这场戏：上司道贺又威胁
第 5 章 · 共 15 章 · 3'40"
巴克斯特刚搬进带名字和地毯的新办公室，四位上司就上门了：嘴上说恭喜，又怪他不肯再借公寓，甚至撂下一句 We made you and we can break you（我们能捧起你，也能毁了你）。谢尔德雷克接着开口要配第二把钥匙，还亮出弗兰扔碎的镜子。想听懂职场里「恭喜」背后的话，这几句很典型。
道贺只说「诸如此类」：all that jazz
all that jazz 诸如此类、那一套what counts 真正重要的disappointed in 对某人失望
「我们能捧起你，也能毁了你」：We made you and we can break you
went to bat for 替某人出头play ball with 配合、合作private property 私人地方
「你每周见个姑娘图个乐子」：You see a girl every week for laughs
afford a second key 配得起第二把钥匙for laughs 图个乐子Put me down for 给我记上（某时段）
巴克斯特升了职，搬进有名字牌和地毯的新办公室，四位平时借他公寓的上司却一起上门：先恭喜一番，再抱怨他最近不让他们用公寓，还威胁说 We made you and we can break you（我们能捧起你，也能毁了你）。谢尔德雷克进来后夸他会办事，替他美言，转头就问 can't we afford a second key（再配一把钥匙总行吧），把自己继续用公寓说得理所当然。他还拿出弗兰扔碎的镜子，说 You see a girl every week for laughs（你每周见个姑娘图个乐子），女人就以为你要离婚，语气里满是自己受了委屈。想弄懂职场里恩情和控制怎么纠缠，这段对话值得反复听。
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。
“Listen, Baxter. We made you and we can break you.”
听着，巴克斯特。我们能捧起你，也能毁了你。
把提携和威胁说成同一件事，一句就够狠。
We made you and we can break you.
被要挟、看清对方底牌时用来转述；正式场合别说这种狠话。
We can build you up or tear you down. ／ We put you here, and we can take you out.
口语
made you 连读，break you 放慢加重。
They made him, and now they think they can break him. 他们捧起了他，如今就觉得能毁掉他。
“We went to bat for you. Now you won't play ball with us.”
我们替你出过头，现在你却不配合我们了。
两句棒球行话对起来，把人情债说得又形象又难反驳。
We went to bat for you. Now you won't play ball with us.
抱怨对方不领情、不配合时用；对不熟的人说会显得在讨债。
We backed you, and now you won't help us. ／ We stood up for you; now you freeze us out.
口语
went to bat 连读，play ball with us 一气呵成。
I went to bat for you, and now you won't play ball. 我替你出过头，现在你却不配合。
“You see a girl every week for laughs and they think you're gonna divorce your wife.”
你每周见个姑娘图个乐，她们就以为你要跟太太离婚。
把花心男人的自辩说得理直气壮，越正经越可笑。
You see someone for laughs and they think ...
转述别人误会自己时用；当真替花心找借口会惹人反感。
You joke around once and they read too much into it. ／ A bit of fun, and they assume the worst.
口语
for laughs 轻读，divorce your wife 重音落在 divorce。
You joke once and they think you mean it. 你开句玩笑，他们就当真了。
“Baxter, we're a little disappointed in you, gratitudewise.”
巴克斯特，从感恩这方面说，我们对你有点失望。
在严肃指责后面缀个 -wise，装腔作势的官腔一下子变成笑点。
We're a little disappointed in you, ...wise.
半开玩笑地表达不满、又不好太直接时能用；对客户或正式邮件里别造这种词。
We're a little let down, loyaltywise. ／ Disappointed, to put it politely.
口语
gratitudewise 一口气念完，-wise 轻收，重音落在 -ti-。
We're a little disappointed, teamworkwise. 从团队配合这方面说，我们有点失望。
下一章 · 06stood me up放鸽子这场戏：圣诞派对上电梯调情意思是「诸如此类、那一套」。有人道贺说 Congratulations and all that jazz，就是「恭喜啊，还有那一套客套话」，用来把老套的东西一句话带过。
说 We made you and we can break you。这是上司撂下的狠话：我们能把你捧上来，也能把你整垮。make 和 break 一对反义，听着客气又危险。
说 play ball with。上司说 We went to bat for you. Now you won't play ball with us，就是我们替你出过头，你却不配合我们。棒球的说法，用在职场很常见。
说 for laughs。谢尔德雷克说 You see a girl every week for laughs，就是「你每周见个姑娘图个乐子」，把自己说成被误解的可怜人。
不是。这里 what counts 是「真正重要的」。上司说 Teamwork: That's what counts，就是团队精神才是最重要的，跟大家数数没关系。
