聽動感英語學口語 第22講

電影詞典:

long take 長鏡頭

美國俚語:

call the shots ： making the decision 拿主意，做決定
e.g. <1>Why do you always get to call the shots? I want to make some decisions too.
為什麼總是你拿主意？我也想做做決定。
<2>Don’t ask me when we get off work, I don’t call the shots around here.
不要問我幾點下班，在這兒我説了可不算。

經典對白:

1．劇中：got yourself mixed up in.
get mixed up (in) ：捲入什麼事情，這種事情通常有負面影響 it means to get involved and endangered on something
e.g. <1>He got mixed up with the wrong people.
他跟那些不應該在一起的人攪在一起了。
<2>I don’t know how I got mixed up in the fighting.
我也搞不清楚，怎麼他們之間的打鬥我捲進去了。

2． rough stuff ：things of violent nature 暴力，打架
e.g. <1>If I leave you two alone, no rough stuff! You have to try and get along.
我把你們兩個單獨留在這，不準打架！你們要試着友好相處。
<2>The referee told the players to cut out rough stuff.
裁判員讓球員不要打架。

3．a deal’s a deal. 照合同辦事，已經達成交易 you have to follow through with the agreement
e.g.<1>We agreed to these conditions, you can’t back out now. A deal is a deal.
我們都同意了這些條件，你不能反悔了。必須照合同辦事。
<2>I don’t care if you found a better price; a deal is a deal. You still have to pay me.
你找到更合適的價錢與我無關，你必須要照合同辦事付我錢。