这场戏：复述案发那晚经过
第 2 章 · 共 15 章 · 3'41"
案发后，律师让莱斯利把当晚的事原原本本讲一遍，还宽慰她 Remember, we're all friends here（都是朋友）。哈蒙德夸她眼睛、夸她的手，这话 put my back up（把我惹火了），她说 I didn't want to make a fuss（我是不想把事情闹大）。想学怎么复述经过、怎么表达被惹火，这段很实用。
宽慰你 Remember, we're all friends here（都是朋友）
we're all friends here 都是朋友（实则催你说）Take your time 别急、慢慢来my duty to 有责任做某事
❝ 独白 · 7 句 莱斯利的案发叙述
她把细节一件件铺开，语气越平，哈蒙德登门的压迫感越重。
夸她的手反而 put my back up（把我惹火了）
put my back up 把我惹火了、激怒我flattered 被恭维、听得受用make a fuss 小题大做、闹起来
枪案之后，威瑟斯当着罗伯特的面，请莱斯利把当晚的经过原原本本讲一遍：Then suppose you tell us exactly what happened（那就请你把经过原原本本讲给我们听吧）。她一句句往回说：罗伯特在新加坡过夜，A planter's wife gets used to that（种植园主的妻子早就习惯了独处）。哈蒙德走来，夸她眼睛、夸她的手，这句话 put my back up（把我惹火了），她却只说 I didn't want to make a fuss（我是不想把事情闹大）。她讲得慢、讲得细，好让每个细节听起来都像自卫。想学复述经过、礼貌回应、说自己被激怒的英文，这段最完整。
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“A planter's wife gets used to that.”
种植园主的妻子早就习惯了。
把孤独说得像家常便饭，一句轻描淡写，背后是长期的忍受。
get used to something
说自己慢慢适应某件难事时用；对正在受苦的人这样说会显得轻慢。
You get used to the quiet. ／ She has grown used to being alone.
中性
planter's 轻读，gets used to 连成 use-ta，that 收住。
You get used to the long hours after a while. 过一阵子你就习惯这么长的工时了。
“Remember, we're all friends here.”
记住，在座的都是朋友。
一句安慰里藏着提醒：既然是朋友，就该照直说，软话里带压力。
we're all friends here
想让对方放松、开口时用；若对方正被逼问，这话就带胁迫味。
We're all friends here. ／ No need to stand on ceremony among friends.
中性
Remember 后略停，we're all 连读，here 轻收。
Relax, we're all friends here, just tell us what happened. 放松点，都是朋友，你就说说发生了什么。
“Well, that rather put my back up.”
这话可把我惹火了。
put my back up 把被冒犯的恼意说得很形象，比 angry 有画面。
put someone's back up
说某人被惹恼、被激怒时用，多见于英式口语；对长辈慎用。
That got my back up. ／ His tone put her back up at once.
口语
that rather 连读，put my back up 三词一顿。
His smug remark put my back up immediately. 他那句得意的话立刻把我惹毛了。
“You know, there are men who think it's their duty to flirt with women whenever they have the chance.”
你知道，有些男人觉得一有机会就该跟女人调情。
一句社会观察把骚扰说成男人的本分，反讽里透着深深的无奈。
there are men who ...
泛泛评论某类人的通病时用；对在场的当事人这样说等于当面开火。
There are people who think rules are for others. ／ Some men believe attention is owed to them.
中性
there are 连读，who think 轻带，duty 重读。
There are drivers who think the horn settles everything. 有些司机觉得按喇叭就能解决一切。
“Well, I didn't want to make a fuss.”
我是不想把事情闹大。
一句轻描淡写，把当时的隐忍和如今的无奈都兜住了。
make a fuss about something
解释自己为何没追究、没声张时用；对爱较真的人这样说像嫌他多事。
I didn't want any trouble. ／ I chose not to make a scene.
口语
didn't want to 连读，fuss 重读收尾。
I didn't want to make a fuss, so I said nothing. 我不想闹大，就什么也没说。
Well, as you know, Robert was spending the night in Singapore. I never mind being alone. A planter's wife gets used to that. My dear. I had dinner rather late and started working on my lace. I don't know how long I'd been working when suddenly I heard a footstep outside. Someone came up on the veranda and said, "good evening. Can I come in?"
嗯，你们知道，罗伯特那晚在新加坡过夜。 我一个人待着从不觉得难受。 种植园主的妻子早就习惯了。 亲爱的。 我晚饭吃得挺晚，然后就开始做我的蕾丝活。 不知道做了多久，忽然听见外面有脚步声。 有人走上游廊，说：晚上好，我能进来吗？
下一章 · 03the last straw最后一根稻草这场戏：讲到夺枪开枪那刻「把我惹火了、激怒我」，字面像把背竖起来，指一句话让人心里冒火。剧里哈蒙德夸错地方，莱斯利说 Well, that rather put my back up，就是「这话可把我惹火了」。
make a fuss。剧里 I didn't want to make a fuss 就是「我是不想把事情闹大」，fuss 指又吵又闹、把小事做大。
a little compliment。剧里 He paid me a little compliment 就是「他夸了我一句」，pay sb a compliment 是「恭维某人」的固定说法。
表面是安抚，实际是催她把话都说出来。威瑟斯说「记住，在座的都是朋友」，听起来友善，潜台词是别隐瞒，好好配合。
get used to。剧里 A planter's wife gets used to that 就是「种植园主的妻子早就习惯了」，用来描述慢慢适应某种处境。
