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彩票獎金變投資:make a killing

有人買彩票中了二十萬,正興奮地講中獎經過,對面卻丟擲 low-risk, but very high-yield(低風險、高回報)的說法,勸他把錢投進加勒比酒店專案。聽到 Am I right?(對吧?)和 make a killing(大賺一筆),就知道這是在勸人投錢。

發生了什麼

有人買彩票中了二十萬,興沖沖講起自己以前當救生員、每週攢錢,旁邊還有人補一句他中獎時手都在抖。說著說著,話題從慶祝變成投資:對方丟擲 low-risk, but very high-yield(低風險、高回報)的說法,回報不是百分之六七,而是百分之二十,專案是加勒比的一批酒店;有人用 You need money to make money. Am I right?(錢生錢嘛,對吧?)幫腔,也有人勸 make a killing(大賺一筆),話裡話外都是別錯過這個機會。想聽懂聚會上的投資勸說、勸人入局,這幾句都用得上。

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本章短語

make a killing

大賺一筆make a large profit quickly

有人勸對方帶他們進酒店專案,用 make a killing(大賺一筆)把暴利說成順帶的好事,語氣輕巧得像在分享機會。

Investors can make a killing on that downtown property.投資者能在那個市中心專案上大賺一筆。

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  • come into money

    意外得到一筆錢

  • drop dead

    (誇張)當場倒下

  • once-in-a-lifetime

    一輩子就一次

  • low-risk, but very high-yield

    低風險、高回報

  • Am I right?

    對吧?

本章全部批註

54 句台詞裡標了 24 處

短語 · B2come into money

意外得到一筆錢

有人讓奧吉講中獎經過,語氣興奮又賣關子;come into money 聽來像繼承,實際是彩票橫財。

We came into some money. Tell him how, Augie.
發音came into

came into 快說時連成一串,別在中間停死

We came into some money. Tell him how, Augie.
短語 · B1put away some money

每週存一點錢 這裡是存錢,不是把東西收起來

Put away a little each week.
短語 · A2play the lottery

買彩票

We always play the lottery, and we never even get two numbers. Am I right?
俚語 · B2hit it

中了大獎——口語說中獎或大成功;正式場合說 win the lottery

Uh-huh. But last week, we hit it.
俚語 · B1bucks

美元——美式口語;報稅或正式寫作說 dollars

We got 200,000 bucks.
短語 · B1that kind of money

那麼大一筆錢

I never held that kind of money in my hands. I mean, ever.
發音that kind of

that 的 t 很輕,kind of 幾乎黏在一起

I never held that kind of money in my hands. I mean, ever.
短語 · B2a once-in-a-lifetime chance

一輩子就一次

有人把中獎說成 once-in-a-lifetime,先反問“我?”,再說你該親眼看看她當時的樣子,我非得告訴她這是千載難逢,語氣興奮,帶著替自己辯解的味道。

Me? You had to see her. I had to tell her, this is a once-in-a-lifetime.
短語 · B2know the first thing about something

對某事一竅不通

I mean, not with my one chance to-- Hey, come on. We don't know the first thing about money, but he does.
短語 · B2give half your money to the government

把一半錢交給政府(交稅) 這裡指交稅,不是捐給政府

First thing is how not to give half your money to the government.
語法 · B2how not to give half your money

疑問詞+不定式:how not to give... 是“如何不把…交出去”,把否定的辦法嵌進名詞性從句。

First thing is how not to give half your money to the government.
短語 · B2low-risk, high-yield

低風險、高回報

有人用假設句丟擲酒店專案,用 low-risk, but very high-yield(低風險、高回報)把風險和收益並列,語氣平穩得像在替對方算賬。

Suppose I put you in a venture that was low-risk, but very high-yield.
語法 · B2Suppose I put you in a venture that was low-risk

