這場戲：姐妹為秘密婚約吵翻
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詹寧斯太太帶來爆炸性訊息：愛德華早就和露西訂婚五年，被 cut off without a penny（斷了財路）。埃莉諾承認自己早從倫敦就知道，只因答應了露西 in strictest confidence（極其保密）才沒說。瑪麗安氣得追問 Elinor, where is your heart?（你的心到哪裡去了？），姐妹倆終於吵開。想學「保密」與質問，這段最見性格。
❝ 獨白 · 8 句 「逆來順受」寫成 resignation
resignation 逆來順受、聽天由命at liberty to 獲准可以、有權去做divided from 與某人被隔開
「足以證明」說 proof enough of
at liberty to 獲准可以、有權去做divided from 與某人被隔開proof enough of 足以證明某事的證據
詹寧斯太太帶來訊息：愛德華和露西訂婚五年，費拉斯太太要他 break the engagement（解除婚約），否則剝奪繼承權；他為守承諾，被 cut off without a penny（斷了財路），財產全留給羅伯特。埃莉諾坦白自己從倫敦那晚起就知道，是露西 in strictest confidence（極其保密）說的，她不能 break my word（食言）。瑪麗安卻追問：Edward loves you，為何不爭取？她一句 Elinor, where is your heart?（你的心到哪裡去了？）逼得姐姐終於發作。埃莉諾反問：What do you know of anything but your own suffering?（除了你自己的痛苦你還懂什麼），說自己一直忍著露西的炫耀，心碎的證據足夠讓妹妹信服。想學守信、保密和爆發的說法，這段最鋒利。
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。
“How long have you known?”
你知道多久了？
五個詞連著兩記追問，把被瞞著的怒意釘在對方臉上。
How long have you known?
發現被瞞著、要追問對方隱瞞多久時用；對長輩用會顯得咄咄逼人。
How long have you kept this from me? ／ When did you find out?
口語
How long 上揚，have you known 連讀後重音落 known。
How long have you known about the move? 搬家的事你知道多久了？
“- I could not break my word. - But Edward loves you.”
——我不能食言。——可愛德華愛的是你。
一句講責任，一句講感情，兩個人各說各的理，誰也沒退。
I could not break my word.
強調自己必須守信時用；拿它當藉口推責任會讓人覺得冷。
I cannot go back on my word. ／ I gave my word and I will keep it.
正式
could not 弱讀，my word 重讀收尾。
I gave her my word, and I could not break my word. 我答應過她，就不能食言。
“Would you have him treat her even worse than Willoughby has treated you?”
難道你希望他待她比威洛比待你還要不如？
用威洛比的薄情作尺子，一句反問把瑪麗的怨氣堵回去。
Would you have him do ...?
用反問駁對方雙標時用；語速慢一點，別聽成真心建議。
Would you really want him to treat her worse? ／ You would not wish that on her, surely.
正式
Would you have him 連讀，even worse 重讀對比。
Would you have him lie to her just to please us? 難道你希望他為了讓我們高興就去騙她？
“Elinor, where is your heart?”
埃莉諾，你的心到哪裡去了？
把冷靜當成無情的罪狀，一句質問直指姐姐的隱忍。
Where is your heart?
指責對方冷漠、太講道理時用；說出口很傷人，慎用。
Do you feel nothing at all? ／ Have you no heart in this?
literary
Elinor 輕呼，where is your heart 放緩，尾音下沉。
You heard the news and said nothing; where is your heart? 你聽了訊息一聲不吭，你的心到哪裡去了？
“What do you know of anything but your own suffering?”
除了你自己的痛苦，你還懂得什麼？
把對方的委屈一併否定，是這場爭吵裡最狠的一刀。
What do you know of anything but ...?
極重地斥對方只顧自己時用；這話出口就難收回。
You see nothing but your own pain. ／ Can you think of anyone but yourself?
literary
anything but 連讀，your own suffering 逐詞加重。
What do you know of anything but your own plans? 除了你自己的打算，你還知道什麼？
“I could have produced proof enough of a broken heart even for you.”
我拿出的心碎證據，足夠連你都信服。
把最深的痛說成證據，冷靜裡爆出全章最響的一聲。
I could have produced proof enough of ...
忍到極限、要證明自己並非無動於衷時用；爭吵裡用會兩敗俱傷。
I could have shown you proof of my broken heart. ／ I have evidence enough of what this cost me.
literary
could have 縮讀，proof enough 重讀，句尾放平收。
I could have produced proof enough of my effort even for you. 我付出的證據，足夠連你都信服。
For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on me... without being at liberty to speak of it to a single creature. It was forced on me by the very person whose prior claims... ruined all my hope. I have endured her exaltation again and again... whilst knowing myself to be divided from Edward forever. Believe me, Marianne, had I not been bound to silence... I could have produced proof enough of a broken heart even for you.
瑪麗安，這幾個星期來，這事一直壓在我心頭…… 我卻不能對任何人說一個字。 把這事硬塞給我的人，正是那個憑先來的名分…… 毀掉我全部希望的人。 她一次次得意炫耀，我都忍了下來…… 一邊清楚自己與愛德華已永遠無緣。 相信我，瑪麗安，要不是我被逼著閉口不言…… 我拿出的心碎證據，足夠連你都信服。
下一章 · 24only too delighted非常樂意這場戲：上校贈教區成全婚事指「極其保密地」，表示說出來的話不能外傳。戲裡埃莉諾說露西 in strictest confidence 告訴她，所以自己不能講。
說 break one's word，也可以說 break my word。戲裡埃莉諾說 I could not break my word，就是「我不能食言」。
指「被斷了財路、一分不給」。戲裡愛德華堅持不解除婚約，結果被 cut off without a penny。
指「違者以……論處」，用來威脅。戲裡說母親要他解除婚約 on pain of 剝奪繼承權，就是「不從就沒收財產」。
指「逆來順受、聽天由命」，不是辭職。戲裡瑪麗安抱怨姐姐總是 resignation and acceptance，就是「總是認命」。
