這場戲：酒吧裡為前途吵翻
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酒吧裡，蘭博勸尚恩多跟威爾聊前途，說各地邀約不斷，電話 ringing off the hook（響個不停），還有能讓天才 given free rein（任其發揮）的研究機構。尚恩卻覺得該給威爾時間自己想清楚，兩人越說越嗆。想學怎麼談前途、又怎麼守住分寸，就看這段。
❝ 獨白 · 9 句 蘭博的天才論
從無名之輩到愛因斯坦再到毀了的天才，層層遞進逼尚恩點頭。
Why don't we give him time to figure out what he wants?（給他時間想清楚自己要什麼）
figure out 弄明白、想清楚hatching a plan 暗中謀劃一件事out of courtesy 出於禮貌in the loop 知情、被同步進展
蘭博約尚恩在蒂米的酒吧見面，想讓他多關心威爾的前途。蘭博說各地邀約不斷，電話 ringing off the hook（響個不停），還有能讓威爾這種頭腦 given free rein（任其發揮）的地方；尚恩卻覺得這孩子還沒方向，硬推反而危險。蘭博拿一個數學天才最後成了罪犯的例子，說明天賦得有人引導；尚恩回他：指點是一回事，擺弄是另一回事。兩人越說越重，尚恩丟下一句 there's more to life than a Field's medal（人生不只是一塊菲爾茲獎牌），蘭博噎他這理論對自己也沒見多管用，尚恩直接罵了回去。想學談判桌上怎麼擺姿態、老朋友之間怎麼吵翻，這些說法都用得上。
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。
“There's more to life than a fuckin' Field's medal.”
人生可不只是一塊該死的菲爾茲獎牌。
把整場爭執壓成一句：獎章之外還有人生。
There's more to life than ...
想勸人別把成敗當成全部時用；正式場合別帶髒字。
There's more to life than a corner office. ／ Life is bigger than one trophy.
口語
重讀 more 和 life，髒字一帶而過，句尾壓低。
There's more to life than one bad review. 人生不止一次差評。
“Why don't we give him time to figure out what he wants?”
為什麼不給他點時間，讓他自己想清楚要什麼？
用商量的口氣把選擇權還給他，比命令更有分量。
Why don't we give someone time to ...
想勸對方別急、留點餘地時用；對長輩提議要放緩語氣。
Why not let him decide for himself? ／ Maybe we should give him room to think.
中性
Why don't we 連成一串，figure out 輕快帶過。
Why don't we give her time to figure out the offer? 不如給她點時間想清楚這份邀約？
“I'm nothing compared to this young man.”
跟這個年輕人比，我什麼都不是。
自謙到近乎自貶，一句量出天才的分量。
someone is nothing compared to ...
當面誇別人、壓低自己時用；熟人之間才不顯造作。
I don't hold a candle to him. ／ He makes me look like a beginner.
中性
nothing 重讀，compared to 弱讀連成一串。
Honestly, I'm nothing compared to her at coding. 說真的，寫程式碼我比她差遠了。
“Yeah, it did, you arrogant fuckin' prick.”
是啊，還真管用呢，你個傲慢的混蛋。
一句糙話頂回去，把多年不服氣全壓在結尾那個詞裡。
Yeah, it did, you ...
被對方陰陽怪氣後回敬時能用，只對撕破臉的老熟人說，別對長輩上司用。
Yeah, it worked out fine for me, unlike for you. ／ Sure it did. And look how bitter you've become.
口語
Yeah, it did 連讀，you arrogant 一帶，prick 重讀並收乾脆。
Yeah, it worked out, and you still can't stand it. 是啊，結果不錯，而你到現在還咽不下這口氣。
You ever hear of Gerald Lambeau? for their study of the universe, but it was a... doing physics in his spare time who changed the world. Can you imagine if Einstein would have given that up... just to get drunk with his buddies in Vienna every night? We all would've lost something. Tim would never have heard of him. - Pretty dramatic, Gerry. - No, it isn't, Sean. This boy has that gift. He just hasn't got the direction, but we can give that to him.
你聽說過傑拉爾德·蘭博嗎？ 因為研究宇宙，可那其實是個…… 在業餘時間搞物理的人，改變了世界。 你能想像嗎，要是愛因斯坦把那些都放棄了…… 就為了每晚跟哥們在維也納喝個爛醉？ 那我們都會有所損失。蒂米也永遠不會聽說過他。 ——說得挺煽情啊，格里。——不，不是煽情，尚恩。 這孩子有那份天賦。 他只是還沒找到方向，而我們可以給他指路。
下一章 · 14not a lick一點兒都不會這場戲：被女友邀去加州字面是「把韁繩鬆開」，引申為放手讓對方自己發揮。戲裡蘭博說有個地方能讓威爾這樣的頭腦 given free rein，就是任他施展。
說 ringing off the hook。字面是電話從鉤子上一直響，形容來電多到接不完。戲裡蘭博用來說自己手裡工作邀約特別多。
指被拉進資訊圈、能知情。戲裡蘭博說來是想讓尚恩 in the loop，尚恩卻回一句 Oh, nice to be in the loop，反諷自己只是被通知一下。
說 sticky fingers，字面是「黏手指」，指愛順手拿別人東西。戲裡蒂米端酒時開玩笑，說 Just so you don't get sticky fingers，別讓人以為客人會偷拿。
指把賭局分出輸贏。戲裡蘭博假裝要跟尚恩打賭，借蒂米之口問「你聽說過傑拉德·蘭博嗎」，用沒人聽過自己的名字，反襯天才也常被埋沒。
