這場戲：和貝蒂偷偷合寫劇本
第 15 章 · 共 19 章 · 3'11"
貝蒂跑來跟喬一起改劇本，一句 If you get an Oscar, I get the left foot（你要是拿了奧斯卡，左腳印歸我）先把氣氛聊熱，又逼他 stop being chicken-hearted（別這麼膽小）把故事寫出來。兩人越聊越投機，那段「同睡一床、輪流睡」的橋段就是這麼磨出來的，阿蒂被矇在鼓裡。想學怎麼聊創作、怎麼打氣，幾句很鮮活。
變態殺手題材「賣得火爆」：sell like hotcakes
take you up on that 接受某人的提議all by myself 全靠我一個人sell like hotcakes 賣得火爆、非常搶手throw out 扔掉、捨棄
同睡一床「輪班、分班輪流」：in shifts
at your disposal 聽你差遣、隨你使用on location 在外景地拍攝chicken-hearted 膽小、怯場in shifts 輪班、分班輪流
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 她還在說「一切都會好的」：Everything will be fine
the reason for 某事的原因Everything will be fine 一切都會好的couldn't have gone better 再好不過了determined to 下定決心做某事
貝蒂拎著劇本上門找喬，兩人躲起來合作改故事。她願意幫忙，說 I'm completely at your disposal（我完全聽你安排），因為阿蒂去亞利桑那 on location（在外景地）拍片了。喬先把原來的心理分析全 throw out（扔掉），改寫成兩個窮老師合租一間房、同睡一床 in shifts（輪流睡）的故事。貝蒂嫌他 chicken-hearted（膽小），一句 I hate you 說得又兇又甜。另一邊，馬克斯查出派拉蒙的電話其實是想租諾瑪的車，諾瑪卻堅信自己復出在望，開始 count every calorie（計較每一卡路里）地準備。想學怎麼談合作、怎麼寫故事、怎麼反諷，幾句都能直接用。
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。
“If you get an Oscar, I get the left foot.”
你要是拿了奧斯卡，左腳印歸我。
拿獎項開玩笑，一句怪條件把公平和友情都說得又俏皮又實在。
If you get ..., I get ...
跟朋友定輸贏、分好處時用；對不熟的人說會顯得斤斤計較。
If you take the credit, I want the cash. ／ You win the praise; I'll take the leftovers.
口語
If you get 輕快連讀，left foot 兩個詞都重。
If you get the client, I get the fee. 你要是拿下客戶，佣金歸我。
“This is a story about teachers, their threadbare lives, their struggle!”
這是一個關於老師的故事，他們捉襟見肘的生活，他們的掙扎！
三個並列短語一路加碼，把一個小題材說成非拍不可的理由。
This is a story about ..., their ..., their ...!
激情推銷一個點子時用；冷靜的提案會上這樣說會顯得太亢奮。
It's a story about nurses, their long shifts, their grit. ／ This is about farmers, their debts, their fight.
中性
story 重讀，兩個 their 一組遞進，末句往上提。
This is a story about drivers, their long nights, their patience! 這是一個關於司機的故事，他們的長夜，他們的耐心！
“Now, stop being chicken-hearted and write that story!”
別這麼膽小了，把那個故事寫出來！
一句呵斥當鼓勵，把猶豫罵跑，也把信任塞給對方。
Stop being ..., and ...!
推朋友下定決心時用；對不熟的人這麼說會像發號施令。
Quit stalling and write it! ／ Don't be so timid; go do it!
口語
stop being 連讀，chicken-hearted 分兩拍，write 重讀。
Stop being chicken-hearted and sign up already. 別怯場了，趕緊報名。
“As a matter of fact, they sleep in the same bed. In shifts, of course.”
事實上，他們睡同一張床，當然是輪流睡。
先拋一個驚人的設定，再用三個詞補一句，火候全在 of course。
As a matter of fact, ... In shifts, of course.
講一個大膽設定再自己圓場時用；正式場合這麼說容易顯得輕浮。
Actually, they share the room, in shifts of course. ／ They even share a desk; well, by turns.
口語
matter of fact 連讀，In shifts 短停，of course 輕鬆收。
As a matter of fact, they share an office. On opposite days, of course. 事實上他們合用一間辦公室，當然隔天輪著用。
“It's not Madame they want. It's her car they want to rent.”
他們想要的根本不是夫人，是想租她的車。
兩句一否定一揭底，把整場復出的幻夢一句話戳穿。
It's not ... they want. It's ... they want to ...
揭穿別人誤會時用；在當事人面前說這句會非常殘忍。
They don't want you; they want your name. ／ It was never about her; it was about the deal.
中性
not Madame 重讀，her car 更重，兩處 want 都壓低。
It's not advice they want. It's my signature they want. 他們要的不是建議，是要我簽字。
“Like an athlete training for the Olympic Games, she counted every calorie.”
像一個備戰奧運會的運動員，她每一卡路里都要計較。
把保養比成奧運備戰，荒誕又心酸，認真得讓人不忍。
Like an athlete ..., she ...
形容一個人為某事拼到極致時用；對只想放鬆的人說會太誇張。
She trained like a boxer before a title fight. ／ Like a runner before a marathon, she tracked everything.
literary
Like an athlete 輕起，Olympic Games 放慢，counted every calorie 一字一頓。
Like an athlete training for a final, he counted every hour. 就像為決賽備戰的運動員，他把每個小時都算得清清楚楚。
“She was absolutely determined to be ready, ready for those cameras that would never turn.”
她鐵了心要準備好，準備好迎接那些永遠不會開動的攝影機。
ready 重複一次，把她的執念和註定落空疊在一起，餘味發冷。
She was determined to be ready, ready for ...
寫一個人拼命準備卻等不到機會時用；說話時別對當事人這麼說。
She got ready for a door that never opened. ／ She prepared for a chance that never came.
literary
absolutely 重讀，ready 重複處停一下，never turn 放輕。
He was determined to be ready, ready for a call that never came. 他鐵了心要準備好，準備好接那個始終沒來的電話。
After that, an army of beauty experts invaded her house on Sunset Boulevard. She went through a merciless series of treatments. Like an athlete training for the Olympic Games, she counted every calorie. She was absolutely determined to be ready, ready for those cameras that would never turn.
那之後，一隊美容專家開進了她在日落大道的宅子。 她經受了一連串毫不留情的護理。 像一個備戰奧運會的運動員，她每一卡路里都要計較。 她鐵了心要準備好，準備好迎接那些永遠不會開動的攝影機。
下一章 · 16come clean坦白交代這場戲：散步聊起她的鼻子意思是「賣得火爆、非常搶手」。臺詞裡 Psychopaths sell like hotcakes，就是「變態殺手題材特別搶手」，形象地把熱銷比成熱蛋糕。
at your disposal。貝蒂說 I'm completely at your disposal，就是「我完全聽你安排」，表示隨時可以幫忙、任你使喚。
意思是「膽小、怯場」。貝蒂罵喬 stop being chicken-hearted，就是「別這麼膽小」，是半開玩笑地激他，不算真罵人。
意思是「輪班、分班輪流」。臺詞裡說他們 sleep in the same bed. In shifts, of course，就是「睡同一張床，當然是一個班一個班輪流睡」。
意思是「在外景地拍攝」，指劇組離開片廠到實景地拍戲。臺詞裡說 They're on location in Arizona，就是「他們在亞利桑那出外景」，不是待在棚裡。
