這場戲：皇帝嫌歌劇音符太多
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歌劇演完，皇帝先客套 It's very good（非常好），話鋒一轉卻說 Too many notes（音符太多）。莫札特當場不服：There are just as many notes as I required（音符的數量正合我需要）。皇帝勸他別 take it too hard（太往心裡去），刪幾個音符就完美了。想學怎麼委婉地批評、怎麼不服氣地回嘴，這段很典型。
皇帝誇他 A good effort（不錯的努力）話裡有話
A good effort 不錯的努力how shall one say 該怎麼說呢really liked it 真的很喜歡它
皇帝要莫札特 cut a few（刪掉幾個、省掉幾個）
cut a few 刪掉幾個、省掉幾個take it too hard 太往心裡去ingenious 巧妙的、有獨創性的
莫札特的歌劇演完，皇帝說 It's very good（非常好），可話鋒一轉，還是落到那句著名的 Too many notes（音符太多）。莫札特當場頂回去：There are just as many notes as I required（音符的數量正合我需要）。皇帝勸他 Young man,don't take it too hard（年輕人，別太往心裡去），誇作品 ingenious（巧妙），仍要他 cut a few（刪掉幾個）；莫札特反問 Which few did you have in mind（您想刪哪幾個）。散場后皇帝還勸他娶康斯坦茨、留在維也納。想學怎麼委婉批評、怎麼不服氣回嘴，這些說法很典型。
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。
“There are just as many notes as I required,neither more nor less.”
音符的數量正合我需要，不多也不少。
用 neither more nor less 收尾，禮貌而強硬，寸步不讓。
neither more nor less
強調數量恰好、拒絕改動時用；語氣正式而堅定。
Exactly as many as I needed, no more, no less. ／ Not a single note more or less.
正式
just as 連讀，neither nor 各頓一下。
Not a word more or less; the draft stays. 一個字都不多不少，稿子就這樣。
“And there are simply too many notes. Just cut a few and it'll be perfect.”
只是音符實在太多了。刪掉幾個就完美了。
把外行的武斷說得像善意建議，越客氣越可笑。
Just do something and it'll be perfect.
給出輕鬆建議、把複雜問題說簡單時用；常帶外行感。
Just trim it a little and it will be fine. ／ Cut a few lines and you are done.
中性
cut a few 連讀，perfect 重音在後。
Just cut a few slides and the talk will be perfect. 刪掉幾頁幻燈片，演講就完美了。
“Young man,don't take it too hard. Your work is ingenious.”
年輕人，別太往心裡去。你的作品很巧妙。
先安撫再補刀，把權力者的姿態演得十足。
Don't take it too hard.
安慰剛受批評的人時用；口語常見，語氣要真誠。
Don't take it personally. ／ Don't let it get to you.
中性
take it 連讀，ingenious 重音在 gen。
Don't take it too hard; the review was harsh on everyone. 別太往心裡去，這次評審對誰都嚴。
“Well,of course I did! It's very good!”
當然喜歡！非常好！
用 of course 強烈認同，短促有力，正好反襯後面的挑刺。
Of course I did!
回應別人不信你喜不喜歡時用；口語裡很自然。
Of course I liked it! ／ Yes, obviously I did!
口語
of course 連讀，very good 各重讀。
Of course I enjoyed it; I would go again. 我當然喜歡，我還想再去。
“An excellent effort! You have shown us something...”
非常出色的努力！您給我們看了些……
把誇獎停在省略號上，客套的殼下藏著難以啟齒的保留。
An excellent effort!
正式場合先肯定再轉折時用；語氣客氣。
A fine attempt! ／ A very strong effort!
正式
excellent effort 重讀，something 拖長。
An excellent effort, but the timing is off. 做得很好，只是時機不對。
下一章 · 08the fault is mine錯在我這場戲：妒忌莫札特又看他結婚意思是「太往心裡去」。臺詞裡皇帝對他說 Don't take it too hard，就是「別太往心裡去」，常用來安慰被批評或被拒絕的人。
cut a few。臺詞裡 Just cut a few and it'll be perfect 就是「刪掉幾個就完美了」，cut a few 可以指刪文字、刪音符、刪數量。
意思是「巧妙的、有獨創性的」。臺詞裡 Your work is ingenious 是誇作品很巧妙，ingenious 比 clever 更強調有創意、有巧思。
意思是「該怎麼說呢」，表示一時找不到合適說法，拖著停頓一下再說。語氣偏正式、書面，舞臺腔很足。
really liked it。臺詞裡 You really liked it, sire? 是莫札特追問「您真的喜歡它嗎，陛下？」，really 在這裡加重追問的語氣。
是反義問句的句尾，意思是「是吧」。臺詞裡 It is, isn't it, sire? 就是「是吧，陛下？」，用來向對方確認或尋求認同。
