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取货取回两吨大麻:as we speak

取货现场一团乱:本来只想拿一小撮大麻,结果对方搬来整整两吨。回到房车,一句 as we speak(就在咱们说话的这会儿)把紧张推满,又有 what could possibly go wrong(还能出什么岔子呢)和 breeze through(轻松过关)这种自信flag。想听懂「乐观到要出事」的台词,这段全是教材。

发生了什么

大卫带着假名字去取货:一句 I'm here to pick up for Brad Gurdlinger.(我是来替布拉德·格德林格取货的),对方却听成 Pablo Chacon,还调侃 You are the White Gringo with the haircut of a donkey.(你就是那个发型像驴的白人外国佬)。等货搬上房车,才发现 the smidge(一小撮)变味了:You got me moving enough weed to kill Willie-fucking-Nelson(你让我运的量大到能毒死威利·纳尔逊),而且 They're using a goddamn bucket brigade to put it on the RV as we speak(就在这会儿,他们正用人链往房车上搬)。他自我安慰 I don't see what could possibly go wrong.(我真看不出能出什么岔子),电话那头更飘,说已经 greased the guard(买通警卫),保证 He'll let you breeze through(他会让你轻松过关)。想学吹牛、报平安、反讽的说法,这几句都经典。

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这场戏看什么

  • 大卫先安抚,枪出来才改口
  • 罗丝用反话把风险说死
  • 布拉德电话里买通和跑题

留意这几个短语

the welcome wagona smidgewhat could possibly go wrongbreeze through

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本章短语

the welcome wagon

欢迎委员会(讽刺地指来迎接的一群人)

大卫开车到毒贩大院,看到一群人迎上来,用这个词调侃这场迎接。

A whole crowd came out to greet us like a welcome wagon.一大群人都出来迎接我们,像欢迎委员会一样。

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  • a smidge

    一点点、一丁点儿

  • what could possibly go wrong

    还能出什么岔子呢(其实一定会出岔子)

  • breeze through

    轻松过关、毫不费力地通过

  • set foot

    踏进、走进(强调进入某个地方)

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80 句台词里标了 30 处

短语 · A2pick up something

拿上、取走

I'll run in, pick up a duffel bag, a suitcase or something and we'll be on our way.
短语 · B1be on one's way

上路、走人

I'll run in, pick up a duffel bag, a suitcase or something and we'll be on our way.
短语 · B2the welcome wagon

欢迎委员会(讽刺地指来迎接的一群人)

大卫开车到毒贩大院,看到一群人迎上来,用这个词调侃这场迎接。

Hi. Now come on. See, it's the welcome wagon.
短语 · B2pick up for someone

替某人取货

Yeah, I'm here to pick up for Brad Gurdlinger.
发音pick up for

pick up for 里 pick 的 k 与 up 连读,听起来像 pick-kup,三个词连成一片。

Yeah, I'm here to pick up for Brad Gurdlinger.
短语 · C1the haircut of a something

像驴一样的发型

You are the White Gringo with the haircut of a donkey.
俚语 · B2gringo

外国佬(拉美对白人的称呼)——拉美人称呼美国或欧洲白人时的说法,有时带调侃甚至轻蔑;非母语者当面用容易冒犯人。

Yeah. Yeah, mucho white-o. Very, very gringo. Yeah.
短语 · B1can't believe it either

我也不敢信

Yeah. I know, I can't believe it either.
发音smidge of weed

smidge 的 d 在 of 前常省掉,of 缩成 /ə/,连成 /smɪdʒə/,重音在 weed。

All right, big fella, where's the smidge of weed everyone's talking about?
俚语 · B1smidge

一丁点、一小撮——口语里形容极少的量,比 a little 更俏皮;正式场合显得随便。

All right, big fella, where's the smidge of weed everyone's talking about?
短语 · B1a little more than something

不止一点点

- This is a little more than a smidge. - Oh, dear.
短语 · A2be fine

会没事的

Calm down. Okay? We're gonna be fine.
短语 · B2all someone is doing is ...

我们只不过是在

All we're doing is smuggling two metric tons of marijuana...
语法 · B2All we're doing is smuggling

all ... is 后接动名词:把 all 提到句首,中间用现在进行时补出唯一在做的事,再用 is 接动名词收尾;这种句式等于把整件事压缩成一句,强调没别的。

All we're doing is smuggling two metric tons of marijuana...
短语 · B2what could possibly go wrong

还能出什么岔子呢(其实一定会出岔子)

大卫列出开着租来的房车、载着两吨大麻过境的荒唐条件后,用 what could possibly go wrong 这句反话自嘲。

I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!
语法 · B2what could possibly go wrong

what 引导宾语从句:what 在这里引导一个从句,充当 see 的宾语,等于说我看不出哪里会出错;从句里用 could 表示可能性,配上反问反而更讽刺。

I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!
短语 · A2make a phone call

打个电话

Okay, uh, I'm gonna make a phone call real quick.
短语 · B2let someone in on a secret

