这场戏：氧气只够五个人回家
第 5 章 · 共 22 章 · 3'31"
出故障的奋进号上，广播报出一串坏消息：氧气和燃料都快没了，还得有两个人牺牲。舰长说 I don't know how to say this（我不知道该怎么说），最后决定 get right to it（开门见山）。想学怎么用英语宣布坏消息、把话直说，这几句很值得记。
❝ 独白 · 7 句 船长的坏消息
先许诺再摊牌，一步步把人推进必须取舍的沉默里。
「责任在于我」说 the responsibility lies with me
blame our predicament on 把困境怪到……头上dumbasses 蠢货、傻帽chose you for this mission 挑你们来执行任务the responsibility lies with 责任在于……
瘪四和大头蛋在奋进号上闯了祸，把和平号撞坏，还弄丢了氧气和燃料。地面通报说，七个人只剩够五个人活着回家的氧气，missed our window（错过了观测窗口），和平号受损还引发 international incident（国际事件）。舰长说 I don't know how to say this（我不知道该怎么说），但决定 get right to it（开门见山）：七个人里得有两个牺牲，她自愿留下。想学怎么用英语通报坏消息、承担责任，这些句子都能直接用。
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。
“It can be tough, your first time in space.”
头一回上太空，是会有点难熬。
用一句轻描淡写的安慰，把新手的不安接住了，语气软而实在。
It can be tough, your first time doing something.
安慰第一次做某事的人时用；对朋友、同事都能说，别在幸灾乐祸时用。
It can be hard your first time. ／ The first time is always rough.
中性
can be 弱读连读，tough 重读，句尾放轻。
It can be tough, your first time on a snowboard. 第一次玩单板滑雪，是会有点难。
“- Looks like you guys got in a wreck.”
看样子你们是撞坏了。
不直接说事故，用 got in a wreck 把严重说成随口一提，带点幸灾乐祸。
Looks like someone got in a wreck.
看到别人闯祸又不好直说时用；语气调侃，正式场合别用。
Looks like you crashed. ／ Looks like you had a rough landing.
口语
Looks like 连读，got in a 弱读成 got-in-a。
Looks like you got in a wreck on the way here. 看样子你来的路上撞了一下。
“I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it.”
我不知道该怎么说，就直说了。
先承认难开口，再一刀切入，把最沉的坏消息说得体面又利落。
I don't know how to say this, so I'll just ...
要宣布坏消息或尴尬话前用它铺垫；对熟人、下属都合适。
This is hard to say, so I'll be blunt. ／ I'll just come out with it.
中性
how to 连读，get right to it 一气呵成。
I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it: I quit. 我不知道该怎么说，就直说了：我要辞职。
“There are seven of us, and we only have enough oxygen for five people to make it home alive.”
我们一共七个人，可氧气只够五个人活着回家。
两个数字把生死摆上桌，冷静得像在报账，越平淡越残忍。
There are X of us, and we only have enough ... for Y.
说明资源不够、必须取舍时用；语气克制，不适合开玩笑。
Only five of us can go. ／ There isn't enough for everyone.
中性
seven of us 连读，only 重读，句尾 alive 收稳。
There are ten of us, and we only have enough tickets for six. 我们十个人，可票只够六张。
“So we all have a decision to make.”
所以我们都得做个决定。
用 we all 把难题摊给每个人，一句就完成推责与动员。
We all have a decision to make.
要大家一起拿主意时用；会议上、家庭里都常见。
We all have a call to make. ／ This is a choice we all share.
中性
have a 弱读，decision to make 三个重音递进。
We all have a decision to make about the house. 这房子的事，我们大家都得做个决定。
“It would be easy to blame our predicament on the mistakes of two absolute idiots.”
把我们眼下的困境怪到两个十足蠢货的失误上，太容易了。
先摊开最省事的甩锅方式，再拒绝它，克制里全是担当。
It would be easy to blame X on Y.
承认诱惑却不为之辩解时用；语气正式，适合担责场合。
It's tempting to blame them. ／ The easy thing would be to point fingers.
正式
It would be 连读，predicament 重音在第二音节。
It would be easy to blame the delay on the vendor, but I signed off. 把延期怪到供应商头上很容易，可字是我签的。
“And ultimately, the responsibility lies with me.”
而说到底，责任在我。
一句短句收尾，把整场推诿画上句号，重得像落槌。
The responsibility lies with someone.
正式担责、作结时用；报告、检讨、会议收尾都合适。
The buck stops with me. ／ I'm the one responsible.
正式
ultimately 轻读带过，responsibility 重音在 bility 前。
Ultimately, the responsibility lies with the manager. 说到底，责任在经理身上。
- We're gonna make it back to Earth. I promise you that. But here's the problem. I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it. There are seven of us, and we only have enough oxygen for five people to make it home alive. So we all have a decision to make. Two people need to sacrifice themselves.
我们能回到地球的。 我向你们保证。 但问题在这儿。 我不知道该怎么说，就直说了。 我们一共七个人，可氧气只够五个人活着回家。 所以我们都得做个决定。 得有两个人牺牲自己。
下一章 · 06seal the deal敲定这场戏：告别太空行走被当调情意思是「开门见山、直接说重点」。台词 I don't know how to say this, so I'm just gonna get right to it 就是「我不知道该怎么说，就直说了」。
说 make it back，比如 We're gonna make it back to Earth 就是「我们能回到地球的」，常用来讲脱险、回家。
说 blame something on someone，比如 blame our predicament on the mistakes of two absolute idiots，就是「把我们的困境怪到两个蠢货的失误上」。
说 the responsibility lies with me。台词 And ultimately, the responsibility lies with me 就是「说到底，责任在我」，是很正式的表态。
表示「够……用的」，结构是 enough + 名词 + for + 人。台词 we only have enough oxygen for five people to make it home alive 就是「氧气只够五个人活着回家」。
