Rounders · 1998 — 第 8 / 26 章 · 2'20" · B2

債主合併債務:the juice is still runnin'

蟲蟲碰上格拉瑪,提出兩週後重新僱他,格拉瑪卻說自己已經單幹,轉頭把蟲蟲欠五人的一萬五併成欠自己兩萬五。I consolidated your outstanding debt(我把你的未償債務合併了)、the juice is still runnin'(利息還在滾)——聽懂這兩句,就知道這是加碼,不是幫忙。

發生了什麼

蟲蟲碰上格拉瑪,先提出兩週後重新僱他,一句 put someone back on the payroll(重新僱某人)說得很大方。格拉瑪卻回說自己已經單幹,隨後攤牌:把蟲蟲分散欠五個人的一萬五,改成欠自己兩萬五;再甩出 the juice is still runnin'(利息還在滾),用 consolidate outstanding debt(合併未償債務)把債主換成自己。最後蟲蟲身上的錢被收走,還有人丟下一句 have yourself a ball(玩得開心點),聽著帶刺。談債務、談條件時這些說法都用得上。

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這場戲看什麼

  • 留意 Grama 如何用生意口吻包裝威脅
  • 比較 Worm 從套近乎到爆粗的措辭變化
  • 錢款數字密集,別被帶過去

留意這幾個短語

put someone back on the payrollgo figurewhere the fuck do you get offthe juice is still runnin'

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本章短語

the juice is still runnin'

利息還在滾interest keeps accruing

債主把條件說成一條冷冰冰的規則:本金兩萬五,the juice is still runnin'(利息還在滾),沒有半點商量餘地。

He paid the principal, but the juice is still runnin' on the old loan.他還了本金,但舊貸款的利息還在滾。

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  • put someone back on the payroll

    重新僱某人

  • go figure

    真搞不懂/你說怪不怪

  • where the fuck do you get off

    你憑什麼這麼幹

  • consolidate outstanding debt

    合併未償債務

  • put someone under one's flag

    把某人收編旗下

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46 句台詞裡標了 27 處

俚語 · B2fuckin'

他媽的(加強語氣)——熟人粗口,正式場合絕不能用

Hey, fuckin' Grama. How you doin'?
短語 · B1could use someone/something

用得上你、需要你幫忙

- I was just thinkin' about you. You know, I could use you. - Oh, yeah?
發音put you back

put you 快說時黏在一起,back on 順滑帶過,payroll 重讀。

See me in, like, two weeks. I'll put you back on the payroll.
短語 · B1out on one's own

單幹、自己闖

Well, I got some bad news for ya, Worm. I'm out on my own now.
發音out on my own

out on 連得緊,own 重讀,now 收尾降調。

Well, I got some bad news for ya, Worm. I'm out on my own now.
短語 · C1put together a roll

湊一筆本錢 roll 這裡指一卷鈔票/賭本,不是“卷”。

I know, Grama, that's why I'm trying to put together a roll here.
語法 · B1asking if I could help

間接疑問句:if 引導賓語從句時用陳述語序 I could help,不寫成 could I help。

A lot of people coming up to me, asking if I could help, asking if I knew where to find you.
短語 · B2get someone thinking

讓我開始琢磨

- So, it got me to thinkin'. - Really, you thinkin' now? That's big.
短語 · B1take it easy

冷靜點、別衝動

Hey, Jesus! Come on! Take it easy.
發音outta here

快說時 outta 壓成一團,here 重讀,別把 of 補出來。

Get the fuck outta here. What did I say?
短語 · B2spread something out to someone

分散欠給五個人 spread out 指債務分散,不是“鋪開”。

Instead of you owing 15 grand spread out to five guys, you owe 25 to me.
語法 · B2Instead of you owing 15 grand

