這場戲：餐館打聽發明人被點破
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達格妮大老遠跑到路邊餐館，找埃克斯頓博士打聽那位發明人。博士只說 I know why you're here, Miss Taggart. Do you?（我知道你為什麼來，你自己知道嗎？），最後安慰她說 He'll find you（他會來找你的）。電視裡則開始播報《機會均等法》和懷亞特油田大火、鐵路暫停令。
❝ 獨白 · 12 句 placing a moratorium on（下暫停令），全鐵路停運
taking from the rich 從富人那裡拿up to 在搞（什麼名堂）at the moment 目前placing a moratorium on 對……下暫停令
達格妮開了很遠的路，到一家路邊餐館找埃克斯頓博士，想打聽一位曾在二十世紀發動機公司工作過的學生。她客氣地開口 I was wondering if you remember a young engineer（想請問您還記不記得一位年輕工程師）；博士卻點破她：I know why you're here, Miss Taggart. Do you?（我知道你為什麼來，你自己知道嗎？），又說那個秘密 much greater than an engine（遠比一臺發動機重大），最後送她一句 He'll find you（他會來找你的）。與此同時，電視里正播報《機會均等法》、懷亞特油田大火，以及新協調員莫奇宣佈 placing a moratorium on all railroad lines（暫停所有鐵路線路）。想學委婉開口、哲理對話和新聞用語，這段很典型。
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。
“You got a long way to go too.”
你要走的路也還長著呢。
一句平靜的預言，把主角的執著和沒走完的路都點到了。
You got a long way to go.
別人剛起步或受挫時用來提醒前路還長；安慰和敲打場合都能用。
You still have a long way to go. ／ There's a long road ahead of you.
口語
got a 連讀，long way 放慢，too 輕收。
You got a long way to go, but you're on the right track. 你還有很長的路要走，不過方向是對的。
“I know why you're here, Miss Taggart. Do you?”
我知道你為什麼來，塔格特小姐。你自己知道嗎？
反問收尾，把答案拋回給對方，一句就立住了懸念。
I know why you're here. Do you?
點破對方來意又不想明說時用；帶試探或挑釁，對長輩慎用。
I know what you're after. Do you? ／ You think you know why you came?
中性
know why 連讀，Do you 上揚收尾。
I know why you want this job. Do you? 我知道你為什麼想要這份工作。你自己知道嗎？
“Oh, don't worry, Miss Taggart. He'll find you.”
哦，別擔心，塔格特小姐。他會來找你的。
安撫裡藏著預言，把追捕者和被找的人掉了個個兒。
Don't worry. He'll find you.
寬慰焦慮的人、暗示事情自有安排時用；語氣帶一點神秘。
Don't worry, it'll come to you. ／ He'll come looking for you soon.
中性
Don't worry 輕帶，He'll find you 一字一句放慢。
Don't worry. The right chance will find you. 別擔心，合適的機會會自己找上你。
“Like a Robin Hood of taking from the rich, feeding the poor.”
就像羅賓漢，劫富濟貧。
一個比喻把整套政策釘在劫富濟貧的舊框架上，辛辣好記。
Like a Robin Hood of doing something.
諷刺某項政策打著公平旗號佔便宜時用；偏貶義，不宜當面說。
Robin Hood in reverse. ／ Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
口語
Robin Hood 重讀，taking from 連讀，feeding 輕收。
It sounds like a Robin Hood of taxing the hardworking. 這聽著就像羅賓漢，專向辛苦幹活的人徵稅。
“I mean, rich people are getting richer poor people are getting poorer.”
我是說，富的人越來越富，窮的人越來越窮。
對仗的兩半句把經濟不平等的怨氣說得像順口溜。
X are getting richer, Y are getting poorer.
聊收入差距、感嘆不公時用；口語強，正式報告裡少用。
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. ／ The gap just keeps widening.
口語
getting richer 上揚，poorer 下沉，兩半句節奏對齊。
Around here the rich are getting richer and the rest are falling behind. 這地方富的人越來越富，其餘的人都在掉隊。
“As you can see, the hillside behind me is completely engulfed in flames.”
如各位所見，我身後的山坡已完全被火焰吞沒。
現場報道的經典句式，把災難說成一幅誰都看得見的畫面。
As you can see, ... is completely engulfed in ...
現場講解、演示畫面時用；新聞和彙報語體，日常說話偏正式。
As you can see, it's totally up in flames. ／ The whole slope is on fire.
正式
As you can see 連讀，completely 重讀，engulfed in 滑過去。
As you can see, the chart is completely dominated by one product. 如各位所見，這張圖完全被一款產品佔滿了。
As the new coordinator... ...of the Bureau of Economic Planning... ...and National Resources... ...I have issued a set of directives. I am placing a moratorium on all railroad lines. Additionally, under my direction... ...all steel mills must produce steel at the same level and output... ...and distribute it according to the needs of the people. Furthermore, big companies will no longer be permitted... ...to abandon their present states and move to wealthier states like Colorado. Finally, a federal tax will be applied to the state of Colorado... ...in order to equalize the national economy.
作為新任協調員…… ……經濟計劃局…… ……和國家資源局的協調員…… ……我已釋出了一系列指令。 我將暫停所有鐵路線路的運營。 此外，在我的指示下…… ……所有鋼鐵廠必須以相同的水平和產量生產鋼鐵…… ……並按人民的需要進行分配。 再者，大公司將不再被允許…… ……拋棄它們目前所在的州，遷往像科羅拉多這樣更富裕的州。 最後，將對科羅拉多州徵收一項聯邦稅…… ……以平衡國家經濟。
「越權、越界」。bounds 是界限，overstep 是跨過。節目裡問 Government is overstepping its bounds?，就是「政府是不是越權了」，批評權力管過了頭。
a long way to go。埃克斯頓對達格妮說 You got a long way to go too，就是「你要走的路也還長著呢」，既是路程，也指道阻且長。
「暫停令、暫時凍結」。莫奇宣佈 placing a moratorium on all railroad lines，就是「暫停所有鐵路線路的運營」，是一種官方叫停。
I was wondering if...。加上 wonder 和過去進行時，語氣更客氣。達格妮問 I was wondering if you remember a young engineer，就是很委婉地請教。
「火勢控制、圍控」。說 zero containment，就是「完全沒有控制住」，表示大火仍在蔓延，消防員還沒圍住火場。
