这场戏：追问拐走她的是谁
第 29 章 · 共 30 章 · 3'17"
多年后，亨伯特找到已经嫁人、怀着孕的洛丽塔。他开门见山：So this is what Mrs. Richard T. Schiller looks like（原来席勒太太现在长这样）。他追问是谁当年把她从医院带走，洛丽塔不肯说，他一句 I didn't come here to play guessing games（我不是来陪你猜谜的），最后逼出那个名字。
A fine thing（真是件好事）
a fine thing 真是件好事a handout 白要的钱、施舍watch what you say 说话当心点took you from the hospital 把你从医院带走
亨伯特按地址找到洛丽塔的新家：她已经嫁给理查德·T·席勒，怀着孕，靠丈夫微薄的收入过活。两人客套又尴尬，一句 So this is what Mrs. Richard T. Schiller looks like 点出她已经换了身份，可他一直想弄清当年是谁把她从医院接走。洛丽塔不愿意谈，说 There's no point in going into that（说这些没意义）；亨伯特不依，说 I have a perfect right to know this（我完全有权利知道），还说自己不是来 play guessing games（让人猜来猜去）。最后洛丽塔报出克莱尔·奎尔蒂，亨伯特这才明白那些神秘人都是谁。
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。
“There's no point in going into that. It's all over.”
那件事再提也没意义，都过去了。
用「再翻也没用」关上一扇门，两句一收，是拒绝交代时最体面也最难撬的说法。
There's no point in doing something.
想终止旧事重提时用，语气平静；对还在气头上的人说，可能被当成逃避。
It's no use going into that now. ／ That's water under the bridge.
中性
no point in 连读，重音在 over，句尾落下去。
There's no point in going into that; the deal is done. 那事再提没意义，合同都签了。
“I'm not likely to forget that in a hurry.”
那事我可没那么容易忘掉。
用不可能「很快忘记」反着说印象之深，一句轻描淡写，全是怨气与分量。
I'm not likely to forget ... in a hurry.
回应「你还记得吗」时用，带一点不服气；正式场合换成 I won't forget it easily 更稳。
I won't forget that in a hurry. ／ that's not something I'd forget
口语
not likely to 轻快带过，重音落在 forget，hurry 收尾。
I'm not likely to forget that summer in a hurry. 那个夏天我可没那么容易忘。
“You wouldn't have written if you hadn't needed the money.”
要不是缺钱，你根本不会写那封信。
一句虚拟条件把对方的动机拆穿，先给结论再补条件，冷静得像在算账。
You wouldn't have ... if you hadn't ...
指出对方动机不纯时用，杀伤力大；对亲近的人说之前要想清楚后果。
You only wrote because you needed the money. ／ If it weren't for the money, you'd never have called.
中性
wouldn't have 缩成 wouldn-a，重音在 first hadn't，第二句降调。
You wouldn't have called if you hadn't needed the favor. 要不是要我帮忙，你根本不会打这个电话。
“So this is what Mrs. Richard T. Schiller looks like.”
原来理查德·T·席勒太太长这样。
用一句「原来……是这样」起头，把重逢的酸楚和调侃同时塞进对方的新身份里。
So this is what ... looks like.
多年不见、想用玩笑掩住情绪时能用；对方正难受或场合严肃，别用这种打趣。
So this is what you look like now. ／ So this is the new you.
中性
So this is what 连读，重音在 Schiller，looks like 轻轻收住。
So this is what a quiet weekend looks like; I'd forgotten. 原来清静的周末长这样，我都忘了。
“I didn't come here to play guessing games.”
我不是来这儿陪你猜谜的。
把对方绕来绕去说成 guessing games，一句就宣布耐心耗尽，逼人正面回答。
I didn't come here to ...
要对方别再绕弯、直接给答案时能用；语气偏硬，对客户或长辈慎用。
I'm not here to play games. ／ Don't make me guess; just tell me.
口语
didn't come here 连读，重音在 guessing，句尾下沉。
I didn't come here to play guessing games, so give me the number. 我不是来猜谜的，把数字直接给我。
下一章 · 30the past is the past过去就过去了这场戏：破屋里听她坦白旧情指「旧情人、往日恋人」，flame 比喻当年的那股热情。洛丽塔提到妈妈在学校舞会上的 old flame，就是想说当年那个人早就出现过。
play guessing games，字面是「玩猜谜游戏」，实际指有话不直说、故意让人猜。亨伯特说 I didn't come here to play guessing games，就是「我不是来陪你猜谜的」。
there's no point in doing something。point 是「意义」，no point 就是「没意义」。洛丽塔说 There's no point in going into that，就是「说这些没意义」。
handout。指白给的钱或救济。洛丽塔自嘲消失很久还写信要钱，说 writing you for a handout，就是「一冒头就写信跟你要钱」。
a fine thing，表面夸「好事」，其实满是自嘲或不满。洛丽塔说 A fine thing, me dropping out of sight for so long，就是「我真不像话，消失这么久」，用反话骂自己。
