這場戲：揭開真相後的安慰
第 21 章 · 共 27 章 · 3'47"
布蘭登上校終於把真相告訴埃莉諾：威洛比早年引誘了伊麗莎，讓她 with child（懷了孩子）又撇下不管，是個 blackguard（無賴）；可他承認 he would have married her（他本會娶她），只是 For the money（為了錢）。埃莉諾轉告瑪麗安：at least（至少）可以確定他愛過你，瑪麗安卻說「可那還不夠」。想學舊式用詞與剋制，這段最沉。
❝ 獨白 · 12 句 「浪蕩子」說 libertine
libertine 浪蕩子mean to 打算做某事cannot deny 不得不承認
「一下子喜歡上」用 take a fancy to
Poor thing 假惺惺的心疼a vast deal more than 何止是……
布蘭登上校把威洛比的真相一併告訴埃莉諾：他年輕時引誘了伊麗莎，讓她 with child（懷了孩子），又撇下她、連去向都不留，是個 blackguard（無賴）；如今他承認威洛比當天確實打算求婚，心意也算 honorable，若不是為了錢，本會娶她。埃莉諾隨後把這些轉告瑪麗安：不管他過去如何，at least（至少）可以確定他愛過你；瑪麗安只回一句「可那還不夠」。這邊露西又來炫耀，說愛德華一家對她 take a fancy to（一下子喜歡上），話音未落，愛德華竟登門求見。想學舊式用詞、安慰與諷刺，這段最典型。
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。
“Dearest, was I right to tell you?”
親愛的，我該不該告訴你？
一句短問，把說出真相的重量和猶豫全交回給對方。
Was I right to ...?
向親近的人求證自己做得對不對時用；對上級或生人顯得沒底氣。
Was it right of me to say it? ／ Should I have told you?
中性
Dearest 輕起，was I right 連讀，句尾上揚收問。
Was I right to tell her the news tonight? 我今晚把訊息告訴她，做得對嗎？
“at least you may be certain that he loved you.”
至少你可以確定，他愛過你。
不給她虛假的指望，只留一個誰也無法奪走的事實。
at least you may be certain that ...
安慰受傷的人時給一個確定的小結論；別用在正式文書裡。
at least you know he cared. ／ one thing is certain: he loved you.
中性
at least 連讀成一口氣，certain 重讀壓穩。
At least you may be certain that you did your best. 至少你可以確定，你已經盡力了。
“I do not know what I should do if a man treated me with so little respect.”
要是有男人這麼不尊重我，我真不知道該怎麼辦。
把旁人的義憤說成像自己身在其中，一句話就定了對方的人品。
I do not know what I should do if ...
替朋友抱不平或宣告自己絕不忍受某事時用；當面說會顯得挑釁。
I cannot imagine putting up with that. ／ I would never stand for such disrespect.
中性
do not know 連讀，so little respect 逐詞放慢加重。
I do not know what I should do if someone spoke to my sister that way. 要是有人這樣跟我妹妹說話，我真不知道該怎麼辦。
“I was never so happy in my entire life, Miss Dashwood.”
我這輩子從沒這麼開心過，達什伍德小姐。
把幸福喊到頂還帶上舊式的客氣稱呼，聽著格外做作。
I was never so happy in my entire life.
誇張地表達狂喜時用；正式場合說 I have never been happier 更穩。
I have never been happier. ／ This is the happiest I have ever been.
口語
never so 連讀，entire life 重音落在 life。
I was never so happy in my entire life as when they called. 接到他們電話那一刻，我這輩子都沒這麼開心過。
“I have not yet seen Edward, but I feel sure to very soon.”
我還沒見到愛德華，不過我確信很快就見著了。
滿口篤定的空期待，一句話就把人物的輕信寫活了。
I have not yet ... but I feel sure to soon.
說自己還沒做成某事、但很快有結果時用；對別人承諾時別隨口用。
I haven't seen him yet, but I will soon. ／ Not yet, though I expect to very soon.
中性
not yet 弱讀帶過，feel sure to 連成一串。
I have not yet heard back, but I feel sure to very soon. 我還沒收到迴音，不過我相信很快就有了。
I would not have burdened you, Miss Dashwood... had I not, from my heart believed it might in time... lessen your sister's regrets. I have described Mr. Willoughby... as the worst of libertines. But I have learned from Lady Allen... that he did mean to propose that day, and therefore... I cannot deny that his intentions towards Marianne... were honorable, and... I feel certain that he would have married her... had it not been... For the money.
我本不想拿這些事煩你，達什伍德小姐…… 要不是我打心底相信，這些事或許遲早…… 能減輕你妹妹的遺憾。 我先前把威洛比先生…… 說成最壞的浪蕩子。 但我從艾倫夫人那裡得知…… 那天他確實打算求婚，所以…… 我不能否認他對瑪麗安的心意…… 是光明正大的，而且…… 我確信他本會娶她…… 要不是…… 為了錢。
下一章 · 22take my leave告辭這場戲：登門拜訪卻匆匆告辭指「無賴、混賬」，是舊時的罵人詞。戲裡罵撇下伊麗莎的人是 blackguard，就是「那個無賴」。
說 take a fancy to。戲裡露西得意地說嫂嫂 take a fancy to 她，就是「嫂子一下子看上我了」。
指「浪蕩子」。戲裡上校說自己先前把威洛比說成 the worst of libertines，就是「最壞的浪蕩子」。
指「非常、大大地」，是舊式誇張說法。戲裡說費拉斯太太 a vast deal more than civil，就是「何止是客氣」。
指「面臨……的危險」。戲裡說威洛比 in danger of losing Combe Magna，就是「面臨失去庫姆馬格納莊園的危險」。
