看美剧《亿万》学商务金融英语精讲：PART01

Trader：You wanted to see me? 你想见我

Axelrod：I want to give you a short 我想给你一个

——>> that you’re not gonna bail on too quick. 你不会过早放弃的做空机会

——>> Do you know Cross-co. ? 你知道克洛斯公司吗

Trader：Cross-co. Trucking. I’ve been tracking it. 克洛斯 做货车运输的 我有一直追踪它

——>> Mid-size firm, has a big distribution contract中等规模企业 和好食光面包

——>> with that bakery company Yumtime. 有大型经销合同

——>> Been holding 50. 股价一直稳定在50

——>> Fundamentals are solid. 基本面分析很可靠

——>> I don’t see the short play. 我看不出有值得做空的地方

Axelrod：I don’t need you to see it. I need you to do it. 我不需要你看到 我需要你去完成

——>> We’ll get 50 on the tape. We’ll size up later. 先就以50卖出 然后再做评估

——>> You got a fucking problem with this? 你有意见吗

Trader：No. 没

Ben：Morning. – Hey, Axe. -早上好 -嘿 阿克斯

Axelrod：Scrumpet? 要松脆饼吗

——>> You ever eat these? 你吃过吗

Ben：My parents own a deli in Kew Gardens. 我父母在皇家植物园经营一家熟食店

——>> We used to sell them. -You grew up in Queens? -我们以前就卖这个 -你在皇后区长大吗

——>> We moved there when I was 9, from Korea. 我九岁的时候全家从韩国移民过来

Axelrod：Oh, you speak the language? 你会说韩语吗

Ben：[韩语] 我会说韩语 （I can speak Korean）

Axelrod：Good to know. You worked in that deli? 很好，你在那家熟食店工作吗

Ben：Every morning, every afternoon, 每天早上 每天下午

——>> and I did the books on the weekends. 只有周末有时间做账本

——>> And then Stanford. 然后就进了斯坦福

Ben：American dream. 美国梦

——>> Here’s something they didn’t teach you at Stanford, Ben. 教你点在斯坦福学不到的东西 本

Axelrod：Whenever you can, put a company in your mouth. 只要有机会 就要把公司放进自己嘴里（知已知彼，百战不殆）

“Wherever you can, put a company in your mouth”

The meaning of this mind blowing statement is simple: Knowlege is power.

This is applicable in almost every domain of life, but especially applicable in business, whether you’re a business owner or just an employee. To put a company in your mouth is to learn the ropes and know the in and outs of every aspect of the business you are involved in. It means that you are going over and beyond to know what is happening in your company, your industry, to know what your competitors are doing and how you can stay ahead of the curve（wipe out the comptition）. It means that you are always prepared and you have made it difficult to be taken by surprise. As seen in the high risk, big reward moves made by Axelrod on Billions, this is a winner’s mindset.

Just imagine that, when you’re supposted to put sth into your mouth, and that something is too big for you to digest, so what you gonna do?  First, you’ve got to tear it apart and cut it into pieces and it takes time for you to process and digest it. So here, “put  a company in your mouth” means to know every piece of information, especailly the low-down of your business.

As a business owner you should always be looking for new opportunities to acquire, process and distribute knowledge to your team. You should be encouraging and challenging your employees to be aware of all parts of the business, even those that do not directly involve them, so as a whole, everyone keeps the end and future goals in mind. Having intimate knowledge of your team members or employees helps you better evaluate their performance and know in which ways and areas they need to be pushed, or where to better direct their skills.

It means that you are always prepared and you have made it difficult to be taken by surprise. （）

What does this mean as an employee?

If you come to my channel, we have a service mantra[‘mæntrə] in live-streaming: “Strive not to be a success, but rather of value”. The best mindset to a live-streamer is to think of yourself as a value creating asset for the audience. Working in a company is being a part of the team; and every team member must do their part to feed into the success of the whole.

