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Everything you need before watchingMike walks into the office to find the boiler still clanking. Vig has just had a plumber look at the machine: it has to be replaced, it is going to blow, and the quote is six grand. Mike admits his business is off and his stepson wants Lasik. They cannot afford a new boiler, so they leave it for now and throw plastic over the files. Then Mike greets hungover receptionist Shelly, who reports a canceled noon and a toilet that still will not flush.
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Mikelawyer
维
Vigfriend
谢
Shellyreceptionist
Chapters
19 parts · AI-cut01Breakfast Table Banter早饭桌上怎么把脏话收回去B11'55"02The Broken Boiler锅炉要炸，账上却没钱B11'46"03Guardian Stipend Talk老人要监护人，津贴很诱人B21'45"04Panic On The Run跑着跑着突然喘不上气B23'39"05Volunteering As Guardian当庭抢下监护权会怎样C12'30"06Grandson At The Door隐瞒大事被另一半追问B12'12"07He Won't Go Home孩子不肯回家你怎么办B21'39"08First Wrestling Practice新人练手时该怎么带B11'43"09Wrestling Off For Spot新人上场前怎么开口问B12'35"10First Dual Meet赛前拍脸才能醒过来B23'27"11Why He Got Kicked Off偷车被开除后如何重来B11'52"12Whatever It Takes记住那句话就能翻盘B24'45"13Mother Shows Up当久别的母亲突然上门B23'08"14Counsel In The Office对方带了律师你怎么接C12'24"15Give Her An Exit给她一条出路别硬刚B21'37"16Laying Out The Will摊牌遗嘱时房间有多静C11'38"17Parking Lot Bargain用津贴换孩子留下可以吗B21'46"18The Court Transcript用一份庭审记录拆穿你B22'02"19The Lie Read Aloud当承诺被当众逐字宣读B23'13"
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00:02
What's up, Vig?
怎么样，维格？
00:03
Donna's out sick . I can't find anything without her. This sucks .
唐娜请病假了。没她我什么都找不着。真倒霉。
00:07
Who was that guy? Oh. That sucks more.
刚才那人是谁？哦。这更糟。
00:09
That's the plumber. I called him to look at this piece-of-crap boiler.
水管工。我叫他来看看这破锅炉。
00:14
Why?
为什么？
00:15
Because it clanks and it's driving me crazy . You don't hear this?
因为它哐哐响，快把我逼疯了。你听不见？
00:18
I hear it. I just figured that it's old , so...
听见了。我寻思它老了，所以……
00:21
He said we have to replace it because it's gonna blow .
他说必须换，不然要炸。
00:24
What? We just had it fixed like three months ago.
什么？我们三个月前才修过。
00:27
He said that job was crap. That guy did crap work.
他说那次修得很烂。那人活干得很差。
00:30
Can you believe that? That little scumbag . Heh.
你敢信？那个小混蛋。呵。
00:32
Unbelievable. Um...
难以置信。嗯……
00:34
How much to fix it? Did he say? Ah, 6 grand .
修要多少钱？他说了吗？啊，六千。
00:37
Holy shit ! That's right.
我靠！可不是。
00:38
Holy shit ! Tell me about it .
我靠！可不是嘛。
00:40
And I gotta tell you , I'm not doing great .
而且我跟你说，我最近不太行。
00:42
My business is off , and my stepson wants to get the Lasik.
我生意在下滑，继子还想做激光手术。
00:47
Really? Isn't he kind of young for that? You know, I really don't care.
真的？他做这个是不是有点太年轻？你知道，我其实不在乎。
00:51
If he wants to get Lasik and it makes him happy, then he can have it .
他想做激光手术，能让他高兴，那就做。
00:55
Okay, so, uh...
好，那，呃……
00:58
...what you want to do here?
……你想怎么办？
01:00
Okay. I was thinking...
好。我在想……
01:02
...let's just leave it for now . We just...
……咱们先这么放着。我们就……
01:05
...put plastic on the files.
……拿塑料布把文件盖上。
01:07
What you thinking? That sounds great. That's good.
