Chapter 10 of 13 · 4'02"
Bored Veterans 退伍闲慌IMDb ↗
退伍以后闲着比子弹还危险
Wrath of Man · 2021
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingA crew of bored veterans sits around with nothing to do. Sam's day is late TV, beer, and hitting up Ma for bucks until he passes out. Brad is not quiet, he is bored: they were built for combat, not daytime TV. Carlos landed on his feet with an oil tycoon, dripping in gold. Then they stare at the take after the fence washed it: two Rolexes, a Patek. Jan wants to cut out the middleman and hit cash trucks.
山
Samidle veteran
布
Bradrestless veteran
扬
Jancrew complainer
杰
Jacksoncrew boss
卡
Carlosoil-job veteran
Chapters
13 parts · AI-cut01Fortico Job Interview入职面试怎么把风险说圆B21'59"02Locker Room Introductions更衣室里怎么给人起外号B23'00"03First Day on the Truck第一天出车别被吓退B24'20"04Bar Job Tension酒桌上有人抢你饭碗B22'40"05Hostage Standoff同伴被挟持你会不会丢下他C15'50"06Questioned Then Promoted立功之后他们要你坐办公室C13'28"07Father-Son Detour带孩子时工作电话响了怎么办B13'08"08Forcing a Name不说名字就拿身边人开刀C12'49"09A Different Approach脏钱和孩子你先救哪个B25'27"10Bored Veterans退伍以后闲着比子弹还危险B24'02"11Birthday Job Pitch生日会上把下一票当礼物B22'41"12Inside Man Confession同事突然承认自己是内鬼B23'27"13Depot Breach枪口下如何让人交出武器C13'20"
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00:02
How are you holdin up Sam
山姆，你撑得怎么样
00:04
What s to say
有啥好说的
00:06
I wake up late watch TV
我醒得晚，看电视
00:09
drink a beer and watch more TV
喝罐啤酒，再接着看电视
00:12
Maybe convince Ma to give me a few bucks
也许再忽悠妈给我几块钱
00:14
so I can buy more beer and
好再买点啤酒
00:16
watch TV until I m drunk enough to fall asleep
看电视，喝到能睡着为止
00:20
Did I mention I watch TV
我说过我看电视了吗
00:24
You re awfully quiet Brad
布拉德，你怎么这么安静
00:26
I m not quiet
我不是安静
00:29
I m bored
我是烦了
00:30
Bored of what
烦什么
00:31
Not fuckin working
他妈的没活干
00:34
We re built for combat not daytime TV
咱们是打仗的料，不是白天看电视的
00:40
The Afghanis treated us better than our own
阿富汗人待我们比自己人还好
00:44
I wish I was back in the unit
真希望还在部队里
00:48
Boredom s more dangerous than bullets
无聊比子弹更危险
00:52
Give me an enemy I can fuckin see
给我一个他妈看得见的敌人
00:59
How about you You workin yet boss
你呢？头儿，你找到活了没
01:01
Still part time at the mall
还在商场兼职
01:04
Costin more than I m making
花的比赚的还多
01:05
If it wasn t for Amy s parents
要不是艾米她爸妈
01:08
we d be on the street
我们早就流落街头了
01:09
Yeah it seems like Carlos is the only one
对，好像就卡洛斯一个人
01:11
who landed on his feet with the oil tycoon
给石油大亨打工，站稳了
01:13
So, I'm there from 6:00 in the mornin' to 12:00 at night.
所以我从早上六点待到晚上十二点。
01:17
This motherfucker s drippin in gold
这狗娘养的浑身金光闪闪
01:19
and I haven t seen a dollar in overtime yet
我连一美元加班费都没见过
01:21
One minute we re killin Arabs
前一分钟还在杀阿拉伯人
01:22
the next minute we re wiping their ass
下一分钟就在给他们擦屁股
01:24
Afghanis aren t Arabs
阿富汗人不是阿拉伯人
01:26
They re not What are they
他们不是？那是什么人
01:29
Clue s in the name
线索就在名字里
01:30
Afghanis
阿富汗人
01:32
Whatever they re not Americans
随便，反正他们不是美国人
01:35
Know what I wanna do
知道我想干什么吗
01:37
I wanna lift one of those precious ornaments
我想顺走一件那些金贵的玩意
01:39
until I get my mother fuckin overtime pay
直到拿到我那份该死的加班费
01:42
And why don t you
那你怎么不去
01:44
Why don t I what
我不去干什么
01:48
Make them pay
让他们掏钱
01:54
They owe us
他们欠我们的
01:57
Why you askin me
你问我干嘛
02:00
Ask Sarge
去问军士长
02:10
Do they keep cash
他们手头有现金吗
02:23
What s that
那是什么
02:28
That is it
就这些
02:31
That s fuckin what
他妈的那是什么
02:33
That is what is left
这就是剩下的
02:35
after we washed it through the system
货洗过系统之后
02:37
What s on the table
桌上是什么
02:41
Two Rolexes a Patek
两块劳力士，一块百达翡丽
02:44
6-carat ring, chains, 40 grand cash.
