這場戲：派對上被人當面警告
第 8 章 · 共 16 章 · 3'01"
派對上，達安柯尼亞主動找到里爾登，先客氣一句 Your reputation precedes you（久仰大名），隨即卻說他只想 I want to learn to understand you（學著弄懂你），還提醒眾人手裡握著一件可怕的武器，臨走丟下一句 Ask yourself what it is sometime（哪天自己想想它是什麼）。想學機鋒對話和含蓄的警告，這段可以做範本。
客氣話「久仰大名」：Your reputation precedes you
reputation precedes you 久仰大名I'm not a fan 我可不是你的粉絲learn to understand 學著去理解If it wasn't for 要不是因為有……
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 「我不打手無寸鐵的人」：the disarmed 是「手無寸鐵的人」
make one's stand clear 把立場亮明白fight the disarmed 跟手無寸鐵的人動手your motive 你的動機、用意the words you need 你需要的那幾句話
派對進行到一半，達安柯尼亞走到里爾登面前自我介紹，里爾登不客氣地說 I'm not a fan（我可不是你的粉絲），達安柯尼亞只答 Then I'll be brief（那我就長話短說）。他說自己不是來推銷的，只想 I want to learn to understand you（學著弄懂你）；他問里爾登為什麼願意 carry them（揹負著這些人），還說要不是里爾登，這裡大多數人早 If it wasn't for you（要不是因為你）就孤立無援。最後他提醒：這是一場戰鬥，得 make one's stand clear（把立場亮明白），對手唯一的武器很可怕，讓里爾登自己想想那是什麼；他來只為 to give you the words you need（給你用得上的話）。想學帶刺的社交辭令、質問和警告，這段最夠味。
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。
“Ask yourself what it is sometime.”
哪天你自己想想它是什麼。
不揭底牌，只讓對方自己去想，警告裡留足餘味。
Ask yourself what it is sometime.
不想把話說破、要對方自己琢磨時用；語氣輕，分量重，適合提點熟人。
Think about it when you get a chance. ／ One day you'll work out what it is.
中性
yourself 重讀，sometime 輕輕收尾。
Ask yourself what it is sometime, and you may not like the answer. 哪天你自己想想那是什麼，答案也許不好受。
“I want to learn to understand you.”
我想學著弄懂你。
不是想贏你，而是想懂你，一句話把對手關係說成了謎題。
I want to learn to understand ...
認真想了解一個人、表明自己不是來爭勝時用；語氣真誠，也略帶居高臨下。
I'd like to figure you out. ／ I want to know what makes you tick.
中性
learn to 連讀，understand 重讀拖長。
I want to learn to understand what drives her. 我想弄懂到底是什麼在驅動她。
“If it wasn't for you, most of these people would be left helpless.”
要是沒有你，這裡大多數人早就孤立無援了。
一句假設把對方的用處和旁人的依賴一起攤開，聽著像誇，其實在質問。
If it wasn't for ..., ... would ...
想點明某人支撐著多少人、或反問對方為何不放手時用；語氣帶壓迫感。
Without you, they would all be lost. ／ They would be helpless but for you.
中性
wasn't for 連讀，helpless 重讀收尾。
If it wasn't for her, the whole team would be lost. 要不是她，整個團隊早就散了。
“What battle? I don't fight the disarmed.”
什麼戰鬥？我不打手無寸鐵的人。
先反問你哪來的戰鬥，再亮出自己不屑動手的底線，氣勢一句話到位。
I don't fight the disarmed.
表示不願對勢弱的一方下手、或自認不屑一爭時用；說出口自帶傲氣。
I don't take on people with no power. ／ There is no fight in beating the defenseless.
中性
What battle? 短促，disarmed 重讀收住。
I don't fight the disarmed, so find someone else. 我不欺負沒有還手之力的人，你另找別人吧。
“...to give you the words you need for the time when you'll need them.”
……是為了在你需要的時候，給你那些用得上的話。
把禮物說成一言可以救命的話，祝福裡帶著預言的味道。
the words you need for the time when you'll need them
道別時想說某句話日後會有用、或鄭重送上提醒時用；偏書面、有儀式感。
something to hold onto when the moment comes ／ words you'll want when the time arrives
literary
the words you need 連讀，when you'll need them 放慢。
Take this and keep it for the time when you'll need it. 拿著吧，等哪天用得上時再拿出來。
Oh, they have a weapon against you. It's their only weapon, but it's a terrible one. Ask yourself what it is sometime. There's a reason you're as unhappy as you are.
哦，他們手裡有對付你的武器。 那是他們唯一的武器，卻是件可怕的武器。 哪天你自己想想它是什麼。 你這麼不快樂，是有原因的。
下一章 · 09take it off your hands替你接手這場戲：用手鍊換項鍊再吵架字面是「你的名聲先於你到達」，意思就是「久仰大名」。初次見面對前輩或名人說一句 Your reputation precedes you，比 nice to meet you 更有分量，也顯得你早有耳聞。
If it wasn't for you。這個句型用來強調某人不可替代，後面常接 would be 之類的假設結果。臺詞裡說 If it wasn't for you, most of these people would be left helpless，就是「沒有你，多數人早就沒依靠了」。
意思是「把立場亮明白」，stand 在這裡指立場、態度。達安柯尼亞說戰鬥裡一個人必須 make one's stand clear，就是別含糊，要讓人看清你站哪邊。
不是「搬」，而是「揹負、供養」。臺詞問 Why are you willing to carry them，就是「你為什麼願意揹著這些人走」，指一個人扛起眾人的生計。
意思是「被解除武裝的」，也就是「手無寸鐵的人」。里爾登說 I don't fight the disarmed，就是「我不跟沒有還手之力的人動手」，顯得他有原則，也讓對方換一種說法。
意思是「動機、目的」。里爾登追問 What exactly is your motive here，就是「你到底圖什麼」，用來逼對方交代真實意圖，比 why 更正式、更有壓迫感。
