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地下牌局押三萬:make a run at it

有人拎著三萬現金走進 KGB 的地下牌局,要三摞 high society(百元大鈔),看樣子是想 make a run at it(拼一把)。旁邊人潑冷水:別跟這幫人硬碰,他們會把你吃幹抹淨。想聽懂賭桌上的狠話和勸退,這幾句最地道。

發生了什麼

有人帶著三萬現金走進 KGB 的地下牌局,要三摞 high society(百元大鈔),看樣子是想 make a run at it(拼一把、衝一把)。旁人提醒,KGB 看著不起眼,關係卻通到俄羅斯黑幫最高層,最好別 fuck with(招惹)他;也別跟這幫人 butt onions with(跟人硬碰、較勁),否則會被 chew up——把(人)吃幹抹淨,連全部賭本都被捲走。對方還勸他離開這裡,去皇后區的好贏的軟局。想聊賭局、勸朋友別冒險,或者形容靠牌吃飯的人是 rounder(職業牌手),這些說法都能直接搬用。

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這場戲看什麼

  • 留意勸人那位語速突然變快,那是加壓力
  • 分辨畫外音的穩和桌邊說話的碎
  • 看誰在點錢、誰在數籌碼,動作和臺詞對得上

留意這幾個短語

high societyfuck withrounderbutt onions with

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本章短語

make a run at it

拼一把、衝一把to make a serious attempt at something

有人用一句 make a run at it 把對方的打算點破:先攢本錢,再去大場子;句尾的 aren't you 像早知答案。

She decided to make a run at it and applied for the job.她決定拼一把,申請了那份工作。

本章還有

  • high society

    百元大鈔

  • fuck with

    招惹、跟人過不去

  • rounder

    職業牌手、靠牌吃飯的人

  • butt onions with

    跟人硬碰、較勁

  • chew up

    把(人)吃幹抹淨

本章全部批註

35 句台詞裡標了 24 處

短語 · B2you won't find ___ in the Yellow Pages

黃頁上查不到,不是公開做生意的 黃頁是電話簿,這裡是說這局見不得光

- Five hundred. - You won't find it in the Yellow Pages.
短語 · C1sit the apple

坐上牌桌開局(賭桌行話) 這裡不是坐著蘋果,是坐上這張牌桌開賭

- That's good. - So, you're sitting the apple.
短語 · B2not look like much

看著不起眼、沒什麼分量

He doesn't look like much, but KGB is connected all the way to the top of the Russian mob.
短語 · B2connected all the way to the top

關係一路通到最高層

He doesn't look like much, but KGB is connected all the way to the top of the Russian mob.
發音to the top

重音壓在 top,前面 all the way 輕輕帶過,別平均用力

He doesn't look like much, but KGB is connected all the way to the top of the Russian mob.
語法 · B2the one guy in the game you don't want to

後置定語從句:the one guy 後面整段都在修飾它,you don't want to … with 省了 who/that,介詞留在句尾。

He's the one guy in the game you don't want to fuck with.
發音don't want to

don't want to 塌成一團,重音留給 one 和 game

He's the one guy in the game you don't want to fuck with.
短語 · B1the only ___ in town

全城獨此一家,別無分號

But if you're looking for high stakes, this is the only place in town.
短語 · B2high stakes

高額賭注,輸贏很大

But if you're looking for high stakes, this is the only place in town.
短語 · B1be about to change

馬上就要變,改局在即

They all know me as a small-timer, but that's about to change.
發音about to change

about to 快說時中間幾乎不留縫,t 輕輕帶過就滑進 to

They all know me as a small-timer, but that's about to change.
俚語 · B2small-timer

小角色、不入流的玩家——自嘲可以,當面說別人帶輕視,正式場合別用

They all know me as a small-timer, but that's about to change.
短語 · B1hold something for someone

替人代管著這筆錢

Uh, yeah, I'm holding 'em for you.
短語 · C1put something in play

把這筆錢投進賭局去冒險 glimmer 這裡指現鈔籌碼,不是光

'Cause I hope you're not thinking of putting all that glimmer in play.
俚語 · C1glimmer

