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Swimming with Sharks · 1994 — 第 3 / 16 章 · 4'21" · B2

新助理上班第一天：lose the smile

新人盖伊第一天上班，还没坐下就有人递来一句 Lose the smile（把笑容收起来），说他这样看着像个 schmuck（笨蛋）。没过多久上司巴迪现身，撂下一堆跑腿活儿，还说 Come on, Guy. You're in for a treat（等着看好戏吧）。职场里怎么接住这种又讽又真的话，这几句最实用。

发生了什么

上班第一天，盖伊刚报出名字，就被带他的前辈提醒 Lose the smile（把笑容收起来），理由是笑成那样活像个 schmuck（笨蛋）。随后上司巴迪登场，一边把他丢进一通通电话和一长串跑腿差事，一边说 Come on, Guy. You're in for a treat（等着看好戏吧），嘴上像请客，实际是把他推进火坑。三个表达都围着同一处境：新人第一天怎么在同一间办公室里听懂好话坏话。lose the smile 是把笑收起来的命令式说法；schmuck 是意第绪语来的骂人词，轻蔑里常带玩笑；in for a treat 字面是「有好东西等着你」，反讽时就是「有你受的」。

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Lose the smileBe in for a treatSchmuckGrand poobah

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本章短语

Lose the smile

把笑容收起来、别笑了stop smiling; wipe that smile off your face

盖伊第一天上班，在停车场夸车位、笑着自我介绍，老员工雷克斯冷不丁甩来一句收起你的笑，还补一句说这样看着像个傻瓜。

Lose the smirk; the interview already started.把那股得意劲儿收起来，面试已经开始了。

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  • Be in for a treat

    有好东西等着你、要大饱眼福了

  • Schmuck

    笨蛋、蠢货，带轻蔑也常是玩笑口气

  • Grand poobah

    大老板、头号人物，戏谑的叫法

本章全部批注

100 句台词里标了 28 处

短语 · B1what a great ...

多好的位置啊

It's a great spot. As soon as I pulled in, I thought, "wow, what a great spot."
短语 · B1by the way

顺便说一句

I'm Guy, by the way.
短语 · B1one's first day on the job

上班第一天

What is this, your first day on the job or something?
短语 · B2as a matter of fact

事实上、还真是

Yes. Yes. As a matter of fact, it is.
短语 · B1a piece of advice

一条建议

Yeah, well, piece of advice.
短语 · B2lose the something

把笑容收起来、别笑了

盖伊第一天上班，在停车场夸车位、笑着自我介绍，老员工雷克斯冷不丁甩来一句收起你的笑，还补一句说这样看着像个傻瓜。

Lose the smile.
短语 · B2look like a schmuck

看起来像个傻瓜

Makes you look like a schmuck.
短语 · B2at this moment in time

此时此刻

I said he's not here right now at this moment in time.
短语 · B1send someone down

把他送下去

I'll send him down as soon as he gets here.
短语 · B1as soon as ...

一……就

I'll send him down as soon as he gets here.
短语 · B2get your butt over to somewhere

赶紧过去

Just get your cute little butt over to his place by midnight.
短语 · B2a lot of work for ... wages

活多钱少的苦差

So I don't know what you've heard about this job, but it's gonna be a lot of work for shit wages.
短语 · B2gas up a car

给他的车加油

Picking up dry-cleaning, gassing up his car, getting him coffee, getting him lunch, and getting him laid.
短语 · B2after all

毕竟

After all, Buddy is the senior executive vice president of production for Keystone.
短语 · B1for now

目前、暂时

for now.
短语 · B1write something down

把这个记下来

Let me write this down.
短语 · B2go on to bigger and better things

更广阔的天地

All of Buddy's assistants have gone on to bigger and better things.
短语 · B2a good lineage

好出身、好传承

It's a good lineage. A legacy.
短语 · B2if you don't mind me asking

不介意我问的话

If you don't mind me asking, where are you going?
短语 · B1like I said

就像我说的

Like I said, it is a good lineage.
短语 · B1get rid of someone

摆脱、赶走

It'll be nice to finally get some real help around here and get rid of this mongoloid so he'll stop screwing me up and fuck the competition for a change, huh?
短语 · B1for a change

