这场戏：当面挑明为何选他
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埃里克终于问出口：选我，是不是因为我是天主教徒？凯特说不是，是看中 your facility with computers（你懂电脑），还要他配合搜汉森的车。他一句 I might not be the right guy for this job（我可能不是干这差事的合适人选），把不安摊上了桌。想问人事安排、表达自我怀疑，这段最实用。
夸人能 work miracles（创造奇迹）
work miracles 创造奇迹、有奇效give her a call 给她打个电话attend St. Catherine's 去圣凯瑟琳教堂做礼拜No one else 没有别人
❝ 独白 · 4 句 「电脑方面的才能」：facility with computers
facility with computers 电脑方面的才能got his hands on 弄到手、搞到50-page proposal 50页的方案
「干这事的合适人选」：the right guy for this job
keeping him out of the office 把他支开办公室the right guy for this job 这活儿的合适人选perversion detail 性犯罪专案too hard on him 对他太苛刻
汉森先邀请埃里克周日去圣凯瑟琳教堂，说那里是传统的拉丁语弥撒，之后还有一大家子的午餐，还夸 My Bonnie's been known to work miracles（我家邦妮可是创造过奇迹的）。可转头埃里克就问凯特：选我是不是因为我是天主教徒？凯特说不是，是看中他 facility with computers（电脑方面的才能），还提到他到处递的那份方案，随后摊牌：要搜汉森的车，需要他想办法把汉森支开几个小时。埃里克听完说自己 might not be the right guy for this job（可能不是这差事的合适人选）。想问清工作安排、坦白自己没底，这几句都能直接搬。
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。
“Did you pick me because I was Catholic?”
你选我，是因为我信天主教吗？
把最尖锐的怀疑压进一个平静的问句，不吵不闹，却逼对方表态。
Did you ... because I ...?
怀疑自己被区别对待、想当面要个说法时用；语气要稳，别带刺。
Was I chosen because I am Catholic? ／ Did you want me just because of my faith?
中性
pick me 连读，句尾 Catholic 语调上扬。
Did you invite me because I know the host? 你邀请我，是因为我认识主办人吗？
“We picked you because of your facility with computers.”
我们选你，是因为你摆弄电脑很有一套。
用一个体面的能力理由，把「为什么是你」挡了回去，官方又圆滑。
We picked you because of your ... with ...
解释录用、选拔理由时用；想淡化别的动机，这句很合适。
We chose you for your skill with computers. ／ It was your computer skills that stood out.
正式
because of your 连读，facility 重音在第二音节。
We chose her because of her facility with numbers. 我们选她，是因为她对数字很有一套。
“It's a traditional Latin service, then a big family lunch after.”
那是传统的拉丁语弥撒，之后还有一大家子的聚餐。
一句家常描述，把教堂、传统和大家庭捆在一起，人物底色就出来了。
It's a ... service, then a ... after.
向人介绍自家周末安排、邀请别人同去时用；语气随意亲切。
It's an old-style service, then a family meal afterward. ／ There's a Latin service and a big lunch after.
中性
traditional 重音在第二音节，lunch after 之间稍停。
It's a quiet dinner, then a long walk after. 就是一顿安静的晚饭，之后散很久的步。
“You know, when I page you, it isn't to discuss what's on Oprah.”
你知道，我呼你，不是为了聊奥普拉脱口秀上那点事。
拿电视节目做反衬，把「我的时间很金贵」说得又轻又刻薄。
when I page you, it isn't to ...
嫌对方把正事当闲聊时用；带点训人的味道，别对长辈说。
When I call you, it isn't to chat. ／ I don't page you just to make small talk.
口语
page you 连读，Oprah 重读，句尾略降。
When I text you, it isn't to hear about your weekend. 我发消息给你，不是为了听你聊周末。
“Nobody ever put me on a perversion detail before.”
以前从没人把我派去干这种性犯罪的活儿。
把不情愿说得半明半暗：既抱怨活儿不体面，又没敢直接拒绝。
Nobody ever put me on a ... before.
被分到不情愿的任务、想委婉叫苦时用；对上级说会显得消极。
Nobody ever assigned me to a case like this before. ／ I've never been put on this kind of detail.
口语
Nobody ever 连读，perversion 重音在第二音节。
Nobody ever put me on a night shift before. 以前从没人让我上夜班。
“Agent Burroughs, I'm starting to think I might not be the right guy for this job.”
伯勒斯探员，我开始觉得自己可能不适合干这活儿。
用「我可能不合适」代替「我不想干」，留足台阶，也留足退路。
I'm starting to think I might not be the right ... for ...
想抽身又不想撕破脸时用；语气要软，别把话说死。
I'm beginning to think this isn't the job for me. ／ I might not be the right person for this.
中性
starting to think 连读，right guy 重读。
I'm starting to think I might not be the right fit for this team. 我开始觉得自己可能不适合这个团队。
We picked you because of your facility with computers. We thought it would impress him. Uh-huh. We also thought he might like that 50-page proposal you've been pushing all over the Bureau.
我们选你，是因为你懂电脑。 我们以为这样能让他高看你一眼。 嗯哼。 我们还以为他会喜欢你那份50页的方案，你在局里到处递的那个。
下一章 · 08play the game按潜规则来这场戏：请下属到家里过周日字面是「创造奇迹」，常用来夸某人特别管用、什么事都能解决。My Bonnie's been known to work miracles 就是「我家邦妮可是创造过奇迹的」。
可以说 give someone a call，也可以说 give someone a ring，比 call someone 更口语。比如 you should give her a call 就是「你该给她回个电话」。
不是。这里 facility 指「才能、熟练」，facility with computers 就是「电脑方面的才能」。作「设施」讲时通常用复数 facilities。
意思是「干这差事的合适人选」，也可以换成 the right person。埃里克说 might not be the right guy for this job，就是在坦白自己没把握。
可以用 got his hands on，比如 he got his hands on a copy 就是「他弄到了一份」。中间的所有格随主语变化，I got my hands on it 也行。
