缺少某物、某物不在
Well, darkness is the absence of light, and the stupidity in that instance was the absence of me.The Social Network · 2010 — 第 15 / 23 章 · 3'49" · B2
去校长室告状碰壁：make that call
两兄弟闯进校长办公室告扎克伯格偷点子。对面不吃这套，说他们 letting your imaginations run away with you（想得太飞），把损失说成 petty larceny（小偷小摸）；有人当场回敬一句「你有资格 make that call（拍板）吗」。最后一句 the courts are always at your disposal（法庭随时为你们敞开），把两人打发走。想学不撕破脸的拒绝，这段很典型。
发生了什么
温克沃斯兄弟带着《哈佛学生手册》闯进校长办公室，说马克·扎克伯格偷了他们的 Harvard Connection 点子，还一条条念手册里的诚信条款，强调偷同学的东西违反校规，plain and simple（就这么简单）。萨默斯全程冷淡，把这事定性为 petty larceny（小偷小摸），还说他们 might just be letting your imaginations run away with you（可能只是想得太飞）。泰勒不服，回一句 you're in any position to make that call（你有资格拍这个板吗），萨默斯立刻顶上：I was the US Treasury Secretary（我当过美国财政部长）。最后他建议两人另做个新项目，并表态 the courts are always at your disposal（法庭随时为你们敞开）。想学官腔里的轻视、还有不客气地顶回去，这一段很典型。
这场戏看什么
- 校长何时从听变成嘲
- 双胞胎礼貌如何一步步崩
- 法庭那句怎样把门关死
留意这几个短语
run away with youmake that calldevastatedpetty larceny
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make that call
做决定、拍板Make the decision
Cameron 对 Summers 说 you're in any position to make that call，质疑他没资格对这个案子下判断。
It's your project, so you make the call.这是你的项目，所以由你来定。
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- run away with you
让想象失控、越界乱想
- devastated
嘴上说痛心，其实在冷嘲
- petty larceny
轻微盗窃、小偷小摸
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名词属格：the absence of light 用 of 把「不存在」和「光」绑在一起，构成一个名词短语，而不是拆成一句来说光不存在。这样整句就能保持两个名词结构的对称：缺光，缺我。中文说「光的缺失」，英文用「缺失，加 of，再加光」的顺序。
Well, darkness is the absence of light, and the stupidity in that instance was the absence of me.想出来、提出
Well, we came up with an idea for a website called Harvard Connection...偷走那个点子
We've since changed the name to ConnectU. And Mark Zuckerberg stole that idea...你想让我拿这事怎么办
And I'm asking what you want me to do about it.在……这个标题下
under the heading "Standards of Conduct in the Harvard Community,"expect 复合结构：expects all students to be honest 是「期待某人处于某状态」的复合结构：宾语后面直接接 to be，再加形容词。它比一般的期待更硬，像校方把标准摆在那里。这里两个形容词 honest 和 forthcoming 一起用，把「诚实」和「有问必答」并列成义务。
it says the college expects all students to be honest and forthcoming in their dealings with members in this community.被要求去尊重
Students are required to respect public and private ownership, and instances of theft, misappropriation or...被动语态：are required to respect 是被动加不定式：学生不是主动承诺，而是被规定要求去尊重。使用被动，正好强调规则压在人身上，不点名谁在要求。中文常用「必须、被要求」，英文这个形式把责任落在制度上，适合念条文。
Students are required to respect public and private ownership, and instances of theft, misappropriation or...Yes, sir 里 sir 读得极轻极短，几乎被前面的 yes 带过。
- Anne? - Yes, sir?会导致某种后果
...or unauthorized use will result in disciplinary action, including the requirement to withdraw from the college.而不是去做某事
And you memorized that instead of doing what?就这么简单、明摆着
Sir, it's against university rules to steal from another student, plain and simple.plain 收尾的 n 顺势搭上 and 的开头，and 弱化成 /ən/，常连成 plain-n-ən，三个词一气说完、节奏放平。
Sir, it's against university rules to steal from another student, plain and simple.跟某人打交道、处理某人的事
Have you tried dealing with the other student directly?回复、回应
Mr. Zuckerberg hasn't been responding to any of our e-mails or phone calls for the last two weeks.敲某人的门
He doesn't answer when we knock on his door at Kirkland,面对面
and the closest I've come to dealing with him face-to-facethe closest ... to 结构：the closest I've come to dealing with him 是最高级加完成时：截至目前，我能离「当面打交道」最近的一次。to 后面跟动名词 dealing，不是不定式。这个结构把「从没真正谈过」说得很委婉，却比直说更有力。
