稍微打听了一圈
I've been doin' a little pokin'.Knives Out · 2019 — 第 4 / 14 章 · 5'11" · B2
布兰克盘问玛尔塔,问着问着发现一个秘密:她一说谎就反胃。于是他把话题引到外遇,丢出一句 Is Richard havin' an affair?(理查德有外遇吗?),玛尔塔答没有,当场干呕——一切不言自明。他还提到有人 a little bird told me(悄悄告诉我)她的这个毛病。想学旁敲侧击、揭穿谎话,这段的用词很值得学。
布兰克盘问玛尔塔,先问她的工作:她不是通过护理机构、而是哈兰 hired me directly(直接雇的我),拿的是 a flat rate(一口价)。聊着聊着他说出更妙的一句:有人 a little bird told me(悄悄告诉我),你有一种反胃的生理反应,to mistruthin'(一撒谎就犯)。于是话题转到外遇——Is Richard havin' an affair?(理查德有外遇吗?)——玛尔塔答了一句没有,当场干呕,等于坐实。接着他们分析各人动机,从 Richard 护婚姻,到 Joni 的生活费,再到 Walter 的电影版权,最后布兰克交代:自己是被一信封现金匿名雇来的。想学盘问、暗示和拆穿谎言,这些表达都好用。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
a little bird told meclean housebump someone offweak sauce
本章短语
有人悄悄告诉我(不透露来源)I heard it from a source I won't name
布兰克说自己得知玛尔塔撒谎会犯恶心,用的是 a little bird has told me,故意不点破线人。
A little bird told me you're leaving the company.有人悄悄告诉我你要离职了。
大清洗、清理门户
把某人干掉、暗杀
站不住脚、没说服力(的说法或理由)
115 句台词里标了 44 处
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I've been doin' a little pokin'.以兼职形式
You were hired on a part-time basis as a registered nurse, yes?直接雇了我
Harlan hired me directly.Take a 连读时 Take 末尾的音接上 a,听起来像 tei-kə,两个词并成一个节拍。
Take a seat, please.一口价、固定费率
And you're paid a flat rate for how many hours a week?需要更多帮忙
He needed more help.他需要的是一个朋友
He needed a friend.心肠好
Does having a kind heart make you a good nurse?不加过滤的实话
I suspect that Harlan has told you much unfiltered truth about each of 'em.现在完成时:has told 用现在完成时,表示从过去到现在累积发生的动作,重点是结果仍影响现在:你知道很多内情。about each of 'em 把范围锁定在每一个家人身上,为后面逐个排除动机做铺垫。
I suspect that Harlan has told you much unfiltered truth about each of 'em.有人悄悄告诉我(不透露来源)
布兰克说自己得知玛尔塔撒谎会犯恶心,用的是 a little bird has told me,故意不点破线人。
And a little bird has told me,我该怎么委婉地说
how shall I put this delicately...从小就
It's something I've had since I was a kid.that 引导的定语从句:thing 后面用 that 引出从句,说明这是怎样一种东西,that 在从句里作宾语,后面被打断没说完。这个结构让抽象的反应先被具体化成一个「身体上的东西」,再慢慢解释。
It's a physical thing that I... (SHUDDERS)光是想到做某事
Just the thought of lying...让我吐
Yeah, it makes me puke.makes me 连读时 makes 末尾的音直接接上 me,听起来像 meik-smi,两个词粘成一块。
Yeah, it makes me puke.去扯松开的线头、触碰隐患
Why do men instinctively pull at loose threads on their parachutes?答是或否就行
A yes or no will do.yes or 连读时 yes 末尾的音滑进 or,听起来像 ye-sor,中间没有停顿。
A yes or no will do.打比方地说
- I assumed you were speaking figuratively. - WAGNER: Here, have some water.真够可以的
- That's quite somethin'. - Hmm?你不说我就说
"You tell her or I will."站不住脚、没说服力(的说法或理由)
有人猜理查德为婚外情杀人,布兰克嫌这个动机太软,说 that s weak sauce;瓦格纳接话说他简直是把整桶软理由往自己身上倒。
that's weak sauce. You know that.俚语,指站不住脚、太弱的说法或理由——weak sauce 是美式俚语,说某个论点、借口或表现太弱,带轻蔑和调侃。朋友之间吐槽常用,语气随意;正式场合和对长辈说会显得不尊重。
that's weak sauce. You know that.与动机正好相反
