看“当幸福来敲门”台词学英语：第9讲

-Twistle: Yeah, an ass A-hole, all the way. You are a piece of work. Tonight.

是啊，把我看成混蛋，肯定是的，你还真不简单啊。今晚给我答复。

-Chris: There was no salary. Not even a reasonable promise of a job.

reasonable: 合理的

没有工资，甚至连工作都没有保证。

One intern was hired at the end of the program from a pool of 20.

pool: 储备

实习结束时，20人中只有1人受雇。

And if you won't that guy…you couldn't even apply the six months' training…to another brokerage.

apply: 申请 training: 训练 brokerage: 经纪人

如果受雇的那人不是你的话，这6个月的培训还不适用于…其他经纪公司。

The only resource I would have for six months…would be my six scanners, which I could still try to sell.

resource: 资源 scanner: 扫描机

这6个月里，我的经济来源…就是那6台扫描仪，我还能继续推销那玩意。

If I sold them all, maybe we might get by. I got him. I got him.

如果能全卖掉的话，也许我们能熬过去。我来，我来。

-Linda: He's asleep.

他睡着了。

-Chris: All right.

好吧。

-Linda: Okay, baby.

到了，宝贝。

-Chris: I got it.

我拿着了。

-Linda: I'm going to New York. My sister's boyfriend…opened a restaurant, and they may have a job for me there.

我要去纽约了，我妹妹的男朋友…开了家餐厅，可能会给我份工作。

So I'm going to New York, Chris.

我要去纽约了，Chris。

-Chris: Christopher's staying with me.

Christopher和我一起。

-Linda: I'm his mom, you know? He should be with his mom. I should have him, right?

我是他妈妈啊，他应该和他妈妈在一起的。他应该和我在一起，对吗?

-Chris: You know you can't take care of him.

你知道你照顾不了他的。

-Linda: What are you gonna do for money?

那你怎么挣钱?

-Chris: I had an interview at Dean Witter for an internship…and I got it. So I'm gonna stand out in my program.

我去Dean Witter公司参加了个实习面试，我被录取了，所以我会开始接受培训。

-Linda: Salesman to inter backwards.

salesman: 推销员 backward: 向后的

从推销员倒退到实习生?

-Chris: No, it's not.

不，不是。

-Linda: I gotta go. Tell him I love him, okay? And… I know you'll take care of him, Chris. I know that.

我得走了，告诉他我爱他，好吗?还有…我知道你会照顾好他的，Chris。我知道的。

-Woman: Dean Witter.

Dean Witter公司。

-Chris: Yes, hi. Yes, I'd like to leave a message for Mr. Jay Twistle.

你好，呃…我要给Jay Twistle先生留言。

-Woman: Your name?

你的名字?

-Chris: Yeah, my name is Chris Gardner.

我叫Chris Gardner。

-Woman: The message is:

留言是：

-Chris: Thank you very much for inviting me into the program. I really appreciate it and I'd be very pleased to accept your invitation.

appreciate: 感激 invitation: 邀请

非常感谢邀请我参加培训，真的感谢您，我非常高兴接受您的邀请。

-Woman: Is that all?

就这些吗?

-Chris: Yes, that's it.

对，就这些。

-Woman: Okay.

好的。

-Chris: Thank you.

谢谢。

-Woman: Bye.

再见。

-Chris: Be careful with that.

小心点。

-Man: what?

什么?

-Chris: Be care… Go ahead.

小心…走吧。

-Christopher: Are we there?

到了吗?

-Chris: Yep. Hey, you know what today is?

是的，嘿，知道今天周几吗?

-Christopher: Yeah.

知道。

-Chris: What?

周几?

-Christopher: Saturday.

周六。

-Chris: You know what Saturday is, right?

你知道周六要干什么，是吧?

-Christopher: Yeah.

知道。

-Chris: What?

干什么?

-Christopher: Basketball.

打篮球。

-Chris: You wanna go play some basketball? -

想去打篮球吗?

-Christopher: Okay.

好啊。

-Chris: All right, then we're gonna go sell a bone-density scanner. How about that? Wanna do that?

density: 密度

好的，之后我们去卖骨质扫描仪，怎么样?好吗?

-Christopher: No. Hey, Dad. I'm going pro. I'm going pro.

不好，嘿，老爸，我要当职业篮球员，我要当职业篮球员。

-Chris: Okay. Yeah, I don't know, you know. You'll probably be about as good as I was.

哦…呃…这可不好说…你大概会和我以前水平一样糟。

That's kind of the way it works, you know. I was below average.

有其父必有其子嘛，我当时篮球就处于平均水平之下。

You know, so you'll probably ultimately rank…somewhere around there, you know,

ultimately: 最后

所以大概你的最终水平…也就和我一样，

so…I really… You'll excel at a lot of things, just not this.

所以…你在很多方面都很优秀，但是在篮球上不是。

I don't want you shooting this ball all day and night. All right?

所以我不希望你就这么在这整晚的练习投篮，知道了吗?

-Christopher: All right.

好吧。

-Chris: Okay. All right, go ahead. Hey. Don't ever let somebody tell you…you can't do something. Not even me.

好的，好吧，走吧。嗨，别让别人告诉你你成不了才。即使是我也不行。

All right?

知道了吗?

-Christopher: All right.

知道了。

-Chris: You got a dream…you gotta protect it.

如果你有梦想的话，就要去捍卫它。

People can't do something themselves…they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.

period: 一段时间

那些一事无成的人，想告诉你你也成不了大器。如果你有理想的话，就要去努力实现就这样。

Let's go.

