这场戏：无罪后设宴议搬迁
第 12 章 · 共 15 章 · 3'29"
莱斯利刚被判无罪，朋友们聚在家里举杯庆功。罗伯特想举家搬去苏门答腊买种植园，还劝妻子 for good（永远）离开这里；霍华德一句 put all your eggs in one basket（孤注一掷），点破这桩买卖的风险。想劝人别把本钱全押一处，这两句就够用了。
久没调酒手生得很：out of practice
out of practice 手生、久不做而生疏Never been better 从没这么好过over and over 一遍又一遍
劝你别「孤注一掷」：put all your eggs in one basket
put all your eggs in one basket 孤注一掷、把宝全押一处on earth 究竟、到底stick it out 硬撑到底、坚持过去
莱斯利被判无罪后，霍华德和多萝西夫妇来到克罗斯比家小聚。多萝西调好鸡尾酒，说自己为了等这一天，早就 out of practice（手生）了。罗伯特却宣布要举家搬去苏门答腊买下种植园，从此 for good（永远）离开这里。霍华德不赞成，用 put all your eggs in one basket（孤注一掷）提醒他别把全部积蓄和抵押借来的钱押在一桩买卖上。莱斯利不愿走，说想 stick it out（硬撑下去）。戏里劝人别冒险、说永远离开、说坚持到底，都是日常能用上的地道表达。
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。
“Why should I go on sweating out my life for other people?”
我凭什么要一辈子替别人卖命？
用反问把半辈子的委屈压成一句，平静里透着决绝。
Why should I go on ... for other people?
对亲近的人抱怨、想彻底换个活法时用；对上级这样问会像当面顶撞。
Why should I keep working my life away for them? ／ I'm done breaking my back for someone else.
口语
Why should I 连读，go on 重读，other people 放慢收尾。
Why should I go on working nights for that company? 我凭什么还要替那家公司上夜班？
“Well, it seems rather rash to put all your eggs in one basket, old boy.”
嗯，把所有鸡蛋放进一个篮子，未免太冒失了，老伙计。
用一句老话把风险讲透，还带着英式朋友间的分寸。
it seems rather rash to ...
劝朋友别孤注一掷时用；对不熟的人别说 old boy，会显得轻慢。
Don't stake everything on one plan. ／ It's risky to bet the lot on a single deal.
口语
rather rash 重读，eggs in one basket 连成一串。
It seems rash to put all your savings in one fund. 把全部积蓄都投进一只基金，显得太冒失了。
“We've got to get away for good.”
我们得永远离开这里。
四个音节把告别说死，再没有回头的余地。
get away for good
下决心彻底离开某地或某人时用；随口说说会显得太绝。
We have to leave for good. ／ We need to make a clean break.
中性
We've got to 弱读成 gotta，for good 重读收尾。
After the flood they left the town for good. 洪水之后他们永远离开了那座小镇。
“I can't taste or think or feel.”
我尝不出、想不了，也感觉不到。
三个动词一串排开，把麻木说成一件一件丢掉的感觉。
I can't ... or ... or ...
形容自己被掏空、什么都提不起劲时用；正式场合这样谈心会太重。
I can't eat, sleep, or focus. ／ Nothing gets through to me right now.
中性
can't 轻读，taste / think / feel 三个词均匀重读。
After the move I can't rest or eat or plan. 搬家之后我睡不着、吃不下，也没心思做计划。
“I think the thing to do is to stick it out here.”
我觉得该做的就是在这儿撑下去。
不逃、不闹，只用一句平常话拿出留下来的主意。
the thing to do is to ...
在众人面前给出你认为最该做的选择时用；对急着拍板的人这样说会像拖延。
The best thing is to stay put. ／ I'd rather see it through here.
中性
the thing to do 连读，stick it out 重读，here 收稳。
The thing to do is to stick it out until the results come. 该做的就是撑到结果出来。
下一章 · 13throw cold water on泼冷水这场戏：摊开账单追问那封信字面是「把鸡蛋都放进一个篮子」，实际指孤注一掷、把全部本钱押在一处。戏里霍华德用它劝罗伯特别把积蓄全投进苏门答腊的种植园。
for good，意思是永久地、一劳永逸，不再回来。戏里说 We've got to get away for good，就是「我们得永远离开这里」。
out of practice 专指「本来会、因久不练而生疏」，多萝西久没调酒就说自己 slightly out of practice；unfamiliar 则是「不熟悉」，未必以前会。
是。它指「按自己的意思来、要别人顺着自己」。罗伯特最后说 you must let me have my own way，等于「这次你得听我的」，语气已经不容商量。
throw up your job。戏里霍华德用 Can't very well throw up your job 提醒两人，工作不能说扔就扔，throw up 在这里就是「撂下、辞掉」。
