這場戲：發明室裡的爆炸糖
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旺卡帶大家進發明室，屋裡全是冒泡的鍋和怪機器，索爾特先生嫌它像 a Turkish bath（土耳其浴室），還問是不是 garbage strike（垃圾工罷工）。旺卡隨手遞糖，說 Time is a precious thing（時間很寶貴），又念出 Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker（糖果雖好，烈酒更快）。這幾句吐槽別人手藝或催人惜時都用得上。
形容人「瘋瘋癲癲」：bonkers
absolutely bonkers 瘋瘋癲癲great stuff 真帶勁的好東西Not ready yet 還沒做好gelignite 葛裡炸藥
「高階料理」：gourmet cooking
gourmet cooking 高階料理look under there 往那底下看the most secret machine 最機密的機器sizzle old Slugworth 治治老斯洛克沃斯
旺卡帶大家走進發明室，屋裡到處是冒泡的鍋，有人說這地方像個 a Turkish bath（土耳其浴室），還問是不是 garbage strike（垃圾工罷工），旺卡只回一句 Time is a precious thing（時間很寶貴，別浪費）。他遞出一塊糖，說是 exploding candy（爆炸糖），專給敵人準備的，還嫌它 too weak（太弱），要再加 gelignite（烈性炸藥）。有人吃到加後勁的口香糖，旺卡說 Gives it a little kick（加點衝勁），接著念起 Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker（糖果雖好，烈酒更快）。最後他攔住大家，說 no one must look under there（誰都不許看那底下），因為那臺機器是 the most secret machine in my entire factory（全廠最機密的機器），還說要 sizzle old Slugworth（治治老斯洛克沃斯）。
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。
“Time is a precious thing. Never waste it.”
時間很寶貴，別浪費。
一句人人都懂的大白話，從怪人嘴裡說出來反倒更有分量。
Something is a precious thing. Never waste it.
提醒別人珍惜時間或機會時用，說教味重，別對長輩用。
Time is precious, so don't waste it. ／ Every minute counts, so use it well.
中性
重讀 precious，Never 前稍作停頓。
Your free time is a precious thing. Never waste it. 你的空閒時間很寶貴，別浪費掉。
“" Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker. "”
「糖果雖好，烈酒更快。」
一句押韻的老俏皮話，配上旺卡那張臉，壞得有味道。
X is dandy but Y is quicker.
朋友間拿兩樣東西比快、開玩笑時用，正式場合別說。
Cake is great but coffee is quicker. ／ Tea is nice but coffee is faster.
literary
dandy 和 quicker 押韻，兩處都加重。
Chocolate is dandy but coffee is quicker. 巧克力是好，可咖啡來得更快。
“This is the most secret machine in my entire factory.”
這是我整個廠裡最機密的機器。
最高階一壓，神秘感立刻拉滿，後面不讓看才更勾人。
This is the most ... in my entire ...
介紹壓箱底的東西時用，日常小事這麼說會顯得誇張。
This is the most valuable file in my entire office. ／ That is the best dish in my entire kitchen.
正式
most 和 entire 重讀，factory 尾音放穩。
This is the most valuable record in my entire collection. 這是我整個收藏裡最值錢的一張唱片。
“Even if Slugworth did get in here, he couldn't find anything.”
就算斯洛克沃斯真進來了，他也找不到什麼。
用讓步句給自家防線打包票，聽著謙虛，其實牛氣十足。
Even if someone did ..., he couldn't ...
先退一步再打包票時用，語氣要穩，別用來說大話。
Even if he did try, he would fail. ／ Even if she came in person, she could not tell.
中性
Even if 後停頓，did 重讀強調假設。
Even if they did copy it, they couldn't run it. 就算他們真抄走了，也跑不起來。
“That's exploding candy for your enemies. Great idea, isn't it?”
那是給敵人準備的爆炸糖。好主意，對吧？
把害人說得像送禮，尾句反問把惡趣味遞到你面前。
That's ... for your enemies. Great idea, isn't it?
半開玩笑地推薦損招時用，熟人之間才合適。
That is a prank for your rivals. Nice, isn't it? ／ That is a trick for your enemies. Clever, isn't it?
口語
exploding 重音在第二音節，isn't it 尾音上揚。
That's a prank for your roommates. Great idea, isn't it? 那是整室友的招。好主意，對吧？
“Inventing Room? Looks more like a Turkish bath to me.”
發明室？我看倒更像土耳其浴室。
一句吐槽就把滿屋蒸汽和客人的嫌棄同時說盡。
Looks more like ... to me.
委婉地表達不同看法時用，比直接說難看緩和些。
Looks more like a garage to me. ／ That sounds more like an excuse to me.
口語
more like 連讀，to me 輕收。
This looks more like a storeroom to me. 我看這更像間儲藏室。
下一章 · 13get even with報復這場戲：嚼三菜口香糖脹成藍莓是英式口語的「瘋瘋癲癲、腦子不正常」。原句 He's absolutely bonkers，就是「他簡直是瘋了」，說朋友古怪好笑時常用。
原文是 Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker，一句押韻的俏皮話，意思是甜食再好，也不如酒來得直接。
說 gourmet cooking，指講究食材和手藝的高檔烹調。原句 That's gourmet cooking for you，語氣帶點挖苦，就是「高階料理就這德行」。
指葛裡炸藥，一種烈性工業炸藥。原句 Needs more gelignite，就是「還得多加點火藥」，用來說糖太弱，帶黑色幽默。
說 give it a little kick，kick 在這裡是刺激、後勁的意思。原句 Gives it a little kick，就是「給它加一點點衝勁」，也常用來形容酒或辣味。
