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场景 02 · 19 分钟社交网络 · The Social Network
The terms 场景学习单
本场重点:确认承诺、股份与书面条款
01
理解
先读场景与人物目标,不逐词翻译。
02
遮挡复述
遮住中文,用英文复述关键意思。
03
迁移表达
把高价值表达改写到自己的情境。
语言观察
“Clarity is what keeps trust from becoming memory.” 用定义式表达说明书面条款的价值,适合正式谈判收口。
Read and notice
原创双语场景
INT. STARTUP OFFICE — AFTER MIDNIGHT
内景 · 创业办公室 · 午夜后
A printer releases a single page. Nobody reaches for it.
打印机吐出一张纸。没有人伸手去拿。
NOAH
We agreed on the split before there was anything to split.
在还没有东西可分的时候,我们就谈好了比例。
RINA
And the company changed. The terms have to reflect that.
公司也已经变了。条款必须反映这种变化。
NOAH
Reflect growth, or justify dilution?
是反映增长,还是为股权稀释找理由?
RINA
Clarity is what keeps trust from becoming memory.
明确的条款,才能防止信任最后只剩各自的记忆。
NOAH
Then we read every line before anyone signs.
那我们就在任何人签字前,把每一行都读清楚。
The group returns to the opening concern—“We agreed on the split before there was anything to split.”—and compares it with the later response before closing the scene.
众人重新审视开场问题——“在还没有东西可分的时候,我们就谈好了比例。”——并在结束场景前把它与后续回应进行比较。
NOAH
What is the price, what obligation follows, when does it end, and what happens if either side declines?
价格是什么,会产生什么义务,义务何时结束,任何一方拒绝时又会发生什么?
RINA
We will compare the written options directly by total cost, timing, dependencies, exit terms, and the strongest credible alternative.
我们会按总成本、时点、依赖条件、退出条款和最强可信替代方案比较书面选项。
Two phrases remain visible on the shared note: “the split” and “reflect,” each linked to the exact line that gives it force in the discussion.
共用记录上保留两个表达:“the split”(分配比例)与“reflect”(体现;反映),并分别连接到赋予其讨论力量的原句。
NOAH
No answer is due until the full terms, independent advice, correction process, and cooling-off period are available.
在完整条款、独立建议、纠错流程和冷静期都可用之前,不要求作出答复。
The extended exchange turns pressure into a comparison whose costs, owners, deadlines, and exits can all be checked.
延伸后的交流把压力转成可核对的比较,成本、责任人、截止时间和退出方式都清楚可见。
A second pass through “The terms” slows the exchange where “We agreed on the split before there was anything to split.” still leaves motive, consequence, or responsibility unstated.
第二轮细读“The terms”时,交流在“在还没有东西可分的时候,我们就谈好了比例。”仍未说明动机、后果或责任的位置慢下来。
RINA
Which term transfers the most risk, which promise is measurable, and what leverage remains after the agreement is signed?
哪项条款转移了最多风险,哪个承诺可以衡量,而协议签署后还剩下什么谈判筹码?
NOAH
The comparison will include total value, timing, dependencies, enforcement, renewal, termination, dispute handling, and the cost of the best alternative.
比较会包括总价值、时点、依赖条件、执行方式、续期、终止、争议处理和最佳替代方案的成本。
The speakers test how “the split” changes the force of “dilution,” then restate the distinction without relying on either phrase.
说话者检验“the split”(分配比例)如何改变“dilution”(股权稀释)的语气力度,然后不依赖这两个短语重新说明区别。
NOAH
A faster agreement is not better if its vague obligation becomes the other side’s permanent advantage.
如果含糊义务会变成对方的长期优势,更快达成协议并不代表更好。
RINA
We will revise the ambiguous clause, attach an owner and date to each promise, and preserve an exit if the central assumption fails.
我们会修订含糊条款,为每项承诺指定负责人和日期,并在核心假设失效时保留退出方式。
They rehearse one careful version, one direct version, and one version for a listener who enters late, checking that “reflect” still leads to the same next step.
他们分别排练谨慎版、直接版和面向迟到听众的版本,检查“reflect”(体现;反映)是否仍然导向同一个下一步。
Before the scene closes, “the split” and “dilution” are placed beside the unresolved pressure in “The terms,” giving the speakers one more round to challenge, concede, reframe, and hand off the decision.
场景结束前,“the split”(分配比例)与“dilution”(股权稀释)被放回“The terms”尚未解决的压力旁,让说话者再完成一轮质疑、让步、重述与交接。
NOAH
If the preferred agreement disappears tonight, which underlying interest still matters, which term is merely a position, and what alternative keeps the relationship workable?
如果首选协议今晚消失,哪个深层利益仍然重要,哪项条款只是立场,又有什么替代方案能让关系继续运作?
RINA
I can acknowledge the cost behind your request without accepting the entire proposal, and I can explain which limit is real rather than using a vague refusal.
我可以承认你方请求背后的成本而不接受整份方案,也可以说明哪项限制真实存在,而不是用含糊拒绝带过。
NOAH
Then we will compare packages by value, risk, timing, authority, and repair terms, instead of bargaining over one visible number as if it were the whole dispute.
那么我们会按价值、风险、时间、权限和补救条款比较组合方案,而不是把一个显眼数字当成全部争议。
NOAH
I will write down the agreed terms, open questions, owners, deadlines, approval limits, and the exact event that sends us back to the table.
我会写下已同意条款、开放问题、负责人、期限、审批限制,以及触发重新谈判的确切事件。
The longer dialogue now leaves “The terms” with an acknowledged objection, a revised frame, a named owner, and a handoff that can be checked after the conversation ends.
更长的对话让“The terms”在结束时留下已被承认的异议、经过修订的框架、具名负责人,以及能在谈话结束后继续核验的交接。
The longer exchange shows a negotiation moving from pressure to terms that can be priced, assigned, tested, and ended.
更长的交流展示谈判如何从压力推进到可以定价、分配、检验和终止的条款。
Useful language
高价值表达
the split
/ðə splɪt/
分配比例
可指利润、股份或费用的分配。
我的例句
reflect
/rɪˈflekt/
体现;反映
合同讨论中常表示条款应与现实一致。
我的例句
dilution
/daɪˈluːʃən/
股权稀释
指新增股份令原有持股比例下降。
我的例句
输出练习
1. 用 2 句英文概括场景中的沟通问题。
2. 选一个高价值表达,改写成你本周可能真正使用的句子。
3. 如果你是场景中的另一方,你会怎样回应?
我能说清场景目标
我能复述关键台词
我写了自己的例句