影片對(duì)白 Michael,
we're both adults, put your cards on the table.
我觀之我見
誰(shuí)要說(shuō)Michael不是天才，那編劇準(zhǔn)得和他急。
考考你
一展身手
3. Get off on the wrong foot
想要了解這個(gè)片語(yǔ)，我們首先要來(lái)看一下get off on the right
foot，這個(gè)片語(yǔ)的意思是"建立一個(gè)良好的開端/良好的關(guān)系"，例如：It's important to get off on the right foot in
this new job. 那么作為它的反義詞，get off on the wrong foot的意思就是"關(guān)系不好，糟糕的開端"，例如：I'm afraid
we got off on the wrong foot with our daughter's in-laws.
這兩個(gè)片語(yǔ)中的get off 也常作start off。
4. Tie up some loose ends
意思是"finish the remaining business 處理余下的事情"，例如：You can go now. Let me tie up
some loose ends.
文化面面觀
Conjugal Visitation in the
United States 配偶探視
In the United States, a conjugal visit is a scheduled visit during which an
inmate of a penal institution is permitted to have sexual intercourse with a
visitor in a closely controlled setting. It is generally stipulated that this
visitor be a spouse. The generally recognized basis for permitting such a visit
is that, even though the inmate has lost their rights with incarceration, their
spouse still has the right to enjoy sexual intimacy, and should not be required
to divorce or commit adultery in order to enjoy conjugal rights.
Inmates must meet certain requirements to qualify for this privilege, e.g. no
violation of the rules in the last six months, history of good behavior, etc.
Also the visitor may be required to undergo a background check before a conjugal
visit. The inmate must also be free of any sexually transmitted diseases. The
practice is usually restricted to minimum security facilities. During the visit,
the inmate and visitor are usually led to a special private location, often a
trailer or dedicated room, and often provided with certain supplies, such as
soap, condoms, tissues, sheets, pillows, and towels. As a matter of procedure,
both visitor and inmate are searched before and after the visit, to ensure that
the visitor has not attempted to sneak any items in or out of the facility.
Over the last 40 years, most new prisons included special buildings
specifically designed for "Sunday visits." Today, conjugal visitation programs,
also known as the Extended Family Visit, only survive in six states: California,
Connecticut, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York and Washington.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons does not allow conjugal visits.
The concept of the conjugal visit, like many other features of prison
culture, has achieved mythic status in popular culture. An example of this
mythic status is found in movies like Office Space.
