替人先佔座
有人急著去處理私事，便讓同伴先替自己 warm up a seat，說自己隨後跟上，語氣像隨口交代，不是正式請求。
Hey, hey, why don't you warm up a seat for me. I'll catch up with you.Rounders · 1998 — 第 12 / 26 章 · 2'28" · B2
牌桌上點破小動作：tells
牌室裡，幾個來玩的人剛坐下，一句 They wear their tells like signs around their necks（他們把破綻掛在脖子上當招牌）就把底露了。接著一句 If a fish acts strong, he's bluffing（魚裝強勢，就是在詐唬）。想在牌桌或談判桌上讀懂別人的虛張聲勢，這兩句很實用。
發生了什麼
大西洋城的切斯特菲爾德牌室裡，幾個來玩的人坐上牌桌，以為撲克跟家裡的牌局差不多。有人一句 They wear their tells like signs around their necks（他們把破綻掛在脖子上當招牌），說這些人的小動作全在暴露牌面；接著又用 If a fish acts strong, he's bluffing（魚裝強勢，就是在詐唬）和 If he acts meek, he's got a hand（魚裝慫，就是手裡有好牌）總結讀牌口訣。tells 指下意識的露餡訊號，act strong 是裝強勢，got a hand 是手裡有好牌，牌桌、談判、砍價都能借來觀察對手。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意旁白用食人魚比喻獵食
- 看小動作怎樣被讀成 tells
- 注意挖苦臺詞與冷靜旁白的反差
留意這幾個短語
warm up a seatin your dreamsscumbagsdon't do us any favors
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本章短語
tells
破綻；露餡訊號giveaway signs
這句把兩個人無意識的小動作稱為 tells，說它們像掛在脖子上的牌子，語氣篤定，像在解說獵物。
His nervous tapping and quick glances were obvious tells.他緊張地敲桌子、眼神亂瞟，都是明顯的破綻。
本章還有
- warm up a seat
替人先佔座
- in your dreams
想得美
- scumbags
人渣
- don't do us any favors
別擺出幫忙的架子
- walk into
毫無防備地陷入
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隨後趕上某人
Hey, hey, why don't you warm up a seat for me. I'll catch up with you.don't you 快說時擠成一團，t 與 y 別硬拆。
Hey, hey, why don't you warm up a seat for me. I'll catch up with you.去處理某事
- I got certain needs I gotta attend to, okay? - Hey, good.開始對某人不放心
- I mean, I'm overdue. - Good, man, hey, I was startin' to wonder about you.讓人發生了一些變化
I thought, maybe, you know, the boys upstate brought about a few changes in you.賓語從句：thought 後省略 that，整段 the boys... in you 是賓語從句；maybe/you know 只是插入語，拆開就不繞。
I thought, maybe, you know, the boys upstate brought about a few changes in you.想得美
對方剛暗示北邊那幫人可能讓人變了，這句 in your dreams 用玩笑頂回去，語氣親暱又帶刺，像熟人間的打趣。
Hey, in your dreams, lover.重音壓在 dreams，in your 輕輕帶過，別平均用力。
Hey, in your dreams, lover.臉蛋；面孔——熟人玩笑，略帶粗魯，別對陌生人用。
Come all the way to Atlantic City just to see your mugs, huh?定語從句：who don't play 修飾 someone，說明“你這個不打牌的人”；口語裡用 don't，正式應說 doesn't。
For someone who don't play, you spend a lot of time in card rooms.某人該待的地方
Mike McDermott where he belongs... sittin' with the scumbags.人渣——熟人間的貶損，正式場合別用。
Mike McDermott where he belongs... sittin' with the scumbags.偶爾贏下一局底池 drag 不是拖拽，是牌桌行話，指贏走底池。
Tellin' jokes, draggin' the occasional pot.賺點真錢
Forget her, Face. I was actually gonna try and make some real money tonight.為向某人或某事致敬
But in honor of Mike's alley-like return to the ring, I'll sit with you all for a while.給某人幫個忙；賞臉 這裡前面加 don't 構成反諷：少擺出施恩的架子。
Hey, don't do us any favors, Knish.正準備去做某事
- They're about to go to the board to fill these seats. - Bet it.wanted to 快說時中間 t 常被吞，兩個詞黏成一團。
