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故事梗概:丹尼是芝加哥警局最顶尖的谈判高手,却无故背负了盗用社保基金的罪名,还被陷害成杀害自己搭档的头号嫌疑犯。在申诉无门的情况下,丹尼在芝加哥警局总部绑架了一群人质。警方很快便层层包围了这栋大楼,所有的枪口都瞄准了丹尼,紧张的情势一触即发,为了洗脱自己的罪名,丹尼要求和另一管区的谈判专家克瑞斯谈话。于是,两位谈判专家展开了面对面的接触,一场王牌对王牌、惺惺相惜并最终大获全胜的好戏就此上演了。
Section A
丹尼点名要求克瑞斯来,两个谈判专家的第一次对话,就让人感觉别开生面。
Danny: Yeah!
Chris: Danny Roman? This is Chris Sabian here.
Danny: Oh, Good timing, Chris. You made it just in time.
Chris: I got lucky. Traffic was light.
Danny: Glad you accepted my invitation.
Chris: ①I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. What’s it been, Danny? Two years?
Danny: Yeah. Not since both our teams showed up for that gig on the North Side.
Chris: ②You pulled rank and ran my boys out of there.
Danny: Two negotiators on the same site...never work.
Chris: So what’s this, then? The exception that disproves the rule?
Danny: Look, you do your job, I do mine. Maybe we both walk out of here in one piece.
Chris: All right then, Danny. ③Here’s the million-dollar question.
Danny: Why you?
Chris: Exactly.
Danny: I got my reasons, I just don’t want to go into them right now. We’ll talk about that later. This is our first date, Chris. The courting period. So, what do guys like you do when they’re not talking guys like me down?
Chris: I…I’m pretty much of a 1)homebody, Danny. I spend a lot of time with my family. My kid. I, I read a lot of books, you know. I watch a lot of old movies, you know. AMC. You got a satellite? They show all those old westerns.
Danny: Westerns? I like comedies, myself. I did like Shane though. That’s a good one.
Chris: Shane, now that’s a good one. But, I would have picked one where the hero lives at the end. You know, like a Rio Bravo...or a Red River.
Danny: I think you’re talking about the wrong movie there, Chris. Shane lives. At the end of it, he’s riding off and that kid... Brandon…
Chris: De Wilde.
Danny: Yeah, Brandon de Wilde’s calling his name, “Shane, come back! Shane!”
Chris: Well, Danny, I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this but Shane died.
Danny: You never see Shane dead. That’s an assumption.
Chris: No, it’s a common mistake. You see, in the final shot, you see him 2)slump over on his horse. He doesn’t look back because he can’t. Shane’s dead.
Danny: He slumps because he’s shot. Slump don’t mean dead.
Chris: Well, I guess you think that Butch and Sundance live too? Even though you never see them dead either, they’re entirely surrounded.
Danny: Oh, so now you’re some kind of history 3)buff?
Chris: I generally read histories and biographies.
Danny: Well, don’t believe everything you read in books.
Chris: I didn’t say I read just one book. I try to read all the books on a subject. You know, try to get all the facts...and then decide for myself what really happened.
Danny: Get all the facts, huh? Yeah, that’s smart. You’re much better at this than Farley. You know, all right, before we start to bore everyone, ④let’s get back to business. First, my list of demands. One, I want my badge brought down here. Two, if I die, I want a departmental funeral.
Chris: No one’s gonna die here, Danny.
Danny: Three, I want the 4)informant found. He’s the only one that can clear my name and he’s the only one who knows who’s running this 5)conspiracy. Four, I want to know who killed my partner. Now if neither the informant or killer is found in eight hours, I will kill one hostage an hour until they’re all dead. Five, I want to talk to you face to face, now.
丹尼:喂!
克瑞斯:丹尼·罗曼?我是克瑞斯·塞比安。
丹尼:噢,来得正好,克瑞斯。你来得很及时。
克瑞斯:我运气不错,没有堵车。
丹尼:很高兴你接受我的邀请。
克瑞斯:说什么这次我也不会错过。有多久(没见)了,丹尼?两年?
丹尼:是的,自从因那个案子两个组在北区碰上后就没见过了。
克瑞斯:你的级别高把我们赶走了。
丹尼:两个谈判专家在一起……没法干。
克瑞斯:那这次算什么?反驳谬论的一次例外?