介詞+動名詞:instead of 後接 you owing,整體是“你欠著……”的動名詞複合結構。

Instead of you owing 15 grand spread out to five guys, you owe 25 to me.
發音get off

get off 語調上揚,重音砸在 off,帶出反問和不服。

What? Where the fuck do you get off? 25 grand?
短語 · C1be someone's lackey

當你的跟班、走狗

No, no, I was your lackey.
短語 · C1get the scratch for something

弄到那筆錢 scratch 這裡指錢,不是“抓痕”。

Where'd you get the scratch for that?
俚語 · C1rolling fags

搶劫男同性戀——含侮辱性同志俚語,只可讀懂,絕不可模仿使用

You've been rolling fags in the Village again.
俚語 · B2wise ass

自作聰明的傢伙——熟人互懟,帶冒犯,別對上級說

Still a wise ass. Unbelievable.
短語 · B2go partners with someone

與某人合夥

What I did was go partners with an old friend of yours.
語法 · C1What I did was go partners

偽分裂句:What I did 作主語,was 後直接跟動詞原形 go,強調“我做的事是……”。

What I did was go partners with an old friend of yours.
短語 · B2back someone

給我撐腰、出資 back 不是“後退”,是出錢支援。

Teddy KGB backed me.
俚語 · B2Bullshit

胡說八道——粗口質疑,熟人之間用,正式場合別用

Bullshit. Bullshit.
俚語 · B2goons

打手、暴徒——黑幫或調侃語境,正式場合別用

Teddy's got plenty of goons.
短語 · C1buy up someone's debt

把我的債權買下 不是把人買走,是買斷欠條/債權。

What, so you bought me up, Grama?
短語 · C1X cents on the dollar

一美元只付三毛

Yeah, got a real sweet deal, too. 30 cents on the dollar.
短語 · B2faith in someone

對你的信心

There's not a lot of faith in you out there in the business community.
短語 · C1collection methods

討債手段 這裡是討債/收賬手段,不是收集物品。

Not exactly. I don't have to tell you my collection methods.
短語 · B2what someone has on them

身上帶的錢或東西 這裡指身上帶的現金。

- So I'm gonna take what you got on you right now. - Here. Fine.

看懂「債主合併債務」

發音重點

  • put you back — put you 快說時黏在一起,back on 順滑帶過,payroll 重讀。
  • out on my own — out on 連得緊,own 重讀,now 收尾降調。
  • outta here — 快說時 outta 壓成一團,here 重讀,別把 of 補出來。
  • get off — get off 語調上揚,重音砸在 off,帶出反問和不服。
Well, I got some bad news for ya, Worm. I'm out on my own now.

好吧,蟲蟲,我有個壞訊息:我現在單幹了。 先給壞訊息再亮身份,語氣客氣卻把主動權收回自己手裡。

Instead of you owing 15 grand spread out to five guys, you owe 25 to me.

與其說你欠五個人一共一萬五,不如說你欠我一個人兩萬五。 用 instead of 把舊債和新債並排,數字一換,控制權就換了。

Here's how it is. 25 grand, and the juice is still runnin'.

情況是這樣:兩萬五,利息還照樣滾。 先宣佈規則再報數字,and 把本金和利息一口綁死。

No, no, I was your lackey.

不,不,我當初只是你的跟班。 兩個 no 先否掉舊情,lackey 一詞把‘合夥人’撕成主僕。

There's not a lot of faith in you out there in the business community.

外面的生意圈裡,可沒多少人看好你。 把黑幫信用說成 business community 的 faith,冷嘲不用髒字。

關於這一章的問題

consolidate outstanding debt 是什麼意思?

意思是「合併未償債務」,把分散在多處的欠款歸到一處。臺詞裡有人提出把欠五個人的錢併成一筆欠款,就是用這個說法。

「利息還在滾」英語怎麼說?

說 the juice is still runnin'。這裡的 juice 指欠款的利息,意思是利息還沒停,會繼續往上加。

put someone back on the payroll 是「重新僱某人」嗎?

對,意思是重新僱某人、讓對方重新領錢。臺詞裡有人用這句話表示過兩週可以讓對方回來幹活。

have yourself a ball 是真心祝人玩得開心嗎?

並不是真心祝福。意思是「玩得開心點」,但前面剛有人把對方身上的錢收走,這裡聽起來是反話。

手頭緊、只能一點點湊錢,英語怎麼說?

說 scrape something together。它強調手頭緊、得一點點湊,臺詞裡有人答應這週想辦法湊錢。

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