这场戏：练习场搭讪聊爱好
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高尔夫练习场上，希利假装建筑师搭讪玛丽，先客气地问 Would you mind（能否劳驾）给他指点两下，又吹嘘自己真正的热情是做公益。玛丽半信半疑地追问，他干脆回一句「管它政治正不正确」，说得既深情又离谱。想学搭讪里半真半假的自我包装，这段处处是笑点。
would you mind 是「能否劳驾你」
in a while 有一阵子了some pointers 一些指点get a soda 去拿瓶汽水change of a dollar 把一块钱破开
politically incorrect 是「政治不正确」
working on 在做、在忙till I get 等到拿到……再说burnt-out on 对某事烦透了keep me moving 让自己有事做、有奔头
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越讲越感人，越显得讲的人可疑，反差本身就是笑点。
高尔夫练习场上，希利主动跟玛丽搭话，先说 Would you mind（能否劳驾）给他指点两下，又把自己包装成建筑师，说设计博物馆、儿童医院只是「先干着」，真正惦记的是职业巡回赛的参赛卡。玛丽追问城里是不是真要盖新楼，他却说这话题他已经 burnt-out on（聊得烦透了），还强调工作不过是 keep me moving（让自己有事做）。聊到爱好，他讲的是一段既感动又离谱的经历，玛丽听着将信将疑，忍不住问这样讲是不是「政治不正确」。
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。
“Would you mind giving me some pointers here?”
能给我指点两下吗？
求人指点却先把对方托高，客气里带着分寸，一句就能破冰。
Would you mind giving me ...?
向陌生人或半熟的人求助时用；对上级也别省掉客气语气。
Would you mind showing me how? ／ Could you give me a hand with this?
中性
Would you 连读，mind giving 连读，句尾上扬像请求。
Would you mind giving me a quick look at this report? 能帮我看一眼这份报告吗？
“It's just a job. Really. Something to keep me moving.”
就是份工作。真的。总得让我有点事做。
用最轻的三句话把身份问题挡回去，敷衍里全是藏。
It's just a ... Really. Something to keep me ...
被追问做什么、为什么做时轻描淡写用；面试别这么含糊。
It's just something to do. ／ Nothing special, just work.
中性
just a 连读轻带，Really. 单独一顿，句尾放松。
It's just a job. Really. Something to pay the bills. 就是份工作。真的。总得付账单。
“No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't work with, right?”
没人能规定我该跟谁来往、不该跟谁来往，对吧？
半句反问就把自己抬成讲原则的人，越像正派越可疑。
No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't ...
为越界的事硬撑立场时用；真心讨论规则时这样讲会显得油。
Nobody tells me who I can work with. ／ That's not for anyone else to decide.
口语
No one's gonna 缩成 no-wuns-gonna，who I 连读。
No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't invite. 没人能规定我该请谁、不该请谁。
“All I got are these damn Nepalese coins.”
我身上就这些该死的尼泊尔硬币。
用一兜没人认的外国硬币说自己的窘迫，抱怨里带着旅行者的荒唐，具体得让人想笑。
All I got are these damn [useless things].
自嘲手头拮据、在朋友面前抱怨时用；对债主或正式场合说，会像在找借口。
All I've got is a fistful of useless coins. ／ Nothing but these stupid leftover coins on me.
口语
All I got 连读，these damn 加重，Nepalese coins 放慢收轻。
All I got are these damn transit tokens. 我身上就这些该死的乘车币。
He's got a forehead like a drive-in movie theater. He's a good shit... ...so we don't bust his chops too much. - So one day. Mongo gets out of his cage... - What, they keep him in a cage? - Well. It's just an enclosure. - No, but they keep him confined? - Right, yeah. - That's bullshit. Well, that's what I said. - So I went out and I got him a leash. - A leash? Yeah. One you can hook on to the clothesline and he can run back and forth... ...and there's plenty of room for him to dig and play. That kid has really... He's really blossomed, you know? Now I can take him to movies... ...baseball games. You know, fun stuff.
他脑门大得像汽车影院。他人还不错…… ……所以我们不怎么挤兑他。 ——后来有一天，蒙戈从笼子里跑出来了……——什么，他们把他关在笼子里？ ——算是吧，就是个围栏。——不是，他们还是把他关着？ ——对，是啊。——那太不像话了。 我就是这么说的。 ——所以我去给他买了根牵引绳。——牵引绳？ 对，挂在晾衣绳上，他就能来回跑…… ……地方够大，他能刨土、能玩。 那孩子真的……他真是开朗多了，你知道吗？ 现在我能带他去看电影…… ……看棒球赛。 你知道，就那些好玩的事。
下一章 · 12so to speak可以这么说这场戏：博物馆里装建筑师用来客气地请求别人做事，后面接动名词，如 Would you mind giving me some pointers。句意是「能否劳驾你指点两下」。
指对某件事烦透了、聊腻了。原句说自己已经聊烦这个话题，用它能体面地给对话踩刹车。
指用词或说法冒犯了某群体、显得不合时宜。原句用它反问对方这样讲是否不妥，是半开玩笑的提醒。
说 bust his chops，指拿某人开玩笑、挤兑他。原句说大家不怎么挤兑那个孩子，语气其实带点亲近。
指人变得开朗、自信，有了明显的起色。原句说那孩子「真是开朗多了」，把成长说得像花开了。