丹尼:听着,你干好你的活,我干好我的。也许我们都能好好地活着出去。
克瑞斯:好吧,丹尼,问你一个最重要的问题。
丹尼:为什么要找你?
克瑞斯:没错。
丹尼:我有我的原因,现在不想说,以后会告诉你的。这是我们初次约会,克瑞斯,追求期,劝说我这种人无效时,像你这样的人会干些什么?
克瑞斯:我,我是个很顾家的人,丹尼。我通常会和家人待在一起,还有我的孩子。我,我看很多书,你知道吗,还看很多老电影,你知道吧,电影频道,你有卫星天线吗?他们播放很多老西部片。
丹尼:西部片?我本人喜欢看喜剧片。不过我喜欢《原野奇侠》,它是部不错的电影。
克瑞斯:《原野奇侠》,那是部好电影。可我更喜欢主角活到最后的电影,你知道的,例如《赤胆威龙》或《红河》。
丹尼:我觉得你记错了,克瑞斯。西恩还活着,最后他骑马离去,那个孩子……布兰顿……
克瑞斯:德怀尔。
丹尼:对,布兰顿·德怀尔在那里喊他的名字“西恩,回来,西恩!”
克瑞斯:嗯,丹尼,对不起,我得告诉你西恩死了。
丹尼:你没看见西恩死,那是个假设。
克瑞斯:不,这是个普遍的误解。你看,最后一个镜头,他从马上跌落。他没有回头看,因为他做不到。西恩死了。
丹尼:他落马是因为中弹了,并不表示他死了。
克瑞斯:那么,你认为神枪手和智多星也活着?你没看见他们死,只看见他们被团团包围。
丹尼:噢,这么说你是历史学家?
克瑞斯:我常看史书和传记。
丹尼:噢,书上写的不可全信。
克瑞斯:我没说我只看了一本书。同一题材的书我尽量都看,你知道啦,弄清全部事实,然后自己判断究竟发生了什么。
丹尼:弄清全部事实,嗯?对,你很聪明,这方面你比法利强多了。好吧,我说,在大家听烦了之前我们言归正传,首先这些是我的要求:一,把我的警徽还给我;二,如果我死了,要举行警方葬礼。
克瑞斯:这里没人会死,丹尼。
丹尼:三,找到那个告密人。只有他能还我清白,也只有他知道谁是这个阴谋的主使者;四,我要知道谁杀了我的搭档。从现在开始,八小时内找不到告密人或凶手,我每小时杀一个人质,直到他们都死光;五,我要和你当面谈,马上!
Smart Sentences
① I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. 说什么(这次)我也不会错过。
would not do sth. for the world: used to emphasize that sb. would definitely not do sth. (绝对不会做某事)。例如:
I wouldn’t take the test for the world.
我绝对不会考这个试的。
② You pulled rank and ran my boys out of there. 你的级别高把我们赶走了。
pull rank: fairly force others to do sth. because of their higher rank or position(利用/仗着级别高让他人做某事)。例如:
The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant carry his equipment.
上尉利用职权让中士替他背设备。
③ Here’s the million-dollar question. 问你一个最重要的问题。
the million-dollar question: the most important question(最重要的问题)。例如:
You now need to answer the million-dollar question-why?
你现在得回答最重要的问题——到底是为什么?
④ Let’s get back to business. 让我们言归正传。
get back to business: return to the topic previously discussed or to the previous job(言归正传,回到原来的事)。例如:
Let’s drop the conference entertainment for now and get back to the business of seating arrangement.
我们现在先放下会议娱乐的问题,回到座位安排这个问题上。
Section B
克瑞斯按照丹尼的要求,上楼与他面谈,两人一见面就针锋相对,各取所需……
Chris: You okay?
Rudy: Do I look okay? I got a gun pointed to the back of my head. Nice fucking pants.
Danny: Shut up, 1)Mr. Blackwell. Get over here. You working?
Chris: ①Sort of. I was negotiating a 2)truce between my wife and daughter.
Danny: That might prove to be easy by comparison.
Chris: It wouldn’t surprise me in the least.
Danny: You shut off the heat already.
Chris: You know how this works, Danny.
