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女儿带律师上门谈判:a tough position

辛迪突然带着律师埃莉诺走进迈克的办公室,说要照顾父亲、把人接回哥伦布。迈克被将了一军,只能回一句 My only concern is that that may not be what Leo wants(我唯一担心的是,那未必是利奥想要的),嘴上还得说 So do I(我也是)。想学职场和谈判里那种不撕破脸的对答,这几句很实用。

发生了什么

辛迪带着律师埃莉诺找上迈克的办公室,开口就说要更积极地参与父亲的照料,还打算把利奥接回哥伦布,因为那儿有她的后援圈子。迈克是利奥的监护人,觉得这事不对劲,却只能客客气气:My only concern is that that may not be what Leo wants(我唯一担心的是,那未必是利奥想要的),又提醒对方 you haven't seen Leo in a long time(你很久没见过利奥了),说这让他 in a tough position(处境为难)。律师则放话,希望 avoid litigation(避免诉讼),别打官司。retain 是「正式聘请」,请律师时最常用;sort out 是「理清并解决」,收拾烂摊子就用它。谈委托、谈条件的场合,这几句能直接用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 听迈克从附和转到改约
  • 注意辛迪几乎被律师代言
  • 抓监护人一词的施压

留意这几个短语

sort outa tough positionavoid litigationretain

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本章短语

a tough position

为难的处境;两头难做

迈克说辛迪要接走父亲的要求让他夹在中间,处境很为难。

Cancelling last minute put me in a tough position.临时取消让我非常难做。

本章还有

  • sort out

    理清并解决;收拾妥当

  • avoid litigation

    避免诉讼;不打官司

  • retain

    正式聘请(律师、顾问)

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42 句台词里标了 24 处

发音Great to meet you

to 常弱化为 /tə/,说得快时几乎只剩轻 /t/;让 Great 的 t 直接接上 meet,不给 to 完整音。

Eleanor Cohen. Great to meet you.
短语 · C1be represented by counsel

由律师代理

Well, I didn't realize Cindy was represented by counsel.
短语 · C1retain someone

聘请了我

Oh, yeah, she retained me last week to help sort out the situation with her father.
短语 · B2sort out something

理清并解决;收拾妥当

律师说辛迪上周聘请她,帮忙处理辛迪父亲这边的状况。

Oh, yeah, she retained me last week to help sort out the situation with her father.
发音sort out

sort out 里 sort 的尾音 t 和 out 连读,听起来像 sor-tout,中间不断开。

Oh, yeah, she retained me last week to help sort out the situation with her father.
短语 · B2settle in

安顿下来

Uh, Cindy wanted a little time to settle in and spend some time with her father.
短语 · B1spend time with someone

花时间陪某人

Uh, Cindy wanted a little time to settle in and spend some time with her father.
短语 · B1how can I help

我能帮上什么忙

Sure, yeah. Um, so how can I help?
发音how can I help

how can I help 里 can 和 I 连读,听起来像 ca-nai,整串很顺。

Sure, yeah. Um, so how can I help?
短语 · B2take a more active role

更积极的角色

Cindy's decided to have a more active role in her father's care.
语法 · B2Cindy's decided to have a more active role

decide to do 结构:decide 后面接不定式,表示决定去做某事,强调的是主观选择;律师用这句话说明辛迪主动要参与父亲的照料,而不是被安排。

Cindy's decided to have a more active role in her father's care.
短语 · B1move here

搬过来住

- Uh, do you wanna move here? - No.
短语 · B2support network

后援圈子;支持网络

That's where my support network is now.
发音support network

support network 里 support 的尾音 t 和 network 的 n 相接,t 几乎不发音。

That's where my support network is now.
短语 · B2my only concern is ...

我唯一担心的是

My only concern is that that may not be what Leo wants.
短语 · B1like the idea

喜欢这个主意

He seemed to like the idea.
短语 · B1in a long time

很久以来

...you know, you haven't seen Leo in a long time...
短语 · C1battle an illness

对抗痴呆症

...and he's battling dementia now.
短语 · B2put someone in a tough position

为难的处境;两头难做

迈克说辛迪要接走父亲的要求让他夹在中间,处境很为难。

So it kind of puts me in a tough position here, you know?
语法 · B2it kind of puts me in a tough position

kind of 弱化语气:kind of 放在动词前,把话说得含糊一点,避免显得指责或强硬;迈克用它表达自己夹在中间很为难,又不直接怪对方。

So it kind of puts me in a tough position here, you know?
短语 · C1avoid litigation

避免诉讼;不打官司

对方律师说,鉴于辛迪是推定监护人,他们希望这件事不必闹上法庭。

But seeing that she is the presumed guardian, we hope to avoid litigation.
语法 · C1seeing that she is the presumed guardian

seeing that 表原因:seeing that 相当于既然,引出一个众所周知的前提,再据此说明立场;律师用它把避免诉讼的期望建立在对方身份上。

But seeing that she is the presumed guardian, we hope to avoid litigation.
短语 · B1so do I

我也是

So do I. And I know that we can. Absolutely.
短语 · B1set up something

另约一个时间

But we should set up another time to talk about this, definitely, okay?

看懂「女儿带律师上门谈判」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用represented by counsel说代理
  • 见到avoid litigation就知道不想打官司
  • 听懂presumed guardian是在用身份施压
  • 会用改约把硬谈体面地拖下去

发音重点

  • Great to meet you — to 常弱化为 /tə/,说得快时几乎只剩轻 /t/;让 Great 的 t 直接接上 meet,不给 to 完整音。
  • sort out — sort out 里 sort 的尾音 t 和 out 连读,听起来像 sor-tout,中间不断开。
  • how can I help — how can I help 里 can 和 I 连读,听起来像 ca-nai,整串很顺。
  • support network — support network 里 support 的尾音 t 和 network 的 n 相接,t 几乎不发音。
My only concern is that that may not be what Leo wants.

我唯一担心的是,那未必是利奥想要的。 不否定对方,只把焦点移回当事人本人的意愿。

...you know, you haven't seen Leo in a long time...

……你也知道,你很久没见过利奥了…… 把时间摆出来,不指责却比指责更重,断句里透着不忍。

So it kind of puts me in a tough position here, you know?

所以这让我有点为难,你懂吧? 把为难说得像顺口一提,用你懂吧把理解的责任递过去。

But seeing that she is the presumed guardian, we hope to avoid litigation.

不过鉴于她是推定监护人,我们希望避免诉讼。 把身份说得像文件条目,再用希望包住威胁。

关于这一章的问题

sort out 是什么意思?

意思是「理清并解决」,把事情从头理一遍、处理妥帖。麻烦、纠纷、账目都能 sort out,日常和职场都常用。

「为难的处境」英语怎么说?

a tough position,指两头难做、被夹在中间。比如这件事让我很为难,可以说 it puts me in a tough position。

avoid litigation 里的 litigation 是什么?

litigation 是「诉讼、打官司」,法律用语。avoid litigation 就是「避免诉讼」,律师和客户谈和解时经常这么说。

retain 和 hire 有区别吗?

retain 更正式,多指聘请律师或专业顾问,强调建立委托关系;hire 更宽泛,雇人干活都能用。

represented by counsel 是什么意思?

指「由律师代理」。counsel 在这里就是律师的意思,法律场合说 someone is represented by counsel,等于对方已经有律师了。

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