这场戏：总统宣布彗星撞地球
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总统奥尔林突然中断综艺节目，向全国宣布：一颗九公里宽的彗星正 on a collision course（注定相撞）撞向地球。她随即派德拉斯克去执行 preemptive strike（先发制人的打击），一句 Washington's always gotta have a hero（华盛顿非得有个英雄）把政治秀点破。灾难、战争、谈判里的说法，这一场都能学到。
❝ 独白 · 7 句 彗星撞向地球，华盛顿非要 gotta have a hero（非得有个英雄）
worst-case scenario 最坏的情况on a direct collision course 正撞向、注定相撞preemptive strike 先发制人的打击gotta have a hero 非得有个英雄不可
总统奥尔林突然中断综艺节目《头彩未婚夫》，向全国发表紧急讲话：一颗前所未见、宽九公里的彗星，正 on a collision course（注定相撞）撞向地球，预计五个月后抵达。她宣布国会已通过紧急支出方案，将发动 preemptive strike（先发制人的打击），还特别请出德拉斯克担纲。有人点破 Washington's always gotta have a hero（华盛顿非得有个英雄），也有人质疑这任务为何不用远程技术。最后有科学家当面对总统说，哪怕觉得她再讨厌，这事也 No matter how offensive I may find you（不管我觉得你有多讨厌），比个人好恶大得多。想学宣布大事、军事行动、体面地怼人，这一场都能学到。
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。
“Good things come to those who wait.”
好事会降临在肯等待的人身上。
一句老掉牙的谚语被放进灾难直播，平淡里全是反讽。
Good things come to those who wait.
想劝人别急、再等等时能用；对着已经焦虑的人说会显得敷衍，要挑场合。
Patience pays off in the end. ／ Good things take time.
中性
重音在 good、come，wait 拖长，句尾降调。
Good things come to those who wait, so stop refreshing your inbox. 好事多磨，别一直刷邮箱了。
“An unprecedented comet, nine kilometers wide, is now on a direct collision course with our cherished home, planet Earth.”
一颗前所未见的彗星，宽九公里，正径直撞向我们珍爱的家园——地球。
全句没有情绪词，靠 unprecedented 和 collision course 砸出末日感。
something is on a collision course with ...
形容两方注定冲突、无法避免时能用；拿来讲私人关系会太重，正式声明才合适。
It is headed straight for us. ／ The two sides are on a collision course.
正式
nine kilometers wide 后停顿，collision course 加重音。
The two deadlines are on a collision course. 两个截止时间要撞在一起了。
“Washington's always gotta have a hero.”
华盛顿总是非得有个英雄不可。
一句吐槽把政治作秀说透，gotta 让讽刺带着无奈。
someone's always gotta have ...
吐槽某种机构或个人爱搞形式时能用；对当事人当面说会得罪人，别乱用。
There's always a hero in these things. ／ Washington can't resist a savior.
口语
always gotta 连读，hero 重读，句尾下沉。
The boss has always gotta have a slogan for everything. 老板做什么都非得配个口号。
“I'm sorry. Isn't he the mercenary gentleman that was screaming at all those children on the White House lawn?”
抱歉。他不就是那个在白宫草坪上冲一群孩子大吼大叫的雇佣兵吗？
用一句礼貌的问句把官方英雄打回原形，信息量全在对比里。
Isn't he the ... that ...?
想礼貌地揭对方底时能用；语气很容易变成当众打脸，正式场合慎用。
Isn't that the guy who ...? ／ Wait, is he the one who ...?
中性
mercenary gentleman 轻读，screaming 重读，句尾上扬。
Isn't he the manager that quit over the coffee machine? 他不就是那个为咖啡机辞职的经理吗？
“No matter how offensive I may find you.”
不管我觉得你有多讨厌。
用让步句式把敌意说得体面，既留合作余地，又不假装友好。
No matter how ... I may ...
要合作但不想装亲近时能用；对完全不用往来的人说，会显得多此一举。
However offensive you are to me. ／ I may not like you, but I'm here.
正式
No matter how 连读，offensive 重读，句尾降调。
No matter how much I dislike the plan, I'll back the team. 不管我多不喜欢这方案，我都会支持团队。
“You know, I did have the FBI put that bag over your head.”
你知道吗，那个头罩确实是我让联邦调查局给你套上的。
语气像分享小秘密，说的却是滥用权力，荒诞感扑面而来。
I did have someone do something.
半开玩笑地承认自己使唤过别人时能用；真涉及权责，这么说会像不打自招。
I did ask them to do it. ／ That was my doing, actually.
口语
have the FBI 连读，put that bag 重读，句尾放平。
I did have the printer moved just to annoy him. 我确实让人把打印机搬走了，就为烦他一下。
Citizens of the United States and peoples of the world, I have just been handed scientific findings that confirm a worst-case scenario. An unprecedented comet, nine kilometers wide, is now on a direct collision course with our cherished home, planet Earth. Estimated time of arrival is approximately five months from now. So we have… We've drawn up a massive Congressional spending bill… I have already put together an emergency spending package for Congress… …that the Senate and the House have agreed upon.
美国公民和世界各国人民，我刚拿到科学结论，证实了最坏的情况。 一颗前所未见的彗星，宽九公里，正径直撞向我们珍爱的家园——地球。 预计抵达时间大约是五个月之后。 所以我们…… 我们拟好了一份庞大的国会支出法案…… 我已经为国会准备了一套紧急支出方案…… ……参众两院已经达成一致。
下一章 · 13get it over and done with赶紧了结这场戏：约会互报家底字面是「在相撞的航线上」，指两样东西正朝彼此冲过去、注定相撞。剧中说的是一颗九公里宽的彗星正 on a collision course 撞向地球，也能用来形容两国关系。
preemptive strike。preemptive 指「抢先一步的」，剧中总统说军方将发动 preemptive strike，就是抢在彗星撞来之前先打过去，军事和商战里都常用。
pitch in。剧中 All have to pitch in and push out this message 就是「大家都得出一份力，把消息传出去」，搬家、活动、应急时都能说。
Good things come to those who wait。这是句老话，字面是「好事会降临在肯等待的人身上」，劝人别急着放弃时特别顺口。
是骂人「没种、软蛋」的粗话。德拉斯克冲人大吼 You look like a goddamn bunch of pussies，就是他那种糙到没边的军人腔，日常别当面用。
