这场戏：打牌翻脸，议会拖废奴
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牌桌上，有人喊了声 Billy，一句 Don't force me to put a pistol to your head（别逼我把枪顶到你头上）把交情摆到了枪口上。议会里，有人先说废奴是天大的罪恶，转头又劝大家慢点来，别让 a wave of good intentions（一片好心的浪潮）打沉国家大船。想学怎么放狠话、怎么把反对说得好听，这些话术很典型。
❝ 独白 · 12 句 「一片好心的浪潮」：a wave of good intentions
take the point 接受对方的观点a period of reflection 一段反思缓冲期a wave of good intentions 一片好心的浪潮
牌桌上，有人被喊了声 Billy，又亮出三张 J，暗示自己已被收买、要倒向反对废奴那边；一句 Don't force me to put a pistol to your head（别逼我把枪顶到你头上）把交情逼到了枪口。到了议会，反对派先承认奴隶贸易是 an almighty calumny（天大的诬蔑、罪恶），又拿经济当理由，提议 a period of reflection（先缓一缓、想一想），最后用一句 This great ship of state must not be sunk by a wave of good intentions（这艘国家大船不能被一片好心的浪潮打沉）收尾。想学警告、谈判、拖延话术，这几句都很有代表性。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“His enemy is my enemy.”
他的敌人就是我的敌人。
六个词就把立场绑死，不解释理由，只报阵营，冷硬有力。
His X is my X
表态站队时能用，对不熟的人说会显得江湖气，先掂量关系。
His fight is my fight. ／ Her cause is my cause.
中性
His enemy 连读，my enemy 两个重音对称落下。
His deadline is my deadline, so I am staying late too. 他的截止期就是我的截止期，所以我也留下加班。
“Wilberforce follows no leader but the preacher in his head.”
威尔伯福斯谁的帐都不买，只听从脑子里的那个牧师。
把信仰说成头顶的一个声音，贬损里又戳中了对方最认真之处。
X follows no leader but Y
形容某人只听自己内心、不随大流时能用，别拿来讥讽真诚的信念。
She follows no leader but her own conscience. ／ He answers to no one but his pride.
中性
no leader but 连读，preacher 重音在首，句尾轻轻收。
My brother follows no leader but the gym schedule in his head. 我哥谁的都不听，只听他脑子里那张健身表。
“This great ship of state must not be sunk by a wave of good intentions.”
这艘国家大船，绝不能被一片好心的浪头掀翻。
把国家比作大船、把改革者比作浪头，一句比喻收束整场演说。
must not be sunk by a wave of something
反对激进改动时可以借用，但别对真心想帮忙的人说，会显得傲慢。
The plan must not be sunk by a wave of panic. ／ Do not let a wave of enthusiasm steer the budget.
正式
ship of state 连读，must not be 吞音，sunk 重读压低。
The merger must not be sunk by a wave of good intentions. 这桩合并不能被一片好心给搅黄了。
“Don't force me to put a pistol to your head.”
别逼我把枪顶到你头上。
把政治施压说成拿枪指头，赤裸的威胁里点破了所谓友谊的价码。
Don't force me to X.
半开玩笑地警告对方别逼你翻脸时用，熟人之间可以；对不熟的人或正式场合别用，太吓人。
Don't make me do this the hard way. ／ Don't push me into a corner.
口语
force me 连读，pistol to your head 放慢，重音落在 head。
Don't force me to put all this in writing. 别逼我把这些都白纸黑字写下来。
First, let me be clear. After long consideration and much consultation, I am in favour of the abolition of the slave trade. There's no doubt in my mind that this trade in human beings is an almighty calumny and is a disgrace to this nation. However... I also take the point of my honourable friend, the member for Liverpool. If we were to outlaw the trade tomorrow, it would bring financial disaster to many cities and industries in this country. I therefore suggest a period of reflection. After a year and a half of privy council investigations, what good would it do to delay the inevitable? Inevitable? Is my honourable friend counting the votes before they are cast? I didn't mean that. If the trade were to be abolished, I suggest that we do so gradually. Violent storms sink ships. This great ship of state must not be sunk by a wave of good intentions.
首先，我要把话说清楚。 经过反复考虑和多方商议，我赞成废除奴隶贸易。 我毫不怀疑，这种买卖人口的勾当是天大的罪恶，是这个国家的耻辱。 不过……我这位尊敬的利物浦议员的顾虑，也有道理。 要是明天就立法禁掉这项贸易，国内许多城市和行业都会陷入财政灾难。 因此我建议，先缓一缓、想一想。 枢密院已经调查了一年半，拖延这件迟早要发生的事，又有什么用？ 迟早要发生？我这位尊敬的朋友，是还没投票就开始点票了吗？ 我不是那个意思。 如果要废除这项贸易，我建议一步一步来。 狂风暴雨会掀翻船只。 这艘国家大船，不能被一腔好意的浪头打沉。
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意思是「诽谤、恶毒的诬蔑」，是很正式、很重的词。演讲里说奴隶贸易是 an almighty calumny，等于说它是天大的罪恶和污蔑。
Don't force me to...，后面接动词，比如 Don't force me to put a pistol to your head（别逼我把枪顶到你头上）。force 就是「逼迫」。
指认同、接受对方说的某一点，常用在辩论里表示让步。I take the point 就是「你这一点我认」，但不代表全部同意。
be dealt a favourable hand。发牌是 deal，一手牌是 hand。台词里说 I've always ensured that you have been dealt a favourable hand，意思是「我可一直给你发好牌」。
是英式口语里的粗口，语气不算最重，常用来加强语气，相当于「该死的、恼人的」。正式场合别用，日常对话里很常见。
