这场戏：决定枪毙三个替罪羊
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仗打输了，米罗将军要拿整个团开刀，达克斯上校一句 Then why not shoot the entire regiment?（那为什么不把整个团都枪毙了？）反讽到底。可高层只要「杀一儆百」——set an example（杀一儆百），最后折中成枪毙三个人。想学开会时怎么据理力争、怎么被官腔压回去，这段全是交锋。
不绕弯子：mince words（说话绕弯子）
mince words 说话绕弯子stand on protocol 拘泥于客套、讲究程序cast in the role of 被安排扮演……角色
要榜样就拿我：set an example（树立榜样、杀一儆百）
set an example 树立榜样、杀一儆百responsible for 对某事负有责任one man will do as well as a hundred 一个人和一百个人一样管用
战后会议上，米罗将军咬定部队怯战，说他们血管里流的是脱脂牛奶；达克斯上校替士兵辩护，说部队确实进攻了，只是 make no headway（毫无进展、推不动），三分之一的人被 pinned down（压制得动不了）。他步步顶回去，甚至反讽：既然认定全团都是懦夫，Then why not shoot the entire regiment?（那为什么不把整个团都枪毙了？）高层却只要「杀一儆百」——set an example（树立榜样、杀一儆百），先说要枪毙十二个，再一路砍到三个。米罗还提出 I'll settle for this（退而接受）三个替罪羊。达克斯最后请求当被告的辩护律师，嘴上说着 look forward to（期待、盼望）再见。想学会议辩论与官腔，这段值得听。
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“They have skimmed milk in their veins instead of blood.”
他们血管里流的是脱脂牛奶，不是血。
把怯战骂成没有血性，比喻又狠又准，一句就记住。
have X instead of Y
讽刺某人缺了该有的东西时用；当面说会很伤人，慎用。
He's got water in his veins, not blood. ／ There's no fight in him at all.
口语
skimmed milk 连读，instead of 轻快带过。
He has excuses in his veins instead of effort. 他血管里流的不是干劲，是借口。
“We can't leave it up to the men to decide when an order is possible or not.”
命令能不能执行，不能由士兵自己说了算。
一句把军规的冷酷说透：执行与否，轮不到士兵判断。
leave it up to someone to decide
强调决定权不在某人手里时用；对上级说会显得越界。
It's not for them to decide. ／ That call isn't theirs to make.
正式
leave it up to 连读，possible 重读。
We can't leave it up to the interns to decide the budget. 预算怎么定，不能交给实习生说了算。
“We don't want to slaughter the French army. All we want to do is to set an example.”
我们不是要屠杀法国军队，我们只是想杀一儆百。
先否认再缩小，把处决说成教学，越冷静越让人发冷。
We don't want to X. All we want to do is to Y.
用先退后进的方式把狠话包装得合理时用；谈判桌上也常见。
Nobody wants a scene—we just want an answer. ／ We're not punishing you; we're making a point.
正式
slaughter 重读，set an example 慢而清楚。
We don't want to fire anyone. All we want to do is to set an example. 我们不是要开除谁，只是想立个规矩。
“one man will do as well as a hundred.”
一个人和一百个人一样管用。
把人的性命摊成数目，冷淡到可怕，是全场最凉的一句。
X will do as well as Y
用来说明替代品一样够用时用；用在人身上会显得冷血。
One will serve as well as a hundred. ／ A single case is enough.
正式
as well as 连读，a hundred 重读收句。
One sample will do as well as a dozen. 拿一个样品和拿一打一样管用。
“Oh, well, if it's an example you want, then take me.”
哦，既然你们要立个榜样，那就拿我开刀。
顺着对方的逻辑把自己推上去，一句反将，把将军们逼到墙角。
If it's X you want, then take me.
以退为进、把矛头转向自己时用；情绪激动时容易显得赌气。
If you need a name, use mine. ／ Then let it be me.
中性
Oh, well 轻叹，then take me 重读停顿。
If it's a volunteer you want, then take me. 要是缺个自愿的，那就我来。
“We're not talking about the past. We're talking about the present.”
我们谈的不是过去，是现在。
用同一句式一否一肯，把话题硬拉回当下，节奏干净有力。
We're not talking about X. We're talking about Y.
把讨论从跑题拉回关键点时用；语气偏强硬，对长辈慎用。
This isn't about then; it's about now. ／ Forget the past—deal with today.
中性
past 与 present 对比重读，中间稍停。
We're not talking about blame. We're talking about the deadline. 我们不是要追责，是要说交付时间。
下一章 · 08draw lots抽签定人这场戏：开庭前叮嘱被告指「树立榜样」，在这里就是「杀一儆百」。戏里高层不想屠杀全军，只想枪毙几个人来震慑其他人。
说 make no headway，指推不动、没有进展。戏里达克斯用它解释部队攻了，但根本推进不了。
指「说话绕弯子」。戏里有人说 I'm not gonna mince words，就是「我说话不绕弯子」，常用于把话说重之前。
指「退而接受、勉强同意」。戏里米罗说 I'll settle for this，意思是退一步接受枪毙三个人的方案。
指「被火力压制得动不了」。戏里达克斯说三分之一的人 pinned down，是因为火力太猛抬不起头。
