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向球星兜售黑欧泊:get your hands on something

霍华德把加内特拉到店里,神秘兮兮拿出一颗黑欧泊,讲自己怎么 get your hands on(弄到手)这种稀罕货,又说它已经 set for auction(定了要拍卖)。加内特一眼上瘾,非要拿走,霍华德拗不过,只好让他借一晚,还收下戒指当抵押。想学怎么把一件东西讲得让人非买不可,这段是范本。

发生了什么

霍华德把加内特拉进店里,神秘地拿出一颗黑欧泊。他讲这石头来自埃塞俄比亚的黑人犹太人,红欧泊 aren't worth shit(一文不值),只有这种黑欧泊你根本 get your hands on(弄不到手);他还说,传说在欧泊里能看到整个宇宙。加内特一下上瘾,非要把石头拿走,说戴上它今晚能狠狠干翻费城。霍华德说它已经 set for auction(定了拍卖),拗不过对方,只好让他借一晚,收下凯尔特人戒指当抵押。临走加内特撂话:早上九点把石头带来。

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本章短语

get your hands on something

把某样东西弄到手to obtain something

霍华德吹嘘这种黑欧泊太难搞,普通人根本 get your hands on,用来抬高自己手头这块的稀缺性。

Good luck getting your hands on those seats before Friday.周五之前想弄到那些座位,祝你好运。

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  • get ahold of

    联系上、找到某人

  • aren't worth shit

    一文不值

  • good for it

    靠得住、说到做到(钱肯定会还)

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101 句台词里标了 32 处

短语 · A2gotta come here

得过来一趟

KG, you gotta come here. All right? I gotta show you something.
短语 · B2try to learn something

想学点东西

I'm watching one of those fucking History Channel shows, trying to learn shit, and I stumble...
俚语 · C1Nigga

非裔内部彼此称呼的俚语——非裔之间带亲密或自嘲语气的称呼,语境极敏感;非黑人绝不要使用。

- [Howard] No. All right? No. - Nigga want everybody to be a Jew.
短语 · B1check this out

看这个、来看看

Check this out. All right?
发音Check this

check this 里 k 和 th 相接,读快了 k 几乎被吞掉,像 che-this。

Check this out. All right?
短语 · B2be stranded in a place

被困在某地

They're stranded in the middle of Ethiopia.
短语 · B1do one's research

做过功课

- Black opals? - I do my research.
短语 · C1not worth shit

一文不值

霍华德讲到韦洛矿区主要产红欧泊,用 aren't worth shit 一笔带过,好突出自己那块黑欧泊的珍贵。

These guys live near the Welo mines, which primarily is red opals, which aren't worth shit, okay?
短语 · B2get one's hands on something

把某样东西弄到手

霍华德吹嘘这种黑欧泊太难搞,普通人根本 get your hands on,用来抬高自己手头这块的稀缺性。

But these, you can't get your hands on these things.
语法 · B2get your hands on these things

can't 表无法:can't 加上动词短语,说的是根本弄不到手,而不是暂时没拿到;配上 these things 的指代,把稀有说得像传说。

But these, you can't get your hands on these things.
发音hands on

hands on 的 /z/ 直接搭上 on 的元音,连成 /ˈhænzɒn/,词间不留缝。

But these, you can't get your hands on these things.
短语 · B2get ahold of someone

联系上、找到某人

霍华德讲自己怎么弄到这块黑欧泊,说到四处打听、想方设法联系上矿区那群卖家。

So I say to myself, "How do I get ahold of these guys?"
短语 · B2track someone down

追查到这些人

And I managed to track these guys down and I buy one from him.
俚语 · B2Holy shit

我靠(表达震惊)——粗口式惊叹,遇到意外时用;熟人之间常见,正式场合要换说法。

Holy shit.
短语 · C1wink in the light

在光线下闪闪发亮

Look how this is winking in the light.
短语 · B1take someone a period

十七个月(很久)

Took me fucking 17 months to get this thing, okay?
短语 · B1hang on for a second

稍等一下

Just look at this. Hang on for a second.
发音Hang on

Hang on 的鼻音 /ŋ/ 顺势搭上 on,连成 /ˈhæŋɒn/ 一样的整体,中间别停。

Just look at this. Hang on for a second.
短语 · B2be into something

非常着迷

You really into that motherfucker.
俚语 · B2the shit

最棒的东西、绝了——俚语里 the shit 表示极好,和字面完全不同;熟人夸赞可用,正式场合别用。

Isn't that the shit?
短语 · B2see the whole universe

看得到整个宇宙

They say you can see the whole universe in opals.
语法 · B2you can see the whole universe in opals

