這場戲：警探逐個盤問家人
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警探把索姆比一家逐個叫進書房問話，走個過場也要錄音。有人把生意 built my business from the ground up（從零做起來）當勳章，也有人開口就是家族公司、自己的護膚品牌，答得滴水不漏；中間還冒出 Passing the torch（交接衣缽）。想學怎麼應付問話、體面地自我包裝，這些說法很實用。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 from the ground up（從零做起）
from the ground up 從零做起were very close 關係很親secret way of communicating 秘密的交流方式
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 Passing the torch（交接衣缽）
all gutted 難過極了hand on my shoulder 手搭在我肩上Passing the torch 交接衣缽
警探在哈蘭家把家人一個個叫進去問話，還全程錄音。有人很得意地說 I built my business from the ground up（我的生意是從零做起來的），又提到自己和父親有 We had our own secret way of communicating（自己的秘密交流方式）。也有人自稱在管家族的出版公司，話裡全是想掌權的意思；還有人把護膚品品牌 Flam 說得神乎其神，誇他 a genuinely selfless man（真心無私的人），順便提 Passing the torch（交接衣缽）。想學怎麼回答審問、怎麼給自己貼金、怎麼講體面話，這些都能直接用。
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 built my business from the ground up.”
我的事業是我自己一手打拼出來的。
一句平鋪直敘的自誇，靠 from the ground up 點出「全靠自己」。沒有形容詞，卻把底氣說足。
I built ... from the ground up.
介紹自己白手起家、強調凡事靠自力時用，語氣自豪；對處境艱難的人說容易顯得炫耀。
I built this from nothing. ／ I started with nothing and earned every bit.
中性
built my business 連讀，from the ground up 逐詞重讀收尾。
I earned all of this from the ground up. 這一切都是我一手打拼來的。
“Don't know why I said that.”
不知道我剛才為什麼那麼說。
剛說完一句掏心的話，立刻反悔，把話收回得自然又狼狽。它把人的自我審查攤在桌上，比任何解釋都真實。
Don't know why I said that.
說漏嘴或說得太真之後找補時用，語氣輕，帶自我解嘲。
I don't know where that came from. ／ Forget I said that.
口語
Don't know 連讀，why I said that 放慢，that 輕收。
I don't know why I even brought that up. 我也不知道我幹嘛提這個。
“I'm assuming this will all be wrapped up before the memorial tonight.”
我想這些在今晚的追思會之前都會處理完吧。
一句禮貌的假設，表面是關心進度，實則劃定期限；用陳述句施壓，是上流階層最擅長的強勢。
I'm assuming this will all be ... before ...
用看似客氣的方式催促或施壓時用，語氣平靜但立場明確；對平級或朋友用會顯得居高臨下。
I trust this will be sorted by then. ／ I'm assuming we're done here before the evening.
正式
I m assuming 輕，wrapped up 重讀，before the memorial tonight 放慢收尾。
I'm assuming this will all be settled before the client arrives. 我想這些在客戶到之前都會解決好吧。
“We... We had our own secret way of communicating.”
我們有自己一套秘密的交流方式。
不說親不親，只說有一套只有彼此懂的方式；把親密藏進保密協議裡，也順手把外人擋在門外。
We had our own secret way of ...
描述兩人之間獨有的默契或交流方式時用，語氣親密而剋制；在正式說明裡說會顯得神秘。
We had a language only we understood. ／ We shared a private shorthand.
中性
our own secret way 連讀，of communicating 放慢收尾。
We had our own secret way of signalling during meetings. 開會時我們有自己一套秘密打暗號的方式。
We... We had our own secret way of communicating. I mean, you had to find that with Dad. You had to find a game to play with him, and if you did that, and you played by his rules...
我們……我們有自己的秘密交流方式。 我是說，跟爸相處就得找到這麼一套， 你得找到能跟他玩的遊戲， 只要你做到了，而且按他的規矩來……
I mean, we're all gutted, but, uh, I was happy to have that night with him. To be by his side. To think about our books and what we've accomplished with them. It's like I can still feel his hand on my shoulder. Passing the torch.
我是說，我們都難受極了，不過，呃， 陪在他身邊。想想我們的書 就好像還能感覺到他的手搭在我肩上。 交接衣缽。
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下一章 · 02at the behest of受某人之託這場戲：私家偵探初次登場意思是「露個面、現身一下」。戲裡警探問 Did anyone besides the family show face?，就是問除了家人還有沒有別人到場。臨時到場待一會兒就能用。
my rock。戲裡說 she's my rock，就是「她是我的主心骨」，形容伴侶或家人在難關裡最可靠。夸人可靠時很地道。
字面是「傳遞火炬」，意思是把衣缽、責任交給下一代。戲裡一句 Passing the torch，說的就是事業和家業的交接。
是「極度難過、像被掏空一樣」，比 sad 重得多，偏口語。戲裡說 we're all gutted，就是一家人都難受到極點。
as a formality。戲裡說 reintroduce ourselves as a formality，就是再自我介紹一下、走個形式而已，很多正式場合都能用。