and the closest I've come to dealing with him face-to-face追上去、找上门
I saw him and I know he saw me. I went after him and then he disappeared.毫无道理、讲不通
I'm sorry, President Summers, but what you just said makes no sense to me at all.makes 的词尾 s 与 no 相接，s 音几乎连上，sense 重读收尾。
I'm sorry, President Summers, but what you just said makes no sense to me at all.小偷小摸、轻微盗窃——法律领域的正式说法，指价值不大的盗窃；日常用它常带讥讽，表示「这点小事别来找我」，对严肃受害者说会显得冷漠。
I really don't know. This office doesn't handle petty larceny.让想象失控、越界乱想
Summers 对 Winklevoss 兄弟说 letting your imaginations run away with you，把满屋子的指控说成年轻人想太多。
You might just be letting your imaginations run away with you.有资格、有条件做某事
Sir, I honestly don't think you're in any position to make that call.做决定、拍板
Cameron 对 Summers 说 you're in any position to make that call，质疑他没资格对这个案子下判断。
Sir, I honestly don't think you're in any position to make that call.自己造一份工作
Harvard undergraduates believe that inventing a job is better than finding a job.比做某事更好
Harvard undergraduates believe that inventing a job is better than finding a job.不是重点
- I'm sorry, sir, but that's not the point. - Please, arrive at the point.说到点子上
- I'm sorry, sir, but that's not the point. - Please, arrive at the point.是非之别
You don't have to be an intellectual property expert to understand the difference between right and wrong.谈到某个话题
Let me tell you something, Mr. Winklevoss, Mr. Winklevoss, since you're on the subject of right and wrong.得到特殊照顾
You don't get special treatment.if 条件句：if 从句用一般现在时，主句在后面给出后果。这里把话说到一半，主句留到后面，等于用条件句下逐客令：你要不服，法院随时奉陪。中文说「如果你有意见」，语气里全是威胁。
If you have a problem with that, Mr. Winklevoss...任某人使用、随某人调用
...the courts are always at your disposal. Is there anything else I can do for you?shove 的 /v/ 很快滑进 it，it 弱化成轻短的 /ət/，重音稳稳压在 shove 上，后面轻轻收住。
You can take the Harvard Student Handbook and shove it...把这东西塞回去（粗鲁的拒绝）——粗俗的咒骂式拒绝，等于「去你的」；只在极度愤怒或熟人玩笑里出现，对长辈、师长、客户绝不能说。
You can take the Harvard Student Handbook and shove it...看懂「去校长室告状碰壁」
发音重点
- Yes, sir — Yes, sir 里 sir 读得极轻极短，几乎被前面的 yes 带过。
- plain and simple — plain 收尾的 n 顺势搭上 and 的开头，and 弱化成 /ən/，常连成 plain-n-ən，三个词一气说完、节奏放平。
- makes no sense — makes 的词尾 s 与 no 相接，s 音几乎连上，sense 重读收尾。
- shove it — shove 的 /v/ 很快滑进 it，it 弱化成轻短的 /ət/，重音稳稳压在 shove 上，后面轻轻收住。
Well, darkness is the absence of light, and the stupidity in that instance was the absence of me.黑暗是光的缺席，而那一回的愚蠢，是我的缺席。 拿「光的缺席」当阶梯，把自己的缺席抬成同样的大词。傲慢到近乎优雅，也是全片对权力姿态最精彩的一句台词。
You don't have to be an intellectual property expert to understand the difference between right and wrong.要分清对错，你不必是什么知识产权专家。 把高深的专业门槛一把推倒：对与错不需要头衔才能看懂。这句是弱者对强者的正面回击。
Harvard undergraduates believe that inventing a job is better than finding a job.哈佛本科生相信，自己造一份工作，比找一份工作更好。 一句把哈佛的野心说成信条：找工作是接别人的盘子，造工作才是写自己的名字。它也为马克后来的一切做了注脚。
You might just be letting your imaginations run away with you.你也许只是让自己的想象跑得太远了。 把一屋子人的愤怒一句判成「想多了」。语法上客气，实际上是权力在收回解释权。
关于这一章的问题
petty larceny 是什么意思？
指「轻微盗窃、小偷小摸」，法律上比大额盗窃轻。台词里用它给这件事定性，等于告诉来告状的人：这点事我们办公室根本不管，是明显的轻视。
「拍板」英语怎么说？
make that call，指在关键事情上说了算、做决定。台词里有人反问 you're in any position to make that call，就是「你凭什么拍这个板」，语气相当不客气。
run away with you 在这里怎么理解？
字面是「带着你跑掉」，let your imagination run away with you 就是「任由想象力失控、想得离谱」。台词里用它暗示来告状的人把几百万的估值想得太美。
「我当过美国财政部长」这句话有什么意味？
这是用履历压人：I was the US Treasury Secretary. I'm in some position to make that call。先否定对方没资格，再亮出自己的头衔，等于用身份把争论直接掐断。
他们最后是被怎么打发走的？
被一句 the courts are always at your disposal（法庭随时为你们敞开）请了出去：表面尊重，实际是让他们离开行政系统、去走法律程序。体面话里全是推脱。
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