……是怎么回事
-What's with all the new faces? -We'll need them now.The Godfather · 1972 — 第 5 / 9 章 · 3'51" · B2
医院那事后,家里围了一圈新面孔。有人报今早已经动手,对方点名要迈克尔去听条件,还把交易说成 too good to refuse(好到没法拒绝)。另一句把打父亲说成 business, not personal(是生意,不是私怨)。谈判翻脸时听懂这两句,才分得清谁在谈交易、谁在压仇。
医院事后,宅子围满新面孔。有人报信:桑尼火了,今早干掉了布鲁诺。对方要当天见面,点名让迈克尔去听条件,并保证这笔生意 too good to refuse(好到没法拒绝),谈合作、拉人时常拿这句把对方堵死。有人把打父亲说成 business, not personal(是生意,不是私怨),想把仇算成交易。对方不接,拒绝再听 patch things up(把关系或局面修补好)的劝,只要帮手打赢。接着有人点破:麦拉斯基拿索洛佐的大钱,还答应当保镖,再拖老爸就危险。会面于是定在有人的餐厅,人会被搜身,枪得先藏好。听到「好到没法拒绝」或「不是私怨」,多半是狠话被包成了交易。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
business, not personalrun for coverpatch things uptoo good to refuse
本章短语
是生意,不是私怨nothing personal, only business
桑尼要为父亲报仇,汤姆却提醒他,家族讲究把生意和私人恩怨分开看。
The layoffs were business, not personal.那次裁员是生意考量,不是针对谁。
赶紧躲开、自保
把关系或局面修补好
好到没法拒绝
46 句台词里标了 39 处
……是怎么回事
-What's with all the new faces? -We'll need them now.火了、生气了
After the hospital thing, Sonny got mad.干掉、做掉(黑话)——黑帮语境里指暗杀或袭击某人,等于动手除掉。日常没有这个用法,随便用会被听成真在谈暴力,正式场合更不能用。
We hit Bruno Tattaglia this morning.胆子、好意思
The Turk wants to talk! Imagine the nerve of the son-of-a-bitch.the nerve 里 the 缩成很轻的 ðə,元音几乎听不见,紧贴 nerve,重音压在 nerve 上。
The Turk wants to talk! Imagine the nerve of the son-of-a-bitch.好到没法拒绝
索洛佐派人传话,说只要柯里昂家肯坐下来谈,他开出的条件好得让人没法拒绝,实际上是用利益诱对方上桌。
He promises that the deal is too good to refuse.too ... to 结构:too good to refuse 用 too 加形容词再接不定式,表示好得让人无法拒绝。这种结构里 to refuse 含否定意味,等于说不可能拒绝。
He promises that the deal is too good to refuse.交易的一部分
-And Bruno Tattaglia? -That's part of the deal.抵消
-He cancels out what they did to Father. -We should listen to them.听他们说
-He cancels out what they did to Father. -We should listen to them.某人的花招
No more meetings, discussions, or Sollozzo tricks.开战
I want Sollozzo, or we go to war...是生意,不是私怨
桑尼要为父亲报仇,汤姆却提醒他,家族讲究把生意和私人恩怨分开看。
This is business, not personal!not 对举:This is business, not personal 用逗号加 not 把两种性质并列对照,等于说这属于生意范畴,不算私人恩怨。省略了重复的主谓,读起来干脆有力。
This is business, not personal!business, not personal 里 not 的 t 轻轻收住,直接滑进 personal,business 末尾的 s 只留一点气。
This is business, not personal!把关系或局面修补好
桑尼听腻了修复关系的建议,叫汤姆别再教他怎么把局面圆回来。
No more advice on how to patch things up. Just help me win.查清了某事
I found out about Captain McCluskey, who broke Mike's jaw.被某人收买、拿某人的钱
He's definitely on Sollozzo's payroll, and for big money.为了大钱
He's definitely on Sollozzo's payroll, and for big money.枪杀
Nobody has ever gunned down a New York police captain.gunned down 里两个 d 碰在一起只留一个爆音,常连成 /ɡʌndaʊn/,重音落在 down 上。
