這場戲：客戶上門質問姐弟倆
第 6 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'50"
達格妮辦公室先是出事：主管麥克納馬拉沒來上班，只留下一句 Who is John Galt?（約翰·高爾特是誰）。接著懷亞特殺上門，罵那條 Anti Dog-Eat-Dog（反自相殘殺法）的狗屁逼得他只能回頭跟塔格特合作。達格妮保證會給可靠的運輸，他丟下一句 We'll see（走著瞧）。想學商場翻臉和硬氣回擊，很過癮。
事業是某人的「心血、命脈」：lifeblood
making up for 彌補Anti Dog-Eat-Dog 反自相殘殺法lifeblood 心血、命脈old wounds 舊傷疤
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 嫌人「無能、不稱職」：incompetence
make this quick 長話短說no choice but to 別無選擇nothing to do with 與……毫無瓜葛We'll see 走著瞧
達格妮辦公室裡接連出事：里奧諾特分部來電，說主管麥克納馬拉沒來上班，只留下一張字條，寫著 Who is John Galt?（約翰·高爾特是誰）——這是沒人答得上來的口頭禪。接著她跟哥哥詹姆斯吵起來，詹姆斯想用《反自相殘殺法》擠走康威，達格妮說 Phoenix/Durango is a good line（那是條好線路），康威 put his lifeblood into its success（把心血全撲在上面）。話音未落，懷亞特本人殺到，說這法案逼得他 no choice but to（別無選擇）回頭跟塔格特合作，還放話 I will not lower my business standards（我不會降低做生意的標準）。達格妮承諾給可靠的運輸，他只回一句 We'll see（走著瞧）。想學商場翻臉和硬氣回擊，很帶勁。
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。
“"Don't ask questions nobody can answer."”
「別問沒人能回答的問題。」
一句規矩，也是一句警告：有些問題問出來只會讓人心慌。
Don't ask questions nobody can ...
對方追問你不願深談的事時用；對上級或長輩這樣講會顯得頂撞。
Don't raise questions no one can answer. ／ Some questions are better left unasked.
中性
questions nobody 連讀，can answer 放慢收住。
Don't ask questions nobody can answer yet. 別問現在還回答不了的問題。
“The Phoenix/Durango is a good line, Jim. Conway put his lifeblood into its success.”
菲尼克斯/杜蘭戈是條好線路，吉姆。康威把心血全撲在了它的成功上。
不吵不鬧，只把一個人的付出擺出來，比任何指責都有分量。
put one's lifeblood into something
替別人的付出說話、或夸人傾盡心血時用；正式陳述裡偏書面。
poured his heart and soul into it ／ gave everything he had to it
中性
lifeblood 重讀，into its success 放慢收尾。
She put her lifeblood into this project. 她把全部心血都撲在了這個專案上。
“You'll never open those old wounds”
你別想再揭開那些舊傷疤
把拒絕說成一句斷言，既劃了界，也露出心裡那塊不肯碰的地方。
You'll never open those old wounds.
勸人別重提舊事、或斷定往事翻不出來時用；吵架時對親人說太扎人。
You'll never drag all that up again. ／ That past stays buried.
口語
never 重讀，old wounds 之間略停。
You'll never open those old wounds by bringing it up again. 你再提那件事，只會重揭舊傷疤。
“I had nothing to do with the creation of that bill.”
那項法案的出臺和我毫無關係。
一句乾淨的撇清，把責任推得遠遠的，也讓人分不清是真無辜還是狡辯。
I had nothing to do with ...
被人懷疑參與某事、要當面澄清時用；語氣越平，撇得越乾淨。
I had no part in creating that bill. ／ That bill was not my doing.
正式
nothing to do 連讀，creation 重讀。
I had nothing to do with that decision. 那個決定跟我毫無關係。
“I will not lower my business standards to your lousy level of incompetence.”
我不會把做生意的標準降到你們那種無能的爛水平。
拒絕合作也能說得這麼解氣：不罵人，卻把對方的底細評了個透。
I will not lower my standards to ...
拒絕為遷就對方而降低標準時用；當面說極傷人，務必慎用。
I won't drop my standards for you. ／ I refuse to sink to that level.
正式
not 重讀，incompetence 一字一頓收住。
I will not lower my standards just to please them. 我不會為了討好他們就降低標準。
I came here today because, well, I met your brother... ...and I was hoping someone in this business still had a brain. If you and your brother try to undermine me... ...or go to the government like you did to destroy my best friend, Dan Conway--
我今天來，是因為……我見過你弟弟…… ……我原以為這行裡還有人長著腦子。 如果你和你弟弟想拆我的臺…… ……或者像你們毀掉我最好的朋友丹·康威那樣去找政府——
下一章 · 07who are you wearing你這身是誰設計的這場戲：紀念日宴上夫妻互嗆指「人吃人、殘酷無情」，形容你死我活的競爭。戲裡那條《反自相殘殺法》就叫 Anti Dog-Eat-Dog，名字聽著保護競爭，其實是在保護強者。
make up for。達格妮問詹姆斯有沒有辦法 making up for the Mexican line's losses，就是「彌補墨西哥那條線的虧損」。
指「心血、命脈」。達格妮說康威 put his lifeblood into its success，就是「把心血全撲在了這條線的成功上」。
no choice but to。懷亞特說我 have no choice but to get back into business with you Taggarts again，就是「我沒得選，只能再跟你們塔格特家做生意」。
old wounds。詹姆斯說 You'll never open those old wounds，就是「你別想再揭開那些舊傷疤」，指不想重提舊事。
