The Godfather · 1972 — 第 2 / 9 章 · 2'41" · B2

看马求戏被轰走:run him out of the business

酒桌上刚看完一匹天价名马,话锋转到求一个电影角色。对方一句 run him out of the business(把他挤出这一行),再补 it's not all dollars and cents(金钱、账目本身)——嘴上说不全是钱,其实在护面子。求人被拒时听懂这种话,比继续软磨有用。

发生了什么

客人被领进庄园,看过王宫旧物,又看一匹叫喀土穆的马,有人打赌沙皇买一匹马也没出过这个价。饭桌上才点明:柯里昂是约翰尼的教父,来意是一个电影角色。人情被回绝,场上撂下一句 He never asks a second favor when he's been refused the first(第一次被拒就不再开口)。紧跟着那部戏被说成永远没份,I'm going to run him out of the business(把他挤出这一行),因为约翰尼带走了一个花重金培养的女演员。有人又说 it's not all dollars and cents(金钱、账目本身),真正咽不下的是 make me look ridiculous(让我当众出丑)。谈条件时听见「不是为了钱」,多半是面子过不去。

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run him out of the business

把他挤出这一行to force someone out of an industry

沃尔茨扬言要把约翰尼·方坦彻底赶出电影这一行,并当场说明理由。

They tried to run the small studio out of the business.他们想把这间小制片厂挤出这一行。

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  • dollars and cents

    金钱、账目本身

  • make me look ridiculous

    让我当众出丑、显得可笑

  • hard-hearted

    铁石心肠的、不心软的

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38 句台词里标了 35 处

短语 · B1used to do something

过去用来做某事

-It used to decorate a king's palace. -Very nice.
语法 · B1used to decorate

used to 表过去:used to decorate 里的 used to 表示过去经常或一直如此,现在已不再这样。注意它和表示习惯于某事的结构意思不同,后者是说对某件事已经适应。

-It used to decorate a king's palace. -Very nice.
短语 · B1when necessary

在必要时

-I only use his name when necessary. -How's your drink?
短语 · A2show someone something

给你看点东西

-Fine. -Now I'll show you something beautiful.
短语 · B2appreciate beauty

懂得欣赏美

You do appreciate beauty, don't you?
短语 · B1pay something for something

为某物出那个价

I bet Russian czars never paid that for a single horse.
短语 · B2put an animal out to stud

让它去配种

I'm not going to race him, though. I'm going to put him out to stud.
短语 · A2be going to do something

打算让它参赛

I'm not going to race him, though. I'm going to put him out to stud.
发音put him out

put him out 里 put 和 him 连读,him 的 h 几乎不发音,听起来像 pu-tim-out。

I'm not going to race him, though. I'm going to put him out to stud.
短语 · A2get something to eat

找点吃的

Let's get something to eat.
短语 · B1a close relationship

亲近的关系

To the Italian people that's a very sacred, close relationship.
短语 · B2ask a second favor

再求第二个忙

He never asks a second favor when he's been refused the first.
语法 · B2when he's been refused the first

when 从句加被动:when he's been refused the first 用现在完成时的被动,表示第一次请求被拒绝之后。he 是承受拒绝的人,动作的执行者没有出现,重点落在被拒这个结果上。

He never asks a second favor when he's been refused the first.
短语 · B1perfect for someone

对他再合适不过

That part is perfect for him. It'll make him a big star.
短语 · B2make someone a star

把他捧成大明星

That part is perfect for him. It'll make him a big star.
短语 · B2run someone out of the business

把他挤出这一行

沃尔茨扬言要把约翰尼·方坦彻底赶出电影这一行,并当场说明理由。

I'm going to run him out of the business, and let me tell you why.
短语 · B2hundreds of thousands of something

几十万

I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her, to make her a big star.
语法 · B2spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her

spend ... on 搭配:spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her 用支出动词加金额再加 on,表示把钱花在某人身上。on 后面接受益或投入的对象,不能换成 for。

I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her, to make her a big star.
短语 · B2be frank

把话说得更直白

Let me be even more frank.
短语 · B2hard-hearted

铁石心肠的、不心软的

制片人沃尔茨嘴上说自己报复约翰尼不全为了钱,还特意搬出 hard-hearted,表示自己并非没有感情的人。

To show you that I'm not a hard-hearted man. That it's not all dollars and cents.
短语 · B2dollars and cents

金钱、账目本身

沃尔茨解释自己报复约翰尼不全是为了钱,强调里面还有被羞辱的成分。

To show you that I'm not a hard-hearted man. That it's not all dollars and cents.
俚语 · C1piece of ass

用来上床的女人(粗俗说法)——把女性物化成性对象的粗话,侮辱性极强。只能在明确表达角色粗鄙时使用,现实中当面说会构成严重冒犯。

She's the greatest piece of ass I've had and I've had them all over the world.
俚语 · C1Guinea

