这场戏：众人被困追问实情
第 9 章 · 共 17 章 · 2'36"
夜里一群人被困在宅子里，有人想走却被拦下。一句 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs（要成事就得付代价）把所有人堵得没话说，还有人追着沃兹沃思要一个直截了当的答复。In this together（同舟共济）也在这里登场：想拉人一起担责任、逼人表态，这句最顺手。
❝ 独白 · 12 句 「要成事就得付代价」英语是 make an omelet
make an omelet 要成事就得付代价split up 分开行动Casualties are inevitable 伤亡不可避免
宅子里已经死了两个人，沃兹沃思拦住众人不许走，说大家是一条船上的人（in this together，同舟共济），谁要走，他就把那两桩命案都算到谁头上。有人追问这屋里还有没有别人，沃兹沃思一句「不」既能是「没有」，也能是「有」，把所有人绕得团团转。争执到最后，大家决定两人一组分头搜屋，明知同组的人可能就是凶手。有人搬出 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs（要成事就得付代价）压住反对，也有人问对方愿不愿意 take a chance（赌一把）。碰上要拉人一起承担、逼人做选择，或者用一句老话堵住不同意见的场合，这些说法都能直接搬。
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“You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.”
要做煎蛋，就得先打碎鸡蛋。
用做菜说代价，把送命讲得云淡风轻，越是家常越显冷。
You cannot do X without doing Y.
解释事情必须付出代价时用；安慰重大损失时别用，会显得轻慢。
You can't build anything without breaking a few things. ／ There is no progress without some pain.
中性
cannot 重读，without breaking eggs 三词连贯，eggs 轻收。
You cannot build a new habit without breaking the old one. 想养成新习惯，就得先打破旧的。
“This is war, Peacock. Casualties are inevitable.”
这是战争，皮科克。伤亡在所难免。
一句军事腔把客厅变战场，把死人缩写成一个统计数字。
This is war. X is inevitable.
形容竞争惨烈、必须牺牲时用；对遭遇不幸的人说会太冷血。
This is a fight, and losses are part of it. ／ In any real battle, someone goes down.
正式
This is war 三词一顿，Casualties 重读，inevitable 拖长收尾。
This is a startup, and some failures are inevitable. 创业就是这样，有些失败躲不掉。
“If I were him, I'd be suspicious already.”
我要是他，早就起疑了。
站到对方鞋子里一句反推，把众人的慌张全揭了出来。
If I were ..., I'd ... already.
换位推测别人反应时用；替人做决定前先说清楚这是假设。
In his place, I would have asked questions by now. ／ If that were me, I would not believe a word.
中性
If I were 连读，I'd be suspicious 重音落在 suspicious。
If I were her, I'd be angry about the delay too. 我要是她，也会为这次延误生气。
“Mrs. White, no man in his right mind would be alone together with you.”
怀特太太，脑子正常的男人都不会想跟你单独待在一起。
当面把最难听的话包进礼貌句式，杀伤力大，是全片的名场面。
No one in his right mind would ... with you.
半开玩笑地损熟人时能用；对上司或刚认识的人说这句绝对不要。
No sane person would be alone with you. ／ No man in his right mind would do that with you.
口语
in his right mind 连读，with you 放慢收尾。
No one in his right mind would volunteer to present after you. 脑子正常的人都不会抢在你后面上台发言。
I suggest we handle this in proper military fashion. We split up and search the house. Split up? Yes. We have very little time left, so we'll split up into pairs. - Pairs? - Yes. Wait a minute. Suppose that one of us is the murderer. If we split up into pairs, whichever one of us is left with the killer might get killed. Then we would've discovered who the murderer is. But the other half of the pair would be dead! This is war, Peacock. Casualties are inevitable. You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. Every cook will tell you that.
我建议按正规的军事方式办。 我们分头搜屋子。 分头？ 对。时间不多了，我们两个人一组分头行动。 ——两人一组？——对。 等等。万一我们当中有一个就是凶手呢。 要是两人一组分开，跟凶手分到一组的那个人就可能被杀。 那我们就知道凶手是谁了。 可同组的另一个人就死了！ 这是战争，皮科克。伤亡在所难免。 要做煎蛋，就得先打碎鸡蛋。 哪个厨子都懂这个道理。
下一章 · 10a likely story编得倒像真的这场戏：被困密道靠开枪脱身意思是「同舟共济、一起扛」，表示处境相同、谁也脱不了关系。沃兹沃思用它把所有人绑在一起，逼大家留下查凶手，日常也能用来拉同事一起担责任。
可以说 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs，字面是「做煎蛋总得打碎几个蛋」。上校用它回应分头搜屋可能送命，意思是想要结果就得接受代价。
沃兹沃思先答 No，被追问后又解释 I said "no" meaning yes，嘴上的「不」其实是「是」。这是全场最好笑的绕圈，听的时候要抓前后句的关系，别只记一个单词。
意思接近，都是冒险、赌一把。take a chance 更口语，往往指明知有风险还愿意试；上校用它问对方肯不肯为搜屋承担危险，紧跟着就是「我们还有得选吗」。
不是，是要求对方给个「明确、直截了当的答复」，语气偏强硬，常在反复问不出结果时说，等于「别绕了，直接告诉我」。对上对下都能用，正式场合要放软一点。