Nobody has ever gunned down a New York police captain.来追杀你
All the families would come after you. The Corleone family would be outcasts!赶紧躲开、自保
汤姆警告说,一旦动了纽约的警察队长,连教父的政治保护伞都会赶紧躲开。
Even the old man's political protection would run for cover.would 表推测:would run for cover 里的 would 表示在那种情况下很可能会发生的事,不是过去式。前面 Even 把程度推到极端:连最可靠的政治保护也会跑。
Even the old man's political protection would run for cover.把某事考虑进去
Do me a favor. Take this into consideration.不管怎样
No matter what Sollozzo says, he's going to kill Pop.老爸(口语称呼)——美国口语里对父亲的称呼,比 dad 更随意、更老派。对自家父亲说很自然,对别人的父亲用会显得没分寸。
No matter what Sollozzo says, he's going to kill Pop.必须去办
That's the key for him. We've got to get Sollozzo.问你件事
-Mike is right. -Let me ask you something.怎么处置这个警察
What about this McCluskey? What do we do with this cop?把会面定下来
Let's set the meeting.查出来、弄清楚
Get our informers to find out where it's going to be held.公共场所
We insist it's a public place. A bar, a restaurant.觉得安全
Some place where there are people, so I feel safe.搜我的身
They'll search me when I meet them, right?身上带着武器
So I can't have a weapon on me.想出办法
But if Clemenza can figure out a way to have a weapon planted there for me预先藏在某处
But if Clemenza can figure out a way to have a weapon planted there for mecan 表能力:can figure out a way 用情态动词 can 表示具备想出办法的能力,后面接动词原形。这里是假设:如果克莱门扎有本事安排,那才谈得上动手。
But if Clemenza can figure out a way to have a weapon planted there for meThis is business, not personal!这是生意,不是私人恩怨! 用一条冷规则给暴力划界:伤人也有分类,只分公事和私怨,是托词也是这个世界的运行法则。
No more advice on how to patch things up. Just help me win.别再劝我怎么把事圆回去。就帮我打赢。 把安慰和建议一起拒之门外,只留一个请求:别劝和,帮我赢。写出被逼到墙角的人不要道理。
Some place where there are people, so I feel safe.得有人的地方,我才觉得安全。 把安全感寄托在陌生人身上,一句朴素的要求反过来点出行凶者的心思:要观众,也要退路。
Nobody has ever gunned down a New York police captain.还没有人敢枪杀纽约的警察队长。 点出一条没人越过的底线,暗示此刻的疯狂。说事实不带评价,反而更吓人。
有人用来压住仇:打父亲也被说成是生意,不是私怨。谈判里听到这句,对方是在把狠事说成交易,不让你按私人恩怨翻脸。
说 too good to refuse。这场有人转述,那笔生意好到没法拒绝,用来堵死退路。别人开的条件好得夸张、想让你没法摇头,就可以用这句。
关系或局面弄僵、想劝人把关系或局面修补好,就用 patch things up。这里有人拒绝再听这种劝,只要帮手打赢。同事闹翻、合作告吹,劝人和解时都能用。
字面是跑去找掩护,这里指赶紧躲开、自保。有人警告,真要枪杀纽约的警察队长,连老头子的政治保护伞都会赶紧躲开。
说 planted there。人会被搜身,身上不能带武器,所以要克莱门扎想办法,把枪预先藏在会面的地方。藏东西、埋伏笔,都能用这个说法。
下一章 · 第 6 章draw the water from the well放弃报仇换儿子回来
第 1 章in my debt婚礼当天开口求杀
第 2 章run him out of the business看马求戏被轰走
第 3 章in your pocket当面回绝毒品生意
第 4 章sleeps with the fishes医院传话点名仇家
正在看 · 第 5 章business, not personal商定餐厅里藏枪
第 6 章draw the water from the well放弃报仇换儿子回来
第 7 章no different than久别重逢开口求婚
第 8 章an offer he can't refuse买断赌场兄弟站队
第 9 章hold the strings父亲点明谁是叛徒