這場戲：拍板改用里爾登金屬
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塔格特鐵路的姐弟倆為一條爛線吵翻：詹姆斯嫌懷亞特是 greedy bastard（貪心的混蛋），怪妹妹一直 pissing off（得罪）大客戶；達格妮卻拍板改用沒人敢用的里爾登金屬，說 You don't have to take responsibility, Jim. I will（你不用負責，吉姆，我來）。想學職場吵架、擔責的硬氣說法，很帶感。
客戶「下最後通牒」：put someone on notice
cut deeply into 大幅侵佔main account 頭號大客戶greedy bastard 貪心的混蛋
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 詹姆斯的情緒指責
五句層層加碼，把職場分歧變成對姐姐人格的審判。
塔格特橫貫鐵路的辦公室裡，達格妮和哥哥詹姆斯為里奧諾特線吵起來。詹姆斯抱怨退訂不斷、懷亞特是 greedy bastard（貪心的混蛋），怪達格妮一直 pissing off（得罪）公司的命脈。達格妮則宣佈已經向里爾登鋼鐵訂了新鋼軌，還說要去費城 finalize the deal（敲定交易）。詹姆斯反對，說那金屬 untested（沒測試過），自己 I'm not taking responsibility（我可不負責）。達格妮回他：You don't have to take responsibility, Jim. I will（你不用負責，吉姆，我來）。詹姆斯最後酸她：I don't think you've ever felt a thing（我覺得你從來沒感受過任何東西）。想學職場爭吵、擔責和硬氣的回擊，很過癮。
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。
“He needs us just as much as we need him.”
他需要我們，就像我們需要他一樣。
一句話點破談判真相：不是誰求誰，而是彼此都離不開對方。
X needs Y just as much as Y needs X
談判或合作裡提醒對方彼此對等時用；對上級這樣說會顯得頂撞。
We need each other equally. ／ It cuts both ways.
中性
重讀 needs 和 need，前半句降調，後半句穩住。
You need my shop just as much as I need your trucks. 你需要我的店，就像我需要你的車隊一樣。
“If we don't do something about it, there's not gonna be a railroad.”
再不想辦法，這家鐵路就不存在了。
把公司存亡壓進一句大白話：再不管，連鐵路都沒了。
If we don't do something about it, ...
催促團隊立刻行動時用；對客戶或外人說會顯得自己亂了陣腳。
If we sit on our hands, it's over. ／ Do nothing now and there's nothing left.
中性
If we don't 連讀，gonna 弱讀，句尾下沉收。
If we don't do something about it, the whole order is lost. 再不想辦法，這整單就黃了。
“When I see things, I see them. What'd you see?”
我要是看準了東西，就是看準了。你看到了什麼？
兩句就立住達格妮只看事實的硬脾氣，還把問題原樣擲回去。
When I see things, I see them.
別人質疑你的判斷、你懶得解釋時用；對長輩或客戶這樣說會顯得孤傲。
I know what I saw. ／ I trust my own eyes.
口語
兩處 see 都重讀，What'd you 縮成一句問出來。
When I see things, I see them; the data doesn't lie. 我看準的東西就是看準了，資料不會騙人。
“Why do we have to be the first? Do you wanna save Colorado or not?”
為什麼非得我們第一個用？你到底想不想救科羅拉多？
前半是挑釁，後半逼人表態，一句就把退路堵死。
Why do we have to ...? Do you wanna ... or not?
逼對方在關鍵決定上表態時用；平輩之間才有這個火力，對上司別用。
Are you in or out? ／ Do you want this or not?
口語
兩個問句尾都上揚，or not 前頓一下。
Why do we have to wait? Do you wanna do this or not? 為什麼要等？你到底做不做？
“You don't have to take responsibility, Jim. I will.”
你不用負責，吉姆。我來。
不吵不鬧，一句「我來」就把責任和膽量全接了過去。
You don't have to ..., I will.
主動替人擔責、示意對方放心時用；攬下超出能力的責任前要三思。
Leave it to me. ／ You don't have to, I'll handle it.
中性
don't have to 輕讀，I will 兩個詞都咬重。
You don't have to explain this to them; I will. 你不用去跟他們解釋，我來。
“I don't think you've ever felt a thing.”
我覺得你從來沒感受過任何東西。
最傷人的話往往最平靜，一句否定就把對方整個人判了死刑。
I don't think you've ever ...
失望透頂、對親近的人攤牌時用；這句殺傷力大，別在氣頭上隨口說。
I don't think you've ever cared. ／ I doubt you've ever felt anything.
口語
don't think 連讀，ever 拉長，felt a thing 輕輕收。
I don't think you've ever listened to me. 我覺得你從來沒認真聽過我說話。
Other people are human. They're sensitive. They can't just dedicate their whole lives to metals and engines. You've never had any feelings. I don't think you've ever felt a thing.
別人都是人。 他們是有感情的。 他們不可能把一輩子都獻給金屬和機器。 你從來沒有過感情。 我覺得你從來沒感受過任何東西。
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下一章 · 02squeeze every penny榨乾每一分錢這場戲：為加急鋼軌談成交易指「最得力的助手、左右手」。詹姆斯問 A meeting without your right-hand man?，就是「開會不帶你的得力助手？」，說的就是埃迪。
put someone on notice。臺詞說 Ellis Wyatt has put Taggart Transcontinental on notice，就是「懷亞特已經給塔格特下了最後通牒」。
指「惹火、得罪」，是比較粗的口語。達格妮說 You keep pissing off the heart of this operation，就是「你一直在得罪公司的命脈」。
take responsibility。達格妮說 You don't have to take responsibility, Jim. I will，就是「你不用負責，吉姆，我來」，把風險攬到自己身上。
指「可隨時捨棄的」。詹姆斯說他父親教他 everyone's expendable，就是「誰都是可以被捨棄的」，冷酷又現實。
