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為法官讀牌被質問:read his hand blind

一段家常沒聊幾句,話題就拐到「昨晚沒回家,卻去給法官讀牌」。有人先解釋自己 read his hand blind(不看牌也猜中手牌),又說那只是 networking(拉人脈),把套近乎說成體面社交。想練解釋動機、為自己辯解的口語,這幾句很夠用。

發生了什麼

兩個人從白天過得怎麼樣聊起,很快變成追問:為什麼沒回家,反而出現在法官的牌局邊?有人解釋自己沒上桌,只是 read his hand blind(不看牌也猜中手牌),因此 caught his eye(引起某人注意);他把這說成 networking(拉人脈),不承認那是 con(騙術)。對方接著說,靠這種方式進去,在那些人眼裡永遠是個 hustler(靠賭或騙術謀生的人)。想學「解釋、辯解、被追問」的口語,可以從 in line for(有望得到)和 con your way into(靠騙術混進)入手。

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這場戲看什麼

  • 留意喬怎樣把辯解逐層拆開
  • 注意邁克用 just、even 淡化責任
  • 聽 con 與 networking 的語氣反差

留意這幾個短語

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本章短語

read his hand blind

不看牌也猜中手牌read someone's cards without seeing them

有人急著解釋自己沒上桌,只憑觀察就讀出對方的手牌,也就是 read his hand blind(不看牌也猜中手牌),一再說明自己只是讀牌。

She read his hand blind and called the bluff.她不看牌也猜中他的手牌,還識破了詐唬。

本章還有

  • fucking

    他媽的;表強烈不滿

  • in line for

    有望得到;快要輪到

  • caught his eye

    引起某人注意

  • networking

    拉人脈;建立職業關係

  • hustler

    靠賭或騙術謀生的人

本章全部批註

54 句台詞裡標了 27 處

發音How'd it

How'd it 快說時擠成一團,d 只輕輕帶過,別拆開。

- How'd it go? - Oh, great.
短語 · B1be sick of something

受夠某事 不是生病,是受夠了。

I am sick of that fucking route.
發音sick of that

sick of 連成一塊,of 的 v 很輕,that 緊跟。

I am sick of that fucking route.
俚語 · B2fucking

他媽的——熟人情緒爆發時用,正式場合絕對別用。

I am sick of that fucking route.
短語 · A2get some sleep

去睡一會兒

Besides, you should get some sleep.
短語 · B2something is killing someone

把我累得夠嗆 這裡不是‘殺我’,而是累垮我。

These fuckin' long nights are killing me.
短語 · B2next thing you know, ...

不知不覺就… 不是‘下一件你知道的事’,而是不知不覺。

buy in at 8:00, next thing you know it's morning.
發音next thing you

next 的 t 常被吞掉,thing you 順滑滑過去。

buy in at 8:00, next thing you know it's morning.
俚語 · B2hooked up

搭上線;有著落——熟人聊機會時用,正式郵件別用。

But hey, you know, I think I'm hooked up for this summer.
短語 · B2be in line for something

有望得到;快要輪到

有人提到自己可能有機會拿到法官助理職位,用了 in line for(有望得到)這個說法,對方追問細節,他繼續解釋。

I think I might be in line for a clerkship.
短語 · B2hear someone out

聽人把話說完 不是‘聽我出去’,是聽我把話說完。

Just hear me out now, hear me out.
短語 · C1read someone's hand blind

不看牌也猜中手牌

有人急著解釋自己沒上桌,只憑觀察就讀出對方的手牌,也就是 read his hand blind(不看牌也猜中手牌),一再說明自己只是讀牌。

They were playing cards and I read his hand blind.
短語 · B2catch someone's eye

引起某人注意

有人用 caught his eye(引起某人注意)解釋自己是怎麼被法官注意到的,說只是讀了他的牌,末了補一句 that's all(就這樣)。

I just caught his eye by reading his hand, that's all.
短語 · B1as long as + clause

只要 不是‘一樣長’,而是隻要。

I mean, as long as I don't fuck up Moot Court, I think the job's mine.
俚語 · B2fuck up

搞砸——口語粗話,別對長輩或面試官說。

I mean, as long as I don't fuck up Moot Court, I think the job's mine.
短語 · B2high-stakes + noun

