这场戏：老友迈阿密重逢
第 7 章 · 共 24 章 · 3'07"
希利到迈阿密看多年不见的老友萨利，发现他住上了好房子、开上了好车，还戒酒十九个月，整个人 clean up your act（改邪归正）了。萨利说这儿的姑娘多得 It's like shooting fish in a barrel（易如反掌）；希利劝他偶尔放松点，不然早晚 fall off the wagon（破戒）。想学兄弟间那种损来损去的夸奖，这段很对味。
shooting fish in a barrel 是「易如反掌」
track down 追查、查找到shooting fish in a barrel 易如反掌、毫无难度down here 在（这）下面、这一带
fall off the wagon 是「破戒」
nose candy 可卡因（黑话）bend a little bit 松一点、别绷太紧once in a while 偶尔、时不时fall off the wagon 破戒、重新沾上酒
希利来迈阿密看老友萨利，发现对方住着好房子、开着拉风的车，已经 clean up your act（改邪归正），还戒了十九个月。萨利说这儿姑娘多得 It's like shooting fish in a barrel（易如反掌），又讲自己当初帮人 track down（追查）一个高中女友。他端着汽水不碰酒，说戒了那玩意儿就得连酒一起戒；希利却劝他 grab a couple of pops（去喝两杯），还说人得 bend a little bit（松一点），不然早晚 fall off the wagon（破戒）。想学老友重逢时那句既损又夸的寒暄，这段很典型。
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“It's like shooting fish in a barrel.”
就跟在桶里打鱼一样容易。
拿打鱼比喻泡妞太容易，一句俗语把人说得很得意。
It's like shooting fish in a barrel.
事情太容易、赢面太大时用；正式汇报别拿它形容业绩。
It's like taking candy from a baby. ／ It was easy as pie.
口语
like 轻读，fish in a 连读，barrel 重音在前。
With that defense, scoring was like shooting fish in a barrel. 就那防守，进球跟桶里打鱼一样容易。
“Man, it looks like you really cleaned up your act.”
老兄，看来你真的改邪归正了。
一句 clean up your act 就把从前的乱摊子和现在的体面全对比出来。
looks like you cleaned up your act.
夸老朋友改好、变规矩时用；对不熟的人说会显得揭旧账。
You've really turned things around. ／ You got your life together, huh.
口语
cleaned up 连读，your act 重读收尾。
Two years sober? Man, you cleaned up your act. 戒酒两年了？老兄，你真改好了。
“You gotta learn to have a pop once in a while or you're gonna fall off the wagon.”
你得学着偶尔喝一杯，不然你会破戒的。
把戒断和放纵这对死结，用一句劝酒说得像过来人的忠告。
You gotta ... or you're gonna fall off the wagon.
劝固执的人别走极端时用；戒断治疗的话题要谨慎套用。
If you never bend, you'll break. ／ Loosen up a little or you'll backslide.
口语
once in a while 连读，fall off the 弱读，wagon 收住。
Take a break once in a while, or you're gonna fall off the wagon. 偶尔歇一歇，不然你会垮掉的。
“Yeah. You gotta bend a little bit, or believe me. You're gonna break.”
是啊。你得松一松，不然信我，你会绷断的。
用「弯一弯」对「绷断」的物理比喻讲人太强硬会垮，劝人放过的同时又是过来人的口气。
You gotta bend a little bit, or you're gonna break.
劝固执的朋友放松一点、别硬扛时用；对正在气头上的人说，可能被当成风凉话。
You've got to loosen up or you'll crack. ／ Bend a little, or you'll break in two.
口语
bend a little bit 轻快，believe me 稍顿强调，You're gonna break 放慢收重。
You gotta bend a little bit, or the job is gonna break you. 你得松一松，不然这工作会把你压垮的。
下一章 · 08at a drop of a hat说走就走这场戏：翻征友广告聊择偶字面是「在桶里打鱼」，指易如反掌、毫无难度。原句 It's like shooting fish in a barrel，就是「就跟在桶里打鱼一样容易」。
说 clean up one's act。原句 you really cleaned up your act，就是「你真的改邪归正了」，常夸人浪子回头。
指戒酒后又重新喝上、破了戒。原句 you're gonna fall off the wagon，就是「你会破戒的」，是戒酒圈里的老说法。
说 track someone down，指一路查找到某人。原句 track down his high school girlfriend，就是「找出他高中时的女朋友」。
说 grab a couple of pops，pop 在口语里指酒。原句 what do you say we go out and grab a couple of pops，就是「要不要出去喝两杯」。
