这场戏：餐馆打听发明人被点破
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达格妮大老远跑到路边餐馆，找埃克斯顿博士打听那位发明人。博士只说 I know why you're here, Miss Taggart. Do you?（我知道你为什么来，你自己知道吗？），最后安慰她说 He'll find you（他会来找你的）。电视里则开始播报《机会均等法》和怀亚特油田大火、铁路暂停令。
❝ 独白 · 12 句 placing a moratorium on（下暂停令），全铁路停运
taking from the rich 从富人那里拿up to 在搞（什么名堂）at the moment 目前placing a moratorium on 对……下暂停令
达格妮开了很远的路，到一家路边餐馆找埃克斯顿博士，想打听一位曾在二十世纪发动机公司工作过的学生。她客气地开口 I was wondering if you remember a young engineer（想请问您还记不记得一位年轻工程师）；博士却点破她：I know why you're here, Miss Taggart. Do you?（我知道你为什么来，你自己知道吗？），又说那个秘密 much greater than an engine（远比一台发动机重大），最后送她一句 He'll find you（他会来找你的）。与此同时，电视里正播报《机会均等法》、怀亚特油田大火，以及新协调员莫奇宣布 placing a moratorium on all railroad lines（暂停所有铁路线路）。想学委婉开口、哲理对话和新闻用语，这段很典型。
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。
“You got a long way to go too.”
你要走的路也还长着呢。
一句平静的预言，把主角的执着和没走完的路都点到了。
You got a long way to go.
别人刚起步或受挫时用来提醒前路还长；安慰和敲打场合都能用。
You still have a long way to go. ／ There's a long road ahead of you.
口语
got a 连读，long way 放慢，too 轻收。
You got a long way to go, but you're on the right track. 你还有很长的路要走，不过方向是对的。
“I know why you're here, Miss Taggart. Do you?”
我知道你为什么来，塔格特小姐。你自己知道吗？
反问收尾，把答案抛回给对方，一句就立住了悬念。
I know why you're here. Do you?
点破对方来意又不想明说时用；带试探或挑衅，对长辈慎用。
I know what you're after. Do you? ／ You think you know why you came?
中性
know why 连读，Do you 上扬收尾。
I know why you want this job. Do you? 我知道你为什么想要这份工作。你自己知道吗？
“Oh, don't worry, Miss Taggart. He'll find you.”
哦，别担心，塔格特小姐。他会来找你的。
安抚里藏着预言，把追捕者和被找的人掉了个个儿。
Don't worry. He'll find you.
宽慰焦虑的人、暗示事情自有安排时用；语气带一点神秘。
Don't worry, it'll come to you. ／ He'll come looking for you soon.
中性
Don't worry 轻带，He'll find you 一字一句放慢。
Don't worry. The right chance will find you. 别担心，合适的机会会自己找上你。
“Like a Robin Hood of taking from the rich, feeding the poor.”
就像罗宾汉，劫富济贫。
一个比喻把整套政策钉在劫富济贫的旧框架上，辛辣好记。
Like a Robin Hood of doing something.
讽刺某项政策打着公平旗号占便宜时用；偏贬义，不宜当面说。
Robin Hood in reverse. ／ Robbing Peter to pay Paul.
口语
Robin Hood 重读，taking from 连读，feeding 轻收。
It sounds like a Robin Hood of taxing the hardworking. 这听着就像罗宾汉，专向辛苦干活的人征税。
“I mean, rich people are getting richer poor people are getting poorer.”
我是说，富的人越来越富，穷的人越来越穷。
对仗的两半句把经济不平等的怨气说得像顺口溜。
X are getting richer, Y are getting poorer.
聊收入差距、感叹不公时用；口语强，正式报告里少用。
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. ／ The gap just keeps widening.
口语
getting richer 上扬，poorer 下沉，两半句节奏对齐。
Around here the rich are getting richer and the rest are falling behind. 这地方富的人越来越富，其余的人都在掉队。
“As you can see, the hillside behind me is completely engulfed in flames.”
如各位所见，我身后的山坡已完全被火焰吞没。
现场报道的经典句式，把灾难说成一幅谁都看得见的画面。
As you can see, ... is completely engulfed in ...
现场讲解、演示画面时用；新闻和汇报语体，日常说话偏正式。
As you can see, it's totally up in flames. ／ The whole slope is on fire.
正式
As you can see 连读，completely 重读，engulfed in 滑过去。
As you can see, the chart is completely dominated by one product. 如各位所见，这张图完全被一款产品占满了。
As the new coordinator... ...of the Bureau of Economic Planning... ...and National Resources... ...I have issued a set of directives. I am placing a moratorium on all railroad lines. Additionally, under my direction... ...all steel mills must produce steel at the same level and output... ...and distribute it according to the needs of the people. Furthermore, big companies will no longer be permitted... ...to abandon their present states and move to wealthier states like Colorado. Finally, a federal tax will be applied to the state of Colorado... ...in order to equalize the national economy.
作为新任协调员…… ……经济计划局…… ……和国家资源局的协调员…… ……我已发布了一系列指令。 我将暂停所有铁路线路的运营。 此外，在我的指示下…… ……所有钢铁厂必须以相同的水平和产量生产钢铁…… ……并按人民的需要进行分配。 再者，大公司将不再被允许…… ……抛弃它们目前所在的州，迁往像科罗拉多这样更富裕的州。 最后，将对科罗拉多州征收一项联邦税…… ……以平衡国家经济。
「越权、越界」。bounds 是界限，overstep 是跨过。节目里问 Government is overstepping its bounds?，就是「政府是不是越权了」，批评权力管过了头。
a long way to go。埃克斯顿对达格妮说 You got a long way to go too，就是「你要走的路也还长着呢」，既是路程，也指道阻且长。
「暂停令、暂时冻结」。莫奇宣布 placing a moratorium on all railroad lines，就是「暂停所有铁路线路的运营」，是一种官方叫停。
I was wondering if...。加上 wonder 和过去进行时，语气更客气。达格妮问 I was wondering if you remember a young engineer，就是很委婉地请教。
「火势控制、围控」。说 zero containment，就是「完全没有控制住」，表示大火仍在蔓延，消防员还没围住火场。
