这场戏：疯子大谈加氟阴谋
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枪声不断，曼德雷克劝里珀挪个地方：we'd be better off（境况会更好）离乱飞的玻璃远一点。里珀却大谈加氟阴谋，说那是 hard-core commie（铁杆共产党）的伎俩；他还说自己头一回察觉，是在 the physical act of love（肉体欢爱）之后。想学荒诞独白、阴谋论口吻和委婉语，这段最经典。
阴谋论开场：in addition to（除…之外还）给各种食物加氟
in addition to 除…之外还incredibly obvious 再清楚不过Without the knowledge of 在某人不知情的情况下hard-core commie 死硬的共产党
❝ 独白 · 8 句 女人想夺取 the life essence（生命的精气）
the physical act of love 肉体欢爱（委婉语）profound sense of fatigue 深深的疲惫感has not recurred 没有再发生过the life essence 生命的精气
枪声还在响，曼德雷克劝里珀换个安全的地方：we'd be better off（境况会更好）离乱飞的玻璃远一点。里珀却说这儿挺好，接着讲他的阴谋论：有人正给盐、面粉、冰淇淋加氟，这是把外来物质注入我们宝贵的体液，是 hard-core commie（铁杆的共产党）的惯用伎俩。曼德雷克问他这套理论是怎么来的，里珀回答，最早是在 the physical act of love（肉体欢爱）之后感到深深的疲惫和空虚，他称之为 essence（精气）的流失，还说女人想夺取他的精气，但他绝不把精气给她们。想学荒诞独白、阴谋论措辞和英式委婉语，这段最经典。
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“It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?”
明摆着的事，不是吗？
用反问她把荒谬当常识，越笃定越显荒诞。
It's incredibly obvious, isn't it?
想逼对方承认一件明显的事时用；用来说服人时容易显得强硬。
It's painfully obvious, don't you think? ／ That's pretty clear, isn't it?
口语
incredibly 重读，obvious 后稍停，isn't it 轻快上扬。
It's incredibly obvious, isn't it, that he only wants the credit? 他只想抢功，这不是明摆着的吗？
“A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids...”
一种外来物质被注入我们宝贵的体液……
把加氟说成往身体里下异物，一本正经的措辞反而最可笑。
A foreign substance is introduced into ...
描述某物被悄悄混进身体或系统时用；正式报告里也很常见。
An outside substance is being added to our water. ／ Something foreign is getting into our bodies.
正式
foreign substance 连读，introduced into 里 d 与 i 相接。
A foreign substance was introduced into the batch by mistake. 有一批货里不小心混进了外来物质。
“I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake.”
我可以向你保证，后来再没发生过，曼德雷克。
用最正式的保证句说一件荒诞私事，严肃得让人发笑。
I can assure you it has not recurred.
郑重保证某事不再发生時用；对上级或客户说很稳妥。
I can promise you it hasn't happened again. ／ You have my word that it won't repeat.
正式
assure you 连读，has not recurred 里 t 与 r 顺接。
I can assure you the mistake has not recurred. 我可以保证这个错误没有再出现。
“Women sense my power, And they seek the life essence.”
女人能感觉到我的力量，就想夺取生命的精气。
一句话把自我神化说到顶，荒诞与自大同时拉满。
They sense my power, and they seek ...
半开玩笑地夸大自己的吸引力时用；认真场合说会显得自恋。
They sense my strength and come looking for it. ／ People feel the power and want a piece of it.
literary
sense my power 连读，seek the 一气带过，essence 拖长。
They sense my power, and they all want my recipe. 他们感觉到我的本事，都想要我的配方。
“But I do deny them my essence.”
但我绝不把精气给她们。
用 do 强调一点执念，短句像誓词，怪得让人难忘。
I do deny them ...
要强调自己确实拒绝某事时用；正式写作里 do 也可表强调。
But I refuse to give them that. ／ Still, I never hand it over.
literary
do 重读，deny them 连读，essence 收得干净。
They ask every week, but I do deny them the password. 他们每周都来问，可我绝不把密码给他们。
Well, I, uh-- I-I first became aware of it, Mandrake, During the physical act of love. Huh. Yes, a, uh, profound sense of fatigue, Feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Uh-huh. - Loss of essence. - Huh. I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women sense my power, And they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake. No. But I do deny them my essence.
这个，我，呃——我头一回意识到，曼德雷克，是在肉体欢爱的时候。嗯。 是的，一种深深的疲惫，接着是空虚感。 幸好我正确地解读了这些感觉。嗯哼。 ——精气的流失。——嗯。 我可以向你保证，后来再没发生过，曼德雷克。 女人能感觉到我的力量，就想夺取生命的精气。 我从不躲着女人，曼德雷克。绝不。 但我绝不把精气给她们。
下一章 · 13answer for负责这场戏：哄着里珀交密码意思是「境况会更好」，常用来建议换个做法。剧里曼德雷克说 we'd be better off in some other part of the room，就是「我们挪到屋里别处会更好」，委婉地劝人避一避。
指「死硬的、铁杆的」，形容立场极端又不动摇。剧里说 a hard-core commie，就是「铁杆共产党」，骂人或调侃死忠粉时都能用。
in addition to。剧里里珀说 in addition to fluoridating water, there are studies underway，就是「除了给水加氟，还有研究在推进」，列举补充时很常用。
是「肉体欢爱」的委婉语，比 sex 含蓄。剧里里珀用它讲述自己那套阴谋论的起源，一本正经地说私密事，反而更荒诞。
essence 本义是「精髓、本质」，里珀用它指「精气」。他说女人想夺取他的 life essence，自己绝不把精气给她们，这是他荒唐理论的核心词。