告诉你个小秘密

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. I'm like an amazing sculptor.
俚语 · C1balls deep in

深深陷进(粗俗,原指性交姿势)——极粗俗的说法,用来夸张地形容沉迷或深陷某事;正式场合和陌生人面前绝对不能用。

It's an orca and he's breaching and I'm balls deep in his blow hole.
短语 · B2as we speak

就在咱们说话的这会儿

Okay? They're using a goddamn bucket brigade to put it on the RV as we speak!
短语 · B2grease someone

买通了警卫

Everything's gonna be fine, man. I greased the guard in lane one at the border.
短语 · B2breeze through something

轻松过关、毫不费力地通过

布拉德向大卫保证,自己已经买通边境一号通道的警卫,他会轻松放行。

He'll let you breeze through, I'll see you in the morning!
发音breeze through

breeze through 里 breeze 拖长重读,through 轻轻带过,强调过关毫不费力。

He'll let you breeze through, I'll see you in the morning!
短语 · B1change the subject

换个话题

Can I change the subject for a second?
语法 · B2you're gonna look at it and be like

be like 引出引语:be like 是口语里引出引语的用法,相当于说你会这么说;它把别人的反应提前演出来,比直接引用更生动,也更随意。

...you're gonna look at it and be like, "Whoa, those balls are huge."
短语 · B2put it in those terms

那么措辞

I mean, I don't know whether I'd put it in those terms.
短语 · B2set foot inside a place

踏进、进入

Well, as long as no one sets foot inside the RV...
语法 · B2as long as no one sets foot inside

as long as 引导条件:as long as 引出唯一的前提,意思是只要这个条件成立,后面的结果就成立;这里列出一长串前提,语气却越来越没底。

Well, as long as no one sets foot inside the RV...
发音foot inside

foot 的 t 夹在两个元音间变闪音,舌尖轻弹,重音顶到 inside。

Well, as long as no one sets foot inside the RV...
俚语 · B1totally fucked

彻底完蛋了——用粗口表示情况坏到没救,情绪很重;只适合熟人非正式场合,工作场合不能用。

We're totally fucked.

看懂「取货取回两吨大麻」

发音重点

  • pick up for — pick up for 里 pick 的 k 与 up 连读,听起来像 pick-kup,三个词连成一片。
  • smidge of weed — smidge 的 d 在 of 前常省掉,of 缩成 /ə/,连成 /smɪdʒə/,重音在 weed。
  • breeze through — breeze through 里 breeze 拖长重读,through 轻轻带过,强调过关毫不费力。
  • foot inside — foot 的 t 夹在两个元音间变闪音,舌尖轻弹,重音顶到 inside。
I don't see what could possibly go wrong! Ugh!

我真看不出还能出什么岔子!呃! 用一句自信到发虚的反话,给前面列的一堆荒唐条件一次性判了死刑,越说没问题越像预告。

You reject my mother's gift?

你拒绝我母亲送的礼物? 把一袋水果拔高成母亲的礼物,一句反问就让普通推辞升级成道德冒犯,小题大做反成笑点。

Okay? They're using a goddamn bucket brigade to put it on the RV as we speak!

明白吗?就在咱们说话的这会儿,他们正用一条该死的人链往房车上搬! 用 as we speak 把电话两端的现实叠在一起,再配人链这个画面,失控感瞬间具象成一句通知。

You got me moving enough weed to kill Willie-fucking-Nelson, man!

你让我运的大麻够毒死威利·特么·纳尔逊了,老兄! 夸张到离谱的比喻给数量定级,还把一个传奇歌手嵌进脏话里当计量单位,荒诞又精准。

You are the White Gringo with the haircut of a donkey.

你就是那个发型像驴头的白人外国佬。 用一个具体到可笑的绰号给人下定义,外貌标签竟成了身份证明,荒诞感一下就立住。

关于这一章的问题

as we speak 是什么意思?

意思是「就在咱们说话的这会儿」,强调事情此刻正在进行。台词里说对方正往房车上搬货 as we speak,画面感很强。报告进展、催人时都能用。

what could possibly go wrong 是什么语气?

字面问「还能出什么岔子呢」,实际是反讽,暗示一定会出差池。台词里明知在运两吨大麻,还来这么一句,越轻松越危险。吐槽朋友的不靠谱计划时很好用。

「轻松过关」英语怎么说?

breeze through,字面像「一阵风就过去了」,指毫不费力地通过。台词里说买通的人会让你 breeze through,就是走个过场就行。

grease someone 为什么是「买通」?

grease 本义是给机器上油让它转得顺,引申成给关键人物塞钱、打点关系。台词里说 greased the guard,就是买通了边境的警卫。语气偏黑话。

the welcome wagon 是褒义吗?

通常是讽刺。welcome wagon 原指热情迎接新邻居的人,但台词里一群人围上来根本不是善意,所以用来说「哪是什么欢迎,分明是来找麻烦」。看语气判断褒贬。

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