到底怎麼回事——熟人爆粗口，表達震驚；正式場合停用。
- What the fuck happened to you? - Ah, Worm.Rounders · 1998 — 第 22 / 26 章 · 2'42" · C1
借錢被老友拒絕：go into hock
邁克帶著一臉傷出現，開口就向喬伊借一萬五，朋友間借錢的尷尬一下襬到桌上。對方沒鬆口，只提醒他 play within your means（量力下注，別超支），別再 go into hock（欠一屁股債）。朋友之間怎麼把「不借」說得有理有據，這段裡全是現成說法。
發生了什麼
邁克帶著傷出現，開口向喬伊借一萬五，說惹上的是 KGB 那種最麻煩的人。對方先甩一句不信，接著翻舊賬：之前就勸過 play within your means（量力下注，別超支），別 overextend yourself（過度透支），結果還是 go into hock（欠一屁股債）去加碼。邁克承認自己搞砸了，但強調現在只想要錢；對方接過話頭：that's the thing（問題就在這兒），這回沒錢，給了也是白扔。一句 have the stones（有膽量，有種）還當場把氣氛點著。拒絕朋友借錢時怎麼先接住話頭、再把能幫的和不能幫的分開，這段是現成範本。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意克尼什從罵到勸的語氣轉彎
- 數他肯給什麼、不肯給什麼
- 注意邁克重複 I took a risk 的心虛
留意這幾個短語
Get the fuck outta hereplay within your meansgo into hockThat's the thing
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本章短語
go into hock
欠一屁股債fall heavily into debt
對方繼續數落老毛病：剛勸人別透支、先回血，轉頭又 go into hock 借更多錢。語氣是恨鐵不成鋼。
Don't go into hock for a wedding you can't afford.別為一場辦不起的婚禮欠一屁股債。
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- Get the fuck outta here
少來，別逗了
- play within your means
量力下注，別超支
- That's the thing
問題就在這兒
- put it all on the line
孤注一擲，全押上
- have the stones
有膽量，有種
本章全部批註
44 句台詞裡標了 29 處
一千美元——賭博/街頭口語，正式談錢別用。
What do you need? 500? A grand?快說時 outta here 連成一團，t 只輕輕帶過。
- Get the fuck outta here. $15,000? - Seriously, Joey.讓我勉強起步 這裡指五百塊連開頭都不夠，不是“讓我開始講話”
What can you do for me? Five hundred dollars is not even gonna get me started.纏上你，控制你 字面是抓住或聯絡上，這裡指被那個人纏住、拿捏
to never let that guy get a hold of you?量力下注，別超支
對方翻舊賬，說每次勸人 play within your means（量力而行），結果還是把整副賭本推上桌。語氣壓著火，是長輩式訓斥。
I tell you to play within your means, you risk your whole bankroll.條件句省略if：前一句其實是條件，省略了 if：每次我勸你量力，你就把賭本全押上。
I tell you to play within your means, you risk your whole bankroll.your 在快語流裡很輕，within your 連著滑過去。
I tell you to play within your means, you risk your whole bankroll.過度透支，逞強
I tell you not to overextend yourself, to rebuild, you go into hock for more.欠一屁股債
對方繼續數落老毛病：剛勸人別透支、先回血，轉頭又 go into hock 借更多錢。語氣是恨鐵不成鋼。
I tell you not to overextend yourself, to rebuild, you go into hock for more.給某人一條生計 不是“給你生活”，是給你飯碗和賺錢門路
I was giving you a living, Mike, showing you the playbook I put together off my own beats.整理出，編成
I was giving you a living, Mike, showing you the playbook I put together off my own beats.分詞短語：showing... 是分詞短語，補充說明他怎樣給邁克飯碗。
I was giving you a living, Mike, showing you the playbook I put together off my own beats.搞砸了——粗俗口語，熟人認錯或互罵時用。
This is one time I don't need you to tell me how I fucked up.那能換來什麼，能撐多久 buy 不是買東西，是問這筆錢能撐多久
I give you two grand, what's that buy you? A day?自作自受
- That's fucking great. - You did it to yourself.孤注一擲，全押上
對方把這次失敗歸咎於那次拉斯維加斯豪賭：為了一個不靠譜的夢，把全部本錢 put it all on the line。語氣是責備。
You had to put it all on the line for some Vegas pipe dream.白日夢，不靠譜的幻想
You had to put it all on the line for some Vegas pipe dream.把每個角度都看透
You see all the angles. You never have the stones to play one.有膽量押上一手 stones 字面是石頭，這裡指膽量
You see all the angles. You never have the stones to play one.重音壓在 stones 上，have 的 h 可省，/v/ 輕碰下唇，the 只留 /ðə/，氣力全給 stones。