現鈔、桌上的錢——牌桌圈內話,外人聽不懂,正式場合別用

'Cause I hope you're not thinking of putting all that glimmer in play.
語法 · B2as close to a friend as there is

as…as 比較:用「這裡能有的最接近」來定義朋友:這地方的朋友,最多也就到這一步。

He's as close to a friend as there is in this place.
短語 · B2take someone's whole bankroll

把人的全部賭本捲走

'Cause they'll chew you up, take your whole bankroll.
俚語 · B2bankroll

全部賭本、手頭的資金——說賭本或啟動資金都行,偏美式口語

'Cause they'll chew you up, take your whole bankroll.
短語 · B2so you say

話是你說的,我可沒信

- So you say. - There's plenty of easy games.
短語 · C1a soft seat

好贏的軟局、送錢的牌桌 這裡不是軟椅子,指 Queens 那邊好贏的局

We get outta here, get some coffee, ride over to that soft seat in Queens.
發音get outta here

outta 是 out of 的快說形,一口氣帶過,別拆成兩個詞

We get outta here, get some coffee, ride over to that soft seat in Queens.
短語 · C1roll up a stake

一點點把本錢攢起來

Rolling up a stake and going to Vegas.
短語 · B2beat the game

打贏這種局、破解這套玩法

- I can beat the game. - Maybe.
語法 · B2a game can be beat

省略關係代詞:a game 後面直接跟 can be beat,省掉了 that/which:也許真有一種能被贏下來的局。

Maybe this is a game can be beat.

看懂「地下牌局押三萬」

發音重點

  • to the top — 重音壓在 top,前面 all the way 輕輕帶過,別平均用力
  • don't want to — don't want to 塌成一團,重音留給 one 和 game
  • about to change — about to 快說時中間幾乎不留縫,t 輕輕帶過就滑進 to
  • get outta here — outta 是 out of 的快說形,一口氣帶過,別拆成兩個詞
He's the one guy in the game you don't want to fuck with.

這局裡,就他一個你千萬別惹。 the one guy 先圈出唯一,再用 you don't want to 把警告說得像桌上人人皆知的常識。

They all know me as a small-timer, but that's about to change.

他們都當我是小角色,可這馬上就要變了。 know me as 一句把人釘死在舊身份上,後半句只用四個詞就把釘子拔了。

But if you're looking for high stakes, this is the only place in town.

但你要想玩大的,全城就這一家。 條件句先讓一步,only place in town 把別無選擇說死,正是賭徒都懂的誘惑。

'Cause they'll chew you up, take your whole bankroll.

他們會把你嚼碎,把你的本錢全捲走。 前半是吃的動作,後半是算賬,一比喻一數字,威脅立刻有了重量。

You're making a run at it, aren't you?

你是想狠狠幹一票,對吧? aren't you 把猜測變成逼問,make a run at it 又給對方留了承認的臺階。

關於這一章的問題

high society 在牌桌上是什麼意思?

不是「上流社會」,在牌桌行話裡指百元大鈔。臺詞裡有人要「three stacks of high society」,就是三摞百元大鈔。

「跟人硬碰、較勁」英語怎麼說?

可以說 butt onions with。臺詞裡勸人「you don't wanna butt onions with these guys」,意思就是別跟這幫人硬碰,不然會被吃幹抹淨。

想問對方是不是要攢本錢、去維加斯搏一把,英語怎麼問?

可以說 make a run at it。臺詞裡問「You're making a run at it, aren't you?」,是在確認對方是不是想攢本錢、去維加斯搏一把。

rounder 指的是什麼人?

指職業牌手、靠牌吃飯的人。臺詞裡有一句「He's been a rounder, earning his living at cards」,意思就是他從19歲起就靠打牌吃飯。

怎樣形容賭桌上把人吃幹抹淨、連本錢都捲走?

chew up 是「把人吃幹抹淨」,take your whole bankroll 是「把全部賭本捲走」。臺詞裡「they'll chew you up, take your whole bankroll」連在一起,說的就是人被打垮、錢也全沒了。

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