这场戏：坦白私生女藏了半生
第 17 章 · 共 22 章 · 4'59"
巴格肖夫人向玛丽坦白：露西是她的私生女，却一直当女仆养在身边，等于 in plain sight（就在眼皮底下）藏了半辈子；她讲当年去美国生子，说 little did they know（他们根本不知道）实情多大胆。巴罗则被提醒以后要 circumspect（谨慎、言行小心）。想学讲秘密和劝人小心的英语，这段很有戏。
❝ 独白 · 27 句 把女儿藏在 in plain sight（就在眼皮底下）
have a word 跟人说句话takes notice of 留意、关注in plain sight 就在眼皮底下
玛丽说维奥莱特会 fathom（看透、弄懂）你的打算
taken the first step 迈出第一步at once 马上、立刻fathom 看透、弄懂
这一夜几条线收尾。巴格肖夫人终于向玛丽说出秘密：露西是她的私生女，多年来只说是教母，让女儿在自己身边做女仆——她反问 Who takes notice of a servant?（谁会留意一个仆人），等于把孩子 in plain sight（就在眼皮底下）藏了半辈子。她承认当年去美国生子，外人以为那已经够大胆，little did they know（他们根本不知道）实情更出格。另一边，巴罗被警察带走后获救，被提醒以后要 circumspect（谨慎、言行小心）。想学坦白秘密、追悔往事和劝人谨慎的英式口语，这段很够用。
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。
“Everyone should know a total love at least once.”
人这一生，至少该有一次全心全意的爱。
把一段私情说成普世权利，温柔里带着不容置疑。
Everyone should know X at least once
劝人勇敢去爱时用；对刚失恋的人讲要小心场合。
Everyone deserves one great love. ／ A person should love like that at least once.
literary
should know 连读，at least once 逐词稍慢强调。
Everyone should know a friendship that lasts a lifetime. 人这一生，至少该有个一辈子的朋友。
“I'd have married him if I'd had the courage.”
我要是有勇气，早就嫁给他了。
一句虚拟语气就把一生的懊悔说尽，越平静越动人。
I'd have done X if I'd had Y
事后追悔、说如果当初怎样时用；正式文书里少用缩写。
I would have married him had I been braver. ／ If I had dared, I would have married him.
中性
I'd have 与 if I'd had 两处连读，主句重音在 married。
I would have taken the job if I'd had the chance. 当时有机会的话，我就接下那份工作了。
“As soon as she knows the truth, she'll fathom your plans and cease to fight you.”
她一旦知道真相，就会弄清你的打算，不再跟你作对。
前半句给条件，后半句连着两个动词，把对手的转变预判得干脆利落。
As soon as X, Y will do A and B
预判别人知道实情后会怎么反应时用；别拿来对当事人下命令。
Once she hears, she'll understand and stop resisting. ／ The moment she knows, she will back down.
正式
As soon as 连读，fathom 与 cease 两处重读。
As soon as he sees the evidence, he'll stop arguing and agree. 他一看到证据，就会停止争辩，点头同意。
“Well, little did they know how wild it really was.”
他们哪里知道，事情远比他们想的疯狂。
倒装把秘密压到句末，一句话留足余味。
Little did they know ...
讲往事、揭出别人不知道的真相时用；正式汇报场合别当结论句。
Little did they know what was really going on. ／ They had no idea how wild it got.
literary
Little did 连读轻带，really was 重读收尾。
Little did they know what really happened that summer. 他们哪里知道那年夏天真正发生了什么。
For years, I said I was her godmother, but I told her the truth on her 18th birthday. How old was she when Jack died? Six. She'd lived with Jack and his mother until then. But I took her into the house, and she went to the village school until, eventually, she became my maid. I suppose if she'd been your ward, people would have guessed. Exactly. Who takes notice of a servant? I hid her in plain sight. Did you love Jack Smith? Everyone should know a total love at least once. Jack was mine. My husband was very dull, you know? He wasn't a bad man, but... but he wasn't a clever one, either. Then he died, and Jack came to see me, and it began from there. How daring. I know it sounds reckless, but I was 39 when I got pregnant. I thought I was barren. Of course, I knew I couldn't tell my father, so... I went to America. They must have thought that wild. Well, little did they know how wild it really was. But you were happy with Jack? : Oh, very. We had ten years together before he died. I'd have married him if I'd had the courage.
多年来我都说自己是她的教母，直到她十八岁生日那天，我才告诉她真相。 杰克去世时她多大？ 六岁。 在那之前她一直跟着杰克和他母亲住。 后来我把她接进宅子，她上了村里的学校，最后成了我的女仆。 我想，如果她当时是您监护的孩子，人们早就猜到了。 正是。 谁会留意一个仆人呢？ 我把她藏在明处。 你爱过杰克·史密斯吗？ 人这一生，至少该有一次全心全意的爱。 杰克是我的。 我丈夫很无趣，你知道吗？ 他不是坏人，只是…… 可他也算不上聪明。 后来他死了，杰克来看我，一切就从那里开始。 真大胆。 我知道这听着很鲁莽，可我怀孕时都三十九了。 我以为自己不能生育。 当然，我知道这事不能告诉我父亲，所以…… 我去了美国。 他们一定觉得这太出格了。 他们哪里知道，真实的经过要出格得多。 可是你跟杰克在一起很快乐吗？ 哦，非常快乐。 他去世前，我们一起过了十年。 我要是有勇气，早就嫁给他了。
下一章 · 18chuck in the towel认输这场戏：撑不下去想放弃庄园字面是「在明晃晃的视线里」，就是「就在眼皮底下」。剧里说 I hid her in plain sight，意思是把人藏在最显眼的地方反而没人注意，是很地道的说法。
这是倒装，意思是「他们根本不知道」。剧里 little did they know how wild it really was 就是「他们哪里知道实情有多出格」，常用来制造反转。
指「谨慎、言行小心」，比 careful 更书面。剧里提醒巴罗以后要 be a bit more circumspect，就是让他别再莽撞，多留个心眼。
settle things。剧里说 showed the sergeant my card, and that seemed to settle things，就是「给警长看了证件，事情就摆平了」，纠纷、麻烦都能用。
意思是「留意、关注」。剧里反问 Who takes notice of a servant? 就是「谁会留意一个仆人呢」，用来说明把孩子藏在身边最不惹眼。
