这场戏：把孩子寄养给陌生人
第 3 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'50"
莱斯特带着两个女儿上门，格特鲁德一句 I got six kids, two more wont make a difference（我都六个孩子了，再多俩也没差）把他说动，把孩子留了下来。法庭上检察官反问 But, you were willing to leave your children, with a complete stranger?（你愿意把孩子交给一个陌生人？）。想学托付孩子、谈条件的英语，别错过。
「you were willing to」就是「你竟然愿意」
willing to 愿意、甘愿take care of the children 照顾孩子们like they were her own 当成自己亲生的
「down and done」就是彻底结束
down and done 彻底结束、收摊be back 回来、回得来I promise 我保证
莱斯特带着西尔维娅和珍妮来到格特鲁德家，说巡演九月底才结束，孩子没人照看。格特鲁德一边处理 all out of（用光了）牛奶、赊账这些家事，一边提出 Why don't you leave Sylvia and Jenny, here with me?（不如把她们留在我这儿），还说 I got six kids, two more wont make a difference（再多俩也没差），开价 20 dollars a week（一周二十美元）。莱斯特嘴上说 couldn't do that（干不出这种事），最后还是把孩子留下，答应 I will be back, and get you girls then（到时候我就回来接你们）。后来法庭上，检察官追问他为什么 willing to（愿意）把孩子交给一个陌生人。想学怎么谈寄养、给承诺、被追问责任，这几段很够用。
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“I got six kids, two more wont make a difference.”
我都六个孩子了，再多俩也没差。
用最朴素的算术把收留说成不费事，让人放下戒心，是劝人最软的一招。
I got X, Y wont make a difference.
想劝人接受帮忙、又不让对方有负担时用；真要逐条算账的生意场合别这么说。
I already have three, one more won't matter. ／ What's one more mouth to feed?
口语
重音在 six 和 difference，wont 轻快带过。
I've got a spare room, one more guest won't make a difference. 我空着一间房，多住一个人也不碍事。
“20 dollars a week and you don't have to worry.”
一周二十美元，你就什么都不用操心了。
把人情明码标价，却句句像替你着想，软话里藏着交易。
X a week and you don't have to worry.
谈长期费用、想把条件说得体贴时用；纯粹无偿帮忙的场合别把价钱挂嘴边。
Ten bucks a week and it's off your plate. ／ A small fee and no worries at all.
中性
在 dollars 和 worry 上加重，a week 连读。
Thirty dollars a week and you don't have to worry about the dog. 一周三十美元，狗的事你就不用操心了。
“But, you were willing to leave your children, with a complete stranger?”
可你当时愿意把孩子交给一个素不相识的人？
一句反问把信任翻成失职，重音落在 willing，是法庭上最锋利的问法。
But, you were willing to ... ?
想点出对方当初主动做的选择时用；对亲友这样质问太重，别轻易用。
But you chose to hand them over to someone you barely knew? ／ Yet you agreed to leave them with a total stranger?
正式
willing 和 stranger 重读，句尾升调反问。
But you were willing to sign it without reading the terms? 可你连条款都没看就愿意签？
“And I promise, I will be back, and get you girls then.”
我保证，到时候我就回来接你们。
临别一句承诺，把暂时寄放钉成一定会回来，越轻越让人心酸。
I promise, I will be back and ... then.
向人保证会回来、会兑现承诺时用；做不到就不要轻易说 promise。
I give you my word, I'll come back for you. ／ I swear I'll be here when it's over.
中性
重音在 promise 和 back，then 轻轻收尾。
I promise, I will be back before your birthday. 我保证，你生日之前我一定回来。
下一章 · 04take them in收留这场戏：姐妹俩搬进陌生人家指「有影响、会不一样」。台词里 I got six kids, two more wont make a difference，就是我都有六个孩子了，再多两个也没什么差别。
be willing to do something。检察官问 you were willing to leave your children with a complete stranger，就是在质问「你竟然愿意把孩子交给一个陌生人」。
all out of 某样东西，就是那东西用光了、没了。台词 We're all out of milk 就是「家里牛奶没了」，比 no milk 更口语。
指彻底结束、收摊了。莱斯特说 the circuit will be down and done at the end of September，就是巡回演出九月底全部结束。
不是命令，是委婉的建议，相当于「你不如……」。格特鲁德说 Why don't you leave Sylvia and Jenny here with me，表面提议，实际是在劝莱斯特把孩子留下。
