在一起不合適
I don't like your husband. You're no good together.American Hustle · 2013 — 第 17 / 20 章 · 2'09" · B2
飯桌勸離套出內情：let something die to let something live
飯桌上，一句 I don't like your husband（我不喜歡你丈夫）把話挑明，接著有人用一句 Sometimes you got to let something die to let something live（捨棄舊的才能有新開始）勸人下決心離開。想勸朋友結束一段消耗他的關係，又不想把話說得太重，這兩個說法都用得上。
發生了什麼
一頓飯上，有人直接說 I don't like your husband（我不喜歡你丈夫），把一場婚姻裡的不滿攤到桌面上。對方順勢吐槽丈夫：先宣告 I don't want to badmouth my husband（我不想說我丈夫的壞話），轉頭還是一口氣說了下去，還提到國稅局、廣場酒店和給國會送錢。還有一句 Sometimes you got to let something die to let something live（捨棄舊的才能有新開始），聽著像人生建議，其實是在推人做決定。朋友感情出問題、同事抱怨伴侶、你想勸人放下舊事時，這些說法都能直接搬去用。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意她先拒絕說壞話又立刻開罵
- 注意問 IRS 時語氣突然變認真
- 看結尾她聽完去邁阿密邀請後的反應
留意這幾個短語
let something die to let something livebadmouthfull of shitcarting around
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本章短語
let something die to let something live
捨棄舊的才能有新開始End one thing so another can grow.
有人拿自己失敗的婚姻當例子，用一句 let something die to let something live（捨棄舊的才能有新開始）勸對面的人放下舊關係，語氣不急，像在遞一個臺階。
Sometimes you have to let something die to let something live—even an old habit.有時候你得讓一些東西結束，另一些東西才能開始——哪怕那是一箇舊習慣。
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- badmouth
說某人壞話
- full of shit
滿嘴胡扯
- carting around
帶著某人四處走
- drives him crazy
把某人逼得受不了
- in some sort of bind
陷入麻煩、難以脫身
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珍惜、看重某人
He doesn't appreciate you.起身，準備走人
You got to stand up and you got to leave, you know?got to 快說時擠在一起，重音放到 stand 和 leave。
You got to stand up and you got to leave, you know?自以為什麼都懂
He just thinks that he knows everything, and he's so full of shit. He's such a liar.賓語從句：that 引出‘認為’的內容；口語常省略，這裡保留使指控更清楚。
He just thinks that he knows everything, and he's so full of shit. He's such a liar.滿嘴胡扯——熟人私下發洩，正式場合和長輩面前別用
He just thinks that he knows everything, and he's so full of shit. He's such a liar.正在通電話 這裡指正在打電話，不是‘在電話上面’。
I hear him on the phone, arguing.that other 連得快，t 輕滑過去，別逐字斷開。
He loves Carmine, but he hates that other guy, that curly-headed IRS guy or whatever,之類的——隨口列舉用，正式寫作少用
He loves Carmine, but he hates that other guy, that curly-headed IRS guy or whatever,定語從句：who 指前一句的 IRS guy，補出他正帶著前情婦，讓指責跟著人物走。
who's carting around my husband's ex-lover, that redheaded whore.婊子、蕩婦——極強侮辱，爭吵以外別用
who's carting around my husband's ex-lover, that redheaded whore.在說某事
When you said IRS, what IRS guy? What are you talking about?逼某人做某事 這裡不是普通‘讓他做’，帶被拿捏、被逼的意味。
I think that he's got Irv in some sort of bind or something, and he's making him do all of this stuff.some sort of 壓得很輕，bind 才是重音。
I think that he's got Irv in some sort of bind or something, and he's making him do all of this stuff.揮霍錢財 字面是‘把錢扔掉’，這裡是亂花、送錢。
like, throwing all of this money away at, like, Congress or whatever.不好意思這樣對你
對方剛倒出一堆秘密，說話的人卻準備抽身去找她丈夫，於是先用一句 I hate to do this to you（不好意思這樣對你）壓住尷尬，語氣溫和但不改決定。
Well, I hate to do this to you.給某人錢去辦某事
I'm gonna give you some money for a taxi home.對我來說很難
It's really hard for me.時間狀語從句：before 後接一般現在時表將來：‘改變之前先死’，即死也不改。
Sometimes I think that I'll die before I change.跟我一起走
You got to come with me to Miami.重音推到 Miami，come with me 一口氣帶過。
You got to come with me to Miami.把某人傷得太重 too bad 在這裡不是‘太壞’，是‘太過、太重’。
Don't hurt him too bad. He's still Danny's father.看懂「飯桌勸離套出內情」
發音重點
- got to stand up — got to 快說時擠在一起，重音放到 stand 和 leave。
- that other guy — that other 連得快，t 輕滑過去，別逐字斷開。
- some sort of — some sort of 壓得很輕，bind 才是重音。
- to Miami — 重音推到 Miami，come with me 一口氣帶過。
Sometimes you got to let something die to let something live.有時候你得讓一些東西死去，才能讓另一些東西活下來。 用生死對舉把‘離開’說成重啟，冷靜又殘酷，適合當告別金句。
You're too beautiful to be unhappy.你這麼漂亮，不該不開心。 用‘太…不至於…’的句式把讚美變成勸離，甜裡帶操控。
I mean, I don't want to badmouth my husband, but just let me badmouth my husband for a second.我是說，我不想說我丈夫壞話，不過就讓我說他一會兒壞話吧。 先裝客氣再自我批准，一句話暴露傾訴欲，幽默又真實。
Sometimes I think that I'll die before I change.有時候我覺得，我到死都不會改變。 用‘死前也不會’說透固執，自嘲裡有種疲憊的誠實。
關於這一章的問題
let something die to let something live 是什麼意思？
意思是捨棄舊的，才能有新開始。戲裡這句緊跟在「你得站起來走人」後面，用來勸人下決心離開一段關係或舊生活。
「說某人壞話」英語怎麼說？
用 badmouth。戲裡有人說 I don't want to badmouth my husband，就是「我不想說我丈夫的壞話」，後面還是接著吐槽了。
full of shit 在這裡是什麼意思？
是「滿嘴胡扯」的意思，用來罵人說的話不可信。戲裡緊接著還有 He's such a liar（他撒謊成性），語氣很重。
in some sort of bind 是「陷入麻煩」嗎？
是，指陷入麻煩、難以脫身。戲裡說 he's got Irv in some sort of bind，意思是覺得艾文遇上麻煩脫不了身，對方還逼他做事。
「把某人逼得受不了」英語怎麼說？
說 drives him crazy。戲裡有人說這事 drives him crazy，就是「這事把他逼瘋了」，日常也能說某人的習慣 drives me crazy。
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