Danny: Yeah, I do. Next time you try and 3)bluff, make sure you charge your cell phone.
Chris: All right, now, you want to tell me what I’m doing up here?
Danny: I wanted to tell you face to face. I’m not crazy. I’m just doing this to prove my 4)innocence.
Chris: I believe you, Danny. Anything I can do to help you get out of here, you know…
Danny: Don’t fucking 5)patronize me, man! I know you don’t think I’m innocent! So don’t tell me “I want to do everything I can to help you get out of here.” Don’t talk to me like I’m some second-rate HT.
Chris: You’re right. I’m sorry. My mistake.
Danny: Yeah, you are sorry. Get out of here. Lock the door. Call me when you want to talk.
Chris: Danny, I’m ready to talk. You’re right. You’re right. I don’t know if you’re innocent or not. You could’ve done everything they say you’ve done. You could’ve killed that cop I don’t know, and I don’t care. There are ways to prove your innocence. This is hardly one of them. And now you got hostages. So let me tell you this: You hurt one of them, you are gonna burn up whatever currency you’ve got to deal with me. They’re all I care about. ②You leaving here walking is a distant second. Now ③do I make myself clear?
Danny: Good. ④Now we’re getting somewhere.
Chris: Good. Now answer my question. What am I doing
up here?
Danny: Before Nate was killed, he told me the men involved in the fraud are from my 6)precinct. Guys I know. Guys I might call friends.
Chris: And?
Danny: And you’re not. When your friends betray you, sometimes the only people you can trust are strangers.
克瑞斯:你没事吧?
鲁迪:我像没事吗?枪在背后指着我的头。你的裤子不错。
丹尼:闭嘴,时装大师。过来。你在上班?
克瑞斯:差不多。在说服我妻子和女儿休战。
丹尼:相比之下,这里容易一点。
克瑞斯:(这里)丝毫不会让我感到惊讶。
丹尼:你们关掉了暖气。
克瑞斯:你应该知道程序的,丹尼。
丹尼:对,我知道。下次你想骗人先把手机充足电。
克瑞斯:那好,现在,你该告诉我让我来干什么了吧?
丹尼:我要当面告诉你我没有疯,这样做只是为了证明我无辜。
克瑞斯:我相信你,丹尼。我愿尽力帮你出去,你知道……
丹尼:别对我以恩人自居,老兄!你不相信我是无辜的!所以别说什么“我愿尽力帮你出去”!别把我当成二流劫匪。
克瑞斯:你说得对,对不起,我错了。
丹尼:噢,你没诚意,出去,锁上门,想谈时再来电话。
克瑞斯:丹尼,我想谈,你说得对,你说得对。我不知道你是否清白,他们对你的指控可能是事实,你可能杀了那个警察,我不知道,我也管不着。有很多办法能证明你是无辜的,但这肯定不是。现在你扣押了人质,我要告诉你,你要是伤害了他们中的一个,我将不再有兴趣跟你谈判,我只关心他们,你能否活着出去还在其次。现在我说得够清楚了吗?
丹尼:很好!现在我们有进展了。
克瑞斯:很好,回答我的问题,为什么叫我上来?
丹尼:内森遇害前告诉我,涉嫌诈骗的那些人是我们分局的,是我认识的人,是我可能称之为朋友的人。
克瑞斯:那又怎么样?
丹尼:你不是(我们分局的)。当朋友出卖你时,唯一能信任的是陌生人。
Smart Sentences
① Sort of. 差不多。
sort of: describe sth. or sb. not in a very accurate way, used in spoken English(对某事或某人的描述,口语常用表达)。例如:
I’ve sort of heard of him, but I don’t know who he is.
我对这人略有所闻,但不知道他是谁。
② You leaving here walking is a distant second. 你能否活着出去还在其次。
a distant second: sth. is way less important than the first priority(次要的事情)。例如:
Right now, my most important thing is to pass the bar exam. Shopping is a distant second.
现在对我来说最重要的是律师考试,购物一点儿也不重要。
③ Do I make myself clear? 我说得够清楚了吧?
Do I make myself clear?: used to make sure that sb. has understood you or used to emphasize sb.’s authority(用以确保自己的话已被对方理解,或用以强调自己权威)。例如:
If you cut class again, you will not pass the course. Do I make myself clear?
