这场戏：入会等于拿到通行证
第 24 章 · 共 28 章 · 2'18"
汤米正式入会那天，吉米高兴得像个孩子，守在家里等暗号。亨利借机讲起「好家伙」这称呼，说入会 It's the highest honor they can give you（这是他们能给你的最高荣誉），一旦成了自己人，就 like a license to steal（像拿到一张为所欲为的通行证）。想学怎么讲身份、地位和圈子，这几句很带劲。
❝ 独白 · 6 句 「最高的荣誉」英语说 the highest honor
the highest honor 最高的荣誉belong to 属于、是……的一员fuck around with 招惹、乱来license to steal 肆无忌惮的通行证
汤米正式入会的这天，吉米比谁都激动，往汤米家打了好几通电话，只为第一时间等到仪式结束的暗号。亨利借这段讲述「好家伙」和「自己人」的江湖逻辑：他们彼此叫 goodfellas（好家伙），介绍人时会说 He's one of us（他是咱自己人）。入会 be made 是 It's the highest honor they can give you（他们能给你的最高荣誉），意味着你属于一个 family and a crew（家族和班子），从此 nobody can fuck around with you（没人敢跟你乱来），反过来你却能随便招惹别人，简直 like a license to steal（像拿到一张为所欲为的通行证）。可亨利和吉米因为有爱尔兰血统，永远都入不了会。想学怎么讲圈子、地位和身份，这里说得很透。
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“It's like a license to steal. A license to do anything.”
那就好比一张偷东西的许可证，干什么都行。
把犯罪的特权说成一张执照，冷幽默里全是炫耀。
It's like a license to + 动词.
半开玩笑地说某人做事没人管时用；正式场合别拿犯罪打比方。
It's like a free pass to do anything. ／ It is a license to break every rule.
口语
license 重读，to steal 停顿，do anything 一口气收。
With that badge it's like a license to park anywhere. 有那证件，就跟拿到随便停车的许可证一样。
“It's the highest honor they can give you.”
这是他们能给你的最高荣誉。
一句把入会的分量抬到顶点，听得人心里发烫。
It's the highest + 名词 + they can give you.
强调某种认可的分量时用；对普通帮助这么说会显得夸张。
It is the greatest honor they can offer. ／ That is the highest praise anyone can get.
中性
highest 重读，they can give you 连读，句尾落稳。
For a soldier it's the highest honor they can give you. 对一个士兵来说，这是能给的最高荣誉。
“It means nobody can fuck around with you.”
意味着没人敢跟你乱来。
用最脏的字眼讲最实在的好处，入会的分量一下就出来。
It means nobody can ... with you.
解释某个身份能带来什么保护时用；脏话太冲，正式场合别用。
It means nobody messes with you. ／ It means no one can touch you.
口语
nobody 重读，fuck around 连读，句尾降调表笃定。
It means nobody can push you around here. 意味着在这儿没人能欺负你。
“But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood.”
可我和吉米永远入不了会，因为我们身上有爱尔兰血。
一句血统的门槛，把最忠心的两个人永远挡在外面。
Someone could never be made because ...
讲某条无法跨过的资格门槛时用；谈现实里的身份限制别轻率类比。
They would never be made because of their blood. ／ That blood closed the door on them.
中性
never be made 连读，Irish blood 两个重音砸下。
She could never join because she grew up abroad. 因为她在国外长大，永远没法加入。
It's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew. It means nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody... just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. A license to do anything.
这是他们能给你的最高荣誉。 意味着你属于一个家族，也属于一个班子。 意味着没人敢跟你乱来。 也意味着你可以随便招惹别人…… 只要对方也不是会员就行。 那就好比一张偷东西的许可证，干什么都行。
下一章 · 25the end of the world世界末日这场戏：被直升机跟了一上午字面是「偷东西的许可证」，这里是比喻：入了会就像拿到一张肆无忌惮的通行证，干什么都有人罩着、没人敢管，常用来形容那种特权。
不是「被制造」，而是黑帮用语，指被正式吸收为家族正式成员，也就是「入会」。片里说 Tommy was being made，就是汤米那天正式入会。
one of us，介绍人时最常用。He's a goodfella, one of us 就是「他是个好家伙，是咱自己人」，用来确认对方属于这个圈子、可以信任。
意思是「招惹、跟某人乱来」。Nobody can fuck around with you 是说入了会就没人敢动你；反过来也能说 you can fuck around with anybody，气焰完全不同。
偏庄重、带宗教色彩，等于「愿上帝与你同在」，多见于长辈送别或郑重祝福。日常更常说 take care 或 good luck，这句显得更郑重。
