這場戲：拍廣告時被當場逮捕
第 27 章 · 共 30 章 · 3'47"
喬丹正對著鏡頭拍他的勵志廣告，探員走進來一句 You're under arrest（你被捕了），他當場炸了，堅稱自己 making an honest living（靠正當勞動吃飯），還說 clean up my act（改過自新）——戒了毒、當了電視名人。想學會怎麼否認指控、怎麼宣佈自己洗心革面，這兩句夠用。
❝ 獨白 · 24 句 廣告裡問 Do you dream of becoming financially independent（你夢想實現財務自由嗎）
financially independent 財務自由、經濟獨立holding you back 拖住某人、攔著某人sail right past you 從眼前溜走
喬丹坐飛機回程，派去接他的飛機卻因為一隻海鷗撞進引擎爆炸，三人死亡。他管這叫「上帝給的訊號」，從此金盆洗手，改行做電視名人，鏡頭前賣力推銷自己的「直線說服系統」研討會，講自己如何從為賬單發愁到 financially independent（財務自由）。就在這時，探員走進來一句 You're under arrest（你被捕了），把他當場銬走。喬丹對著鏡頭大罵，堅稱自己 making an honest living（靠正當勞動吃飯），已經 clean up my act（改過自新）。可旁白說，真正害他的是索雷爾把他 rat out（供了出來），順帶還抖出布拉德妻子的事。
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 made a decision not just to survive, but to thrive.”
我下定決心，不只是要活下來，還要活得風生水起。
survive 與 thrive 只差幾個字母，氣場卻翻了一倍。
not just to survive, but to thrive
講自己不甘平庸、要更上一層時用；正式演講也合適。
not just to get by, but to get ahead ／ not merely to last, but to win
正式
survive 輕讀，thrive 重讀並拖長。
We decided not just to survive, but to thrive. 我們決定不只是活下去，還要做得紅火。
“You don't got shit on me, you hear me!”
你們手裡根本沒我的把柄，聽見沒有！
一句挑釁把被捕現場變成他的個人秀。
You don't got shit on me.
被人指控、想強硬否認時用；正式場合絕對別用。
You have nothing on me. ／ You have got no proof on me.
口語
shit on me 連讀，hear me 上揚挑釁。
They have got nothing on me and I will say so. 他們手裡沒我的把柄，我就這麼說。
“I'm making an honest living, you fucking piece of shit!”
我靠正當生意吃飯，你個該死的垃圾！
越喊自己清白，越顯出這句辯解的荒誕。
make an honest living
強調自己掙錢乾淨時用；後面接髒話就變味了。
I earn my money honestly. ／ I make a decent living.
口語
honest living 重讀，piece of shit 一頓一頓砸出來。
I make an honest living and I pay my taxes. 我掙的是乾淨錢，稅也照交。
“Don't just sit at home, or the life of your dreams will sail right past you.”
別隻是坐在家裡，否則你夢想的人生會從你身邊駛過。
用「船開過」的意象催人行動，勵志裡帶著一點不安。
Don't just ..., or ... will sail past you
鼓勵人別拖延時能用；對已經很努力的人說會像指責，不要用。
Don't wait, or the chance will pass you by. ／ Act now or watch it go.
中性
sit at 連讀，sail right past you 一氣呵成。
Don't just wait, or the offer will sail past you. 別乾等，不然機會就從你身邊溜走了。
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你夢想實現財務自由，卻每個月都為付賬單發愁嗎？ 你想擁有一棟這樣的房子， 卻連房租都快付不起了嗎？ 我叫喬丹·貝爾福特，創造財富沒有什麼秘密。 無論你是誰，無論你出身何處，你也能實現財務自由 只要短短幾個月。 你需要的只是一個策略。 我下定決心，不只是要活下來，還要活得風生水起。 起初我覺得這樣的買賣根本不可能。 現在我是真的信了。 你好好想想。 如果你連參加喬丹·貝爾福特直線說服系統研討會的膽量都沒有， 那你還指望賺什麼錢？ 如果你哪天想成為百萬富翁，就得有點膽量。做個決定。 喬丹·貝爾福特那套方法對我管用，是因為我為此下了苦功。 要是對你不管用， 那是因為你懶。 你就該去麥當勞找份工作。 沒人攔著你去實現財務自由。 也沒人攔著你去賺幾百萬。 別光坐在家裡，不然你夢想的生活就會從你身邊駛過。 我改變了這些人的命運，我也能改變你的！ 所以，來參加我的研討會吧！ 你夢想的生活只有……
下一章 · 28off the hook脫身這場戲：探員勸喬丹出賣同夥意思是「財務自由、經濟獨立」，指不用靠工資、靠資產或投資也能過日子。劇裡喬丹在廣告裡問觀眾 Do you dream of becoming financially independent（你夢想實現財務自由嗎），就是拿這個當賣點。
可以說 clean up my act，指改掉壞習慣、端正行為。劇裡喬丹被捕後喊 I clean up my act（我改過自新了），還說自己戒過毒、戒酒兩年，想用這句話洗白。
用 rat someone out，語氣比 tell on 更重、更貶義，指背叛同夥把他供出來。旁白說 Saurel rats me out（索雷爾把我供了出來），把整個案子引到了喬丹身上。
字面是「有屎在某處」，實際意思是「手裡有某人的把柄」，多用否定。喬丹被捕後喊 You don't got shit on me（你們手裡根本沒我的把柄），就是在否認對方的證據。這是粗話，正式場合別用。
意思是「我絕不騙你、我說真的」，用來強調自己沒在開玩笑，前面多半跟著一件很離譜的事。劇裡說 I shit you not, it exploded when a seagull flew into the engine（不騙你，一隻海鷗撞進引擎，飛機就炸了）。