六克拉戒指、项链、四万现金。
02:47
Wait a minute
等一等
02:49
I got hit over the head and lost my job
我被人打蒙了，工作也丢了
02:50
for, like, 18 Gs apiece?
就每人大概一万八？
02:53
I thought we worked out over half a million in solids
我以为硬货算下来有五十多万
02:55
We did the legwork we made the calls
跑腿的是我们，打电话的也是我们
02:59
Number one JAN Go ahead four
一号，扬，四号请讲
03:00
Incoming
有来讯
03:02
We spent the sweat we dealt with the fence
流汗的是我们，对接销赃的也是我们
03:06
That s what we get
我们就分到这些
03:09
Salaam alaikum
愿你平安
03:12
Even split
平分
03:16
We re not the Mafia We re soldiers
我们不是黑手党，我们是士兵
03:19
Nah somethin ain t right here
不对，这儿有问题
03:22
You trying to say something Jan
扬，你想说什么
03:24
Fuck off Jan
滚一边去，扬
03:27
Go find another bone to chew
另找根骨头啃去
03:28
You ll break your teeth on this one
这根你会把牙崩了
03:30
And stand up when the boss is talkin
头儿说话，给我站直了
03:41
We could change it though
不过我们可以改
03:43
Cut out the middleman
把中间商砍掉
03:45
What does that mean
什么意思
03:48
We want cash
我们要现金
03:51
We go after cash
我们就去抢现金
03:53
We got a guy on the inside
我们内部有人
03:55
Inside of what
什么内部
03:59
Cash trucks
运钞车
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:02
hold up
hold up
近况撑得怎么样
How are you holdin up Sam
山姆，你撑得怎么样
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
holdin up Sam
holding 吞掉 g，听成 holdin
How are you holdin up Sam
山姆，你撑得怎么样
CollocationA2↩ 00:12
a few bucks
a few bucks
几块钱
Maybe convince Ma to give me a few bucks
也许再忽悠妈给我几块钱
SlangA2↩ 00:12
bucks
美元、钱——口语里的钱，正式写 dollars
Maybe convince Ma to give me a few bucks
也许再忽悠妈给我几块钱
CollocationA2↩ 00:16
fall asleep
fall asleep
睡着
watch TV until I m drunk enough to fall asleep
看电视，喝到能睡着为止
GrammarB1↩ 00:16
drunk enough to fall asleep
enough结构：形容词+enough+to do：醉到能睡着。enough 在形容词后。
watch TV until I m drunk enough to fall asleep
看电视，喝到能睡着为止
Pronunciation↩ 00:24
You re awfully
You re 弱成 /jər/，别拆开
You re awfully quiet Brad
布拉德，你怎么这么安静
Pronunciation↩ 00:31
Not fuckin working
fuckin 加重，把没活干说冲
Not fuckin working
他妈的没活干
SlangB1↩ 00:31
fuckin
他妈的（加强）——塞进词前泄愤，正式场合别用
Not fuckin working
他妈的没活干
CollocationB1↩ 00:34
be built for something
be built for something
天生就是干这个的
这里=当兵打仗的料
We re built for combat not daytime TV
咱们是打仗的料，不是白天看电视的
Pronunciation↩ 00:40
treated us better
better 的 t 弹成美式 flap
The Afghanis treated us better than our own
阿富汗人待我们比自己人还好
CollocationB1↩ 00:44
back in the unit
back in the unit
回到部队
I wish I was back in the unit
真希望还在部队里
GrammarB2↩ 00:44
I wish I was
虚拟语气：wish + 过去式：但愿现在还在部队。口语用 was，正式常用 were。
I wish I was back in the unit
真希望还在部队里
GrammarB2↩ 00:52
an enemy I can fuckin see
省略关系词：省掉关系词：an enemy I can see，看得见的敌人。
Give me an enemy I can fuckin see
给我一个他妈看得见的敌人
GrammarB2↩ 01:05
If it wasn t for
虚拟条件：If it wasn't for X：要不是X。后常接 we'd be。
If it wasn t for Amy s parents
要不是艾米她爸妈
Pronunciation↩ 01:05
wasn t for
wasn't 的 t 很轻，连到 for
If it wasn t for Amy s parents
要不是艾米她爸妈
CollocationB1↩ 01:08
on the street
on the street
流落街头
we d be on the street
我们早就流落街头了
Pronunciation↩ 01:08
we d be
we'd 缩成 /wid/，be 更弱
we d be on the street
我们早就流落街头了
CollocationB2↩ 01:11
land on one's feet
land on one's feet
跌完还能站稳、混出来了
who landed on his feet with the oil tycoon
给石油大亨打工，站稳了
GrammarB1↩ 01:11
who landed on his feet
定语从句：who 接 Carlos is the only one，说明哪一个站稳了。
who landed on his feet with the oil tycoon
给石油大亨打工，站稳了
CollocationB2↩ 01:17
dripping in gold
dripping in gold
浑身金光闪闪
This motherfucker s drippin in gold
这狗娘养的浑身金光闪闪
SlangB2↩ 01:17
motherfucker
狗娘养的家伙——脏骂一个人，当面说会翻脸
This motherfucker s drippin in gold
这狗娘养的浑身金光闪闪
