這場戲：餐廳裡被勸出面
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餐廳裡，斯威尼找到德里克，說卡梅隆和賽斯被人 jump someone（圍毆）、還躺在重症監護室，想請他出面勸住那幫舊同夥。德里克一口回絕，說自己只想讓家人 in the clear（脫了干係）。想學怎麼開口求人、怎麼硬著頭皮拒絕，這幾句都用得上。
想讓家人「脫了干係」英語說 in the clear
hate to tell you 真不想說gunning for me 瞄上我、想收拾我in the clear 脫了干係take a break 抽身歇手
要「好好教訓」他，英語說 take him to school
in your power 你力所能及的範圍內take him to school 好好教訓shot by white boys 被白人小子開槍打中half an hour 半小時
德里克在餐廳點單，斯威尼走來，開口就是一句 Derek, we need to talk（我們得談談）：卡梅隆和賽斯昨晚在本氏漢堡店附近被人 jump someone（圍毆），現在躺在重症監護室。斯威尼想請德里克出面，去勸住那幫聽他話的人，說 If there's anybody they're gonna listen to, it's you（要說他們還能聽誰的話，那就是你）。德里克先拒絕，說自己早就抽身，只想讓家人 in the clear（脫了干係）；斯威尼步步緊逼，說這攤子他也摻和過，想撒手就沒安寧。最後德里克鬆口答應。想學怎麼求人、怎麼討價還價式地拒絕，臺詞句句都有用。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“If there's anybody they're gonna listen to, it's you.”
要說他們還能聽誰的話，那就是你。
把整支人馬的希望壓在一個名字上，捧得高也逼得緊。
If there's anybody ..., it's you.
把重擔託付給某人、當面說他最合適時用；對不熟的人說會像綁架。
If anyone can do it, you can. ／ You're the only one they'll hear.
中性
there's anybody 連讀，it's you 重讀收尾。
If there's anybody the client trusts, it's you. 要說客戶還信誰，那就是你。
“You take a break, you'll find no peace.”
你一抽身，就別想有安寧。
把「逃避換不來安寧」壓成一句硬邦邦的警告。
You take a break, you'll find no ...
勸人別半途撒手、指出退不了時用；朋友情緒差時別這樣說。
Step away and the worry follows you. ／ Leaving will not bring you peace.
中性
兩個分句等長，take a break 稍停，peace 收住。
You walk out now, you'll find no peace at home either. 你現在甩手走人，在家也一樣不得安寧。
“The way to find peace is to stick.”
想要安寧，就得硬扛下去。
一句話把答案釘死，像箴言，也像不容辯駁的命令。
The way to ... is to ...
給別人指出唯一齣路時用；自己也沒把握時這樣說會顯得空。
The only way through is to stay. ／ Peace comes from sticking it out.
literary
way to 連讀，find peace 放慢，stick 重讀。
The way to get through this is to stick. 熬過這一關的辦法，就是硬扛。
“Yes. I'm asking you to do whatever's in your power to do.”
我是讓你盡你所能去做。
把請求說成不設門檻的託付，只要盡力，壓力反而更大。
do whatever's in your power to ...
鄭重託付、又不想逼太緊時用；日常小事這樣講太隆重。
Do everything you can. ／ Do whatever is within your power.
正式
whatever's 連讀，in your power 輕快帶過，to do 收住。
Please do whatever's in your power to help them. 請你盡你所能去幫幫他們。
“This has got nothing to do with me anymore.”
這事跟我再沒半點關係了。
一句撇清，把界限畫得乾乾淨淨，也把對方堵得死死的。
have nothing to do with ...
堅決撇清關係、拒絕被牽扯時用；對親人說會顯得絕情。
I'm not part of this anymore. ／ That's none of my business now.
中性
nothing to 連讀，anymore 輕微拖長收尾。
That decision has nothing to do with me anymore. 那個決定跟我再沒關係了。
“Those guys are probably gunning for me now.”
那幫人現在八成正盯著我，想收拾我。
一個槍口般的動詞，把被盯上的恐懼說得又準又省。
be gunning for someone
擔心被人針對、報復時用；正式場合換成 be after someone 更穩。
They're probably out to get me. ／ They may be coming after me.
口語
gunning for 連讀，probably 輕，me now 稍重。
After that report, a few people are gunning for me. 那份報告之後，有幾個人盯上我了。
字面是「帶某人去上學」，實際常指把某人徹底打敗、好好教訓一頓。戲裡德里克說 I'm gonna take him to school，是打算去正面收拾對方。
in the clear（脫了干係）。德里克說自己只想讓家人 in the clear，意思就是不想讓家人被捲進這攤事裡。
不是。jump someone 是口語裡的「伏擊、圍毆某人」，和「跳」沒關係。戲裡卡梅隆和賽斯就是被人 jump 了。
hate to tell you（真不想說）。德里克說 I hate to tell you, but I'm out，就是「真不想跟你說，可我已經抽身了」。
指「瞄上某人、想收拾某人」。德里克說那幫人現在多半正 gunning for me，就是擔心自己成了目標。
