The pursuit of happyness《當幸福來敲門》精講之三-英語點津

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Charlie: Hey, listen. I need the rent. I can't wait anymore.

Chris: Yeah,I'm good for that, Charlie. I'm gonna get it.

Charlie: Why don't you go two blocks over at the Mission Inn motel? It's half what you pay here. Listen, Chris. I need you out of here in the morning.

Chris: The hell am I supposed to be out of here tomorrow?

Charlie: I got painters coming in.

Chris: All right, look. I need more time.

Charlie: No.

Chris: All right, I'll paint it myself. All right, but I just... I gotta have some more time... I got my son up in here.

Charlie: All right. One week. And you paint it.

Policeman: Chris Gardner?

Chris: Yeah. What happened?

Policeman: Payable to the City of San Francisco.

Chris: Does it have to be the full amount?

Policeman: You gotta pay each parking ticket, otherwise, you're staying.

Chris: This is all I got.

Policeman: You verify at 9:30 tomorrow morning.

Chris: What?

Policeman: You gotta stay until this thing clears.

Chris: No. No, I, I can't, I can’t spend the night here. I have to pick up my son.

Policeman: You verify at 9:30 tomorrow morning.

Chris: Sir, I have a job interview at Dean Witter at 10:15 tomorrow morning. I cannot stay...

Policeman: 9:30 tomorrow morning.

Chris: What am I supposed to do with my son? What am I supposed to do with my son?

Woman: Is there anyone else who can...?

Chris: I take care of him.

Policeman: Maybe we can go and have Social Services pick him up.

Chris: All right. Can I have my phone call, please?

Linda: Hello.

Chris: Hey.

Linda: What do you want?

Chris: You gotta get Christopher from daycare. I can't. Just keep him for the night and I'm... And... Just one night.

Linda: What happened?

Chris: I'll pick him up from daycare tomorrow. I'm gonna go right... You can just... You can drop him off and I'll pick him up.

Linda: No.

Chris: Come on, Linda. Why, why you doing that?

Linda: No, I wanna take him to the park. To Golden Gate after daycare tomorrow.

妙語佳句，活學活用

1. be good for

這個片語的意思是“financially reliable, able to pay or repay（金錢上）可信賴的，付得起錢的”，Chris 這句話的意思就是“我是講信義的”。再來看個例子：They know he's good for a big tip. 他們知道他付得起大筆的小費。

2. the hell

這個片語用語加強語氣，表示驚訝、憤怒、不耐煩等等，比如：Why the hell can't the trains run on time? 他媽的為什么火車不能準點？

此外，the hell還可以用來表示諷刺語氣，比如：Are you listening to me? The hell you are! 你在聽我說嗎？你還在聽啊！

3. Payable to the City of San Francisco.

“付給舊金山市”。

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