這場戲：當面挑明為何選他
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埃裡克終於問出口：選我，是不是因為我是天主教徒？凱特說不是，是看中 your facility with computers（你懂電腦），還要他配合搜漢森的車。他一句 I might not be the right guy for this job（我可能不是幹這差事的合適人選），把不安攤上了桌。想問人事安排、表達自我懷疑，這段最實用。
夸人能 work miracles（創造奇蹟）
work miracles 創造奇蹟、有奇效give her a call 給她打個電話attend St. Catherine's 去聖凱瑟琳教堂做禮拜No one else 沒有別人
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 「電腦方面的才能」：facility with computers
facility with computers 電腦方面的才能got his hands on 弄到手、搞到50-page proposal 50頁的方案
「幹這事的合適人選」：the right guy for this job
keeping him out of the office 把他支開辦公室the right guy for this job 這活兒的合適人選perversion detail 性犯罪專案too hard on him 對他太苛刻
漢森先邀請埃裡克週日去聖凱瑟琳教堂，說那裡是傳統的拉丁語彌撒，之後還有一大家子的午餐，還誇 My Bonnie's been known to work miracles（我家邦妮可是創造過奇蹟的）。可轉頭埃裡克就問凱特：選我是不是因為我是天主教徒？凱特說不是，是看中他 facility with computers（電腦方面的才能），還提到他到處遞的那份方案，隨後攤牌：要搜漢森的車，需要他想辦法把漢森支開幾個小時。埃裡克聽完說自己 might not be the right guy for this job（可能不是這差事的合適人選）。想問清工作安排、坦白自己沒底，這幾句都能直接搬。
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。
“Did you pick me because I was Catholic?”
你選我，是因為我信天主教嗎？
把最尖銳的懷疑壓進一個平靜的問句，不吵不鬧，卻逼對方表態。
Did you ... because I ...?
懷疑自己被區別對待、想當面要個說法時用；語氣要穩，別帶刺。
Was I chosen because I am Catholic? ／ Did you want me just because of my faith?
中性
pick me 連讀，句尾 Catholic 語調上揚。
Did you invite me because I know the host? 你邀請我，是因為我認識主辦人嗎？
“We picked you because of your facility with computers.”
我們選你，是因為你擺弄電腦很有一套。
用一個體面的能力理由，把「為什麼是你」擋了回去，官方又圓滑。
We picked you because of your ... with ...
解釋錄用、選拔理由時用；想淡化別的動機，這句很合適。
We chose you for your skill with computers. ／ It was your computer skills that stood out.
正式
because of your 連讀，facility 重音在第二音節。
We chose her because of her facility with numbers. 我們選她，是因為她對數字很有一套。
“It's a traditional Latin service, then a big family lunch after.”
那是傳統的拉丁語彌撒，之後還有一大家子的聚餐。
一句家常描述，把教堂、傳統和大家庭捆在一起，人物底色就出來了。
It's a ... service, then a ... after.
向人介紹自家週末安排、邀請別人同去時用；語氣隨意親切。
It's an old-style service, then a family meal afterward. ／ There's a Latin service and a big lunch after.
中性
traditional 重音在第二音節，lunch after 之間稍停。
It's a quiet dinner, then a long walk after. 就是一頓安靜的晚飯，之後散很久的步。
“You know, when I page you, it isn't to discuss what's on Oprah.”
你知道，我呼你，不是為了聊奧普拉脫口秀上那點事。
拿電視節目做反襯，把「我的時間很金貴」說得又輕又刻薄。
when I page you, it isn't to ...
嫌對方把正事當閒聊時用；帶點訓人的味道，別對長輩說。
When I call you, it isn't to chat. ／ I don't page you just to make small talk.
口語
page you 連讀，Oprah 重讀，句尾略降。
When I text you, it isn't to hear about your weekend. 我發訊息給你，不是為了聽你聊週末。
“Nobody ever put me on a perversion detail before.”
以前從沒人把我派去幹這種性犯罪的活兒。
把不情願說得半明半暗：既抱怨活兒不體面，又沒敢直接拒絕。
Nobody ever put me on a ... before.
被分到不情願的任務、想委婉叫苦時用；對上級說會顯得消極。
Nobody ever assigned me to a case like this before. ／ I've never been put on this kind of detail.
口語
Nobody ever 連讀，perversion 重音在第二音節。
Nobody ever put me on a night shift before. 以前從沒人讓我上夜班。
“Agent Burroughs, I'm starting to think I might not be the right guy for this job.”
伯勒斯探員，我開始覺得自己可能不適合幹這活兒。
用「我可能不合適」代替「我不想幹」，留足臺階，也留足退路。
I'm starting to think I might not be the right ... for ...
想抽身又不想撕破臉時用；語氣要軟，別把話說死。
I'm beginning to think this isn't the job for me. ／ I might not be the right person for this.
中性
starting to think 連讀，right guy 重讀。
I'm starting to think I might not be the right fit for this team. 我開始覺得自己可能不適合這個團隊。
We picked you because of your facility with computers. We thought it would impress him. Uh-huh. We also thought he might like that 50-page proposal you've been pushing all over the Bureau.
我們選你，是因為你懂電腦。 我們以為這樣能讓他高看你一眼。 嗯哼。 我們還以為他會喜歡你那份50頁的方案，你在局裡到處遞的那個。
下一章 · 08play the game按潛規則來這場戲：請下屬到家裡過週日字面是「創造奇蹟」，常用來誇某人特別管用、什麼事都能解決。My Bonnie's been known to work miracles 就是「我家邦妮可是創造過奇蹟的」。
可以說 give someone a call，也可以說 give someone a ring，比 call someone 更口語。比如 you should give her a call 就是「你該給她回個電話」。
不是。這裡 facility 指「才能、熟練」，facility with computers 就是「電腦方面的才能」。作「設施」講時通常用複數 facilities。
意思是「幹這差事的合適人選」，也可以換成 the right person。埃裡克說 might not be the right guy for this job，就是在坦白自己沒把握。
可以用 got his hands on，比如 he got his hands on a copy 就是「他弄到了一份」。中間的所有格隨主語變化，I got my hands on it 也行。
