《再次出发之纽约遇见你》精讲 05星探的真相

I'm in.

就是你了

What?

什么

I want to make records with you.I want to... I want to produce you.I want to sign you.We're meant to work together.

我想为你录张唱片 我想当你的制作人 我要签下你 命中注定我们要一起合作

Sorry, didn't you see what just happened up there?

你没看到刚刚台下的反应吗

Yeah, what? Are you feeling sorry for yourself?

你觉得自己的表演很差吗

No, I like my music.I mean who cares if they don't get it, right?

我喜欢我的音乐 管他们能不能听懂呢

You just need to work on your performance a bit.

你只需要改进一下台风

I'm not a performer, I write songs from time to time.

我不是歌手 我只是偶尔写写歌

Are all the songs as good as that one?

你所有的歌都这么棒吗

Are you really an A&R man?You look more like a homeless man.

你真的是星探吗 看起来更像流浪汉

I've been celebrating all weekend,I signed a band and we got carried away.

我一整个周末都在庆祝 刚签了个乐队 激动过头了

That's some song you got there.I promise you it could be a big hit.Plus, you're beautiful.

你刚刚唱的那首歌 我保证 一定会大热 而且你很漂亮

Sorry, what's beauty got to do with anything?

抱歉 听歌也看脸吗

Jesus, you're tricky¹, aren't you?

你真可难说服

No, I actually just think that music is about ears, not eyes.

我只是觉得音乐是用来听的 不是看的

And I'm not Judy Garland just off a Greyhound bus looking for stardom,but really, thank you.

我又不是朱迪·加兰 远道赶来只为追梦 不过还是谢谢你

OK, bye.

再见

Bye.

再见

OK, here's the truth.I couldn't have signed you if I wanted to, all right?

跟你说实话吧 就算想 我也不一定能签你

OK, I didn't come from a signing tonight.I haven't signed anybody in seven years.My label's completely lost all faith in me.

我今晚不是为签约而来的 我已经七年没签过歌手了 我的公司已经完全对我失去了信心

So why did you give me your card?

那你为什么还给我名片

Force of habit. If I look homeless,it's because I practically² am.I left my home about a year or so ago.

老习惯 你说我看着像流浪汉 我大概就是个流浪汉了 我一年多前离开了家

I'm sleeping on a shitty mattress³ in some shitty apartment,and I wasn't celebrating tonight.

现在睡在一间破公寓的破床垫上 我今晚也没庆祝

I was drinking my ass⁴ off standing⁵ on a subway platform ready to kill myself, and then I heard your song.

我喝了个烂醉 站在地铁站台上 本想自杀 然后就听到你的歌声了

Want to get a beer?

要来杯啤酒吗

Sure.

好

OK, come on.

1 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

2 practically   

adv.差不多；几乎；实际地，从实际角度

参考例句：

• He solved the problem very practically.他很实事求是地解决了这个问题。
• She's practically always late for school.她上学几乎总是迟到。

3 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

4 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。