這場戲：氧氣只夠五個人回家
第 5 章 · 共 22 章 · 3'31"
出故障的奮進號上，廣播報出一串壞訊息：氧氣和燃料都快沒了，還得有兩個人犧牲。艦長說 I don't know how to say this（我不知道該怎麼說），最後決定 get right to it（開門見山）。想學怎麼用英語宣佈壞訊息、把話直說，這幾句很值得記。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 船長的壞訊息
先許諾再攤牌，一步步把人推進必須取捨的沉默裡。
「責任在於我」說 the responsibility lies with me
blame our predicament on 把困境怪到……頭上dumbasses 蠢貨、傻帽chose you for this mission 挑你們來執行任務the responsibility lies with 責任在於……
癟四和大頭蛋在奮進號上闖了禍，把和平號撞壞，還弄丟了氧氣和燃料。地面通報說，七個人只剩夠五個人活著回家的氧氣，missed our window（錯過了觀測視窗），和平號受損還引發 international incident（國際事件）。艦長說 I don't know how to say this（我不知道該怎麼說），但決定 get right to it（開門見山）：七個人裡得有兩個犧牲，她自願留下。想學怎麼用英語通報壞訊息、承擔責任，這些句子都能直接用。
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。
“It can be tough, your first time in space.”
頭一回上太空，是會有點難熬。
用一句輕描淡寫的安慰，把新手的不安接住了，語氣軟而實在。
It can be tough, your first time doing something.
安慰第一次做某事的人時用；對朋友、同事都能說，別在幸災樂禍時用。
It can be hard your first time. ／ The first time is always rough.
中性
can be 弱讀連讀，tough 重讀，句尾放輕。
It can be tough, your first time on a snowboard. 第一次玩單板滑雪，是會有點難。
“- Looks like you guys got in a wreck.”
看樣子你們是撞壞了。
不直接說事故，用 got in a wreck 把嚴重說成隨口一提，帶點幸災樂禍。
Looks like someone got in a wreck.
看到別人闖禍又不好直說時用；語氣調侃，正式場合別用。
Looks like you crashed. ／ Looks like you had a rough landing.
口語
Looks like 連讀，got in a 弱讀成 got-in-a。
Looks like you got in a wreck on the way here. 看樣子你來的路上撞了一下。
“I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it.”
我不知道該怎麼說，就直說了。
先承認難開口，再一刀切入，把最沉的壞訊息說得體面又利落。
I don't know how to say this, so I'll just ...
要宣佈壞訊息或尷尬話前用它鋪墊；對熟人、下屬都合適。
This is hard to say, so I'll be blunt. ／ I'll just come out with it.
中性
how to 連讀，get right to it 一氣呵成。
I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it: I quit. 我不知道該怎麼說，就直說了：我要辭職。
“There are seven of us, and we only have enough oxygen for five people to make it home alive.”
我們一共七個人，可氧氣只夠五個人活著回家。
兩個數字把生死擺上桌，冷靜得像在報賬，越平淡越殘忍。
There are X of us, and we only have enough ... for Y.
說明資源不夠、必須取捨時用；語氣剋制，不適合開玩笑。
Only five of us can go. ／ There isn't enough for everyone.
中性
seven of us 連讀，only 重讀，句尾 alive 收穩。
There are ten of us, and we only have enough tickets for six. 我們十個人，可票只夠六張。
“So we all have a decision to make.”
所以我們都得做個決定。
用 we all 把難題攤給每個人，一句就完成推責與動員。
We all have a decision to make.
要大家一起拿主意時用；會議上、家庭裡都常見。
We all have a call to make. ／ This is a choice we all share.
中性
have a 弱讀，decision to make 三個重音遞進。
We all have a decision to make about the house. 這房子的事，我們大家都得做個決定。
“It would be easy to blame our predicament on the mistakes of two absolute idiots.”
把我們眼下的困境怪到兩個十足蠢貨的失誤上，太容易了。
先攤開最省事的甩鍋方式，再拒絕它，剋制裡全是擔當。
It would be easy to blame X on Y.
承認誘惑卻不為之辯解時用；語氣正式，適合擔責場合。
It's tempting to blame them. ／ The easy thing would be to point fingers.
正式
It would be 連讀，predicament 重音在第二音節。
It would be easy to blame the delay on the vendor, but I signed off. 把延期怪到供應商頭上很容易，可字是我籤的。
“And ultimately, the responsibility lies with me.”
而說到底，責任在我。
一句短句收尾，把整場推諉畫上句號，重得像落槌。
The responsibility lies with someone.
正式擔責、作結時用；報告、檢討、會議收尾都合適。
The buck stops with me. ／ I'm the one responsible.
正式
ultimately 輕讀帶過，responsibility 重音在 bility 前。
Ultimately, the responsibility lies with the manager. 說到底，責任在經理身上。
- We're gonna make it back to Earth. I promise you that. But here's the problem. I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it. There are seven of us, and we only have enough oxygen for five people to make it home alive. So we all have a decision to make. Two people need to sacrifice themselves.
我們能回到地球的。 我向你們保證。 但問題在這兒。 我不知道該怎麼說，就直說了。 我們一共七個人，可氧氣只夠五個人活著回家。 所以我們都得做個決定。 得有兩個人犧牲自己。
下一章 · 06seal the deal敲定這場戲：告別太空行走被當調情意思是「開門見山、直接說重點」。臺詞 I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it 就是「我不知道該怎麼說，就直說了」。
說 make it back，比如 We're gonna make it back to Earth 就是「我們能回到地球的」，常用來講脫險、回家。
說 blame something on someone，比如 blame our predicament on the mistakes of two absolute idiots，就是「把我們的困境怪到兩個蠢貨的失誤上」。
說 the responsibility lies with me。臺詞 And ultimately, the responsibility lies with me 就是「說到底，責任在我」，是很正式的表態。
表示「夠……用的」，結構是 enough + 名詞 + for + 人。臺詞 we only have enough oxygen for five people to make it home alive 就是「氧氣只夠五個人活著回家」。
