这场戏：抽火柴定谁去拿水
第 13 章 · 共 27 章 · 3'10"
屋里没水了，几个人决定抽火柴定谁出去：谁抽到烧焦的那根谁去。克雷格倒霉抽中，出去前反复要大家保证把他拉回来；同伴却不肯 make any guarantees（打包票），只说 We're gonna do our best（我们会尽力）。想学怎么拒绝把话说死、怎么含糊应承，这几句都很真实。
「打包票」你说不出口？make any guarantees
pull me back in 把我拉回来make any guarantees 打包票、做保证do our best 尽力而为
屋里快没水了，众人先想抢艾玛·沃森手里的喝的，被弗兰科拦下；最后决定抽火柴：谁抽到烧焦的那根，谁就出去拿水。克雷格不幸抽中，还问要不要 best two out of three（三局两胜），没人答应。出门前他求大家一定把他拉回来，同伴却不肯 make any guarantees（打包票），只说 We're gonna do our best（我们会尽力），还先来一次 test run 演练。这里能学到：make any guarantees 是「打包票、做保证」；do our best 是「尽力而为」；best two out of three 是「三局两胜」。想写打赌定输赢、答应得模棱两可，这些说法都能用。
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。
“It's a lot safer than out there.”
这比外面安全多了。
一句对比就把人留下，不提危险细节，只说这里更安全。
It s a lot safer than ...
劝人留在安全的地方时用；对方已经受惊，别把外面的惨状说太细。
You're better off staying here. ／ It's far safer with us.
中性
a lot 快读，safer than 连读。
It's a lot safer than driving home tonight. 今晚住这儿比开车回家安全多了。
“Whoever pulls the burnt match has to go get the water.”
谁抽到那根烧焦的火柴，谁就得去取水。
用 whoever 把规则说得人人平等，谁也赖不掉，还省去点名。
Whoever ..., has to ...
定游戏规则、分配苦差事时用；正式通知里用 whoever 会显得太随意。
Whoever loses has to do it. ／ The one who draws it goes.
口语
Whoever 重读，has to 弱读成 /hæstə/。
Whoever arrives last has to buy the coffee. 谁最后到谁买咖啡。
“Yeah. We'll try, man, but you're pretty heavy.”
行，我们尽量，不过你挺沉的。
答应了又先铺垫失败理由，友情和实话同时在场。
We ll try, but ...
朋友求帮忙但胜算不大时用；对上司说 but 后面的话要更委婉。
We'll do what we can, but it won't be easy. ／ We'll give it a shot, no promises.
口语
We ll 缩读，pretty heavy 放慢加重。
We'll try to lift it, but that thing is heavy. 我们试试抬一下，可那玩意太沉了。
“No, I mean, I'm saying I just don't think it's smart to make any guarantees. Fuck no.”
不，我是说，我觉得打包票并不明智。绝对不行。
先把拒绝包成理性分析，末尾一句粗口把礼貌撕掉，反差好笑。
I just don t think it s smart to ...
想拒绝又不愿把话说死时用；对客户或长辈别接那句粗口。
I just don't think that's wise. ／ I wouldn't promise that if I were you.
口语
just don t 连读，Fuck no 重锤收尾。
I just don't think it's smart to promise a date yet. 我觉得现在就定死日期并不明智。
下一章 · 14so close but so far近在咫尺却够不着这场戏：取水失手后谈天启意思是「打包票、做保证」，常和否定连用，表示不肯把话说死。片里有人求同伴保证拉他回来，对方就说 I don't think it's smart to make any guarantees，就是「我觉得打包票不明智」。
do our best。片里大家不肯保证一定拉回他，只说 We're gonna do our best，就是「我们会尽力」。换主语就变 do my best / do their best。
best two out of three。片里有人抽火柴抽输了，还问 You want to go best two out of three，就是「要不要三局两胜再来」。比赛、游戏里很常用。
ease up。片里有人吵起来，旁人劝 Hey, okay, ease up. Just chill out，就是「行了，别上火，冷静点」。想让人缓和语气就用它。
know for sure。片里说 I know for sure there's at least two jugs of water，就是「我确定至少有两桶水」。强调很有把握时用它。
