这场戏：收留街头求助的姑娘
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梅乐迪在街头拦住鲍里斯讨吃的，说自己 I haven't had anything to eat all day（一整天什么都没吃），快晕过去了。鲍里斯嘴上刻薄，说她 won't last three days in New York（在纽约撑不过三天），却还是带她回家；她只想 get on my feet（站稳脚跟）。想学怎么求助、怎么嘴硬心软地收留人，这些说法很实用。
「看穿、识破（套路）」：wise to
wise to 看穿、识破（套路）Come up 上楼来、上来get something to eat 弄点吃的
❝ 独白 · 4 句 「接客卖淫（黑话）」：turning tricks
last three days 撑过（一段时间）make a new life 开始新生活turning tricks 接客卖淫（黑话）
梅乐迪从密西西比跑到纽约，饿到在街头拦住鲍里斯讨吃的：她说 I haven't had anything to eat all day（我一整天什么都没吃），快晕过去了。鲍里斯一开始以为她是骗子，说自己 wise to that scam（看穿了这套骗术），但看她脸色太差，还是让她上楼吃罐沙丁鱼。他嘴上一点不留情，说她是个没脑子的丫头，won't last three days in New York（在纽约撑不过三天），要不是他心软她早就饿死了；还说在这座城市里她只能算三分。梅乐迪不回家，只想 get on my feet（站稳脚跟），求他让自己住几晚。想学怎么求助、怎么嘴硬心软，这些说法都很地道。
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“You don't know you have to sing Happy Birthday twice to get the germs off?”
你难道不知道，要唱两遍生日歌才能把细菌赶走吗？
把唱生日歌和除菌扯在一起，一本正经地胡说八道。
You don't know you have to ...?
用夸张的常识反问逗人时用；对不熟的人会显得没礼貌。
Didn't you know you have to ...? ／ You mean you don't know ...?
口语
don't know you 连读，twice 重读，句尾上扬。
You don't know you have to knock twice to be let in? 你难道不知道要敲两下才有人开门吗？
“No, I haven't. Not even the people who live there have heard of it.”
没听过。连住在那儿的人都没听说过它。
自嘲家乡小到无人知晓，一句话就把小镇说绝了。
Not even the people who ... have ...
自嘲某地、某物存在感极低时用；正式介绍里别这么损自己。
Even the locals have never heard of it. ／ It is so small no one knows it exists.
口语
Not even 重读，who live there 轻快带过。
Not even the people who live there have heard of my village. 连住在那儿的人都没听说过我们村。
“You'd be dead now of starvation if I hadn't a heart as big as all outdoors.”
要不是我心肠宽得能装下整个天地，你现在早就饿死了。
骂人救命两不误，前半句狠后半句自夸，很有画面。
You'd be ... if I hadn't ...
半开玩笑地强调自己帮了对方大忙时用；对陌生人别这么自夸。
You would have starved without me. ／ If not for me, you'd be long gone.
口语
You'd be 连读，as big as all outdoors 放慢带笑。
You'd be lost now if I hadn't written it down for you. 要不是我给你写下来，你现在早就蒙了。
“You're 21 like I play for the Yankees. Twenty-one!”
你说你二十一，就跟说我在洋基队打球一样。二十一！
拿自己瘸腿和洋基队比，一句话戳穿对方撒谎。
You're X like I ...
用荒谬类比拆穿吹牛时用；对长辈或客户别这么冲。
You're a doctor like I'm a ballerina. ／ Sure you are, and I'm the queen.
口语
Yankees 重读，Twenty-one 重复时降调收尾。
You speak French like I cook like a chef. 你说你会法语，就跟说我是大厨一样。
“I just need a place to stay for a few nights, till I get on my feet.”
我只是需要一个地方住几晚，等我站稳脚跟。
把求助说得轻描淡写，也给自己的未来留了台阶。
I just need ..., till I get on my feet.
向人开口求助、又想保住面子时用；对房东谈条件时也能说。
I only need a bed for a few nights. ／ Just a place to stay until I land a job.
口语
just need 轻读，for a few nights 连读，feet 收住。
I just need a room for a few nights, till I find work. 我只需要住几晚，等我找到工作就行。
Stupid beyond all comprehension, but you'll never survive here. You got nothing going for you. Zero. Zilch. You know, you may be beauty contest material in the Deep South, but this is the big time. Here, you're a three. A five maybe after you bathe.
蠢得让人无法理解，可你在这儿根本活不下去。你什么都没有。零。什么都没有。 你知道，在南方腹地你也许算选美材料，可这里是大城市。 在这儿，你只能算三分。 洗完澡也许能到五分。
下一章 · 04spare me the details细节就免了吧这场戏：离家女孩坦白情史字面是「站到脚上」，实际意思是「站稳脚跟、自立起来」，多指经济上重新独立、度过难关。
be wise to。wise to that scam 就是「看穿了那套骗术」，表示不吃这一套。
意思是「大舞台、最高级别的圈子」，指竞争激烈的大城市或大行业。鲍里斯用它说纽约不是南方小地方。
指「接客卖淫」，是委婉的说法。片里鲍里斯用它吓唬梅乐迪，说她最后会流落街头靠这个活命。
意思是「假正经、老好人」，略带贬义和嘲讽，形容那种规矩到让人烦的人。
