我得要有动力

SCENE③ B  吉娜去她老板的隔间看他 

【我得要有动力】

 

Vince:  Your 3.5 percent ¹⁾ share is going to be worth at least a million.

文斯：         你那百分之三·五的股权，将会值个百万以上。

 

Zina:           I need to be ²⁾ motivated, Vince. ³⁾ Multi-motivated.  As in multi-million.

吉娜：         我得要有动力，文斯。多重动力，多重百万的多重。

 

Vince:  What if I said no?

文斯：         要是我说不呢？

 

Zina:  Ever hear of WebTracker?

吉娜：         有听过“网路搜寻家”吗？

 

Vince:  You wouldn't! If you leave, you'll make nothing.

文斯：         你不会那样吧！你若是离开，连半毛都赚不到。

 

Zina:           I might make nothing even if I stay. For that kind of risk, I want to get rich.

吉娜：         我留下搞不好也赚不到半毛。 基于这种风险，我要发财。

 

Vince:        OK. If you sign the Stars.com ⁴⁾ account before WebTracker does, we'll talk next week.

文斯：         好吧。若是你早“网路搜寻家”一步签下Stars.com这个客户，我们就等下星期再谈。

 

 

语言详解

 

A: Don't you want to go and exercise?

     你不想在运动吗？

 

B: Yes, but I can't seem to get motivated.

     想，可是我没有动力。

 

 

【用 as in... 做补述】

 

as in这个短语是用来补述，好让意思能让人更明白，常用在解释拼字的时候：

 

A: My name is Meg.

     我叫做梅格。

B: Is that M as in Mary, E as in elephant, and G as in girl?

     那是Mary的m、elephant的e，girl的g吗？

 

as in可以用来进一步解释情况，犹如中文里的“像……那种”：

 

A:  I just ate a Chinese buffet¹ for only 2.99 dollars.

     我刚只花了2.99美元吃了份中式自助餐。

B:  As in the all-you-can-eat kind? That's so cheap!

     是吃到饱的那种吗？还真便宜！

 

你也可以用as in来提问，以确定自己没有误会对方的意思:

 

A:  I made a million last year.

     我去年赚了一百万。

B:  Is that as in dollars?

     你说的一百万是美元吗？

 

1) share (n.) 股份

2) motivate (v.) 给予……动力

3) multi  “多重的”字首

4) account (n.) 客户，尤指生意上往来的客

1 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？