这场戏：误闯豪宅被当成殡葬工
第 4 章 · 共 19 章 · 3'10"
乔误闯一栋空豪宅，正撞上诺玛张罗猴子的葬礼；他解释自己只是车抛锚、pull into（把车开进）了车库。等诺玛认出身份，她一句「I am big. It's the pictures that got small.（我还是大牌，是电影变小了）」，把默片女王的骄傲全摆了出来。想学怎么应付怪人、怎么用一句话镇住场，这段名场面最经典。
「内衬着」用 lined with，她要求衬缎子
made up my mind 下定了决心lined with satin 衬上缎子Any city laws 城里的法律
❝ 独白 · 10 句 他提 used to be（过去曾经是），她纠正说是电影变小了
used to be 过去曾经是silent pictures 默片I am big 我还是大牌
她骂编剧 made a rope of words（用文字搓成绳子）
plug up 堵住、塞住the front offices 公司高层、管理层made a rope of words 把文字搓成绳索Some nobodies 一帮无名之辈
乔的车抛锚，他把车 pull into（开进）一处以为空着的豪宅车库，结果撞见诺玛·德斯蒙德正在操办爱猴的葬礼。她先问他城里有没有法律不许把动物葬在花园，又要一口 lined with（内衬着）缎子的白棺材，还叮嘱别因为自己有钱就报虚价。乔赶紧说 you got the wrong man（找错人了），只是借车库换备胎。可诺玛认出他这个编剧，两人一来一回，她甩出那句「I am big. It's the pictures that got small.（我还是大牌，是电影变小了）」，又把默片的没落全怪在编剧身上，说他们用词搓成绳子、把这行当勒死了。想学怎么自我介绍、怎么在争执里还击，这段名场面台词最密。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“I am big. It's the pictures that got small.”
我还是大牌。是电影变小了。
一句顶回去一整个时代，把个人没落说成行业堕落，是全片的名言。
I am X. It's Y that got small.
被暗示过气、想反手把责任推给环境时用；对长辈翻旧账会显得不认错。
I am fine. It's the job that got smaller. ／ The work changed; I did not.
literary
I am big 重读，It's 后稍顿，got small 收得干脆。
I am still good. It's the market that got small. 我还是有本事。是市场变小了。
“You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big!”
你以前演默片的。你以前红得不得了！
连用两个 used to，把对方的辉煌锁进过去时，一句话就扎了人。
You used to be ...
回忆别人当年风光时用；对当事人说会像在宣布他过气。
You were huge back then. ／ There was a time when everyone knew your name.
中性
两句 used to be 语调一致，big 处加重拉长。
You used to be the fastest runner in school. 你以前是全校跑得最快的人。
“They took the idols and smashed them.”
他们把偶像拿下来砸了个稀烂。
把行业换血说成砸神像，动词简单，画面却暴烈。
They took the X and smashed them.
说旧权威被推翻、传统被砸碎时用；写正式历史论述时语体偏重。
They tore down the old heroes. ／ The new bosses swept the legends aside.
literary
took 与 idols 连读，smashed them 收得很重。
They took the old rules and smashed them. 他们把旧规矩砸了个稀烂。
“And who have we got now? Some nobodies!”
那现在换成了谁？一帮无名之辈！
一个反问加一句轻蔑，把新旧明星的落差钉死了。
And who have we got now? Some X!
讽刺今不如昔、新人撑不起场面时用；对新人当面说会得罪人。
And who is left now? A bunch of nobodies. ／ We traded giants for beginners.
口语
who have we got 连读，nobodies 三个音节都重。
And who have we got now? Some amateurs! 如今换成了谁？一帮业余的！
“Well, you've made a rope of words and strangled this business!”
好，你们用词搓成绳子，把这行当勒死了！
把台词写成凶器，抽象的东西变成能勒死人的绳，比喻又准又狠。
make a rope of X and strangle Y
指责某种工具或做法毁掉一件事时用；语气极重，别用在玩笑里。
You built a wall of rules and choked the project. ／ Too many words strangled the story.
literary
rope of words 连读，strangled 重读，business 下沉。
They made a rope of forms and strangled the whole process. 他们用表格搓成绳子，把整个流程勒死了。
“I've made up my mind we'll bury him in the garden.”
我决定了，就把它葬在花园里。
用一句家常的决定，宣布一场荒诞的葬礼，语气认真得可笑。
I've made up my mind (that) ...
宣布一个已定的决定、不容商量时用；对伙伴说会显得独断。
I've decided we are doing it here. ／ My mind is made up about this.
中性
made up my mind 连读，bury him 轻快带过。
I've made up my mind we'll take the early train. 我决定了，我们就坐早班车。
There was a time in this business when they had the eyes of the whole wide world. But that wasn't good enough for them. Oh, no! They had to have the ears of the world, too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk, talk, talk. That's where the popcorn business comes in. You buy yourself a bag and plug up your ears. Look at them in the front offices, the masterminds! They took the idols and smashed them. The Fairbankses, the Gilberts, the Valentinos! And who have we got now? Some nobodies!
这行当曾经有过一个时代，它们拥有全世界的目光。 可那对他们还不够。哦，不够！ 他们非得连世界的耳朵也要过去。 于是他们张开大嘴，冒出来的全是话、话、话。 爆米花生意就是这么来的。 你给自己买一袋，把耳朵堵上。 瞧瞧那些坐在前楼办公室里的，一帮大聪明！ 他们把偶像拿下来砸了个稀烂。 范朋克、吉尔伯特、瓦伦蒂诺！ 那现在换成了谁？一帮无名之辈！
下一章 · 05a pressing engagement要紧的约会这场戏：念烂剧本念到反胃字面是「我还是大牌，是电影变小了」。诺玛用这句话回击别人说她过气，把责任推给整个行业。
you got the wrong man。乔被诺玛当成殡仪馆的人，赶紧说 Lady, you got the wrong man，强调自己不干这行。
made up my mind。诺玛说 I've made up my mind we'll bury him in the garden，就是「我决定了，把它葬在花园里」。
used to be。乔对诺玛说 You used to be in silent pictures，就是「你以前演默片」，用来提当年的风光。
是「把耳朵堵上」。诺玛抱怨有声片话太多，说买袋爆米花 plug up your ears，就能把耳朵塞住。
是「内衬着」。诺玛要求给棺材 specially lined with satin，就是「专门衬上缎子」。