CollocationB1↩ 01:22
one minute ... the next minute
one minute ... the next minute
转眼下一分钟
the next minute we re wiping their ass
下一分钟就在给他们擦屁股
SlangB2↩ 01:37
lift
偷、顺走——黑话偷东西，不是举起
I wanna lift one of those precious ornaments
我想顺走一件那些金贵的玩意
CollocationA2↩ 01:39
overtime pay
overtime pay
加班费
until I get my mother fuckin overtime pay
直到拿到我那份该死的加班费
GrammarB2↩ 02:33
what is left
表语从句：That is + what 从句：那就是剩下的东西，把结果说死。
That is what is left
这就是剩下的
CollocationB2↩ 02:35
wash something through the system
wash something through the system
把货洗过系统
这里=销赃洗白
after we washed it through the system
货洗过系统之后
CollocationB1↩ 02:37
on the table
on the table
摆在桌上的那份
这里=现能分的赃物
What s on the table
桌上是什么
CollocationB1↩ 02:49
hit someone over the head
hit someone over the head
当头一棒/被人打蒙
I got hit over the head and lost my job
我被人打蒙了，工作也丢了
SlangC1↩ 02:53
solids
硬货、实物赃——珠宝手表等实物，圈内分赃用语
I thought we worked out over half a million in solids
我以为硬货算下来有五十多万
CollocationB2↩ 02:55
do the legwork
do the legwork
跑腿调查的脏活
We did the legwork we made the calls
跑腿的是我们，打电话的也是我们
CollocationB2↩ 03:02
the fence
the fence
销赃中间人
这里 fence=收赃销赃的人，不是篱笆
We spent the sweat we dealt with the fence
流汗的是我们，对接销赃的也是我们
Pronunciation↩ 03:19
ain t right
ain't 吞 t，right 直接接上
Nah somethin ain t right here
不对，这儿有问题
SlangA2↩ 03:19
ain t
不是、没有——非标口语，写作别用
Nah somethin ain t right here
不对，这儿有问题
SlangB1↩ 03:24
Fuck off
滚一边去——赶人走，极冲，正式绝不用
Fuck off Jan
滚一边去，扬
CollocationB2↩ 03:27
a bone to chew
a bone to chew
另找事纠缠
Go find another bone to chew
另找根骨头啃去
Pronunciation↩ 03:30
boss is talkin
talking 吞 g，听成 talkin
And stand up when the boss is talkin
头儿说话，给我站直了
CollocationB1↩ 03:43
cut out the middleman
cut out the middleman
砍掉中间商
Cut out the middleman
把中间商砍掉
CollocationB1↩ 03:51
go after something
go after something
去抢/去追某种东西
这里=去抢现金
We go after cash
我们就去抢现金
CollocationB2↩ 03:53
on the inside
on the inside
内部有人/内应
这里=运钞公司里的内应
We got a guy on the inside
我们内部有人
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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SwearingB1↩ 00:31
fuckin
他妈的（加强语气）
In the scene布拉德说自己不是安静，是烦：他妈的没活干。
The elevator is not fuckin working and I am late for the interview.电梯他妈的又坏了，我面试要迟到。
In daily life
骂打印机This printer is not fuckin working, and the queue is out the door.这打印机他妈的又罢工，队都排到门外了。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:11
land on one's feet
跌完还能站稳
In the scene别人说卡洛斯给石油大亨打工，是屋里唯一混出来的。
She got laid off in March and still landed on her feet with a remote contract.她三月被裁，还是靠一份远程合同站稳了。
In daily life
夸同学复原He failed the first exam but landed on his feet in the makeup.他第一次考砸了，补考还是站稳了。
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IdiomB1↩ 03:43
cut out the middleman
砍掉中间商
In the scene扬嫌销赃的人吃太多，提议自己去抢现金。
We buy beans from the farm to cut out the middleman and keep the margin.我们直接跟农场收豆子，砍掉中间商留利润。
In daily life
买二手车Message the owner yourself and cut out the middleman dealer fee.自己给车主发消息，砍掉经销商那层费。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 03:02
the fence
销赃的中间人
In the scene有人抱怨跑腿、对接销赃的都是他们，分到的却少。
The crew dumped the watches on the fence and waited for a cash cut.这伙人把表甩给销赃的，等着分现金。
In daily life
听懂黑话If someone says they know a fence, they mean a buyer of stolen goods.有人说认识 a fence，指的是收赃的，不是篱笆。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:27
bone to chew
另找事纠缠
In the scene头头让扬别咬着这笔分赃，另找东西吵。
If payroll is closed, go find another bone to chew and stop circling my desk.工资系统关了就另找事吵，别围着我工位转。
In daily life
