英文电影宝典——The Sting

时间:2008-05-12 12:00:42 来源:英文大吧 作者:
 

. It looks like you’re bringing up the rear, Granger. If a person is "bringing up the rear," they are the last ones in a race. They’ll be waiting at the Clearinghouse. In this case, a place where bets are made and paid out. Get a cab over on 7th. Another word for taxi. Aw, cut it out! An excellent expression which means "stop that!" Goddamn nigger-lover. "Goddamn" is a vulgar filler word used to express anger or other emotion, and "nigger" is horribly racist word for a black person. You need a doctor. I’ll call a cop. A very colloquial word for policeman. Are you nuts, carrying a wad like that in a neighborhood like this? "Nuts" is a slangy word for crazy, and a "wad" is a small bundle or package, in this case, of money. I’m obliged to you. If a person is "obliged" to somebody, they are grateful to them and perhaps owe them a great debt. You ain’t going now. I got to run some slots in West Bend for the mob here. "Ain’t" is a vulgar way of conjugating the verb "to be" (You should avoid it). "Slots" are gambling machines (like those in Las Vegas), and the "mob" is another word for the Mafia, or an organized crime family. I got a little behind in the payoffs, so they figure I’ve been holding out on them. "To figure" is another way of saying to think or believe. "To hold out on" a person is to refuse to pay them, often by claiming that you don’t have the money you owe, when in fact you really do. They gave to 4:00 to come up with the cash. "To come up" with something is to find or get it. "Cash" is everybody’s favorite word for cold, green money. That mug that hit you is mad enough at me already. A rarely used word for an abusive or violent person. A bully or thug. I’m sorry pal, I’m going to maybe help you get fixed up. "Pal" is another word for friend. In this case, to get "fixed up" is to clean up or feel better. How about you? All you got to do is put it in the door slot. A narrow rectangular hole or space for letters. He didn’t do shit! A very crude way of saying that he didn’t do anything. Hey, butt out, chicken-liver. "Butt out" is a very direct way of telling a person to stop interfering in something that isn’t any of their business (Chicken liver, as a way of referring to a person, is never used). OK. I’ll make your drop for you. And don’t worry, you can trust me. In this case, a "drop" is the act of dropping off a letter someplace. If these goons decide to search you, you ain’t gonna get far carrying it there. A "goon" is a very slangy word for a gangster or somebody hired to kill or terrorize others. "To get far" means to travel far or accomplish a lot. Stuff it down your pants like that, got it? "To stuff’ one object into another means to forcefully push it inside, e

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