這場戲：被勸悔改卻說不後悔
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刑期就在眼前，律師給李列條件：找份工作、做社群服務，還說 You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf（你得讓人看到你改過自新了）。可輪到她自己開口，她卻說 I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions（我沒法說自己後悔）。想學「改過自新」怎麼說、想聽懂法庭上的硬話，這兩句就夠。
You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf（你得讓人看到你改過自新了）
Clean up your act 收斂行為、改過自新community service 社群服務、公益勞動turned over a new leaf 改過自新、重新做人
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 莉的法庭自白
一句句往回收，最後翻出「最好的時光」，坦白得讓人發冷。
上法庭前，李的律師給她列條件：找一份工作、去社群服務、參加匿名戒酒會，還用一句 You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf（你得讓人看到你改過自新了）點明重點，並提醒她可能要 behind bars（坐牢）。到了法庭，法官問她還有什麼要補充，李卻說 I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions（我沒法說自己後悔），甚至說 this has been the best time of my life（這是我人生最好的一段時光）。想學「改過自新」「坐牢」怎麼說，想聽懂法庭上那些客套又嚴厲的話，這幾個表達都用得上。
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 have to show that you've turned over a new leaf.”
你得讓人看到你改過自新了。
把裝出來的悔改說成給法官看的表演，一句話點破整場戲。
show that you've turned over a new leaf
勸人真正改過、或點破對方作秀時用；自誇時別這麼說。
You need to prove you've changed. ／ You have to look like you've reformed.
中性
turned over 連讀，new leaf 稍重，句尾放平。
He wants to show his boss that he has turned over a new leaf. 他想讓老闆看到他改過自新了。
“But right now, that's the least of your worries.”
但現在，這是你最不用擔心的事。
用一句輕描淡寫把更大的麻煩蓋過去，安慰裡帶著現實。
that's the least of your worries
對方揪著小問題發愁時用；真出了大事時別說，會顯得輕慢。
That's the smallest of your problems. ／ You have bigger things to worry about.
口語
least 重讀，worries 尾音收住。
Forget the bill; that's the least of your worries right now. 別管賬單了，現在這是你最不用愁的事。
“I mean, in many ways, this has been the best time of my life.”
我是說，從很多方面講，這是我人生中最好的一段時光。
在最該懺悔的時刻說出最不該說的話，反差讓人脊背發涼。
in many ways, this has been ...
回顧一段複雜經歷時用；在嚴肅場合說會顯得不認錯。
In some ways, these were my best years. ／ Strange as it sounds, I was happiest then.
口語
in many ways 輕帶，best time 重讀，of my life 放慢。
In many ways, that hard year was the best time of my life. 從很多方面講，那段艱難的日子是我人生最好的時光。
“That said, these letters are pretty incredible.”
話雖如此，這些信確實相當了不起。
先承認罪證、再真心誇獎，律師的嘴也藏不住欣賞。
That said, + 主語 + be + 形容詞
先讓步再轉折、評價作品時能用；正式文書裡少用口語 that said。
That being said, the work is remarkable. ／ Still, you have to admit these are good.
中性
That said 停頓，pretty incredible 重讀，語氣帶點無奈佩服。
That said, the design is genuinely clever. 話雖如此，這個設計確實巧妙。
“I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions.”
我沒法明確說，我對自己做過的任何事感到後悔。
在最該認錯的場合拒絕認錯，誠實得近乎挑釁。
I can't say that + 從句
拒絕假裝後悔、堅持說真話時能用；庭上或正式場合要掂量後果。
I can't say I'm sorry for it. ／ I won't pretend to regret this.
中性
specifically 重讀，regret 咬清，any of my actions 逐詞放慢。
I can't say I regret speaking up. 我沒法說後悔把話說了出來。
I can't specifically say that I regret any of my actions. Lee. I don't. I mean, in many ways, this has been the best time of my life.
我沒法明確地說，我對自己做過的任何事感到後悔。 莉。 我不後悔。 我是說，從很多方面講，這是我人生中最好的一段時光。
下一章 · 13too much of a coward太懦弱這場戲：法庭上認罪被判緩刑意思是改過自新、重新做人。臺詞裡律師說 You have to show that you've turned over a new leaf，就是「你得讓人看到你改過自新了」。
可以用 behind bars，比如 We're probably looking at some time behind bars，就是「我們恐怕得在牢裡待上一陣」。bars 在這裡指牢房的鐵欄。
意思是「最不用操心的事」。有人愁一堆麻煩時，說 That's the least of your worries，就是「那根本不算什麼，別的才要命」。
意思是宣佈裁決、宣判，是法庭上的正式說法。法官說 Before I render my verdict，就是「在宣判之前」，後面通常接著宣判結果。
指社群服務、公益勞動。戲裡說 already put in over 40 hours of community service at a cat shelter，就是已經在貓咪收容所做滿四十多個小時的公益勞動，常用來替代部分刑罰。
