看剧学英语：《妙警贼探》之二

    
                
                
Peter之外，Neal还有一个好搭档——擅长造假和行骗的同道中人Mozzie，由于Neal的关系，他和Peter之间也建立了某种意义上的真正友谊，这一点在第六季第四集中得到了很好的体现：五年前，Mozzie在行骗过程中与道路另一个女骗子Eva并误打误撞结成夫妇，五年后Eva回来找到Mozzie，并设计要偷一件文物并将其栽赃到Mozzie头上，幸亏Peter和Neal发现，迅速赶去阻拦Mozzie。
Mozzie: That’s absurd. I’m not the fall guy. Eva knows I’m not foolish enough to walk into a trap.
Neal: Everyone has a weakness, and Eva knows yours.
Peter: We know she called you. She probably told you she was in trouble.
Neal: Yeah, maybe she even claimed she’s in danger that she’s scared of Jack and you believed her because you know Jack is dangerous.
Peter: Because Jack himself showed you.
Neal: So you came to her rescue exactly like they wanted you to.
Peter: They’ve been setting you up from the start.
Mozzie: You two have concocted a fascinating story, yet there’re holes in your plot, namely I can’t be the fall guy for a crime that I’m not going to commit.
Neal: Yeah, that’s why they’re going to make you commit it. First, you’ll walk up to her. She’ll be thrilled to see you. (Eva: Thank you for coming. You’re my hero. Mozzie: You know I’d do anything for you. )
Mozzie: Such bourgeois sentiment would never fall past my lips.
Neal: I’m giving you the gist. She’ll tell you that she’s made a horrible mistake with Jack. (Eva: You’re the one I want to be with. Let’s run away together. I hear that Prague is expected to endure the melting of the ice caps exceptionally well.) But first there’s something she needs you to do. (Eva: We need start-up money. Prague isn’t cheap. Jack and I had a plan to steal…)
Peter: Something. We’re not sure what it is yet.
(Eva: But you should steal it instead.)
Mozzie: Why me?
Neal: Good question. (Eva: Jack is paranoid. He knows I’m having doubts. He’s been watching me very closely. If he catches me…) we all know what will happen. (Mozzie: Don’t worry. I would never let that happen. Eva: Come on.)
Peter: When you’re with Eva, Jack will disable the security system and steal the item.
Neal: It has to be something small enough to carry on himself without being noticed.
Peter: Jack will give Eva the all-clear sign once he has the item, then she’ll know it’s safe to send you in.
Neal: Then he’ll rig the security just in time for you to walk into the exhibit and get caught red-handed.
地道表达
1. the fall guy
the fall guy的意思是“替死鬼、替罪羊”。20世纪末，摔跤运动在美国十分盛行，参赛者使对方双肩着地即胜出，观赛者会对比赛结果下注，赌谁会赢。因为有了赌博的性质，比赛有时候就会有作弊现象，有时比赛一方赛前被买通，在比赛中故意输掉，成为摔倒的那一个，也就是the fall guy。所以the fall guy慢慢地就有了“替死鬼、替罪羊”的意思。
例如：They needed a fall guy for when the scandal inevitably came to light. 当丑闻不可避免要被曝光时，他们需要一个替罪羊。
2. came to her rescue
come to one’s rescue的意思是“赶去救某人，帮助某人”，其英文解释是help sb out of a bad situation,当然其中的come也可以换为rush，ride等词。
例如：He held on to a branch until we came to his rescue. 他抓住一根树枝，直到我们把他救下来。
3. setting you up
set sb. up在这里的意思是“陷害某人，设好全套等某人去钻”，但这个词组也有“撮合某人”的意思。
例如：They claimed that they weren't stealing anything，and they were set up by others. 他们声称没有偷东西，说他们是被别人陷害了。
Lucy tried to set her best friend with one of her schoolmate. 露西试图撮合她最好的朋友和她的一个校友。
4. there’re holes in your plot
这句话的意思是“但你们说的有漏洞。”Peter和Neal试图告诉Mozzie真相，将事情可能会怎么发展描述给他听，但他觉得有漏洞，是不是没想到“漏洞”可以用这么简单的词来表示呢？
5. be thrilled to
thrill有“使……激动，使……兴奋”的意思，所以下次要说“很高兴……”的时候别再用I’m happy to…或者I’m glad to……之类的了，可以试着用用这个。当然thrill也有“使……紧张”的意思，所以可以用thriller来表示“惊悚小说，恐怖电影”。
6. never fall past my lips
“这样的话我可说不出来”这句话怎么说呢？I can’t say that?意思没错，但是就是感觉没味道对不对？看了这段话，我们就知道了，可以用never fall past my lips这个表达。对话中的这句话的意思是“这样煽情的话我可说不出来。”
7. red-handed
red-handed的英文解释是in the act of committing a crime or doing something wrong or shameful，即“在作案中”。
例如：The thief was caught red-handed just as he was putting the watch in his pocket. 当小偷把表放进口袋里时，他被当场抓住了。