精彩对白

James: Hey, let me ask you a question. What happened to the little kid that used to work here?

Seller: Sorry, man, English I... no English.

James: No-no English, You no speak English now. Little kid, Beckham is his name. He sells... sells DVDs,

Seller: DVD, One DVD, $5, $5.

James: Oh, Jesus Christ. Excuse me, soldier. You in charge of this area here?

Soldier: What's up?

James: You know this guy?  How do we know that he's not giving intel to insurgents¹, telling them where to drop mortars³?

Soldier: I think he's just selling DVDs.

James: Well, he's a security risk, We should get rid of him. What are you looking at?

Soldier: He's just selling DVDs, man. All the merchants are clear.

James: By who?

Soldier: I couldn't do anything with him without the say-so from my CO.

James: Does this change anything? You speak English now. Don't you? Yalla, yalla, drive!

Seller: Look, this is his house.

James: Beckham's house? Wait here. You speak English?

Navid: English, French, Arabic.

James: Good, Open you vest. Ah, stay there. Stay. Tell me what you know about Beckham.

Navid: For whom?

James: Beckham, 12-year-old boy, body bomb. Stay right there.

Navid: I don't know.

James: You don't know

Navid: But please, sit down. I am Professor Navid. This is my home. You are a guest. Please, sit down.

James: I'm a guest? Just... I'm looking for the people responsible for-for-for Beckham,

Navid: You are CIA, no? I am very pleased to see CIA in my home. Please, sit. Be careful, the gun can go off.

James: USA friendly coming in.

Soldier: Stop! Stop! Get the fuck down!

James: USA friendly,.

Soldier: On your knees, Get on your knees now. On your knees. You will be shot. Don't move. On your knees. Down now. Open your jacket!

James: Opening my jacket,

Soldier: Cover. Get him down. On the ground,

James: I have a weapon.

Soldier: Don't fucking move. Tower, hold cover. Searching.

James: I have a weapon. Like I said

Soldier: Gun. Weapons clear.

James: ID.

Soldier: What the fuck are you doing?

James: I was at a whorehouse.

Soldier: All right, If I let you in, will you tell me where it is exactly?

James: Yeah

妙语佳句 活学活用

1. intel: military intelligence and espionage⁴, intelligence的缩写，军事情报。

2. mortar²: 迫击炮；迫击炮弹。这里的drop mortar就是指“发射迫击炮”。

在毕业典礼上，学生们会戴上mortar board（学位帽，方顶帽）；近些年，很多人用闲置资金购置bricks and mortar（房产，非正式用法），作为投资；如果你拥有店铺并同时经营网上销售，那就是一位click-and-mortar retailer⁵。

3. security risk: 危险分子。

例如：She's a poor/good security risk.（她是个不太/十分危险的人。）

4. get rid of him: 把他赶走。

5. clear: 清白的。

例如：The police thought the man was a thief, but they learned that he was clear.（警方起初认为他是贼，但他们后来得知他是清白的。）

6. say-so: 发言权，主张，决策权。

例如：Don't just accept his say-so: find out for yourself.（别听他信口开河，你得自己去弄清楚。）

7. CO: Commanding Officer的缩写，指挥官。

8. go off: 爆炸，发射。这里的意思是“当心，枪会走火！”

9. on one's knees: 跪下。也称为fall on one's knees或者go down on one's knees。

10. hold cover: 提供掩护，掩护我。

除了表示“掩护”外，cover还可以表示“用枪瞄准，以致无人可逃跑或开枪”，例如：Cover her while I phone the police.（你用枪看住她，我给警方打电话。）

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