这场戏：姑妈家藏钱被看穿
第 20 章 · 共 30 章 · 5'03"
乔丹飞到伦敦见艾玛姑妈，想把钱藏到她名下。姑妈一眼看穿他，说 It's chilly, darling, and you're sweating bullets.（天这么冷，你却汗流浃背）；乔丹索性坦白，说 I've bitten off more than I can chew, you know.（我揽下的活超出了自己的能力）。想学怎么坦白状态、和长辈周旋，这段又亲密又好笑。
sweating bullets 就是「紧张得直冒汗」
sweating bullets 紧张得直冒汗get the best of you 把某人拖下水
乔丹飞到伦敦，想把一大笔钱挂到艾玛姑妈名下。姑妈早知道他的状态，见他大冷天 It's chilly, darling, and you're sweating bullets.（天这么冷，你却汗流浃背），又念他 Sometimes I wonder if you let money get the best of you（怕钱把他拖下水），还拿 risk（风险）调侃；乔丹索性坦白自己是 drug addict（瘾君子），又说 I've bitten off more than I can chew, you know.（揽下的活超出了自己的能力）。后来为了搬钱，他找来有欧洲护照的毒贩布拉德夫妇，用瑞士身份分批转移。想学坦白、自嘲和跟长辈周旋的说法，这一章很有一套。
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。
“Money talks and bullshit takes the bus.”
有钱能使鬼推磨，没钱的只能挤公交。
对仗粗鄙又精准，一句话把整段英国行的心思说透。
Money talks and ...
看透钱起决定作用时用；正经谈判里说这句会显得油。
Money talks, everyone else waits. ／ Cash speaks and everything else walks.
口语
Money talks 重读，bullshit 后略停，bus 收得干脆。
Money talks, so the loudest bidder wins again. 钱说了算，所以又是出价最狠的那个赢。
“I've bitten off more than I can chew, you know.”
我揽下的活儿超出了自己的能力，你知道的。
用吃东西的比喻承认撑不住，比直接喊累更像人话。
bite off more than you can chew
承认自己承担过多时用；对上司说这句像在推责，要谨慎。
I've taken on too much this time. ／ I've overcommitted and I know it.
口语
bitten off 连读，more than I can chew 一气呵成。
I bit off more than I could chew with three projects. 同时接三个项目，我这是揽过头了。
“Risk is what keeps us young, isn't it, darling?”
风险才让人保持年轻，你说是吧，亲爱的？
把铤而走险说成保养秘诀，反问一收，既是勾引也是挑衅。
... is what keeps us ...
给冒险找理由时用；对刚认识的人这么亲昵会显得越界。
Danger is what keeps me going. ／ A little risk is what makes life fun.
口语
Risk 重读，is what 轻带，isn't it 尾音上扬。
Travel is what keeps us curious, isn't it? 旅行才让人保持好奇，难道不是吗？
“It's chilly, darling, and you're sweating bullets.”
天这么冷，亲爱的，你却紧张得直冒汗。
把天气的冷和 sweat bullets 的惧热一对比，一句就点破对方心虚，是老练长辈看穿人的写法。
sweat bullets
形容某人极度紧张、吓得冒冷汗时用；口语常见，正式写作里换成 be extremely nervous。
You're sweating bullets in this cold. ／ You're nervous enough to sweat through anything.
中性
It's chilly 轻带，darling 一顿，sweating bullets 两词都重读。
It's freezing in here and you're sweating bullets about the review. 这屋里冷得很，你却为评审紧张得直冒汗。
“Sometimes I wonder if you let money get the best of you, my love.”
有时候我在想，你是不是让钱把你给毁了，亲爱的。
let X get the best of you 把「被某样东西反噬、牵着走」说得温和又精准，长辈式关心全在里头。
let X get the best of you
提醒别人别被情绪、金钱或压力牵着走时用；语气温和，适合关心亲近的人。
Don't let money get the best of you. ／ Money seems to have gotten the best of you.
中性
Sometimes I wonder 平推，let money get the best of you 连贯，my love 轻声收尾。
Don't let the pressure get the best of you this month. 这个月别让压力把你压垮了。
下一章 · 21give me a pass放我一马这场戏：为公文包在停车场动手意思是「紧张得直冒汗」，形容极度紧张、心虚。It's chilly, darling, and you're sweating bullets. 就是「天这么冷，你却紧张得直冒汗」。
Money talks，字面是「钱会说话」，意思是有钱就能搞定一切。它在口语里常用来感叹：有钱人想要什么就能得到什么。
bite off more than one can chew。I've bitten off more than I can chew. 就是「我揽下的活超出了自己的能力」，承认心有余而力不足。
hit on someone。Is she hitting on me? 就是「她是在勾搭我吗？」口语里说某人主动示好、想撩你，就用 hit on。
at stake。Tens of millions of dollars at stake. 就是「几千万美元悬在头上」，说成败、损失都押在某事上。
