這場戲：將軍主張先發制人
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作戰室裡，將軍主張搶先動手：只要打他們所有機場和導彈基地，就有機會 catch 'em with their pants down（打他們個措手不及）；他警告說，否則對方一還手就會 go absolutely ape（徹底發狂）。總統回他，這根本是 mass murder（大屠殺）。想學開會爭辯、軍事口吻和強烈反對的英語，這段全是。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 搶先動手就能 catch someone with their pants down（打某人個措手不及）
on the other hand 反過來說、另一方面as it is 就目前而言、照現狀reserve force 預備部隊、後備力量
總統回他：這是 mass murder（大屠殺），不是戰爭
mass murder 大屠殺go down in history 被載入史冊breach of security 安全漏洞、洩密the big board 作戰大態勢板
作戰室裡，圖爾吉德森將軍力主對蘇聯發動先發制人的全面打擊。他逐條論證：如果放任不管，對方一旦還手會 go absolutely ape（徹底發狂），我們會遭受近乎徹底的毀滅；可如果搶先打擊他們所有機場和導彈基地，就能 catch 'em with their pants down（打他們個措手不及）。總統提醒他，美國公開申明的政策是絕不首先使用核武器；將軍卻狡辯說裡珀將軍已經讓這政策失效。總統終於忍不住說，這不是戰爭，是 mass murder（大屠殺）。想學正式爭辯、軍事術語和強硬反對的英語，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。
“Three, when they do, they are going to go absolutely ape.”
第三，一旦他們動手，他們會徹底發瘋。
用一句俚語給地緣災難命名，冷靜的編號腔和 ape 的粗野正好對撞。
when they do, they are going to go ...
把對方的激烈反應說給旁人聽時用；跟客戶或長輩別說 go ape。
They will completely lose it. ／ They are going to explode with rage.
口語
go absolutely ape 三個詞一氣呵成，ape 拖長降調。
When they see the bill, they are going to go absolutely ape. 他們一看到賬單，絕對會炸毛。
“On all their airfields and missile bases, We'd stand a damn good chance of catching 'em with their pants down.”
打擊他們所有的機場和導彈基地，我們就很有可能打他們個措手不及。
把偷襲講得像穩操勝券，pants down 這個畫面讓冷酷透出滑稽。
stand a good chance of doing something
評估有多大把握做成某件事時用；正式報告要把 damn 去掉。
We would have a strong chance of catching them off guard. ／ They would be caught completely unprepared.
口語
catching 'em 吞掉 g，pants down 收尾放重。
We stand a good chance of catching them with their pants down. 我們很有可能打他們個措手不及。
“That was not an act of national policy. There are still alternatives open to us.”
那不是國家政策下的行動。我們仍有別的選擇。
一句撇清責任，一句留出退路，把慌亂壓成兩個短句。
There are still alternatives open to us.
危機裡要穩住人心、強調還有辦法時用；推卸責任時用會顯得狡猾。
We still have other options. ／ There are other paths we can take.
正式
still alternatives 連讀，open to us 輕快收尾。
That was one person's decision; there are still alternatives open to us. 那只是一個人的決定，我們仍有別的選擇。
“Now, truth is not always a pleasant thing.”
而真相併不總是令人愉快的。
像格言，又像鋪墊，一句話就把接下來要說的狠話變得理直氣壯。
X is not always a pleasant thing.
要講不中聽的話之前用它墊一句；安慰傷心的朋友時千萬別用。
The truth is not always kind. ／ Facts can be uncomfortable.
中性
not always 連讀，pleasant 重音在首，句尾輕收。
Truth is not always a pleasant thing, so brace yourself. 真相不總是好聽的，你做好心理準備。
“You're talking about mass murder, general, not war.”
你說的是大屠殺，將軍，不是戰爭。
一句定性就把漂亮的戰略詞換成人命，總統的道德底線全在這八個詞裡。
You're talking about X, not Y.
當面戳破對方用詞美化、要給事情定性時用；語氣很重，別亂用。
What you're describing is slaughter, not strategy. ／ Call it what it is: murder, not war.
正式
mass murder 重讀，general 後停頓，not war 加重收尾。
You're talking about layoffs, not restructuring. 你說的是裁員，不是重組。
“I will not go down in history as the greatest mass murderer since adolph hitler!”
我絕不願作為自阿道夫·希特勒以來最大的殺人狂而被載入史冊！
把個人名譽和人類浩劫擺在同一句裡，荒誕與恐懼同時到位。
go down in history as ...
說某事會被歷史記住成什麼名聲時用；拿納粹作比要非常謹慎。
I refuse to be remembered as a butcher. ／ History will judge this as atrocity.
正式
go down in history 連成一串，as 後稍頓再拋名字。
He does not want to go down in history as the man who gave up. 他不想作為那個認輸的人被載入史冊。
“That is precisely the idea, general. That is precisely the idea.”
要的就是這個效果，將軍。要的就是這個效果。
重複本身就是回答，越平靜越讓對面的驚愕顯得可笑。
That is precisely the idea.
對方剛驚呼不行、你偏說這正是目的時用；帶挑釁，看場合。
Exactly. That is exactly the point. ／ Yes—that is entirely the intention.
中性
precisely 重讀，兩次之間留一拍再重複。
You think it will annoy them? That is precisely the idea. 你覺得這會惹惱他們？要的就是這個效果。
Now, Five, If, on the other hand, We were to immediately launch an all-out and coordinated attack... On all their airfields and missile bases, We'd stand a damn good chance of catching 'em with their pants down. Hell, we got a five-to-one missile superiority as it is. We could easily assign three missiles to every target... And still have a very effective reserve force for any other contingency. We would therefore prevail and suffer... Only modest and acceptable civilian casualties from their remaining force, Which would be badly damaged and uncoordinated.
那麼第五，反過來說，如果我們立刻發動一場全面協調的進攻…… 打擊他們所有的機場和導彈基地，我們就很有可能打他們個措手不及。 見鬼，我們現在導彈就有五比一的優勢。 我們可以輕鬆給每個目標分配三枚導彈…… 而且還能留下一支很有效的預備力量，應付任何其他突發狀況。 所以我們會獲勝，只會付出…… 只有少量、可以接受的平民傷亡，來自他們殘存的、已被重創且混亂不堪的部隊。
下一章 · 08come through傳過來這場戲：熱線電話通報核危機字面是「讓人褲子掉下來時被逮住」，意思是打某人個措手不及。劇裡將軍說搶先打擊就能 catching 'em with their pants down，就是趁對方沒準備時下手。
不是「變成猿」，而是口語裡「大發雷霆、氣到抓狂」。劇裡說對方一旦還手會 go absolutely ape，就是「他們會徹底發瘋地反擊」，語氣比 get angry 強得多。
mass murder。劇裡總統直接說 You're talking about mass murder, general, not war，就是「你說的是大屠殺，不是戰爭」，用來把將軍的方案定性。
意思是「被載入史冊」，可好可壞。劇裡總統說不想 go down in history 成為希特勒之後最大的殺人狂，就是不肯以惡名留史，語氣很重。
意思是「恕我直言、冒昧地說」，說難聽的話前先鋪墊。劇裡有人用它對將軍說「我尊重你的部隊，但我的人能輕鬆掃開他們」，既客氣又強硬。