换换样子、破个例

It'll be nice to finally get some real help around here and get rid of this mongoloid so he'll stop screwing me up and fuck the competition for a change, huh?
短语 · B2our gain is their loss

我们的收获就是他们的损失

Our gain is their loss.
短语 · B2get someone on the phone

帮我把某人接通电话

You get me Rob on the phone.
短语 · B2be in for a treat

有好东西等着你、要大饱眼福了

巴迪一进办公室就把电话和杂活全甩给新人盖伊，还招呼他跟上，说接下来有好戏等着他，其实等着盖伊的是一连串命令和羞辱。

Come on, Guy. You're in for a treat.
短语 · B2someone's ears should bleed

震到耳朵流血（夸张）

Their ears should bleed!
短语 · B2much less ...

更不用说

So I don't care if God told you to keep it down, much less Stella.
短语 · B1keep it down

小声点、压低音量

So I don't care if God told you to keep it down, much less Stella.

看懂「新助理上班第一天」

这一章能学到

  • 会用 be right down 开口
  • 见到 As a matter of fact 知道在施压
  • 能听懂这场里的讽刺或命令
Our gain is their loss.

我们的收获，就是他们的损失。 把职场竞争说得像记账：一边进一边出，零和而冷酷。它是那种能立刻结束对话的金句式总结。

This is the most important thing in your life.

这是你生命中最重要的一件事。 把一部电话说成人生头等大事，荒诞的严肃感正是这个行业的写照。

Come on, Guy. You're in for a treat.

来吧，盖伊。有好戏等着你呢。 in for a treat 把「接下来会很好看」说得带点幸灾乐祸：好事还是坏事，交给上下文去补。

Guy, if you do this job well, wealth and opportunity are yours.

盖伊，只要这份工作你干得好，财富和机会都是你的。 把一份助理工作直接许成财富与机会，赤裸裸地摊开娱乐圈的交换逻辑；对上班族来说，这句既是诱惑也是警句。

关于这一章的问题

Lose the smile 是什么意思？

就是让对方把笑容收起来、别笑了，常带命令口气。这里前辈是在提醒新人，笑着进门显得太嫩，像没见过世面，所以先收起笑脸。

「有好东西等着你」英语怎么说？

可以说 You're in for a treat。字面是好东西、好戏在后面等着你，这里上司是反着说，实际意思是接下来有你忙的、有你受的。

schmuck 是骂人的词吗？

是，但语气没有 idiot 那么硬。它来自意第绪语，轻蔑里常带一点玩笑，熟人之间也会用。剧中前辈说笑成那样像 schmuck，是半骂半提醒。

grand poobah 指什么人？

指大老板、头号人物，是戏谑的叫法。剧中用它形容工作室主席赛勒斯·迈尔斯，后面还补了一句「我们称他为神」，语气又敬又损。

新人第一天就被人说要 lose the smile，该怎么接？

这类话通常半是提醒半是下马威，把笑脸收起来就好，回一句 Thanks for the heads-up（谢谢提醒），既接住了话，也不显得怕。

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下一章 · 第 4 章Humor me拿错糖包被老板羞辱
第 1 章sweet-talk someone聚会里聊巴迪旧事第 2 章End of story骂助理又被拿枪算账正在看 · 第 3 章lose the smile新助理上班第一天第 4 章Humor me拿错糖包被老板羞辱第 5 章punch below the belt老助理给新人立规矩第 6 章It's not brain surgery找不到人被老板痛骂第 7 章give action to get action办公室摊牌要人站队第 8 章Get over yourself被追问为何爱电影第 9 章written all over it逼助理销毁所有杂志第 10 章White knight in shining armor拿纸割舌头的报复第 11 章on a short leash警告别跟老板绑太紧第 12 章Hit a home run剧本获赞拿到绿灯第 13 章make a killing抛下爱人去给老板跑腿第 14 章the rat race老板为半小时发火第 15 章Paid my dues跟老板当面摊牌第 16 章climb the social ladder持枪逼问爱人是否出轨
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