这场戏：为一盒糖果立规矩
第 13 章 · 共 30 章 · 2'23"
洛丽塔从外地打来长途，夏洛特一句 I'll accept the charges（话费我来付）就接了起来。挂电话后她质问亨伯特为什么私自给洛丽塔寄糖果，亨伯特却阴阳怪气地回她一句 every game has its rules（凡事都有规矩），把婚姻说成一场游戏。
❝ 独白 · 10 句 every game has its rules（凡事都有规矩）
beyond the line of duty 超出职责范围scoot along 小步跟着挪bossed by you 被你使唤every game has its rules 凡事都有规矩
洛丽塔打长途电话回来，夏洛特接起，一句 I'll accept the charges（话费我来付），随后聊起自己和亨伯特在沙漏湖度的蜜月。可电话一挂，气氛就变了：她发现亨伯特私自给洛丽塔寄糖果，说 I really wish that you would not send her candy without consulting me（我真希望你别不跟我商量就给她寄糖果）。亨伯特没有解释，反而用一段独白挖苦她，说自己尽了义务 beyond the line of duty（远远超出本分），像条听话的小狗 scoot along after you（跟在你后面小步快跑），最后撂下一句 every game has its rules（凡事都有规矩）。这场戏适合学电话用语和阴阳怪气的反击。
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。
“...but every game has its rules.”
可是每场游戏都有它的规则。
把婚姻比成一场游戏，用一句轻飘飘的俗语，把控制包装成天经地义。
but every game has its rules.
想给不对等的要求找依据时用，谈感情的场合最好别这么说。
Every game comes with rules. ／ There are rules to this, you know.
中性
every 重读，has its rules 连读后收平。
I'll help, but every game has its rules. 我可以帮忙，但每件事都有它的规矩。
“Hum, I really wish that you would not send her candy without consulting me.”
亨，我真希望你别不跟我商量就给她寄糖。
用 I really wish 加 without consulting me，把不满说得客气，却句句是边界。
I really wish that you would not ... without consulting me.
对伴侣或同事指出越界行为时用，语气克制，适合当面谈。
I wish you would check with me first. ／ Please run this by me before deciding.
中性
really 重读，without consulting 连读不断句。
I wish you would not book trips without checking with me. 我希望你别不跟我确认就订行程。
“Even then I scoot along after you like an obliging little lapdog.”
就算这样，我也还是跟在你后面，像条听话的小哈巴狗。
把自己说成跟脚的宠物狗，用自嘲当武器，抱怨里带着道德绑架。
I follow along after you like an obliging little ...
半自嘲半抱怨地表达委屈时用，严肃沟通时别说，容易招人反感。
I just trail after you like a pet. ／ I tag along like a well-trained dog.
口语
scoot along 连读，lapdog 重音在 lap。
I follow you around like an obliging little lapdog on weekends. 周末我就跟条听话的小狗似的，跟在你后头转。
“Yes, I'm happy. I'm delighted to be bossed by you...”
对，我很幸福，我很乐意被你使唤……
嘴上说乐意被管，下一句立刻摆出规矩，反讽就藏在「delighted」这个过于用力的词里。
I'm delighted to be ... by you.
半开玩笑地自嘲听话、再准备反驳时能用；真心求和时别这么说，反讽会被听成阴阳怪气。
I'm happy to let you call the shots. ／ I don't mind being told what to do.
中性
delighted 重读拖长，bossed by you 压低，句尾的省略号留一口气。
Fine, I'm delighted to be bossed around, as long as we finish on time. 行，我很乐意被你使唤，只要按时收工。
Even in the most harmonious households, such as ours... ...not all the decisions are taken by the female... ...especially when the male partner has fulfilled his obligations... ...beyond the line of duty. When you wanted me to spend my afternoons sunbathing by the lake... ...I was glad to become the bronzed glamour boy for you... ...instead of remaining the scholar. Even then I scoot along after you like an obliging little lapdog. Yes, I'm happy. I'm delighted to be bossed by you... ...but every game has its rules.
就算在最和睦的家庭里，比如我们家…… ……也不是所有决定都由女方来做…… ……尤其当男方已经尽了义务…… ……而且远远超出了本分。 当初你想让我下午去湖边晒太阳…… ……我很乐意为你变成晒成古铜色的帅小伙…… ……而不是继续当个书呆子学者。 就算那样，我还是像条听话的小哈巴狗跟在你后面跑。 对，我很幸福，我很乐意被你使唤…… ……可任何游戏都有它的规矩。
下一章 · 14a dupe被愚弄的人这场戏：翻出日记当场翻脸字面是「每场游戏都有规则」，常用来说凡事都有规矩、不能由着一个人。亨伯特用它挖苦夏洛特，暗示婚姻也该按他的条件来，语气阴阳怪气。
accept the charges，指接听对方打来的长途、由自己承担电话费。夏洛特说 I'll accept the charges，就是「这笔话费我来付」，对方就不用担心费用。
duty 是职责，the line of duty 是职务的范围，beyond the line of duty 就是「超出职责范围、分外之事」。亨伯特说自己尽的义务远超本分，其实是在讽刺。
scoot 是「快速地小步移动」，scoot along after you 就是像小狗一样贴着你小步跟着跑。亨伯特用这句自嘲，说自己再累也听话地跟着夏洛特。
without consulting me。consult 是「征询、商量」，without 后面接动名词。这里说别不跟我商量就给她寄糖果，相当于先斩后奏，语气很不客气。
