这场戏：赶到工地谈大桥订单
第 11 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'08"
达格妮赶到里奥诺特线，怀亚特直夸她把滑坡和卡车相撞的危机处理得漂亮，说 We have to get those rails in place before the first snows come（得赶在第一场雪前把铁轨铺好）。里尔登则带她看桥，说 What if I told you I could have it made in three months（要是我说三个月就能造好），当场就谈妥了。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 fall behind（落后），怀亚特夸她救回了工期
big-rig pileup 重型卡车连环相撞closed down 使停运fall behind 落后、误了进度in place 就位
达格妮赶到里奥诺特线，和怀亚特碰面。几周前那里出过重型卡车连环相撞，滑坡又 closed down the supply line（切断了运输线），本要停工好几周，但她及时处理，怀亚特说 I figured someone knew how to manage a crisis up here（我就猜这边有人会处理危机）。达格妮只说 Can't afford to fall behind（耽误不起），得赶在第一场雪前把铁轨铺好。随后里尔登带她看桥，直接开价：What if I told you I could have it made in three months... and that it would last for centuries?（要是我说三个月能造好、还能用几百年呢），达格妮查了预算后答 I can make it happen（我能办到）。里尔登约她晚饭，她婉拒，只陪他走一段，末了问他 Do you think it can be stopped?（你觉得拦得住吗）。
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。
“Can't afford to fall behind.”
耽误不起啊。
六个词说尽铁路人的时间账，语气短促，像一句行业信条。
can't afford to + 动词
说明某项损失承担不起时用；对上司或正式汇报也可，语气干脆。
We can't afford to lose time. ／ There is no room to fall behind.
中性
can't afford to 连读，重音压住 behind，收尾干脆。
We can't afford to fall behind on this project. 这个项目我们耽误不起。
“I figured someone knew how to manage a crisis up here.”
我猜是这边有人懂得怎么处理危机。
一句夸人不说漂亮话，先把功劳归给现场，再让人自己猜是谁。
I figured someone knew how to ...
半开玩笑地肯定别人时用；熟人之间自然，正式场合略显随意。
I guessed someone here knew what to do. ／ I took it that someone had it handled.
口语
figured 弱读，someone knew 连读，manage a crisis 放稳。
I figured someone knew how to fix the printer. 我猜是有人懂得怎么修这台打印机。
“We have to get those rails in place before the first snows come.”
我们得赶在第一场雪之前把铁轨铺好。
把一场工程压进一句倒计时，季节逼近，动作和期限都清楚。
have to get something in place before ...
交代硬期限时用；对团队、对家里人都合适，语气是紧迫而非命令。
We have to have it ready before winter. ／ Those rails must go down before the snow.
中性
have to 弱读，get those 连读，before 从句收稳。
We have to get the windows in place before the cold comes. 我们得赶在天冷之前把窗户装好。
“You look as at home there as you do in that office of yours.”
你在那儿就跟在自己办公室一样自在。
用熟悉的地方作比，夸得不露痕迹，也点出她和工人是一路人。
as ... as you do ...
拿对方熟悉的一面作比较来称赞时用；善意场合都适用，不适合挖苦。
You seem as comfortable there as at your desk. ／ It is as if you belong in both places.
中性
as at home 连读，there 与 as 之间稍顿，句尾轻放。
You look as at home here as you do at your old desk. 你在这儿就跟在老工位一样自在。
“What if I told you I could have it made in three months...”
要是我说，我能在三个月内把它造好……
用假设句卖能力，先扣住对方，再亮出远超期待的数字。
What if I told you I could ...
谈判或推销时用，先抛一个假设再给惊喜；对熟人闲聊也能用。
What if I said it could be done in months? ／ Suppose I told you it was already possible.
中性
What if I 连读，told you 弱读，three months 重读。
What if I told you I could finish it in two weeks? 要是我说，我能在两周内做完呢？
“I can make it happen.”
我能办到。
四个词的承诺，不解释过程也不推给条件，是实干者的口吻。
make something happen
接下任务、给出保证时用；对团队和客户都合适，自信而不张扬。
I'll get it done. ／ Consider it handled.
口语
make it 弹舌连读，happen 尾音收轻，句尾下沉。
Give me two days and I can make it happen. 给我两天，我就能办到。
“Do you think it can be stopped?”
你觉得这事拦得住吗？
把整条新线的命运压成一个被动态问句，问的人和答的人都心里有数。
Do you think it can be stopped?
面对说不清的阻力、试探对方立场时用；语气低沉，适合私下交谈。
Can anyone stop this? ／ Is there any way to hold it back?
中性
think it 连读，can be stopped 弱读，句尾微降。
Do you think it can be stopped before the vote? 你觉得这事能在表决前拦下来吗？
There was a big-rig pileup a couple of weeks ago. Landslide closed down the supply line for workers and the rail. I thought we'd be down for a couple of weeks. I figured someone knew how to manage a crisis up here.
几周前发生了一起重型卡车连环相撞事故。 山体滑坡切断了给工人和铁路供料的运输线。 我原以为我们得停工好几周。 我猜是这边有人懂得怎么处理危机。
下一章 · 12off the rails跑偏这场戏：宣布自立并给新线命名「想问问能不能」，是很礼貌、很委婉的开口方式。里尔登说 I was wondering if you'd like join me for dinner，就是很客气地问「愿不愿意跟我吃个饭」。
fall behind。达格妮说 Can't afford to fall behind，就是「耽误不起」，指的是铁路进度落在工期后面。
「就位、安置到位」。get those rails in place 就是「把铁轨铺好、装到位」。赶在雪前完工，用这个说法很自然。
「把事情办成」。里尔登说 I can make it happen，就是「我办得到」，表示有把握把承诺兑现，常用来让对方放心。
a big-rig pileup。big-rig 指重型卡车，pileup 指多车连环相撞。台词里那场事故就是导致供料线中断的原因。
