“All you have to do is ask.”
你只要開口就行。
把主動權和臺階一起遞過去,聽上去客氣,其實是等你上鉤。
All you have to do is ...
表示事情很簡單、隨時可以幫你時用;催人辦事時語氣要放軟。
Just say the word. / You only need to ask.
中性
have to 弱讀,is ask 連讀成 i-sask。
All you have to do is call me. 你只要給我打個電話就行。
這場戲:在遊艇上拉攏探員
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在喬丹的遊艇上,聯調局探員德納姆和他面對面坐著,氣氛像閒聊,其實各自試探。喬丹遞上私人電話,說要 take a stab at(試一試)合作,還講自己怎麼 give back(回饋)社會,把歪理講得感人。最值得學的是怎麼用英語客氣地試探、拉攏一個人。
「你只要開口就行」英語是 All you have to do is ask
All you have to do is 你只要……就行personal line 私人電話profit the both of us 對我們倆都有好處
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 「被剝得精光」英語說 skinned alive
skinned alive 被狠宰、剝得精光give back 回饋、回報End of the day 到頭來
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 探員的共情反擊
先站在你這邊罵體制,再讓你自己露出破綻。
實習生賺了 north of half a million(超過五十萬)
bogged down 被拖住、壓得動彈不得passed away 去世(委婉說法)north of 超過、多於某個數
聯調局探員德納姆登上喬丹的遊艇,兩人坐下來聊。喬丹表面上很放鬆,一邊遞上私人電話、說一週五天隨時打,一邊把話頭引到「大家都能得好處」。他聊到自己想 give back(回饋社會),說像消防員、老師、探員這樣的辛苦人,最終都被 skinned alive(剝得精光)。講到一個小夥子被助學貸款 bogged down(壓得喘不過氣),卻靠一筆交易翻身——實習生那一單賺了 north of(超過)五十萬美元。整段是典型的套近乎加講歪理,很適合學怎麼用英語軟性拉攏、試探對方。
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。
“All you have to do is ask.”
你只要開口就行。
把主動權和臺階一起遞過去,聽上去客氣,其實是等你上鉤。
All you have to do is ...
表示事情很簡單、隨時可以幫你時用;催人辦事時語氣要放軟。
Just say the word. / You only need to ask.
中性
have to 弱讀,is ask 連讀成 i-sask。
All you have to do is call me. 你只要給我打個電話就行。
“I could take you step-by-step through what exactly is occurring.”
我可以一步一步帶你瞭解到底在發生什麼。
用最慢的節奏說出最敏感的提議,誘惑全在「我什麼都懂」裡。
take someone step-by-step through something
耐心講解流程或細節時用;對急著要結果的人說會顯得拖。
I can walk you through it step by step. / Let me take you through every detail.
中性
step-by-step 三個詞清晰分開,occurring 重音在第二音節。
Let me take you step-by-step through the setup. 我一步步帶你走一遍設定。
“and then overnight your life can change.”
然後一夜之間你的人生就能改變。
把暴富說成一瞬間的事,簡單幾個詞就足夠勾人。
overnight, something can change
講機會帶來的巨大改變時用;對踏實做事的人說會顯得浮誇。
One deal can turn everything around. / Your luck can flip in a night.
中性
overnight 重讀,can change 輕快帶過。
One good break can change everything overnight. 一個好的轉機一夜之間就能改變一切。
“End of the day, you guys get fucking skinned alive financially.”
說到底,你們這些人最後在經濟上被扒得精光。
用一句街頭味的總結戳破體面,把被盤剝講得又狠又準。
End of the day, ...
下結論、點破利益關係時能用;正式報告或對客戶說會顯得太沖,不要用。
At the end of the day, they take it all. / When it's all done, you're the one who pays.
口語
End of the day 連成一塊,skinned alive 雙重重音。
End of the day, the workers get skinned alive on pay. 說到底,吃虧被扒的還是工人。
Now the one thing about Wall Street and this market is, for me, I feel it's good to give back. You know, there's... There are situations where I can make those situations better for people. You know? You know what I mean. Opportunity is everything.
關於華爾街和這個市場,對我來說,我覺得 回饋是件好事。你知道,還有…… 有些情況,我可以 讓那些人的處境好起來。你知道嗎? 你懂我意思。 機會 就是一切。
You think about the people that built this country, hardworking people like you. Firefighters, teachers, FBI agents. End of the day, you guys get fucking skinned alive financially. It fucking makes me angry.
你想想建設這個國家的人,那些像你一樣辛苦幹活的人。 消防員、老師、聯調局探員。 到頭來,你們這幫人在錢上被剝得精光。 這真他媽讓我生氣。
下一章 · 18to the manor born天生的富貴人家這場戲:遊艇上行賄被拆穿字面是「朝某物刺一刀」,實際意思是試一試、嘗試一下。片中德納姆問喬丹是不是也想 take a stab at Wall Street,就是問他是不是想闖一闖華爾街。
可以說 take a stab at something,比 try 更口語、更有畫面,比如 I'll take a stab at it(我來試試看)。
用來說數字或價格大致在某個範圍,比如 A year? In the ballpark?(一年?大概這數?)、That's in the ballpark(差不多是這數)。
passed away 是去世的委婉說法,比 die 更委婉、更適合正式或安慰人的場合,比如 She passed away last year。
指回饋、回報社會,常和 to 連用,比如 give back to the community(回饋社群)。片中是喬丹用來說自己做好事。