这场戏：用手链换项链再吵架
第 9 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'13"
宴会结束后，莉莲嫌那条新金属手链碍眼，说 I would throw it into the fire if it would burn（要是能烧我早扔火里了）。达格妮顺势说 Perhaps, I can take it off your hands（也许我可以替你接手），用手链换项链。随后莉莲进房找亨利，为宴会请了谁又冷嘲起来。
take it off your hands（替你接手），项链换手链
if it would burn 恨不得烧了它take it off your hands 替你接手having a negotiation 正在谈一笔交易A simple trade 简单交易
you don't have any friends（你根本没有朋友）
took a lot out of me 把我累垮了come in here for 进来是为了stick to your own crowd 只跟你自己那帮人来往have any friends 有朋友
宴会散场后，莉莲对那条用新金属做的手链满心嫌弃：I would throw it into the fire if it would burn（要是能烧，我早扔进火里了）。达格妮看出她巴不得脱手，就说 Perhaps, I can take it off your hands（也许我可以替你接手），提议 That bracelet for this necklace（那条手链换这条项链），一桩 A simple trade（简单交易）当场谈成。随后莉莲走进亨利的房间，说宴会 That party took a lot out of me（把我累坏了），又来一句 Don't worry. I didn't come in here for sex（放心，我不是进来跟你上床的）。两人为请了谁、谁有朋友吵起来，莉莲甚至说他 you don't have any friends（你根本没有朋友）。想学冷嘲、客套和话里有话，这段最精彩。
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“I would throw it into the fire if it would burn.”
要是能烧，我早把它扔进火里了。
把厌恶说得又美又狠，连扔进去都要加个「要是能烧」的条件。
I would ... if it would ...
想表达强烈嫌弃、却又保持姿态时用；对当事人说等于当面羞辱。
I'd burn it if it would catch fire. ／ I'd throw it away if I could.
literary
throw it into 连读，would burn 放慢收住。
I would throw it out if it would burn. 要是能烧，我早把它扔了。
“It's nothing. it's just a useless hunk of metal.”
没什么。那不过是一块没用的金属疙瘩。
一句话把珍视之物贬成废铁，也顺手把对方的用心一起贬了。
it's just a useless ...
故作轻描淡写、要压低某物价值时用；对送礼的人说是很深的轻视。
It's just a worthless piece of junk. ／ It's nothing special at all.
中性
useless 重读，hunk of metal 放慢。
It's just a useless hunk of metal to me. 对我来说，那不过是块没用的金属。
“Don't worry. I didn't come in here for sex.”
放心。我进来不是为了跟你上床。
用一句最直接的否认，把婚姻里最冷的那点距离摊在灯下。
I didn't come here for ...
要撇清来意、堵住对方揣测时用；话很冲，只适合极亲密或极冷的关系。
I'm not here for that. ／ That's not why I came in.
口语
didn't come 连读，for sex 压低声收住。
I didn't come here for an argument. 我来这儿不是为了吵架。
“The next time you decide to throw a party, can you stick to your own crowd?”
下次你要办宴会，能不能只请你自己的那帮人？
用请求的句式下逐客令，客气的外壳包着刺，杀伤力反而更大。
The next time you ..., can you ...?
对伴侣或同住的人划界、表达不满时用；当众说会让对方下不来台。
Next time, keep it to your own friends. ／ Please stick to your own guests.
口语
next time 连读，stick to 重读。
The next time you plan a dinner, can you stick to your own guest list? 下次你安排饭局，能不能只请你自己的客人？
“But, Henry, you don't have any friends.”
可是亨利，你根本没有朋友。
先叫名字再补一刀，用事实把对方的抱怨整个人推翻。
you don't have any ...
要冷冷指出对方连基本前提都不成立时用；对亲近的人说极伤人。
You don't have a single friend. ／ You haven't got anyone, Henry.
口语
don't have 连读，any friends 放慢加重。
You don't have any reason to complain. 你根本没有理由抱怨。
下一章 · 10hard-line position强硬立场这场戏：拒停产逼问金属好不好「替你接手、帮你处理掉」。想帮别人解决一件不想要的麻烦时用。达格妮说 Perhaps, I can take it off your hands，就是委婉地要接手那条手链。
take a lot out of someone。指某事耗尽你的力气。莉莲说 That party took a lot out of me，就是「这场宴会可把我累坏了」。
a hunk of metal。hunk 指一大块，这里贬低那条手链只是「没用的金属疙瘩」，好压它的价值。
「正在谈一笔交易」。negotiation 是谈判，这句带点调侃。亨利说 Dagny and I are having a negotiation，意思是两人正在讨价还价换东西。
stick to your own crowd。crowd 指你那一圈人。亨利让莉莲下次办宴会 stick to your own crowd，就是别再请他看不上的人。
