這場戲：與英國友人斷絕來往
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法庭判阿齊茲無罪後，他來見菲爾丁。菲爾丁勸他 let her off（免了阿德拉那兩萬盧比賠償），阿齊茲卻越說越冷：In the end, you English always stick together.（到頭來，你們英國人總是抱成一團。）最後他撂下一句 I want to have nothing more to do with any of you.（我不想再跟你們任何人來往。）想學翻臉、斷交的英文，這段最狠。
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 「兩頭落空」英語說 the worst of both worlds
the worst of both worlds 兩頭落空let her off 放過她、免了她behaved like a gentleman 表現得像個紳士join the club 加入俱樂部
阿齊茲勝訴後來找菲爾丁。菲爾丁要回英國休長假，阿齊茲說要另找份工作，去英屬印度之外。說到賠償，菲爾丁提到阿姆裡特拉奧要兩萬盧比加訴訟費，他不願看阿德拉兩頭落空。阿齊茲卻火了，說自己的私信被念、亡妻照片被翻看。他猜到菲爾丁想讓他 let her off（免了賠償），冷笑說英國人只會講「這個印度人差點像個紳士」。他質問菲爾丁是不是為這個來的，最後說 In the end, you English always stick together.（到頭來，你們英國人總是抱成一團。）他宣佈 I want to have nothing more to do with any of you.（不想再跟你們任何人來往），讓菲爾丁把錢留下，甚至說讓阿德拉拿錢去買個丈夫。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“I am an Indian at last.”
我終於成了一個印度人。
被判無罪反而讓他「成為」印度人，一句自嘲把殖民的荒誕說盡。
I am X at last.
歷經波折後自嘲式宣佈身份或狀態時用；語氣可正可反諷。
I am free at last. ／ I am finally myself again.
literary
at last 連讀，Indian 重音在前。
After the audit, I am an honest man at last. 審計之後，我終於成了個清白的人。
“After this morning, she'd nowhere else to go.”
出了今早的事，她沒別的地方可去。
nowhere else to go 一句把阿德拉的孤立說完，也解釋了菲爾丁的選擇。
have nowhere else to go
說明某人走投無路、別無選擇時用；語氣同情或無奈。
He had nowhere else to turn. ／ There was nowhere else for her to stay.
中性
nowhere else 連讀，go 稍長。
After the flood, they had nowhere else to go. 洪水之後，他們無處可去。
“But when she saw she was wrong, she stopped and sent it all to smithereens.”
可當她發現自己錯了，她就停下來，把這一切砸了個粉碎。
smithereens 一個口語詞，把撤訴寫成一次炸裂，畫面感極強。
send it all to smithereens
形容徹底毀掉、砸爛某事時用；口語、生動，正式寫作少用。
The plan was blown to smithereens. ／ It all fell apart completely.
口語
sent it all 連讀，smithereens 重音在後。
The delay sent our schedule to smithereens. 這次延誤把我們的日程砸了個稀爛。
“No. I couldn't possibly get away before the end of next term.”
不行。下學期結束前我根本走不開。
couldn't possibly 加 get away，把「實在脫不了身」說得乾脆又無奈。
I couldn't possibly get away before ...
婉拒邀約、說明自己走不開時用；語氣禮貌但堅定。
I couldn't possibly leave before June. ／ There is no way I can get away.
正式
couldn't possibly 連讀，get away 連讀。
I couldn't possibly get away this week. 這週我實在走不開。
“Then, if I agree, the English will be able to say "Here is an Indian that almost behaved like a gentleman."”
然後，要是我答應，英國人就能說：「看，這個印度人差點就表現得像個紳士了。」
把對方的「好意」原樣引出來反諷，一句就讓寬容變成居高臨下。
if I agree, they will be able to say ...
點破對方所謂好意背後的優越感時用；語氣尖銳，慎用。
If I say yes, they will call it a favour. ／ They will only see it as doing me a kindness.
正式
if I agree 連讀，gentleman 重音在前。
If I agree, they will say they saved me. 要是我答應，他們會說是他們救了我。
And I know what you're going to ask next. You're going to ask me to let her off paying 20,000 rupees, right? Then, if I agree, the English will be able to say "Here is an Indian that almost behaved like a gentleman." "But for the colour of his face, we might even let him join the club." Is that why you came here to see me? Answer me.
我也知道你要接著問什麼。 你要我免了她那兩萬盧比，對吧？ 然後，要是我答應，英國人就能說：“看，這個印度人差點就表現得像個紳士了。” “要不是他那張臉的顏色，我們說不定還能讓他加入俱樂部。” 你來找我就是為這個？ 回答我。
「放過她、免了她」。菲爾丁想讓阿齊茲免除阿德拉那兩萬盧比賠償，用的就是 let her off paying 20,000 rupees，指免掉這筆錢不再追究。
說 stick together。阿齊茲一句 in the end, you English always stick together，就是說到頭來你們英國人總是抱團；朋友互相支援時也可以這麼用。
「碎片、稀巴爛」，常用在 send something to smithereens。菲爾丁說阿德拉把這一切 send it all to smithereens，就是說她把它全砸了。
「脫身、走開」。菲爾丁說 I couldn't possibly get away before the end of next term，就是他下學期結束前根本走不開，脫不了身。
「兩頭落空、兩頭吃虧」。菲爾丁說 I'd hate to see her getting the worst of both worlds，就是不願看阿德拉既要賠錢、又落埋怨。
「與某人再無往來」。阿齊茲說 I want to have nothing more to do with any of you，就是我不想再跟你們任何人來往，常用來表達斷絕關係的決心。
