这场戏：审计员摊牌反被压住
第 14 章 · 共 18 章 · 3'32"
审计员菲尔又查到新东西，跑来跟弗兰克对质：帕姆的事远不止二十五万，还有一张两万块的头等舱机票，甚至问出 Who's Kyle Contreras（凯尔·孔特雷拉斯是谁）。弗兰克却反手一击，说 the audacity（你可真敢），还骂他 falsifying our records（伪造记录）。想学职场翻脸、互相质问的英语，很精彩。
看穿对方「玩这一套」：play it
figure it out 把它弄明白book the flights 订机票sounds like 听起来像是play it 玩这套
❝ 独白 · 4 句 骂人「放肆、厚颜」：audacity
audacity 放肆falsifying our records 伪造记录didn't have to 本不必point fingers 指责别人
审计员菲尔带着新发现来找弗兰克：他查了一周，说帕姆的事不是一开始以为的二十五万那么简单，可能上百万；他又翻出一张寒假飞伦敦希思罗的机票，头等舱、协和客机、两个挨着的座位，一共两万，还问 Who's Kyle Contreras（凯尔·孔特雷拉斯是谁）。弗兰克先推说机票一直是珍妮订的，接着反手一击：So that's how you wanna play it（所以你想这么玩），又骂他 the audacity（你可真敢），说正是这个伪造记录、失职的人。菲尔被压住，只好说 I'm sorry that I brought it up（对不起，我不该提）。想学职场翻脸、互相质问的英语，很精彩。
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。
“So that's how you wanna play it.”
所以你就想这么来，是吧。
把对方的狡辩一句话定性成“玩法”，不接招只定调，压迫感十足。
so that's how you play it
看穿对方耍手段时用，对熟人或对手都行，正式场合别用。
So that's the game you're playing. ／ That's how you want to do this?
口语
so that's 连读，重音落在 play，句尾下沉。
So that's how you want to play it? Fine, no more favors. 你就想这么玩是吧？行，以后别找我帮忙。
“Pam didn't have to happen, right?”
潘的事本来是可以避免的，对吧？
用反问把责任钉在对方身上，“本来不必发生”比直接指责更狠。
X didn't have to happen
追究别人失职时用反问，对同事可以，对长辈或客户慎用。
This never had to happen. ／ None of this had to happen, did it?
中性
didn't have to 连读，right 上扬收尾。
That mistake didn't have to happen; you had every warning. 那个错误本可避免，警告早就给过你了。
“Are you gonna do your job, or do I have to call Hevesi in here himself to come and do it for you?”
你是要干你的活，还是要我叫赫维西亲自过来替你干？
二选一的最后通牒，把上级搬出来当筹码，一句话封死对方退路。
gonna X, or do I have to Y
下最后通牒时用，对下属或对手可以，对平级同事会撕破脸。
Will you fix this, or do I have to do it myself? ／ Are you handling it, or should I step in?
口语
gonna 弱读，or do I have to 加快。
Are you gonna send the file today, or do I have to call your manager? 你今天发不发文件，非要我找你经理吗？
“You could have prevented that. You're the auditor.”
你本来可以阻止那件事。你是审计。
两句短刀，第一句算旧账，第二句钉职责，把对方逼到无话可说。
You could have prevented that. You're the ...
追责、谈判时对同级或下属能用；对长辈或客户说会太冲，别这样开口。
You had the power to stop it. ／ That was your call to make.
中性
could have 连读成 could've，第二句重压 the auditor。
You could have caught that error. You're the one who signs off. 你本来能发现那个错误。签字的人是你。
Pam didn't have to happen, right? You could have prevented that. You're the auditor. The people here pay you for what? So you can go off and do your community theater instead of taking care of our school's books?
帕姆那事本来可以不发生，对吧？ 你本可以拦住它。你是审计员。 这里的人花钱雇你是干什么的？ 好让你跑去演你的社区话剧，而不去管学校的账？
下一章 · 15an open secret公开的秘密这场戏：摊开干洗账，老朋友决裂指「伪造记录、做假账」。弗兰克反过来说菲尔 spent six months falsifying our records，就是「花了六个月伪造记录」，想掩盖自己失职。
play it。弗兰克说 So that's how you wanna play it，就是「所以你想这么玩」，表示看穿了对方要撕破脸。
指「放肆、厚颜」。弗兰克说 the audacity，就是「你可真敢」，讽刺对方居然还敢来质问自己。
book a flight，也可以说 book the flights。弗兰克推说 I don't book the flights，就是「机票不是我订的」，把责任推给珍妮。
bring it up。菲尔最后说 I'm sorry that I brought it up，就是「对不起，我不该提这事」，bring up 指把话题提出来。
