這場戲：被索要五千塊封口費
第 9 章 · 共 14 章 · 3'02"
書商把李叫去，開口就是聯邦調查局找我、他們讓我戴竊聽器：They asked me to wear a wire（他們讓我戴竊聽器）。他嘴上保證 I'm not gonna rat you out（我不會去告發你），轉頭卻要五千塊，還撂一句 Figure it out（自己想辦法）。想學怎麼用英語談條件、放狠話，這幾句夠狠。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 They asked me to wear a wire（他們讓我戴竊聽器），開口就是五千塊
wear a wire 戴竊聽器rat you out 告發、出賣generous of you 你真大方（反話）Figure it out 自己想轍、想辦法
書商把李叫來，說聯邦調查局已經找過自己，還讓他戴竊聽器。他先表忠心，說自己不會去告發她，要真被叫去作證也會撒謊；可話鋒一轉，就要李拿出五千塊。李說拿不出這筆錢，對方只回一句 Figure it out，讓她自己想轍。wear a wire（戴竊聽器）是犯罪題材裡的常用說法，rat someone out（告發某人）用來劃清立場，Figure it out（自己想辦法）則是不耐煩地甩鍋。這幾句在談判、要挾的場合都能套用，句子短、口氣硬。
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。
“They asked me to wear a wire.”
他們讓我戴竊聽器。
一句平靜的轉述，把出賣朋友的選項擺上桌面，張力全在這句輕描淡寫裡。
They asked me to ...
轉述別人對你的要求時用；這種句式也常用來先鋪墊後談條件。
They wanted me to inform on you. ／ They asked me to testify.
中性
asked me to 連讀，wear a wire 放慢加重。
They asked me to sign the whole thing over. 他們讓我把全部東西都簽字轉讓。
“You just got closer to paying back that asshole with his own money.”
你離用那混蛋自己的錢還清他更近一步了。
把還債說成一記漂亮的反擊，惡毒裡帶著鼓勵，很符合這段關係。
get closer to doing something
給朋友打氣、把苦差說成復仇時用；正式場合這種帶髒字的說法不合適。
You're one step closer to paying him off. ／ That money goes straight back at him.
口語
got closer to 連讀，asshole 重讀，with his own money 收在低音。
You're one step closer to paying off the loan. 你離還清貸款又近了一步。
“I always did want to be an actor. Here.”
我一直想當演員。
把行騙說成圓了演員夢，一句自嘲就把傑克這個人講透了。
I always did want to ...
強調自己長久以來的心願時用；did 在這裡加語氣，別漏讀。
I always wanted to be an actor. ／ I did always want to try that.
口語
always 稍重，did 輕讀帶出強調，actor 降調收尾。
I always did want to learn to sail. 我一直想學帆船。
“No offense, but a store in Brooklyn offered me $200 for one.”
別介意，可布魯克林有家店一封就出兩百。
先道歉再抬價，把砍價變成不帶髒字的反擊。
No offense, but + 陳述句
談判抬價、委婉反駁對方報價時能用；對客戶或上司要更客氣。
No offense, but I've seen better offers. ／ Not to be rude, but that's below market.
口語
No offense 輕快，but 後停頓，two hundred 重讀。
No offense, but another firm offered me more. 別介意，但另一家公司給的更多。
“I'm really good at this.”
我幹這個真的很在行。
用最平靜的語氣自誇，狂妄全藏在輕描淡寫裡。
be really good at + 名詞/動名詞
自信表態、跟熟人吹牛時能用；正式面試裡要換更謙虛的說法。
I happen to be very good at this. ／ This is kind of my thing.
口語
really 重讀，good at this 連讀，句尾乾脆。
I'm really good at cooking for a crowd. 給一大桌人做飯，我真的很在行。
I'm not gonna do that to you. I'm a good guy. And if they want me to be a witness... I'll lie. But you're gonna pay me $5,000.
我不會那麼對你的。我是好人。 要是他們想讓我當證人…… 我就撒謊。 但你得給我五千塊。
下一章 · 10talk someone off the ledge把某人從崩潰邊緣勸回來這場戲：找前女友攤開舊賬就是「戴竊聽器」。警方或聯調局讓線人身上藏錄音裝置去套話，就叫 wear a wire，wire 指的是竊聽裝備。
rat someone out，比 tell on 更口語、更帶點鄙視。I'm not gonna rat you out 就是「我不會去告發你」。
「自己想轍、想辦法」。別人跟你說 Figure it out，多半是不耐煩、不想幫忙，等於把難題丟回給你。
不一定。That's very generous of you 常拿來反諷，尤其對方明明在佔便宜時，意思是「你可真大方」。
先墊一句 No offense 再接實話，等於「別見怪，我說句直的」，比如 No offense, but a store in Brooklyn offered me $200。
