這場戲：向球星兜售黑歐泊
霍華德把加內特拉到店裡，神秘兮兮拿出一顆黑歐泊，講自己怎麼 get your hands on（弄到手）這種稀罕貨，又說它已經 set for auction（定了要拍賣）。加內特一眼上癮，非要拿走，霍華德拗不過，只好讓他借一晚，還收下戒指當抵押。想學怎麼把一件東西講得讓人非買不可，這段是範本。
❝ 獨白 · 16 句 get your hands on something 是「把某樣東西弄到手」
get your hands on 弄到手、拿到track these guys down 追查到這些人winking in the light 在光線下閃閃發亮see the whole universe 看得到整個宇宙
set for auction 是「定了要拍賣」
dinosaur gem 恐龍時代的寶石110 million years 一億一千萬年lean on the glass 靠在玻璃上set for auction 已經定了要拍賣
霍華德把加內特拉進店裡，神秘地拿出一顆黑歐泊。他講這石頭來自衣索比亞的黑人猶太人，紅歐泊 aren't worth shit（一文不值），只有這種黑歐泊你根本 get your hands on（弄不到手）；他還說，傳說在歐泊裡能看到整個宇宙。加內特一下上癮，非要把石頭拿走，說戴上它今晚能狠狠幹翻費城。霍華德說它已經 set for auction（定了拍賣），拗不過對方，只好讓他借一晚，收下凱爾特人戒指當抵押。臨走加內特撂話：早上九點把石頭帶來。
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。
“They say you can see the whole universe in opals.”
據說在歐泊裡能看到整個宇宙。
用一句流傳的說法把一塊石頭說成宇宙，既像銷售話術又像真心讚歎；推銷和浪漫在這一句裡分不清。
They say you can see ... in ...
誇張地形容某樣小東西卻蘊含極大意義時用，語氣半信半真。
They say you can read a whole life in it. ／ Looking at it feels like looking at time itself.
literary
whole universe 重讀，in opals 輕收。
They say you can see the whole ocean in a shell. 據說從一枚貝殼裡就能看見整片海洋。
“That's a million-dollar opal you're holding, straight from the Ethiopian Jewish tribe.”
你手裡拿的是價值百萬的歐泊，直接來自衣索比亞猶太部落。
把價格、來歷和稀缺性壓進一句話，既是炫耀也是催眠；他相信這塊石頭能改寫命運，所以願意為它押上一切。
That's a ... you're holding, straight from ...
在展示一件珍稀之物、想讓對方意識到其分量時用，語氣激動。
You're holding something money can't usually reach. ／ This came straight from the source.
口語
million-dollar 重讀，straight from 連讀，Ethiopian Jewish tribe 放慢收尾。
That's a priceless painting you're holding, straight from a private collection. 你手裡那幅畫價值連城，直接來自私人收藏。
“Why the fuck would you show me something if I couldn't have it?”
既然我得不到，你他媽幹嘛還拿給我看？
把「你吊我胃口」拆成一句反問：先怪對方給我看，再點破我根本得不到；憤怒裡邏輯還很清晰，是佔便宜的人最理直氣壯的一套。
Why would you ... if I couldn't ...?
在覺得對方逗你、給了希望又收回去時用，半真半怨；對老闆或長輩用會顯得頂撞。
What was the point of showing me this? ／ Why dangle it in front of me like that?
口語
why 起調重讀，if I couldn't have it 連貫收低，把委屈壓進反問。
Why would you tell me about the job if they already filled it? 職位都招到人了，你幹嘛還告訴我？
“It's 110 million years old at the least.”
它至少有一億一千萬年的歷史。
用一串具體到誇張的數字把一塊石頭抬成「時間本身」；數字越確切，吹噓就越像事實。
It's ... years old at the least.
想強調某樣東西古老、稀罕、有來歷而不只是貴時用，語氣篤定；用在普通物件上會顯得誇張。
It's ancient, at the very least. ／ We're talking millions of years old.
中性
million years 重讀拉開，at the least 輕收，數字要念得乾脆。
This table is two hundred years old at the least. 這張桌子至少有兩百年了。
Okay, so I'm watching TV, like a year ago. All right? I'm watching one of those fucking History Channel shows, trying to learn shit, and I stumble... You ever hear of African JJews? - African Jews? - Yeah. - [Howard] No. All right? No. - Nigga want everybody to be a Jew. Check this out. All right? So, these are black Jews. All right? They're stranded in the middle of Ethiopia. - It's deep shit. - Stranded? Yeah. Look. They've got nothing. They don't got cars. They don't got shit. And I'm watching this, and I'm like, "What the fuck are these guys wearing?" It's on the Torah there. It's everywhere. Right? Where do these fucking guys get precious black opals? That's what that is. - Black opals? - I do my research. These guys live near the Welo mines, which primarily is red opals, which aren't worth shit, okay? But these, you can't get your hands on these things.
好，我大概一年前在看電視。行嗎？ 我在看歷史頻道那種破節目，想學點東西，結果就看到…… 你聽說過非洲猶太人嗎？ - 非洲猶太人？ - 對。 - [霍華德] 不，行了吧？不。 - 這哥們兒恨不得把所有人都變成猶太人。 你看這個。行嗎？ 所以，這些是黑人猶太人。明白嗎？ 他們被困在衣索比亞腹地。 - 這事兒可夠深的。 - 被困？ 對。你看，他們什麼都沒有。沒車，什麼屁都沒有。 我看著這個，心想："這些傢伙穿的到底是什麼鬼東西？" 《妥拉》裡就有，到處都是，對吧？ 這些傢伙到底從哪兒弄到珍貴的黑歐泊？那就是黑歐泊。 - 黑歐泊？ - 我可是做過功課的。 這些人住在韋洛礦附近，那裡主要產紅歐泊，那東西根本不值錢，懂嗎？ 但這種黑歐泊，你根本弄不到手。
下一章 · 05a memorabilia piece紀念收藏品這場戲：當鋪裡抵押戒指指把某樣東西弄到手，常指難搞到的稀罕物。原句說這種黑歐泊你根本弄不到手，是在抬高它的身價。
指一文不值，語氣粗但很口語。原句拿它對比紅歐泊和黑歐泊，說紅歐泊根本不值錢。
指某人靠得住、說到做到，這裡特指「錢肯定會還」。原句是替加內特擔保，說他不會賴賬。
說 set for auction。原句用它解釋為什麼不能賣，是霍華德拒絕出售時的擋箭牌。
說 No dicking around，語氣很衝，意思是別耍花樣、別拖。原句用它催對方第二天準時帶石頭來。
