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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingThe agent rings for what he calls just a chat, then piles on the Farrelly brothers, the Scotts, and the dream happening right now. On the other line Rob tries phone sex in a Hugh Grant voice and argues whether the right sound is ah or ooh. Steve remembers someone saying they wished they had signed him at thirty-five, and thinking: is that it, game over?
Chapters
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Language points
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Review right after watchinghave a chat
随便聊聊
give me a call
给我打个电话
up for
有没有兴趣来一发
phone sex
电话性爱
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Just wanted to have a chat, you know, see what's happening.”
就是想聊聊,看看你最近怎样。
留言故意说轻:不逼回电话,只把门开着。
Just wanted to have a chat
给孩子、前任、久不联系的人留言,先减压。
就是想问问近况 / 有空回一下
informal
Just wanted 弱读,chat 轻轻落下。
“You know, it's like I keep telling you, it's like the tortoise and the hare, all right?”
我一直跟你说,这就是龟兔赛跑,明白吗?
把两个人的节奏收成寓言,笑里在争谁才是那只龟。
it's like the tortoise and the hare
有人求快、你想熬时,用大家听过的故事挡回去。
龟兔赛跑那套 / 慢的未必输
informal
tortoise 和 hare 两个重音,all right 上扬。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Soft-open a pitch: Just wanted to have a chat, see what's happening.
- Push someone to notice the moment: Wake up. Smell the coffee.
- Float an awkward ask: Would you be up for a bit of…
- Frame a missed window: I wish I'd gotten hold of him when he was 35.
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Questions, then the linesWhat happens in this chapter?
The agent rings for what he calls just a chat, then piles on the Farrelly brothers, the Scotts, and the dream happening
What should I listen for?
The line that moves the relationship, not the filler.