转述句 say:They say 开头把一句夸张的说法挂到别人名下,自己只是转述,既推销又留了余地。

They say you can see the whole universe in opals.
短语 · C1a dinosaur gem

恐龙时代的宝石

Got a motherfucking dinosaur gem in this bitch.
语法 · B2at the least

at the least 表下限:at the least 用在数字后面,表示这是最保守的估算,实际只会更久远;一句话把石头的分量抬高。

It's 110 million years old at the least.
短语 · B1lean on something

靠在玻璃上

Can't lean on the glass, KG.
短语 · B1not for sale

非卖品、不卖

It's not for sale. I can't sell it to you.
短语 · B2be set for auction

已经定了要拍卖

Goddamn it. It's set for auction. I can't.
短语 · B1grab something from someone

从你那儿拿去

I'm going to the game. I'll grab it from you.
短语 · B2be good for it

靠得住、说到做到(钱肯定会还)

凯文想借一晚欧泊,旁边的人替他担保 He's good for it,说他肯定会还,这才让霍华德松口。

- [woman] One night. He's good for it. - They'll pull it from the auction.
短语 · B2pull something from a place

把它从拍卖里撤下来

- [woman] One night. He's good for it. - They'll pull it from the auction.
短语 · B2connect with something

跟它有感觉、有共鸣

You don't understand. This stone, I'm really connecting with this, man.
短语 · C1no dicking around

别磨蹭、别耍花样

Hey. Hey. Hey, listen to me. No dicking around.

看懂「向球星兜售黑欧泊」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 get ahold of 表达设法联系或弄到手
  • 听懂 worth shit 这种带粗口的贬值说法
  • 掌握 good for it 在担保语境中的意思
  • 能用 collateral 讨论借用时的抵押物

发音重点

  • Check this — check this 里 k 和 th 相接,读快了 k 几乎被吞掉,像 che-this。
  • hands on — hands on 的 /z/ 直接搭上 on 的元音,连成 /ˈhænzɒn/,词间不留缝。
  • Hang on — Hang on 的鼻音 /ŋ/ 顺势搭上 on,连成 /ˈhæŋɒn/ 一样的整体,中间别停。
They say you can see the whole universe in opals.

据说在欧泊里能看到整个宇宙。 用一句流传的说法把一块石头说成宇宙,既像销售话术又像真心赞叹;推销和浪漫在这一句里分不清。

That's a million-dollar opal you're holding, straight from the Ethiopian Jewish tribe.

你手里拿的是价值百万的欧泊,直接来自埃塞俄比亚犹太部落。 把价格、来历和稀缺性压进一句话,既是炫耀也是催眠;他相信这块石头能改写命运,所以愿意为它押上一切。

Why the fuck would you show me something if I couldn't have it?

既然我得不到,你他妈干嘛还拿给我看? 把「你吊我胃口」拆成一句反问:先怪对方给我看,再点破我根本得不到;愤怒里逻辑还很清晰,是占便宜的人最理直气壮的一套。

It's 110 million years old at the least.

它至少有一亿一千万年的历史。 用一串具体到夸张的数字把一块石头抬成「时间本身」;数字越确切,吹嘘就越像事实。

关于这一章的问题

get your hands on something 是什么意思?

指把某样东西弄到手,常指难搞到的稀罕物。原句说这种黑欧泊你根本弄不到手,是在抬高它的身价。

aren't worth shit 是什么意思?

指一文不值,语气粗但很口语。原句拿它对比红欧泊和黑欧泊,说红欧泊根本不值钱。

good for it 是什么意思?

指某人靠得住、说到做到,这里特指「钱肯定会还」。原句是替加内特担保,说他不会赖账。

「定了要拍卖」英语怎么说?

说 set for auction。原句用它解释为什么不能卖,是霍华德拒绝出售时的挡箭牌。

「别磨蹭」英语怎么说?

说 No dicking around,语气很冲,意思是别耍花样、别拖。原句用它催对方第二天准时带石头来。

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