这场戏：酒吧里被揭穿挚友真面目
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作家刚下飞机，还沉浸在挚友离世的悲伤里，军官却请他喝一杯，说他 a bit of a shock（受了不小的打击）。酒过几巡，对方丢下一句：哈里是这城里最坏的 racketeer（搞勒索的恶棍）。马丁斯不肯信，回敬的话被笑成 novelette（廉价通俗小说）。想听懂警察话里的弦外之音，日常吵架也用得上。
「不小的打击」用 a bit of a shock
could do with 需要，来点……也好showed up 露面、出现Once in a while 偶尔、时不时a cheap novelette 廉价通俗小说
racketeer 是「搞勒索的恶棍」
must've known 一定早就知道Pin it on 把罪名栽给某人for a change 换换花样part of his racket 他买卖里的一部分
at a dead man's expense 是「拿某人当代价」
at a dead man's expense 拿某人当代价see you through 帮某人撑过去keep a seat 给某人留个座位
卡洛威开车接马丁斯进城，在酒吧里点破真相：这个刚下飞机、还沉浸在挚友离世悲伤里的作家，听到的却是哈里·莱姆是全城靠肮脏勾当吃饭的最坏 racketeer（搞勒索的恶棍）。马丁斯先是不肯信，拿旧友情分辩解，却被一句「听着像廉价小说」噎回去——novelette（廉价通俗小说）正是这种人嘴里的挖苦。他反唇相讥，说卡洛威不过想 Pin it on（把罪名栽给）一个死人；卡洛威不动气，还留了军用券 see you through（帮你撑过）今晚。
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。
“You've had a bit of a shock, haven't you? You could do with a drink.”
你受了点惊吓，是不是？该喝一杯压压惊。
一句轻描淡写的关心，把对方刚经历的事和该做的事一起说了。
You could do with ...
朋友受了打击时递上一句关心能用；对长辈或正式场合别用这种随意口气。
You look like you could use a drink. ／ Sounds like you could do with a break.
口语
bit of a 连读，do with 轻读，句尾别上扬。
You could do with a proper meal after that shift. 那班下完，你该好好吃顿饭。
“- Best friend I ever had. - That sounds like a cheap novelette.”
——我最好的朋友。——听着像廉价小说里的桥段。
深情的话刚出口，就被一句损话接住，两种语气撞在一起。
That sounds like a ...
想半开玩笑地拆穿别人的煽情时能用；对刚失去亲人的人不要说。
That sounds like something out of a bad novel. ／ You sound like a paperback.
口语
novelette 重音在末尾，sounds like 连读。
That sounds like a plot from a cheap movie. 听着像烂片里的情节。
“He was about the worst racketeer that ever made a dirty living in this city.”
他差不多是这城里靠肮脏勾当吃饭的最坏的骗子。
用一个职业名词就给死者定了性，冷得没有余地。
the worst ... that ever ...
要把一个人彻底定性、不留情面时能用；当面评价别人会伤人，别用。
He was the worst crook this town ever saw. ／ No one ran a dirtier racket in this city.
正式
worst racketeer 重读，that ever 连读，句尾下沉。
He was the worst swindler this town has ever seen. 他是这镇上出过的最坏的骗子。
“You're not going to close your files at a dead man's expense.”
你不会想拿一个死人当代价把案子结了吧。
把结案说成拿死人做代价，一句话顶一篇控诉。
at someone's expense
指责别人拿他人当垫脚石时能用；正式文书里这种挖苦要慎用。
You won't pin this on a dead man. ／ You're not closing the case on his back.
正式
close your files 连读，dead man's 吞音，句尾放平。
Don't close the project at a junior colleague's expense. 别拿一个下属当代价把项目结了。
“When I'm finished with you, you'll leave Vienna, you'll look so silly.”
等我收拾完你，你就会离开维也纳，那副样子可笑极了。
预告对方的狼狈下场，威胁里带着英国式的轻蔑。
When I'm finished with you, ...
要放狠话、预告对方下场时能用；谈判或正式场合这样说会撕破脸。
By the time I'm done, you'll wish you had left. ／ When this is over, you'll look like a fool.
口语
finished with you 连读，两个 you'll 轻读。
When I'm finished with this report, you'll look careless. 等我把这份报告弄完，你看起来就很失职了。
“Why don't you catch a few murderers for a change?”
你怎么不去抓几个杀人犯，换换口味？
用最平常的反问，把警察的失职和敷衍一起点了出来。
Why don't you ... for a change?
半开玩笑地抱怨对方老一套时能用；对上级或客户别这么说。
How about doing your actual job for once? ／ Try chasing a real criminal for a change.
口语
don't you 连读成 don-cha，for a change 轻快收尾。
Why don't you answer some emails for a change? 你怎么不换换，回几封邮件？
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下一章 · 02hunt someone down一路追捕这场戏：旅馆里被拉去讲座指靠敲诈勒索、非法买卖过活的恶棍，比 criminal 更强调「职业干这行」。原句说莱姆是全城最坏的 racketeer，就是「搞勒索的恶棍」。
说 pin something on someone，也可以像剧中那样说 Pin it on a dead man。意思是把一件事、尤其是罪责，硬安到别人头上。
指篇幅短、质量低的通俗小说，带点看不上。剧里拿它挖苦马丁斯把友情说得像廉价小说里的桥段。
说 see someone through，如 it should see you through tonight，指这笔钱够你撑过今晚。手头紧、有人接济时很常用。
表示「正需要、来点也好」，语气比 need 委婉。剧中 You could do with a drink，就是「你该喝一杯」，劝人时很好用。
