讓某人失望
- You never let me down. - I would have been there every week if you let me, man.Rounders · 1998 — 第 4 / 26 章 · 2'16" · B2
接出獄老友，被勸重返牌桌：get cleaned out
監獄門口，一個人鑽進老友的車，聊著聊著亮出一樣東西，說 It's like an ace up my sleeve（暗藏的王牌）。等話題轉到 KGB 那場牌局，一句 a real blood game（慘烈賭局）把氣氛拉沉。想學怎麼把底牌和倒霉事都說得輕描淡寫，這兩句很夠用。
發生了什麼
監獄外，一人來接剛出獄的老友。車一開動，老友把裡面的日子說得雲淡風輕，接著講起自己在裡面同時維持三桌牌局：從白人手裡贏現金，再輸給獄警換照顧，還得贏香菸去換東西。後來他又拿出一件小東西，說 It's like an ace up my sleeve（暗藏的王牌），像在炫耀自己還有後手。再往後，有人承認自己 get cleaned out（被贏光），說那一局是 a real blood game（慘烈賭局），並強調自己已經 off it（不碰了）。想練口語，可以記住 ace up my sleeve 是「暗藏的王牌」，blood game 是「慘烈賭局」，off it 是「不碰了」。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意蟲蟲講三桌牌局時的語速
- 注意邁克承認輸光時的停頓
- 看蟲蟲如何用 berry patch 兜售好局
留意這幾個短語
ace up my sleeveblood gameget cleaned outcold cards
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本章短語
get cleaned out
被贏光to lose all one's money
有人先丟出一句 I got cleaned out，另一人驚訝地追問「你輸了？」，前者再說出那場局在哪，語氣從含糊變成攤牌。
Don't bet it all, or you'll get cleaned out in one bad night.他一次糟糕的投資就把錢輸光了。
本章還有
- ace up my sleeve
暗藏的王牌
- blood game
慘烈賭局
- cold cards
手氣差
- off it
戒了/不碰了
- dispirit
讓你洩氣
本章全部批註
43 句台詞裡標了 35 處
虛擬條件句：would have been 指本來會每週都去；if you let me 省了 had，等於 if you had let me。
- You never let me down. - I would have been there every week if you let me, man.鬼地方——熟人抱怨環境時用；正式場合和生人面前別用
I know, I know. I couldn't let you see me in this shit hole.小菜一碟
It was a piece of cake. Piece of cake.我不在的這段時間
Man, look at your ride. You've been prospering while I've been away.兩套完整的經濟
There's like two whole economies in there... there's cash and there's trade.cash and 快說時 and 只剩輕 n，直接滑進 there's，別把 and 讀滿。
There's like two whole economies in there... there's cash and there's trade.讓三場牌局同時運轉
So I gotta keep three games going at once, all right?黑人兄弟——黑人之間稱兄弟；外人別隨口用
A game with the white guys, a game with the brothers, and a game with the guards.訣竅在於
And the trick is, I gotta take enough cash off the white guys...從某人身上贏走現金 off 不是從桌上拿，而是牌桌上贏走對方的錢。
And the trick is, I gotta take enough cash off the white guys...幫我忙
keep doing me favors and shit, but I gotta trim enough smokes off the black guys that I can trade and keep myself...之類的東西——熟人隨口列舉；正式談話別用
keep doing me favors and shit, but I gotta trim enough smokes off the black guys that I can trade and keep myself...漸漸習慣某事
in the style that I've grown accustomed to, and all of this without getting my ass kicked.定語從句：that 從句修飾 style，介詞 to 留在句尾；意思是“我習慣了的那種派頭”。
in the style that I've grown accustomed to, and all of this without getting my ass kicked.介詞+動名詞：without 後面接 getting，表示“在做這一切的同時不捱揍”，不是並列動作。
in the style that I've grown accustomed to, and all of this without getting my ass kicked.和搭檔合作
So you're working with a partner?到底是誰
No. Who the hell am I gonna trust in there?暗藏的王牌
有人拿出一樣東西給人看，說它就像 ace up my sleeve，意思是自己手裡還藏著別人不知道的一張牌。
