這場戲：誤闖豪宅被當成殯葬工
第 4 章 · 共 19 章 · 3'10"
喬誤闖一棟空豪宅，正撞上諾瑪張羅猴子的葬禮；他解釋自己只是車拋錨、pull into（把車開進）了車庫。等諾瑪認出身份，她一句「I am big. It's the pictures that got small.（我還是大牌，是電影變小了）」，把默片女王的驕傲全擺了出來。想學怎麼應付怪人、怎麼用一句話鎮住場，這段名場面最經典。
「內襯著」用 lined with，她要求襯緞子
made up my mind 下定了決心lined with satin 襯上緞子Any city laws 城裡的法律
❝ 獨白 · 10 句 他提 used to be（過去曾經是），她糾正說是電影變小了
used to be 過去曾經是silent pictures 默片I am big 我還是大牌
她罵編劇 made a rope of words（用文字搓成繩子）
plug up 堵住、塞住the front offices 公司高層、管理層made a rope of words 把文字搓成繩索Some nobodies 一幫無名之輩
喬的車拋錨，他把車 pull into（開進）一處以為空著的豪宅車庫，結果撞見諾瑪·德斯蒙德正在操辦愛猴的葬禮。她先問他城裡有沒有法律不許把動物葬在花園，又要一口 lined with（內襯著）緞子的白棺材，還叮囑別因為自己有錢就報虛價。喬趕緊說 you got the wrong man（找錯人了），只是借車庫換備胎。可諾瑪認出他這個編劇，兩人一來一回，她甩出那句「I am big. It's the pictures that got small.（我還是大牌，是電影變小了）」，又把默片的沒落全怪在編劇身上，說他們用詞搓成繩子、把這行當勒死了。想學怎麼自我介紹、怎麼在爭執裡還擊，這段名場面臺詞最密。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“I am big. It's the pictures that got small.”
我還是大牌。是電影變小了。
一句頂回去一整個時代，把個人沒落說成行業墮落，是全片的名言。
I am X. It's Y that got small.
被暗示過氣、想反手把責任推給環境時用；對長輩翻舊賬會顯得不認錯。
I am fine. It's the job that got smaller. ／ The work changed; I did not.
literary
I am big 重讀，It's 後稍頓，got small 收得乾脆。
I am still good. It's the market that got small. 我還是有本事。是市場變小了。
“You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big!”
你以前演默片的。你以前紅得不得了！
連用兩個 used to，把對方的輝煌鎖進過去時，一句話就紮了人。
You used to be ...
回憶別人當年風光時用；對當事人說會像在宣佈他過氣。
You were huge back then. ／ There was a time when everyone knew your name.
中性
兩句 used to be 語調一致，big 處加重拉長。
You used to be the fastest runner in school. 你以前是全校跑得最快的人。
“They took the idols and smashed them.”
他們把偶像拿下來砸了個稀爛。
把行業換血說成砸神像，動詞簡單，畫面卻暴烈。
They took the X and smashed them.
說舊權威被推翻、傳統被砸碎時用；寫正式歷史論述時語體偏重。
They tore down the old heroes. ／ The new bosses swept the legends aside.
literary
took 與 idols 連讀，smashed them 收得很重。
They took the old rules and smashed them. 他們把舊規矩砸了個稀爛。
“And who have we got now? Some nobodies!”
那現在換成了誰？一幫無名之輩！
一個反問加一句輕蔑，把新舊明星的落差釘死了。
And who have we got now? Some X!
諷刺今不如昔、新人撐不起場面時用；對新人當面說會得罪人。
And who is left now? A bunch of nobodies. ／ We traded giants for beginners.
口語
who have we got 連讀，nobodies 三個音節都重。
And who have we got now? Some amateurs! 如今換成了誰？一幫業餘的！
“Well, you've made a rope of words and strangled this business!”
好，你們用詞搓成繩子，把這行當勒死了！
把臺詞寫成兇器，抽象的東西變成能勒死人的繩，比喻又準又狠。
make a rope of X and strangle Y
指責某種工具或做法毀掉一件事時用；語氣極重，別用在玩笑裡。
You built a wall of rules and choked the project. ／ Too many words strangled the story.
literary
rope of words 連讀，strangled 重讀，business 下沉。
They made a rope of forms and strangled the whole process. 他們用表格搓成繩子，把整個流程勒死了。
“I've made up my mind we'll bury him in the garden.”
我決定了，就把它葬在花園裡。
用一句家常的決定，宣佈一場荒誕的葬禮，語氣認真得可笑。
I've made up my mind (that) ...
宣佈一個已定的決定、不容商量時用；對夥伴說會顯得獨斷。
I've decided we are doing it here. ／ My mind is made up about this.
中性
made up my mind 連讀，bury him 輕快帶過。
I've made up my mind we'll take the early train. 我決定了，我們就坐早班車。
There was a time in this business when they had the eyes of the whole wide world. But that wasn't good enough for them. Oh, no! They had to have the ears of the world, too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk, talk, talk. That's where the popcorn business comes in. You buy yourself a bag and plug up your ears. Look at them in the front offices, the masterminds! They took the idols and smashed them. The Fairbankses, the Gilberts, the Valentinos! And who have we got now? Some nobodies!
這行當曾經有過一個時代，它們擁有全世界的目光。 可那對他們還不夠。哦，不夠！ 他們非得連世界的耳朵也要過去。 於是他們張開大嘴，冒出來的全是話、話、話。 爆米花生意就是這麼來的。 你給自己買一袋，把耳朵堵上。 瞧瞧那些坐在前樓辦公室裡的，一幫大聰明！ 他們把偶像拿下來砸了個稀爛。 範朋克、吉爾伯特、瓦倫蒂諾！ 那現在換成了誰？一幫無名之輩！
下一章 · 05a pressing engagement要緊的約會這場戲：念爛劇本唸到反胃字面是「我還是大牌，是電影變小了」。諾瑪用這句話回擊別人說她過氣，把責任推給整個行業。
you got the wrong man。喬被諾瑪當成殯儀館的人，趕緊說 Lady, you got the wrong man，強調自己不幹這行。
made up my mind。諾瑪說 I've made up my mind we'll bury him in the garden，就是「我決定了，把它葬在花園裡」。
used to be。喬對諾瑪說 You used to be in silent pictures，就是「你以前演默片」，用來提當年的風光。
是「把耳朵堵上」。諾瑪抱怨有聲片話太多，說買袋爆米花 plug up your ears，就能把耳朵塞住。
是「內襯著」。諾瑪要求給棺材 specially lined with satin，就是「專門襯上緞子」。