No, Harlan was supporting her and her daughter and that's the opposite of a motive.如果那笔供养受威胁
And if that support was threatened...条件句里的被动:if 从句用被动 was threatened,表示那笔供养「受到威胁」这件事不是由她主动做出,而是可能落在她身上。它把话题从「她想要钱」转到「她的处境变了」,为动机成立留下空间。
And if that support was threatened...回答那个问题
All right, don't answer that if you're gonna puke again, please.把多出来的钱私吞
She was pocketing the double payment.一分钱都不再给
Harlan found out, and cut her off without a cent.把某人干掉、暗杀
玛尔塔追问,乔恩妮会不会为了遗产把人干掉,用的是 bump him off。
So she bumps him off for the inheritance?你看过她的社交账号吗
Come on, no, have you seen her Insta?Instagram 的口语简称——Insta 是 Instagram 的随口简称,年轻人日常聊天里很常见。语气轻松,不带冒犯;正式写作或对不熟悉网络用语的人说话,还是要用全称。
Come on, no, have you seen her Insta?把一堆东西都倒给某人
You're just dumpin' that vat of weak sauce on me.她对我撒了谎
Granted. But she lied to me.明白你想引到哪里
Ah. I see where you're going with this.大清洗、清理门户
布兰克推断哈兰那晚在逐一清理身边的人,用的是 cleanin' house。
Harlan was cleanin' house.一直很有耐心
You have been very patient, my friend.家里的鸡毛蒜皮
None of these weak alibis and domestic squibbles answer your question...回避一个重要问题
I'm here because this mornin', someone dodged a very important question.怀疑其中有鬼
So somebody suspects foul play and goes through this ha cha dance of hiring me, of staying anonymous.毫无道理
It makes no damn sense.让我放不下
Compels me, though.Does having a kind heart make you a good nurse?心肠好,就能当好护士吗? 用一句反问把「善良」和「专业」分开:好心是加分项,却不是资格证。它替所有被低估的专业能力说话,也把对玛尔塔的评价从人品拉回能力。
I'm here because this mornin', someone dodged a very important question.我来这里,是因为今天早上有人回避了一个非常重要的问题。 把「我为什么出现」说成一个具体的观察:不是好奇,是有人心虚。开场就点出关键,侦探腔十足。
Harlan found out, and cut her off without a cent.哈兰发现了,然后一分钱都没再给她。 把一整套清算压缩成 found out 加 without a cent,动作干脆、金额归零;比任何指责都更像判决。
Why do men instinctively pull at loose threads on their parachutes?为什么男人总是本能地去拽降落伞上松掉的线头? 用降落伞上的线头比喻自毁式的好奇与冒险,画面危险又好笑;一句反问就把「明知不该偏要试」说透。
意思是「有人悄悄告诉我」,用来表示知道某个消息,却不肯说消息从哪来。戏里布兰克就是这么引出玛尔塔那个毛病,既幽默又吊人胃口。
clean house。戏里说 Harlan was cleanin' house,指哈兰在逐个处理身边的人、该断的都断掉。这个说法也能用在一家公司整顿裁员上。
意思是「把某人干掉、暗杀」,是很口语的说法。戏里问 So she bumps him off for the inheritance?,就是「所以她为了遗产把他干掉了?」。
意思是「站不住脚、没说服力」,常用来吐槽理由很弱。戏里说 that's weak sauce,就是「这理由太软了」,朋友之间吐槽时很常用。
因为她一说谎就反胃,这是身体反应。她嘴上说理查德没有外遇,身体却立刻出卖了她,所以布兰克据此断定理查德确实有外遇。
下一章 · 第 5 章with a forked tongue复盘案发当晚行踪
第 1 章pass the torch警探逐个盘问家人
第 2 章at the behest of私家侦探初次登场
第 3 章the black sheep of the family一家人复盘派对争吵
正在看 · 第 4 章a little bird told me盘问发现说谎会呕吐
第 5 章with a forked tongue复盘案发当晚行踪
第 6 章close the book with a flourish生日夜下棋谈心
第 7 章stone-cold dead喂错药后密谋脱身
第 8 章conflate葬礼后为移民吵翻
第 9 章burn bridges遗嘱宣读前家族开打
第 10 章hold your horses遗嘱把家产全给护士
第 11 章lay low餐馆里谈交易
第 12 章twist the knife甜甜圈洞揭开真相
第 13 章a shred of evidence还原调换药瓶的真相
第 14 章in for a penny, in for a pound复盘阴谋并设局收网