這場戲：用手鍊換項鍊再吵架
第 9 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'13"
宴會結束後，莉蓮嫌那條新金屬手鍊礙眼，說 I would throw it into the fire if it would burn（要是能燒我早扔火裡了）。達格妮順勢說 Perhaps, I can take it off your hands（也許我可以替你接手），用手鍊換項鍊。隨後莉蓮進房找亨利，為宴會請了誰又冷嘲起來。
take it off your hands（替你接手），項鍊換手鍊
if it would burn 恨不得燒了它take it off your hands 替你接手having a negotiation 正在談一筆交易A simple trade 簡單交易
you don't have any friends（你根本沒有朋友）
took a lot out of me 把我累垮了come in here for 進來是為了stick to your own crowd 只跟你自己那幫人來往have any friends 有朋友
宴會散場後，莉蓮對那條用新金屬做的手鍊滿心嫌棄：I would throw it into the fire if it would burn（要是能燒，我早扔進火裡了）。達格妮看出她巴不得脫手，就說 Perhaps, I can take it off your hands（也許我可以替你接手），提議 That bracelet for this necklace（那條手鍊換這條項鍊），一樁 A simple trade（簡單交易）當場談成。隨後莉蓮走進亨利的房間，說宴會 That party took a lot out of me（把我累壞了），又來一句 Don't worry. I didn't come in here for sex（放心，我不是進來跟你上床的）。兩人為請了誰、誰有朋友吵起來，莉蓮甚至說他 you don't have any friends（你根本沒有朋友）。想學冷嘲、客套和話裡有話，這段最精彩。
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 would throw it into the fire if it would burn.”
要是能燒，我早把它扔進火裡了。
把厭惡說得又美又狠，連扔進去都要加個「要是能燒」的條件。
I would ... if it would ...
想表達強烈嫌棄、卻又保持姿態時用；對當事人說等於當面羞辱。
I'd burn it if it would catch fire. ／ I'd throw it away if I could.
literary
throw it into 連讀，would burn 放慢收住。
I would throw it out if it would burn. 要是能燒，我早把它扔了。
“It's nothing. it's just a useless hunk of metal.”
沒什麼。那不過是一塊沒用的金屬疙瘩。
一句話把珍視之物貶成廢鐵，也順手把對方的用心一起貶了。
it's just a useless ...
故作輕描淡寫、要壓低某物價值時用；對送禮的人說是很深的輕視。
It's just a worthless piece of junk. ／ It's nothing special at all.
中性
useless 重讀，hunk of metal 放慢。
It's just a useless hunk of metal to me. 對我來說，那不過是塊沒用的金屬。
“Don't worry. I didn't come in here for sex.”
放心。我進來不是為了跟你上床。
用一句最直接的否認，把婚姻裡最冷的那點距離攤在燈下。
I didn't come here for ...
要撇清來意、堵住對方揣測時用；話很衝，只適合極親密或極冷的關係。
I'm not here for that. ／ That's not why I came in.
口語
didn't come 連讀，for sex 壓低聲收住。
I didn't come here for an argument. 我來這兒不是為了吵架。
“The next time you decide to throw a party, can you stick to your own crowd?”
下次你要辦宴會，能不能只請你自己的那幫人？
用請求的句式下逐客令，客氣的外殼包著刺，殺傷力反而更大。
The next time you ..., can you ...?
對伴侶或同住的人劃界、表達不滿時用；當眾說會讓對方下不來臺。
Next time, keep it to your own friends. ／ Please stick to your own guests.
口語
next time 連讀，stick to 重讀。
The next time you plan a dinner, can you stick to your own guest list? 下次你安排飯局，能不能只請你自己的客人？
“But, Henry, you don't have any friends.”
可是亨利，你根本沒有朋友。
先叫名字再補一刀，用事實把對方的抱怨整個人推翻。
you don't have any ...
要冷冷指出對方連基本前提都不成立時用；對親近的人說極傷人。
You don't have a single friend. ／ You haven't got anyone, Henry.
口語
don't have 連讀，any friends 放慢加重。
You don't have any reason to complain. 你根本沒有理由抱怨。
下一章 · 10hard-line position強硬立場這場戲：拒停產逼問金屬好不好「替你接手、幫你處理掉」。想幫別人解決一件不想要的麻煩時用。達格妮說 Perhaps, I can take it off your hands，就是委婉地要接手那條手鍊。
take a lot out of someone。指某事耗盡你的力氣。莉蓮說 That party took a lot out of me，就是「這場宴會可把我累壞了」。
a hunk of metal。hunk 指一大塊，這裡貶低那條手鍊只是「沒用的金屬疙瘩」，好壓它的價值。
「正在談一筆交易」。negotiation 是談判，這句帶點調侃。亨利說 Dagny and I are having a negotiation，意思是兩人正在討價還價換東西。
stick to your own crowd。crowd 指你那一圈人。亨利讓莉蓮下次辦宴會 stick to your own crowd，就是別再請他看不上的人。
