这场戏：站桌上盘问新助理
第 3 章 · 共 20 章 · 3'23"
新助理进门，看见汉森踩着办公桌接网线，刚要叫技术人员来帮忙，就被他一顿骂。随后对方翻着他的档案追问信仰，又把局里的规矩一句句摊开：an FBI agent is never off-duty（联邦调查局探员从不下班）。想听懂上司的试探、学会安全地接招，这段对话值得反复听。
被骂 as dumb as a bag of hammers（蠢得可以的家伙）
as dumb as a bag of hammers 蠢得可以的家伙electronic infiltration 电子入侵pray the rosary 念玫瑰经get online 上网
❝ 独白 · 5 句 世上最好的笔：the greatest pens in the world（全世界最好的笔）
merit badges 童军优秀奖章to confession 去告解the last four generations 过去四代人
妻子随时能 get a hold of（联系上）他
consume alcohol 喝酒、摄入酒精get a hold of 联系上某人lapsed 不再虔诚信教的do something about 对某事想办法、采取行动
汉森把新助理埃里克叫进办公室，自己却爬上办公桌接网线。埃里克好心提议叫技术人员，立刻被一句 as dumb as a bag of hammers（蠢得可以的家伙）骂回去。接着汉森一边问埃里克念不念玫瑰经、爱喝什么酒，一边把局里的规矩摊开：an FBI agent is never off-duty（联邦调查局探员从不下班）。聊到妻子时他说她是 a lapsed Protestant（不再虔诚的新教徒）。想学怎么用英文表达「蠢得可以」「从不下班」「不再信教」，又能听懂职场里的下马威，这段对话全是范本。
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。
“My Lord, you are as dumb as a bag of hammers, aren't you?”
老天，你真是笨得可以，是不是？
用「一袋锤子」形容人笨，粗鲁又生动，末尾反问把人钉在原地。
someone is as dumb as a bag of hammers
熟人玩笑或恼火时骂人笨用；正式场合和对上级别说。
dumb as a box of rocks ／ as sharp as a bag of hammers
口语
dumb 和 bag 都要重读，aren't you 轻轻收尾。
My new teammate is as dumb as a bag of hammers with the printer. 我的新队友摆弄打印机时笨得可以。
“We're supposed to be protecting the Bureau from electronic infiltration.”
我们本该保护局里不被电子渗透。
supposed to 点出「本该」，一句话把职责和失职的反差压在一起。
be supposed to be doing something
说本应做却没做的事，或提醒对方职责时用；语气偏正式。
We're meant to protect the Bureau. ／ We are supposed to be guarding it.
正式
supposed to be 连读，protecting 重音落在第二音节。
We're supposed to be watching the doors, not the phones. 我们本该盯着门，不是盯着电话。
“I've never seen anyone stand on top of their desk to get online before.”
我从没见过有人为了上网站到办公桌上。
把荒唐动作写成平静观察，never...before 的句法自带揶揄。
I've never seen anyone do something before.
看见离谱的事又不便直说时用；带一点冷幽默。
I have never seen anyone do that before. ／ I've never watched anyone try that.
中性
never 和 anyone 连读，on top 放慢一点。
I've never seen anyone answer the phone with a spatula before. 我从没见过有人拿锅铲接电话。
“These are the greatest pens in the world.”
这是世界上最好的笔。
一本正经夸一支笔，越郑重越逗，也暴露这人对小物件的执念。
These are the greatest (something) in the world.
半开玩笑地力挺自己的心头好时用；对不熟的人会显得夸张。
This is the best pen in the world. ／ These are the finest pens anywhere.
口语
greatest 重读，in the world 稍快带过。
These are the greatest dumplings in the world. 这是世界上最好吃的饺子。
“And I'm the only male in the last four generations of my family who hasn't served in the military.”
而我是家里过去四代唯一没服过兵役的男性。
用「唯一例外」的定语从句交代身世，骄傲还是心虚全留给听者猜。
the only (person) in ... who hasn't done something
交代自己与众不同、或解释某种亏欠时用；叙述性强。
I'm the only one in my family who never served. ／ the only son who didn't join up
中性
only 重读，who hasn't served 连成一串。
She is the only one in her family who hasn't run a marathon. 她是家里唯一没跑过马拉松的人。
“She likes to know she can get a hold of me 24/7.”
她希望随时都能联系上我。
get a hold of 和 24/7 一软一硬，把被看管说成被在乎。
like to know one can get a hold of someone
描述伴侣或家人要求随时能联系时用；也用于工作待命。
She wants to reach me any time. ／ She likes knowing I'm reachable.
口语
get a hold of 连读，24/7 读作 twenty-four seven。
My boss likes to know he can get a hold of me on weekends. 我老板希望周末也能随时找到我。
“I haven't been to confession since high school.”
我高中以后就没再去告解过。
用一句轻描淡写交代信仰松动，since high school 把距离拉得很长。
I haven't done something since (a time).
坦白很久没做某事时用；可自嘲也可认真，语气看场合。
I haven't gone since I was a kid. ／ I haven't been back since school.
中性
haven't been 连读，since high school 放稳。
I haven't played the piano since college. 我大学以后就没再弹过钢琴。
I won Boy Scout merit badges in every category except riflery. I haven't been to confession since high school. There are several words I constantly misspell. My favorite drink is a vodka tonic. And I'm the only male in the last four generations of my family who hasn't served in the military.
童子军所有类别的优秀奖章我都拿过，就射击没拿到。 我高中以后就没告过解。 有几个词我老是拼错。 我最爱喝的酒是伏特加汤力。 而且我家最近四代里，我是唯一没服过兵役的男人。
下一章 · 04wipe off the map彻底抹掉这场戏：问上司为何不肯调走这是骂人蠢的习语，字面是「一袋锤子」，实际就是「蠢得可以的家伙」。as dumb as a bag of hammers 就是「笨得没边」，比单说 stupid 更有画面。
可以直接用 My Lord, you are as dumb as a bag of hammers。My Lord 是感叹，相当于「老天爷」，整句是上司训人时又气又损的口气。
不完全是。它更常指「联系上某人」，比如 she can get a hold of me 24/7 就是「她随时都能联系上我」；指抓住实物时才解作抓住、拿到。
强调探员没有真正的下班时间，随时待命。汉森说这话既是背局里的规矩，也在给新人立威：进了这行就别想分工作和生活。
lapsed。a lapsed Protestant 就是「不再虔诚的新教徒」，形容曾经信教、后来疏远的人，天主教、基督教都能用这个词。
