這場戲：球賽被下黑手後加注
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球賽打到一半，對方球員忽然下黑手，把這邊的人弄傷下場，場邊有人喊 pulled something（動了手腳）。眼看要輸，兩邊乾脆攤牌：還賭不賭？一句 double the bet（賭注翻倍）把火拱了起來，還甩出 Three-to-one（三比一）的賠率。想學球場英語、看人抬槓，這段最帶勁。
這可是球賽：track meet（田徑運動會）
leaving the game 退場the matter with 某人出什麼事了pulled something 動了手腳track meet 田徑運動會
中場來一段：the old Knute Rockne（老套的勵志訓話）
the old Knute Rockne 老套的勵志訓話press the bets 把注下下去halftime speech 中場訓話a time and a place 凡事都有合適的時候和場合
不服就加註：double the bet（賭注翻倍）
the matter with 某人出什麼事了pulled something 動了手腳double the bet 賭注翻倍back that up 拿出東西來證明
球場上，一邊是奮力追分的隊伍，一邊是對手下的黑手。有人受傷離場，場邊罵著 pulled something（動了手腳）；比分咬著，還有人抱怨對方把比賽打得像 track meet（田徑運動會）而不是球賽。中場休息，有人想搬出 the old Knute Rockne（老套的勵志訓話）穩住人心，另一邊卻催著 press the bets（把注下下去）。終場前雙方攤牌，問要不要 double the bet（賭注翻倍），又丟擲 Three-to-one（三比一）的賠率。想學怎麼用英語較勁、下注、互相叫板，這段全是料。
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。
“Four hundred? This is not a track meet, this is a football game!”
四百？這不是田徑運動會，這是橄欖球賽！
拿田徑比賽作反襯，一句吐槽就把這場鬧劇點了名。
This is not a ..., this is a ...!
糾正對方搞錯性質時用；帶火氣，熟人之間行，正式場合太重。
This isn't a practice; it's the real thing. ／ We are not playing around here.
口語
not a 連讀，football 重讀收尾。
This is not a rehearsal; this is opening night. 這不是排練，這是正式首演。
“All right, Bub, your fuckin' head is coming right off.”
好了，小子，你那顆腦袋馬上就得搬家。
把威脅說得像修理零件，兇狠裡帶著粗野的滑稽。
your ... is coming right off
球場上放狠話時用；粗俗且帶髒字，正式場合絕對不能出口。
Your head is going to roll for that. ／ You are going to pay for that hit.
口語
fuckin' 重讀，coming right off 三個詞砸實。
Next time you cut me off, your wheel is coming right off. 下次你再別我，你的車輪就得飛出去。
“Guess I have to give them the old Knute Rockne at halftime.”
看來中場休息時我得給他們來一段老掉牙的勵志訓話。
拿名帥的名字自嘲訓話老套，一句就把假裝熱血點破。
give them the old ...
自嘲要拿老一套動員別人時用；懂點背景的人一聽就笑。
Time for the usual pep talk. ／ I'll give them the standard speech.
口語
Knute Rockne 兩個詞咬清，at halftime 放輕。
Before the deadline, the boss gave us the old Knute Rockne. 截止期前，老闆給我們來了一段經典動員。
“Mash 'em, smash 'em, kill, kill, kill!”
碾碎他們，砸爛他們，殺，殺，殺！
口號押著韻越喊越狠，狂熱和荒唐一起衝到頂。
Mash 'em, smash 'em, ...!
模仿啦啦隊口號吐槽場面滑稽時用；對真人喊會顯得嚇人。
Crush them, thrash them, win! ／ Pound them into the ground!
口語
三個動詞一組，節拍均勻，kill 連喊要頂住氣。
Mash 'em, smash 'em, send them home! 碾他們，砸他們，把他們打發回家！
“What's the matter with him? What's the matter? Hell, you oughta know.”
他怎麼了？他怎麼了？——得了吧，你應該清楚。
明知故問被一句頂回來，把心虛和裝糊塗照得明明白白。
What's the matter with ...? ... you oughta know.
有人裝傻、明知故問時用來堵他；熟人之間行，正式場合太沖。
You know exactly what happened. ／ Don't play dumb with me.
口語
兩句 What's the matter 語氣遞進，oughta know 放慢。
What's the matter with the car? You oughta know, you drove it. 車怎麼了？你該知道，是你開的。
“Oh, the hell I don't. We were beating you without him, and we'll go on beating you.”
哦，誰說我不想。沒他我們也壓著你們打，以後照樣贏你們。
兩層否定疊著回懟，氣勢一路壓過去，談判味拉滿。
The hell I don't. We ... and we'll go on ...
被人小看、想強勢回絕時用；帶火藥味，正式場合別用。
You bet I do, and we'll keep doing it. ／ I wouldn't count on that if I were you.
口語
the hell I don't 重音砸在 hell，後半句提速。
The hell I don't care. I built this team and I'll keep defending it. 誰說我不在乎。這支隊是我帶起來的，我還會一直護著它。
“Are you prepared to back that up with odds?”
你打算用賠率來證明這話嗎？
把口頭叫板換成真金白銀的條件，一句就把賭局推上桌面。
Are you prepared to back that up with ...?
要對方為說過的話拿出實際擔當時用；談判、對賭都合適。
Will you put money behind that claim? ／ Can you back that up with anything real?
中性
prepared to 連讀，odds 重讀收尾。
Are you prepared to back that up with your own money? 你打算拿自己的錢來證明這話嗎？
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可以說 double the bet，也可以說 double down。bet 是賭注，double 是加倍。戲裡在終場前互相叫板，一句 double the bet 就把賭局又推高了一層。
是 track meet，track 指跑道，meet 指比賽集會。戲裡那句 This is not a track meet, this is a football game，就是在罵對方亂打一氣，把橄欖球踢成了田徑賽。
可以說 there's a time and a place for everything。time 是時候，place 是場合。戲裡有人嫌對方不分時機，就拿這句去數落，語氣帶點火氣。
Knute Rockne 是美國聖母大學傳奇橄欖球教練，以賽前勵志訓話出名。the old Knute Rockne 後來就成了「老套勵志訓話」的代名詞，戲裡用來調侃中場動員。
