这场戏：出餐忙乱又为退菜吵
晚餐出餐最忙的时候，厨房乱成一团：安迪发现本该清台的人不见了，气得质问 How many times have you been told about this?（这事我跟你说过多少遍了？），旁人还在催快把人开了。另一头，七号桌把羊肉退回来嫌太生，安迪坚持 That's how it's supposed to be（本来就该这样）。想学高压厨房的催促和问责，这段很带感。
「这事跟你说过多少遍了」英语怎么说？How many times have you been told about this?
supposed to be clearing 本该在做某事you've got to fire him 你必须把他开除not enough to tell him 光说他还不够
出餐高峰期，厨房一刻不停：安迪分好前菜和主菜，叮嘱 Tony 前菜必须先经他检查才能出去，又发现该清台的人不见踪影，当众发火 How many times have you been told about this?（这事我跟你说过多少遍了？）。有人抓包同事上班看球，索菲娅当场催卡莉 you've got to fire him（你得把他开了），卡莉却说光说没用。另一头，七号桌把羊肉退回来嫌太生，安迪不接受：It's pink, it's supposed to be pink（它是粉红色的，本来就该这样），That's lamb, darling. That's how it's supposed to be（那是羊肉，亲爱的，本来就该这样），还让厨房 Lower your voice（小点声）。想学厨房高压下的催促、护菜、问责说法，这段全程高能。
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 are useless, but I love you.”
你真没用，但我爱你。
把批评和爱放进同一句，不互相抵消：我看得清你的毛病，也照样站在你这边。它拒绝用「有用」来定义感情，所以比单纯的安慰更有力量。
You are useless, but I love you.
对亲近的人又气又心疼时用，语气直白，适合家人或挚友之间的打趣与包容。
You drive me mad, and I still love you. ／ Useless, and still my favourite person.
口语
useless 重读，but I love you 放慢，love 加重。
You're hopeless, but I love you. 你没救了，可我还是爱你。
“That's lamb, darling. That's how it's supposed to be.”
那是羊肉，亲爱的，本来就该这样。
把争议拉回常识：不是口味之争，而是这道菜本该如此。它用一句平静的断言守住专业判断，既不吵架，也不让步。
That's ..., darling. That's how it's supposed to be.
面对不懂行的质疑时用，语气平静而坚定，重申专业标准。
That's the dish; it is meant to look like that. ／ This is correct, not a mistake.
口语
lamb 重读，how it's supposed to be 连读后放慢收尾。
That's how good bread is supposed to taste, darling. 亲爱的，好面包就该是这个味道。
“How many times have you been told about this?”
这事跟你说过多少遍了？
反问句不要求答案，只把长期的失望压成一个数字问题，比直接骂更重。
How many times have you been told about ...?
对反复犯同样错误的人施压时用；对客户或上级绝不能用这种口气。
How often do we have to go over this? ／ We have been through this again and again.
口语
How many times 连读升调，been told 重读，about this 收低。
How many times have you been told about the deadline? 截止时间跟你说过多少遍了？
“No, that's fine. It's pink, it's supposed to be pink.”
不，没事。它就是粉红色的，本来就该是粉红色。
先安抚再做专业判断，重复 supposed to be 把立场钉死，不为难员工也不让步。
It's ..., it's supposed to be ...
坚持专业标准、替下属顶住客人压力时用；对客人本人别用这种硬邦邦的说法。
That is the way it should be served. ／ It is meant to look like that.
中性
that's fine 轻快，It's pink 重读，supposed to be 放慢。
That's fine. It's rare, it's supposed to be rare. 没事。它就是三分熟，本来就该这样。
“Just fry the shit out of it, grill the arse out of it.”
那就把它狠狠煎一遍，烤到屁股都焦了。
两个带脏字的夸张说法并排，赌气地接受客人的无理要求，愤怒里全是黑色幽默。
Just ... the shit out of it, ... the arse out of it.
熟人之间赌气夸张地说要狠狠处理某物时用；客人面前或正式场合绝对别说。
Burn it for all I care. ／ Cook it to death if that's what they want.
口语
fry the shit 连读重读，grill the arse 放缓，out of it 收。
Fine, just roast the life out of it. 行，那就把它烤到没命。
下一章 · 10humor me迁就我一下这场戏：饭桌点评这道菜字面是「被某样东西淹没」，引申为被大量的工作或东西压得应付不过来。Tony is drowning in trays 就是「托尼快被托盘埋了」。
dock wages，dock 在这里指扣除、扣发，常用于惩罚员工。也可以说 dock someone's pay。
good to go。检查完毕可以出餐、可以出发、可以开工，都能说 it's good to go。
sent back。餐厅里客人不满意把菜退回，就说 the plate was sent back。
clear out。让人把桌面清干净、把东西全搬走，就是 clear this out。