高賭注撲克

Writing an opinion on high-stakes poker?
短語 · B1use your head

動動腦子 不是用頭,是動腦子。

You know what I meant. I meant that you should use your head.
短語 · B2do something on the spot

當場、即時 這裡指當場,不是‘在點上’。

You know, the way you calculate odds on the spot, the way you read people.
短語 · B2read people

看透人心 不是讀書,是看人。

You know, the way you calculate odds on the spot, the way you read people.
語法 · B2the way you calculate odds

方式從句:the way 後省略 in which,等於‘你計算賠率的方式’,與後一個 the way 並列。

You know, the way you calculate odds on the spot, the way you read people.
短語 · C1con one's way into something

靠騙術混進 不是正常走進去,是靠騙術混進。

That's what I meant. I didn't mean that you should try to con your way into a summer job.
語法 · B2I didn't mean that you should try to

賓語從句:mean 後接 that 從句,否定放在主句:我不是說你應該…;從句用 should 表建議。

That's what I meant. I didn't mean that you should try to con your way into a summer job.
俚語 · B2con

騙;哄騙——口語指責或自嘲,正式文書用 deceive。

- Honey, con? I was networking. - Oh, God.
語法 · B2if you get in this way, you'll always be a hustler to them

條件句:if 從句提出‘這樣入行’,主句用 will 給出後果:在別人眼裡永遠是 hustler。

It's true. I just think if you get in this way, you'll always be a hustler to them.
短語 · A2pick someone up

開車接某人

Uh, Worm's gettin' out. I was gonna pick him up.
發音didn't even

didn't even 中間不停,t 收住就滑到 even。

Shit. I didn't even play.
俚語 · B2Shit

糟了;該死——懊惱時脫口,正式場合別用。

Shit. I didn't even play.

看懂「為法官讀牌被質問」

發音重點

  • How'd it — How'd it 快說時擠成一團,d 只輕輕帶過,別拆開。
  • sick of that — sick of 連成一塊,of 的 v 很輕,that 緊跟。
  • next thing you — next 的 t 常被吞掉,thing you 順滑滑過去。
  • didn't even — didn't even 中間不停,t 收住就滑到 even。
We both know that's not true.

我們都知道那不是真的。 不繞彎,直接把對方的輕描淡寫頂回去,短而有力。

I think I might be in line for a clerkship.

我覺得我可能有機會拿到書記員職位。 might 和 in line for 把期待說得有分寸,既興奮又不把話說死。

You know what I meant. I meant that you should use your head.

你知道我什麼意思。我是說你應該動腦子。 重複 I meant 搶回解釋權,把對方偷換的概念按回原位。

It's true. I just think if you get in this way, you'll always be a hustler to them.

沒錯。我只是覺得,如果你這樣入行,在他們眼裡你永遠是個賭徒。 先讓一步說 It's true,再用 if 把一次選擇推成永久標籤,冷靜卻最傷人。

Shit. I didn't even play.

該死。我根本連牌都沒打。 一句粗口加 even,把委屈和防禦全壓出來,也點出爭的是身份不是動作。

關於這一章的問題

in line for 是什麼意思?

這裡不是「排隊」,而是「有望得到」。臺詞裡說 I think I might be in line for a clerkship,就是覺得自己可能有機會當上法官助理。

「不看牌也猜中手牌」英語怎麼說?

說 read his hand blind。臺詞裡有人解釋自己讀了對方的牌,就說 I read his hand blind,重點是沒看牌也猜中了。

networking 在這裡是誇自己會社交嗎?

不是單純的誇獎。networking 本意是拉人脈、建立職業關係,本身中性;這裡有人把牌桌上的接近說成 networking,對方馬上反問 Are you trying to con me now?(你現在是在糊弄我嗎?),其實是在拆穿這層體面說法。

「靠騙術混進」英語怎麼說?

用 con your way into。臺詞裡有人說 I didn't mean that you should try to con your way into a summer job,意思是自己不是讓你靠耍手段騙個暑期工作。

didn't even 在句子裡強調什麼?

強調「連……都沒做」。最後一句 I didn't even play. 是在強調自己根本沒上桌打牌。

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