I raise. You know, if we wanted to take each other's rolls, we could have just stayed home.賭本；資金——牌桌行話，圈外人可能聽不懂。
I raise. You know, if we wanted to take each other's rolls, we could have just stayed home.完全不知道
These two have no idea...毫無防備地陷入
臺詞說這兩個人根本不知道自己要 walk into 什麼局面，語氣冷靜，像提前替他們判了輸贏。
what they're about to walk into.名詞性從句：what 從句作 have no idea 的賓語，意思是“不知道他們將走進什麼局面”，不能拆成兩個問句。
what they're about to walk into.給某事一個嘗試
why not give poker a try?天大的運氣
All the luck in the world isn't gonna change things for these guys.isn't gonna 壓成一串，gonna 很輕，重音留給 change。
All the luck in the world isn't gonna change things for these guys.賓補結構：see 後接 piranhas 再加 eating，強調看見動作正在進行；反問句 do you 是在求認同。
It's like the Nature Channel. You don't see piranhas eating each other, do you?牌桌弱手——撲克圈行話，別當面叫人 fish。
If a fish acts strong, he's bluffing.手裡有好牌
下一句接著說，若對方顯得怯弱，反而可能 got a hand，收束得像一句判詞，把牌桌讀法說死。
If he acts meek, he's got a hand. It's that simple.看懂「牌桌上點破小動作」
發音重點
- don't you — don't you 快說時擠成一團，t 與 y 別硬拆。
- in your dreams — 重音壓在 dreams，in your 輕輕帶過，別平均用力。
- wanted to — wanted to 快說時中間 t 常被吞，兩個詞黏成一團。
- isn't gonna — isn't gonna 壓成一串，gonna 很輕，重音留給 change。
We're not playing together, but then again, we're not playing against each other either.我們不是一夥打牌，但話說回來，我們也不是在互相對打。 用兩個否定把牌桌關係說透：既非隊友，也非敵人。
It's like the Nature Channel. You don't see piranhas eating each other, do you?這就像自然頻道。你沒見過食人魚互相吃吧？ 用自然紀錄片比喻牌桌：捕食者彼此不動手，只吃外來者。
They wear their tells like signs around their necks.他們把破綻掛在脖子上，像招牌一樣。 把牌桌上的破綻寫成脖子上的牌子，畫面狠又準。
All the luck in the world isn't gonna change things for these guys.再多的運氣也改變不了這幾個人的結局。 先給足運氣，再一句否定，宿命感很重。
If a fish acts strong, he's bluffing.如果一個弱手裝得很強，他就是在詐唬。 一句牌桌口訣：越弱的玩家越愛裝強，短促好記。
關於這一章的問題
tells 是什麼意思？
tells 指牌桌上不自覺的小動作，也就是「破綻；露餡訊號」。臺詞說 They wear their tells like signs around their necks，意思是這些人的破綻像掛在脖子上的招牌，一眼就能看見。
「裝強勢」英語怎麼說？
可以說 act strong。臺詞裡 If a fish acts strong, he's bluffing 的意思是：魚要是裝得很兇，那就是在詐唬；這裡的重點是 act strong 表示「裝強勢」。
「手裡有好牌」英語怎麼表達？
臺詞裡用 got a hand：If he acts meek, he's got a hand，意思是要是裝得很慫，那就是「手裡有好牌」。got a hand 就是這個意思。
scumbags 這個詞有多重？
scumbags 是「人渣」，是很重的罵人話。臺詞說 Mike McDermott where he belongs... sittin' with the scumbags（邁克·麥克德莫特就該待在那兒，跟一幫人渣坐一塊兒），等於把跟他坐一塊兒的人直接叫人渣，貶義很明確。
don't do us any favors 是什麼語氣？
是帶刺的回絕，等於「別擺出幫忙的架子」。臺詞裡 Hey, don't do us any favors, Knish（嘿，別擺出幫忙的架子，克尼什）是在對方說“陪你們坐一會兒”之後，把這份“賞臉”頂回去。
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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
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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
第 22 章go into hock借錢被老友拒絕
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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