這場戲：審計員攤牌反被壓住
第 14 章 · 共 18 章 · 3'32"
審計員菲爾又查到新東西，跑來跟弗蘭克對質：帕姆的事遠不止二十五萬，還有一張兩萬塊的頭等艙機票，甚至問出 Who's Kyle Contreras（凱爾·孔特雷拉斯是誰）。弗蘭克卻反手一擊，說 the audacity（你可真敢），還罵他 falsifying our records（偽造記錄）。想學職場翻臉、互相質問的英語，很精彩。
看穿對方「玩這一套」：play it
figure it out 把它弄明白book the flights 訂機票sounds like 聽起來像是play it 玩這套
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 罵人「放肆、厚顏」：audacity
audacity 放肆falsifying our records 偽造記錄didn't have to 本不必point fingers 指責別人
審計員菲爾帶著新發現來找弗蘭克：他查了一週，說帕姆的事不是一開始以為的二十五萬那麼簡單，可能上百萬；他又翻出一張寒假飛倫敦希思羅的機票，頭等艙、協和客機、兩個挨著的座位，一共兩萬，還問 Who's Kyle Contreras（凱爾·孔特雷拉斯是誰）。弗蘭克先推說機票一直是珍妮訂的，接著反手一擊：So that's how you wanna play it（所以你想這麼玩），又罵他 the audacity（你可真敢），說正是這個偽造記錄、失職的人。菲爾被壓住，只好說 I'm sorry that I brought it up（對不起，我不該提）。想學職場翻臉、互相質問的英語，很精彩。
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。
“So that's how you wanna play it.”
所以你就想這麼來，是吧。
把對方的狡辯一句話定性成“玩法”，不接招只定調，壓迫感十足。
so that's how you play it
看穿對方耍手段時用，對熟人或對手都行，正式場合別用。
So that's the game you're playing. ／ That's how you want to do this?
口語
so that's 連讀，重音落在 play，句尾下沉。
So that's how you want to play it? Fine, no more favors. 你就想這麼玩是吧？行，以後別找我幫忙。
“Pam didn't have to happen, right?”
潘的事本來是可以避免的，對吧？
用反問把責任釘在對方身上，“本來不必發生”比直接指責更狠。
X didn't have to happen
追究別人失職時用反問，對同事可以，對長輩或客戶慎用。
This never had to happen. ／ None of this had to happen, did it?
中性
didn't have to 連讀，right 上揚收尾。
That mistake didn't have to happen; you had every warning. 那個錯誤本可避免，警告早就給過你了。
“Are you gonna do your job, or do I have to call Hevesi in here himself to come and do it for you?”
你是要幹你的活，還是要我叫赫維西親自過來替你幹？
二選一的最後通牒，把上級搬出來當籌碼，一句話封死對方退路。
gonna X, or do I have to Y
下最後通牒時用，對下屬或對手可以，對平級同事會撕破臉。
Will you fix this, or do I have to do it myself? ／ Are you handling it, or should I step in?
口語
gonna 弱讀，or do I have to 加快。
Are you gonna send the file today, or do I have to call your manager? 你今天發不發文件，非要我找你經理嗎？
“You could have prevented that. You're the auditor.”
你本來可以阻止那件事。你是審計。
兩句短刀，第一句算舊賬，第二句釘職責，把對方逼到無話可說。
You could have prevented that. You're the ...
追責、談判時對同級或下屬能用；對長輩或客戶說會太沖，別這樣開口。
You had the power to stop it. ／ That was your call to make.
中性
could have 連讀成 could've，第二句重壓 the auditor。
You could have caught that error. You're the one who signs off. 你本來能發現那個錯誤。簽字的人是你。
Pam didn't have to happen, right? You could have prevented that. You're the auditor. The people here pay you for what? So you can go off and do your community theater instead of taking care of our school's books?
帕姆那事本來可以不發生，對吧？ 你本可以攔住它。你是審計員。 這裡的人花錢僱你是幹什麼的？ 好讓你跑去演你的社群話劇，而不去管學校的賬？
下一章 · 15an open secret公開的秘密這場戲：攤開乾洗賬，老朋友決裂指「偽造記錄、做假賬」。弗蘭克反過來說菲爾 spent six months falsifying our records，就是「花了六個月偽造記錄」，想掩蓋自己失職。
play it。弗蘭克說 So that's how you wanna play it，就是「所以你想這麼玩」，表示看穿了對方要撕破臉。
指「放肆、厚顏」。弗蘭克說 the audacity，就是「你可真敢」，諷刺對方居然還敢來質問自己。
book a flight，也可以說 book the flights。弗蘭克推說 I don't book the flights，就是「機票不是我訂的」，把責任推給珍妮。
bring it up。菲爾最後說 I'm sorry that I brought it up，就是「對不起，我不該提這事」，bring up 指把話題提出來。
