這場戲：看空地談百萬捐款
第 13 章 · 共 27 章 · 2'33"
霍克斯塔德帶醫生走到一片空地，說 Thanks to a certain young man from Chicago（多虧了芝加哥來的那位年輕人），那兒要蓋一座精神外科大樓，由維奧萊特捐的一百萬建成——no strings attached（不帶任何附加條件）。可條件明擺著：她要他給侄女開刀。想學談錢、談條件的話術，這段最冷。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 no strings attached（不帶任何附加條件），這筆錢不好拿
no strings attached 不帶任何附加條件devoted to 專門用於、致力於blame her for 為某事怪罪某人made to remember 被迫想起來
《夏日痴魂》這段在州立醫院的空地上：霍克斯塔德帶庫克羅維茨醫生來看一塊地，說 Thanks to a certain young man from Chicago（多虧了芝加哥來的那位年輕人），這兒將蓋起一座 devoted to psychosurgery（專門做精神外科）的大樓，紀念塞巴斯蒂安。錢是維奧萊特捐的，in big, round, beautiful figures, $1 million（一個又大又圓又漂亮的數字，一百萬），而且 no strings attached（不帶任何附加條件）。可條件很清楚：她要醫生 go ahead with the operation（著手做手術），物件就是她侄女。隨後兩人還為凱瑟琳住不住普通病房爭執。想學談錢、談條件和權力博弈的英文，這段很冷。
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。
“That's the past you're looking at.”
你看到的是過去。
指著一堆廢輪胎一句話把眼前說成歷史，輕描淡寫裡全是掌控。
That's the ... you're looking at.
當場點破某物本質時用；對長輩或在正式彙報裡這樣指指點點會顯傲慢。
That's the problem you're staring at. ／ That's the future you're looking at.
中性
That's the 連讀，past 重讀，looking at 收尾輕帶。
That's the childhood you're looking at, in one box. 你看到的童年，就裝在這麼一個盒子裡。
“I wish I were that optimistic.”
我倒希望我也這麼樂觀。
把不服氣包在客氣裡，虛擬語氣讓反對聽起來比直接頂一句還扎人。
I wish I were that ...
委婉表示不認同、又不想翻臉時用；安慰別人時這麼說會像潑冷水。
I wish I could share that optimism. ／ I wish it were that simple.
中性
I wish I 輕讀，were that 連讀，optimistic 重讀。
I wish I were that confident about the deadline. 我倒希望我對這個截止日期也能那麼有把握。
“So is insanity. That's why we're here.”
瘋病也不合規矩。所以我們才在這兒。
用 So is 把對方的質疑原樣彈回，冷靜又漂亮，還順勢立住立場。
So is ... That's why we're here.
被挑刺時用短句回敬、又守住立場時用；對上級這樣頂會顯得不遜。
So is the whole field. That's the point. ／ Nothing here is orthodox, and that is why it matters.
中性
So is 連讀，insanity 重讀，That's why 前稍停。
So is every new idea. That's why we're trying it. 哪個新點子不是這樣。所以我們才要試。
“I want her to feel she's free of restrictions, free of being watched.”
我想讓她覺得自己不受限制，也不被人盯著。
用兩個 free of 道出真正的照護：先把病人當人，再談治療。
I want her to feel free of ___.
談如何對待處於弱勢的人時用；正式制度檔案裡別這麼感性，適合溝通理念。
I want her to feel she isn't being watched. ／ Let her feel she has some freedom.
中性
I want her to 連讀，free of restrictions 一頓，free of being watched 放慢收尾。
I want her to feel free of being watched all day. 我想讓她覺得不用整天被人盯著。
Come out here, son. I want you to see something. Take a good long look. Tell me, what do you see? Old tires, tin cans, and a "Drink Nehi" sign. That's the past you're looking at. Thanks to a certain young man from Chicago... ...there'll be a new building on that lot... ...devoted to psychosurgery, dedicated to the memory of Sebastian Venable.
出來吧，孩子。我想讓你看點東西。 好好看一會兒。告訴我，你看見了什麼？ 舊輪胎、鐵皮罐，還有一塊「喝尼亥」汽水的招牌。 你看到的是過去。 多虧了芝加哥來的那位年輕人…… ……那塊地上要蓋一座新樓…… ……專門做精神外科，紀念塞巴斯蒂安·維納布林。
下一章 · 14go through probate走遺囑認證程式這場戲：探病實為遺囑簽字意思是「不帶任何附加條件、沒有附加要求」。string 這裡指「牽線、條件」。臺詞問 Just like that, no strings attached? 就是「就這麼簡單，不帶任何條件？」。
blame someone for something。臺詞 You can't blame her for that 就是「這你不能怪她」。blame 後面先接人，再接事情。
兩個都表示「專門用於、獻給」。臺詞裡 devoted to psychosurgery, dedicated to the memory of Sebastian 就是「專門做精神外科，紀念塞巴斯蒂安」，一個說用途，一個說紀念物件。
意思是「眼下、暫時」，暗示以後可能會變。臺詞裡醫生說 For the time being，就是「暫時是這樣」，為將來的手術留了餘地。
意思是「不合常規的、不按套路的」。臺詞 This is very unorthodox 是批評醫生的做法太出格，語氣偏正式。
