這場戲：兄弟撞見女友後翻臉
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傑姆突然上門，撞見道格和克萊爾在一起，三兩句就把她的底細問了出來——她還是在銀行當經理。克萊爾一走，傑姆立刻翻臉，質問道格是不是被這個女人迷住，還拿 We get pinched（我們被抓）說事。想學怎麼套話、怎麼翻臉、怎麼下狠話，都在這段。
老師誇他 a real gem（真寶貝），外號就這麼來的
a real gem 寶貝、好人like brothers 情同兄弟a word about 隻字未提
兄弟翻臉：get us jammed up（惹上麻煩）
jammed up 惹上麻煩、被纏住under control 在掌控之中
傑姆沒打招呼就上門，撞見道格和克萊爾在一起。他自來熟地聊起那輛 Avalanche 卡車，還說兩人 since we were 6、like brothers（從六歲起就像兄弟）；可一句 But he's never mentioned a word about you（你的事他一個字都沒提過）。他問克萊爾做什麼，她說在銀行當經理，正是剛被搶的那家；她又說兩人在自助洗衣店認識，傑姆回一句 Love among the bleach（在漂白水裡談情）。克萊爾走後，傑姆徹底翻臉，擔心道格被這個女人 jammed up（惹上麻煩），最後甩下 We get pinched, remember whose idea this was（被抓了可別忘是誰的主意）。套話、翻臉、下狠話，都很地道。
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。
“Since we were 6. We're like brothers. Right?”
從六歲起。我們跟兄弟一樣。對吧？
一句交情陳述配一個求確認的 Right，親密裡已經埋了心虛。
Since we were ..., we're like ...
講老交情、求對方認同關係時用；正式場合說 close friends。
We've been friends since we were kids. ／ We grew up together like family.
口語
Since we were 6 稍快，Right? 尾音上揚求回應。
Since we were kids, we're like family. 我們從小一起長大，跟一家人一樣。
“But he's never mentioned a word about you.”
可他一個字都沒提過你。
不指責，只陳述事實，卻讓整桌人都聽出了背叛的味道。
never mentioned a word about ...
暗示對方刻意隱瞞時用；當面說容易讓人難堪。
He never said a thing about you. ／ You never came up once.
中性
never mentioned 連讀，a word 重讀，about you 放輕。
She never mentioned a word about her brother. 她一個字都沒提過她有個哥哥。
“Don't you think we need to be smart right now?”
你不覺得我們現在得聰明點嗎？
用反問代替命令，把爭吵拉回理性，也把壓力遞給對方。
Don't you think we need to ...?
想勸對方冷靜、又不想直接命令時用；對長輩算禮貌。
Shouldn't we be more careful here? ／ Don't you think it's time to play it safe?
中性
Don't you 連讀，need to 弱讀，句尾輕挑。
Don't you think we need to slow down? 你不覺得我們該慢一點嗎？
“You hate prison but you can't wait to get caught.”
你討厭坐牢，卻又巴不得被抓。
一句矛盾句戳穿自毀，比罵人狠得多，也道破兩人的分歧。
You hate X but you can't wait to Y
點破別人自相矛盾、明知故犯時用；關係不近別說。
You say you hate it, yet you keep going back. ／ You dread it and still walk right into it.
口語
hate prison 重讀，but you can't wait 加速帶過。
You hate the job but you can't wait to go back. 你討厭這份工作，卻又巴不得回去。
“This is the last one. We're hitting pause after this.”
這是最後一票。幹完這票我們就收手。
一句給自己劃下的期限，聽起來像承諾，其實誰都不信。
This is the last one. ... after this.
宣佈最後一次、準備收手時用；也常用於戒菸戒酒。
After this, I'm done for good. ／ This is the last time, I mean it.
口語
the last one 重讀，hitting pause 連讀，句尾收穩。
This is the last one, then I'm taking a break. 這是最後一次，之後我就歇了。
下一章 · 11made my peace with認了這場戲：探監追問母親下落「惹上麻煩、被纏住」。傑姆說 you're trying to get us jammed up，就是「你想把我們拖進麻煩裡」，多指惹上官司或麻煩事。
flip out。道格說沒告訴別的兄弟，only because they'd flip the fuck out，就是「只因為他們會炸鍋、會暴跳如雷」，很口語。
pinched。傑姆說 We get pinched, remember whose idea this was，就是「咱們要是被抓了，記住這是誰的主意」，犯罪片裡很常見。
「工作狂」。傑姆諷刺道格 he's a real workaholic，表面誇他勤快，其實是拿他的「工作」開玩笑——畢竟他乾的是搶銀行。
gem 是「寶石、寶貝」，也諧音傑姆的名字 Jem。戲裡說老師誇他 a real gem，所以這外號就這麼叫開了，一語雙關。
hit the road。戲裡 Let's hit the road 就是「咱們走吧、上路吧」，是很隨口的一句催人出門的說法。
