這場戲：連夜熬案後親上
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律師樓的燈還亮著，有人跟朱利安一夜連著一夜熬案，幾週檔期都排滿。一句 burn the midnight oil（連夜把活熬到很晚），緊接著案子要不要 plead it out（認罪換把案子了結）。加班聽到第一句，談判聽到第二句，都不是客套。
❝ 獨白 · 33 句 「連夜把活熬到很晚」就是 burn the midnight oil
burn the midnight oil 連夜把活熬到很晚night after night 一夜連著一夜booked out 日程排滿
認罪換把案子了結，英語說 plead it out
a brain to trust 能託付判斷的腦子plead it out 認罪換把案子了結do a few years 得在監獄裡待幾年On the other hand 把話轉到對立面
真沒料到會這樣，英語是 who would have thought
Who would have thought 真沒料到會這樣exactly what I want 此刻想要的恰好就是他the cliché we are 我們就是那套俗套that girl 那種女孩，帶一點不以為然
有人跟朱利安一夜連著一夜熬案子，未來幾週都排滿。burn the midnight oil（連夜把活熬到很晚）不是偶爾留一次。她喜歡被看成 a brain to trust（能託付判斷的腦子），不是再誇能背法條。重傷案要不要 plead it out（認罪換把案子了結）。認了幾乎要坐幾年，認罪卻能把刑期打折；另一面，事實很有可能幫不上警察，這裡用 on the other hand（把話轉到對立面）翻過去。吻之後一句 who would have thought（真沒料到會這樣），沒料到的是又乖又羞。對方說早覺得她有男朋友，她先認甜，再問怎麼成了 that girl（那種女孩，帶一點不以為然）。趕工、權衡認不認、事後說話，都能用上。
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。
“Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.”
朱利安和我，一夜接一夜地把夜熬幹。
一個燈油的比喻，把連軸轉說成兩個人的共同生活。
we burn the midnight oil，表連熬
跟同事朋友訴連軸轉可以用，正式週報別寫這麼油。
pull a run of late nights ／ work deep into the night
口語
oil上站穩，night after night輕輕敲兩下
My lab partner and I burn the midnight oil before every demo. 每次演示前，我和實驗搭檔都把夜熬幹。
“But I like that he sees me as an equal, a brain to trust.”
但我喜歡他把我當成同級，一個信得過的腦子。
她要的不是被喜歡，逗號後面補上的是判斷能不能被託付。
sees me as an equal，再補同位語
跟密友說在乎被當同級，當面逼上級表態就別用。
treat me as a peer ／ trust my read of it
中性
equal後停一下，再補brain to trust
What I like is that the new editor sees me as an equal on rewrites. 我喜歡的是，新編輯在改稿上把我當成同級。
“He smells of expensive aftershave, son of a QC, but right now, he is exactly what I want.”
他身上是昂貴的古龍水，一個皇家大律師的兒子，可這會兒他恰恰是我想要的。
嫌棄的細節和慾望用 but 接在一口氣裡，階層也沒藏。
嫌棄細節, but right now, 正是我想要的
只對好友坦白一時慾望，當事人和長輩面前別複述。
not my usual type, but tonight yes ／ exactly the mess I want
口語
aftershave連著讀，but前換氣，want上落重
The plan is loud and expensive, but right now it is exactly what I want for the show. 這方案又吵又貴，可這會兒它恰恰是我想要的那場演出。
“We laugh about the cliché we are. 'Barristers doing it in chambers!'”
我們嘲笑自己就是那套俗套：“大律師居然在事務所裡搞上了！”
先承認俗，再給自己起個笑話標題，越界就變成段子。
laugh about the cliché we are
好友之間自嘲老套可以，客戶面前或檢討場合別用。
we are such a cliché ／ living the tired version
口語
cliché咬清，引號裡那句抬高，像學別人笑
My sister and I laugh about the cliché we are, calling our mother from the same parking lot. 我和姐姐笑自己俗：總在同一個停車場給媽媽打電話。
“It's sweet. How did I become that girl?”