As a walking company ambassador, it is advisable to have expert knowledge not only about your department but about the company as a whole, so you are always prepared to answer any questions. What should drive you should not be your individual performance but how that performance ties into the present and future results for the over arching [‘ɑːtʃɪŋ]  plan and purpose. Knowledge is power, and knowledge gives you confidence. You can quickly become a flent speaker if it is clear that your interest goes beyond your payslip.

If you have knowledge of the inner workings of your company, you will know where you need to insert yourself to be of value, and how best to rise within the ranks. Carrying out expansive research into competitors and industry puts you ahead of the curve and allows you to better aid your company’s growth, and depending on what you do, to negotiate deals on stronger footing.

So carry this statement “Put a company in your mouth” everywhere with you, and remind yourself that no matter where you fall on the chain, you are a value adding necessity to the big picture. If you must take something away from Billions, it should be that knowledge is the key to always being one step ahead of the competition.

Axelrod：What do you think? 你觉得怎样

Ben：Not as good as I remember. 不像我记忆中那么好吃

Axelrod：And that’s a problem, 那就出事了

——>> cause I own a hell of a lot of these fucking things 因为我有一大堆这玩意

——>> and I’m about to own more. 而且我还会有更多

Cheryl：Mr. Bailey’s office. 贝利先生办公室

——>> I have Mr. Purkheiser on the line. 帕克海瑟先生想与您通话

Bailey：Thank you. 谢谢

——>> What do you say, Purk? 要说什么事 帕克

Purk：Word is, Bobby Axelrod is up to a 4. 9% stake in YumTime. 据说波比·艾克斯罗德拿到好食光4. 9%的股权

  ——>> Stake：a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business.  （树桩、赌注、利害关系）

——>> Stakeholders：a person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business. （利益相关者）

Bailey：Thanks for the heads up, Purk. 谢谢你提醒我 帕克

Heads-up：an advance warning of something. （提前的警示）

背景介绍：阿克斯资本收购了好时光将近5%股权，并掌握了该公司大部分隐名合伙人信息之后，掌门人Alex带着助手Mike与好时光几名重要董事举行了非正式会谈。由于股权收购比例到达举牌线，Alex直言不讳道出好时光公司经营存在问题并弹劾现任总裁经营不善，要求增加董事席位及相应话语权。

本剪辑出自美剧《亿万》第一季第三集，该场景作为金融谈判素材，非常适合用作商务英语学习。

Alex：As members of the board of YumTime…好食光的董事会成员…
Male BM：Gathered informally. 非正式聚集在此
Alex：you must wanna know 你们一定想知道
——— if my acquiring almost 5% of your company 我收购你们近百分之五的股份
——— is a vote of confidence. 是否出于信任

持股超过5%举牌的意思是：为保护中小投资者利益，防止机构大户操纵股价，《证券法》规定，投资者持有一个上市公司已发行股份的5%时，应在该事实发生之日起3日内，向国务院证券监督管理机构、证券交易所作出书面报告，通知该上市公司并予以公告，并且履行有关法律规定的义务。业内称之为”举牌”。一般来说，举牌说明该投资者看好该公司。

——— So let me put an end to the suspense — it isn’t. 那么我现在跟你们摊牌–并非如此
Mike：Mr. Axelrod is prepared to increase his position 阿克斯罗德先生准备加持股份
——— and file with the SEC. 并上报证交会
——— In addition to its stake, 除了这些股金
——— Axe Capital controls a significant percentage 阿克斯资本还掌握着
——— of the silent money votes in this company. 这个公司的大部分隐名合伙
——— Which means, come proxy season, 也就是说  股东大会的时候

Proxy season：Proxy season is the period during which many companies hold their annual shareholder meetings.

——— there’s a road for all of you being out on your asses. 你们都会被赶出去
——— It’s all in the letter, which can be released publicly. 东西都在信封里  可以公开
——— We’re all aware of activist letters, 我们知道那些活跃分子的信

Activist：a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

——— and Mr. Axelrod’s history with such. 以及阿克斯罗德先生与他们互动的事迹
——— A seat at the table and a say in management decisions. 一个董事会席位加管理决策制定权
Male BM：Based on what? 凭什么
Mike：The fact that YumTime profits have declined 8 years running, 好食光连续八年利润下降
——— while executive compensation has soared 300%. 管理层薪资却上涨了三倍

联想公司（legend——>>lenovo）

——— And Hutch Bailey III has been CEO 确切地说就是在哈奇·贝利三世
——— for exactly that span of time. 担任总裁那段时间 

Span of time：the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens.

