这场戏：揭穿勒索者竟是博迪
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管家沃兹沃思把话挑明后，怀特太太讲起两任丈夫一个被砍头、一个魔术师失踪，还抛出 Now that he's dead, I have a life（他死了，我才有了自己的生活）。格林先生则坦白 I work for the State Department, and I'm a homosexual（我在国务院工作，而且是同性恋）。最后真相揭晓：勒索众人的就是博迪先生。
「在可疑的情况下」英语说 mysterious circumstances
mysterious circumstances 在可疑的情况下public confrontation 当众冲突、公开对峙threatened to kill me 扬言要杀我final word 对某事的最终表态
❝ 独白 · 5 句 格林的自白
从抢话到交代再到保住饭碗，四五句里把一个人的体面与恐惧都讲完了。
「你只需要……」英语说 All you have to do is
depends on 取决于、依靠fight fairly 公平地打All you have to do is 你只需要……
沃兹沃思继续逐个点名。怀特太太解释，自己付勒索钱是不想闹出丑闻，还讲起丈夫的离奇死法：一个被砍了头，另一个魔术师前夫再没现身；一句 Now that he's dead, I have a life（他死了，我才有了自己的生活）把全场逗笑。格林先生干脆自己招了，承认 I work for the State Department, and I'm a homosexual（我在国务院工作，又是同性恋），怕曝光丢工作。最后沃兹沃思揭穿，勒索众人的正是博迪先生，并劝大家报警。值得学的三个说法：do for a living 是问人靠什么谋生；come as a shock 是让人震惊；behind bars 是坐牢、进监狱。想学怎么盘问、坦白、撂狠话，这段都用得上。
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。
“And yet, he was the one who died. Not you, Mrs. White. Not you.”
可是死的是他，不是你，怀特太太，不是你。
重复最后三个词，把怀疑钉在桌上，比直接指控更冷。
..., not you. Not you.
点破对方脱不了干系时用；对朋友说会显得咄咄逼人。
You were the one left standing, not him. ／ Somehow you always survive these things.
中性
Not you 重复时语气更沉，词与词之间略停。
The money is gone, and not from me. Not from me. 钱不见了，可不是从我这儿没的，不是我。
“Well, it's a matter of life after death. Now that he's dead, I have a life.”
这样说吧，这是死后生活的问题。他既然死了，我才有了自己的生活。
把丧夫说成重获人生，冷面幽默一句就把嫌疑又推高一层。
Now that ..., I ...
半开玩笑地讲处境转变时用；丧事场合这么说会伤人。
Now that the shop closed, I finally sleep. ／ Since things ended, I've got my evenings back.
口语
Now that 连读，I have a life 重读收尾。
Now that the project is over, I have a life again. 项目总算完了，我又能过自己的日子了。
“All you have to do is tell the police, he'll be convicted and your troubles will be over.”
你们只要告诉警察，他就会被定罪，你们的麻烦也就结束了。
一句把出路讲得又简单又诱人，正因如此才显得可疑。
All you have to do is ..., and ... will be over.
劝人走一步就能解脱时用；承诺过头要当心被拆穿。
Just make one call and this is finished. ／ One statement and the whole thing is done.
中性
All you have to do 一口气带过，is 后稍停强调。
All you have to do is send one email, and the refund is on its way. 你只要发一封邮件，退款就会到账。
“If you can't fight fairly, don't fight at all.”
要是不能光明正大地打，那就根本别打。
把打架的规矩讲成做人的原则，简短、好记、能直接搬走。
If you can't do it fairly, don't do it at all.
劝人守规矩、讲公平竞争时能用；开玩笑的场合说太重会扫兴。
If you can't play fair, don't play. ／ Fight fair or don't fight.
中性
can't 的 t 几乎不发音，fairly 与 don't 之间略顿。
If you can't play fairly, don't play at all. 要是不能好好按规矩踢，那就别上场。
I have something to say. I'm not gonna wait for Wadsworth here to unmask me. I work for the State Department, and I'm a homosexual. I feel no personal shame or guilt about this, but I must keep it a secret or I will lose my job on security grounds.
我有话要说。 我不想等沃兹沃思来揭穿我。 我在国务院工作，而且我是同性恋。 我对此并不感到羞耻或内疚， 但我必须保密，否则我会因安全方面的理由丢掉工作。
下一章 · 05over his dead body除非他死了这场戏：停电后追查开枪的人意思是坐牢、在监狱里。bar 是牢房的铁栏杆，想象人被关在栏杆后面。台词里说博迪先生会 behind bars，就是「他会被关进去」。
问职业常用 do for a living，比如 What do you do for a living? 就是「你靠什么谋生」，比直接问 job 更自然。
不是，是让人「安静点、闭嘴」的口语说法，带点脾气。台词里用 Pipe that down! 喝止吵起来的人，比 be quiet 更冲。
意思是某事让人很震惊、很意外。可以说 It came as a shock to him，就是「这让他大为震惊」，坏消息、变故都常用。
now that 强调「既然现在……了」，多接一个刚发生的变化，比如 Now that he's dead（他既然死了）；because 只讲原因，没这层时间变化。
