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商量给老人找监护人:loaded

律师正在劝一位迷糊的老人接受监护,一句 Any luck finding(有进展吗)问的是他失踪的女儿;转身同事却翻出财务报表,说 The guy's loaded(这家伙身家很厚),每月还有一千五的监护人补贴。想学又体面又不露骨的「谈钱」说法,这几句正好。

发生了什么

利奥的家里,律师把难题摊开:一旦被法官认定失能,就得有人当监护人;要是找不到女儿,州里就会接手。老人不服气,说他才不需要州政府帮忙。镜头转到迈克的办公室,同事翻出利奥的财务报表,甩出一句 The guy's loaded(这家伙身家很厚),还说监护人每月能拿一千五。go from there(先走这一步,再看着办)是遇到没法定死的事时最常用的说法;the difference between(两者性质上的区别)则点明监护人和保姆完全是两回事。想练谈钱、谈责任、走一步看一步的表达,这些台词很实在。

职场 · 同事闲聊解释建议律师与客户B2中速美音
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这场戏看什么

  • 听利奥如何把 the state 听岔
  • 注意津贴如何被随口提起
  • 对比对客户和对同事的措辞

留意这几个短语

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loaded

非常有钱;身家很厚

两个社工翻看利奥的财务报表,发现这位老人资产惊人,其中一人感叹这家伙有钱得很。

Her grandparents are loaded — they own half the street.她祖父母很有钱,半条街都是他们家的。

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  • go from there

    先走这一步,再看着办

  • the difference between

    两者性质上的区别

  • Any luck finding

    ……有着落了吗;有进展吗

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短语 · A2get lost

迷路了

Leo, remember you got lost and the police had to help you a few times.
短语 · C1deem someone something

认定你没有行为能力

If that judge deems you incapacitated, you'll need a guardian.
语法 · B2If that judge deems you incapacitated

if 引导的条件从句:前面用 if 提出一个尚未发生的条件,后面接主句说明结果;这里律师把最坏的判决先摆出来,再讲接下来需要谁。

If that judge deems you incapacitated, you'll need a guardian.
短语 · B2find oneself

顾得上自己;找到自我

If we can't find your daughter... She can't even find herself.
短语 · B2nothing going on between someone

彼此之间没什么

I got Jolie. And there's nothing going on between us, so you know.
短语 · B2go from there

先走这一步,再看着办

律师对利奥说,先一起把失踪的女儿找出来,找到之后再商量监护的事,用这句稳住老人。

Let's first try to find your daughter, and then we'll go from there, okay?
语法 · B1and then we'll go from there

一般将来时表下一步:用 we'll 加动词原形表示接下来会做的事,前面先完成一件事,再根据结果决定后面;语气是稳住对方、一步一步来。

Let's first try to find your daughter, and then we'll go from there, okay?
发音go from there

go from there 里 from 的尾音和 there 连上,读得很顺,几乎像 go-fr-there。

Let's first try to find your daughter, and then we'll go from there, okay?
短语 · B1get louder

越来越响

Am I still hungover or is that noise getting louder?
短语 · B2financial statements

财务报表

We got copies of Leo's financial statements. The guy's loaded.
俚语 · B2loaded

很有钱;腰包很鼓——口语说法,形容某人特别有钱,语气随便,背后议论或朋友间开玩笑时用;当面对不熟的人说显得不礼貌。

We got copies of Leo's financial statements. The guy's loaded.
短语 · B1any luck doing something

……有着落了吗;有进展吗

迈克问同事有没有打听到利奥女儿的下落,对方回答说那人已经找不到了。

Leo? Yeah. Any luck finding his daughter?
发音Any luck finding

luck 的 k 与 finding 的 f 相接,k 只做出口腔闭合不送气,马上过渡到 f。

Leo? Yeah. Any luck finding his daughter?
短语 · B1try everything

什么办法都试过了

No, that lady is gone. I have tried everything.
俚语 · B1Crap

靠;糟糕(轻一点的粗口)——发泄懊恼的粗话,比 shit 轻;熟人之间口语常说,正式场合或长辈面前不适合。

Crap.
短语 · B1too much work

太费事;工作量太大

Yeah, they could. But they won't. It's too much work.
发音too much work

too much work 里 much 的尾音 ch 和 work 的 w 相接,much 收得很短。

Yeah, they could. But they won't. It's too much work.
短语 · B1handle something

应付得来

But he's got Jolie. She can handle it.
短语 · B1the difference between A and B

两者性质上的区别

律师向迈克解释监护人和保姆的分界,说监护人得替老人做所有决定。

It's the difference between a babysitter and a parent.
语法 · B2It's the difference between a babysitter and a parent