挺甜的。我怎麼就變成了那種女孩？
甜只給了半句，問句馬上把人從溫存里拉出來審。
How did I become that 人
日記或密友面前自嘲可以，當著對方說會傷到剛有的甜。
When did I turn into that person? ／ I hate that I like how sweet it is
口語
sweet收輕，停一拍，問句上揚，girl落下
The note on the fridge is sweet. How did I become the person who keeps it? 冰箱上的紙條是甜的。我怎麼就變成了捨不得撕的那種人？
Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night. We are both booked out for weeks. Adam, he seems to somehow go home and work from there. Adam, he has a kid now. I mean, I don't know how he does it. He might just be the cleverest person I know. He can recite whole sections of the Criminal Justice Act. He's a fre-eak! But I like that he sees me as an equal, a brain to trust. Julian comes in, asks me about his GBH case. It's tricky. It looks bad for his client. Should he plead it out and get a lesser sentence? We head to his room, so he can pour us each a vodka. If his client pleads, he'll definitely do a few years, he has a past. But a guilty plea gives him a discount on the time he will serve. On the other hand, there's a strong chance the facts don't work for the police. It's a hard decision. I spot something. Looks like some of the officers fixed something to make it look better. It is a fundamental mistake. We laugh. [CHUCKLES] Jules's eyes are on me. Moves in close. Too much vodka... Woops! I find myself kissing Jules. He... He is more gentle than I thought he would be. Boyish, sheepish, Jules! Who would have thought it? He... He is not a look I would usually find attractive. He's all, er... He's all clean and well pampered. He smells of expensive aftershave, son of a QC, but right now, he is exactly what I want. We fuck on the corner sofa in his office. We laugh about the cliché we are. 'Barristers doing it in chambers!' He nuzzles up close to me afterwards, says he was sure I would have a boyfriend. It's sweet. How did I become that girl?
朱利安和我，一夜一夜地熬到很晚。 我們倆未來幾週的檔期都排滿了。 亞當好像總能回家，在家裡幹活。 亞當現在有孩子了。我是說，我不知道他怎麼辦到的。 他也許是我認識的最聰明的人。 他能把《刑事司法法》整段背出來。 他就是個妖——孽！ 可我喜歡他把我當成平等的人，一個信得過的腦子。 朱利安走進來， 問我他那個重傷案。 棘手。看著對他當事人不利。 當事人該不該認了，換一個更輕的刑期？ 我們去他的房間，好讓他給我們各倒一杯伏特加。 要是他的當事人認了，肯定得坐幾年，當事人有前科。 可認罪會讓他實際要坐的時間打折。 另一方面，這些事實很有可能對警察不利。 這決定很難。 我發現了一個點。 看起來有些警員做了手腳，好讓這案子看著更好。 這是個根本性的錯。我們笑了。（輕笑） 朱利安的眼睛看著我。 靠過來。 伏特加喝多了……哎呀！ 我發現自己在親朱利安。 他……他比我以為的要溫柔。 帶點孩子氣，有點羞，朱利安！誰想得到？ 他……他長得不是我平時會看上的那種。 他就是，呃……整個人乾乾淨淨，保養得好好的。 他身上是很貴的鬚後水味，皇家大律師的兒子，可眼下，他正是我想要的。 我們在他辦公室角落的沙發上幹了。 我們笑自己有多俗套。「大律師在律師樓裡搞上了！」 事後他湊過來貼著我，說他本來確定我有男朋友。 挺甜的。我怎麼變成了那種女孩？
下一章 · 08get under their skin戳到痛處這場戲：從警銜轉到性侵案burn the midnight oil 是連夜把活熬到很晚。同一句裡的 night after night（一夜連著一夜）說明不是偶爾留一次。旁邊有人能回家幹活，她和朱利安仍是連著熬。
說 a brain to trust。這裡的 brain（腦子）不是誇聰明，是案子上的判斷可以交給這個人。前面剛誇過能背法條，這句要的是能託付，不是再誇一次聰明。
who would have thought 不是真要人回答，就是真沒料到會這樣。這裡沒料到的，是剛說的 boyish, sheepish（帶點孩子氣，有點羞）。
認了的話，幾乎鐵定要坐幾年，因為有前科，不過認罪能把要坐的時間打折。另一面，事實很有可能幫不上警察。
that girl 是那種女孩，帶一點不以為然。這裡前面剛說他本來確定她會有男朋友，她先認 It's sweet（挺甜），再問自己怎麼成了那種女孩。
