跟讀練習: Yes, Prime Minister - The need to know - 通過影片學習英語口語
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1
Hello.
你好。
2
So, I gather you denied that Mr. Halifax's phone had been bugged.
這麼說，我猜你否認哈利法克斯先生的電話被竊聽了。
3
Well, obviously.
這不是明擺著的嗎。
4
It was the one question today to which I could give a clear, simple, straightforward, honest answer.
這是今天唯一一個我能給出清晰、簡單、直接且誠實回答的問題。
5
Yes.
是的。
6
Unfortunately, although the answer was indeed clear, simple and straightforward, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets you applied to the statement,
遺憾的是，儘管這個答案確實清晰、簡單且直截了當，但要合理地賦予它你用來形容該說法的第四個形容詞，卻存在一定困難。
7
inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information you communicated And the facts, insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated,
就您所傳達的資訊與可被確定和證實的事實之間的精確關聯而言，
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is such as to cause epistemological problems
會引發認識論層面的問題
9
of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language
其影響之大，足以對英語的邏輯與語義表達能力構成挑戰。
10
a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear.
超出他們合理承受範圍的沉重負擔。
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Epistemological?
認識論的？
12
What are you talking about?
你在說什麼？
13
You told a lie.
你撒了謊。
14
A lie?
是謊言嗎？
15
A lie.
一個謊言。
16
What do you mean, a lie?
你這話什麼意思，說這是謊言？
17
I mean you.. lied.
我的意思是，你……撒謊了。
18
Yes, I know this is a difficult concept to get across to a politician.
是的，我知道要讓政客理解這個概念很難。
19
You were...
你當時……
20
I'm sorry.
對不起。
21
Ah, yes, you did love to tell the truth.
啊，是啊，你以前確實很愛說真話。
22
You mean, we are bugging you Halifax's telephone?
你是說，我們在監聽哈利法克斯的電話？
23
We were.
我們當時是。
24
We were?
我們當時是？
25
When did we stop?
我們什麼時候停下來的？
26
Um, 17 minutes ago.
嗯，17分鐘前。
27
Well, you can't call that lying.
好吧，你不能說那是撒謊。
28
What would you call the opposite of telling the truth?
你會把說真話的相反情況稱作什麼？
29
Well, I mean, there was no intent.
我的意思是，這並非故意。
30
I didn't mean to deceive them.
我不是故意要欺騙他們的。
31
I'd never knowingly mislead the house.
我絕不會故意誤導議會。
32
Nonetheless, you have done so.
儘管如此，你還是這麼做了。
33
Well, it wasn't my fault.
好吧，這又不是我的錯。
34
I didn't know he was being bugged.
我當時不知道他被竊聽了。
35
Mr. You are deemed to have known you are ultimately responsible.
先生，您應當知曉，最終責任由您承擔。
36
Why wasn't I told?
為什麼沒人告訴我？
37
The Home Secretary might not have felt the need to inform you.
內政大臣或許覺得沒有必要通知你。
38
Why?
為什麼？
39
Perhaps he didn't know either.
也許他也不知道。
40
Or perhaps he'd been advised that you did not need to know.
又或者，有人早就跟他提過，你沒必要知道這些。
41
Well, I did need to know.
嗯，我確實需要知道。
42
Apparently the fact that you needed to know was not known at the time
顯然，你當時需要知道的那個事實，在那個時候還不為人知。
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that the now known need to know was known.
如今那些需要知曉的資訊，當時就已經被掌握了。
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And therefore those that needed to advise and inform the Home Secretary perhaps felt
因此，那些需要向內政大臣提供建議和資訊的人或許覺得
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that the information
該資訊
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that he needed as to whether to inform the highest authority the highest authority of the known information was not yet known.
他需要確定是否要向最高層彙報，因為已知資訊的最高權威來源尚未明確。
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And therefore there was no authority for the authority to be informed
因此，該機關根本沒有獲得相關資訊的法定依據。
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because the need to know was not at that time known or needed.
因為當時既不瞭解這種知情權的必要性，也沒有這方面的實際需求。
49
What?
什麼？
50
We did not know that you would deny it in the House.
我們當時並不知道你會在議會裡否認這件事。
51
Well, obviously I would if I didn't know and I were asked.
嗯，很顯然，如果我當時不知道又被問到的話，我肯定會的。
52
We did not know that you would be asked when you didn't know.
我們當時並不知道，在你不知情的情況下會有人來問你。
53
There's bound to be asked when I didn't know if I didn't know.
總會有人在我自己都沒意識到自己不懂的時候來問我問題。
54
What?
55
It was thought that it was better not to inform you.
