这场戏：求职面试争取一个机会
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面试官一听他会突然出声，脸就变了，布拉德却主动摊牌：一句 Maybe we should talk about the elephant（也许该谈谈那件大家避而不谈的事），把最尴尬的事摆上桌；接着他只说 All I want is a chance（我要的只是一个机会）。求职被嫌弃、又得替自己争取时，这样开口最体面。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 「把明摆着的事摊开说」英语怎么说？talk about the elephant
talk about the elephant 把明摆着的事摊开说irrepressible 忍不住的caused a problem 造成问题entitled to a chance 有权得到一个机会
❝ 独白 · 5 句 「像指甲刮黑板一样让人难受」英语怎么说？nails on a chalkboard
let's just say 这么说吧（不想细讲的缓冲语）nails on a chalkboard 像指甲刮黑板一样让人难受a little hyper 有点多动
开场布拉德因超速被拦，他坦白自己有妥瑞氏症，还说 I feel like I was born to teach（我觉得我天生就是教书的）。面试时面试官话里话外都在躲他，他干脆先摊牌：Maybe we should talk about the elephant（也许该谈谈那件大家避而不谈的事），说症状像打喷嚏一样 irrepressible（忍不住）。聊起求职碰壁，他自嘲 wore out his patience like nails on a chalkboard（把人家耐心磨得像指甲刮黑板）。被拒绝时他不吵，只反复说 All I want is a chance（我要的只是一个机会）。这几个说法都好用：谈难言之隐、形容刺耳折磨、向人争取机会，都用得上。
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“All I want is a chance.”
我要的只是一个机会。
一句话把求职者的诉求压到最低，也压到最重，朴素却有分量。
All I want is ...
向对方提出最低却最核心的请求时用；对熟人撒娇式地索要东西不合适。
All I'm asking for is one chance. ／ All I need is a fair shot.
中性
重读 All 和 chance，中间一口气带过。
All I want is a chance to show what I can do. 我只想要一个证明自己的机会。
“Maybe we should talk about the elephant.”
也许我们该谈谈这头大象了。
用一句委婉的习语主动挑明难处，既体面又勇敢。
Maybe we should talk about ...
想主动提起大家回避的话题时用；面对不熟的长辈要先缓和语气。
Maybe we should address the elephant in the room. ／ Shall we talk about the obvious?
中性
should 轻读，talk about 连读，elephant 重读。
Maybe we should talk about the deadline nobody mentioned. 也许我们该谈谈谁都没提的那个截止日期。
“I mean, I wore out his patience like nails on a chalkboard.”
我是说，我把他那点耐心磨得像指甲刮黑板一样。
把抽象的磨人写成有声音的画面，自嘲里满是心酸。
wear out someone's patience like ...
半开玩笑地承认自己难搞时用；正式检讨里这么说不合适。
I wore his patience thin like nails on a chalkboard. ／ I grated on his nerves like nails on a chalkboard.
口语
wore out 连读，nails on a 快带，chalkboard 落重。
I wore out my roommate's patience like nails on a chalkboard. 我把室友的耐心磨得像指甲刮黑板一样。
“Once they understand, they're fine with it.”
一旦他们明白了，也就没事了。
把最难的一步归到「让他们明白」上，语气平静，却是一种信任。
once + 从句, 主句用一般现在时
向别人解释一个常被误解的情况时用；对已经带偏见、不愿听的人说往往没用。
Once they get it, they're okay with it. ／ Once people understand, they stop minding.
中性
Once 轻起，understand 重读，they're fine with it 顺滑带过。
Once they understand it's an allergy, they're fine with it. 一旦他们明白这是过敏，就不介意了。
I know, but I would like to tell you just like I tell the kids in my classes. See, I explain to them that it's a brain thing that causes me to make these strange noises. They're like sneezes, irrepressible. When you have to, wah-waht, you have to.
我知道，可我想跟你讲清楚，就像我跟我班上的孩子讲的那样。 你看，我跟他们解释说，是脑子的问题，让我发出这些怪声音。 它们就像打喷嚏，忍不住。 该来的时候，哇哇，就是忍不住。
Returning Dad's call... [chuckles] I had to prepare for that. See, Mom and Dad had divorced when I was a little kid and my relationship with Dad had always been... let's just say, complicated. Jah-jah-wah-waht! I mean, I wore out his patience like nails on a chalkboard.
给爸爸回电话……（笑了笑）我得为这个做点准备。 你看，我还很小的时候爸妈就离婚了，我和爸爸的关系一直…… 这么说吧，很复杂。 加加哇哇！ 我是说，我把他那点耐心磨得像指甲刮黑板一样。
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下一章 · 02drive someone nuts把某人逼疯这场戏：怪叫抽搐惹毛全家意思是「大家都心知肚明却避而不谈的事」。布拉德用它主动点破自己的妥瑞氏症，把最难开口的事摆到台面上，反而让对方没法装看不见。
Take it easy。警察拦下布拉德时看他紧张，就说 Take it easy, son，意思就是「别紧张，小伙子」。安慰紧张的人、劝人别急，都可以用。
字面是「指甲刮黑板」，形容声音刺耳、让人浑身难受。片里布拉德说 wore out his patience like nails on a chalkboard，意思是自己像噪音一样把他爸的耐心磨光了。
shrink。布拉德说 only every shrink I ever saw，就是「我看过的每个心理医生都这么说」。这是很口语的说法，正式场合一般用 psychiatrist 或 therapist。
意思是「这么说吧」，用来把不想细讲的事含糊带过。布拉德讲和爸爸的关系时只说 let's just say, complicated，一个词就交代了难堪的过往。
