這場戲：複述案發那晚經過
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案發後，律師讓萊斯利把當晚的事原原本本講一遍，還寬慰她 Remember, we're all friends here（都是朋友）。哈蒙德誇她眼睛、誇她的手，這話 put my back up（把我惹火了），她說 I didn't want to make a fuss（我是不想把事情鬧大）。想學怎麼複述經過、怎麼表達被惹火，這段很實用。
寬慰你 Remember, we're all friends here（都是朋友）
we're all friends here 都是朋友（實則催你說）Take your time 別急、慢慢來my duty to 有責任做某事
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 萊斯利的案發敘述
她把細節一件件鋪開，語氣越平，哈蒙德登門的壓迫感越重。
誇她的手反而 put my back up（把我惹火了）
put my back up 把我惹火了、激怒我flattered 被恭維、聽得受用make a fuss 小題大做、鬧起來
槍案之後，威瑟斯當著羅伯特的面，請萊斯利把當晚的經過原原本本講一遍：Then suppose you tell us exactly what happened（那就請你把經過原原本本講給我們聽吧）。她一句句往回說：羅伯特在新加坡過夜，A planter's wife gets used to that（種植園主的妻子早就習慣了獨處）。哈蒙德走來，誇她眼睛、誇她的手，這句話 put my back up（把我惹火了），她卻只說 I didn't want to make a fuss（我是不想把事情鬧大）。她講得慢、講得細，好讓每個細節聽起來都像自衛。想學複述經過、禮貌回應、說自己被激怒的英文，這段最完整。
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 planter's wife gets used to that.”
種植園主的妻子早就習慣了。
把孤獨說得像家常便飯，一句輕描淡寫，背後是長期的忍受。
get used to something
說自己慢慢適應某件難事時用；對正在受苦的人這樣說會顯得輕慢。
You get used to the quiet. ／ She has grown used to being alone.
中性
planter's 輕讀，gets used to 連成 use-ta，that 收住。
You get used to the long hours after a while. 過一陣子你就習慣這麼長的工時了。
“Remember, we're all friends here.”
記住，在座的都是朋友。
一句安慰裡藏著提醒：既然是朋友，就該照直說，軟話裡帶壓力。
we're all friends here
想讓對方放鬆、開口時用；若對方正被逼問，這話就帶脅迫味。
We're all friends here. ／ No need to stand on ceremony among friends.
中性
Remember 後略停，we're all 連讀，here 輕收。
Relax, we're all friends here, just tell us what happened. 放鬆點，都是朋友，你就說說發生了什麼。
“Well, that rather put my back up.”
這話可把我惹火了。
put my back up 把被冒犯的惱意說得很形象，比 angry 有畫面。
put someone's back up
說某人被惹惱、被激怒時用，多見於英式口語；對長輩慎用。
That got my back up. ／ His tone put her back up at once.
口語
that rather 連讀，put my back up 三詞一頓。
His smug remark put my back up immediately. 他那句得意的話立刻把我惹毛了。
“You know, there are men who think it's their duty to flirt with women whenever they have the chance.”
你知道，有些男人覺得一有機會就該跟女人調情。
一句社會觀察把騷擾說成男人的本分，反諷裡透著深深的無奈。
there are men who ...
泛泛評論某類人的通病時用；對在場的當事人這樣說等於當面開火。
There are people who think rules are for others. ／ Some men believe attention is owed to them.
中性
there are 連讀，who think 輕帶，duty 重讀。
There are drivers who think the horn settles everything. 有些司機覺得按喇叭就能解決一切。
“Well, I didn't want to make a fuss.”
我是不想把事情鬧大。
一句輕描淡寫，把當時的隱忍和如今的無奈都兜住了。
make a fuss about something
解釋自己為何沒追究、沒聲張時用；對愛較真的人這樣說像嫌他多事。
I didn't want any trouble. ／ I chose not to make a scene.
口語
didn't want to 連讀，fuss 重讀收尾。
I didn't want to make a fuss, so I said nothing. 我不想鬧大，就什麼也沒說。
Well, as you know, Robert was spending the night in Singapore. I never mind being alone. A planter's wife gets used to that. My dear. I had dinner rather late and started working on my lace. I don't know how long I'd been working when suddenly I heard a footstep outside. Someone came up on the veranda and said, "good evening. Can I come in?"
嗯，你們知道，羅伯特那晚在新加坡過夜。 我一個人待著從不覺得難受。 種植園主的妻子早就習慣了。 親愛的。 我晚飯吃得挺晚，然後就開始做我的蕾絲活。 不知道做了多久，忽然聽見外面有腳步聲。 有人走上游廊，說：晚上好，我能進來嗎？
下一章 · 03the last straw最後一根稻草這場戲：講到奪槍開槍那刻「把我惹火了、激怒我」，字面像把背豎起來，指一句話讓人心裡冒火。劇裡哈蒙德誇錯地方，萊斯利說 Well, that rather put my back up，就是「這話可把我惹火了」。
make a fuss。劇裡 I didn't want to make a fuss 就是「我是不想把事情鬧大」，fuss 指又吵又鬧、把小事做大。
a little compliment。劇裡 He paid me a little compliment 就是「他誇了我一句」，pay sb a compliment 是「恭維某人」的固定說法。
表面是安撫，實際是催她把話都說出來。威瑟斯說「記住，在座的都是朋友」，聽起來友善，潛臺詞是別隱瞞，好好配合。
get used to。劇裡 A planter's wife gets used to that 就是「種植園主的妻子早就習慣了」，用來描述慢慢適應某種處境。
