這場戲：為公文包在停車場動手
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裝滿現金的公文包沒合上，兩個人就在停車場吵翻，一個要對方 give me a pass（放我一馬），另一個搬出「皇帝從他媽鎮下來」嘲諷，最後還動起手、招來警察。之後唐尼帶著安眠酮來找喬丹慶祝。想學怎麼用英語鬥嘴、放狠話，正好能照搬。
「趁人不備出拳偷襲」是 sucker-punch
sucker-punch 趁人不備出拳偷襲when they're scared 趁人害怕的時候an apology 等到一句道歉
「把咱們放倒」是 knock us on our heads
When it comes to 說到、論及a special occasion 特殊場合
裝滿現金的公文包合不上，兩個人就在停車場吵起來：一個罵對方開車太招眼，一個自稱「我做的都是百萬大買賣，聰明又重要」；被偷襲過的那個一直沒等到一句道歉，最後甩出一句「我給你 give me a pass（放我一馬）」，立刻被對方用「他媽鎮的大皇帝」諷刺回來，還叫囂要 cause a scene（當眾鬧出動靜）。吵架升級成動手，警察趕到。之後唐尼帶著二十片正宗安眠酮來找喬丹，說這東西能 knock us on our heads（把咱們放倒），兩人一起慶祝。最實用的是學怎麼用英語損人、放狠話、要面子。
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。
“That's not how you treat people.”
你對待人不該是這個樣子。
吵到最兇時冒出一句講道理的話，反而更像一記耳光。
That's not how you ...
覺得對方做法過分時用；對平輩朋友說可以，對上司說會得罪人。
You don't treat a friend like that. ／ That is no way to treat anyone.
中性
That's not how 連讀，treat people 放慢收尾。
That's not how you talk to a customer. 跟顧客可不能這麼說話。
“Three times as powerful as anything available today.”
效力是現在能買到的任何東西的三倍。
用最實在的倍數把舊藥的誘惑說滿，聽著像廣告詞。
three times as ... as ...
比較數量和程度時用；正式報告裡換成 threefold 更妥。
Twice as strong as the usual dose. ／ Far more potent than anything on the market.
中性
Three times 重讀，as powerful as 連成一串，today 收住。
This laptop is three times as fast as my old one. 這檯筆記本的速度是我舊機的三倍。
“My metabolism's pumping. I can't feel shit!”
我新陳代謝快得很。我他媽一點感覺都沒有！
把藥沒起效賴到新陳代謝上，荒唐裡透著嗑藥人的執迷。
I can't feel a thing!
抱怨毫無感覺或毫無效果時用；髒話版只在熟人之間說。
I can't feel anything at all. ／ This stuff is doing nothing for me.
口語
metabolism's 重讀，I can't feel 連讀，shit 重收。
I took the painkiller but I can't feel a thing changing. 我吃了止痛藥，可一點變化都沒感覺到。
“Look, it's a figure of fucking speech.”
喂，那不過是個比喻說法而已。
用「比喻」給一句狠話找臺階，語氣裡全是強壓的火氣。
a figure of speech
解釋自己只是隨口一說時能用；對方真被傷到再說會像推脫，別用。
It's just a manner of speaking. ／ Don't take it literally.
口語
figure of 連讀，fucking 重音，speech 收在 sh 上。
Relax, it was just a figure of speech. 放鬆，那只是個說法而已。
“Oh, my gosh. The Emperor of Fucksville came down from Fucksville to give me a pass!”
我的天，Fucksville 的皇帝陛下親自下凡來放我一馬了！
臨時造出一個「Fucksville 皇帝」的荒誕頭銜，把對方施捨般的寬容譏諷到底，是粗口裡的想像力。
The Emperor of [place] came down to [do X]!
諷刺某人擺出一副高高在上、施恩於人的樣子時用；粗俗又好笑，只在私下互懟時用。
His Majesty came down to bless me! ／ The king of this dump graced me with a pass.
口語
The Emperor of 升調，Fucksville 兩處重複都重讀，give me a pass 收尾加重。
The Emperor of Spreadsheets came down to approve my two-line fix! 表格大帝親自下凡批准了我兩行的修改！
“Look, it's a figure of fucking speech.”
聽著，這只是個比喻的說法。
figure of speech 是解釋「別當真、只是隨口一說」的標準說法，這裡被對方揪住不放，反倒成了笑點。
It's (just) a figure of speech.
解釋自己只是用詞誇張、並無字面意思時用；正式場合去掉髒話即可，道歉或澄清都好用。
It's just a manner of speaking. ／ I was speaking figuratively.
口語
Look 一頓，it's a 連讀，figure of speech 三詞放慢點清。
Relax, it's just a figure of speech, nobody is literally dying. 別緊張，這只是個比喻，沒人真的快死了。
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可以說 give someone a pass，比如 I'll give you a pass this time（這次我放你一馬）。也可以說 cut someone some slack。
意思是「一種說法、修辭」，用來解釋自己剛才的話不是字面意思。片中說 it's a figure of speech，就是「我就是這麼一說，別當真」。
不算罵人，指言行越界、失禮，比如 That was out of line（那話說得過分了）。常用在道歉或提醒對方別越界時。
指長期使用後產生耐受、效果變差，比如 built up a tolerance to coffee（喝咖啡喝出了耐受）。片中是吃了藥沒感覺時的說法。
