这场戏：酒吧里为前途吵翻
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酒吧里，兰博劝尚恩多跟威尔聊前途，说各地邀约不断，电话 ringing off the hook（响个不停），还有能让天才 given free rein（任其发挥）的研究机构。尚恩却觉得该给威尔时间自己想清楚，两人越说越呛。想学怎么谈前途、又怎么守住分寸，就看这段。
❝ 独白 · 9 句 兰博的天才论
从无名之辈到爱因斯坦再到毁了的天才，层层递进逼尚恩点头。
Why don't we give him time to figure out what he wants?（给他时间想清楚自己要什么）
figure out 弄明白、想清楚hatching a plan 暗中谋划一件事out of courtesy 出于礼貌in the loop 知情、被同步进展
兰博约尚恩在蒂米的酒吧见面，想让他多关心威尔的前途。兰博说各地邀约不断，电话 ringing off the hook（响个不停），还有能让威尔这种头脑 given free rein（任其发挥）的地方；尚恩却觉得这孩子还没方向，硬推反而危险。兰博拿一个数学天才最后成了罪犯的例子，说明天赋得有人引导；尚恩回他：指点是一回事，摆弄是另一回事。两人越说越重，尚恩丢下一句 there's more to life than a Field's medal（人生不只是一块菲尔兹奖牌），兰博噎他这理论对自己也没见多管用，尚恩直接骂了回去。想学谈判桌上怎么摆姿态、老朋友之间怎么吵翻，这些说法都用得上。
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“There's more to life than a fuckin' Field's medal.”
人生可不只是一块该死的菲尔兹奖牌。
把整场争执压成一句：奖章之外还有人生。
There's more to life than ...
想劝人别把成败当成全部时用；正式场合别带脏字。
There's more to life than a corner office. ／ Life is bigger than one trophy.
口语
重读 more 和 life，脏字一带而过，句尾压低。
There's more to life than one bad review. 人生不止一次差评。
“Why don't we give him time to figure out what he wants?”
为什么不给他点时间，让他自己想清楚要什么？
用商量的口气把选择权还给他，比命令更有分量。
Why don't we give someone time to ...
想劝对方别急、留点余地时用；对长辈提议要放缓语气。
Why not let him decide for himself? ／ Maybe we should give him room to think.
中性
Why don't we 连成一串，figure out 轻快带过。
Why don't we give her time to figure out the offer? 不如给她点时间想清楚这份邀约？
“I'm nothing compared to this young man.”
跟这个年轻人比，我什么都不是。
自谦到近乎自贬，一句量出天才的分量。
someone is nothing compared to ...
当面夸别人、压低自己时用；熟人之间才不显造作。
I don't hold a candle to him. ／ He makes me look like a beginner.
中性
nothing 重读，compared to 弱读连成一串。
Honestly, I'm nothing compared to her at coding. 说真的，写代码我比她差远了。
“Yeah, it did, you arrogant fuckin' prick.”
是啊，还真管用呢，你个傲慢的混蛋。
一句糙话顶回去，把多年不服气全压在结尾那个词里。
Yeah, it did, you ...
被对方阴阳怪气后回敬时能用，只对撕破脸的老熟人说，别对长辈上司用。
Yeah, it worked out fine for me, unlike for you. ／ Sure it did. And look how bitter you've become.
口语
Yeah, it did 连读，you arrogant 一带，prick 重读并收干脆。
Yeah, it worked out, and you still can't stand it. 是啊，结果不错，而你到现在还咽不下这口气。
You ever hear of Gerald Lambeau? for their study of the universe, but it was a... doing physics in his spare time who changed the world. Can you imagine if Einstein would have given that up... just to get drunk with his buddies in Vienna every night? We all would've lost something. Tim would never have heard of him. - Pretty dramatic, Gerry. - No, it isn't, Sean. This boy has that gift. He just hasn't got the direction, but we can give that to him.
你听说过杰拉尔德·兰博吗？ 因为研究宇宙，可那其实是个…… 在业余时间搞物理的人，改变了世界。 你能想象吗，要是爱因斯坦把那些都放弃了…… 就为了每晚跟哥们在维也纳喝个烂醉？ 那我们都会有所损失。蒂米也永远不会听说过他。 ——说得挺煽情啊，格里。——不，不是煽情，尚恩。 这孩子有那份天赋。 他只是还没找到方向，而我们可以给他指路。
下一章 · 14not a lick一点儿都不会这场戏：被女友邀去加州字面是「把缰绳松开」，引申为放手让对方自己发挥。戏里兰博说有个地方能让威尔这样的头脑 given free rein，就是任他施展。
说 ringing off the hook。字面是电话从钩子上一直响，形容来电多到接不完。戏里兰博用来说自己手里工作邀约特别多。
指被拉进信息圈、能知情。戏里兰博说来是想让尚恩 in the loop，尚恩却回一句 Oh, nice to be in the loop，反讽自己只是被通知一下。
说 sticky fingers，字面是「黏手指」，指爱顺手拿别人东西。戏里蒂米端酒时开玩笑，说 Just so you don't get sticky fingers，别让人以为客人会偷拿。
指把赌局分出输赢。戏里兰博假装要跟尚恩打赌，借蒂米之口问「你听说过杰拉德·兰博吗」，用没人听过自己的名字，反衬天才也常被埋没。