劝人别纠缠The decision is final. Find another bone to chew.决定定了。另找根骨头啃去。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:02
hold up
近况撑得怎么样
In the scene有人问山姆撑得住吗，他回了一串看电视喝啤酒。
How are you holding up after the night shift and the delayed train?夜班加晚点，你还撑得住吗？
In daily life
问候加班How are you holding up with two deadlines this week?这周一周两个截止，你撑得住吗？
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 03:53
on the inside
内部有内应
In the scene扬说要现金，并称运钞这边内部有人。
They only timed the delivery because they had someone on the inside.他们卡得这么准，是因为内部有人。
In daily life
听招聘内幕She knew the offer was coming; she has a friend on the inside.她知道 offer 要来，内部有朋友透风。
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IronyB1↩ 00:20
did i mention
我提过了吗（反讽）
In the scene山姆把看电视说了三遍，再用这句自嘲日子空。
I waited an hour, filled the form twice, and did I mention I waited an hour?我等了一小时，表填了两遍——我提过等了一小时吗？
In daily life
吐槽排队We queued, we sat, we queued. Did I mention we queued?排队、坐着、再排队。我提过我们在排队吗？
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Boredom s more dangerous than bullets”
无聊比子弹更危险
Why it's great
把战后空虚说成比战场更要命，短、狠、可当金句。
Pattern
X is more dangerous than Y
When to use
提醒某种看不见的伤害其实比明枪更要命。
Similar
Idleness kills you slower than a fight. ／ The quiet is worse than the noise.
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literary
Shadowing tip
Boredom 拉长，bullets 咬短。
Use it yourself
劝人别躺平Sitting at home all month is more dangerous than a hard job.整月窝在家，比一份累人的工作更危险。
“We re built for combat not daytime TV”
咱们是打仗的料，不是白天看电视的
Why it's great
用 built for 把人说成武器，对比白天肥皂剧，退伍落差全出来。
Pattern
built for X, not Y
When to use
说某人适合干某事，闲着才别扭。
Similar
We were made for the field, not the couch. ／ I am built for shifts, not scrolling.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
combat 加重，daytime TV 往下甩。
Use it yourself
拒绝闲职I am built for night shifts, not daytime meetings.我是上夜班的料，不是白天开会的。
“Cut out the middleman”
把中间商砍掉
Why it's great
四个词把分赃不满变成下一步犯罪计划。
Pattern
cut out the middleman
When to use
不想经第三方、要直接对接时用。
Similar
Skip the broker and go straight to the source. ／ Deal with them yourself.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
Cut out 顿一下，middleman 咬死。
Use it yourself
砍掉中介If the agent takes twenty percent, cut out the middleman and email the landlord.中介抽两成的话，砍掉中间商，直接给房东发邮件。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 山姆的电视日
I wake up late watch TV drink a beer and watch more TV Maybe convince Ma to give me a few bucks so I can buy more beer and watch TV until I m drunk enough to fall asleep Did I mention I watch TV
我醒得晚，看电视 喝罐啤酒，再接着看电视 也许再忽悠妈给我几块钱 好再买点啤酒 看电视，喝到能睡着为止 我说过我看电视了吗
同一句看电视循环三遍，把空虚日子说成笑话。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use holding up to ask how someone is coping
- Hear landed on his feet as recovering well
- Use cut out the middleman to skip a third party
- Catch on the inside as an insider
- Hear the fence as a stolen-goods dealer
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does cut out the middleman mean here?
Skip the fence. They want cash off trucks, not a tiny jewelry split.
How is landed on his feet used in this scene?
Carlos recovered after service by working for an oil tycoon.
What does Boredom s more dangerous than bullets mean?
Idle life after war feels deadlier than a visible enemy.
Does on the inside mean an insider?
Yes. They already have a man inside the cash-truck company.
What is the fence in this split?
A buyer of stolen goods, not a garden fence. He washed the take.