这场戏：车里给新人洗脑
第 17 章 · 共 23 章 · 3'45"
杀了罗杰之后，阿隆佐在车里给杰克上课：罗杰把毒品卖给小孩，没有他世界会更好。他承认手段 It's ugly, but it's necessary（难看却必要），最后抛出那句 I walk a higher path（我走的是更高尚的路）。想学反派怎么把黑说成白，这段最典型。
❝ 独白 · 10 句 给私刑找的理由
从卖毒品说到黑警车，句句把私刑包装成正义。
❝ 独白 · 7 句 「我走的是更高尚的路」：I walk a higher path
a little dirt on you 身上沾点脏（有把柄）a higher path 走更高尚的路the keys to all the doors 打开所有门的钥匙
杀了罗杰之后，阿隆佐在车里给杰克上了一堂洗脑课。他说罗杰把毒品卖给小孩，没有他世界会更好，还说这是下棋不是跳棋——This shit is chess. It isn't checkers。他承认手段难看却必要，接着抛出一套更大的诱惑：他自称 I walk a higher path（我走的是更高尚的路），还说 I can give you the keys to all the doors（我能给你打开所有门的钥匙），愿意把位子让给杰克，只要杰克按规则玩、从内部慢慢改变。想学反派怎么把黑说成白、怎么画大饼，这几句都很典型。
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。
“The world is a better place without him.”
没有他，这世界会更好。
用一句听似正义的话替杀人背书，冷静得让人后背发凉。
The world is a better place without ...
半开玩笑地嫌某人添乱时能用；若用来替伤人开脱，就非常冷血。
We're all better off without him. ／ Things would be easier without him around.
中性
better place 重读，without him 放平收。
Honestly, the office is a better place without that weekly meeting. 说真的，没了那场周会，办公室都清净。
“This shit is chess. It isn't checkers.”
这种事是下国际象棋，不是跳棋。
两个棋盘游戏一比，就把「你太天真」说得又狠又不带脏字。
This is chess, not checkers.
点破对方想得太简单时用；对上级或长辈说会显得傲慢。
This is a chess game, not a schoolyard one. ／ You're playing checkers while they play chess.
口语
chess 和 checkers 对比重读，中间停顿一下。
Our rivals are playing chess, not checkers, so plan two moves ahead. 对手下的是象棋不是跳棋，得多想两步。
“It's ugly, but it's necessary.”
是难看，但非得这么干不可。
先认了丑，再堵死反对，一句让步反而让歪理显得不容置疑。
It's ugly but it's necessary.
为一件不体面的必要之举辩解时用；拿它搪塞道德质疑会显得油滑。
It's unpleasant, but it has to be done. ／ Not pretty, but unavoidable.
中性
ugly 稍重，but it's 连读，necessary 拉长收。
Laying people off is ugly, but it is necessary right now. 裁人是难看，可现在非这么做不可。
“I can give you the keys to all the doors.”
我能给你打开所有门的钥匙。
把权力说成一把钥匙串，一句承诺就把收买包装成恩赐。
I can give you the keys to ...
开条件、许诺给对方门路时用；对朋友这样说像吹牛，要分场合。
I can open any door for you. ／ I can hand you the keys to this world.
中性
keys to all 连读，doors 重读收尾。
I can give you the keys to this whole industry. 我能给你打开这整个行业的门。
Roger sold dope to kids. The world is a better place without him. Hey, this man was the biggest major violator in Los Angles. I watched that cocksucker operate with impunity. This shit is chess. It isn't checkers. Congratulations, son. What you think we going to do? We going to... We going to roll up in a black-and-white, huh? Slap the cuffs on him. You're under arrest. That's a high roller, dog.
罗杰把毒品卖给小孩。 没有他，这世界会更好。 嘿，这人是洛杉矶最大的重犯。 我眼睁睁看着那混蛋无法无天。 这种事是下国际象棋，不是跳棋。 恭喜你，孩子。 你以为我们会怎么做？ 我们会……会开着黑白警车冲过去？啊？ 咔嚓一声给他铐上，你被捕了。 那可是条大鱼，哥们。
Everybody goes through that the first time. I went through it. The sooner you can match what's in your head with what's going on in the real world, the better you're going to feel in this business. You got to have a little dirt on you for anybody to trust you. And when all this is behind you, there's going to be a whole other world that opens up for you. I walk a higher path, son. I can give you the keys to all the doors.
第一次谁都这样，我当年也是。 你越早把脑子里的想法和现实对上。 在这行里，你就越舒坦。 你身上得沾点脏，别人才肯信你。 等这一切都过去了，会有一个全新的世界为你打开。 我走的是更高的路，孩子。 我能给你打开所有门的钥匙。
下一章 · 18the head厕所这场戏：被拉上牌桌打一手字面是「更高的路」，引申为「更高尚的路、更高境界」。剧里阿隆佐用它给自己越线办案贴金，听起来冠冕堂皇，其实是自我包装。
意思是「肆无忌惮、无人追究」。剧里 I watched that cocksucker operate with impunity 就是「我眼睁睁看着那混蛋无法无天」，指他一直没被追究。
in the line of duty。剧里 justifiable homicide in the line of duty 就是「执行公务中的正当杀人」，阿隆佐用它给枪杀开脱。
part of the team。剧里 Jake, you're not making them feel like you're part of the team 就是「你没让他们觉得你是自己人」，说的是团队认同。
have a little dirt on you。剧里 You got to have a little dirt on you for anybody to trust you 就是「你身上得沾点脏，别人才肯信你」，指有把柄才被当成同伙。
