這場戲：入會等於拿到通行證
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湯米正式入會那天，吉米高興得像個孩子，守在家裡等暗號。亨利藉機講起「好傢伙」這稱呼，說入會 It's the highest honor they can give you（這是他們能給你的最高榮譽），一旦成了自己人，就 like a license to steal（像拿到一張為所欲為的通行證）。想學怎麼講身份、地位和圈子，這幾句很帶勁。
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 「最高的榮譽」英語說 the highest honor
the highest honor 最高的榮譽belong to 屬於、是……的一員fuck around with 招惹、亂來license to steal 肆無忌憚的通行證
湯米正式入會的這天，吉米比誰都激動，往湯米家打了好幾通電話，只為第一時間等到儀式結束的暗號。亨利借這段講述「好傢伙」和「自己人」的江湖邏輯：他們彼此叫 goodfellas（好傢伙），介紹人時會說 He's one of us（他是咱自己人）。入會 be made 是 It's the highest honor they can give you（他們能給你的最高榮譽），意味著你屬於一個 family and a crew（家族和班子），從此 nobody can fuck around with you（沒人敢跟你亂來），反過來你卻能隨便招惹別人，簡直 like a license to steal（像拿到一張為所欲為的通行證）。可亨利和吉米因為有愛爾蘭血統，永遠都入不了會。想學怎麼講圈子、地位和身份，這裡說得很透。
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。
“It's like a license to steal. A license to do anything.”
那就好比一張偷東西的許可證，幹什麼都行。
把犯罪的特權說成一張執照，冷幽默裡全是炫耀。
It's like a license to + 動詞.
半開玩笑地說某人做事沒人管時用；正式場合別拿犯罪打比方。
It's like a free pass to do anything. ／ It is a license to break every rule.
口語
license 重讀，to steal 停頓，do anything 一口氣收。
With that badge it's like a license to park anywhere. 有那證件，就跟拿到隨便停車的許可證一樣。
“It's the highest honor they can give you.”
這是他們能給你的最高榮譽。
一句把入會的分量抬到頂點，聽得人心裡發燙。
It's the highest + 名詞 + they can give you.
強調某種認可的分量時用；對普通幫助這麼說會顯得誇張。
It is the greatest honor they can offer. ／ That is the highest praise anyone can get.
中性
highest 重讀，they can give you 連讀，句尾落穩。
For a soldier it's the highest honor they can give you. 對一個士兵來說，這是能給的最高榮譽。
“It means nobody can fuck around with you.”
意味著沒人敢跟你亂來。
用最髒的字眼講最實在的好處，入會的分量一下就出來。
It means nobody can ... with you.
解釋某個身份能帶來什麼保護時用；髒話太沖，正式場合別用。
It means nobody messes with you. ／ It means no one can touch you.
口語
nobody 重讀，fuck around 連讀，句尾降調錶篤定。
It means nobody can push you around here. 意味著在這兒沒人能欺負你。
“But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood.”
可我和吉米永遠入不了會，因為我們身上有愛爾蘭血。
一句血統的門檻，把最忠心的兩個人永遠擋在外面。
Someone could never be made because ...
講某條無法跨過的資格門檻時用；談現實裡的身份限制別輕率類比。
They would never be made because of their blood. ／ That blood closed the door on them.
中性
never be made 連讀，Irish blood 兩個重音砸下。
She could never join because she grew up abroad. 因為她在國外長大，永遠沒法加入。
It's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew. It means nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody... just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. A license to do anything.
這是他們能給你的最高榮譽。 意味著你屬於一個家族，也屬於一個班子。 意味著沒人敢跟你亂來。 也意味著你可以隨便招惹別人…… 只要對方也不是會員就行。 那就好比一張偷東西的許可證，幹什麼都行。
下一章 · 25the end of the world世界末日這場戲：被直升機跟了一上午字面是「偷東西的許可證」，這裡是比喻：入了會就像拿到一張肆無忌憚的通行證，幹什麼都有人罩著、沒人敢管，常用來形容那種特權。
不是「被製造」，而是黑幫用語，指被正式吸收為家族正式成員，也就是「入會」。片裡說 Tommy was being made，就是湯米那天正式入會。
one of us，介紹人時最常用。He's a goodfella, one of us 就是「他是個好傢伙，是咱自己人」，用來確認對方屬於這個圈子、可以信任。
意思是「招惹、跟某人亂來」。Nobody can fuck around with you 是說入了會就沒人敢動你；反過來也能說 you can fuck around with anybody，氣焰完全不同。
偏莊重、帶宗教色彩，等於「願上帝與你同在」，多見於長輩送別或鄭重祝福。日常更常說 take care 或 good luck，這句顯得更鄭重。
