这场戏：揭穿女裁缝偷东西
第 13 章 · 共 22 章 · 2'55"
庄园里的小盒子、裁纸刀接二连三不见，有人盯上了王后的女裁缝，心里清楚好戏 the stage is set（一切已铺好），当面摊牌，逼她连夜赶制一条新舞裙。对方不肯，就放狠话：别以为我不敢说，这事能 make headlines（上头条）一路闹到秘鲁去。想学英语里怎么摊牌、下最后通牒，看它就够。
好戏要开场：the stage is set（一切已铺好）
the stage is set 一切已铺好、好戏要开场means to favor me 有意偏袒我good enough for me 对我来说够了
「上头条」警告：That'll make headlines（成大新闻）
well-earned rest 应得的好好休息why on earth 到底、究竟must have been 想必是、一定是make headlines 上头条、成大新闻
庄园里的银盒子、丘比特像、裁纸刀接连不见。有人把王后的女裁缝堵住，当面点出她拿过梳妆台上的香膏盒，请她把东西都还回来；还让她帮赫克瑟姆夫人赶制一件新舞裙。她一听就反问 why on earth（到底为什么要这么做），说自己一晚上缝不出来，问什么时候能睡；对方辩说玻璃 must have been（想必是）碎了，可这边不依不饶。得到的回答是到了哈伍德再睡，并撂下狠话：别以为我不敢说，王后的女裁缝是小偷这条新闻能 make headlines（上头条），从这儿一路闹到秘鲁。想学英语里怎么摊牌、讨还东西、下最后通牒，看它就够。
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。
“I think the stage is set for a fight later, about me.”
我看待会儿是要为我的事吵一架了。
the stage is set 一落，玛丽对即将到来的冲突看得比谁都清楚。
the stage is set for ...
预感到冲突将起时用；日常小事上说会显得夸张。
A row is clearly brewing. ／ Everything is lined up for a fight.
中性
stage 重读，set for a 连读，later 前稍停。
The stage is set for a difficult meeting. 一场难谈的会已经在所难免。
“Lady Bagshaw must have her reasons, and that's good enough for me.”
巴格肖夫人一定有她的道理，对我来说这就够了。
一句不替对方辩解却全然站定的话，把信任说得干脆。
must have ... reasons, and that is good enough for me.
替朋友挡外人的猜疑时用；明知有错还硬挺会显得护短。
She has her reasons, and I trust them. ／ That is enough for me.
中性
must have 轻读，good enough for me 逐词重读。
She has her reasons, and that is good enough for me. 她有她的道理，对我来说这就够了。
“That'll make headlines from here to Peru.”
这能从头版一直闹到秘鲁去。
把丑闻的传播范围夸张到秘鲁，威胁立刻有了画面感。
make headlines from here to ...
半开玩笑或放狠话时用；正式沟通里别这么夸张。
It will be front-page news everywhere. ／ This will make headlines across the world.
口语
headlines 重读，from here to Peru 渐快收尾。
It will make headlines from here to Tokyo. 这事能一路闹到东京去。
“I can't sew a dress in a night.”
我一晚上缝不出一条裙子。
把不可能的工期一口回绝，平实一句就顶住了强人所难。
I can't ... in a night.
拒绝不合理的期限时用；对上级说会显得顶撞。
There's no way I can finish that overnight. ／ That cannot be done in one night.
口语
can't 重读，sew a dress 连读，in a night 收住。
I can't write a report in a night. 我一晚上写不完一份报告。
下一章 · 14head held high昂首挺胸这场戏：众人劝卡森侍奉国王字面是「舞台已经搭好」，意思是一切都铺垫好了、好戏就要开场。剧里说 the stage is set for a fight，就是「待会儿准有一场架要吵」。
make headlines。剧里说 That'll make headlines from here to Peru，就是「这事能从头版闹到秘鲁」，形容丑闻传得极广。
on earth 用来加强疑问，意思是「到底、究竟」。剧里 Why on earth would I do that? 就是「我到底为什么要那么做」，带点不情愿和不服气。
must have been 表示对过去的推断。剧里 Then it must have been broken 就是「那它想必是碎了」，语气笃定地推测已经发生的事。
指「应得的好好休息」，earned 是「挣来的」。剧里说 I hope you're having a well-earned rest，等于夸对方辛苦一场，这份休息受之无愧。