假設條件句:Suppose 引出假設,put 用原形,後面 that 從句補出低風險這一條件。

Suppose I put you in a venture that was low-risk, but very high-yield.
短語 · B2develop a group of hotels

開發一批酒店

He's developing a group of hotels in the Caribbean.
短語 · B1the whole thing

全部錢 這裡指全部二十萬美元

Jeez, investing what? You mean the whole thing?
俚語 · B1Jeez

天哪——熟人前表驚訝;正式場合別用

Jeez, investing what? You mean the whole thing?
發音money to

money to 裡 to 輕帶,重音落在 money

You need money to make money. Am I right?
短語 · B2let someone in on something

讓某人參與或知情 不是讓他們進門,是拉他們入夥

Let them in on one of your--? The hotel deal or something.
短語 · B2make a killing

大賺一筆

有人勸對方帶他們進酒店專案,用 make a killing(大賺一筆)把暴利說成順帶的好事,語氣輕巧得像在分享機會。

It'd be great for them. Make a killing.
短語 · B1take the day off

休一天假

Tomorrow I'm taking the day off.
短語 · B2do your duty

盡本分

Here, for doing your duty.
語法 · B2Not bad taste for a philistine businessman

省略句:前面省略了 That's,只留 Not bad taste,口語裡更輕快,也更像順口打趣。

Not bad taste for a philistine businessman, huh?
發音bad taste

重音壓 bad 和 taste,句尾 huh 輕挑收住

Not bad taste for a philistine businessman, huh?

看懂「彩票獎金變投資」

發音重點

  • came into — came into 快說時連成一串,別在中間停死
  • that kind of — that 的 t 很輕,kind of 幾乎黏在一起
  • money to — money to 裡 to 輕帶,重音落在 money
  • bad taste — 重音壓 bad 和 taste,句尾 huh 輕挑收住
I never held that kind of money in my hands. I mean, ever.

我手裡從沒拿過那麼多錢。我是說,從來沒有。 重複 ever 把一輩子沒碰過這麼多錢的震撼說透。

I'm not talking about 6 or 7 percent. I'm talking about 20 percent.

我說的不是百分之六或七,而是百分之二十。 兩個數字對比加重複句式,像推銷員把誘餌一步步抬高。

You need money to make money. Am I right?

你得有錢才能賺錢。對吧? 把資本邏輯說成常識,再用反問逼在場人點頭。

It'd be great for them. Make a killing.

這對他們再好不過。能大賺一筆。 用輕巧口吻把暴利說成順帶好事,推手姿態全出來了。

Not bad taste for a philistine businessman, huh?

對一個沒品位的商人來說,品味還不錯,是吧? 先誇後損再反問,熟人間的反諷恭維一句到位。

關於這一章的問題

make a killing 是什麼意思?

意思是「大賺一筆」。臺詞裡 Make a killing 說的是他們能靠這個專案大賺一筆,是在勸人別錯過機會。

「低風險、高回報」英語怎麼說?

說 low-risk, but very high-yield。臺詞裡有人用它形容一個投資專案,回報不是百分之六七,而是百分之二十;隨後又提到加勒比的一批酒店。

once-in-a-lifetime 是什麼意思?

意思是「一輩子就一次」。有人說 this is a once-in-a-lifetime,用來強調眼前這個機會極其難得,錯過就不會再有。

「意外得到一筆錢」英語怎麼說?

用 come into money。臺詞裡 We came into some money 就是「我們意外得了一筆錢」,後面講起買彩票中獎,說的就是這筆錢。

Am I right? 在這裡是什麼語氣?

它不是認真求答案,而是邊說邊拉對方認同,類似「對吧?」。You need money to make money. Am I right? 就是拿聽起來很在理的話推人點頭。

philistine businessman 是在罵人嗎?

字面是「沒品位的商人」。但緊跟著前一句有人誇禮物漂亮,這句更像拿這個標籤反著打趣:嘴上貶人沒品味,實際在誇禮物挑得好,不是真罵。

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