这场戏：连夜熬案后亲上
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律师楼的灯还亮着，有人跟朱利安一夜连着一夜熬案，几周档期都排满。一句 burn the midnight oil（连夜把活熬到很晚），紧接着案子要不要 plead it out（认罪换把案子了结）。加班听到第一句，谈判听到第二句，都不是客套。
❝ 独白 · 33 句 「连夜把活熬到很晚」就是 burn the midnight oil
burn the midnight oil 连夜把活熬到很晚night after night 一夜连着一夜booked out 日程排满
认罪换把案子了结，英语说 plead it out
a brain to trust 能托付判断的脑子plead it out 认罪换把案子了结do a few years 得在监狱里待几年On the other hand 把话转到对立面
真没料到会这样，英语是 who would have thought
Who would have thought 真没料到会这样exactly what I want 此刻想要的恰好就是他the cliché we are 我们就是那套俗套that girl 那种女孩，带一点不以为然
有人跟朱利安一夜连着一夜熬案子，未来几周都排满。burn the midnight oil（连夜把活熬到很晚）不是偶尔留一次。她喜欢被看成 a brain to trust（能托付判断的脑子），不是再夸能背法条。重伤案要不要 plead it out（认罪换把案子了结）。认了几乎要坐几年，认罪却能把刑期打折；另一面，事实很有可能帮不上警察，这里用 on the other hand（把话转到对立面）翻过去。吻之后一句 who would have thought（真没料到会这样），没料到的是又乖又羞。对方说早觉得她有男朋友，她先认甜，再问怎么成了 that girl（那种女孩，带一点不以为然）。赶工、权衡认不认、事后说话，都能用上。
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“Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.”
朱利安和我，一夜接一夜地把夜熬干。
一个灯油的比喻，把连轴转说成两个人的共同生活。
we burn the midnight oil，表连熬
跟同事朋友诉连轴转可以用，正式周报别写这么油。
pull a run of late nights ／ work deep into the night
口语
oil上站稳，night after night轻轻敲两下
My lab partner and I burn the midnight oil before every demo. 每次演示前，我和实验搭档都把夜熬干。
“But I like that he sees me as an equal, a brain to trust.”
但我喜欢他把我当成同级，一个信得过的脑子。
她要的不是被喜欢，逗号后面补上的是判断能不能被托付。
sees me as an equal，再补同位语
跟密友说在乎被当同级，当面逼上级表态就别用。
treat me as a peer ／ trust my read of it
中性
equal后停一下，再补brain to trust
What I like is that the new editor sees me as an equal on rewrites. 我喜欢的是，新编辑在改稿上把我当成同级。
“He smells of expensive aftershave, son of a QC, but right now, he is exactly what I want.”
他身上是昂贵的古龙水，一个皇家大律师的儿子，可这会儿他恰恰是我想要的。
嫌弃的细节和欲望用 but 接在一口气里，阶层也没藏。
嫌弃细节, but right now, 正是我想要的
只对好友坦白一时欲望，当事人和长辈面前别复述。
not my usual type, but tonight yes ／ exactly the mess I want
口语
aftershave连着读，but前换气，want上落重
The plan is loud and expensive, but right now it is exactly what I want for the show. 这方案又吵又贵，可这会儿它恰恰是我想要的那场演出。
“We laugh about the cliché we are. 'Barristers doing it in chambers!'”
我们嘲笑自己就是那套俗套：“大律师居然在事务所里搞上了！”
先承认俗，再给自己起个笑话标题，越界就变成段子。
laugh about the cliché we are
好友之间自嘲老套可以，客户面前或检讨场合别用。
we are such a cliché ／ living the tired version
口语
cliché咬清，引号里那句抬高，像学别人笑
My sister and I laugh about the cliché we are, calling our mother from the same parking lot. 我和姐姐笑自己俗：总在同一个停车场给妈妈打电话。
“It's sweet. How did I become that girl?”