It's like an ace up my sleeve. What else?ace up 連成一串，up my 輕帶，重音留給 ace 和 sleeve。
It's like an ace up my sleeve. What else?本事/技巧——聊牌技、樂器等手藝；正式簡歷別寫
Wait till I show you some of my chops, man. I've gotten pretty blinding.厲害/絕了——牌桌上吹自己手藝；正式場合別用
Wait till I show you some of my chops, man. I've gotten pretty blinding.讓你大開眼界 不是把腦子炸掉，而是讓你震驚、開眼。
It's gonna blow your mind, blow your mind.I'm off it 快說時連成一團，off 的 f 輕輕帶過就接 it。
No, man, I'm off it.手氣差——牌桌行話；非牌友聽不懂
What, are you... you gettin' cold cards?逗我/騙我——粗俗口語，熟人驚訝時用；正式場合別用
- What, are you shitting me? - No, man, I...被贏光
有人先丟出一句 I got cleaned out，另一人驚訝地追問「你輸了？」，前者再說出那場局在哪，語氣從含糊變成攤牌。
- I got cleaned out. - Mike McD? You lost?把某人的錢贏光 不是掏口袋，而是牌桌上把對方的錢贏乾淨。
You sat down with the Mad Russian and he emptied your pockets?靠什麼賺錢
- What are you doing for money? - I'm driving Knish's truck.讓你重回賭桌
Oh, God, you're killin' me. Mike, Mike, we gotta get you back on the game.killin' 的 g 不出現，me 很輕，別把 killing 念得字字分明。
Oh, God, you're killin' me. Mike, Mike, we gotta get you back on the game.形容詞後置：perfect for the two of us 放在 game 後面，等於 a game that is perfect for us。
You are, huh? All right. I know a game perfect for the two of us.輕易到手的好處
有人把紐約城外的一場牌局說成 berry patch（莓果地），又用 prime pickings 收尾，意思是那裡全是好賺的錢。
It's a berry patch right outside New York City... prime pickings.肥羊局/好撈錢的地方——賭徒黑話，字面是莓果地；別對非牌友用
It's a berry patch right outside New York City... prime pickings.送你到地方
- I'll drop you... I'll drop you off. - Okay.看懂「接出獄老友，被勸重返牌桌」
發音重點
- cash and there's — cash and 快說時 and 只剩輕 n，直接滑進 there's，別把 and 讀滿。
- ace up my — ace up 連成一串，up my 輕帶，重音留給 ace 和 sleeve。
- I'm off it — I'm off it 快說時連成一團，off 的 f 輕輕帶過就接 it。
- killin' me — killin' 的 g 不出現，me 很輕，別把 killing 念得字字分明。
I know, I know. I couldn't let you see me in this shit hole.我知道，我知道。我不能讓你看見我待在這種鬼地方。 重複的 I know 先接住對方的體諒，再把監獄叫 shit hole，親密、自嘲和難堪都在一句裡。
Man, look at your ride. You've been prospering while I've been away.哥們，看看你的車。我不在的時候你發達了。 用 prospering 半開玩笑地誇車，也點出自己錯過的時間，酸味和親暱並存。
There's like two whole economies in there... there's cash and there's trade.裡面幾乎有兩整套經濟……有現金，也有以物易物。 把監獄生活拆成現金和交易兩套規則，一句黑話式觀察，冷靜又荒誕。
No. Who the hell am I gonna trust in there?不。在裡面我到底能信誰？ 反問裡帶苦笑：那種地方沒人可信，只能單幹。
關於這一章的問題
ace up my sleeve 是什麼意思？
意思是「暗藏的王牌」，指留著關鍵時刻用的優勢。臺詞裡說 It's like an ace up my sleeve. What else?，就是在炫耀自己還有後手。
「被贏光」英語怎麼說？
可以說 get cleaned out。臺詞裡一句 I got cleaned out，後面有人追問 Mike McD? You lost?，說的就是錢在牌桌上被贏光了。
blood game 指的是什麼局？
指「慘烈賭局」，輸贏很兇、打得很狠的牌局。臺詞裡用 a real blood game 形容 KGB 那兒的一場牌局。
off it 在這裡是什麼意思？
是「不碰了」的意思。臺詞裡有人說 I'm off it，接著又說 I quit，就是表示不再打牌。
「手氣差」英語怎麼說？
牌桌上說 cold cards。臺詞裡出現「you gettin' cold cards?」，是在問對方是不是拿不到好牌、手氣差。
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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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