这场戏：摊开账单追问那封信
第 13 章 · 共 15 章 · 3'35"
罗伯特正兴致勃勃讲着新庄园，霍华德不得不 throw cold water on（泼冷水）：官司开销里有一笔一万块，是买那封信花的。罗伯特当场愣住——But that's every cent I have in the world（可那是我全部积蓄），随后追问信里写了什么，还咬定要亲眼看。想给热情泼冷水、说钱花光，这两句都好用。
先给计划「泼冷水」：throw cold water on
throw cold water on 泼冷水、扫兴out-of-pocket expenses 自己垫付的开销every cent 全部积蓄
买那封信是「犯法」：a criminal offense
criminal offense 刑事罪、犯法行为of all people 偏偏是你by heaven 老天作证、我发誓
罗伯特拿着新庄园的照片兴冲冲回来，霍华德只好 throw cold water on（泼冷水），提醒他别忘了这场官司的开销。两人算账时，霍华德说主要的一笔是那封信——他花了一大笔钱才买下来；罗伯特追问多少，听到一万这个数字，直接说 You must have been mad（你简直是疯了），因为 that's every cent I have in the world（那是我全部积蓄）。罗伯特不明白为什么不干脆把信交给陪审团、说清就好，霍华德答 I didn't dare（我不敢），还承认买信是 criminal offense（犯法），自己可能被 disbarred（吊销律师资格）。他开始追问信里究竟写了什么。给计划泼冷水、说全部积蓄、承认犯法，这些说法很实用。
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“But that's every cent I have in the world.”
可那是我在这世上所有的积蓄了。
不喊不闹，用'世上每一分钱'把一夜之内的代价说尽。
that's every cent I have in the world
说自己被掏空、再也拿不出钱时用；对不熟的人这样说会显得露底。
That was all the money I had. ／ It wiped out everything I owned.
中性
every cent 重读，in the world 放慢收尾。
That treatment cost every cent I had in the world. 那场治疗花光了我全部的积蓄。
“Buying that letter was a criminal offense, wasn't it?”
买那封信是犯法的，对吗？
用一句轻声的反问，把好友的帮忙定成罪名。
... was a criminal offense, wasn't it?
看穿对方行为不妥、想当面点破时用；玩笑场合说会立刻冷场。
That was against the law, wasn't it? ／ You broke the law doing that, didn't you?
中性
criminal offense 重读，wasn't it 轻轻上扬。
Copying that file was a criminal offense, wasn't it? 拷那份文件是违法的，不是吗？
“It's not your letter or mine, Bob.”
这封信不是你的，也不是我的，鲍勃。
一句话把归属权推开，也把责任推回给写信的人。
It's not your ... or mine.
要划清责任、拒绝替人背锅时用；对亲友这样说会很伤感情。
This isn't yours or mine to keep. ／ It never belonged to either of us.
中性
not your 重读，or mine 稍停，Bob 放轻。
It's not your mistake or mine, so stop apologising. 这既不是你的错也不是我的错，别道歉了。
“It would break his heart.”
这会伤透他的心。
短短五个词，把一个决定的分量全压在对方心上。
It would break someone's heart.
劝阻别人说出真相或做某个决定时用；正式文书里不用这种说法。
It would crush him. ／ It would tear him apart.
中性
would 轻读，break his heart 三词均匀重读。
Telling him now would break his heart. 现在告诉他，会伤透他的心。
“Look here, Bob. I don't want to throw cold water on your plans, but aren't you forgetting certain financial obligations?”
听着，鲍勃。我不想给你的计划泼冷水，可你是不是忘了某些财务上的责任？
先说不想泼冷水，紧接着就泼，一句反问问得人无话可接。
I don't want to throw cold water on ..., but ...
想提反对意见又先给对方面子时用；对上级用会显得拐弯抹角。
I hate to pour cold water on this, but ... ／ Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but ...
中性
Look here 干脆，throw cold water 连读，but 后稍顿。
I don't want to throw cold water on the idea, but we have no budget. 我不想给这个点子泼冷水，可我们没有预算。
下一章 · 14in love with爱上这场戏：向丈夫坦白爱上情人「泼冷水、扫兴」，多指在别人兴头上提醒风险。霍华德就是先用它开场，再提醒罗伯特别忘了官司的财务责任。
That's every cent I have in the world。罗伯特听到一万块后就说 But that's every cent I have in the world，强调这笔钱是他全部家当。
suppress 是「压下、隐瞒不公开」。罗伯特问 it was absolutely necessary to suppress it，就是问这封信是不是非压下来、不能交给陪审团不可。
「被吊销律师资格」。霍华德承认买那封信是犯法，说自己 might be disbarred for it，就是可能因此被禁止再当律师。
break his heart。莱斯利说 It would break his heart，意思是真相一旦揭开，会把罗伯特的心伤透，所以她一直不敢说。
指「自己先垫付的开销」。霍华德说除律师费外还有些 out-of-pocket expenses，就是他自己掏钱付掉的杂项费用。