意大利佬(非常冒犯的蔑称)——针对意大利裔的种族侮辱词,带强烈恶意。任何场合都不该用,影视里出现也是在表现说话人的偏见。

Then Johnny Fontane comes along with his olive oil voice and Guinea charm.
短语 · B1run off

跟人跑了

And she runs off.
短语 · B2throw it all away

把一切全扔了

She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous!
短语 · B2make someone look ridiculous

让我当众出丑、显得可笑

沃尔茨说那个女孩跟约翰尼跑了,就是为了让他在众人面前丢脸。

She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous!
发音threw it all away

threw it all away 里 threw、it、all 三个词几乎连成一条,it 的 t 变成轻快闪音。

She threw it all away just to make me look ridiculous!
短语 · B2can't afford to do something

承担不起、不能

And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!
语法 · C1afford to be made to look ridiculous

afford to do 加被动:afford to be made to look ridiculous 里 afford to 后面接被动不定式,表示承担不起被人弄成笑柄的后果。be made to do 又是使役结构的被动,两层套在一起。

And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!
短语 · B2get the hell out

滚出去

You get the hell out of here!
发音get the hell out

the 在这里只留一个轻 ə,hell 的 l 直接滑向 out 的元音,整串像一口气喷出来,停顿很短。

You get the hell out of here!
短语 · B2rough stuff

动粗、来硬的

If that goombah tries any rough stuff, tell him I'm no bandleader.
俚语 · C1goombah

意大利佬(意大利裔的贬称)——美国意大利裔之间偶尔自嘲式使用,外人说出来就是明确的族裔侮辱,正式场合和有他人在场时都绝对不能用。

If that goombah tries any rough stuff, tell him I'm no bandleader.
短语 · B2insist on doing something

坚持要立刻知道

Mr. Corleone insists on hearing bad news immediately.
短语 · A2bad news

坏消息

Mr. Corleone insists on hearing bad news immediately.

看懂「看马求戏被轰走」

这一章能学到

  • 用 when necessary 给关系设门槛
  • 用 can't give him 只拒一件事
  • 用 look ridiculous 听出面子账
  • 坏消息要用 immediately 立刻回传

发音重点

  • put him out — put him out 里 put 和 him 连读,him 的 h 几乎不发音,听起来像 pu-tim-out。
  • threw it all away — threw it all away 里 threw、it、all 三个词几乎连成一条,it 的 t 变成轻快闪音。
  • get the hell out — the 在这里只留一个轻 ə,hell 的 l 直接滑向 out 的元音,整串像一口气喷出来,停顿很短。
And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous!

而处在我的位置,我丢不起这个人! 把面子说成职位带来的硬性要求:不是想要体面,而是承受不起丢脸,解释了权力为何常脆弱。

I'm going to run him out of the business, and let me tell you why.

我要把他赶出这一行,原因我告诉你。 先宣布惩罚,再补理由,语气平静却不容置疑,写出有权者报复时那种公事公办的从容。

Mr. Corleone insists on hearing bad news immediately.

柯里昂先生坚持坏消息必须马上让他知道。 把一条规矩说得像制度:坏消息不许压着,体现统御者的信息纪律,也解释了没人敢瞒事。

He never asks a second favor when he's been refused the first.

第一次被拒绝以后,他从来不会再求第二次。 把自尊写成一条规矩:被拒一次就够了。不求二次,让人既敬且怕,因为不再给第二次机会。

关于这一章的问题

run him out of the business 是什么意思?

就是把他挤出这一行,不是暂时冷落,是让他在这个行业里待不下去。片厂老板拿这句封杀一个演员时,等于公开说以后没人敢用他。谈合作听见这话,就是决裂,不是还价。

「把他挤出这一行」英语怎么说?

说 run him out of the business。run out 是赶走,business 是这一行。比 fire him 更狠,火的是整个圈子,不是一份工作。职场里排挤人、让对方没单可接,也能用这句。

dollars and cents 是什么意思?

字面是美元和美分,这里指金钱、账目本身。有人说 it's not all dollars and cents,是在撇清「我不是为了钱」。听到这句,别跟着算价格,先听他真正在意的是面子还是交情。

「让我当众出丑」英语怎么说?

说 make me look ridiculous。ridiculous 是可笑,look 是看上去。比 embarrass me 更强调面子被人看扁。对方觉得你让他在圈子里抬不起头时,就会甩出这句。

hard-hearted 怎么用?

hard-hearted 是铁石心肠的、不心软的。有人说 I'm not a hard-hearted man,是先给自己洗白,再把拒绝说成原则。别人拒绝你又急着辩解自己不是冷血时,这词就在附近。

什么场合会说 make me look ridiculous?

当你让对方在别人面前下不来台。戏里女演员跟人跑了,有人觉得这是让自己当众出丑,比亏钱更不可忍。同事当着全组拆你的台、当众驳你的面子,就可以用这句说后果。

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