這場戲：差評反成免費宣傳
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《福布斯》來給喬丹做專訪，他只答了一個詞 diversification（多元化）。文章一齣，標題管他叫「華爾街之狼」，他氣得罵這是 hatchet job（惡意抹黑），轉頭對妻子說 bad publicity（負面宣傳）根本不算壞事：There is no such thing as bad publicity（根本沒有所謂的負面宣傳）。想學怎麼嘴硬洗白、把黑紅當流量，這兩句很經典。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 hatchet job 就是「惡意抹黑、砍殺式批評」
hatchet job 惡意抹黑、砍殺式批評bad publicity 負面宣傳、壞名聲beat a path to my door 踏破門檻、蜂擁而來drag him down 把某人拖下水、拉下馬
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 麥克斯的電話咆哮
從暴怒到接電話一秒切換，反差把父親的怪脾氣演活了。
《福布斯》雜誌來給喬丹做專訪，他只回了一個詞 diversification（多元化）。文章刊登後，標題把他寫成「The Wolf of Wall Street」（華爾街之狼），他怒斥這是 hatchet job（惡意抹黑、砍殺式批評），卻又搬出那句 There is no such thing as bad publicity（根本沒有所謂的負面宣傳）。果然，文章讓他成了明星，每天都有想錢想瘋了的孩子 beat a path to my door（踏破門檻），辦公室幾個月就 doubled in size。有人眼紅想 drag him down（把他拉下馬），他也不在乎。想學怎麼聊媒體、名聲和黑紅，這些表達都好用。
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 such thing as bad publicity, sweetheart.”
根本沒有所謂的負面宣傳，寶貝。
一句把名聲生意的邏輯說透，輕佻又冷酷，極像人物。
There is no such thing as ...
寬慰被罵的人時用；對認真受傷的人說會顯得輕慢。
All publicity is good publicity. ／ There's no such thing as bad press.
口語
no such thing as 連成一串，sweetheart 輕聲收尾。
There is no such thing as bad attention for a new brand. 對一個新品牌來說，沒有所謂的壞關注。
“there's always gonna be some asshole trying to drag him down.”
總會有個混蛋想把他拽下來。
把成功者的宿命說得又糙又準，一句立住全片的處世觀。
there's always gonna be someone trying to ...
感慨有人使壞時用；抱怨可以，正式場合換成更中性的說法。
Someone always wants to pull you down. ／ There is always a hater waiting.
口語
always gonna 連讀，drag him down 三詞一頓一壓。
There's always gonna be someone trying to take credit. 總有人想搶你的功勞。
“It wasn't long before Forbes magazine, the flagship of Wall Street, called to do a profile on me.”
沒過多久，華爾街的旗艦《福布斯》雜誌就打來電話，要給我做一篇專訪。
一句旁白就把「成名」交代完，插入語把雜誌的分量也點到了。
It wasn't long before ...
敘述事情很快發生、迅速到來時用；正式寫作裡也常見。
Before long, Forbes came calling. ／ It did not take long for the magazine to call.
中性
wasn't long before 連讀，插入語 the flagship 輕快帶過。
It wasn't long before the offers started coming in. 沒過多久，邀約就一個接一個地來了。
“Forbes made me a superstar.”
《福布斯》把我捧成了超級明星。
媒體造神一句話說完，驕傲和天真都在裡面。
X made me a superstar
調侃某人一夜成名時能用；對當事人或正式場合別帶諷刺。
That feature turned him into a star. ／ One article made him famous.
口語
Forbes 重讀，made me a 連讀，superstar 拖長。
One viral clip made her a superstar in a week. 一個爆火影片讓她一週就成了超級明星。
Who the fuck has the goddamn gall to call this house on a Tuesday night? God damn it! You're gonna miss it! Ooh, please, tell me something I don't know. I wait all week for the fucking Equalizer and they have to fucking... Hello.
他媽的是誰這麼大膽，週二晚上往家裡打電話？ 該死！ 你要錯過了！ 哦，拜託，說點我不知道的。 我等了一整週的《伸冤人》，他們偏要他媽……喂。
Forbes made me a superstar. Every day, dozens of money-crazed kids beat a path to my door. If we hired 'em, they dropped straight out of college overnight and spent whatever allowance they had on a new suit from our Stratton tailor.
《福布斯》把我捧成了超級明星。 每天都有幾十個想錢想瘋了的孩子踏破我的門檻。 只要僱了他們，他們一夜之間就從大學退學，把手裡那點零花錢全花在 一套我們斯特拉頓裁縫做的新西裝上。
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bad publicity。There is no such thing as bad publicity. 就是「根本沒有所謂的負面宣傳」，意思是黑紅也是紅，被罵也照樣有關注。
beat a path to a door，字面是「在門口踩出一條路」。dozens of kids beat a path to my door 就是「幾十個孩子踏破我的門檻」，形容人搶著上門。
drag someone down。別人一往上爬，總有人想 drag him down，就是「把他拽下來」，形容見不得別人好、專潑冷水。
hair-trigger temper。We called him Mad Max because of his hair-trigger temper. 就是「因為他脾氣一點就著，我們叫他瘋狂麥克斯」。
