這場戲：聚會上爭論政治立場
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聚會上，奧本海默被介紹認識騎士和讓，一句 And your reputation precedes you（久仰大名）剛落地，話題就轉到共產主義。他自稱不是黨員、讀過《資本論》，堅持 I like a little wiggle room（我喜歡留一點回旋餘地），對方卻回一句 you sound uncommitted（你聽著並不堅定）。想學立場交鋒、含蓄回懟和體面打太極，這些句子很實用。
「久仰大名」：reputation precedes you
reputation precedes you 久仰大名thinking of joining 正考慮加入who wouldn't 誰不會呢
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 恆星如何死去
用坍縮和吞光講黑洞，把抽象研究說成無法救人。
「留一點回旋的餘地」：wiggle room
thinking freely 自由思考a little wiggle room 一點回旋餘地tow the party line 跟黨的口徑走
奧本海默走進一場聚會，被介紹認識語言學家騎士和活潑的讓，一句 And your reputation precedes you（久仰大名）拉開寒暄。很快話題轉向政治：有人說民主共和國正被法西斯暴徒推翻，A democratic republic being overthrown by fascist thugs, who wouldn't?（誰不會站出來？）；奧本海默聲稱自己不是黨員，卻讀過《資本論》三卷，還堅持 I like a little wiggle room（我喜歡留一點回旋餘地）。對方不買賬，直接回一句 It's about the ideas. And you sound uncommitted（重點在思想，而你聽著並不堅定）。想學政治辯論、綿裡藏針的提問和體面地劃清界限，這些表達都很集中。
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。
“A democratic republic being overthrown by fascist thugs, who wouldn't?”
一個民主共和國正被法西斯暴徒推翻，誰會不（支援）呢？
用一個反問把立場說得無可辯駁：面對明顯的暴力，站隊根本不需要猶豫。
___, who wouldn't?
在辯論中用反問強調某個選擇理所當然時用，正式、有攻勢，別用來壓人閉嘴。
Who in their right mind would refuse? ／ It's the only sane response.
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fascist thugs 加重，who wouldn't 上揚收。
A family losing its home, who wouldn't help? 一個家庭要失去住所了，誰會不幫忙呢？
“They think that socialism is a bigger threat than fascism.”
他們覺得社會主義比法西斯更危險。
不評論對錯，只把對方的排序原樣擺出，冷靜轉述裡透出荒謬，政治諷刺全靠留白。
They think that ___ is a bigger threat than ___.
轉述某種顛倒的優先順序時用，正式、含蓄，別用於當面對質。
They have their dangers ranked backwards. ／ In their ledger, the wrong side is the threat.
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They think 輕讀，bigger threat than fascism 加重收。
They think that a long meeting is a bigger threat than a missed deadline. 他們覺得開長會比錯過截止日期更危險。
“The gravity gets so concentrated it swallows everything.”
引力會集中到那種程度，吞掉一切。
用 so ... that 的因果句把抽象物理講成吞噬的畫面。語氣越冷靜，那個意象越嚇人。
It gets so concentrated it swallows everything.
描述某種力量發展到吞噬一切的程度時用，書面、有力，別用來閒聊。
It pulls in everything around it. ／ The force grows until nothing escapes.
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so concentrated 放慢，it swallows everything 加重收。
The debt gets so concentrated it swallows every other priority. 債務集中到那種程度，吞掉了其他一切優先順序。
“But right now, all I have is theory, which can't impact people's lives.”
可眼下我只有理論，而理論影響不了人們的生活。
把學者的困境說得坦白：理論再深，也夠不著具體的人，為日後的選擇埋下伏筆。
All I have is theory, which can't impact people's lives.
坦承自己的研究暫時無法產生實際影響時用，語氣誠懇，別用於推脫責任。
The work is abstract and the need is real. ／ Ideas alone don't reach anyone.
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all I have is theory 連讀，which can't impact people's lives 放慢收。
All I have is a draft, which can't change anyone's day yet. 我只有一份草稿，還改變不了任何人的一天。
“It's about the ideas. And you sound uncommitted.”
重點在那些思想。而你聽著並不堅定。
先給一句判斷，再補一句當面指認，兩句短句像兩步逼近，把氣氛壓緊。
It's about ___. And you sound uncommitted.
當面指出對方態度含糊時用，直接、有壓迫感，別對剛認識的人說。
The point isn't the label, it's your hesitation. ／ You talk like someone who hasn't decided.
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It's about the ideas 停頓，you sound uncommitted 逐詞加重收。
It's about the goal. And you sound uncommitted. 重點在目標上。而你聽著並不堅定。
“Well, I'm committed to thinking freely about how to improve our world.”
我堅定的是自由思考如何改善我們的世界。
把忠誠的物件從組織換成思考本身，一句話亮明立場，也拒絕了站隊。
I'm committed to thinking freely about ___.
表明自己只忠於獨立思考時用，正式、有原則，別用來拒絕該負的責任。
My loyalty is to thinking, not a line. ／ I stay free to question and to help.
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I'm committed to 連讀，thinking freely 放慢，improve our world 加重收。
I'm committed to thinking freely about how to fix this team. 我堅定的是自由思考如何拯救這個團隊。
Well, if they do, they'd cool, then collapse. In fact, the bigger the star, the more violent its demise. The gravity gets so concentrated it swallows everything. Everything, even light.
嗯，如果會， 它們會冷卻，然後坍縮。 其實，恆星越大， 死得就越猛烈。 引力會集中到那種程度 一切，連光也算。
下一章 · 06wring your neck真想掐死你這場戲：兄弟吵架後命名臺地意思是「迴旋的餘地、可以靈活變通的空間」。戲裡一句 I like a little wiggle room，就是「我喜歡給自己留一點餘地」，常用來表示不想被規則框死。
意思是「久仰大名、人還沒到名聲先到了」。戲裡一句 And your reputation precedes you，就是「早就聽說過你」，是初次見面的客套，也帶點試探。
意思是「與黨派口徑保持一致、一味隨大流表態」，通常帶貶義。戲裡問 Do you always tow the party line?，就是「你總是跟著黨的口徑走嗎」，有點挑釁。
意思是「把精力集中投入到某件事」。戲裡問是否用這套紀律 channel your energies into progress，就是「把精力引向進步」，常用來講如何專注做一件事。
your reputation precedes you。戲裡初次見面就用了這一句，也可以說 I've heard a lot about you，語氣更隨意，前者則更正式、更有戲。
