整整；恰好同一天
有人把相隔約二十年的兩起死亡案件並排說起，一句 to the day 點出相隔的時間幾乎分毫不差，語氣剋制。
And they're almost, to the day, 20 years apart.Blackfish · 2013 — 第 11 / 11 章 · 2'56" · C1
把事故歸咎於馬尾辮：placing the blame on
法庭上，有人一手一份案卷，說兩起事故幾乎 to the day（恰好同一天）相隔二十年，答案卻是「什麼也沒學到」。隨後一句 placing the blame on（把責任推到…身上），把事故說成死者的馬尾惹的禍。想聽懂公關話術怎麼甩鍋，這兩句很值得記。
發生了什麼
法庭上，有人把伯恩和布蘭喬的兩份案卷並排拿在手裡，說兩起事故幾乎 to the day（恰好同一天）相隔二十年，回答卻是「什麼也沒學到」。隨後，海洋世界的說法從「滑倒溺亡」改成「鯨抓住馬尾」，一句 placing the blame on（把責任推到…身上）把矛頭指向死者；又有人說這個馬尾說法 just a tale（只是編出來的故事）。to the day 適合強調日期巧合，placing the blame on 是甩鍋、推責的常用說法，just a tale 則用來指編出來的故事。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意馬尾如何被說成死者失誤
- 比較 SeaWorld 與 OSHA 的措辭
- 注意轉述證詞時時態怎麼變
留意這幾個短語
to the daya damn thingnew planplacing the blame on
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本章短語
placing the blame on
把責任推到…身上shift responsibility onto someone
有人接著分析這套說法：鯨把人拽下水這件事，被說成她馬尾惹的禍；一句 placing the blame on 點明焦點正被挪到死者身上。
Stop placing the blame on the person who got hurt.別再把責任推到受傷的人身上。
本章還有
- to the day
整整；恰好同一天
- a damn thing
一點兒也沒有
- new plan
新計劃
- just a tale
只是編出來的故事
- came up with
想出來；編出來
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40 句台詞裡標了 28 處
not a 快說時連成一團，重音落到 damn
In fact, it's not a damn thing.一點兒也沒有——熟人洩憤時用；正式場合別用
We have not learned a damn thing for something like that to happen 20 years apart.定期；經常
Could you tell if it was an accident or if this-- Did this female trainer work with this whale on a regular basis?傷重致死
She apparently slipped or fell into the tank and was fatally injured by one of the whales.目擊者證詞
It wasn't until eyewitness accounts disputed that that they had to go back in their huddle and say, "Wait a minute. We gotta come up with a new plan."否定強調句：前一個 that 收住 disputed，後一個 that 才引出被迫改口的結果。
It wasn't until eyewitness accounts disputed that that they had to go back in their huddle and say, "Wait a minute. We gotta come up with a new plan."最初通報
She didn't fall into the tank as the sheriff's department initially reported.任其發生
that it was her mistake in allowing that to happen.活著為自己辯解
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.感嘆句結構：How + 形容詞 + for you to do，把指責說成感嘆：你這樣做太不敬。
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.重音落在 alive，even 輕輕帶過
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.再簡單不過
That's as simple as it gets.就…事實撒謊
so I knew that SeaWorld was lying about the fact that this was her fault.十有八九
The ponytail, in all likelihood, is just a tale.in all 收成一拍，壓重 likelihood
The ponytail, in all likelihood, is just a tale.編出那個說法
The safety spotter, who apparently didn't actually see the takedown, came up with that.非限定定語從句：who 從句只是補充說明觀察員，刪掉後主句仍完整；這層補充卻暗示他根本沒看見。
The safety spotter, who apparently didn't actually see the takedown, came up with that.被拽倒；制伏——動物事故與格鬥行話，日常少用
The safety spotter, who apparently didn't actually see the takedown, came up with that.逼他說出
During the spotter's testimony, OSHA pushed him to say that he wasn't really sure that it was her ponytail that was in the whale's mouth,更嚴重的攻擊性
OSHA contends that the whale came up and grabbed Dawn Brancheau's arm, saying that that was another level of aggressiveness.攻擊行為
The initial grab was not an act of aggression.有既得利益
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.帶節奏包裝 這裡不是“旋轉”，而是把事故說法包裝得有利
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.目的狀語從句：so that 引出包裝的目的：讓動物繼續顯得可愛安全，好賣票。
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.重音壓 vested、interest，in 輕收
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.繼續沿用
You know, that sells a lot of Shamu dolls, it sells a lot of tickets at the gate, and that's the story line that they're going to continue to stick with for as long as they can.能撐多久撐多久
You know, that sells a lot of Shamu dolls, it sells a lot of tickets at the gate, and that's the story line that they're going to continue to stick with for as long as they can.看懂「把事故歸咎於馬尾辮」
發音重點
- not a damn — not a 快說時連成一團，重音落到 damn
- not even alive — 重音落在 alive，even 輕輕帶過
- in all likelihood — in all 收成一拍，壓重 likelihood
- vested interest in — 重音壓 vested、interest，in 輕收
We have not learned a damn thing for something like that to happen 20 years apart.兩起這樣的事相隔二十年，我們卻什麼都沒學會。 把兩起死亡、二十年與一句髒話壓進同一句，憤怒不靠喊。
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.她都已不在世、無法為自己辯解，你還把責任推給她，何其無禮。 用 How disrespectful 把憤怒說成禮數問題，最後半句像當面質問。
That's as simple as it gets.事情就這麼簡單，不能再簡單了。 短句收束複雜爭議，把責任句釘死，節奏乾脆。
The ponytail, in all likelihood, is just a tale.那根馬尾，十有八九，只是編出來的故事。 把馬尾與 tale/tail 的雙關壓成一句冷結論，輕巧卻致命。
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.這個行業有既得利益，要把這些事包裝得好看，好讓動物繼續顯得像完全安全的毛絨玩具。 把商業利益與可愛形象並置，溫柔詞面下全是算計。
關於這一章的問題
to the day 是什麼意思？
意思是「恰好同一天」。臺詞裡說兩起案子幾乎 to the day 相隔二十年，強調日期巧得驚人。
「把責任推到…身上」英語怎麼說？
可以說 placing the blame on。臺詞裡說 This is a subtle way of placing the blame on，意思就是把責任悄悄推到別人身上，常出現在事故或公關表態裡。
just a tale 在這裡是「只是傳說」嗎？
不是。這裡 just a tale 是「只是編出來的故事」，指馬尾這個說法十有八九是編的。
「想出來、編出來」英語怎麼說？
用 came up with，意思是「想出來、編出來」。臺詞裡說，這個說法是安全觀察員想出來的；他看起來並沒真看見那一下。
vested interest in 是什麼語氣？
偏正式，常帶批評意味，意思是「在…中有既得利益」：因為能獲利而維護某種說法。臺詞說這個行業在把事故說法包裝得好聽這件事上有既得利益，好繼續賣玩偶和門票。
黑鯨 · 共 11 章
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第 1 章come to find out應聘才知更看性格
第 2 章without missing a beat圍網裡挑走幼鯨
第 3 章on a hair trigger斷糧逼進鋼箱
第 4 章on its last legs池邊失足被鯨拽回
第 5 章screams out虎鯨家族各有語言
第 6 章making such a big deal主管喝令離鯨遠點
第 7 章never crossed my mind幼鯨被運走母鯨哭喊
第 8 章twisted and turned馴鯨員拆穿圈養話術
第 9 章proven track record精液值錢所以留下
第 10 章went south哨聲沒接訓練失控
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