保持小規模，不鋪大攤子
We succeeded because we stayed small.American Hustle · 2013 — 第 7 / 20 章 · 2'47" · B2
為拉政客入局吵翻：out of his league
一桌人圍著一樁越做越大的交易吵翻了：有人要拉政客和謝赫入局，有人嫌預算離譜。最狠的一句是 He's got to feel like he's out of his league（得讓他覺得自己不夠格），最後又用 I just laid everything out on the table（我把話全攤開了）收尾。談判、吵架、攤牌，這兩句都用得上。
發生了什麼
一群人圍著一樁越做越大的交易吵起來：有人要把政客和謝赫拉進來，有人嫌預算根本兜不住，話越說越衝。有人甩出一句 power-drunk（有點權力就飄了），當面給對面潑冷水；聊到怎麼把對方壓住，又說要讓他 feel out of his league（覺得自己不夠格）。等到有人把底牌亮完，最後只留下一句 I just laid everything out on the table（我把話全攤開了）。這幾句適合談判、職場爭執和攤牌時用，既能把話說重，又不至於只會吵架。
這場戲看什麼
- 誰在定規矩，誰只能接話
- 髒話出現的時刻情緒最高
- 最後誰攤牌、誰還在試探
留意這幾個短語
power-drunkbig shotshit all overfrom the feet up
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本章短語
out of his league
不在一個量級上、不夠格below the level; outmatched
這是在講怎麼震住一個地方政客：得讓他覺得自己 out of his league，跟眼前這攤事根本不是一個級別。
He walked into the room and immediately felt out of his league.他一走進那個房間，就立刻覺得自己不夠格。
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- power-drunk
有點權力就飄了
- big shot
自以為了不起的大人物
- shit all over
把某人某物糟蹋一遍
- from the feet up
從最底下、從根上做起
- pin something on someone
把某事安到某人頭上（責任、希望等）
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61 句台詞裡標了 25 處
沒得選、只能照做
You're going to do this because you got no choice, you work for me.改規則、中途換玩法
Now, you keep changing the rules.有遠見、看得比別人遠
He's got vision. Do it heavy or don't do it.到底、究竟（加強語氣）——熟人吵架時宣洩用，任何正式或陌生場合都別用
How the fuck am I ruining America?從某件事裡緩過來
Because people just got over Watergate and Vietnam, all right, and you're going to shit all over politicians again?got 詞尾輕帶，滑進 over，聽著像一塊
Because people just got over Watergate and Vietnam, all right, and you're going to shit all over politicians again?升職、往上挪一級
And just because you want to be a big shot, get a promotion.自以為了不起的人——朋友間吐槽愛擺譜的人，正式場合別用來稱呼上司
And just because you want to be a big shot, get a promotion.往大處想，做大打算
No. I'm thinking big, all right?用攝像頭盯人
We're doing video surveillance.too…to 結構：too much 加名詞加 to be 表示太多以致做不到；這裡指官氣太重。
You will never do it properly because you got too much government attitude to be small and sleek.重音砸在 in、out，中間 and I'm 一口氣滑過
I'm in and I'm out.成為某種人的門道
That's the fucking art of becoming somebody who people can pin their beliefs and their dreams on.介詞後置定語從句：who 從句把 on 留在句尾，不提前；正式體才前置。
That's the fucking art of becoming somebody who people can pin their beliefs and their dreams on.不走明面的私下勾兌
Carmine does backdoor dealings all the time. We don't have a...有預算、拿得出這筆錢
We don't got a budget for that, Irving.聞所未聞、從沒這麼幹過
What you're offering, this deal, I mean, this is unheard of數以億計的（錢）
A sheik with hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild Atlantic City, are you fucking kidding me'?先把錢存著不動 park 字面是停車，這裡指把錢臨時存進賬戶放著
We got the Bureau to park $2 million for three days.使役結構：get 人 to do 是讓人把事辦成；這裡指讓調查局存錢。
We got the Bureau to park $2 million for three days.三個詞壓成一團，重音留給 do，別逐詞念清
What are you going to do?It'd 的 d 幾乎聽不見，耳朵等後面的 be
It'd be very bad for you if you're playing me.自己拿主意，別指望別人
You're going to have to decide for yourself, kid.小子、年輕人——年長者對年輕人說，帶點居高臨下，別對陌生人或上級用
You're going to have to decide for yourself, kid.看懂「為拉政客入局吵翻」
發音重點
- got over — got 詞尾輕帶，滑進 over，聽著像一塊
- in and I'm — 重音砸在 in、out，中間 and I'm 一口氣滑過
- What are you — 三個詞壓成一團，重音留給 do，別逐詞念清
- It'd be — It'd 的 d 幾乎聽不見，耳朵等後面的 be
We succeeded because we stayed small.我們能成事，是因為一直沒把攤子鋪大。 把成功歸給剋制而非野心，短句一齣口就壓住了滿屋子的膨脹。
He's got vision. Do it heavy or don't do it.他有眼光。要麼下重手，要麼乾脆別做。 「要麼狠，要麼別做」二選一收尾，把立場說得又短又硬。
He's got to feel like he's out of his league.得讓他覺得自己壓根不是這個量級的。 用「不在同一級別」寫壓迫感，比說 impress him 更狠也更具體。
Because to get millions, you need millions.因為想拿到幾百萬，你手上就得先有幾百萬。 同一個詞重複出閉環，一句話把對方的宏大計劃當場摁死。
I just laid everything out on the table.我剛把話全攤在桌面上了。 用「攤牌」這個具體動作代替抽象坦白，收尾乾脆，餘味夠。
關於這一章的問題
out of his league 是什麼意思？
意思是「不在一個量級上、不夠格」。臺詞裡說要讓對方 feel like he's out of his league，也就是讓他覺得自己跟這攤事根本不是一個級別。
「把話全攤開」英語怎麼說？
可以說 lay everything out on the table。字面是把東西全擺到桌面上，實際就是不再藏著，把條件、想法一次說清；最後一句 I just laid everything out on the table 就是這個用法。
power-drunk 是「喝醉」嗎？
不是。power-drunk 是「有點權力就飄了」。drunk 在這裡不是喝酒，是被權力衝昏頭；前面加 a little，語氣像提醒而不是直接罵人。
big shot 是夸人還是挖苦？
多數時候帶挖苦，指「自以為了不起的大人物」。臺詞裡說 just because you want to be a big shot，等於把對方的動機說成想擺譜、想升職。
別人說 playing me 是在開玩笑嗎？
不一定。play someone 是「耍某人、拿人當棋子」。臺詞裡 It'd be very bad for you if you're playing me 不是玩笑，而是先假定再放狠話，語氣是威脅。
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