如果你再旷课,这门课你就会不及格。你听明白了?
④ Now we’re getting somewhere. 现在我们有进展了。
get somewhere: make progress(有进展)。例如:
I heard that the negotiation is getting somewhere.
我听说谈判有了些进展。
Section A
丹尼点名要求克瑞斯来,两个谈判专家的第一次对话,就让人感觉别开生面。
Danny: Yeah!
Chris: Danny Roman? This is Chris Sabian here.
Danny: Oh, Good timing, Chris. You made it just in time.
Chris: I got lucky. Traffic was light.
Danny: Glad you accepted my invitation.
Chris: ①I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. What’s it been, Danny? Two years?
Danny: Yeah. Not since both our teams showed up for that gig on the North Side.
Chris: ②You pulled rank and ran my boys out of there.
Danny: Two negotiators on the same site...never work.
Chris: So what’s this, then? The exception that disproves the rule?
Danny: Look, you do your job, I do mine. Maybe we both walk out of here in one piece.
Chris: All right then, Danny. ③Here’s the million-dollar question.
Danny: Why you?
Chris: Exactly.
Danny: I got my reasons, I just don’t want to go into them right now. We’ll talk about that later. This is our first date, Chris. The courting period. So, what do guys like you do when they’re not talking guys like me down?
Chris: I…I’m pretty much of a 1)homebody, Danny. I spend a lot of time with my family. My kid. I, I read a lot of books, you know. I watch a lot of old movies, you know. AMC. You got a satellite? They show all those old westerns.
Danny: Westerns? I like comedies, myself. I did like Shane though. That’s a good one.
Chris: Shane, now that’s a good one. But, I would have picked one where the hero lives at the end. You know, like a Rio Bravo...or a Red River.
Danny: I think you’re talking about the wrong movie there, Chris. Shane lives. At the end of it, he’s riding off and that kid... Brandon…
Chris: De Wilde.
Danny: Yeah, Brandon de Wilde’s calling his name, “Shane, come back! Shane!”
Chris: Well, Danny, I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this but Shane died.
Danny: You never see Shane dead. That’s an assumption.
Chris: No, it’s a common mistake. You see, in the final shot, you see him 2)slump over on his horse. He doesn’t look back because he can’t. Shane’s dead.
Danny: He slumps because he’s shot. Slump don’t mean dead.
Chris: Well, I guess you think that Butch and Sundance live too? Even though you never see them dead either, they’re entirely surrounded.
Danny: Oh, so now you’re some kind of history 3)buff?
Chris: I generally read histories and biographies.
Danny: Well, don’t believe everything you read in books.
Chris: I didn’t say I read just one book. I try to read all the books on a subject. You know, try to get all the facts...and then decide for myself what really happened.
Danny: Get all the facts, huh? Yeah, that’s smart. You’re much better at this than Farley. You know, all right, before we start to bore everyone, ④let’s get back to business. First, my list of demands. One, I want my badge brought down here. Two, if I die, I want a departmental funeral.
Chris: No one’s gonna die here, Danny.
Danny: Three, I want the 4)informant found. He’s the only one that can clear my name and he’s the only one who knows who’s running this 5)conspiracy. Four, I want to know who killed my partner. Now if neither the informant or killer is found in eight hours, I will kill one hostage an hour until they’re all dead. Five, I want to talk to you face to face, now.
丹尼:喂!
克瑞斯:丹尼·罗曼?我是克瑞斯·塞比安。
丹尼:噢,来得正好,克瑞斯。你来得很及时。
克瑞斯:我运气不错,没有堵车。
丹尼:很高兴你接受我的邀请。
克瑞斯:说什么这次我也不会错过。有多久(没见)了,丹尼?两年?
丹尼:是的,自从因那个案子两个组在北区碰上后就没见过了。
克瑞斯:你的级别高把我们赶走了。
丹尼:两个谈判专家在一起……没法干。
克瑞斯:那这次算什么?反驳谬论的一次例外?
丹尼:听着,你干好你的活,我干好我的。也许我们都能好好地活着出去。
克瑞斯:好吧,丹尼,问你一个最重要的问题。
丹尼:为什么要找你?
