這場戲：瘋子大談加氟陰謀
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槍聲不斷，曼德雷克勸裡珀挪個地方：we'd be better off（境況會更好）離亂飛的玻璃遠一點。裡珀卻大談加氟陰謀，說那是 hard-core commie（鐵桿共產黨）的伎倆；他還說自己頭一回察覺，是在 the physical act of love（肉體歡愛）之後。想學荒誕獨白、陰謀論口吻和委婉語，這段最經典。
陰謀論開場：in addition to（除…之外還）給各種食物加氟
in addition to 除…之外還incredibly obvious 再清楚不過Without the knowledge of 在某人不知情的情況下hard-core commie 死硬的共產黨
❝ 獨白 · 8 句 女人想奪取 the life essence（生命的精氣）
the physical act of love 肉體歡愛（委婉語）profound sense of fatigue 深深的疲憊感has not recurred 沒有再發生過the life essence 生命的精氣
槍聲還在響，曼德雷克勸裡珀換個安全的地方：we'd be better off（境況會更好）離亂飛的玻璃遠一點。裡珀卻說這兒挺好，接著講他的陰謀論：有人正給鹽、麵粉、冰淇淋加氟，這是把外來物質注入我們寶貴的體液，是 hard-core commie（鐵桿的共產黨）的慣用伎倆。曼德雷克問他這套理論是怎麼來的，裡珀回答，最早是在 the physical act of love（肉體歡愛）之後感到深深的疲憊和空虛，他稱之為 essence（精氣）的流失，還說女人想奪取他的精氣，但他絕不把精氣給她們。想學荒誕獨白、陰謀論措辭和英式委婉語，這段最經典。
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。
“It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?”
明擺著的事，不是嗎？
用反問她把荒謬當常識，越篤定越顯荒誕。
It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?
想逼對方承認一件明顯的事時用；用來說服人時容易顯得強硬。
It's painfully obvious, don't you think? ／ That's pretty clear, isn't it?
口語
incredibly 重讀，obvious 後稍停，isn't it 輕快上揚。
It's incredibly obvious, isn't it, that he only wants the credit? 他只想搶功，這不是明擺著的嗎？
“A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids...”
一種外來物質被注入我們寶貴的體液……
把加氟說成往身體裡下異物，一本正經的措辭反而最可笑。
A foreign substance is introduced into ...
描述某物被悄悄混進身體或系統時用；正式報告裡也很常見。
An outside substance is being added to our water. ／ Something foreign is getting into our bodies.
正式
foreign substance 連讀，introduced into 裡 d 與 i 相接。
A foreign substance was introduced into the batch by mistake. 有一批貨裡不小心混進了外來物質。
“I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake.”
我可以向你保證，後來再沒發生過，曼德雷克。
用最正式的保證句說一件荒誕私事，嚴肅得讓人發笑。
I can assure you it has not recurred.
鄭重保證某事不再發生時用；對上級或客戶說很穩妥。
I can promise you it hasn't happened again. ／ You have my word that it won't repeat.
正式
assure you 連讀，has not recurred 裡 t 與 r 順接。
I can assure you the mistake has not recurred. 我可以保證這個錯誤沒有再出現。
“Women sense my power, And they seek the life essence.”
女人能感覺到我的力量，就想奪取生命的精氣。
一句話把自我神化說到頂，荒誕與自大同時拉滿。
They sense my power, and they seek ...
半開玩笑地誇大自己的吸引力時用；認真場合說會顯得自戀。
They sense my strength and come looking for it. ／ People feel the power and want a piece of it.
literary
sense my power 連讀，seek the 一氣帶過，essence 拖長。
They sense my power, and they all want my recipe. 他們感覺到我的本事，都想要我的配方。
“But I do deny them my essence.”
但我絕不把精氣給她們。
用 do 強調一點執念，短句像誓詞，怪得讓人難忘。
I do deny them ...
要強調自己確實拒絕某事時用；正式寫作裡 do 也可表強調。
But I refuse to give them that. ／ Still, I never hand it over.
literary
do 重讀，deny them 連讀，essence 收得乾淨。
They ask every week, but I do deny them the password. 他們每週都來問，可我絕不把密碼給他們。
Well, I, uh-- I-I first became aware of it, Mandrake, During the physical act of love. Huh. Yes, a, uh, profound sense of fatigue, Feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Uh-huh. - Loss of essence. - Huh. I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women sense my power, And they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake. No. But I do deny them my essence.
這個，我，呃——我頭一回意識到，曼德雷克，是在肉體歡愛的時候。嗯。 是的，一種深深的疲憊，接著是空虛感。 幸好我正確地解讀了這些感覺。嗯哼。 ——精氣的流失。——嗯。 我可以向你保證，後來再沒發生過，曼德雷克。 女人能感覺到我的力量，就想奪取生命的精氣。 我從不躲著女人，曼德雷克。絕不。 但我絕不把精氣給她們。
下一章 · 13answer for負責這場戲：哄著裡珀交密碼意思是「境況會更好」，常用來建議換個做法。劇裡曼德雷克說 we'd be better off in some other part of the room，就是「我們挪到屋裡別處會更好」，委婉地勸人避一避。
指「死硬的、鐵桿的」，形容立場極端又不動搖。劇裡說 a hard-core commie，就是「鐵桿共產黨」，罵人或調侃死忠粉時都能用。
in addition to。劇裡裡珀說 in addition to fluoridating water, there are studies underway，就是「除了給水加氟，還有研究在推進」，列舉補充時很常用。
是「肉體歡愛」的委婉語，比 sex 含蓄。劇裡裡珀用它講述自己那套陰謀論的起源，一本正經地說私密事，反而更荒誕。
essence 本義是「精髓、本質」，裡珀用它指「精氣」。他說女人想奪取他的 life essence，自己絕不把精氣給她們，這是他荒唐理論的核心詞。
