这场戏：游艇上行贿被拆穿
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联邦探员登船查案，乔丹却当着他的面想把事情谈成，被人一句戳穿：you just tried to bribe a federal officer（你刚才试图贿赂联邦官员）。他不慌，硬说没有确切金额就 in a court of law（在法庭上）站不住脚。想学怎么把行贿和钻法律空子说明白，这段对话很精彩。
bribe a federal officer 就是「贿赂联邦官员」
bribe a federal officer 贿赂联邦官员hold up in a court of law 在法庭上站得住脚straight arrow 循规蹈矩的正派人play the part 演好这个角色、装得像
❝ 独白 · 7 句 探员的出身之论
先贬一整个阶层，再把乔丹单独拎出来夸，捧杀意味十足。
❝ 独白 · 7 句 药效的分阶段自述
用清单式的冷静旁白描述彻底失控的过程，反差就是黑色幽默。
联邦探员德纳姆上船调查，乔丹却想把话说成交易：探员直接点破，you just tried to bribe a federal officer（你刚才试图贿赂联邦官员）。乔丹不认，搬出法律细节，说没有确切金额就 hold up in a court of law（在法庭上站得住脚），不可能成立。探员不吃这套，说他查过乔丹，知道他是个 straight arrow（循规蹈矩的正派人），但对华尔街大多数被逮的人，人家是 to the manor born（天生的富贵人家），只有乔丹全靠自己。最后他把两人赶下船。随后乔丹讲自己把钱藏进瑞士银行，是 ass-covering（擦屁股自保）。想学法律、对峙和嚣张话术，这一段的词都很硬。
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。
“they're to the manor born.”
都是天生的富贵人家。
一个英国味的老说法，把特权阶层的底气一句话说尽。
be to the manor born
形容含着金汤匙出生的人时用；对当事人说会显得讽刺。
They were born with a silver spoon. ／ They come from old money.
literary
to the manor 轻读，born 收得干脆。
He behaves like he was to the manor born. 他那做派像是天生的富贵人家。
“You, Jordan, you got this way all on your own.”
你，乔丹，你是靠自己混成这样的。
最狠的夸奖：把你和那些靠出身的人分开，也顺手捧高了自己。
someone got this way all on your own
夸人白手起家时用；反讽的场合就变成挖苦。
You built this from nothing. ／ You did it all by yourself.
口语
You, Jordan 之间停半拍，all on your own 重读。
She got this far all on her own. 她全靠自己走到今天。
“It was ass-covering time. I had to hide my money.”
是时候擦屁股了。我得把钱藏起来。
用最直白的粗话总结一场危机公关，狼狈里带着熟练。
It was ... time.
半自嘲地承认自己在补救时用；正式场合别用 ass-covering。
It was damage-control time. ／ Time to cover my tracks.
口语
ass-covering 连成一词，hide my money 放慢重读。
It was damage-control time after the email. 那封邮件之后就得赶紧补救了。
“Yeah, when you sail on a boat fit for a Bond villain, sometimes you need to play the part. Right?”
是啊，开着一艘007反派才配有的船，有时候就得把戏演足，对吧？
把炫富说成角色扮演，一句话替自己的张扬找到体面借口。
when you ..., sometimes you need to play the part
自嘲或替自己找台阶时能用；对认真生气的人说会像狡辩，别用。
If you live like that, you have to play the part. ／ Dress the part and act the part.
口语
Bond villain 两个重音，play the part 连读轻快。
When you drive a car like that, you have to play the part. 开那样的车，就得有那个样子。
You know, Jordan, I'll tell you something. Most of the Wall Street jackasses that I bust, they're to the manor born. - Is that right? - Yeah. Their fathers are douchebags, just like their fathers before them. But you... You, Jordan, you got this way all on your own.
你知道吗，乔丹，我跟你说件事。 我抓的大多数华尔街混蛋， 都是天生的富贵人家。 ——是吗？——对。 他们的老爸是混蛋，就像他们老爸的老爸一样。 但你…… 你，乔丹，你是靠自己混成这样的。
which started kicking in by the time I finished my sales meeting. My tingle phase. By dinner, I popped a few more on top of some cocktails and a Valium or two. My slur phase. and pretty much lost all my motor skills. This was the drool phase. The amnesia phase.
等我开完销售会议时，药劲开始上来了。 我的发麻阶段。 晚饭时，我又在鸡尾酒和一两片安定上加了点药。 我的口齿不清阶段。 基本上所有的运动神经都失灵了。 这是流口水阶段。 失忆阶段。
下一章 · 19beat yourself up别自责这场戏：银行家暗示用挂名账户意思是「贿赂联邦官员」。you just tried to bribe a federal officer 就是「你刚才试图贿赂一名联邦官员」，是很重的指控。
字面是「笔直的箭」，指为人正派、循规蹈矩的人。探员说自己查过乔丹，得到的评价是 you are a straight arrow，就是说你是个正派人。
hold up in a court of law。That would not hold up in a court of law. 就是「那在法庭上是站不住脚的」，说证据、说法经不起法律检验。
to the manor born，manor 是庄园，字面是「生在庄园里」，指含着金汤匙出生、家底深厚的人。用来说那些一出生就有资源的人。
字面是「快乐券」，其实是乔丹对钞票的戏称。You know what I call them? Fun coupons! 就是「你知道我叫它们什么吗？快乐券！」用来炫耀、羞辱别人。
