這場戲：交易大廳打雞血演講
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喬丹站在交易大廳裡，對著一屋子經紀人丟擲那句 There is no nobility in poverty.（貧窮里沒有高貴可言），又讓大家 take a good look at the person next to you（仔細看看你旁邊那個人），說 in the not-so-distant future（在不久的將來）你們一個開保時捷、一個擠破車。想學怎麼把話說狠、把士氣點著，這段是演講教科書。
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 貧窮與富有的開場白
用親歷當論據，兩句話就把「我為什麼選有錢」講得不容置疑。
❝ 獨白 · 10 句 deal with 就是「處理、應對」
behind on 拖欠、落後於應繳Pick up the phone 拿起電話deal with 處理、應對
這是喬丹給全公司打雞血的著名演講。他先丟擲一個論斷：There is no nobility in poverty.（貧窮里沒有高貴可言），說自己當過富人也當過窮人，每一次都選當富人。接著他拿街上等紅燈的兩個人做對比：in the not-so-distant future（在不久的將來），你開一輛破平托，旁邊那位開嶄新保時捷、身邊是漂亮老婆。他讓大家 take a good look at the person next to you（仔細看看旁邊那個人），誰覺得他 superficial（膚淺）或 materialistic（物質至上），就滾去麥當勞打工。最後他喊：用變有錢來解決你的問題，把股票 down your clients' throats（硬塞給客戶），今晚要 out of the park（大獲全勝）。想學怎麼激勵團隊、怎麼把話說得又狠又燃，這段全是料。
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。
“There is no nobility in poverty.”
貧窮里沒有高貴可言。
一句話翻掉窮要窮得有志氣的說法，把野心擺到檯面上。
There is no ... in ...
反駁虛高的道德說辭時用；對清貧的人當面說會顯得刻薄。
There is no glory in being broke. ／ Poverty is not a virtue.
正式
no nobility 重讀，in poverty 放低收尾。
There is no honor in staying silent. 一味沉默並沒有什麼光彩。
“I have been a rich man and I have been a poor man.”
我當過富人，也當過窮人。
用親身經歷當論據，兩個分句一擺，立場就有了底氣。
I have been ... and I have been ...
用親身經歷說服別人時用；資歷不夠時這樣說會被追問。
I have been on both sides of this. ／ I have known both plenty and want.
中性
兩個 have been 都輕讀，rich 和 poor 對照重讀。
I have been a student and I have been a teacher. 我當過學生，也當過老師。
“I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich!”
我要你靠變得有錢來解決你的問題！
把發財直接當成解決一切的手段，狂得乾脆也沒法反駁。
deal with something by doing something
半玩笑地催人上進時用；對正在難處的人說會像風涼話。
Solve your problems by getting better at your job. ／ Fix it by working twice as hard.
口語
deal with 連讀，by becoming rich 一路推上去。
Deal with your debt by earning more. 靠多賺錢來解決你的債務。
“And I choose rich every fucking time.”
而我他媽每次都選有錢。
把選擇的立場喊成口號，直白、有勁，是全片的信條。
And I choose X every time
表明自己毫不掩飾的取向時能用；對講究含蓄的場合別這麼赤裸。
I'll take the money every time. ／ I pick the rich option, always.
口語
And I 連讀，choose 重讀，every fucking time 逐詞加重。
Give me the harder job and the bigger check every time. 每次都給我更難的工作和更大的支票。
Let me tell you something. There is no nobility in poverty. I have been a rich man and I have been a poor man. And I choose rich every fucking time. Because at least as a rich man, when I have to face my problems, I show up in the back of a limo,
我跟你說件事。 貧窮里沒有高貴可言。 我當過富人，也當過窮人。 每一次我都會選當富人。 因為至少當富人時，我面對問題時， 是坐著豪車後座去的，
So you listen to me and you listen well. Are you behind on your credit card bills? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing! Is your landlord ready to evict you? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing! Does your girlfriend think you're a fucking worthless loser? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing! I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich! All you have to do today is pick up that phone and speak the words that I have taught you. And I will make you richer than the most powerful CEO in the United States of fucking America!
所以你給我聽好了，聽仔細了。 你信用卡賬單逾期了嗎？ 很好！拿起電話開始撥號！ 房東要把你趕出去了嗎？很好！ 拿起電話開始撥號！ 你女朋友覺得你是個沒用的廢物嗎？ 很好！拿起電話開始撥號！ 我要你靠變得有錢來解決你的問題！ 你今天要做的，就是拿起那部電話，說出我教你的那些話。 我會讓你比這該死的美國最有權勢的總裁還有錢！
下一章 · 16for the life of me我死活都想不通這場戲：一紙傳票索要婚禮錄影意思是「貧窮里沒有高貴可言」，喬丹用它反駁「安貧樂道」的說法：既然窮不會讓人更高尚，那就乾脆去賺錢。
not-so-distant future。sometime in the not-so-distant future 就是「在不久的將來某一天」，語氣比 soon 更具體、更有畫面。
out of the park，來自棒球打出全壘打。knock it out of the park 就是「一棒打出場外」，引申為把事情做得極其漂亮。
behind on。Are you behind on your credit card bills? 就是「你信用卡賬單逾期了嗎？」behind on 就是拖欠、沒按時交。
意思是「物質至上的、只認錢物」。喬丹反問誰覺得他 superficial or materialistic，其實把這兩個詞當成勳章，誰看不慣誰走人。
