這場戲：密會打手談殺元首
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V 摸進克雷迪家，先點破他已被蘇特勒懷疑，再開條件：炸掉議會後，蘇特勒會拿你當 a piece of meat（任人擺佈的犧牲品）。他問 What do I get out of this deal?（這筆交易我能得到什麼？），V 只回一個字：Me. 想學怎麼談判、怎麼把對方逼到沒有退路，這幾句很實用。
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 V 說 Because it's the only way（因為這是唯一的辦法）
get out of this deal 從這筆交易得到好處counted on 信得過、可以依靠
V 悄悄潛進克雷迪家中，先戳破他的處境：蘇特勒已經不再信任他，Sutler can no longer trust you（蘇特勒已經沒法再信你了）。接著丟擲交易——等議會一炸，蘇特勒唯一的機會就是獻出另一塊肉，而那塊肉就是克雷迪。他問 What do I get out of this deal?（這筆交易我能得到什麼？），V 的答案是 Me（我）。條件是：同意就在前門畫個叉。另一條線上，芬奇接到電話，得知魯克伍德其實早已死亡二十年，那具浮屍靠 a dental match（牙齒記錄比對吻合）才對上。想學談判裡的施壓、開價和攤牌，這段臺詞句句有用。
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。
“Sutler can no longer trust you, can he, Mr. Creedy?”
蘇特勒已經沒法再信你了，是不是，克雷迪先生？
一句帶稱呼的附加問句，把對方的處境和難堪同時擺上桌。
..., can he/she?
當你掌握了對方把柄、想讓他自己說破時能用；對朋友別這麼逼人。
He no longer trusts you, does he? ／ They can't hear us, can they?
正式
主句重讀 no longer，can he 輕而揚起，停頓後再叫名字。
The boss no longer backs you, does he? 老闆已經不再支援你了，是不是？
“You knew that one day it'd be you or him.”
你早知道總有一天，不是你就是他。
短短一句把權力場裡的二選一說盡，冷得像判決。
One day it'll be X or Y.
當你點破兩個人遲早只能留一個時能用；輕鬆場合別說這麼重。
One day it will be you or me. ／ Eventually it's either him or us.
中性
one day 後稍停，you or him 三個詞都咬清，尾音下沉。
One day it'll be you or him, and you both know it. 總有一天不是你走就是他走，你們倆心裡都清楚。
“Because it's the only way you're ever going to stop me.”
因為這是你唯一能攔住我的辦法。
把殺機包在邏輯裡，聽起來像幫忙，其實是最狠的邀約。
It's the only way you're ever going to ...
當你指出對方只剩一條路可走時能用；對上級別用這種口氣。
It's the only way you'll ever beat him. ／ That's the only way you're ever going to win.
中性
重讀 only，you're ever 連讀，stop me 收得乾脆。
It's the only way you're ever going to fix this. 這是你唯一能補救的辦法。
“...and spoon-fed me that bullshit, and I ate it up!”
……一勺一勺餵我吃那套鬼話，我還全信了！
spoon-fed 加 ate it up，把受騙的窩火全塞進一個動作比喻裡。
feed someone something / eat it up
當你懊惱自己輕信了別人時能用；正式彙報裡別帶這種糙話。
He fed me a line and I swallowed it. ／ She spoon-fed me the story and I bought it.
口語
spoon-fed 連成一詞，bullshit 重讀，ate it up 語氣往上衝。
He fed me that story and I ate it up. 他把那套說法餵給我，我還真信了。
“We do what we should have been doing.”
做我們早該做的事。
沒有辯解，直接把錯過的行動補成命令，乾淨有力。
We do what we should have been doing.
當你要把跑偏的局面拉回正軌時能用；對客戶別說得這麼硬。
We do what we should have done all along. ／ We go back to what should have been done.
中性
重讀 do 和 should，have been doing 連讀一帶而過。
We do what we should have been doing from day one. 我們做打第一天起就該做的事。
“We got Creepy pinned like a butterfly for weeks.”
我們盯了瘮人克雷迪好幾個星期，把他釘得像只蝴蝶標本。
把監控說成釘標本，警察的得意和黑色幽默都在裡面。
have someone pinned like a butterfly
當你想形容把某人死死盯住、他無處可動時能用；別對當事人說。
We had him pinned down for weeks. ／ He was pinned like a specimen on a board.
口語
pinned 重讀，like a butterfly 輕快連讀，for weeks 收尾下壓。
We had the suspect pinned like a butterfly. 我們把嫌疑人盯得死死的。
Come, now, Mr. Creedy, you knew this was coming. You knew that one day it'd be you or him. That's why Sutler's been kept underground for security purposes. That's why there are several of your men close to Sutler... ...men that can be counted on. All you have to do is say the word.
別這樣，克雷迪先生，你早知道會有這一天。 你早知道總有一天，不是你就是他。 所以蘇特勒才一直待在地下，說是為了安全。 所以你才有好幾個手下守在蘇特勒身邊…… ……都是信得過的人。你只要發句話就行。
下一章 · 23under siege被圍困這場戲：問責會上看穿全域性字面是「一塊肉」，這裡指任人擺佈、隨時被犧牲掉的人。V 用它提醒克雷迪：議會一炸，蘇特勒就會拿他頂罪。
bollocks，英式口語，語氣偏粗。克雷迪聽見整棟房子都被監聽時，就回了這個詞。
count on someone，比如 men that can be counted on 就是信得過、能派上用場的人。
the only way。Because it's the only way you're ever going to stop me. 就是你唯一能攔住我的辦法。
a dental match。法醫、刑偵裡常用，靠牙科記錄確認一具無名屍的身份，這裡就靠它認出了魯克伍德。
