這場戲：冰茶閒聊套出意外險
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菲莉絲請內夫下午再來，邊調 iced tea（冰茶）邊閒聊，先拿他整理郵票打趣，再把話題轉到丈夫在油田的危險上。她一句 It's got me worried sick.（擔心得要命），又提到 accident insurance（意外險）；內夫接住話頭，說能 sell him on the idea（說服他接受）。想把話繞到目的上又不露痕跡，就學這幾句。
「我肯定能說服他接受」英語是 I'm sure I could sell him on the idea
throw a little more business your way 再給你介紹點生意worried sick 擔心得要命capital sum 一次性賠付的本金sell him on the idea 說服他接受
菲莉絲把內夫約到家裡，一邊調 iced tea（冰茶）一邊閒聊，先拿他整理郵票打趣，再問他喝茶的習慣從哪學來，氣氛輕鬆。話鋒一轉，她說丈夫在油田下方工作，很危險，I worry a lot about him（總替他操心），接著說 It's got me worried sick.（擔心得要命）。她問內夫賣保險能拿多少佣金，又說 I could throw a little more business your way（能再給你介紹點生意），最後把心思擺到明面上：丈夫該買份意外險，最好有 capital sum（萬一死亡賠的那筆錢）。內夫聽懂暗示，回一句 I could sell him on the idea（能說服他接受）。想練怎麼把請求包裝成閒聊，這些說法都很實用。
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。
“I was working on my stamp collection anyway.”
反正我昨晚在整理郵票。
用一件無關的小愛好回應被放鴿子的尷尬，答得體面又冷淡。
I was ... anyway.（反正我也在……）
被人臨時爽約又想輕描淡寫時能用，正式場合別這麼敷衍。
I had my own plans anyway. ／ It was no big deal for me.
中性
重讀 working 和 anyway，語氣放平。
I was catching up on sleep anyway. 反正我也正好補覺。
“Not much money, but you learn a lot about life.”
錢不多，但能讓你看懂不少人情世故。
先自嘲收入，再把經歷抬成人生學費，句式樸素卻很有分量。
Not much X, but you learn a lot.（X 不多，但能學到很多）
聊工作得失時能用來自嘲，別用來給低薪硬找藉口。
The pay was poor, but the lessons were free. ／ It paid little and taught me plenty.
中性
but 前稍停，learn a lot 連讀帶過。
Not much sleep, but you learn a lot about patience. 睡不了多少，但能學會不少耐心。
“I'm sure I could sell him on the idea of some accident protection.”
我肯定能說服他接受一份意外保障。
把最狠的暗示包進一句推銷行話，越平常越讓人發涼。
sell someone on the idea of ...（說服某人接受……）
向人推銷方案時能用，對長輩或正式場合別把話說得太滿。
I could talk him into it. ／ I can bring him around to it.
中性
重讀 sure 和 protection，句尾降調。
I can sell the team on the idea of a shorter launch. 我能說服團隊接受縮短上線週期。
“You mean, some dark night a crown block might fall on him?”
你是說，某個黑夜裡，井架天車說不定會砸到他頭上？
他把她繞著說的擔心直接攤成一句畫面，dark night 加 crown block，暗示全在裡面。
You mean, ... might ...?
把對方不好意思直說的話歸結成一句確認時用，適合私下交談，正式場合不要這樣替人挑明。
You mean it could happen at night? ／ So one night it might just fall on him?
口語
some dark night 連讀，crown block 咬清，句尾升調。
You mean, one bad morning the whole thing could collapse? 你是說，哪天早上這整攤子就可能塌掉？
下一章 · 05knock someone off幹掉某人這場戲：暗示買意外險殺夫不是「病得擔心」，而是「擔心得要命、愁壞了」。菲莉絲說 It's got me worried sick.，嘴上說擔心丈夫，其實在給買保險鋪路。
throw business your way。way 指「往你這邊」，throw ... your way 就是「給你介紹、把生意送上門」。菲莉絲說 I could throw a little more business your way.，暗示還有保單給他。
不是「新鮮」，是罵人「輕佻、沒規矩、沒大沒小」。女傭不在，內夫說也許能幫忙，菲莉絲回 Fresh.，是嗔怪他油嘴滑舌。
表示「其實、說真的」，用來補充或糾正一句剛說的話。內夫說 As a matter of fact, I thought he'd be here this afternoon.，就是「其實我以為他下午會來」。
sell someone on something 是「說服某人接受某事」。內夫說 I could sell him on the idea of some accident protection.，意思是能勸她丈夫投保。
指保單裡「一次性賠付的本金」。菲莉絲問 Capital sum? What's that?，內夫解釋 In case he gets killed.，就是「萬一他死了能賠的那筆錢」。
