这场戏：拍广告时被当场逮捕
第 27 章 · 共 30 章 · 3'47"
乔丹正对着镜头拍他的励志广告，探员走进来一句 You're under arrest（你被捕了），他当场炸了，坚称自己 making an honest living（靠正当劳动吃饭），还说 clean up my act（改过自新）——戒了毒、当了电视名人。想学会怎么否认指控、怎么宣布自己洗心革面，这两句够用。
❝ 独白 · 24 句 广告里问 Do you dream of becoming financially independent（你梦想实现财务自由吗）
financially independent 财务自由、经济独立holding you back 拖住某人、拦着某人sail right past you 从眼前溜走
乔丹坐飞机回程，派去接他的飞机却因为一只海鸥撞进引擎爆炸，三人死亡。他管这叫「上帝给的信号」，从此金盆洗手，改行做电视名人，镜头前卖力推销自己的「直线说服系统」研讨会，讲自己如何从为账单发愁到 financially independent（财务自由）。就在这时，探员走进来一句 You're under arrest（你被捕了），把他当场铐走。乔丹对着镜头大骂，坚称自己 making an honest living（靠正当劳动吃饭），已经 clean up my act（改过自新）。可旁白说，真正害他的是索雷尔把他 rat out（供了出来），顺带还抖出布拉德妻子的事。
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。
“I made a decision not just to survive, but to thrive.”
我下定决心，不只是要活下来，还要活得风生水起。
survive 与 thrive 只差几个字母，气场却翻了一倍。
not just to survive, but to thrive
讲自己不甘平庸、要更上一层时用；正式演讲也合适。
not just to get by, but to get ahead ／ not merely to last, but to win
正式
survive 轻读，thrive 重读并拖长。
We decided not just to survive, but to thrive. 我们决定不只是活下去，还要做得红火。
“You don't got shit on me, you hear me!”
你们手里根本没我的把柄，听见没有！
一句挑衅把被捕现场变成他的个人秀。
You don't got shit on me.
被人指控、想强硬否认时用；正式场合绝对别用。
You have nothing on me. ／ You have got no proof on me.
口语
shit on me 连读，hear me 上扬挑衅。
They have got nothing on me and I will say so. 他们手里没我的把柄，我就这么说。
“I'm making an honest living, you fucking piece of shit!”
我靠正当生意吃饭，你个该死的垃圾！
越喊自己清白，越显出这句辩解的荒诞。
make an honest living
强调自己挣钱干净时用；后面接脏话就变味了。
I earn my money honestly. ／ I make a decent living.
口语
honest living 重读，piece of shit 一顿一顿砸出来。
I make an honest living and I pay my taxes. 我挣的是干净钱，税也照交。
“Don't just sit at home, or the life of your dreams will sail right past you.”
别只是坐在家里，否则你梦想的人生会从你身边驶过。
用「船开过」的意象催人行动，励志里带着一点不安。
Don't just ..., or ... will sail past you
鼓励人别拖延时能用；对已经很努力的人说会像指责，不要用。
Don't wait, or the chance will pass you by. ／ Act now or watch it go.
中性
sit at 连读，sail right past you 一气呵成。
Don't just wait, or the offer will sail past you. 别干等，不然机会就从你身边溜走了。
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你梦想实现财务自由，却每个月都为付账单发愁吗？ 你想拥有一栋这样的房子， 却连房租都快付不起了吗？ 我叫乔丹·贝尔福特，创造财富没有什么秘密。 无论你是谁，无论你出身何处，你也能实现财务自由 只要短短几个月。 你需要的只是一个策略。 我下定决心，不只是要活下来，还要活得风生水起。 起初我觉得这样的买卖根本不可能。 现在我是真的信了。 你好好想想。 如果你连参加乔丹·贝尔福特直线说服系统研讨会的胆量都没有， 那你还指望赚什么钱？ 如果你哪天想成为百万富翁，就得有点胆量。做个决定。 乔丹·贝尔福特那套方法对我管用，是因为我为此下了苦功。 要是对你不管用， 那是因为你懒。 你就该去麦当劳找份工作。 没人拦着你去实现财务自由。 也没人拦着你去赚几百万。 别光坐在家里，不然你梦想的生活就会从你身边驶过。 我改变了这些人的命运，我也能改变你的！ 所以，来参加我的研讨会吧！ 你梦想的生活只有……
下一章 · 28off the hook脱身这场戏：探员劝乔丹出卖同伙意思是「财务自由、经济独立」，指不用靠工资、靠资产或投资也能过日子。剧里乔丹在广告里问观众 Do you dream of becoming financially independent（你梦想实现财务自由吗），就是拿这个当卖点。
可以说 clean up my act，指改掉坏习惯、端正行为。剧里乔丹被捕后喊 I clean up my act（我改过自新了），还说自己戒过毒、戒酒两年，想用这句话洗白。
用 rat someone out，语气比 tell on 更重、更贬义，指背叛同伙把他供出来。旁白说 Saurel rats me out（索雷尔把我供了出来），把整个案子引到了乔丹身上。
字面是「有屎在某处」，实际意思是「手里有某人的把柄」，多用否定。乔丹被捕后喊 You don't got shit on me（你们手里根本没我的把柄），就是在否认对方的证据。这是粗话，正式场合别用。
意思是「我绝不骗你、我说真的」，用来强调自己没在开玩笑，前面多半跟着一件很离谱的事。剧里说 I shit you not, it exploded when a seagull flew into the engine（不骗你，一只海鸥撞进引擎，飞机就炸了）。
