把賭場執照辦下來
I'm placing $75, 000 in this briefcase for Mayor Carmine Polito to procure casino license and building permits for Atlantic City.American Hustle · 2013 — 第 8 / 20 章 · 2'27" · C1
遞上七萬五談賭場執照：grease someone
酒店裡，有人把七萬五千美元放進公文包，說是要給市長辦賭場執照和建築許可。一句 mouths to feed（有一家人要養）把家庭負擔擺出來；緊接著一句 grease someone（用錢打通關係），把塞錢說得像談生意。想聽懂委婉的賄賂和人情話，這兩句很值得記。
發生了什麼
有人把七萬五千美元放進公文包，說是要給市長辦下賭場執照和建築許可；對方一看這陣仗，直說這事太離譜。隨後有人追出去，一邊道歉，一邊把話往生意上引。mouths to feed（有一家人要養）把家庭負擔擺出來；grease someone（用錢打通關係）把塞錢說成辦事；還有 eye to eye（面對面、想法一致）把彼此說成能直接合作的人。想學怎麼把不體面的事說得體面，這幾句都很有畫面。
這場戲看什麼
- 注意市長先追問那是什麼，再問對方出身
- 留意道歉和套近乎怎樣替塞錢打掩護
- 看“直接交易”被重複幾次才落地
留意這幾個短語
procurebullshitdiplomamouths to feed
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本章短語
grease someone
用錢打通關係bribe someone; pay to smooth things
對方還沒鬆口，有人把塞錢說成要 grease someone（給某人上油、用錢打通關係），語氣像在講行規，不像在認罪。
They tried to grease the inspector to skip the safety check.他們想給檢查員塞錢，好跳過安全檢查。
本章還有
- procure
取得、辦下（執照）
- bullshit
胡扯、破事
- diploma
文憑、畢業證書
- mouths to feed
有一家人要養
- thrown by
被弄得有點發懵
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52 句台詞裡標了 28 處
for 只輕輕帶過，重音落在 Mayor 上，別把 for 拉長。
I'm placing $75, 000 in this briefcase for Mayor Carmine Polito to procure casino license and building permits for Atlantic City.讓我覺得很不正常
I don't know what that is, but this is very weird to me.what that is 快說時幾個 t 常被吞，三個詞連成一團。
I don't know what that is, but this is very weird to me.混蛋、討厭鬼——熟人罵人時用，正式場合別用
I apologize if that prick offended you.為和某人有牽連而難堪
I'm okay. No, no, no, no, no. I'm fucking embarrassed to be associated with that guy at all. It's okay.錯失這次機會
Don't lose this opportunity to fucking Florida,被學校錄取 這裡不是走進校門，而是被錄取
all right, because of some bullshit from that punk advisor, all right, with his "diploma," all right, who could never get into the school that we come from.定語從句：who 指顧問，that 從句修飾 school；說話人拿學校出身壓人。
all right, because of some bullshit from that punk advisor, all right, with his "diploma," all right, who could never get into the school that we come from.混蛋、廢物——罵人沒用或不入流，帶火氣，別當面用
all right, because of some bullshit from that punk advisor, all right, with his "diploma," all right, who could never get into the school that we come from.鬼話、破事——粗口抱怨，正式場合別用
all right, because of some bullshit from that punk advisor, all right, with his "diploma," all right, who could never get into the school that we come from.好得要命 字面是“為它去死”，這裡只誇好吃
Oh, they're fucking to die for, those things. Yeah.他媽的、極其——粗口強調，熟人閒聊可用，正式場合別用
Oh, they're fucking to die for, those things. Yeah.我可以直呼你的名字嗎
Tell me, can I call you Carmine?不習慣做某事
I'm not used to running.生意經你手，你有抽成 不是“飄過你”，而是生意經你手、你拿好處
all right, and all the deals would float through you.兩頭都拿可觀抽成 piece 不是“一塊”，而是利潤分成
