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Rounders · 1998 — 第 7 / 26 章 · 3'47" · B2

亮牌太慢惹出争执：shear a sheep

牌桌上有人被 slow rolling（故意拖到最后亮牌），当场气得骂人；开头还有一句 shear a sheep（剪羊毛，比喻反复取利），把赌徒该留后路的道理说透。想聊牌局规矩、劝人别把肥羊一次宰光，这两句都用得上。

发生了什么

牌桌上一手牌拖到最后才亮，气氛差点炸开；随后两个人离开牌桌，为要不要回去争起来。开头一句 shear a sheep（剪羊毛，比喻反复取利）劝人别把肥羊一次榨干；slow rolling（故意拖到最后亮牌）是牌桌上很招人恨的玩法；on a roll（手气正顺，连着赢）形容停不下手；dump to（故意输钱给某人）是把赢来的钱还回去。有人劝对方从长远看，别让自己被 listed as a mechanic（被登记为老千），不然在纽约很难再上桌。

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这场戏看什么

  • 留意虫虫被质问时怎么用玩笑挡回去
  • 注意迈克从劝告到警告的语气变化
  • 分辨牌局行话与普通口语的分界

留意这几个短语

shear a sheepslow rollingon a rolllisted as a mechanic

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本章短语

shear a sheep

剪羊毛，比喻反复取利to shear a sheep; a metaphor for taking small profits again and again

开场画外音引用阿马里洛·斯利姆父亲的格言，用 shear a sheep（剪羊毛，比喻反复取利）对比 skin（剥皮）：羊可以反复剪毛，却只能剥一次皮，点出赌桌上该留后路的道理。

A smart salesman will shear a sheep many times, but never skin it in one deal.聪明的销售会反复剪羊毛，但不会在一单里把羊剥皮。

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  • slow rolling

    故意拖到最后亮牌

  • on a roll

    手气正顺，连着赢

  • listed as a mechanic

    被登记为老千

  • rabbits

    好宰的软柿子

  • dump to

    故意输钱给某人

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78 句台词里标了 38 处

短语 · C1hold to a maxim

恪守父亲的格言

Amarillo Slim, the greatest proposition gambler of all time, held to his father's maxim...
语法 · C1the greatest proposition gambler of all time

同位语：逗号夹住的名词短语补充说明 Amarillo Slim；删掉它，主干 held to... 仍完整。

Amarillo Slim, the greatest proposition gambler of all time, held to his father's maxim...
短语 · B2bother to do something

肯花心思去学

This is a lesson Worm's never bothered to learn.
语法 · B2Worm's never bothered to learn

定语从句：省略 that 的定语从句修饰 lesson；Worm's 是 Worm has，不是所有格。

This is a lesson Worm's never bothered to learn.
发音What are you

What are you 快说时连成一块，别逐词念满。

- What are you talking about? - What am I talking about?
发音you're gonna

you're gonna 快说时缩成一团，重心留给 stop。

If you want to see this seventh card, you're gonna stop speaking fuckin' Sputnik.
俚语 · C1Sputnik

俄语（带嘲弄）——嘲弄口吻，当面对俄国人说会惹火

If you want to see this seventh card, you're gonna stop speaking fuckin' Sputnik.
短语 · B1work together

串通，合伙做局 这里不是一起上班，指在牌桌上合伙骗人。

- Oh, da, motherfucker. - You're worried we might work together.
短语 · B2cut it out

别说了，停下

and snow and shit, but let's cut it out, all right?
短语 · C1down and dirty

最后一张暗牌发下 牌桌上指最后一张牌盖着发下，接着就是摊牌。

There's the river, down and dirty.
短语 · B2pay for something

花钱跟注看牌 这里不是为错误付出代价，而是掏钱跟注。

I think you got that ace, Roman, but I'm gonna pay for it.
短语 · B1two pair

两对牌

Wow, two pair. But I got sevens, too, though.
短语 · C1make someone for something

断定我手里是7 make 在这里是看穿、认定牌型，不是制造。

But you made me for the sevens, Maurice. You're a player.
短语 · B2new blood

新面孔，新玩家 这里指新牌友，不是医学上的新血。

Hey, Mike, you here to play? Come on, we need some new blood.
短语 · C1be stuck two racks

已经输了两千美元 rack 是赌场行话，指一千美元；stuck 指输钱。

- I already stuck two racks. - Well, have a good rest, man.
短语 · B2go on a run

连续赢钱 这里不是去跑步，指赌桌上连赢一阵。

I was pumped up eight G's. I was ready to go on a run when you came along.
俚语 · B2G's

一千美元——街头谈钱用，正式报价别写

I was pumped up eight G's. I was ready to go on a run when you came along.
发音got a

got a 里 t 轻弹一下，马上滑进 a，别停。

You're in town for five fuckin' minutes, you already got a sign on your back.
短语 · B2rat someone out

出卖我，告发我

Oh, what, that fuckin' Knish rat me out?
短语 · C1see all the angles

看透所有门道

He sees all the angles, but he doesn't have the balls to play one.
俚语 · B2balls

胆量——粗俗口语，别对长辈说

He sees all the angles, but he doesn't have the balls to play one.
短语 · B1think long term

