這場戲：練習場搭訕聊愛好
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高爾夫練習場上，希利假裝建築師搭訕瑪麗，先客氣地問 Would you mind（能否勞駕）給他指點兩下，又吹噓自己真正的熱情是做公益。瑪麗半信半疑地追問，他乾脆回一句「管它政治正不正確」，說得既深情又離譜。想學搭訕裡半真半假的自我包裝，這段處處是笑點。
would you mind 是「能否勞駕你」
in a while 有一陣子了some pointers 一些指點get a soda 去拿瓶汽水change of a dollar 把一塊錢破開
politically incorrect 是「政治不正確」
working on 在做、在忙till I get 等到拿到……再說burnt-out on 對某事煩透了keep me moving 讓自己有事做、有奔頭
❝ 獨白 · 13 句 蒙戈的照顧故事
越講越感人，越顯得講的人可疑，反差本身就是笑點。
高爾夫練習場上，希利主動跟瑪麗搭話，先說 Would you mind（能否勞駕）給他指點兩下，又把自己包裝成建築師，說設計博物館、兒童醫院只是「先幹著」，真正惦記的是職業巡迴賽的參賽卡。瑪麗追問城裡是不是真要蓋新樓，他卻說這話題他已經 burnt-out on（聊得煩透了），還強調工作不過是 keep me moving（讓自己有事做）。聊到愛好，他講的是一段既感動又離譜的經歷，瑪麗聽著將信將疑，忍不住問這樣講是不是「政治不正確」。
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。
“Would you mind giving me some pointers here?”
能給我指點兩下嗎？
求人指點卻先把對方托高，客氣裡帶著分寸，一句就能破冰。
Would you mind giving me ...?
向陌生人或半熟的人求助時用；對上級也別省掉客氣語氣。
Would you mind showing me how? ／ Could you give me a hand with this?
中性
Would you 連讀，mind giving 連讀，句尾上揚像請求。
Would you mind giving me a quick look at this report? 能幫我看一眼這份報告嗎？
“It's just a job. Really. Something to keep me moving.”
就是份工作。真的。總得讓我有點事做。
用最輕的三句話把身份問題擋回去，敷衍裡全是藏。
It's just a ... Really. Something to keep me ...
被追問做什麼、為什麼做時輕描淡寫用；面試別這麼含糊。
It's just something to do. ／ Nothing special, just work.
中性
just a 連讀輕帶，Really. 單獨一頓，句尾放鬆。
It's just a job. Really. Something to pay the bills. 就是份工作。真的。總得付賬單。
“No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't work with, right?”
沒人能規定我該跟誰來往、不該跟誰來往，對吧？
半句反問就把自己抬成講原則的人，越像正派越可疑。
No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't ...
為越界的事硬撐立場時用；真心討論規則時這樣講會顯得油。
Nobody tells me who I can work with. ／ That's not for anyone else to decide.
口語
No one's gonna 縮成 no-wuns-gonna，who I 連讀。
No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't invite. 沒人能規定我該請誰、不該請誰。
“All I got are these damn Nepalese coins.”
我身上就這些該死的尼泊爾硬幣。
用一兜沒人認的外國硬幣說自己的窘迫，抱怨裡帶著旅行者的荒唐，具體得讓人想笑。
All I got are these damn [useless things].
自嘲手頭拮据、在朋友面前抱怨時用；對債主或正式場合說，會像在找藉口。
All I've got is a fistful of useless coins. ／ Nothing but these stupid leftover coins on me.
口語
All I got 連讀，these damn 加重，Nepalese coins 放慢收輕。
All I got are these damn transit tokens. 我身上就這些該死的乘車幣。
He's got a forehead like a drive-in movie theater. He's a good shit... ...so we don't bust his chops too much. - So one day. Mongo gets out of his cage... - What, they keep him in a cage? - Well. It's just an enclosure. - No, but they keep him confined? - Right, yeah. - That's bullshit. Well, that's what I said. - So I went out and I got him a leash. - A leash? Yeah. One you can hook on to the clothesline and he can run back and forth... ...and there's plenty of room for him to dig and play. That kid has really... He's really blossomed, you know? Now I can take him to movies... ...baseball games. You know, fun stuff.
他腦門大得像汽車影院。他人還不錯…… ……所以我們不怎麼擠兌他。 ——後來有一天，蒙戈從籠子裡跑出來了……——什麼，他們把他關在籠子裡？ ——算是吧，就是個圍欄。——不是，他們還是把他關著？ ——對，是啊。——那太不像話了。 我就是這麼說的。 ——所以我去給他買了根牽引繩。——牽引繩？ 對，掛在晾衣繩上，他就能來回跑…… ……地方夠大，他能刨土、能玩。 那孩子真的……他真是開朗多了，你知道嗎？ 現在我能帶他去看電影…… ……看棒球賽。 你知道，就那些好玩的事。
下一章 · 12so to speak可以這麼說這場戲：博物館裡裝建築師用來客氣地請求別人做事，後面接動名詞，如 Would you mind giving me some pointers。句意是「能否勞駕你指點兩下」。
指對某件事煩透了、聊膩了。原句說自己已經聊煩這個話題，用它能體面地給對話踩剎車。
指用詞或說法冒犯了某群體、顯得不合時宜。原句用它反問對方這樣講是否不妥，是半開玩笑的提醒。
說 bust his chops，指拿某人開玩笑、擠兌他。原句說大家不怎麼擠兌那個孩子，語氣其實帶點親近。
指人變得開朗、自信，有了明顯的起色。原句說那孩子「真是開朗多了」，把成長說得像花開了。