Alex：I’m not here as a declaration of war, 我不是来这儿宣战的
——— but as a beacon of hope –而是为你们亮起一盏明灯
——— someone who knows how a business should be run, 一个懂得企业运作的人
——— who sees exactly why your brand is bleeding market share, 准确洞悉为何你们的市场份额不断流失
——— from the ingredients to the marketing. 从食品成分到市场营销都了如指掌
Female BM：You are in a room full of career business operators. 这屋子里坐着的都是企业经营者
Alex：Absolutely. 没错
——— And I’ve been made to understand 所以我知道
——— that you’re the reasonable board members 你们都是明白事理的董事会成员
——— who see how tenuous the future of YumTime is. 都清楚好食光未来堪忧

Tenuous：To describe a situation that is very slender or fine; insubstantial.

Male BM：We could be as reasonable as Phil Donahue, 我们可以像菲尔·多纳休一样明白事理

菲利普·约翰·“菲尔”·唐纳修是美国作家、制片人，但其最为人熟知的就是《菲尔·唐纳修秀》的原创者与主持人。该电视节目以《唐纳修秀》为人所知，是第一个以脱口秀形式制作的节目。在俄亥俄州代顿市本地电视台播出三年后，开始在美国全国播出长达26季，1996年结束。

唐纳休的语言表达能力出色，加上他广泛的兴趣爱好，广博的知识面，很快在电台主持人当中脱颖而出。他之后成为CBS晚间新闻的特约记者，又获得了在俄亥俄州代顿市的WHO电视台担任早间新闻节目主持人的工作。他对当时的工会领导人吉米·霍法以及商人索尔·埃斯蒂斯的独家专访，在全美被广泛转播，获得了极佳的反响。

1963年至1967年期间，唐纳休主持了WHO下属的一个电台电话访谈节目“谈话片段”。唐纳许采访了一系列当时全美著名的政治人物和各领域的明星，为节目带来了巨大的听众群。唐纳休采访对象包括时任美国总统候选人约翰·肯尼迪、深夜脱口秀主持人约翰尼·卡森、人权活动家马尔科姆·艾克斯和包括杰里·鲁宾在内的越南战争反对者。唐纳休还前往芝加哥和纽约，对传奇歌手埃尔顿·约翰、重量级拳王穆罕默德·阿里和乔·弗雷泽、作家兼政治活动家诺姆·乔姆斯基进行了面对面专访。

1967年11月，名气越来越大的唐纳休离开了WHO电视台，他的招牌谈话节目被搬到了电视上，成为代顿当地另一家名气更大的电视台WLWD的王牌节目，被称为“菲尔·唐纳休秀”。1970年，这档节目被推向了全美。唐纳休经常在节目中谈论敏感或争议性较大的话题，因此收视率长期在同类节目中遥遥领先。1974年，唐纳休的节目从俄亥俄州的代顿搬到了芝加哥，影响力变得更大。

值得一提的是，“菲尔·唐纳休秀”是全美第一档邀请观众在节目中提问的谈话类节目，这种新颖的形式在当时引起了巨大的反响。唐纳休后来回忆说：“在一次广告期间，我在听台下观众的对话，我突然意识到这些观众问的问题比我问的好。所以后来我干脆走到观众席里，让大家畅所欲言。这个主意救了我们，如果没有这些观众，就不会有‘唐纳休秀’。”

