这场戏：被索要五千块封口费
第 9 章 · 共 14 章 · 3'02"
书商把李叫去，开口就是联邦调查局找我、他们让我戴窃听器：They asked me to wear a wire（他们让我戴窃听器）。他嘴上保证 I'm not gonna rat you out（我不会去告发你），转头却要五千块，还撂一句 Figure it out（自己想办法）。想学怎么用英语谈条件、放狠话，这几句够狠。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 They asked me to wear a wire（他们让我戴窃听器），开口就是五千块
wear a wire 戴窃听器rat you out 告发、出卖generous of you 你真大方（反话）Figure it out 自己想辙、想办法
书商把李叫来，说联邦调查局已经找过自己，还让他戴窃听器。他先表忠心，说自己不会去告发她，要真被叫去作证也会撒谎；可话锋一转，就要李拿出五千块。李说拿不出这笔钱，对方只回一句 Figure it out，让她自己想辙。wear a wire（戴窃听器）是犯罪题材里的常用说法，rat someone out（告发某人）用来划清立场，Figure it out（自己想办法）则是不耐烦地甩锅。这几句在谈判、要挟的场合都能套用，句子短、口气硬。
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“They asked me to wear a wire.”
他们让我戴窃听器。
一句平静的转述，把出卖朋友的选项摆上桌面，张力全在这句轻描淡写里。
They asked me to ...
转述别人对你的要求时用；这种句式也常用来先铺垫后谈条件。
They wanted me to inform on you. ／ They asked me to testify.
中性
asked me to 连读，wear a wire 放慢加重。
They asked me to sign the whole thing over. 他们让我把全部东西都签字转让。
“You just got closer to paying back that asshole with his own money.”
你离用那混蛋自己的钱还清他更近一步了。
把还债说成一记漂亮的反击，恶毒里带着鼓励，很符合这段关系。
get closer to doing something
给朋友打气、把苦差说成复仇时用；正式场合这种带脏字的说法不合适。
You're one step closer to paying him off. ／ That money goes straight back at him.
口语
got closer to 连读，asshole 重读，with his own money 收在低音。
You're one step closer to paying off the loan. 你离还清贷款又近了一步。
“I always did want to be an actor. Here.”
我一直想当演员。
把行骗说成圆了演员梦，一句自嘲就把杰克这个人讲透了。
I always did want to ...
强调自己长久以来的心愿时用；did 在这里加语气，别漏读。
I always wanted to be an actor. ／ I did always want to try that.
口语
always 稍重，did 轻读带出强调，actor 降调收尾。
I always did want to learn to sail. 我一直想学帆船。
“No offense, but a store in Brooklyn offered me $200 for one.”
别介意，可布鲁克林有家店一封就出两百。
先道歉再抬价，把砍价变成不带脏字的反击。
No offense, but + 陈述句
谈判抬价、委婉反驳对方报价时能用；对客户或上司要更客气。
No offense, but I've seen better offers. ／ Not to be rude, but that's below market.
口语
No offense 轻快，but 后停顿，two hundred 重读。
No offense, but another firm offered me more. 别介意，但另一家公司给的更多。
“I'm really good at this.”
我干这个真的很在行。
用最平静的语气自夸，狂妄全藏在轻描淡写里。
be really good at + 名词/动名词
自信表态、跟熟人吹牛时能用；正式面试里要换更谦虚的说法。
I happen to be very good at this. ／ This is kind of my thing.
口语
really 重读，good at this 连读，句尾干脆。
I'm really good at cooking for a crowd. 给一大桌人做饭，我真的很在行。
I'm not gonna do that to you. I'm a good guy. And if they want me to be a witness... I'll lie. But you're gonna pay me $5,000.
我不会那么对你的。我是好人。 要是他们想让我当证人…… 我就撒谎。 但你得给我五千块。
下一章 · 10talk someone off the ledge把某人从崩溃边缘劝回来这场戏：找前女友摊开旧账就是「戴窃听器」。警方或联调局让线人身上藏录音设备去套话，就叫 wear a wire，wire 指的是窃听装备。
rat someone out，比 tell on 更口语、更带点鄙视。I'm not gonna rat you out 就是「我不会去告发你」。
「自己想辙、想办法」。别人跟你说 Figure it out，多半是不耐烦、不想帮忙，等于把难题丢回给你。
不一定。That's very generous of you 常拿来反讽，尤其对方明明在占便宜时，意思是「你可真大方」。
先垫一句 No offense 再接实话，等于「别见怪，我说句直的」，比如 No offense, but a store in Brooklyn offered me $200。
