Chapter 6 of 18 · 4'10"
Lunch with Wolfshiem 午宴掮客IMDb ↗
饭局上朋友突然不对劲
The Great Gatsby · 2013
Learning settings
The story so far
Everything you need before watchingGatsby has steered Nick into a crowded lunch room and introduced his good friend Meyer Wolfshiem. Money songs, boxers, cops, and a senator swirl past the table. Wolfshiem probes Nick about the bond business, then sells Gatsby as an Oxford gentleman who would never look at another man's wife. Nick is left wondering who this gambler really is, while Gatsby still has that request about Miss Baker.
Chapters
18 parts · AI-cutTranscript
Language points
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Review right after watchingold sport
老兄、老朋友
jazz hound
爵士乐迷
keep his mouth shut
闭嘴、别外传
beg your pardon
请原谅、对不起
when it comes to
说到、论及
never so much as look
连看一眼都不会
business connection
生意上的门路
turn into
变成、沦为
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“You be careful, now. You're turning into a real jazz hound, commissioner.”
你可小心点。你都快成真正的爵士迷了,局长。
拿爵士迷打趣执法者,把权力圈说成一块玩乐。
You're turning into a real...
调侃朋友沉迷某样爱好、越陷越深时用。
You're becoming a real fanatic. / Careful, you're hooked.
informal
careful 后稍顿,jazz hound 加重上扬。
“...he'd never so much as look at your wife.”
他连看都不会看你妻子一眼。
把人品夸到绝对安全,越发誓越像在推销。
never so much as + 动词
强调某人连最轻的越界都不会做。
He wouldn't even glance at her. / He wouldn't dream of it.
literary
never so much as 连成一串,look 加重。
“Now, old sport, about Miss Baker and that request we spoke of.”
好了,老兄,说到贝克小姐和我们提过的那个请求。
亲热称呼一转,把午饭真正目的端上桌。
about X and that request we spoke of
寒暄结束、要把旧事重提时用。
About that favor we mentioned. / Back to the request we discussed.
informal
old sport 后稍顿,request 加重收住。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageWhat a gentleman. From one of the finest families in the Midwest. Sadly, all dead now. When I first made the pleasure of... ...Mr. Gatsby's acquaintance just after the war... ...I knew I'd discovered a man of fine breeding. A war hero. Such medals. ...an Oxford man. You know Oxford? Yes, I've heard of it. Then you'd know that when it comes to married women... ...a man like this can be trusted. With a friend... ...with someone like you... ...he'd never so much as look at your wife.
真是个绅士。 出自中西部最好的家族之一。 可惜,如今都不在了。 我第一次有幸…… ……结识盖茨比先生,就在战后不久…… ……我就知道自己遇上了一个教养极好的人。 战争英雄。 那么多勋章。 ……牛津出身。 你知道牛津吧? 知道,听说过。 那你该明白,说到有夫之妇…… ……这种男人是可以信赖的。 对朋友…… ……对你这样的人…… ……他连看都不会看你妻子一眼。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use I beg your pardon to apologize
- Hear keep his mouth shut as a gag order
- Catch jazz hound as a devoted fan
- Notice the irony about wives
- Switch topics with when it comes to
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Questions, then the linesWhat does jazz hound mean?
A devoted jazz fan. Gatsby teases the commissioner with it at lunch.
How do you translate he'd never so much as look at your wife?
He would not even glance at your wife. It sells Gatsby as perfectly safe.
What is the molar tiepin in this lunch scene?
Wolfshiem's tiepin is a human molar, shown off as a prize specimen.
Is I beg your pardon polite here?
Yes. Wolfshiem uses it after mistaking Nick for a business contact.
Is keep his mouth shut a threat?
Yes. It is a gag order: stay silent or you will not get a penny.