You see all the angles. You never have the stones to play one.小混蛋——挑釁式罵人，熟人玩笑或衝突中用。
"Stones"? You little punk.enough後置：enough 放在名詞 stones 後，not to chase 表示結果：膽子夠大，所以不去追牌。
I got stones enough not to chase cards, action...給你爭取點時間 buy 不是花錢買，是爭取
You want me to, uh, call some people, try and buy you some time, I will.try and 快說時 and 幾乎消失，直接滑到 buy。
You want me to, uh, call some people, try and buy you some time, I will.落腳的地方
Place to stay, or the truck. No problem.至於錢的事
先把能幫的說了——打電話、住處、卡車——最後用 About the money 把話題轉到錢上，給出硬拒絕。語氣平靜但不容再談。
But about the money, I gotta do this. I gotta say no.拒絕
But about the money, I gotta do this. I gotta say no.話題前置：about the money 被提到句首，先劃定話題：接下來只談錢這一項。
But about the money, I gotta do this. I gotta say no.看懂「借錢被老友拒絕」
發音重點
- outta here — 快說時 outta here 連成一團，t 只輕輕帶過。
- within your means — your 在快語流裡很輕，within your 連著滑過去。
- have the stones — 重音壓在 stones 上，have 的 h 可省，/v/ 輕碰下唇，the 只留 /ðə/，氣力全給 stones。
- try and buy — try and 快說時 and 幾乎消失，直接滑到 buy。
I'm in the worst kind, with the worst guy.我惹上最糟的那種麻煩，攤上最糟的人。 兩個 worst 疊用，把麻煩和人都封死，短句自帶壓迫感。
You see all the angles. You never have the stones to play one.你什麼角度都看得透，卻從沒膽子押上一手。 對仗短句，先捧後刺；angles 與 play one 把賭桌智慧變成人格指控。
I'm not playing for the thrill of fucking victory here.我坐在這兒不是為了他媽贏一把的快感。 把浪漫的 victory 和粗口並置，隨即落到生計，反差狠。
I owe rent, alimony, child support. I play for money.我欠房租、贍養費、孩子的撫養費。我打牌就是為了錢。 三樣賬單砸下，再用短句收束，把賭徒的浪漫全部剝掉。
But about the money, I gotta do this. I gotta say no.但錢的事，我得這麼做。我得說不。 先把話題框住，再用重複的 I gotta 把拒絕釘死，軟中帶硬。
關於這一章的問題
go into hock 是什麼意思？
就是「欠一屁股債」。原句 I tell you not to overextend yourself, to rebuild, you go into hock for more，意思是勸人別透支，結果反而借更多債去加碼。
「量力下注，別超支」英語怎麼說？
play within your means。原句 I tell you to play within your means, you risk your whole bankroll，意思是按自己的財力下注，別把全部本錢押上。
have the stones 是「有膽量」嗎？
是。字面是「有石頭」，口語裡指有膽量、有種。原句 You see all the angles. You never have the stones to play one，是說你什麼都看得透，卻沒膽真押一手。
That's the thing 在這裡起什麼作用？
它是「問題就在這兒」，先接住對方的請求，再把話轉到真正的難處。原句 See, that's the thing. This time there is no money——先賣個關子，緊接著點明：這回沒錢。
About the money 可以怎麼用？
意思是「至於錢的事」，用來把話題轉到錢上。原句 But about the money, I gotta do this. I gotta say no，就是先把別的幫助說完，再在錢上明確拒絕。
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下一章 · 第 23 章put it all on the line講泰姬賭場贏陳那一手
第 1 章make a run at it地下牌局押三萬
第 2 章represent that you have something牌桌上點破所有人的牌
第 3 章read his hand blind為法官讀牌被質問
第 4 章get cleaned out接出獄老友，被勸重返牌桌
第 5 章crack the game假扮男友進私人牌局
第 6 章cut this room up牌桌邊警告別輕敵
第 7 章shear a sheep亮牌太慢惹出爭執
第 8 章the juice is still runnin'債主合併債務
第 9 章tight, but aggressive酒吧裡聊看牌識人
第 10 章can't run from who we are神童放棄拉比之路
第 11 章the rake樓下寒風中聊失戀
第 12 章tells牌桌上點破小動作
第 13 章juice債滾到一萬五
第 14 章throw in your cards庭審引錯先例
第 15 章run someone up上門聊起欠賬
第 16 章in hock拒絕再替朋友兜底
第 17 章good for it替朋友擔保求寬限
第 18 章wait someone out牌桌邊抽雪茄詐唬
第 19 章total fish敲定賓厄姆頓牌局
第 20 章let the cards do the talking警察牌局抓老千
第 21 章get outta Dodge捱揍後為跑路吵翻
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第 23 章put it all on the line講泰姬賭場贏陳那一手
第 24 章vouch for為賭債開口借錢
第 25 章let it ride被激將後繼續押注
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