這場戲：庭審前夜被問補槍
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庭審前夜，萊斯利和羅伯特在家互訴愛意，客人卻在議論哈蒙德。喬伊斯單獨問她：有幾槍像是他倒地之後打的。她說自己當時 so terrified（嚇壞了），一切 confused and blurred（亂成一團，模模糊糊）。想學被追問時怎麼解釋、怎麼描述慌亂，這幾個說法最實用。
We have been happy, haven't we?（我們一直很幸福，對吧？）
have been happy 一直是……的、一直很……all I need 我只要這個If only 要是……就好了
庭審前夜，萊斯利和羅伯特在家互訴愛意，她說 We have been happy, haven't we?（我們一直很幸福，對吧？），他答 I've always loved you（我一直愛著你）。客人聊起哈蒙德，說他 He could take his whack（酒量扛得住），是那種 couldn't help liking（讓人沒法不喜歡）的人。喬伊斯卻單獨把她叫住，說他看屍體時覺得 some of the shots must have been fired after he was lying on the ground（有幾槍應該是在他倒地之後才開的）。萊斯利只說自己 was so terrified（嚇壞了），everything was confused and blurred（一切都亂成一團、模模糊糊）。想學被追問時怎麼解釋、怎麼描述當時的慌亂，幾個說法都很實用。
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。
“We have been happy, haven't we?”
我們一直很幸福，對吧？
一句反問既是確認也是抓取，把不安全感藏在幸福的回憶裡。
We have been ..., haven't we?
向伴侶求證一段感情還在時用；對剛起爭執的人這樣說容易像翻舊賬。
We were happy, weren't we? ／ Things have been good between us, haven't they?
中性
have been 連讀，haven't we 尾音上揚求回應。
We have been close, haven't we? 我們一直很親近，對吧？
“You could see that she was just holding on to herself like grim death.”
你看得出她是在拼了命地撐住自己。
like grim death 把硬撐寫到極致，一個比喻就交代了她全部的剋制。
hold on like grim death
形容某人極力忍住不崩潰時用；對當事人當面這樣講會顯得揭短。
She was barely holding herself together. ／ He clung on like grim death.
口語
holding on 連讀，grim death 兩詞重讀。
She held on to her composure like grim death. 她拼了命似的維持著鎮定。
“You know the sort... very breezy, devil-may-care, generous with his money.”
你知道那種人……爽朗，什麼都不在乎，花錢大手大腳。
devil-may-care 一個複合詞畫出一種人：瀟灑到沒心沒肺，褒貶都在裡面。
very ..., devil-may-care, generous with ...
形容活得灑脫、不計後果的人時用，可褒可貶；說長輩不太合適。
He had a devil-may-care attitude. ／ She is carefree and generous with her time.
口語
devil-may-care 三詞連成一頓，generous 重讀。
He has a devil-may-care attitude to money. 他對錢抱著一種滿不在乎的態度。
“Well, how can you tell what a man will do when he's drunk?”
人喝醉了會幹出什麼，誰說得準呢？
how can you tell 把不可預測說成一句反問，為死者也留了一分餘地。
how can you tell what ...?
說某件事無法預料時用；對傷心的人這樣說有時顯得在找藉口。
Who can say what a drunk will do? ／ You never know how someone will behave.
中性
how can you 連讀，tell 稍重，句尾輕問。
How can you tell what a tired child will do? 一個累壞了的孩子會鬧成什麼樣，誰說得準？
“I'm sorry, my dear, but this is a question that's bound to come up.”
抱歉，親愛的，可這個問題遲早要提出來。
bound to come up 把不得不問的為難說得體面，也預告了麻煩。
be bound to come up
預告某件遲早要面對的事時用；對還沒準備好的人這樣說近乎逼對方回應。
This was bound to come up sooner or later. ／ The question had to be asked.
正式
bound to 連讀成 boun-ta，come up 收尾略提。
The topic is bound to come up at dinner. 這個話題晚飯時肯定會被提起。
“I shouldn't have brought it up tonight.”
我今晚不該提這件事。
shouldn't have 一句自責，把追問者的分寸和歉意都交代了。
I shouldn't have + past participle
為自己已做過的冒失舉動道歉時用；拿它指責別人會顯得居高臨下。
I should never have raised it. ／ I shouldn't have said that tonight.
中性
shouldn't have 連讀成 shouldn't-ave，brought it up 三詞收束。
I shouldn't have mentioned it at dinner. 我晚飯時不該提那件事。
下一章 · 05go to blazes見鬼去這場戲：書記員求私下密談「拼了命地、死死地」，形容使出全力抓住不放。劇裡 You could see that she was just holding on to herself like grim death，就是「你看得出她是在拼了命地撐住自己」。
bound to。劇裡 this is a question that's bound to come up 就是「這個問題遲早要提出來」，be bound to 表示按情理一定會發生。
「酒量扛得住、能喝」。劇裡 He could take his whack 就是「他酒量不錯」，whack 在這裡指一次接一次的猛喝。
put it out of your mind。劇裡 Put it out of your mind 就是「別再想它了」，用來安慰對方別把心事一直揣著。
brought it up。劇裡 I shouldn't have brought it up tonight 就是「我今晚不該提這件事」，bring up 指把某個話題提出來談。