克瑞斯:没错。
丹尼:我有我的原因,现在不想说,以后会告诉你的。这是我们初次约会,克瑞斯,追求期,劝说我这种人无效时,像你这样的人会干些什么?
克瑞斯:我,我是个很顾家的人,丹尼。我通常会和家人待在一起,还有我的孩子。我,我看很多书,你知道吗,还看很多老电影,你知道吧,电影频道,你有卫星天线吗?他们播放很多老西部片。
丹尼:西部片?我本人喜欢看喜剧片。不过我喜欢《原野奇侠》,它是部不错的电影。
克瑞斯:《原野奇侠》,那是部好电影。可我更喜欢主角活到最后的电影,你知道的,例如《赤胆威龙》或《红河》。
丹尼:我觉得你记错了,克瑞斯。西恩还活着,最后他骑马离去,那个孩子……布兰顿……
克瑞斯:德怀尔。
丹尼:对,布兰顿·德怀尔在那里喊他的名字“西恩,回来,西恩!”
克瑞斯:嗯,丹尼,对不起,我得告诉你西恩死了。
丹尼:你没看见西恩死,那是个假设。
克瑞斯:不,这是个普遍的误解。你看,最后一个镜头,他从马上跌落。他没有回头看,因为他做不到。西恩死了。
丹尼:他落马是因为中弹了,并不表示他死了。
克瑞斯:那么,你认为神枪手和智多星也活着?你没看见他们死,只看见他们被团团包围。
丹尼:噢,这么说你是历史学家?
克瑞斯:我常看史书和传记。
丹尼:噢,书上写的不可全信。
克瑞斯:我没说我只看了一本书。同一题材的书我尽量都看,你知道啦,弄清全部事实,然后自己判断究竟发生了什么。
丹尼:弄清全部事实,嗯?对,你很聪明,这方面你比法利强多了。好吧,我说,在大家听烦了之前我们言归正传,首先这些是我的要求:一,把我的警徽还给我;二,如果我死了,要举行警方葬礼。
克瑞斯:这里没人会死,丹尼。
丹尼:三,找到那个告密人。只有他能还我清白,也只有他知道谁是这个阴谋的主使者;四,我要知道谁杀了我的搭档。从现在开始,八小时内找不到告密人或凶手,我每小时杀一个人质,直到他们都死光;五,我要和你当面谈,马上!
Smart Sentences
① I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. 说什么(这次)我也不会错过。
would not do sth. for the world: used to emphasize that sb. would definitely not do sth. (绝对不会做某事)。例如:
I wouldn’t take the test for the world.
我绝对不会考这个试的。
② You pulled rank and ran my boys out of there. 你的级别高把我们赶走了。
pull rank: fairly force others to do sth. because of their higher rank or position(利用/仗着级别高让他人做某事)。例如:
The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant carry his equipment.
上尉利用职权让中士替他背设备。
③ Here’s the million-dollar question. 问你一个最重要的问题。
the million-dollar question: the most important question(最重要的问题)。例如:
You now need to answer the million-dollar question-why?
你现在得回答最重要的问题——到底是为什么?
④ Let’s get back to business. 让我们言归正传。
get back to business: return to the topic previously discussed or to the previous job(言归正传,回到原来的事)。例如:
Let’s drop the conference entertainment for now and get back to the business of seating arrangement.
我们现在先放下会议娱乐的问题,回到座位安排这个问题上。
Section B
克瑞斯按照丹尼的要求,上楼与他面谈,两人一见面就针锋相对,各取所需……
Chris: You okay?
Rudy: Do I look okay? I got a gun pointed to the back of my head. Nice fucking pants.
Danny: Shut up, 1)Mr. Blackwell. Get over here. You working?
Chris: ①Sort of. I was negotiating a 2)truce between my wife and daughter.
Danny: That might prove to be easy by comparison.
Chris: It wouldn’t surprise me in the least.
Danny: You shut off the heat already.
Chris: You know how this works, Danny.
Danny: Yeah, I do. Next time you try and 3)bluff, make sure you charge your cell phone.
Chris: All right, now, you want to tell me what I’m doing up here?
Danny: I wanted to tell you face to face. I’m not crazy. I’m just doing this to prove my 4)innocence.