——— wouldn’t change a thing. 但说什么也没用
——— Hutch Bailey III is the CEO 哈奇·贝利三世是总裁
——— and will be until he decides otherwise. 除非他另有打算  否则他一直都是总裁
Female BM：The Bailey family is YumTime. YumTime is the Bailey family. 贝利家族就是好食光  好食光就是贝利家族
Alex：As the majority of the board of directors, 作为董事会的多数
——— you can change all of that in an instant. 你们可以瞬间改变这一切
Female BM：Our chairman, Jerome Purkheiser, 我们的董事长杰罗姆·帕克海瑟
——— is a wise and smart man. 聪明睿智
——— And he has been like a second father to Hutch 哈奇二世过世后
——— once Hutch II passed on. 他就像是哈奇的另一个父亲
Male BM：And I do not think Purk would look upon this 我觉得帕克不会认为
——— in a friendly way at all. 这是件好事
——— So leave your letter. 把信留下
——— Put it on a billboard if you want. 要是你喜欢的话  也可以公开
——— This meeting’s over. 本次会议结束

下面这段对白剪辑描述Axe是如何动之以情、晓之以理，将Yumtime公司的总管事Purkheiser 先生（简称Purk）说服，让他接受自己的意见和想法的。该场景涉及到一些比较经典的俚语表达和实用短语和词汇（已在脚本处用红色做了标记），下面请大家 观看视频，然后阅读脚本，参考我给大家整理的解析。

对白剪辑回放：

脚本中英文对照：

Waltz with sb：To approach or come up next to someone. （打太极，兜圈子）

cabernet：卡勃耐 (一种红葡萄酒)

Throw in with sb：to join or support someone or something, to become associated with one and accept that what happens to them will affect what happens to you. （与某人站在同一阵线，相当于side with someone，但用throw in显得稍微有点低格了，像是请求获得别人支持，而throw in 则是让别人主动奔过来，因为上赶着不是买卖。Alelrod火候拿捏的死死的。）

词汇及短语解析：

G6：（小型豪华商务客机）

Petrified：changed into a stony substance; ossified.（变僵硬;  使石化）

E.G. A petrified plant or animal has died and has gradually turned into stone.
Underwhelmed：无动于衷的；不感到兴奋的
E.G. He was underwhelmed by the prospect of  being class monitor. 即将当班长并没让他兴奋不已

Recipe：食谱、配方  –注意这个词在商务英语中还有原因、起因的意思。固定搭配为：be a recipe for sth.
商英例句：E.G.：Large-scale inflation is a recipe for disaster  大规模的通货膨胀会造成灾难
Boost：增强、提高、促进   E.G. We need a big win to boost our confidence.
Margin：利润、差价/差额，余地…  （商务英语必会单词）  这里就几个不太常见的意思进行举例：
E.G. 1（余地）：We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.
E.G. 2（边缘）：We came to the margin of the wood.
E.G. 3（空白页）：The little boy likes to make notes in the margin of books.
Coach：常常指教练，在本段对白中指飞机经济舱
Immemorial [ˌɪmə’mɔːriəl]：久远的、亘古不变的  time immemorial：自古以来

Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations：富不过三代

英文释义：This is an old saying, “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.” which means that the older generation started with nothing, worked hard and amassed wealth, and by the time their great-grandchildren are in charge, the family is back where they started, with nothing.

这里大家可能会比较好奇，为什么是用Shirtsleeves呢？首先我们需要了解其本意为：作为名词为：衬衣袖子，作形容词讲是：无需穿外衣的 （warm enough so that you do not need a coat or jacket），那么引伸开来就是不缺吃缺穿的富有人群了。

那么与之相对应的穷不过三代应得如何表达呢?  我选择下面的这个版本：

Clogs to clogs in three generations / rags to rags in three generations：

参考译义如下：Clogs to clogs in three generations from proverbial saying, late 19th century, said to be a Lancashire proverb; the clog, a shoe with a thick wooden sole, was worn by manual workers in the north of England. The implication is that the energy and ability required to raise a person’s material status from poverty…

对白背景介绍：下面的一段场景出自美剧Billions《亿万》第一季第三集，通过上一段场景我们获悉男主Axe说服了Yumtime公司的大管家Purk先生，建议他对公司的运营进行整治，Purk经过深思熟虑之后，招集了董事会议。

下面这段对白剪辑将重点介绍：Yumtime公司董事会上通过投票表决，取缔公司首席执行官Hutch III及重要董事Evelyn。该场景涉及到一些比较经典的俚语表达和实用短语和词汇（已在脚本处用红色做了标记），下面请大家观看视频，然后阅读脚本，参考我给大家整理的解析。

以下文该剪辑脚本中英文对照：

Mr. Purk：Meeting to order. 会议开始

Spin sth off：For a company to separate from one of its divisions or holdings through sale, reorganization, or other means.