从长远考虑

I just want you to think long term, all right? Be smart.
短语 · C1keep books

记录玩家底细 这里不是记账本，指地下牌局记录谁出过千。

Every place in Manhattan, they all keep books, all right?
语法 · C1not only are you gonna

部分倒装：not only 提到句首，are 跳到 you 前；强调后果不止挨打一种。

then not only are you gonna get the shit kicked out of you, you're not gonna get a fuckin' game anywhere in New York.
发音out of you

out of you 常黏成一串，of 只留很轻的尾音。

then not only are you gonna get the shit kicked out of you, you're not gonna get a fuckin' game anywhere in New York.
俚语 · C1get the shit kicked out of you

被打得很惨——粗俗威胁，熟人转述都嫌重

then not only are you gonna get the shit kicked out of you, you're not gonna get a fuckin' game anywhere in New York.
短语 · B2the big picture

全局，长远格局 这里不是大照片，指整件事的全貌。

Look, this is what I love about you... you think about the big picture.
短语 · C1play it straight up

规规矩矩，不出千 这里不是“说实话”，指按规矩玩牌。

I don't play the game straight up, and then if I lose, go get some real work or something, okay?
语法 · B2if I lose, go get some real work

条件从句：if 从句先设输钱，主句用 go get 祈使；像在复述别人的活法。

I don't play the game straight up, and then if I lose, go get some real work or something, okay?
俚语 · C1mark

下手目标，肥羊——骗子或赌徒黑话，别当面叫

I see a mark, I take him down.
俚语 · C1nose open

毫无防备，容易中招——牌桌黑话，熟人提醒可用

- But I'm not the guy with my nose open right now. - Aw, come on.
语法 · B1those two guys in there

后置定语：in there 放在 guys 后，指出是屋里那两个人；不是 guys 做主语。

I'm not gonna preach to you, but those two guys in there, they're not rabbits.
俚语 · C1outfit guys

帮派分子——黑帮语境，新闻里可作引语

Roman and Maurice? They're Russian outfit guys.
发音Not as bad as

Not as bad as 快说时两个 as 很轻，bad 和 KGB 站住。

Not as bad as KGB, but you don't want to be fuckin' with those guys.
俚语 · C1fuckin' with

招惹，跟…乱来——粗口警告，正式场合改 messing with

Not as bad as KGB, but you don't want to be fuckin' with those guys.
短语 · B2make it look good

装得像那么回事

有人让另一方把赢来的钱输回去，还叮嘱 make it look good：要装得像正常手气差，别让人看出是故意放水。

Just make it look good. Just catch a run of real shitty cards.
短语 · C1put some scratch together

凑点钱 scratch 是口语里的钱，不是抓痕。

I gotta put some scratch together, man. I gotta get somethin' going.
短语 · B2working man

上班族，苦工

Jesus, man, you're such a fuckin' workin' man now. I'm never gonna see you.

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发音重点

  • What are you — What are you 快说时连成一块，别逐词念满。
  • you're gonna — you're gonna 快说时缩成一团，重心留给 stop。
  • got a — got a 里 t 轻弹一下，马上滑进 a，别停。
  • out of you — out of you 常黏成一串，of 只留很轻的尾音。
"You can shear a sheep many times, but skin him only once."

你可以反复剪一只羊的毛，但只能剥一次皮。 用剪毛与剥皮对比，把长期获利和一次性毁掉讲成一句农场格言。

He sees all the angles, but he doesn't have the balls to play one.

他看得到所有门道，却没胆量真下场玩一把。 angles 与 balls 对撞，一句拆穿精于算计却不敢行动的人。

I see a mark, I take him down.

我看到猎物，就把他放倒。 两个短句并置，把骗子的世界观压成一条冷酷法则。

You're in town for five fuckin' minutes, you already got a sign on your back.

你才进城五分钟，背上就已经贴了标签。 夸张时间和 sign 的画面，点出他刚露面就被人盯上。

Not as bad as KGB, but you don't want to be fuckin' with those guys.

没克格勃那么可怕，但你可别去惹那些人。 先降级再警告，not as bad as 让威胁显得更真实。

关于这一章的问题

slow rolling 是什么意思？

牌桌上故意拖到最后才亮牌，让对方以为稳了，最后才看到更大的牌，很招人恨。台词里有人直接用了 slow rolling 这个词。

「手气正顺，连着赢」英语怎么说？

on a roll。台词里有人说 I'm on a roll，意思就是手气正顺、连着赢，停不下手。

listed as a mechanic 是被当成修理工吗？

不是，这里指被登记为老千。台词说，一旦被记成老千，不光会挨打，在纽约也再难上桌。

dump to 在牌桌上指什么？

指故意输钱给某人，也就是放水。台词里有人说 can't dump to these guys，就是不愿对这几个人故意输钱。

shear a sheep 只是说剪羊毛吗？

不只是。字面是「剪羊毛」，这里比喻反复取利；整句格言是说羊可以反复剪毛，但只能剥一次皮，劝人别把肥羊一次榨干。

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