这场戏：探病却句句带刺
第 27 章 · 共 30 章 · 3'11"
医院病房里，亨伯特带着花来看洛丽塔，她一句 What gruesome flowers（这花真难看）把好意顶回去；亨伯特也不客气，盯着值班的护士问 since when have nurses worn dark glasses（护士什么时候值班还戴墨镜了）。想学探病时那种皮笑肉不笑的英语，这段很典型。
since when have nurses worn dark glasses（护士什么时候值班还戴墨镜了）
since when 从什么时候起on duty 值班、当班leave the hospital 出院
亨伯特带着花到病房看洛丽塔。护士玛丽说他女儿烧退了、咳嗽也好了，可他一句 How are you feeling（感觉怎么样）换来的是洛丽塔冷冷的脸，还嫌花一句 What gruesome flowers（这花真难看）。两人话里全是刺：亨伯特疑心护士跟洛丽塔 exchange confessions（交心），又盯着墨镜问 since when have nurses worn dark glasses when on duty（护士什么时候值班还戴墨镜了）；洛丽塔回他一句 Do you have to antagonize everybody（你非得跟每个人都作对吗）。他自嘲说 coming down with a cold（要感冒了），最后被护士催着挪车，草草离开。
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“Do you have to antagonize everybody?”
你非要把每个人都惹毛吗？
一句话把「你就爱挑事」说尽，Do you have to 的问句比直接骂更难反驳。
Do you have to ...?
熟人抱怨对方老毛病时用，语气重；对长辈或客户别说，会被当成顶撞。
Do you have to pick a fight with everyone? ／ Why do you always antagonize people?
口语
重音在 antagonize，问句尾巴上扬，带一点无奈。
Do you have to antagonize everybody at the table? 你非要把一桌人都惹毛吗？
“I've no doubt she's been just as helpful with you all the time.”
我毫不怀疑，她对你可一直也这么「热心」。
用 I've no doubt 反着夸，表面肯定、实际指控，是这场戏最利的一句软刀子。
I've no doubt (that) ...
要阴阳对方又不想撕破脸时用，口气越平静越刺；正式邮件里别写，会留下话柄。
I'm sure she's been helpful to you too ／ no doubt she was just as kind to you
正式
no doubt 轻带，重音压在 helpful，尾音下沉不扬。
I've no doubt he was just as helpful with your report. 我毫不怀疑他对你的报告也一样「帮忙」。
“And since when have nurses worn dark glasses when on duty?”
护士值班还戴上墨镜，这是从什么时候起的规矩？
since when 反问一句，把「这不合规矩」说得又冷又尖，不留对方台阶。
Since when have ...?
抓到对方不合常规的行为时反问，气势强；对上级或陌生人慎用，容易闹僵。
Since when is that allowed? ／ When did that become normal?
正式
since when 重音在 when，have 弱读，句尾下沉。
Since when have guests walked past the line? 客人绕过队伍直接进去，这是从什么时候开始的？
“Are you going to read the magazine or talk to me?”
你到底是要看杂志，还是跟我说话？
用二选一的问句下最后通牒，不说「别看了」，却把对方的选择逼到明面上。
Are you going to X or Y?
提醒对方专心、别冷落自己时能用；对上级或刚认识的人说会显得计较。
Are you listening to me or not? ／ Do you want to talk, or shall I go?
口语
going to 缩成 gonna，重音在 magazine 和 me，二选一处停顿。
Are you going to eat with us or scroll all night? 你到底是要跟我们一起吃饭，还是刷一晚上手机？
“Come on now, let's not start that all up again.”
行了，别又翻来覆去说这些了。
用 let's not 把「你别说了」包装成「我们别说了」，既叫停争吵又给对方留面子。
Come on now, let's not ... again.
想叫停反复争吵、把话题拉回来时能用；对方正需要把话说完，急着用这句会显得敷衍。
Let's not go through that again. ／ Can we please not start this again?
口语
Come on now 连读，重音在 again，整句放软收尾。
Come on now, let's not start that argument all over again. 行了，别又把那场架从头吵一遍。
下一章 · 28by any chance碰巧这场戏：得知她已被叔叔接走是反问，意思是「从什么时候起才这样？」，常用来表示不信、不服气。亨伯特说 since when have nurses worn dark glasses，就是「护士什么时候值班还戴墨镜了」，阴阳怪气。
come down with，后接病名。come down with a cold 就是「得了感冒」。亨伯特说自己 coming down with a cold，就是「我恐怕要感冒了」。
意思是「吓人的、瘆得慌的、恶心的」，比 ugly 语气重。洛丽塔嫌亨伯特送的花难看，说 What gruesome flowers，就是「这花真难看」，故意伤他。
exchange confessions。confession 是「坦白、心里话」，互相交换就是交心。亨伯特酸溜溜地说 the two of you have been exchanging confessions，暗指护士和洛丽塔背着他讲私话。
Do you have to antagonize everybody? 固定句型 Do you have to... 是「你非……不可吗」，antagonize 是「惹恼、跟人作对」。这句是抱怨对方处处树敌，语气又累又无奈。
