提醒一句,不过话说回来
Now, mind you, a week ago, this place was a mess.American Hustle · 2013 — 第 12 / 20 章 · 3'49" · B2
翻新后的海洋厅里,有人指着石膏浮雕讲错视画,一句 right off the bat(一上来,立刻)把省下的五千万说得像白捡;介绍到吧台边那几位,有人直接问 You mean the Mob?(黑手党?),回答只说他们是生意人。想学怎么把大话讲得漂亮、把敏感关系说得体面,这几句值得反复听。
翻新后的海洋厅里,有人带着客人参观,指着石膏浮雕讲错视画法,又用 right off the bat(一上来,立刻)夸自己一出手就替对方省下五千万;话头转到吧台,那边坐着的人被说成经营全美最大赌场的人。有人问是不是 the Mob(黑手党,有组织犯罪集团),回答只说他们是生意人,还提醒要 delicate(要拿捏分寸)。从展示成果、谈敏感关系,到把谢赫·阿卜杜拉介绍给大家,这一整段都是商务社交里的高频场景。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
right off the batknow how it's donethe Mobnot sure that's such a good idea
本章短语
一上来,立刻from the very start
有人指着刚翻新的宴会厅报账,语气越说越兴奋,把省下的五千万说成一眨眼就拿到的好处;这句 right off the bat 被重复了一遍,像在敲桌强调。
Don't dismiss the plan right off the bat; give it one meeting.别一上来就否定这个方案,先给它一次会议。
懂门道,知道怎么运作
黑手党,有组织犯罪集团
委婉表示反对
商量,交换意见
要拿捏分寸
80 句台词里标了 24 处
提醒一句,不过话说回来
Now, mind you, a week ago, this place was a mess.乱得一团糟
Now, mind you, a week ago, this place was a mess.视觉错觉,眼睛骗人 这里指壁画把天空画得像真的
Trompe I'oeil. "Trick of the eye."right off 连成一团,重音落到 bat
Saved you $50 million. Look at me. $50 million, right off the bat, like that Right off the bat.定语从句:the law 后接两个 that 从句,一个说我参与写的,一个说法律规定。
I waive the law that I helped write that said casino construction had to be built ground-up new. We don't do new.玩得开心
Some gaming tables, some play money for people to have a good time.经营最大的赌场
They run the biggest casinos in the United States, and we have to work with them.懂门道,知道怎么运作
有人把吧台那几位称作懂行的人,用 know how it's done 给同伴吃定心丸:他们清楚门道,事情办得成,钱大家都有得赚;随后才有人追问是不是黑帮。
The good news is, they know how it's done, they get it done, you don't have to worry, everyone makes their money.把事情办成
The good news is, they know how it's done, they get it done, you don't have to worry, everyone makes their money.赚到钱,发财
The good news is, they know how it's done, they get it done, you don't have to worry, everyone makes their money.黑手党——指黑手党时有明确所指,别拿来开玩笑说普通朋友。
You mean the Mob?想花多少时间就花多少
Now, spend as much or as little time with them as you like, but we do have to deal with them.比较结构:as much or as little ... as you like 把“多少”放进 as...as 里,表示时间随你定。
Now, spend as much or as little time with them as you like, but we do have to deal with them.got to 压轻,confer 重读
We got to confer before we talk to these guys.大老远赶来
Yeah, we come all this way. Irving, we came all this way, we should be here.句尾上扬,scared 重读,其余快带
What's everybody scared of? What's everybody scared of?把某事彻底弄错、弄砸
I think they got this room all wrong.扫兴的人——朋友间起哄用,正式场合或对长辈别用。
Hey, oh, no, it's because he's a party pooper.请允许我介绍某人
May I present Sheik Abdullah, gentlemen, from Abu Dhabi. Sheik, these are professionals, and they run the best casinos in the United States.作为诚意的表示
Mr. Sheik, as a sign of our seriousness, Mr. Tellegio came from Miami to meet you tonight.不尊重的表现
It's a sign of disrespect to talk, uh, business on the first meeting.形式主语:It 是形式主语,真正内容是 to talk business...;长动作后置,听着像规矩。
It's a sign of disrespect to talk, uh, business on the first meeting.会传染 这里指快乐的情绪会感染人,不是疾病
Maybe it'll be contagious, huh?那样跟我说话
Can you believe he talks to me that way'?Saved you $50 million. Look at me. $50 million, right off the bat, like that Right off the bat.给你省了五千万。看我。五千万,一上来,就这么一下,一上来。 数字叠加加重复,炫耀节奏强,right off the bat 有江湖气。
You mean the Mob?你是说黑手党? 三个词戳破 businessmen 的体面说法,短、直、带不信。
Those guys over there? They don't scare me.那边那些人?他们吓不倒我。 先反问再短句否定,逞强和轻蔑都在这口气里。
It's a sign of disrespect to talk, uh, business on the first meeting.第一次见面就谈生意,是不尊重。 把谈判规矩说成礼节,客气话里全是控制。
意思是「一上来,立刻」。台词里有人夸自己一出手就替对方省下五千万,用的就是这个说法;想表达某事一开始就发生,也可以用它。
可以说 the Mob,指黑手党或有组织犯罪集团。台词里有人问「你是说黑手党?」,对方接着强调他们是生意人,用的就是这个词。
口语里说 party pooper。台词里有人先怪某个人扫兴,紧接着又说他太没劲,两个说法连着出现。
不重,这是委婉表示反对,比直接拒绝软得多。台词里有人用这句话表示这主意不太妙,紧接着又有一句说要先商量。
可以说 be delicate。台词里提醒「你得讲究点分寸」,用的词就是 delicate;谈敏感话题、处理关系时都能用。
下一章 · 第 13 章keep the upper hand派对现场谈赌场牌照
第 1 章last resort放贷生意露底
第 2 章the Picasso of passive-aggressive karate夫妻为太阳灯吵翻
第 3 章mess with your judgement贷款会面突然亮身份
第 4 章off the beaten path牢房探视连劝带表白
第 5 章on a first-name basis with跑路前为丹尼吵翻
第 6 章quit while you're ahead看伦勃朗时点破赝品
第 7 章out of his league为拉政客入局吵翻
第 8 章grease someone递上七万五谈赌场执照
第 9 章can't get enough of饭桌上闻亮油谈生意
第 10 章back on its feet举杯吹捧谈重建
第 11 章the life of the party为赴宴在电话里吵翻
正在看 · 第 12 章right off the bat赌场参观点破黑帮
第 13 章keep the upper hand派对现场谈赌场牌照
第 14 章falsified my records套房里说出真名
第 15 章get over on逼问下落后重结盟
第 16 章get someone on a wire陈述念到一半有人动枪
第 17 章let something die to let something live饭桌劝离套出内情
第 18 章knock some sense into帆布袋里憋出计划
第 19 章pay somebody off两百万电汇谈崩又谈成
第 20 章make this right上门补救反被赶走