对话中的关键表达。
I will handle this matter today.我今天会处理这件事。
In daily life
工作沟通Please handle this matter today.请今天处理这件事。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 03:52
sick twisted fuck
恶毒变态的混蛋
In the scene本场对话中的关键表达。
I will handle this matter today.我今天会处理这件事。
In daily life
工作沟通Please handle this matter today.请今天处理这件事。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 03:26
big on payback
特别看重报复
In the scene本场对话中的关键表达。
I will handle this matter today.我今天会处理这件事。
In daily life
工作沟通Please handle this matter today.请今天处理这件事。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:37
much less pay to see
更不用说付钱去看
In the scene本场对话中的关键表达。
I will handle this matter today.我今天会处理这件事。
In daily life
工作沟通Please handle this matter today.请今天处理这件事。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.”
我们的工作是成就人们的梦想，不是毁掉它们。
Why it's great
平行结构漂亮，却带着自我辩护。
Pattern
be in the business of doing A, not doing B
When to use
解释职责和原则时强调取舍。
Similar
We are here to build, not tear down.
Register
formal
Shadowing tip
business、dreams、not、damning重读。
Use it yourself
团队复盘We are in the business of solving problems, not assigning blame.我们的工作是解决问题，不是互相甩锅。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use figure it out to demand a solution
- Understand written all over it as a clear signature
- Catch the threat inside payback
- Hear forceful workplace orders
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does figure it out mean?
It means find a solution yourself, often with an impatient tone.
What does written all over it mean?
It says something clearly shows a person’s style or involvement.
What does big on payback mean?
It means placing great importance on revenge or returning favors.
What is wham-bam action?
Fast, direct, highly sensational action with little subtlety.