這場戲：帶原稿上門求職位
第 10 章 · 共 25 章 · 3'40"
康斯坦茨瞞著莫札特，捧著丈夫的原稿來找薩列里求職位。她苦笑說 Money simply slips through his fingers（錢就這麼從他指縫裡溜走），薩列里卻先請她坐下吃點心，慢悠悠不肯當場看稿。直到她說這些全是 originals（原稿），他愣住了。想學怎麼求人、怎麼描述一個人管不住錢，這幾句很實用。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 她說 Money simply slips through his fingers（錢就這麼從他指縫裡溜走）
we're desperate 我們走投無路了slips through his fingers 從指縫裡溜走he doesn't know I'm here 他不知道我在這兒
康斯坦茨瞞著莫札特登門，替丈夫爭取宮廷職位：She says it's urgent（她說有急事），她開口 on behalf of my husband（代丈夫來），還 I brought samples of his work（帶來了他的作品）。薩列里先給一句 warmest regards（最誠摯的問候），卻要她 Leave them with me（把稿子留下）。她不肯：he doesn't know I'm here（他不知道我在這兒），Sir, we're desperate（我們走投無路了），Money simply slips through his fingers（錢就這麼從他指縫裡溜走）。薩列里端出 Capezzoli di Venere（維納斯的乳頭），說自己 wasn't born a court composer（並不是生來就是宮廷作曲家）。最後她透露這些全是 originals（原稿），莫札特從不 make copies（謄抄）。想學求人和抱怨伴侶不會理財，很實用。
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。
“Money simply slips through his fingers. It's ridiculous.”
錢就這麼從他指縫裡溜走。太離譜了。
一個比喻把「花錢如流水」說活，再用 ridiculous 收尾，無奈又好笑。
Money slips through his fingers.
形容某人不會理財、錢留不住時用；語氣可抱怨可打趣。
The cash slips through his hands. ／ Money just disappears with him.
口語
slips through 連讀，ridiculous 重音在後。
Money slips through his fingers every month. 他的錢每個月都從指縫裡溜走。
“I wasn't born a court composer,you know.”
你知道，我並不是生來就是宮廷作曲家的。
用「不是生來如此」拉近距離，讓接下來的越界顯得像體貼。
I wasn't born a (role).
說自己也是白手起家、拉近關係時用；語氣放軟。
I wasn't born rich, you know. ／ I wasn't born to this job.
口語
born a 連讀，composer 重音在 po。
I wasn't born a manager, you know; I learned it. 你知道，我不是生來就是經理的，是學出來的。
“But it's impossible,I'm afraid.”
但恐怕不行。
用 I'm afraid 給拒絕包上糖衣，客套得讓人無法發火。
It's impossible, I'm afraid.
禮貌地拒絕、說做不到時用；英式口語尤其常見。
I'm afraid that's not possible. ／ It cannot be done, I'm afraid.
正式
it's impossible 連讀，afraid 稍重。
I'm afraid it's impossible this week. 恐怕這週不行。
“It will be an honor. Please give him my warmest regards.”
那是我的榮幸。請代我向他致以最誠摯的問候。
官腔十足的客套話，正好反襯他後來越界的要求。
Please give him my warmest regards.
正式代候、書信結尾時用；語氣客氣。
Send him my best wishes. ／ Please pass on my regards.
正式
give him 連讀，regards 重音在後。
Please give her my warmest regards. 請代我向她致以最誠摯的問候。
“- Originals? - Yes,sir. He doesn't make copies.”
——原稿？——是的，先生。他從不謄抄。
一句輕描淡寫的交代，把莫札特的天才擺到薩列里眼前。
He doesn't make copies.
說某人不留副本、只此一份時用；日常也常見。
He never keeps a copy. ／ There is only one version.
中性
doesn't make 連讀，copies 重音在前。
This is the manuscript; he doesn't make copies. 這是手稿，他不留副本。
My husband spends far more than he can ever earn. I don't mean that he's lazy,because he works all day long. It's just that he's not practical. Money simply slips through his fingers. It's ridiculous.
我丈夫花掉的錢遠遠超過他能掙的。 我不是說他懶，他整天都在工作。 只是他不切實際。 錢就這麼從他指縫裡溜走。太離譜了。
下一章 · 11taking dictation聽寫這場戲：讀原稿認出天才意思是「從指縫裡溜走」。臺詞裡 Money simply slips through his fingers 就是「錢就這麼從他指縫裡溜走」，形容花錢快、留不住錢。
it's urgent。臺詞裡說 She says it's urgent 就是「她說有急事」，it's urgent 常用來催人、強調事情拖不得。
意思是「最誠摯的問候」。臺詞裡 Please give him my warmest regards 是讓康斯坦茨「代我向他致以最誠摯的問候」，多用在轉達問候或書信結尾。
意思是「謄抄、複製」。臺詞裡 He doesn't make copies 是說莫札特從不謄抄，交出去的都是親手寫的第一稿。
it's impossible。臺詞裡 But it's impossible, I'm afraid 就是「但恐怕不行」，用來禮貌地回絕對方的請求。
born。臺詞裡 I wasn't born a court composer 就是「我並不是生來就是宮廷作曲家」，born 後面直接接身份或特質。
