這場戲：總統宣佈彗星撞地球
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總統奧爾林突然中斷綜藝節目，向全國宣佈：一顆九公里寬的彗星正 on a collision course（註定相撞）撞向地球。她隨即派德拉斯克去執行 preemptive strike（先發制人的打擊），一句 Washington's always gotta have a hero（華盛頓非得有個英雄）把政治秀點破。災難、戰爭、談判裡的說法，這一場都能學到。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 彗星撞向地球，華盛頓非要 gotta have a hero（非得有個英雄）
worst-case scenario 最壞的情況on a direct collision course 正撞向、註定相撞preemptive strike 先發制人的打擊gotta have a hero 非得有個英雄不可
總統奧爾林突然中斷綜藝節目《頭彩未婚夫》，向全國發表緊急講話：一顆前所未見、寬九公里的彗星，正 on a collision course（註定相撞）撞向地球，預計五個月後抵達。她宣佈國會已通過緊急支出方案，將發動 preemptive strike（先發制人的打擊），還特別請出德拉斯克擔綱。有人點破 Washington's always gotta have a hero（華盛頓非得有個英雄），也有人質疑這任務為何不用遠端技術。最後有科學家當面對總統說，哪怕覺得她再討厭，這事也 No matter how offensive I may find you（不管我覺得你有多討厭），比個人好惡大得多。想學宣佈大事、軍事行動、體面地懟人，這一場都能學到。
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。
“Good things come to those who wait.”
好事會降臨在肯等待的人身上。
一句老掉牙的諺語被放進災難直播，平淡裡全是反諷。
Good things come to those who wait.
想勸人別急、再等等時能用；對著已經焦慮的人說會顯得敷衍，要挑場合。
Patience pays off in the end. ／ Good things take time.
中性
重音在 good、come，wait 拖長，句尾降調。
Good things come to those who wait, so stop refreshing your inbox. 好事多磨，別一直刷郵箱了。
“An unprecedented comet, nine kilometers wide, is now on a direct collision course with our cherished home, planet Earth.”
一顆前所未見的彗星，寬九公里，正徑直撞向我們珍愛的家園——地球。
全句沒有情緒詞，靠 unprecedented 和 collision course 砸出末日感。
something is on a collision course with ...
形容兩方註定衝突、無法避免時能用；拿來講私人關係會太重，正式宣告才合適。
It is headed straight for us. ／ The two sides are on a collision course.
正式
nine kilometers wide 後停頓，collision course 加重音。
The two deadlines are on a collision course. 兩個截止時間要撞在一起了。
“Washington's always gotta have a hero.”
華盛頓總是非得有個英雄不可。
一句吐槽把政治作秀說透，gotta 讓諷刺帶著無奈。
someone's always gotta have ...
吐槽某種機構或個人愛搞形式時能用；對當事人當面說會得罪人，別亂用。
There's always a hero in these things. ／ Washington can't resist a savior.
口語
always gotta 連讀，hero 重讀，句尾下沉。
The boss has always gotta have a slogan for everything. 老闆做什麼都非得配個口號。
“I'm sorry. Isn't he the mercenary gentleman that was screaming at all those children on the White House lawn?”
抱歉。他不就是那個在白宮草坪上衝一群孩子大吼大叫的僱傭兵嗎？
用一句禮貌的問句把官方英雄打回原形，資訊量全在對比裡。
Isn't he the ... that ...?
想禮貌地揭對方底時能用；語氣很容易變成當眾打臉，正式場合慎用。
Isn't that the guy who ...? ／ Wait, is he the one who ...?
中性
mercenary gentleman 輕讀，screaming 重讀，句尾上揚。
Isn't he the manager that quit over the coffee machine? 他不就是那個為咖啡機辭職的經理嗎？
“No matter how offensive I may find you.”
不管我覺得你有多討厭。
用讓步句式把敵意說得體面，既留合作餘地，又不假裝友好。
No matter how ... I may ...
要合作但不想裝親近時能用；對完全不用往來的人說，會顯得多此一舉。
However offensive you are to me. ／ I may not like you, but I'm here.
正式
No matter how 連讀，offensive 重讀，句尾降調。
No matter how much I dislike the plan, I'll back the team. 不管我多不喜歡這方案，我都會支援團隊。
“You know, I did have the FBI put that bag over your head.”
你知道嗎，那個頭罩確實是我讓聯邦調查局給你套上的。
語氣像分享小秘密，說的卻是濫用權力，荒誕感撲面而來。
I did have someone do something.
半開玩笑地承認自己使喚過別人時能用；真涉及權責，這麼說會像不打自招。
I did ask them to do it. ／ That was my doing, actually.
口語
have the FBI 連讀，put that bag 重讀，句尾放平。
I did have the printer moved just to annoy him. 我確實讓人把印表機搬走了，就為煩他一下。
Citizens of the United States and peoples of the world, I have just been handed scientific findings that confirm a worst-case scenario. An unprecedented comet, nine kilometers wide, is now on a direct collision course with our cherished home, planet Earth. Estimated time of arrival is approximately five months from now. So we have… We've drawn up a massive Congressional spending bill… I have already put together an emergency spending package for Congress… …that the Senate and the House have agreed upon.
美國公民和世界各國人民，我剛拿到科學結論，證實了最壞的情況。 一顆前所未見的彗星，寬九公里，正徑直撞向我們珍愛的家園——地球。 預計抵達時間大約是五個月之後。 所以我們…… 我們擬好了一份龐大的國會支出法案…… 我已經為國會準備了一套緊急支出方案…… ……參眾兩院已經達成一致。
下一章 · 13get it over and done with趕緊了結這場戲：約會互報家底字面是「在相撞的航線上」，指兩樣東西正朝彼此衝過去、註定相撞。劇中說的是一顆九公里寬的彗星正 on a collision course 撞向地球，也能用來形容兩國關係。
preemptive strike。preemptive 指「搶先一步的」，劇中總統說軍方將發動 preemptive strike，就是搶在彗星撞來之前先打過去，軍事和商戰裡都常用。
pitch in。劇中 All have to pitch in and push out this message 就是「大家都得出一份力，把訊息傳出去」，搬家、活動、應急時都能說。
Good things come to those who wait。這是句老話，字面是「好事會降臨在肯等待的人身上」，勸人別急著放棄時特別順口。
是罵人「沒種、軟蛋」的粗話。德拉斯克沖人大吼 You look like a goddamn bunch of pussies，就是他那種糙到沒邊的軍人腔，日常別當面用。
