這場戲：揭穿女裁縫偷東西
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莊園裡的小盒子、裁紙刀接二連三不見，有人盯上了王后的女裁縫，心裡清楚好戲 the stage is set（一切已鋪好），當面攤牌，逼她連夜趕製一條新舞裙。對方不肯，就放狠話：別以為我不敢說，這事能 make headlines（上頭條）一路鬧到秘魯去。想學英語裡怎麼攤牌、下最後通牒，看它就夠。
好戲要開場：the stage is set（一切已鋪好）
the stage is set 一切已鋪好、好戲要開場means to favor me 有意偏袒我good enough for me 對我來說夠了
「上頭條」警告：That'll make headlines（成大新聞）
well-earned rest 應得的好好休息why on earth 到底、究竟must have been 想必是、一定是make headlines 上頭條、成大新聞
莊園裡的銀盒子、丘位元像、裁紙刀接連不見。有人把王后的女裁縫堵住，當面點出她拿過梳妝檯上的香膏盒，請她把東西都還回來；還讓她幫赫克瑟姆夫人趕製一件新舞裙。她一聽就反問 why on earth（到底為什麼要這麼做），說自己一晚上縫不出來，問什麼時候能睡；對方辯說玻璃 must have been（想必是）碎了，可這邊不依不饒。得到的回答是到了哈伍德再睡，並撂下狠話：別以為我不敢說，王后的女裁縫是小偷這條新聞能 make headlines（上頭條），從這兒一路鬧到秘魯。想學英語裡怎麼攤牌、討還東西、下最後通牒，看它就夠。
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 think the stage is set for a fight later, about me.”
我看待會兒是要為我的事吵一架了。
the stage is set 一落，瑪麗對即將到來的衝突看得比誰都清楚。
the stage is set for ...
預感到衝突將起時用；日常小事上說會顯得誇張。
A row is clearly brewing. ／ Everything is lined up for a fight.
中性
stage 重讀，set for a 連讀，later 前稍停。
The stage is set for a difficult meeting. 一場難談的會已經在所難免。
“Lady Bagshaw must have her reasons, and that's good enough for me.”
巴格肖夫人一定有她的道理，對我來說這就夠了。
一句不替對方辯解卻全然站定的話，把信任說得乾脆。
must have ... reasons, and that is good enough for me.
替朋友擋外人的猜疑時用；明知有錯還硬挺會顯得護短。
She has her reasons, and I trust them. ／ That is enough for me.
中性
must have 輕讀，good enough for me 逐詞重讀。
She has her reasons, and that is good enough for me. 她有她的道理，對我來說這就夠了。
“That'll make headlines from here to Peru.”
這能從頭版一直鬧到秘魯去。
把醜聞的傳播範圍誇張到秘魯，威脅立刻有了畫面感。
make headlines from here to ...
半開玩笑或放狠話時用；正式溝通裡別這麼誇張。
It will be front-page news everywhere. ／ This will make headlines across the world.
口語
headlines 重讀，from here to Peru 漸快收尾。
It will make headlines from here to Tokyo. 這事能一路鬧到東京去。
“I can't sew a dress in a night.”
我一晚上縫不出一條裙子。
把不可能的工期一口回絕，平實一句就頂住了強人所難。
I can't ... in a night.
拒絕不合理的期限時用；對上級說會顯得頂撞。
There's no way I can finish that overnight. ／ That cannot be done in one night.
口語
can't 重讀，sew a dress 連讀，in a night 收住。
I can't write a report in a night. 我一晚上寫不完一份報告。
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make headlines。劇裡說 That'll make headlines from here to Peru，就是「這事能從頭版鬧到秘魯」，形容醜聞傳得極廣。
on earth 用來加強疑問，意思是「到底、究竟」。劇裡 Why on earth would I do that? 就是「我到底為什麼要那麼做」，帶點不情願和不服氣。
must have been 表示對過去的推斷。劇裡 Then it must have been broken 就是「那它想必是碎了」，語氣篤定地推測已經發生的事。
指「應得的好好休息」，earned 是「掙來的」。劇裡說 I hope you're having a well-earned rest，等於誇對方辛苦一場，這份休息受之無愧。
