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第 6 章 · 共 16 章 · 2'50"
达格妮办公室先是出事：主管麦克纳马拉没来上班，只留下一句 Who is John Galt?（约翰·高尔特是谁）。接着怀亚特杀上门，骂那条 Anti Dog-Eat-Dog（反自相残杀法）的狗屁逼得他只能回头跟塔格特合作。达格妮保证会给可靠的运输，他丢下一句 We'll see（走着瞧）。想学商场翻脸和硬气回击，很过瘾。
事业是某人的「心血、命脉」：lifeblood
making up for 弥补Anti Dog-Eat-Dog 反自相残杀法lifeblood 心血、命脉old wounds 旧伤疤
❝ 独白 · 4 句 嫌人「无能、不称职」：incompetence
make this quick 长话短说no choice but to 别无选择nothing to do with 与……毫无瓜葛We'll see 走着瞧
达格妮办公室里接连出事：里奥诺特分部来电，说主管麦克纳马拉没来上班，只留下一张字条，写着 Who is John Galt?（约翰·高尔特是谁）——这是没人答得上来的口头禅。接着她跟哥哥詹姆斯吵起来，詹姆斯想用《反自相残杀法》挤走康威，达格妮说 Phoenix/Durango is a good line（那是条好线路），康威 put his lifeblood into its success（把心血全扑在上面）。话音未落，怀亚特本人杀到，说这法案逼得他 no choice but to（别无选择）回头跟塔格特合作，还放话 I will not lower my business standards（我不会降低做生意的标准）。达格妮承诺给可靠的运输，他只回一句 We'll see（走着瞧）。想学商场翻脸和硬气回击，很带劲。
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“"Don't ask questions nobody can answer."”
「别问没人能回答的问题。」
一句规矩，也是一句警告：有些问题问出来只会让人心慌。
Don't ask questions nobody can ...
对方追问你不愿深谈的事时用；对上级或长辈这样讲会显得顶撞。
Don't raise questions no one can answer. ／ Some questions are better left unasked.
中性
questions nobody 连读，can answer 放慢收住。
Don't ask questions nobody can answer yet. 别问现在还回答不了的问题。
“The Phoenix/Durango is a good line, Jim. Conway put his lifeblood into its success.”
菲尼克斯/杜兰戈是条好线路，吉姆。康威把心血全扑在了它的成功上。
不吵不闹，只把一个人的付出摆出来，比任何指责都有分量。
put one's lifeblood into something
替别人的付出说话、或夸人倾尽心血时用；正式陈述里偏书面。
poured his heart and soul into it ／ gave everything he had to it
中性
lifeblood 重读，into its success 放慢收尾。
She put her lifeblood into this project. 她把全部心血都扑在了这个项目上。
“You'll never open those old wounds”
你别想再揭开那些旧伤疤
把拒绝说成一句断言，既划了界，也露出心里那块不肯碰的地方。
You'll never open those old wounds.
劝人别重提旧事、或断定往事翻不出来时用；吵架时对亲人说太扎人。
You'll never drag all that up again. ／ That past stays buried.
口语
never 重读，old wounds 之间略停。
You'll never open those old wounds by bringing it up again. 你再提那件事，只会重揭旧伤疤。
“I had nothing to do with the creation of that bill.”
那项法案的出台和我毫无关系。
一句干净的撇清，把责任推得远远的，也让人分不清是真无辜还是狡辩。
I had nothing to do with ...
被人怀疑参与某事、要当面澄清时用；语气越平，撇得越干净。
I had no part in creating that bill. ／ That bill was not my doing.
正式
nothing to do 连读，creation 重读。
I had nothing to do with that decision. 那个决定跟我毫无关系。
“I will not lower my business standards to your lousy level of incompetence.”
我不会把做生意的标准降到你们那种无能的烂水平。
拒绝合作也能说得这么解气：不骂人，却把对方的底细评了个透。
I will not lower my standards to ...
拒绝为迁就对方而降低标准时用；当面说极伤人，务必慎用。
I won't drop my standards for you. ／ I refuse to sink to that level.
正式
not 重读，incompetence 一字一顿收住。
I will not lower my standards just to please them. 我不会为了讨好他们就降低标准。
I came here today because, well, I met your brother... ...and I was hoping someone in this business still had a brain. If you and your brother try to undermine me... ...or go to the government like you did to destroy my best friend, Dan Conway--
我今天来，是因为……我见过你弟弟…… ……我原以为这行里还有人长着脑子。 如果你和你弟弟想拆我的台…… ……或者像你们毁掉我最好的朋友丹·康威那样去找政府——
下一章 · 07who are you wearing你这身是谁设计的这场戏：纪念日宴上夫妻互呛指「人吃人、残酷无情」，形容你死我活的竞争。戏里那条《反自相残杀法》就叫 Anti Dog-Eat-Dog，名字听着保护竞争，其实是在保护强者。
make up for。达格妮问詹姆斯有没有办法 making up for the Mexican line's losses，就是「弥补墨西哥那条线的亏损」。
指「心血、命脉」。达格妮说康威 put his lifeblood into its success，就是「把心血全扑在了这条线的成功上」。
no choice but to。怀亚特说我 have no choice but to get back into business with you Taggarts again，就是「我没得选，只能再跟你们塔格特家做生意」。
old wounds。詹姆斯说 You'll never open those old wounds，就是「你别想再揭开那些旧伤疤」，指不想重提旧事。
