這場戲：坦白私生女藏了半生
第 17 章 · 共 22 章 · 4'59"
巴格肖夫人向瑪麗坦白：露西是她的私生女，卻一直當女僕養在身邊，等於 in plain sight（就在眼皮底下）藏了半輩子；她講當年去美國生子，說 little did they know（他們根本不知道）實情多大膽。巴羅則被提醒以後要 circumspect（謹慎、言行小心）。想學講秘密和勸人小心的英語，這段很有戲。
❝ 獨白 · 27 句 把女兒藏在 in plain sight（就在眼皮底下）
have a word 跟人說句話takes notice of 留意、關注in plain sight 就在眼皮底下
瑪麗說維奧萊特會 fathom（看透、弄懂）你的打算
taken the first step 邁出第一步at once 馬上、立刻fathom 看透、弄懂
這一夜幾條線收尾。巴格肖夫人終於向瑪麗說出秘密：露西是她的私生女，多年來只說是教母，讓女兒在自己身邊做女僕——她反問 Who takes notice of a servant?（誰會留意一個僕人），等於把孩子 in plain sight（就在眼皮底下）藏了半輩子。她承認當年去美國生子，外人以為那已經夠大膽，little did they know（他們根本不知道）實情更出格。另一邊，巴羅被警察帶走後獲救，被提醒以後要 circumspect（謹慎、言行小心）。想學坦白秘密、追悔往事和勸人謹慎的英式口語，這段很夠用。
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。
“Everyone should know a total love at least once.”
人這一生，至少該有一次全心全意的愛。
把一段私情說成普世權利，溫柔裡帶著不容置疑。
Everyone should know X at least once
勸人勇敢去愛時用；對剛失戀的人講要小心場合。
Everyone deserves one great love. ／ A person should love like that at least once.
literary
should know 連讀，at least once 逐詞稍慢強調。
Everyone should know a friendship that lasts a lifetime. 人這一生，至少該有個一輩子的朋友。
“I'd have married him if I'd had the courage.”
我要是有勇氣，早就嫁給他了。
一句虛擬語氣就把一生的懊悔說盡，越平靜越動人。
I'd have done X if I'd had Y
事後追悔、說如果當初怎樣時用；正式文書裡少用縮寫。
I would have married him had I been braver. ／ If I had dared, I would have married him.
中性
I'd have 與 if I'd had 兩處連讀，主句重音在 married。
I would have taken the job if I'd had the chance. 當時有機會的話，我就接下那份工作了。
“As soon as she knows the truth, she'll fathom your plans and cease to fight you.”
她一旦知道真相，就會弄清你的打算，不再跟你作對。
前半句給條件，後半句連著兩個動詞，把對手的轉變預判得乾脆利落。
As soon as X, Y will do A and B
預判別人知道實情後會怎麼反應時用；別拿來對當事人下命令。
Once she hears, she'll understand and stop resisting. ／ The moment she knows, she will back down.
正式
As soon as 連讀，fathom 與 cease 兩處重讀。
As soon as he sees the evidence, he'll stop arguing and agree. 他一看到證據，就會停止爭辯，點頭同意。
“Well, little did they know how wild it really was.”
他們哪裡知道，事情遠比他們想的瘋狂。
倒裝把秘密壓到句末，一句話留足餘味。
Little did they know ...
講往事、揭出別人不知道的真相時用；正式彙報場合別當結論句。
Little did they know what was really going on. ／ They had no idea how wild it got.
literary
Little did 連讀輕帶，really was 重讀收尾。
Little did they know what really happened that summer. 他們哪裡知道那年夏天真正發生了什麼。
For years, I said I was her godmother, but I told her the truth on her 18th birthday. How old was she when Jack died? Six. She'd lived with Jack and his mother until then. But I took her into the house, and she went to the village school until, eventually, she became my maid. I suppose if she'd been your ward, people would have guessed. Exactly. Who takes notice of a servant? I hid her in plain sight. Did you love Jack Smith? Everyone should know a total love at least once. Jack was mine. My husband was very dull, you know? He wasn't a bad man, but... but he wasn't a clever one, either. Then he died, and Jack came to see me, and it began from there. How daring. I know it sounds reckless, but I was 39 when I got pregnant. I thought I was barren. Of course, I knew I couldn't tell my father, so... I went to America. They must have thought that wild. Well, little did they know how wild it really was. But you were happy with Jack? : Oh, very. We had ten years together before he died. I'd have married him if I'd had the courage.
多年來我都說自己是她的教母，直到她十八歲生日那天，我才告訴她真相。 傑克去世時她多大？ 六歲。 在那之前她一直跟著傑克和他母親住。 後來我把她接進宅子，她上了村裡的學校，最後成了我的女僕。 我想，如果她當時是您監護的孩子，人們早就猜到了。 正是。 誰會留意一個僕人呢？ 我把她藏在明處。 你愛過傑克·史密斯嗎？ 人這一生，至少該有一次全心全意的愛。 傑克是我的。 我丈夫很無趣，你知道嗎？ 他不是壞人，只是…… 可他也算不上聰明。 後來他死了，傑克來看我，一切就從那裡開始。 真大膽。 我知道這聽著很魯莽，可我懷孕時都三十九了。 我以為自己不能生育。 當然，我知道這事不能告訴我父親，所以…… 我去了美國。 他們一定覺得這太出格了。 他們哪裡知道，真實的經過要出格得多。 可是你跟傑克在一起很快樂嗎？ 哦，非常快樂。 他去世前，我們一起過了十年。 我要是有勇氣，早就嫁給他了。
下一章 · 18chuck in the towel認輸這場戲：撐不下去想放棄莊園字面是「在明晃晃的視線裡」，就是「就在眼皮底下」。劇裡說 I hid her in plain sight，意思是把人藏在最顯眼的地方反而沒人注意，是很地道的說法。
這是倒裝，意思是「他們根本不知道」。劇裡 little did they know how wild it really was 就是「他們哪裡知道實情有多出格」，常用來製造反轉。
指「謹慎、言行小心」，比 careful 更書面。劇裡提醒巴羅以後要 be a bit more circumspect，就是讓他別再莽撞，多留個心眼。
settle things。劇裡說 showed the sergeant my card, and that seemed to settle things，就是「給警長看了證件，事情就擺平了」，糾紛、麻煩都能用。
意思是「留意、關注」。劇裡反問 Who takes notice of a servant? 就是「誰會留意一個僕人呢」，用來說明把孩子藏在身邊最不惹眼。
