這場戲：投奔老友得知追兵來歷
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布奇和太陽舞小子躲進老友家，翻出報紙才知道追兵是勒福斯和巴爾的摩一行人；對方勸他們別 make a big thing out of it（把某事大做文章），他們偏說就得大做文章。可一聽說這隊人是被僱來 take after（追趕）他們的，誰還笑得出來。想學又損又準的強盜行話，看這裡。
一句 make a big thing out of it（把某事大做文章）
make a big thing out of it 把某事大做文章take after 追趕、追蹤stay together 待在一起、不散夥
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 布奇的搶劫生意經
把追殺折算成成本，越算越理直氣壯，荒唐裡自有一套經濟學。
布奇和太陽舞小子躲到老友家，邊吃邊翻報紙，才知道追他們的人不止勒福斯、巴爾的摩，還有一長串名字。能在這種圍捕裡脫身，他們自己都說 luck out（僥倖走運）。朋友告訴他們，是鐵路大亨哈里曼出錢僱人 take after（追趕）他們，還勸他們別 make a big thing out of it（把某事大做文章）。可兩人乾的就是 pull a job（幹一票）的買賣，怎麼算都吃虧。想學強盜聊生意的那套說法，這幾句最實用。
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。
“No, make a big thing out of it.”
不，就得拿這事大做文章。
把同伴的勸阻反過來當命令使，倔得可愛，也藏著不肯認命。
No, make a big thing out of it.
朋友勸你別聲張而你偏要反著來時用；嚴肅場合這樣唱反調會顯得幼稚。
No, let's make a scene about it. ／ Actually, let's blow it out of proportion.
口語
No 後短停，make a big thing 連讀，out of it 收輕。
Don't make a big thing out of it. No, actually make a big thing out of it. 別大做文章。不，說真的，就得大做文章。
“It's really sort of flattering, if you wanna think about it that way.”
要是你願意這麼想，這其實還挺讓人受寵若驚的。
被人重金追殺還說受寵若驚，自嘲裡帶著亡命徒的體面。
It's sort of ..., if you wanna think about it that way.
用玩笑化解尷尬或壓力時用；對正在難受的人說會顯得輕慢。
You could call it a compliment, if you look at it that way. ／ It's almost a tribute, if you squint.
口語
sort of 輕讀，flattering 重讀，think about it 一帶而過。
It's sort of flattering that they called me first, if you wanna think about it that way. 他們第一個找我，還挺讓我受寵若驚的——要是你願意這麼想。
“If he'd pay me what he's spendin' to make me stop robbin' him, I'd stop robbin' him!”
他要是把僱人抓我的錢給我，我早就不搶他了！
用一本正經的成本賬說搶劫，荒唐裡透著一套自己的道理。
If he'd ..., I'd ...!
半開玩笑地講條件、算賬時用；談判桌上這樣說容易被當成勒索。
Pay me what you spend fighting me and I'll stop. ／ If they offered half of this, I'd walk away.
口語
兩個 If/I'd 對仗，robbin' him 重讀收尾。
If they gave me half the fine, I'd happily stop parking there. 他們要是把罰款的一半給我，我早就不往那兒停車了。
“You probably inherited every penny you got!”
你那些錢，多半全是繼承來的！
氣急時拿出身開火，把有錢對手踩成沒本事的人。
You probably inherited every ... you got!
被壓得窩火、拿對方出身出氣時用；爭論裡說這句只會火上澆油，慎用。
You were born with it, you didn't earn it. ／ Every cent you have came from your family.
口語
probably 一帶而過，every penny 重讀，got 上揚帶氣。
You probably inherited every chance you got! 你的機會多半都是家裡給的！
That crazy Harriman. That's bad business! How long d'you think I'd stay in operation if every time I pulled a job it cost me money? If he'd pay me what he's spendin' to make me stop robbin' him, I'd stop robbin' him!
那個瘋哈里曼。 這買賣可不划算！ 你想想，要是我每幹一票都賠錢，這生意還能做多久？ 他要是把僱人抓我的錢給我，我早就不搶他了！
下一章 · 10on the tip of my tongue話到嘴邊想不起這場戲：搶銀行背錯臺詞把某事大做文章、抓著不放。臺詞裡有人勸別大做文章，對方偏說就得大做文章。
luck out。比如 we lucked out getting away，就是「我們能逃出來真是走運」。
take after。注意它平時是「長得像」，這裡指一路追著某人不放。
pull a job。job 在強盜口中就是一票案子，pull a job 就是做一次案。
遲早、早晚。臺詞裡說他們遲早會找到這兒來，表示躲不掉。