挺甜的。我怎么就变成了那种女孩？
甜只给了半句，问句马上把人从温存里拉出来审。
How did I become that 人
日记或密友面前自嘲可以，当着对方说会伤到刚有的甜。
When did I turn into that person? ／ I hate that I like how sweet it is
口语
sweet收轻，停一拍，问句上扬，girl落下
The note on the fridge is sweet. How did I become the person who keeps it? 冰箱上的纸条是甜的。我怎么就变成了舍不得撕的那种人？
Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night. We are both booked out for weeks. Adam, he seems to somehow go home and work from there. Adam, he has a kid now. I mean, I don't know how he does it. He might just be the cleverest person I know. He can recite whole sections of the Criminal Justice Act. He's a fre-eak! But I like that he sees me as an equal, a brain to trust. Julian comes in, asks me about his GBH case. It's tricky. It looks bad for his client. Should he plead it out and get a lesser sentence? We head to his room, so he can pour us each a vodka. If his client pleads, he'll definitely do a few years, he has a past. But a guilty plea gives him a discount on the time he will serve. On the other hand, there's a strong chance the facts don't work for the police. It's a hard decision. I spot something. Looks like some of the officers fixed something to make it look better. It is a fundamental mistake. We laugh. [CHUCKLES] Jules's eyes are on me. Moves in close. Too much vodka... Woops! I find myself kissing Jules. He... He is more gentle than I thought he would be. Boyish, sheepish, Jules! Who would have thought it? He... He is not a look I would usually find attractive. He's all, er... He's all clean and well pampered. He smells of expensive aftershave, son of a QC, but right now, he is exactly what I want. We fuck on the corner sofa in his office. We laugh about the cliché we are. 'Barristers doing it in chambers!' He nuzzles up close to me afterwards, says he was sure I would have a boyfriend. It's sweet. How did I become that girl?
朱利安和我，一夜一夜地熬到很晚。 我们俩未来几周的档期都排满了。 亚当好像总能回家，在家里干活。 亚当现在有孩子了。我是说，我不知道他怎么办到的。 他也许是我认识的最聪明的人。 他能把《刑事司法法》整段背出来。 他就是个妖——孽！ 可我喜欢他把我当成平等的人，一个信得过的脑子。 朱利安走进来， 问我他那个重伤案。 棘手。看着对他当事人不利。 当事人该不该认了，换一个更轻的刑期？ 我们去他的房间，好让他给我们各倒一杯伏特加。 要是他的当事人认了，肯定得坐几年，当事人有前科。 可认罪会让他实际要坐的时间打折。 另一方面，这些事实很有可能对警察不利。 这决定很难。 我发现了一个点。 看起来有些警员做了手脚，好让这案子看着更好。 这是个根本性的错。我们笑了。（轻笑） 朱利安的眼睛看着我。 靠过来。 伏特加喝多了……哎呀！ 我发现自己在亲朱利安。 他……他比我以为的要温柔。 带点孩子气，有点羞，朱利安！谁想得到？ 他……他长得不是我平时会看上的那种。 他就是，呃……整个人干干净净，保养得好好的。 他身上是很贵的须后水味，皇家大律师的儿子，可眼下，他正是我想要的。 我们在他办公室角落的沙发上干了。 我们笑自己有多俗套。「大律师在律师楼里搞上了！」 事后他凑过来贴着我，说他本来确定我有男朋友。 挺甜的。我怎么变成了那种女孩？
下一章 · 08get under their skin戳到痛处这场戏：从警衔转到性侵案burn the midnight oil 是连夜把活熬到很晚。同一句里的 night after night（一夜连着一夜）说明不是偶尔留一次。旁边有人能回家干活，她和朱利安仍是连着熬。
说 a brain to trust。这里的 brain（脑子）不是夸聪明，是案子上的判断可以交给这个人。前面刚夸过能背法条，这句要的是能托付，不是再夸一次聪明。
who would have thought 不是真要人回答，就是真没料到会这样。这里没料到的，是刚说的 boyish, sheepish（带点孩子气，有点羞）。
认了的话，几乎铁定要坐几年，因为有前科，不过认罪能把要坐的时间打折。另一面，事实很有可能帮不上警察。
that girl 是那种女孩，带一点不以为然。这里前面刚说他本来确定她会有男朋友，她先认 It's sweet（挺甜），再问自己怎么成了那种女孩。
