The pursuit of happyness《当幸福来敲门》精讲之三-英语点津

影片对白

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.

妙语佳句，活学活用

1. be good for

这个片语的意思是“financially reliable, able to pay or repay（金钱上）可信赖的，付得起钱的”，Chris 这句话的意思就是“我是讲信义的”。再来看个例子：They know he's good for a big tip. 他们知道他付得起大笔的小费。

2. the hell

这个片语用语加强语气，表示惊讶、愤怒、不耐烦等等，比如：Why the hell can't the trains run on time? 他妈的为什么火车不能准点？

此外，the hell还可以用来表示讽刺语气，比如：Are you listening to me? The hell you are! 你在听我说吗？你还在听啊！

3. Payable to the City of San Francisco.

“付给旧金山市”。

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