你怎么想？听着挺好。行。
01:10
For now. Yeah, fine.
先这样。行，可以。
01:13
Let's get out of here before this thing blows.
趁它还没炸，咱们走吧。
01:16
I'll get some plastic before practice.
训练前我去买点塑料布。
01:19
Hey.
嘿。
01:21
Good morning, Shelly. How you doing ? A little hungover . My boyfriend's a moron .
早，谢莉。还好吗？有点宿醉。我男朋友是个白痴。
01:26
I'm sorry to hear that .
听着真遗憾。
01:27
How'd the team do last night? We lost.
昨晚队里打得怎么样？输了。
01:30
Bummer . Mm-hm.
可惜。嗯。
01:31
Your noon canceled, so you just have the 10:30 and the 3:00 .
你中午那单取消了，就剩十点半和三点。
01:35
Anything else?
还有吗？
01:37
The toilet's not flushing again.
马桶又冲不下去了。
01:39
Should I call someone this time ?
这次要不要叫人来？
01:41
No, I'll take a look at it. Who have I got at 10:30?
不用，我去看看。十点半是谁？
01:44
Frank.
弗兰克。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:03
be out sick
be out sick
请病假没来上班
Donna's out sick . I can't find anything without her. This sucks .
唐娜请病假了。没她我什么都找不着。真倒霉。
SlangB1↩ 00:03
sucks
糟透了、真倒霉——熟人抱怨，正式邮件别用
Donna's out sick . I can't find anything without her. This sucks .
唐娜请病假了。没她我什么都找不着。真倒霉。
SlangB1↩ 00:09
piece-of-crap
破烂货、差劲的——骂东西很烂，带脏，别对客户说
That's the plumber. I called him to look at this piece-of-crap boiler.
水管工。我叫他来看看这破锅炉。
CollocationB1↩ 00:15
drive someone crazy
drive someone crazy
把人烦得受不了
Because it clanks and it's driving me crazy . You don't hear this?
因为它哐哐响，快把我逼疯了。你听不见？
GrammarB1↩ 00:18
that it's old
宾语从句：figured that + 从句，that 可省略，表示原先以为炉子只是老。
I hear it. I just figured that it's old , so...
听见了。我寻思它老了，所以……
CollocationB1↩ 00:21
be going to blow
be going to blow
快要爆炸了
这里 blow=爆炸，不是吹气
He said we have to replace it because it's gonna blow .
他说必须换，不然要炸。
GrammarA2↩ 00:21
because it's gonna blow
原因状语从句：because 带出必须换炉子的原因：它快炸了。
He said we have to replace it because it's gonna blow .
他说必须换，不然要炸。
Pronunciation↩ 00:21
it's gonna blow
gonna 弱成 /gənə/，重音在 blow
He said we have to replace it because it's gonna blow .
他说必须换，不然要炸。
CollocationB1↩ 00:24
have something done
have something done
让人把某物修好
What? We just had it fixed like three months ago.
什么？我们三个月前才修过。
Pronunciation↩ 00:24
had it fixed
had it 的 t 弹成 /d/，像 had-id
What? We just had it fixed like three months ago.
什么？我们三个月前才修过。
SlangB2↩ 00:30
scumbag
混蛋、卑鄙小人——骂人很重，只适合气头上的私下吐槽
Can you believe that? That little scumbag . Heh.
你敢信？那个小混蛋。呵。
SlangB1↩ 00:34
grand
一千美元——谈钱时的口语，前面加数字
How much to fix it? Did he say? Ah, 6 grand .
修要多少钱？他说了吗？啊，六千。
CollocationB1↩ 00:38
tell me about it
tell me about it
可不是嘛，我太懂了
不是真让你讲，是强烈同意
Holy shit ! Tell me about it .
我靠！可不是嘛。
SlangB1↩ 00:38
Holy shit
我靠、我去——吃惊或崩溃的感叹，正式场合禁用
Holy shit ! Tell me about it .
我靠！可不是嘛。
CollocationB1↩ 00:40
not doing great
not doing great
过得不太好、手头紧
And I gotta tell you , I'm not doing great .
