这场戏：法庭上认罪被判缓刑
第 13 章 · 共 14 章 · 2'39"
李·伊斯雷尔站在法庭上念悔过陈述，承认那些伪造的信不是自己的作品—— But it wasn't really my work, was it?（但那其实不是我的作品，对吧？），又说自己 too much of a coward（太懦弱），不敢把真作品拿出来给人批评。想把认错和自嘲说得到位，这几句就是范本。
❝ 独白 · 20 句 莉的量刑前自白
句子被拆得越来越碎，坦白到近乎残忍，节奏像在慢慢泄气。
法官宣判 five years' probation（五年缓刑）加 house arrest（软禁）
five years' probation 五年缓刑house arrest 软禁、居家监禁consort with felons 与罪犯往来、和坏人厮混within your means 量力而行、在能力范围内
李·伊斯雷尔因为伪造名人信件被送上法庭。她当庭念出悔过陈述：说近来唯一让她骄傲的作品其实不是自己的，还说自己 too much of a coward（太懦弱），怕 open myself up to criticism（把自己置于批评之下）才不敢写真的东西；她又提到失去的猫和朋友，说自己不是真正的作家。法官随后判她五年缓刑加六个月 house arrest（软禁），只准为了上班、社区劳动和戒酒会出门，还不得与罪犯往来、要量力赔偿。三句值得记：too much of a coward（太懦弱）承认自己不敢；house arrest（软禁）是判罚里最具体的词；within your means（量力而行）形容按能力做事。
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“And I'm too much of a coward to do that.”
而我又太懦弱，做不到。
把不敢冒险说成一句自嘲，比任何辩解都让人信。
too much of a coward to do something
自嘲或坦白自己不敢时用；说别人则像骂人。
I'm too scared to do that. ／ I just don't have the guts for it.
口语
too much of a 连读，coward 重读，to do that 收低。
I'm too much of a coward to speak up in meetings. 我太懦弱了，开会时不敢开口。
“But it wasn't really my work, was it?”
但那其实不是我的作品，对吧？
用反问把骄傲一把拉回现实，自嘲里全是酸楚。
it wasn't really my ..., was it?
想承认某样东西不属于自己时用；质问别人时语气会变重。
But it was never really mine, was it? ／ It wasn't my work at all, was it?
口语
wasn't really 连读，was it 尾音轻挑。
It wasn't really my idea, was it? 那其实不是我的主意，对吧？
“Lee Israel, the court sentences you to five years' probation plus six months' house arrest.”
莉·伊斯拉尔，本庭判处你五年缓刑，外加六个月软禁。
把一长串刑罚念得平静，反差衬出她自白的坦白。
sentences you to ... plus ...
描述判决结果时用；日常打趣说被罚也能套。
The court gives you five years' probation. ／ You are sentenced to probation and house arrest.
正式
five years' probation 连读，house arrest 重读。
The boss sentenced me to a week of night shifts. 老板判了我一周夜班。
“And he was nice to have around.”
而且有他在身边，挺好的。
用最轻的一句怀念朋友，平淡反而最戳人。
be nice to have around
怀念熟人、轻描淡写夸人时能用；正式悼词里别这么随意。
He was good to have around. ／ It was nice having him there.
中性
nice to have around 连成一串，around 轻收，语气平缓。
She was easy to have around the office. 有她在办公室，大家都轻松。
I mean, it's the only time... recently, that I can remember being proud of my work. But it wasn't really my work, was it? I mean... if I had put in my work... then I would've been opening myself up to criticism. And I'm too much of a coward to do that. Then I lost my cat. She was probably the only soul... that truly loved me, maybe ever. And I lost my friend... who may have been an idiot, but he... he tolerated me. And he was nice to have around. And I think I have realized that I am... ...not a real writer. And that... ...I think, in the end, it... ...I would say, was not worth it. I would say that.
我是说，这是唯一一次…… 近来我能记起的、为自己作品感到骄傲的时刻。 但那其实不是我的作品，对吧？ 我是说…… 要是我把自己的作品交出去…… 那我就等于把自己暴露在批评之下。 而我又太懦弱，做不到。 后来我失去了我的猫。 她大概是唯一一个…… 真心爱过我的灵魂，也许这辈子就这一个。 我还失去了我的朋友…… 他也许是个蠢货，可他…… 他能容忍我。 有他在身边挺好的。 我想我已经意识到，我…… ……不是真正的作家。 而且…… ……我想，到头来，这…… ……我会说，并不值得。 我会这么说。
下一章 · 14like hell I will想都别想这场戏：求旧搭档同意写书意思是「太懦弱、太胆小」，常用于说自己或别人不敢做某事。台词里她承认不敢把真作品拿出来，就是因为怕被批评。
说 house arrest。法院判的 house arrest 就是只能待在家里、不许随便出门，比坐牢轻，但行动大大受限。
说 within your means，means 指财力或能力。台词里是让她在能力范围内赔偿受害者，平时也常说 live within your means（量入为出）。
说 open myself up to criticism。open up 是「敞开、暴露」，把作品交出去就等于把自己敞开给别人的批评，说法很形象。
说 consort with felons。consort 是「厮混、结伴」，felon 是重罪犯。这是判决里常见的限制条件，听起来很正式。
说 put in。台词里 if I had put in my work 是「要是我肯下功夫交出真作品」，put in 后面跟时间或努力都行。
