這場戲：眾人被困追問實情
第 9 章 · 共 17 章 · 2'36"
夜裡一群人被困在宅子裡，有人想走卻被攔下。一句 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs（要成事就得付代價）把所有人堵得沒話說，還有人追著沃茲沃思要一個直截了當的答覆。In this together（同舟共濟）也在這裡登場：想拉人一起擔責任、逼人表態，這句最順手。
❝ 獨白 · 12 句 「要成事就得付代價」英語是 make an omelet
make an omelet 要成事就得付代價split up 分開行動Casualties are inevitable 傷亡不可避免
宅子裡已經死了兩個人，沃茲沃思攔住眾人不許走，說大家是一條船上的人（in this together，同舟共濟），誰要走，他就把那兩樁命案都算到誰頭上。有人追問這屋裡還有沒有別人，沃茲沃思一句「不」既能是「沒有」，也能是「有」，把所有人繞得團團轉。爭執到最後，大家決定兩人一組分頭搜屋，明知同組的人可能就是兇手。有人搬出 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs（要成事就得付代價）壓住反對，也有人問對方願不願意 take a chance（賭一把）。碰上要拉人一起承擔、逼人做選擇，或者用一句老話堵住不同意見的場合，這些說法都能直接搬。
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。
“You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.”
要做煎蛋，就得先打碎雞蛋。
用做菜說代價，把送命講得雲淡風輕，越是家常越顯冷。
You cannot do X without doing Y.
解釋事情必須付出代價時用；安慰重大損失時別用，會顯得輕慢。
You can't build anything without breaking a few things. ／ There is no progress without some pain.
中性
cannot 重讀，without breaking eggs 三詞連貫，eggs 輕收。
You cannot build a new habit without breaking the old one. 想養成新習慣，就得先打破舊的。
“This is war, Peacock. Casualties are inevitable.”
這是戰爭，皮科克。傷亡在所難免。
一句軍事腔把客廳變戰場，把死人縮寫成一個統計數字。
This is war. X is inevitable.
形容競爭慘烈、必須犧牲時用；對遭遇不幸的人說會太冷血。
This is a fight, and losses are part of it. ／ In any real battle, someone goes down.
正式
This is war 三詞一頓，Casualties 重讀，inevitable 拖長收尾。
This is a startup, and some failures are inevitable. 創業就是這樣，有些失敗躲不掉。
“If I were him, I'd be suspicious already.”
我要是他，早就起疑了。
站到對方鞋子裡一句反推，把眾人的慌張全揭了出來。
If I were ..., I'd ... already.
換位推測別人反應時用；替人做決定前先說清楚這是假設。
In his place, I would have asked questions by now. ／ If that were me, I would not believe a word.
中性
If I were 連讀，I'd be suspicious 重音落在 suspicious。
If I were her, I'd be angry about the delay too. 我要是她，也會為這次延誤生氣。
“Mrs. White, no man in his right mind would be alone together with you.”
懷特太太，腦子正常的男人都不會想跟你單獨待在一起。
當面把最難聽的話包進禮貌句式，殺傷力大，是全片的名場面。
No one in his right mind would ... with you.
半開玩笑地損熟人時能用；對上司或剛認識的人說這句絕對不要。
No sane person would be alone with you. ／ No man in his right mind would do that with you.
口語
in his right mind 連讀，with you 放慢收尾。
No one in his right mind would volunteer to present after you. 腦子正常的人都不會搶在你後面上臺發言。
I suggest we handle this in proper military fashion. We split up and search the house. Split up? Yes. We have very little time left, so we'll split up into pairs. - Pairs? - Yes. Wait a minute. Suppose that one of us is the murderer. If we split up into pairs, whichever one of us is left with the killer might get killed. Then we would've discovered who the murderer is. But the other half of the pair would be dead! This is war, Peacock. Casualties are inevitable. You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. Every cook will tell you that.
我建議按正規的軍事方式辦。 我們分頭搜屋子。 分頭？ 對。時間不多了，我們兩個人一組分頭行動。 ——兩人一組？——對。 等等。萬一我們當中有一個就是兇手呢。 要是兩人一組分開，跟兇手分到一組的那個人就可能被殺。 那我們就知道兇手是誰了。 可同組的另一個人就死了！ 這是戰爭，皮科克。傷亡在所難免。 要做煎蛋，就得先打碎雞蛋。 哪個廚子都懂這個道理。
下一章 · 10a likely story編得倒像真的這場戲：被困密道靠開槍脫身意思是「同舟共濟、一起扛」，表示處境相同、誰也脫不了關係。沃茲沃思用它把所有人綁在一起，逼大家留下查兇手，日常也能用來拉同事一起擔責任。
可以說 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs，字面是「做煎蛋總得打碎幾個蛋」。上校用它回應分頭搜屋可能送命，意思是想要結果就得接受代價。
沃茲沃思先答 No，被追問後又解釋 I said "no" meaning yes，嘴上的「不」其實是「是」。這是全場最好笑的繞圈，聽的時候要抓前後句的關係，別隻記一個單詞。
意思接近，都是冒險、賭一把。take a chance 更口語，往往指明知有風險還願意試；上校用它問對方肯不肯為搜屋承擔危險，緊跟著就是「我們還有得選嗎」。
不是，是要求對方給個「明確、直截了當的答覆」，語氣偏強硬，常在反覆問不出結果時說，等於「別繞了，直接告訴我」。對上對下都能用，正式場合要放軟一點。
