這場戲：辦公室煲電話粥
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托尼在辦公室裡煲電話粥，一會兒 every once in a while（時不時）聽見耳朵裡有鈴聲，一會兒心裡又冒出個聲音，催他再不親愛麗絲就是個傻子。母親來看他卻被擋在外面；最後有人客氣地開口，問 Would you be so kind as to（能否麻煩你）幫個忙。日常打電話、客氣求人，這些句子直接能用。
耳朵裡時不時響鈴：every once in a while（時不時）
every once in a while 時不時、偶爾hear voices 聽見有人說話（幻聽）without the use of 不用、無須藉助
托尼年紀輕輕就當上副總裁，卻在自己辦公室裡煲電話粥，跟家裡的管家蕾芭東拉西扯，說 every once in a while（時不時）耳朵裡會響鈴。他還誇口，說自己要是夠機靈，接電話可以 without the use of（不用）雙手，還搬出馬戲團的見聞當證據。母親專程來看他，秘書卻說他如今太忙，未必見得到；電話那頭，有人客氣地開口，Would you be so kind as to（能否麻煩你）把報紙的招工版送過去。想說自己偶爾會怎樣，用 every once in a while；想說不用某樣東西，用 without the use of；想特別客氣地求人，就用 would you be so kind as to。
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。
“Voices that say, "If you don't kiss her soon, you're a chump."”
那聲音說：「你再不親她，你就是個傻子。」
把心裡的念頭裝成「聽見的聲音」，調情又好笑。
If you don't ..., you're a chump.
熟人開玩笑地催對方行動時用；不熟的人這樣說會冒犯。
If you don't ask her now, you're a fool. ／ Miss this chance and you are a chump.
口語
kiss her soon 連讀，chump 重讀收尾。
If you don't buy that jacket now, you're a chump. 你現在不買那件外套，你就是個傻子。
“Well, the cave caved in and I haven't been heard from since.”
那個山洞塌了，從那以後就再沒我的訊息了。
用失蹤者的口吻說自己，一本正經地胡說八道。
and I haven't been heard from since.
自嘲失聯很久、玩消失時用；正式場合別這麼說。
I dropped off the map and no one has heard from me since. ／ I vanished that day and was never seen again.
口語
cave caved 兩個音相近，haven't been 連讀。
I left the group chat and haven't been heard from since. 我退了群，從那以後就再沒我的訊息了。
“You know, if I were really clever, I could answer the phone without the use of my hands.”
你知道嗎，要是我真夠機靈，不用手也能接電話。
用虛擬語氣吹自己，一本正經地耍貧嘴。
if I were really clever, I could ...
半開玩笑地誇口時用；面試這類場合千萬別這麼說。
If I were smarter, I could finish this without lifting a finger. ／ If I were really good, I could do it with my eyes closed.
口語
if I were 輕讀，without the use of 連成一串。
If I were really clever, I could fix this without any tools. 要是我真夠機靈，不用工具也能修好。
“That's wonderful. You'd be a sensation on a trapeze.”
太妙了。你要去走鋼絲準能轟動全場。
把辦公室裡的小聰明誇張成馬戲團絕活，調情式的幽默一句話到位。
You would be a sensation on/in... —— 用誇張來讚美對方本事
適合在輕鬆的調情或玩笑裡誇對方。對關係近的人說沒問題；別對上級或正式談判物件說，容易顯得輕浮。
You would be a hit on stage. ／ You would be a star in that kitchen.
口語
sensation 重讀，on a trapeze 輕輕上揚收尾。
You would be a sensation in a restaurant kitchen. 你要去餐館後廚準能成名廚。
You would be a sensation on the radio. 你要上電臺準能火。
下一章 · 06putty in the hands完全受我擺佈這場戲：嫌女秘書配不上少爺「能否麻煩你…」，比 can you 和 could you 更客氣、更正式。片裡有人就用它開口，請對方把報紙的招工版遞過來。
every once in a while。托尼說自己 every once in a while 耳朵裡會響鈴，其實就是常有的事、偶爾就有。
I doubt if。秘書對柯比太太說 I doubt if you can see him，就是「我看你未必見得到他」。
字面是「對你的心臟有好處」，意思是「讓某人心裡舒坦、痛快」。托尼調侃蕾芭，說她要是看見自己掙扎，準會心裡舒坦。
意思是「不用、不借助」，後面接名詞。托尼吹牛說接電話可以 without the use of my hands，就是不用手。
If you don't kiss her soon, you're a chump。chump 是「傻瓜、冤大頭」，這句調侃年輕人該主動點，別錯過機會。
