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看美剧学英语：Do the trick

Desperate Housewives S01E08 （Time-stamp：08:01）

Do the trick： Achieve the required result, if something does the trick, it has the necessary or wanted effect. （达到目的、凑效、取得成功）

E.G.1：This sauce needs more flavour – I know, some lemon juice should do the trick.

E.G.2：You got some tomato juice on your shirt, just put a little club soda on it, get to it right away, it should do the trick.

Do the trick 情景对话举例：{ 节选自美剧《纸牌屋》S01E09 Time-stamp：25:49 }

Frank：I just can’t go to Remy right now. 我现在真的不能去求雷米

He’s poaching too many of my people. 他已经拉拢了太多我的人

I’ve got two congressmen who will not commit. 还有两位国会议员，仍然举棋不定

I was hoping you might speak to them. 我本来还指望你能跟他们谈谈

Devious Maids S03E01（Time-stamp：14:50）

Claire：Who? 都是谁

Frank：Vanderburgh and Abrams. 范德博格和艾布拉姆斯

Claire：What is it that you want me to say to them? 你想让我跟他们说什么

Frank：They’re big on the environment. 他们很重视环保

They don’t think the bill goes far enough. 他们觉得那项法案没多大用处

They respect your opinion. 他们尊重你的意见

I wanted you to walk them through the bill step-by-step. 我希望你能逐条讲解一下法案

Put them at ease. I need to get them in the yes column. 让他们放心 我得说服他们投赞成票

I meet with them tomorrow. I’ll deliver the bruises. 明天我先跟他们碰面 敲打敲打他们

You meet with them later and patch them up. 之后你再去安抚一下

That might just do the trick. 软硬兼施估计能凑效

The Big Bang Theory S01E12 （Time-stamp：12:04）