这场戏：早餐桌上争论革命
第 7 章 · 共 25 章 · 2'22"
伊芙和 V 一起吃早餐，V 客气问 would you care for a cup of tea（要不要来杯茶），又为昨晚的反应道歉，说 hope I didn't put you off your appetite（希望没让你倒了胃口）。黄油还是从苏特勒补给车上偷的；吃到一半，两人就「人民不该怕政府」争了起来。想学餐桌客气话和不客气的辩论，这几句很实用。
到底谁该怕谁：afraid of（害怕某人、对某人心存畏惧）
on the telly 在电视上show up 露面、出现afraid of 害怕某人、对某人心存畏惧
❝ 独白 · 4 句 这世界只会越变越糟：for the worse（朝坏的方向、变得更糟）
given power by 被某人赋予力量change the world 改变世界for the worse 朝坏的方向、变得更糟
伊芙在 V 的住处吃早餐，先为昨晚的反应道歉，说自己很感激。V 问她 hope I didn't put you off your appetite（希望没让你没了胃口），又客气地说 would you care for a cup of tea（要不要来杯茶）；伊芙咬了一口，惊叹自己从小就没吃过真正的黄油，V 才说出那是从苏特勒的补给列车上偷的。饭后她问起他在 the telly（电视）上说的那些话，两人从莎士比亚聊到炸掉国会、从「人民不该怕政府」一路争到该不该动手。这里能学到：put someone off 是「倒了胃口」；would you care for 是「要不要来点」；the telly 是「电视」。想写餐桌寒暄、礼貌相邀和理念之争，这些说法都能用。
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。
“There's no certainty, only opportunity.”
没有必然，只有机会。
两个名词对举，一句就把行动哲学讲透，短得能当座右铭。
There's no X, only Y.
鼓励别人抓住时机时用；写正式报告时太文学化，换语气。
There's no guarantee, only a chance. ／ No promises, just opportunity.
literary
certainty 与 opportunity 对照重读，中间稍停再收。
There's no certainty in a new job, only opportunity. 新工作没有必然，只有机会。
“People should not be afraid of their governments.”
人民不该害怕自己的政府。
把主客关系摆正，一句话就是整个故事的宣言。
People should not be afraid of their ...
谈权利、责任与权力边界时用；日常闲聊里突然说会太像演讲。
Citizens shouldn't have to fear their own state. ／ No one should live in fear of their government.
正式
should not 连读，afraid of 一带而过，重音落在 governments。
People should not be afraid to ask their employer questions. 员工不该害怕向雇主提问。
“Governments should be afraid of their people.”
政府才该害怕自己的人民。
把上一句整个翻过来，主谓一倒，立场瞬间反转。
Governments should be afraid of their people.
承接上面的权利话题时用；单独说会显得口号化。
Power should fear the people it serves. ／ Those in charge should answer to us.
正式
Governments 起得重，their people 收得稳，尾音别上扬。
Managers should be afraid of losing good staff, not the other way round. 管理者该怕失去好员工，而不是反过来。
“Symbols are given power by people.”
象征的力量是人给的。
一句被动句把功劳还给普通人，冷静又足以反击。
X is given power by Y.
解释某个标志、头衔为什么管用时用；口语里更常说 people give it power。
People are the ones who give symbols power. ／ A symbol is only as strong as the crowd behind it.
正式
given power 连读，by people 收轻，句尾放平。
Badges are given power by the team, not the other way round. 徽章的分量是团队给的，不是反过来。
“I wish I believed that was possible.”
我也希望我相信这是可能的。
wish 后一退时态，就把遗憾和清醒同时说尽了。
I wish I believed ...
想说『我也想信，可惜不信』时用；报喜或鼓励别人时别用，会扫兴。
I wish I could believe that. ／ I'd love to believe it, but I don't.
中性
wish 与 believed 之间轻顿，possible 收尾降调。
I wish I believed the deadline would actually hold. 我倒希望我相信这个截止日期真能守住。
“Every time I've seen this world change, it's always been for the worse.”
我每次见到这世界改变，都是变得更糟。
Every time 开头，for the worse 收尾，把无力感说成经验。
Every time X, it's always been for the worse.
总结屡次失望的经历时用；对新机会一味这么说会显得消极。
Each time things change, they get worse. ／ In my experience, change here only makes it harder.
中性
Every time 起句快，for the worse 放慢落下。
Every time they restructure the office, it's always been for the worse. 他们每次重组办公室，结果都是越搞越糟。
The building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people... ...blowing up a building can change the world.
那栋楼是个象征，毁掉它这个举动也是。 象征的力量是人给的。 单独一个象征毫无意义，可要是有足够多的人…… ……炸掉一栋楼就能改变世界。
下一章 · 08in the wrong light被解读歪了这场戏：电视名嘴放话后被寻仇意思是「倒了某人胃口、让人失去兴趣」。片里 V 说 I hope I didn't put you off your appetite，就是「希望没让你没了胃口」。提到扫兴的事、影响食欲都能用。
would you care for，是很客气的相邀说法。片里 V 问 would you care for a cup of tea with your egg，就是「配鸡蛋来杯茶怎么样」。招待客人时很得体。
blow up。片里伊芙问 blowing up Parliament 能不能让国家变好，就是「炸掉国会」。blow up 还常指「爆炸、发脾气」，看语境。
是英式口语里的「电视」。片里伊芙问 on the telly 说的那些话，就是「在电视上说的」。英剧、英式对话里常听到，美式一般说 TV。
for the worse。片里伊芙说这世界每次改变都 for the worse，就是「总是变得更糟」。常见的搭配还有 take a turn for the worse，指病情、局势恶化。