Chris: I believe you, Danny. Anything I can do to help you get out of here, you know…
Danny: Don’t fucking 5)patronize me, man! I know you don’t think I’m innocent! So don’t tell me “I want to do everything I can to help you get out of here.” Don’t talk to me like I’m some second-rate HT.
Chris: You’re right. I’m sorry. My mistake.
Danny: Yeah, you are sorry. Get out of here. Lock the door. Call me when you want to talk.
Chris: Danny, I’m ready to talk. You’re right. You’re right. I don’t know if you’re innocent or not. You could’ve done everything they say you’ve done. You could’ve killed that cop I don’t know, and I don’t care. There are ways to prove your innocence. This is hardly one of them. And now you got hostages. So let me tell you this: You hurt one of them, you are gonna burn up whatever currency you’ve got to deal with me. They’re all I care about. ②You leaving here walking is a distant second. Now ③do I make myself clear?
Danny: Good. ④Now we’re getting somewhere.
Chris: Good. Now answer my question. What am I doing
up here?
Danny: Before Nate was killed, he told me the men involved in the fraud are from my 6)precinct. Guys I know. Guys I might call friends.
Chris: And?
Danny: And you’re not. When your friends betray you, sometimes the only people you can trust are strangers.
克瑞斯:你没事吧?
鲁迪:我像没事吗?枪在背后指着我的头。你的裤子不错。
丹尼:闭嘴,时装大师。过来。你在上班?
克瑞斯:差不多。在说服我妻子和女儿休战。
丹尼:相比之下,这里容易一点。
克瑞斯:(这里)丝毫不会让我感到惊讶。
丹尼:你们关掉了暖气。
克瑞斯:你应该知道程序的,丹尼。
丹尼:对,我知道。下次你想骗人先把手机充足电。
克瑞斯:那好,现在,你该告诉我让我来干什么了吧?
丹尼:我要当面告诉你我没有疯,这样做只是为了证明我无辜。
克瑞斯:我相信你,丹尼。我愿尽力帮你出去,你知道……
丹尼:别对我以恩人自居,老兄!你不相信我是无辜的!所以别说什么“我愿尽力帮你出去”!别把我当成二流劫匪。
克瑞斯:你说得对,对不起,我错了。
丹尼:噢,你没诚意,出去,锁上门,想谈时再来电话。
克瑞斯:丹尼,我想谈,你说得对,你说得对。我不知道你是否清白,他们对你的指控可能是事实,你可能杀了那个警察,我不知道,我也管不着。有很多办法能证明你是无辜的,但这肯定不是。现在你扣押了人质,我要告诉你,你要是伤害了他们中的一个,我将不再有兴趣跟你谈判,我只关心他们,你能否活着出去还在其次。现在我说得够清楚了吗?
丹尼:很好!现在我们有进展了。
克瑞斯:很好,回答我的问题,为什么叫我上来?
丹尼:内森遇害前告诉我,涉嫌诈骗的那些人是我们分局的,是我认识的人,是我可能称之为朋友的人。
克瑞斯:那又怎么样?
丹尼:你不是(我们分局的)。当朋友出卖你时,唯一能信任的是陌生人。
Smart Sentences
① Sort of. 差不多。
sort of: describe sth. or sb. not in a very accurate way, used in spoken English(对某事或某人的描述,口语常用表达)。例如:
I’ve sort of heard of him, but I don’t know who he is.
我对这人略有所闻,但不知道他是谁。
② You leaving here walking is a distant second. 你能否活着出去还在其次。
a distant second: sth. is way less important than the first priority(次要的事情)。例如:
Right now, my most important thing is to pass the bar exam. Shopping is a distant second.
现在对我来说最重要的是律师考试,购物一点儿也不重要。
③ Do I make myself clear? 我说得够清楚了吧?
Do I make myself clear?: used to make sure that sb. has understood you or used to emphasize sb.’s authority(用以确保自己的话已被对方理解,或用以强调自己权威)。例如:
If you cut class again, you will not pass the course. Do I make myself clear?
如果你再旷课,这门课你就会不及格。你听明白了?
④ Now we’re getting somewhere. 现在我们有进展了。
get somewhere: make progress(有进展)。例如:
I heard that the negotiation is getting somewhere.
我听说谈判有了些进展。