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通过观看美剧《纸牌屋》第一季第二集弗兰克与唐纳德对话剪辑，大家将学会如何通过英语地道表达：“支持某人”、“受够某人”、“气炸某人”、“落井下石”、攻于心计之人、“置身事外”等英语核心词汇及高频短语 ...
场景介绍：回到办公室，看到来访的唐纳德，弗兰克立刻脸一转，表现得很同情唐纳德，对加勒特和琳达找替罪羊的行为很不满，甚至要找媒体曝光此事。老派的唐纳德绝不愿此事让自己的党派蒙丑，主动要求承担这次事件的责任，愿意让贤并推荐弗兰克制定新教育改革法案。（本篇学习笔记适合英语中高级水平影视英语爱好者进阶提升）
带着问题看剪辑，请思考以下五个知识点：
1、分别找出“支持 / 受够 / 气炸”某人对应的短语表达：
2、请找出“落井下石、过河拆桥”对应的短语表达；
3、请找出“攻于心计者、精打细算之人”对应的短语表达
4、请找出“置身事外”对应的短语表达；
5、找出本段剪辑中一段运用虚拟语气的句子，并将它翻译出来。
以下为美剧《纸牌屋》精彩片段中英对照脚本：
Frank：Donald, what a morning. 唐纳德 今早真够呛
Donald：I have no idea how they got this. 我不知道他们怎么搞到的
------>> I specifically told my staff to destroy everything. 我明确告诉手下销毁一切
------>> I can't imagine... 我真不知......
Frank：It doesn't matter how it happened. -那不是重点
------>> We can't make it unhappen, so we have to adapt. 过去的没法改变 只能随机应变
Donald：Don't they realize that this is a first draft? 他们不知道这只是初稿吗
------>> All we have here really is a perception problem. 其实就看你是站在什么角度了
Frank：We don't get a second chance at a first impression, Donald. 第一印象只有一次 唐纳德
------>> You know that. Now, look, I'm on your side, 你也知道 我当然站在你这边
------>> but Linda is furious. 但琳达很生气
Donald：What's she saying? 她是什么意思
Frank：They want to point fingers. 他们要找人怪罪
Donald：At me? 我吗
Frank：I told her we cannot do that. 我跟她说不能这样
------>> I mean, you are vital to this process. 你对立法及其重要
------>> I'm up to here with them, Donald --唐纳德 我受够他们了
------>> for lying, for turning their back on you. 谎话连篇 落井下石
------>> You know, I'm of a mind to say screw it. 我要说 去你的
------>> I'll fall on this grenade myself, just to piss them off. 这个栽我认了，就要气死他们
------>> Give me John King at CNN. 给我接CNN的约翰·金
Donald：Wait, Frank. This is not your fault. 等等 弗兰克 这不是你的错
Frank：No, we have to protect your reputation. 不 我们得保护你的声誉
Donald：But you're the man that needs to get the bill through the house. 但是你得保证法案通过投票
Frank：I will-- hang on. I will assign it to one of my deputies, 我会... 等等 我会交待我的副手
------>> quietly manage it, and I'll help guide you through the process. 私下搞定 教你怎么走那个过场
Donald：I am not comfortable with this. 我不喜欢这样
------>> Well, then what do you suggest we do? 那你说我们怎么办
Frank：What a martyr craves more than anything is a sword to fall on, 烈士最渴求的就是壮烈牺牲
------>> so you sharpen the blade, hold it at just the right angle, 所以 你磨好兵刃，调整好角度
------>> and then 3, 2, 1 默数三 二 一
Donald：It should be me. It was my bill. 我来，这是我的法案
Frank：No. Impossible. Donald, education has been your life's work. 不行！唐纳德，教育事业是你毕生的心血
Donald：The truth is my heart is not in this fight. 实际上 我的心根本不在这儿，
------>> You know me. I'm not a wheeler dealer. 你也知道 我不会精明算计
------>> I can put my mind to policy, but I'm no good at this brand of politics. 我全心投入制定政策，但没什么政治手腕
Frank：Well, if not you, then who? 那要找谁替你呢
Donald：It should be you, Frank. You're formidable. People respect you. 应该你来 弗兰克，你令人敬畏 受人尊重
------>> They will follow your lead. Let me--let me be on the sidelines for this. 他们会听你的领导 让我--让我置身事外吧
Frank：Well, I could only consider that as an option 要我考虑接受
------>> if I knew that I could still come to you for counsel. 你得保证给我提建议
Donald：Of course. Whatever you need. 当然 听候差遣
------>> Part of me is glad this got leaked. 我内心多少庆幸泄密了
------>> Well, it would have been better if it hadn't, 如果没这事最好
------>> but at least people know where I stand. 但至少人们知道了我的立场
Frank：Thank you, Donald. 谢谢你 唐纳德
Donald：Happy to do it, Frank. 我的荣幸 弗兰克
以下为美剧《纸牌屋》重点词汇及短语解析：
Draft：a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form （提纲、草案）
Perception：the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted. （观点、看法、认知）
On one's side：Supportive or in aid of one or one's idea, plan, intention, etc. （支持某人、站在某人一边）
Furious：extremely angry. （非常生气的）
Vital：absolutely necessary; （非常重要、十分必要、特别关键的......类似表达：essential, crutial, imperative）
Up to here with someone：To one's absolute limit of patience or tolerance. （受够了某人、对某人忍无可忍，相当于：I've had it.）
Turn back on someone：To ignore, disregard, or exclude someone or something; to abandon, give up on, or forsake someone or something. （落井下石、过河拆桥）
Piss someone off：To greatly anger or irritate someone or to depart from somewhere quickly or abruptly...（把某人气得够呛、气炸某人；发出撵客或驱逐指令）
Martyr：a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it. （烈士、殉道者、[因病]长期受苦之人）
Wheeler dealer：a shrewd operator especially in business or politics. （攻于心计、精打细算之人，尤指商界或政道善于损人利已的奸商政客。）
Be/sit on the sidelines：In a position in which one is not actively participating in something. （置身事外、袖手旁观）
Leak：to become known despite efforts at concealment. （泄露、曝光）
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