between and 的并列结构:用 between 把两类角色并排放,说明它们之间差在哪;这句话拿保姆和父母作比,把监护人责任的分量讲清楚。

It's the difference between a babysitter and a parent.
发音difference between

difference between 里 difference 的尾音和 between 连读,中间不断开。

It's the difference between a babysitter and a parent.
短语 · B2wish someone could do something

真希望我能

Well, that's a bummer. I wish I could do it.
俚语 · B1bummer

真扫兴;真倒霉——口语感叹,表示同情或失望,不算脏话;朋友之间很自然,写正式材料时太随意。

Well, that's a bummer. I wish I could do it.
短语 · B1could use something

正好用得上;需要

I could use the extra 1500 a month.

看懂「商量给老人找监护人」

这一章能学到

  • 学会用 I could use 说正好需要
  • 见到 loaded 知道是在说很有钱
  • 听懂 the state 在法律里指政府
  • 能用 the difference between 做对比

发音重点

  • go from there — go from there 里 from 的尾音和 there 连上,读得很顺,几乎像 go-fr-there。
  • Any luck finding — luck 的 k 与 finding 的 f 相接,k 只做出口腔闭合不送气,马上过渡到 f。
  • too much work — too much work 里 much 的尾音 ch 和 work 的 w 相接,much 收得很短。
  • difference between — difference between 里 difference 的尾音和 between 连读,中间不断开。
It's the difference between a babysitter and a parent.

这就是保姆和父母的差别。 用最朴素的两个人作比,把责任的分量说清:照顾和负责不是一回事。句子短到像随口一说,却把整部电影最核心的伦理问题点破。

Yeah, they could. But they won't. It's too much work.

能倒是能。但他们不会。太费事了。 三个短句一层压一层:先承认可能,再点出冷漠,最后给出最平常的原因。制度性的不作为被压缩成一句大实话。

No, that lady is gone. I have tried everything.

没有,那女的跑没影了。我什么办法都试过了。 先给结论再补过程,绝不拖泥带水。努力过却无能为力,被说得像一句工作报告,反而更显绝望。

I could use the extra 1500 a month.

我正好用得上每月多出来的一千五。 把一笔不义之财说得像生活里的刚需,用最日常的口吻交代动机。贪婪在这里没有辩解,只有一种赤裸的坦然。

If we can't find your daughter... She can't even find herself.

要是我们找不到你女儿……她自己都找不到自己。 用“找不到”这一个词做双关,找人找不到,做人也没站稳。轻描淡写的一句挖苦,把对方女儿的失序说得又狠又准。

No, she can't. The guardian has to make all the decisions.

不,她应付不了。监护人得做所有决定。 先否掉幻想再给出定义,句子干脆。它把监护人这个身份从照看升级成了最终拍板的人,一句话划清了责任边界。

关于这一章的问题

loaded 是什么意思?

口语里 loaded 就是「非常有钱、身家很厚」,比 rich 更随意、更有画面感。说某个人很有钱,直接 The guy's loaded,语气带点羡慕或调侃。

「走一步看一步」英语怎么说?

用 go from there。它的意思是先做眼前这一步,之后再根据情况决定下一步,常放在句尾,比如 Let's do this first and go from there。

Any luck finding 怎么用?

用来问对方某件事有没有进展,后面接动名词,比如 Any luck finding his daughter? 就是「他女儿有着落了吗」。语气随口,不像 Did you find 那么直接。

监护人用英语怎么说?

guardian。法律语境里指替失能的人做决定的人。戏里还打过一个比方:It's the difference between a babysitter and a parent,说监护人和保姆不一样。

the difference between 后面接什么?

接两个被比较的东西,说明它们在性质上的区别,比如 the difference between a babysitter and a parent。想强调「完全是两回事」,用这个最清楚。

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