这场戏：和贝蒂偷偷合写剧本
第 15 章 · 共 19 章 · 3'11"
贝蒂跑来跟乔一起改剧本，一句 If you get an Oscar, I get the left foot（你要是拿了奥斯卡，左脚印归我）先把气氛聊热，又逼他 stop being chicken-hearted（别这么胆小）把故事写出来。两人越聊越投机，那段「同睡一床、轮流睡」的桥段就是这么磨出来的，阿蒂被蒙在鼓里。想学怎么聊创作、怎么打气，几句很鲜活。
变态杀手题材「卖得火爆」：sell like hotcakes
take you up on that 接受某人的提议all by myself 全靠我一个人sell like hotcakes 卖得火爆、非常抢手throw out 扔掉、舍弃
同睡一床「轮班、分班轮流」：in shifts
at your disposal 听你差遣、随你使用on location 在外景地拍摄chicken-hearted 胆小、怯场in shifts 轮班、分班轮流
❝ 独白 · 4 句 她还在说「一切都会好的」：Everything will be fine
the reason for 某事的原因Everything will be fine 一切都会好的couldn't have gone better 再好不过了determined to 下定决心做某事
贝蒂拎着剧本上门找乔，两人躲起来合作改故事。她愿意帮忙，说 I'm completely at your disposal（我完全听你安排），因为阿蒂去亚利桑那 on location（在外景地）拍片了。乔先把原来的心理分析全 throw out（扔掉），改写成两个穷老师合租一间房、同睡一床 in shifts（轮流睡）的故事。贝蒂嫌他 chicken-hearted（胆小），一句 I hate you 说得又凶又甜。另一边，马克斯查出派拉蒙的电话其实是想租诺玛的车，诺玛却坚信自己复出在望，开始 count every calorie（计较每一卡路里）地准备。想学怎么谈合作、怎么写故事、怎么反讽，几句都能直接用。
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。
“If you get an Oscar, I get the left foot.”
你要是拿了奥斯卡，左脚印归我。
拿奖项开玩笑，一句怪条件把公平和友情都说得又俏皮又实在。
If you get ..., I get ...
跟朋友定输赢、分好处时用；对不熟的人说会显得斤斤计较。
If you take the credit, I want the cash. ／ You win the praise; I'll take the leftovers.
口语
If you get 轻快连读，left foot 两个词都重。
If you get the client, I get the fee. 你要是拿下客户，佣金归我。
“This is a story about teachers, their threadbare lives, their struggle!”
这是一个关于老师的故事，他们捉襟见肘的生活，他们的挣扎！
三个并列短语一路加码，把一个小题材说成非拍不可的理由。
This is a story about ..., their ..., their ...!
激情推销一个点子时用；冷静的提案会上这样说会显得太亢奋。
It's a story about nurses, their long shifts, their grit. ／ This is about farmers, their debts, their fight.
中性
story 重读，两个 their 一组递进，末句往上提。
This is a story about drivers, their long nights, their patience! 这是一个关于司机的故事，他们的长夜，他们的耐心！
“Now, stop being chicken-hearted and write that story!”
别这么胆小了，把那个故事写出来！
一句呵斥当鼓励，把犹豫骂跑，也把信任塞给对方。
Stop being ..., and ...!
推朋友下定决心时用；对不熟的人这么说会像发号施令。
Quit stalling and write it! ／ Don't be so timid; go do it!
口语
stop being 连读，chicken-hearted 分两拍，write 重读。
Stop being chicken-hearted and sign up already. 别怯场了，赶紧报名。
“As a matter of fact, they sleep in the same bed. In shifts, of course.”
事实上，他们睡同一张床，当然是轮流睡。
先抛一个惊人的设定，再用三个词补一句，火候全在 of course。
As a matter of fact, ... In shifts, of course.
讲一个大胆设定再自己圆场时用；正式场合这么说容易显得轻浮。
Actually, they share the room, in shifts of course. ／ They even share a desk; well, by turns.
口语
matter of fact 连读，In shifts 短停，of course 轻松收。
As a matter of fact, they share an office. On opposite days, of course. 事实上他们合用一间办公室，当然隔天轮着用。
“It's not Madame they want. It's her car they want to rent.”
他们想要的根本不是夫人，是想租她的车。
两句一否定一揭底，把整场复出的幻梦一句话戳穿。
It's not ... they want. It's ... they want to ...
揭穿别人误会时用；在当事人面前说这句会非常残忍。
They don't want you; they want your name. ／ It was never about her; it was about the deal.
中性
not Madame 重读，her car 更重，两处 want 都压低。
It's not advice they want. It's my signature they want. 他们要的不是建议，是要我签字。
“Like an athlete training for the Olympic Games, she counted every calorie.”
像一个备战奥运会的运动员，她每一卡路里都要计较。
把保养比成奥运备战，荒诞又心酸，认真得让人不忍。
Like an athlete ..., she ...
形容一个人为某事拼到极致时用；对只想放松的人说会太夸张。
She trained like a boxer before a title fight. ／ Like a runner before a marathon, she tracked everything.
literary
Like an athlete 轻起，Olympic Games 放慢，counted every calorie 一字一顿。
Like an athlete training for a final, he counted every hour. 就像为决赛备战的运动员，他把每个小时都算得清清楚楚。
“She was absolutely determined to be ready, ready for those cameras that would never turn.”
她铁了心要准备好，准备好迎接那些永远不会开动的摄影机。
ready 重复一次，把她的执念和注定落空叠在一起，余味发冷。
She was determined to be ready, ready for ...
写一个人拼命准备却等不到机会时用；说话时别对当事人这么说。
She got ready for a door that never opened. ／ She prepared for a chance that never came.
literary
absolutely 重读，ready 重复处停一下，never turn 放轻。
He was determined to be ready, ready for a call that never came. 他铁了心要准备好，准备好接那个始终没来的电话。
After that, an army of beauty experts invaded her house on Sunset Boulevard. She went through a merciless series of treatments. Like an athlete training for the Olympic Games, she counted every calorie. She was absolutely determined to be ready, ready for those cameras that would never turn.
那之后，一队美容专家开进了她在日落大道的宅子。 她经受了一连串毫不留情的护理。 像一个备战奥运会的运动员，她每一卡路里都要计较。 她铁了心要准备好，准备好迎接那些永远不会开动的摄影机。
下一章 · 16come clean坦白交代这场戏：散步聊起她的鼻子意思是「卖得火爆、非常抢手」。台词里 Psychopaths sell like hotcakes，就是「变态杀手题材特别抢手」，形象地把热销比成热蛋糕。
at your disposal。贝蒂说 I'm completely at your disposal，就是「我完全听你安排」，表示随时可以帮忙、任你使唤。
意思是「胆小、怯场」。贝蒂骂乔 stop being chicken-hearted，就是「别这么胆小」，是半开玩笑地激他，不算真骂人。
意思是「轮班、分班轮流」。台词里说他们 sleep in the same bed. In shifts, of course，就是「睡同一张床，当然是一个班一个班轮流睡」。
意思是「在外景地拍摄」，指剧组离开片厂到实景地拍戏。台词里说 They're on location in Arizona，就是「他们在亚利桑那出外景」，不是待在棚里。
