這場戲：被派去監視老特工
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凱特把埃裡克叫進辦公室，任務只有一個：You're gonna keep an eye on him for us.（你要替我們盯著他）。她定下規矩，誰都不能說，還要求把辦公室的事全記下來——No detail is insignificant（再小的細節都不能放過）。職場裡想說「盯人」「不能漏細節」，這幾句最實用。
❝ 獨白 · 12 句 規矩一條條：No detail is insignificant（再小的細節都不能放過）
no one can know about this 這事誰都不能知道answerable to me at all times 任何時候都直接對我負責keep a journal 堅持記日誌No detail is insignificant 再小的細節都不能放過
被問能不能 fast track（快速晉升）當特工
high-priority 高優先順序pulled off 把某人從任務裡調走fast track 讓某人快速晉升park it 收斂、把脾氣收起來
凱特把埃裡克叫進辦公室，交給他一個秘密任務：暗中盯著老特工漢森。她先說明這活兒不光鮮，也沒有掩護身份，因為漢森精明到一天就能看穿；隨後一條條定下規矩——這事誰都不能知道、傳呼機二十四小時隨身、隨時直接向她負責，還要把漢森辦公室裡的一切都記下來。她要他 keep an eye on（盯緊）漢森，並強調 No detail is insignificant（再小的細節都不能放過）。埃裡克問這差事能不能讓他 fast track（快速晉升）成正式特工，凱特只說吉恩誇他自信到近乎自大，叫他必要時要會 park it（收斂脾氣）。職場裡接任務、定規矩、談晉升，這些說法都用得上。
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're gonna keep an eye on him for us.”
你要替我們盯著他。
把不能聲張的監視說得像順手託付，輕描淡寫反而更冷。
You're gonna keep an eye on someone for us.
託人暗中留意誰時用；語氣隨意，適合上司對下屬或熟人之間。
You'll keep tabs on him for us. ／ Keep an eye on him for me.
中性
gonna 輕讀，eye on 連讀，重音落在 keep。
You're gonna keep an eye on the new guy for us. 你要替我們盯著那個新人。
“He spent the last 20 years outthinking Russian spies.”
他過去二十年都在跟俄羅斯間諜鬥智。
用 outthink 一個動詞就把二十年功力壓進半句，反差鋪墊得漂亮。
spend years doing something
說某人長年做某事、積累某種本領時用；正式和日常都能用。
He spent a decade outsmarting them. ／ He's been outthinking them for years.
中性
last 20 years 連讀，outthinking 重音在 out。
She spent ten years outthinking the market. 她花了十年時間跑贏市場。
“Just so you know, no one around here feels good about embarrassing a guy who's done 25 years of service.”
先說清楚，這裡沒人願意讓一個幹了二十五年的老同事難堪。
先給一句 Just so you know 鋪墊，再把羞辱說成集體為難，體制的擰巴全在裡面。
Just so you know, no one feels good about doing something.
要先打預防針、再說不中聽的話時用；對同事或朋友都合適。
Just so you know, nobody enjoys this. ／ For the record, no one here likes it.
正式
Just so you know 連讀，feels good about 輕帶過。
Just so you know, no one feels good about cutting the team. 先說一聲，裁掉團隊誰心裡都不好受。
“No detail is insignificant. Got it?”
任何細節都不是小事。明白嗎？
一句冷冰冰的格言配一個追問，把服從變成必須當場答應的東西。
No (noun) is insignificant. Got it?
要求對方事事上報、確認聽懂時用；語氣強硬，別對長輩或客戶說。
Nothing here is too small to matter. ／ Every detail counts. Understood?
中性
No detail 連讀，Got it 尾音上揚。
No mistake is insignificant. Got it? 任何錯誤都不是小事。明白嗎？
“In other words, you want to know if this is going to fast track you into becoming an agent?”
換句話說，你想知道這差事能不能讓你快點當上正式探員？
把對方繞彎的野心一句戳破，用問句逼他自己承認。
In other words, you want to know if ...?
點破對方沒說出口的意圖時用；帶一點調侃，適合熟人之間。
So what you're asking is whether ... ／ In other words, you're asking if ...
中性
In other words 輕讀，fast track you 連成一串。
In other words, you want to know if this counts toward a promotion? 換句話說，你想知道這算不算晉升加分？
“Gene tells me you're confident, bordering on cocky.”
吉恩跟我說你很自信，甚至有點狂。
用 bordering on 把誇獎推過界一步，褒貶同時落地，分寸感極準。
confident, bordering on cocky
評價人優點快變成缺點時用；語氣半開玩笑，正式場合少用。
confident, almost arrogant ／ sure of himself, bordering on rude
口語
bordering on 連讀，cocky 重讀。
He's helpful, bordering on pushy. 他挺熱心，就是有點咄咄逼人。
A few rules. First, no one can know about this, not even your wife. You have a new boss. His name is Hanssen, he works in Information Assurance. That's it. I understand. Second. You'll be serving at the needs of the Bureau, answerable to me at all times. I hope that's clear. This pager will be on your person 24/7. If it's me, you'll see a 7 and a pound sign. You'll keep a journal of everything that goes on in that office. Who he talks to, who he calls. No detail is insignificant. Got it?
有幾條規矩。 第一，這事誰都不能知道，連你妻子也不行。 你換了個新上司。 他叫漢森，在資訊保障部門工作。就這樣。 我明白。第二， 你要聽候局裡調遣，任何時候都直接對我負責。 希望我說清楚了。 這個傳呼機你要二十四小時隨身帶著。 如果是我找你，你會看到一個 7 和一個井號。 你要把那個辦公室裡發生的一切都記下來。 他跟誰說話，給誰打電話。 再小的細節都不能放過。明白嗎？
下一章 · 03lapsed不再信教這場戲：站桌上盤問新助理意思是「盯緊、照看」。任務裡 You're gonna keep an eye on him for us. 就是「你要替我們盯著他」，日常也能用來讓人幫忙照看一下東西或小孩。
No detail is insignificant. insignificant 是「微不足道的」，整句就是強調任何細節都重要。上級要你事無鉅細地彙報時，這句很到位。
answerable to，比如 answerable to me at all times 就是任何時候都直接對我負責。職場裡說明彙報關係、直屬上級時很常用。
glamour detail，常用在否定句裡：It's not a glamour detail. 就是「這差事可不風光」。glamour 是光鮮、體面，detail 在這裡指被派的活兒。
park it 字面是「把車停下」，口語裡指把脾氣或態度收起來。凱特說 He also says you can park it, when necessary. 是提醒新人別太沖，該收斂時就收斂。