Carpetbagger[‘kɑːpɪtbæɡə(r)]：A Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War for political or financial advantage.  （美国内战后利用南方不定局势谋利的人，现今尤指那种没有在行业内历练，通过偷奸耍滑、通过投机倒把赚取昧心钱的人）An outsider, especially a politician, who presumptuously[prɪ’zʌmptʃuəslɪ] seeks a position or success in a new locality.

Shake sth up：to cause large changes in something such as an organization, usually in order to make improvements. （搅动事局，尤指给某个组织带来大的改变。）

ticks up：to increase, to go up.
tick down：of some amount or period of time, to decrease or draw to an end.
E.G.1：We only had five more weeks until the deadline, and it felt like time kept ticking down faster each day.
E.G.2：I always hated the feeling of the summer ticking down when I was a kid.
tick (sb) off：to  annoy, provoke someone.

Cut into sth：to take away or use part of a period of time or an amount of something: （消减份额、时限、利润等）

Make up sth：To reconcile or resolve differences. （通过做某事以解决争端和分歧：make it up to sb）

Trim：to reduce the amount or size of something: （减少）
Bloated：larger or richer than necessary. （膨胀的、肿起的、熏制的：如，Bloated sausage[‘sɒsɪdʒ]）

perquisite：an advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job. （额外补贴；临时津贴）

prequisite[ˌpriː’rekwəzɪt]：something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen. （先决条件；前提）
premise[‘premɪs]：something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.（房屋、土地、经营场所、办公场地、前提，前述事件、控诉事实）

Hypothesis[haɪ’pɒθəsɪs]：The antecedent of a conditional statement. （假想的）前提

Rationalization[ˌræʃnəlaɪ’zeɪʃn]：The action of making a company, process, or industry more efficient, especially by dispensing with redundant[rɪ’dʌndənt] personnel or equipment. （合理化）

rape：the act of destroying or spoiling an area in a way that seems unnecessary. （肆意损坏、糟蹋、蹂躏）

effective immediately：(being in effect without any delay). It means a policy is operational and enforced as of the moment that the announcement “effective immediately” is made.（即时生效）

Subsequent：coming after something in time; following. （follow-up discussion without Evelyn’s participation, she’s been excluded）

Motion carries：The decision will be carried out from that point forward.

Turning in one’s grave：If you say that a dead person would turn in their grave, you mean that they would be very angry or upset about something. （同中文语境：形容死去的人在坟墓里面不得安身，尤指发生某些违背其生前意愿的事情）

Axelrod：Well, now you’re off my Christmas list. 你已不在我的圣诞清单上了

Off someone’s Christmas (card) list：This expression means that you are no longer on friendly terms with someone. （那这个梁子我们结定了，那我们就走着瞧）

Body：a group of people who work or act together, often for an official purpose, or who’re connected in some other way. （团体、社团、群体，这里指董事会）

Delegate sth to sb：1、To give/entrust sb duties, responsibilites, power, etc. so that they can act on someone’s behalf. （把…委托给某人）
2、A person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting. （代表，尤指会议代表）
E.G.  The meeting was attened by delegates from 91 countries.  会议有来自91个国家的代表参与。

Burned down with one’s own match：taste one’s own medicine or be hoisted [hɔɪstid] by one’s own petard[pə’tɑːd]. （引火上身、自作自受）

endorsement: A public statement or action showing that you support sb /sth.  （Here it mean the board will write her a nice reference letter）

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