這場戲：難民求籤證，舊人再登門
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一個沒到歲數的年輕妻子溜進裡克店裡，問他雷諾上尉到底靠不靠得住——Will he keep his word（他會說話算數嗎）？她一路逃出保加利亞，說 the devil has the people by the throat（魔鬼掐住了老百姓的喉嚨）。裡克只回一句，回保加利亞去吧。想學打聽人品、不留情面的建議，這幾句很到位。
一句 by the throat（被掐住要害）
underage 未到法定年齡broad-minded 思想開放、看得開by the throat 被掐住要害、無處可退keep his word 守信用、說話算數
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 安尼娜的試探
用假設的往事套出自己的處境，越繞越讓人聽懂。
一個沒到歲數的年輕妻子溜進裡克的店，問他雷諾上尉靠不靠得住，會不會 keep his word（說話算數）。她講起從保加利亞逃出來的路，說 the devil has the people by the throat（魔鬼掐住老百姓的喉嚨）。雷諾答應給他們出境簽證，可他們沒錢，這事本身就不對勁。裡克聽完只給一句建議：go back to Bulgaria（回保加利亞去吧）。隨後伊爾莎和維克多又來了，說 here we are again（我們又來了），並請裡克安排一張離山姆近、離斯特拉瑟遠的桌子。想學旁敲側擊打聽人品、委婉拒絕、安排座位的客套，這幾句都能用。
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。
“The devil has the people by the throat.”
魔鬼正掐著老百姓的喉嚨。
把苦難說成一個動作，比任何形容詞都更狠。
something has someone by the throat
形容處境被徹底壓住時能用；別拿它輕描淡寫別人的真實困境。
The crisis has the whole town by the throat. ／ Fear had them by the throat.
literary
throat 重讀並稍拖，前半句壓低。
The deadline has the whole team by the throat. 這個截止日掐住了整個團隊的喉嚨。
“In many ways I am so much older than he is.”
在很多方面，我比他老成得多。
用年齡差說心裡的重量，越平靜越顯得心酸。
in many ways, someone is much older than...
談成長或吃苦的差別時能用；別在長輩面前自居閱歷深。
I grew up faster than he did. ／ In some ways I feel years older than him.
中性
so much older 稍慢，he is 輕輕收住。
In many ways I am much older than my classmates. 在很多方面，我比同學們老成得多。
“It was much more than we thought to get here.”
能走到這兒，代價比我們想的要大得多。
不說具體代價，只留一句「比想的多」，反而更沉。
it was much more than we thought to...
談付出比預料大時能用；別用來為自己的失誤找藉口。
It cost far more than we expected. ／ Getting here took more than we bargained for.
中性
much more 加重，we thought 放輕帶過。
It was much more than we thought to move the office. 搬辦公室比我們想的麻煩得多。
“The geography may be a little difficult to arrange.”
這地段的安排，恐怕有點難辦。
用地理學抱怨座位安排，優雅的陰陽怪氣比翻臉更高階。
X may be a little difficult to arrange.
用委婉說法拒絕別人不合適的請求時用；對聽不懂暗示的人說會白費，別用。
That might be a little hard to arrange. ／ The seating could be tricky.
正式
geography 重讀，a little difficult 連讀帶笑意，arrange 輕收。
Sitting them together may be a little difficult to arrange. 把他倆安排同桌恐怕有點難辦。
If someone loved you very much... ...so that your happiness was the only thing that she wanted in the world... ...and she did a bad thing to make certain of it... - ...could you forgive her? - Nobody ever loved me that much. And he never knew, and the girl kept this bad thing locked in her heart... ...that would be all right, wouldn't it?
如果有個人非常愛你…… ……這世上她唯一想要的就是你幸福…… ……為了確保這一點，她做了件錯事…… - ……你能原諒她嗎？ - 從沒人這麼愛過我。 而他始終不知道，那姑娘把這件錯事鎖在心裡…… ……那樣也沒關係，對吧？
下一章 · 14not in my department不歸我管這場戲：拒賣通行證給維克多守信用、說話算數。臺詞裡問 Will he keep his word?，就是「他會說到做到嗎」，問的是雷諾的承諾靠不靠得住。
by the throat，字面是「掐住喉嚨」。臺詞說 the devil has the people by the throat，就是「魔鬼掐住了老百姓的喉嚨」，形容被逼得無處可退。
underage。裡克問那女孩 How'd you get in here? You're underage，就是「你怎麼進來的？你還沒到歲數」。
as ... as possible。臺詞說 as far away from Major Strasser as possible，就是「離斯特拉瑟少校越遠越好」。
You want my advice?。裡克問 You want my advice?，接著說 Go back to Bulgaria，就是「想聽我的建議嗎？回保加利亞去吧」。