當時大家認為最好還是不通知你。
56
You see, Hugh Halifax is one of your government team and as such, it was thought that it was better not to create distrust.
你知道的，休·哈利法克斯是你們政府團隊的一員，因此大家認為最好不要引起不信任。
57
We only tell you when you should be aware.
我們只會在需要你留意的時候通知你。
58
When's that?
那是什麼時候？
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You should now be aware because you've just denied it.
你現在應該已經意識到了，因為你剛剛否認了這件事。
60
Well, it would be rather more helpful if I'd been aware before I denied it.
要是我在否認之前就知道的話，那會有用得多。
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On the contrary, Prime Minister, if you had been aware before you denied it, you wouldn't have denied it.
恰恰相反，首相，如果您在否認之前就已經知情，您就不會否認了。
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But I needed to know.
但我必須知道。
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We do not always tell you about bugging when you need to know.
我們並不總是在你需要知道的時候告訴你有監聽裝置。
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You see, at times, Prime Minister, we need you not to know.
您看，首相，有時候我們需要您不知情。
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Why did you decide that I didn't need to know?
你為什麼認定我不需要知道？
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I didn't.
我沒有。
67
Well, who did?
那到底是誰做的？
68
Nobody.
沒有人。
69
It was just that nobody decided to tell you.
只是當時沒人決定要告訴你而已。
70
Well, it's the same thing.
嗯，這是一回事。
71
On the contrary, Prime Minister, to decide to conceal information from you is a heavy burden for any official to shoulder,
恰恰相反，首相，決定向您隱瞞資訊對任何官員來說都是一個沉重的負擔。
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but to decide not to reveal information to you is routine procedure.
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Humphrey, I need to know everything.
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Everything?
75
Everything.
76
Very well.
77
Stationary deliveries this week to the Commonwealth system.
78
Four dozen brackets of size two-paces.
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Humphrey, don't be silly.
80
I mean important things.
81
Who should decide what is important?
82
Humphrey, how can you possibly defend this cock-up?
83
Well, as you said in the House, we got it wrong.
84
You got it wrong?
85
I, Prime Minister, I am merely a humble servant, a lowly official.
86
The Home Secretary made the decision.
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Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't ask him to resign?
88
With respect, Prime Minister, you should only ask him to resign
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when he has made a mistake which could have been seen at the time and not with the benefit of hindsight.
90
But you see, the trouble today has arisen because of your own error of judgment in making this denial.
91
What?
92
You should not have denied something about which you did not know.
93
That was your fault.
94
You've just admitted keeping secrets from the Prime Minister.
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Not at all, Prime Minister.
96
The system works perfectly well as long as the Prime Minister tells the civil service everything
97
that he's going to say before he says it.
98
But if precipitately he says something without first clearing it with his officials, he has only himself to blame, you must not say anything in public without first clearing it.
99
With respect, Prime Minister, you must learn discretion.
100
I didn't know there was anything to be discreet about.
101
In government, there's always something to be discreet about.
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這個影片適合誰？
這個影片非常適合中高階英語口語學習者，尤其是那些想提升複雜語境下表達能力和理解英式幽默與政治對話邏輯的人。它能幫助你熟悉正式與非正式表達的切換，還能鍛鍊在高壓對話中捕捉關鍵資訊的能力，非常適合用於英語口語練習和shadowing訓練。
值得借鑑的詞彙與習語
- epistemological problems：認識論問題（指關於知識本質、範圍和有效性的哲學難題，影片中用來委婉表示“說法與事實不符”）
- deem to have known：被視為已知（法律或行政語境中常用，意為“按規定應知曉”）
- need to know：知悉需求（指因職責或情況需要而必須瞭解的資訊，影片中反覆使用，體現政治溝通中的模糊策略）
- mislead the house：誤導議院（“house”此處指議會，是政治對話中的正式表達）
如何練好口音？
影片中說話者的口音是標準英式英語（RP），特點是發音清晰、語調抑揚頓挫，尤其在長句中注重邏輯重音。練習時可關注以下兩點：
1. 長句斷句：如“the precise correlation...a heavier burden”，需在“inasmuch as”“such as to”等處自然停頓，避免連讀導致語義模糊。
2. 語氣變化：當說話者用複雜句式委婉表達“說謊”時，語調會先升後降，體現辯解的微妙態度。建議使用shadowing site進行逐句跟讀，模仿其節奏和重音，這對提高英語發音和口語流暢度非常有效。
通過看影片學英語，結合shadowspeak技巧，你能在理解幽默與邏輯的同時，快速提升口語表達的地道性。趕緊試試吧！
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | had been bugged · be expected · being bugged |
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | have done · you've just denied · has made |
什麼是跟讀法？
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。