这场戏：热线电话通报核危机
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核弹已经飞向苏联，总统拨通热线找季米特里。他先寒暄信号是否 come through（传过来），再艰难开口：我们一位指挥官脑子出了毛病，命令飞机去炸你们，还补上 They will not reach their targets for at least another hour（至少还要一小时才到目标）。想学怎么在电话里报坏消息、又尽量不失礼，看它就够。
❝ 独白 · 5 句 总统的辩解
抢着解释、抢着表态，越急越显得心虚，喜剧感全在这段抢话里。
「我也能跟你一样抱歉」：capable of（做得出）
as well 也、同样地as sorry as 和……一样抱歉capable of 有能力做、做得出
核弹已经飞向苏联，总统在指挥室拨通热线，先和季米特里确认信号是否 come through（传过来）。随后他把话拉回正题：我们一直担心炸弹会 go wrong（出岔子），如今真出事了——一位基地指挥官脑子不正常，擅自命令飞机去攻击苏联；他说对方至少还要一小时才会飞到目标，愿意把目标、飞行计划和防御系统的 rundown（简报、详细说明）交给苏联空军，甚至说如果召不回飞机，就只能帮苏联把它们打下来。最后两人为谁更抱歉争了起来，他说自己 capable of（做得出）跟对方一样抱歉。想学电话里报坏消息、下决心说重话，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。
“Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dimitri?”
你能想象我心里什么滋味吗，季米特里？
把国家灾难说成个人委屈，反问里全是逃避责任的荒诞。
Can you imagine how I feel about ...?
想让对方体谅自己处境时用；办错事还这么说容易招人反感。
Can you imagine what this is like for me? ／ Do you have any idea how this feels?
中性
Can you 连读，imagine 重音在第二音节。
Can you imagine how I feel about taking the blame? 你能想象背这个锅我心里多难受吗？
“I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened.”
我打电话来，就是要告诉你一件可怕的事发生了。
用最平静的句式报告最坏的消息，just 反而让人更心慌。
I'm just calling to tell you ...
打电话通报坏消息时用；发消息时把 calling 换成 writing。
I'm calling because something awful has happened. ／ I just wanted to let you know there's bad news.
中性
just calling up to 轻快连读，terrible 重读。
I'm just calling to tell you your flight was cancelled. 我打电话来是要告诉你，你的航班取消了。
“Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.”
听着，要不是友好的，你大概根本接不到这通电话。
用一句虚拟条件把「我骗你干嘛」说得又急又委屈，逻辑还站得住。
If it wasn't X, you probably wouldn't have ...
要证明自己没恶意、反问对方逻辑时用；语气偏急，别对客户说。
If this were a trick, you would never have heard from me. ／ A hostile call would not have gone through at all.
口语
wasn't friendly 连读，wouldn't have 缩成 would-na。
If it wasn't real, you wouldn't have even got the invite. 要不是真的，你根本收不到这份邀请。
“They will not reach their targets for at least another hour.”
他们至少还要一个小时才会到达目标。
把一条命悬一线的时间线说得像列车时刻，冷静得反衬出紧迫。
will not do something for at least another ...
给对方争取时间、说明还有多久时用；救急时别只报时间不报对策。
You have at least an hour before they arrive. ／ There is still about an hour of margin.
正式
at least another 连读，hour 前连音 slight。
The bus will not leave for at least another ten minutes. 大巴至少还要十分钟才发车。
“I'd say that-- well, We're just gonna have to help you destroy them, Dimitri.”
我想说——嗯，我们只能帮你把它们打下来了，季米特里。
把「帮盟友打自家飞机」这种噩梦说成不得不办的小事，黑色幽默到顶。
We're just gonna have to ...
无奈承认只能做某件难事时用；正式场合把 gonna 换成 going to。
It looks like we'll simply have to help you. ／ There's no choice but to help you take them down.
口语
gonna have to 连成 gonna-haf-ta，destroy them 重读。
We're just gonna have to start over from scratch. 我们只能从头再来了。
“Don't say that you're more sorry than I am, Because I'm capable of being just as sorry as you are.”
别说你比我更抱歉，因为我也能跟你一样抱歉。
两个人都抢着认错，把灾难推成一出谁更委屈的闹剧。
I'm capable of being just as X as you are.
带点斗气地强调自己同样如何时用；严肃道歉的场合别这么绕。
I can be every bit as sorry as you are. ／ Don't claim you feel worse than I do.
中性
capable of 连读，just as sorry as 三个 as 都弱读。
I'm capable of being just as tired as you are. 我也能跟你一样累。
To attack your country-- Well, let me finish, Dimitri. Let me finish, Dimitri. Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dimitri? Why do you think I'm calling you?
去攻击你们的国家——嗯，让我把话说完，季米特里。 让我把话说完，季米特里。 听我说，你觉得我心里是什么滋味？ 你能想象我心里什么滋味吗，季米特里？ 你以为我为什么打电话给你？
下一章 · 09precious bodily fluids宝贵的体液这场戏：从一杯水聊到共党阴谋指声音、信号「传过来、听得见」。剧里对方说 coming through fine，就是「信号很好、听得很清楚」，也可以说消息、结果「传出来」。
call up，和 call 意思接近，更口语。剧里说 I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened，就是「我打电话来，是要告诉你一件可怕的事」。
指「简报、详细说明」，把事情要点一条条列清楚。剧里说给对方一份 targets、flight plans 的 rundown，就是「目标、飞行计划的详细说明」。
指「出错、出岔子、出问题」。剧里说担心 something going wrong with the bomb，就是「担心炸弹出岔子」，事情没按预期走都能用。
意思是「有能力做、做得出」，后面接名词或动名词。剧里说 I'm capable of being just as sorry as you are，就是「我也能跟你一样抱歉」，常用于强调自己办得到。
