have to 快读带过，go there 紧跟
No, I don't have to go there. I like it here. There's an exit.American Hustle · 2013 — 第 13 / 20 章 · 4'15" · B2
派对现场谈赌场牌照：keep the upper hand
派对现场，几个人谈赌场牌照。一句 I'm like a ghost（像个幽灵，没人知道我在这儿）先把自己藏起来；话题转到参议员和门路，气氛越来越紧。有人花两年学阿拉伯语，只为 keep the upper hand（保持优势）。想学生意场上的试探、施压和逼表态，这几句值得听。
发生了什么
派对现场，几个人围着赌场牌照谈条件：先有人说喜欢这儿，因为有出口；紧接着有人自比幽灵，说没人知道他在。谈着谈着，有人提出让主要投资人入籍，需要能办事的关系人；也有人警告参议员那条线别碰。I'm like a ghost（像个幽灵，没人知道我在这儿）是把自己藏起来；the right people（能办事的关系人）指关键人脉；keep the upper hand（保持优势）说的是谈判里要一直占上风。适合练生意场上的试探、警告和放狠话。
这场戏看什么
- 注意谁一直提「出口」和「幽灵」，谁在回避
- 听「好就是好」那句后的停顿
- 看一千万这个数字出现时谁先接话
留意这几个短语
like a ghostlifelong dreamthe right peoplestay away from
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keep the upper hand
保持优势stay in control
有人解释为何一个迈阿密意大利人学阿拉伯语：他花了两年，为的是在谈判里 keep the upper hand，压住对方。
She learned the local rules early to keep the upper hand in every meeting.她早早摸清当地规则，以便每场会都占上风。
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- like a ghost
像幽灵一样不露面
- lifelong dream
一辈子的梦想
- the right people
能办事的关系人
- stay away from
别碰那事/远离
- count on
指望、依靠
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Look, tell him I speak for our friends in Florida.一辈子的梦想
有人把在东海岸建赌场度假村说成 lifelong dream（一辈子的梦想），语气热络，把一笔投资说得像人生夙愿。
We're very excited. It's been our lifelong dream to build casino resorts on the East Coast.用你自己的方式
And, I don't know, you can tell him this in your own way.把它收走/吊销 这里指把合法资格收走
Carmine made this legal, but we must be careful, or they'll take it away.博彩执照
Well, if you want to get the gaming license and keep it, we have to make our principal investor here, the sheik, an American citizen.主要投资人
Well, if you want to get the gaming license and keep it, we have to make our principal investor here, the sheik, an American citizen.同位语：the sheik 用逗号隔开，紧跟 principal investor，补充说明身份。
Well, if you want to get the gaming license and keep it, we have to make our principal investor here, the sheik, an American citizen.加快入籍
Well, to expedite citizenship, that requires very special treatment.特殊照顾
Well, to expedite citizenship, that requires very special treatment.说的是…
What are we talking about?别碰那事/远离
有人一听到议员、国会议员就立刻说 stay away from that，语气像警告，不想沾上政治麻烦。
I say stay away from that.慌作一团/炸毛——熟人粗俗玩笑，正式场合别用
Eh, you know, don't get your balls in an uproar.这事另一部分
It's all good. I just hope the other part of this is all good.宾语从句：hope 后省略 that，the other part... 整句就是希望的内容。
It's all good. I just hope the other part of this is all good.和…打交道
You deal with us, we're a real organization.面对的是什么
We're dealing with you, we don't know what we're dealing with.指望、依靠
在确认对方是否听懂、是否照办时，有人用 Can I count on you? 表面是请求，实际是压对方给承诺。
Can I count on you?count on 连成一串，t 轻滑
Can I count on you?胡扯/废话——粗俗警告，熟人发火时用，正式场合别用
No bullshit.我的一个朋友
It's okay. He's a friend of mine.太较真/太严肃
You guys are way too serious for a party.way 和 too 重读，serious 拉长
You guys are way too serious for a party.天哪——口语惊叹，熟人闲聊可用，正式写作少用
Holy cow. What are you drinking?和…做生意
It'll be great doing business with you.动名词短语：of 后接名词短语加 knowing，表示“某人会某技能”的概率。
What are the fucking odds of an Italian guy from Miami knowing Arabic?odds of an 连成一团，of 轻轻滑过
What are the fucking odds of an Italian guy from Miami knowing Arabic?他妈的（加强语气）——粗俗脏话，愤怒或震惊时用，正式场合别用
What are the fucking odds of an Italian guy from Miami knowing Arabic?保持优势
有人解释为何一个迈阿密意大利人学阿拉伯语：他花了两年，为的是在谈判里 keep the upper hand，压住对方。
It turns out he's got casino investments in the Mideast, and he spent two years learning it Io keep the upper hand.由我们选定的
If you're real, you put$10 million in the bank of our choice in the next two weeks.觉得被冒犯
If you're real, you put$10 million in the bank of our choice in the next two weeks or not only will the sheik feel insulted, but our friends in Florida will feel deeply disrespected.部分倒装：not only 放句首，will 提到主语前；后面 but 接更重后果。
If you're real, you put$10 million in the bank of our choice in the next two weeks or not only will the sheik feel insulted, but our friends in Florida will feel deeply disrespected.看懂「派对现场谈赌场牌照」
发音重点
- have to — have to 快读带过，go there 紧跟
- count on you — count on 连成一串，t 轻滑
- way too — way 和 too 重读，serious 拉长
- odds of an — odds of an 连成一团，of 轻轻滑过
No, I don't have to go there. I like it here. There's an exit.不，我不必去那边。我喜欢这里。这里有出口。 三句短话把拒绝、偏好和退路说清，exit 一词让闲聊突然有了警觉。
We're dealing with you, we don't know what we're dealing with.我们在和你们打交道，却不知道面对的是什么。 同一动词正反一翻，把信任危机说成一句冷冰冰的镜像。
You guys are way too serious for a party.你们这帮人参加派对也太严肃了。 像玩笑又像拆台，way too 把满屋紧张一下点破。
What are the fucking odds of an Italian guy from Miami knowing Arabic?一个迈阿密的意大利人会阿拉伯语，这他妈概率有多大？ 粗口加荒诞对比，一句话把骗局裂缝撕开，观众立刻懂。
If you're real, you put$10 million in the bank of our choice in the next two weeks.如果你是真的，两周内往我们指定的银行存一千万美元。 条件句不解释威胁，只给动作；if you're real 把真假变成付款测试。
关于这一章的问题
keep the upper hand 是什么意思？
是「保持优势、占上风」。台词里说有人在中东有赌场投资，还花了两年学阿拉伯语，就是为了 keep the upper hand，不让对方在谈判里压过自己。
「能办事的关系人」英语怎么说？
the right people。台词里先说加快入籍要特殊照顾（special treatment），紧接着有人说 You would know the right people to do that，意思是你该认识能办这事的关系人。
Can I count on you? 是什么语气？
是在要对方给准话：能不能指望你、你会不会守约。紧接着就问 Did you understand me（听懂我的话了吗），后面又补一句 No bullshit（别糊弄），语气更像谈判里逼表态，不是随口客套。
「别碰那事」用英语怎么说？
stay away from。台词里有人说 I say stay away from that（要我说，这些人别碰），接着补一句 That's bad, that's trouble（那不好，那是麻烦），就是劝人别碰参议员那条线。
no bullshit 在这里是骂人吗？
更像一句硬要求：别糊弄、少来废话。前面刚说「Good」means good（「好」就是好），紧接着 No bullshit，就是让对方把话说清楚，不要玩文字游戏。
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