You get a serious piece on both ends, all right?隨你處置
You do with it what you will.面對現實、按現實規則來
I mean, I live in the real world, all right?有一家人要養
談錢談到一半，有人把自己說成顧家男人，用 mouths to feed（有幾張嘴要喂）把家庭負擔擺出來，語氣像訴苦也像求理解。
I am a family man. I got mouths to feed and everything like that, but, you know, you got...沒有中間人，不玩虛的 把直來直去說成一種規矩
No middlemen, no bullshit, it's the Arab way.結果卻沒在場
You understand, it's just... I got a little thrown by going to have a meeting with somebody that ended up not being there, so...動名詞短語：by 後面接動名詞說明原因：因為要去見一個最後沒出現的人，所以有點亂。
You understand, it's just... I got a little thrown by going to have a meeting with somebody that ended up not being there, so...got a 在美音裡常連成一團，t 輕輕彈過，別逐字頓開。
You understand, it's just... I got a little thrown by going to have a meeting with somebody that ended up not being there, so...直接和你打交道
I'll deal with you directly.一起做生意
I like you, eye to eye, we can do business together.to 只輕輕帶過，兩個 eye 才是重音，別三詞平均用力。
I like you, eye to eye, we can do business together.省略助動詞：口語裡 have 被省掉，完整問句才補出來，別誤判。
Yeah, how long you known this guy?看懂「遞上七萬五談賭場執照」
發音重點
- for Mayor — for 只輕輕帶過，重音落在 Mayor 上，別把 for 拉長。
- what that is — what that is 快說時幾個 t 常被吞，三個詞連成一團。
- got a little — got a 在美音裡常連成一團，t 輕輕彈過，別逐字頓開。
- eye to eye — to 只輕輕帶過，兩個 eye 才是重音，別三詞平均用力。
I don't know what that is, but this is very weird to me.我不知道那是什麼，但這對我來說太不對勁了。 重複說太怪，把警覺說得很直白，前半否認、後半表態，像真人當場把話挑明。
You do with it what you will.你想怎麼處置就怎麼處置。 把選擇權推回對方，語氣不逼人，卻讓收錢這件事顯得已成定局。
No middlemen, no bullshit, it's the Arab way.沒有中間人，不玩虛的，這就是阿拉伯人的做法。 三個短句像敲桌子，先排除中間人，再用粗口強調直來直去。
I like you, eye to eye, we can do business together.我喜歡你，面對面直說，我們可以一起做生意。 把信任和交易捆在一句裡，eye to eye 讓收錢聽起來像平等合作。
關於這一章的問題
grease someone 是什麼意思？
這裡指用錢打通關係，把好處直接塞給對方。臺詞裡說 grease you directly（直接塞錢給你），就是不走中間人，把錢給到本人。
「有一家人要養」英語怎麼說？
常用 mouths to feed。臺詞裡說自己有家有口，有一家人要養，就用 I got mouths to feed 來把現實壓力擺出來。
eye to eye 在這裡是「看法一致」嗎？
這裡的 eye to eye 是面對面、想法一致：臺詞說 I like you, eye to eye, we can do business together，意思是我喜歡你，咱們能面對面一起做生意。
thrown by 是「被嚇到」嗎？
不是單純被嚇到，而是被弄得有點發懵、措手不及。臺詞裡說約好見面的人結果沒出現，自己有點 thrown by（被弄得有點發懵），就是被這個變故弄亂了節奏。
procure 和普通「買」有什麼區別？
procure 更正式，指取得、辦下所需的東西；臺詞裡說的是把賭場執照辦下來，不是普通買東西。
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第 9 章can't get enough of飯桌上聞亮油談生意
第 10 章back on its feet舉杯吹捧談重建
第 11 章the life of the party為赴宴在電話裡吵翻
第 12 章right off the bat賭場參觀點破黑幫
第 13 章keep the upper hand派對現場談賭場牌照
第 14 章falsified my records套房裡說出真名
第 15 章get over on逼問下落後重結盟
第 16 章get someone on a wire陳述唸到一半有人動槍
第 17 章let something die to let something live飯桌勸離套出內情
第 18 章knock some sense into帆布袋裡憋出計劃
第 19 章pay somebody off兩百萬電匯談崩又談成
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