而且我跟你说，我最近不太行。
Pronunciation↩ 00:40
gotta tell you
got to 吞成 gotta，三个词黏在一起
And I gotta tell you , I'm not doing great .
而且我跟你说，我最近不太行。
CollocationB1↩ 00:42
business is off
business is off
生意在下滑
这里 off=下滑，不是关门
My business is off , and my stepson wants to get the Lasik.
我生意在下滑，继子还想做激光手术。
CollocationA2↩ 00:47
kind of + adjective
kind of + adjective
有点太年轻
Really? Isn't he kind of young for that? You know, I really don't care.
真的？他做这个是不是有点太年轻？你知道，我其实不在乎。
GrammarB1↩ 00:47
Isn't he kind of young for that
否定疑问句：Isn't he... 用否定问句表示“他是不是太年轻了”，期待对方同意。
Really? Isn't he kind of young for that? You know, I really don't care.
真的？他做这个是不是有点太年轻？你知道，我其实不在乎。
Pronunciation↩ 00:47
kind of young
kind of 弱成 kinda，of 几乎消失
Really? Isn't he kind of young for that? You know, I really don't care.
真的？他做这个是不是有点太年轻？你知道，我其实不在乎。
GrammarB1↩ 00:51
If he wants to get Lasik and it makes him happy, then he can have it
条件状语从句：If 条件 + then 结果：只要继子高兴，手术就可以做。
If he wants to get Lasik and it makes him happy, then he can have it .
他想做激光手术，能让他高兴，那就做。
CollocationA2↩ 01:02
leave something for now
leave something for now
眼下先搁着不管
...let's just leave it for now . We just...
……咱们先这么放着。我们就……
CollocationA2↩ 01:13
get out of somewhere
get out of somewhere
赶紧离开这个地方
Let's get out of here before this thing blows.
趁它还没炸，咱们走吧。
Pronunciation↩ 01:13
out of here
out of 连成 ou-də，of 几乎听不见
Let's get out of here before this thing blows.
趁它还没炸，咱们走吧。
Pronunciation↩ 01:21
How you doing
省掉 are，听成 How you doing
Good morning, Shelly. How you doing ? A little hungover . My boyfriend's a moron .
早，谢莉。还好吗？有点宿醉。我男朋友是个白痴。
SlangB1↩ 01:21
moron
白痴、蠢货——骂人笨，带刺，公开场合慎用
Good morning, Shelly. How you doing ? A little hungover . My boyfriend's a moron .
早，谢莉。还好吗？有点宿醉。我男朋友是个白痴。
SlangB1↩ 01:21
hungover
宿醉的——口语说酒后难受，工作场合可自嘲
Good morning, Shelly. How you doing ? A little hungover . My boyfriend's a moron .
早，谢莉。还好吗？有点宿醉。我男朋友是个白痴。
CollocationA2↩ 01:26
be sorry to hear something
be sorry to hear something
听到这消息很难过
I'm sorry to hear that .
听着真遗憾。
SlangA2↩ 01:30
Bummer
真可惜、扫兴——轻松同情，正式场合改用 that's too bad
Bummer . Mm-hm.
可惜。嗯。
GrammarA2↩ 01:31
so you just have the 10:30 and the 3:00
结果状语从句：so 接结果：中午那单没了，当天只剩两个预约。
Your noon canceled, so you just have the 10:30 and the 3:00 .
你中午那单取消了，就剩十点半和三点。
CollocationA2↩ 01:39
this time
this time
这一回（相对以往）
Should I call someone this time ?
这次要不要叫人来？
CollocationA2↩ 01:41
take a look at something
take a look at something
去看一眼、检查一下
No, I'll take a look at it. Who have I got at 10:30?