走吧。

-Christopher: Dad, why did we move to a motel?

motel: 汽车旅馆

爸，为什么我们要搬到汽车旅馆去?

-Chris: I told you. Because I'm getting a better job. You gotta trust me, All right?

跟你说了，因为我会有份更好的工作。相信我，好吗?

-Christopher: I trust you.

我相信你。

-Chris: All right, here. Come on, come on. Keep up.

来，快点，跟上。

-Christopher: Dad, when Mom coming back? Dad, when Mom coming back?

老爸，妈妈什么时候回来?爸，妈妈什么时候回来?

-Chris: I don't know, Christopher.

我不知道，Christopher。

-Christopher: Dad, listen to this. One day, a man was drowning in the water. And a boat came by and said, “Do you need any help?”

drown: 淹死

爸，你听这个，有天，一个人在水里快要淹死了，这时一只船过来问他“需要帮忙吗?”

He said, “No, thank you. God will save me.” Then another boat came by. Said, “Do you need any help?”

他回答说“不了，谢谢，上帝会救我的”，后来又有一只船过来问“需要帮忙吗?”

And he said, “No, thank you. God will save me.” Then he drowned, and he went to heaven.

他说“不用，谢谢了，上帝会救我的”后来他淹死了，上了天堂。

And he said, “God, why didn't you save me?” And God said, “I sent you two big boats, you dummy.”

他问“上帝啊，为什么你不救我?”上帝回答说“我不是派2艘大船去了吗，笨蛋”。

Do you like it?

你喜欢吗?

-Chris: Yeah, that's very funny, man. Give me your hand. Thank you very much, sir.

是的，很有意思，过来。非常感谢您，先生。

-Doctor: Yes, sir.

不客气。

-Chris: You got the bill of sale here. All the information you'll need.

这是正式的收据和你需要的所有资料。

-Doctor: Yes.

好的。

-Chris: Thank you very much for your business.

谢谢你。

-Doctor: Thank you.

谢谢。

-Man: One hundred, 200, 20, 40, 45, 46…7, 8, 9, 10.

100，200 ，20，40，45，46…7，8，9，10。

-Chris: Thank you. Hey, you want one of those?

谢谢。嗨，想要那个?

-Christopher: No, it's okay.

不，没事的。

-Chris: Come on, you can have one. Which one? You like that one? How much?

好吧，可以买一个，要哪种?要这个?多少钱?

-Man: Twenty-Five cents.

两毛五。

-Chris: This part of my life is called “Internship.”

我人生的这部分叫做“实习”。

-Frakesh: The 1200 building is Medley Industrial and Sanko Oil. The building across the street is Lee-Ray Shipping.

正前方的是曼尼工业和新科石油，对街是里瑞运输。

In a couple weeks, you'll get call sheets…

几周内你们会拿到一份电话名单…

…with the phone numbers of employees……from every Fortune 500 company in the financial district.

上面都是金融区财富500强公司员工的电话。

You will be pooling from 60 Fortune companies.

pooling: 集中，挑选 fortune: 财产

你们要从中选出60家公司。

You will mainly be cold-calling potential clients.

mainly: 主要地 potential: 潜在的

你们主要负责打电话给这些随机选择的潜在客户。

But if you have to have lunch with them, have breakfast with them.

have to: 必须，必要

必要的话就和他们一起吃饭。

Even if you have to baby-sit for them, do whatever it takes to familiarize them with our packages.

baby-sit: 照看小孩 whatever: 无论什么 familiarize: 使熟悉 package: 包裹，套装，组合

甚至是给他们带孩子，也要竭尽所能让他们熟悉我们公司提供的各项投资组合。

We need you to match their needs and goals to one of our many financial plans.

match: 满足，相配 goal: 目标 financial: 财政的，金融的

你们要根据公司的财务计划，最大程度地满足顾客们的需求。

In essence, you reel them in, we'll cook the fish.

in essence: 总之 essence: 本质 reel: 卷，绕 cook: 煮，烹调

总而言之，你们去钓鱼，公司则来烹调。

Some of you are here because you know somebody. Some of you are here because you think you're somebody.

because: 因为 somebody: 某个人，大人物 think: 认为

你们在座的有些是因为有门路才进来的，有些人则认为自己是个人物。

There's one guy in here who's gonna be somebody.

guy: 家伙，男人 gonna: <美俚> = is going to

最终这里只会有一个人真正成为一个人物。

That person's gonna be the guy…who can turn this into this, eight hundred thousand in commission dollars.

turn: 变成 commission: 佣金 dollar: 美元

那就是…能把这个变成这个的人，80万美元的佣金。

You, you, help me hand these out

hand out: 分发

你，你，帮我发一下。

This is going to be your bible.

bible: 圣经，西方最具权威的圣书

这个将会是你们的“圣经”。

You'll eat with it. You'll drink with it.

eat: 吃 drink:喝

你们要吃睡不离身。

-Chris: It was simple. X number of calls equals X number of prospects.

simple: 简单的 equal: 等于 prospect: 机会，希望

道理很简单。打多少电话就意味着有多少机会。

X number of prospects equals X number of customers.

customer: 顾客，客户

有多少机会就意味着有多少客户。

X number of customers equals X number of dollars…in the company' pocket.

company: 公司 pocket: 口袋

有多少客户就意味着有多少钱…进了公司的口袋。

-Frakesh: Your board exam. Last year, we had an intern score a 96.4 percent on the written exam.

board: 入学考试 exam: 考试 intern: 实习生 score: 分数 percent: 百分比 written: 书面的

关于你们的资格考试。去年我们有个实习生笔试考了96.4%。