不用，我去看看。十点半是谁？
Teaching points
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SwearingB1↩ 00:38
holy shit
我靠，太离谱了
In the scene维格报出六千块，迈克脱口骂出，跟着附和。
Holy cow, the rent went up again this month.我去，这个月房租又涨了。
In daily life
看账单I left my wallet in the cab, damn it.我把钱包落出租车上了，该死。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:38
tell me about it
可不是嘛
In the scene维格接迈克的脏话，表示这价我也无语。
The subway was packed—I stood the whole way, you know the feeling.地铁挤爆了，我一路站着，你懂那种感觉。
In daily life
加班吐槽Yeah, I stayed until midnight too, I know the drill.对，我也待到半夜，我太懂了。
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CollocationB1↩ 00:42
business is off
生意在下滑
In the scene迈克向维格坦白：所里接活少，换锅炉没钱。
Tourist trade dropped after the storm hit the coast.风暴袭岸后，游客生意掉下去了。
In daily life
店长开会Weekend sales dropped, so we cut one shift.周末销量掉了，所以我们减了一个班。
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IdiomB1↩ 01:02
leave it for now
先搁着别动
In the scene迈克提议锅炉先不换，用塑料布顶一阵。
Park the budget discussion and ship the draft today.预算讨论先放放，今天先把草稿发出去。
In daily life
赶演示Park that bug; the demo starts in ten minutes.那个漏洞先放着，演示十分钟后开始。
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SlangB1↩ 00:34
grand
一千美元
In the scene水管工报价六千，维格随口说 6 grand。
The used car costs four thousand bucks, cash.那辆二手车要四千刀，现金。
In daily life
谈房租They want two thousand a month for that studio.那间单间他们要两千一个月。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:15
drive someone crazy
把人逼疯
In the scene维格嫌锅炉哐哐响，受不了才找水管工。
That notification ping is making me lose my mind.那个通知提示音快把我弄疯了。
In daily life
开放办公The jammed printer is making everyone lose it.卡纸的打印机快让所有人崩溃了。
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Phrasal verbA2↩ 01:41
take a look at
去检查一下
In the scene马桶又坏，迈克不叫人，说自己去看。
Can you check the sink after lunch?午饭后你能看一下水槽吗？
In daily life
电脑死机I can check your laptop tonight after dinner.晚饭后我可以帮你看一下笔记本。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“My business is off, and my stepson wants to get the Lasik.”
我生意在下滑，继子还想做激光手术。
Why it's great
把生意滑坡和家庭开销甩在一句里，又丧又真实。
Pattern
My business is off
When to use
承认生意或业绩下滑、手头紧的时候。
Similar
生意不好 ／ 手头紧
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
重读 off 和 Lasik，and 后稍停。
Use it yourself
汇报业绩Our cafe business is off this quarter.这季度咖啡馆生意在下滑。
“...let's just leave it for now. We just...”
……咱们先这么放着。我们就……
Why it's great
用 leave it for now 把爆炸风险轻轻搁下，是典型权宜之计。
Pattern
leave something for now
When to use
问题暂时解决不了、先搁一搁时。
Similar
先放一放 ／ 眼下先这样
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
leave 和 now 加重，just 轻轻带过。
Use it yourself
赶报告Leave the update for now and finish the draft.更新先搁着，把草稿赶完。
“Let's get out of here before this thing blows.”
趁它还没炸，咱们走吧。
Why it's great
把要命的锅炉说成 this thing，用玩笑把恐惧说轻。
Pattern
get out of somewhere before
When to use
催人离开危险或尴尬场合时。
Similar
咱们先撤 ／ 趁还没出事快走
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
重读 out 和 blows，before 加快。
Use it yourself
厨房冒烟Get out of the kitchen before the toast burns.趁面包没糊，先离开厨房。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use leave it for now to postpone a problem
- Hear 6 grand as six thousand dollars
- Catch business is off as sales dropping
- Use Tell me about it to agree strongly
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does leave it for now mean?
Postpone it. Mike cannot pay 6 grand, so they skip the boiler and cover the files.
How much is 6 grand?
A grand is one thousand dollars, so 6 grand is $6,000—the plumber's quote.
What does business is off mean?
Sales are down, not that the shop is closed. Mike uses it to say he is broke.
Does Tell me about it ask for details?
No. It means I know, I feel the same. Vig agrees the price is insane.
What does gonna blow mean for a boiler?
It is about to explode. That is why they want to leave the office.