Chapter 8 of 15 · 5'13"
Dreams and Old Wounds 梦想和旧伤IMDb ↗
她想结婚、离开忙乱生活，笑声却停在送养那一页
Mighty Aphrodite · 1995
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0Living roomGrowth雅思
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Everything you need before watchingAfter a lively family gathering, Linda jokes about Amanda’s new gallery and the acting part she has chosen. The conversation drifts from hairdressing and making a buck to Linda’s wish for marriage, children, and an ordinary life. Then her humor gives way to a painful confession about the child she gave up for adoption, making every earlier joke land differently.
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Lindaaspiring actress
伦
Lennyhusband and father
阿
Amandagallery owner
马
MaxLenny's son
Chapters
15 parts · AI-cut01A Baby Debate她说生个孩子吧，他先反问：因为她怀孕了吗B23'58"02Naming the Baby刚把孩子抱回来，他还嘴硬，转眼就忙着起名B23'31"03A Marriage Under Strain晚宴一场接一场，红灯前那对散步的情侣让他想起从前C12'12"04Curiosity Takes Over亲密刚失败，话题却悄悄滑向孩子的生母是谁B21'49"05Meeting Linda Ash三点钟上门，她开门第一句就把他问白了B27'28"06A Painful Backstory她把继父生父和离家说得像段子，讲到孩子那页才合上B22'54"07A Long-Shot Date输掉一场赌局才敢说真心B24'18"08Dreams and Old Wounds她想结婚、离开忙乱生活，笑声却停在送养那一页B25'13"09A Dangerous Favor求助却把危险带进门B22'18"10Negotiating with Ricky先报血型示弱，再拿尼克斯球票把恐吓谈回去C13'42"11Starting Over礼物是一条扎眼的领带，她跟着说出想当母亲、想有房子B21'41"12Boxing Gym Matchmaking拳馆里陪五岁的孩子认拳，眼睛却在给朋友筛对象B12'06"13Selling a Perfect Match撮合相亲别把谎话说穿B24'15"14An Awkward First Date第一次见面先说清你想过什么生活B26'16"15When the Match Falls Apart替人牵线却毁了两段关系B22'28"
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00:02
- Congratulations. - Thirty-five years.
—恭喜。—三十五年了。
00:04
- I never thought we'd make it. - You and Amanda...
—我从没想过我们能走到今天。—你和阿曼达……
00:06
have a way to go , but you'll make it.
还有一段路要走，但你们会走下去的。
00:08
- You guys look so young, both of you. - Yeah, you do.
—你们俩看起来真年轻。—确实是。
00:10
Well, we've kept each other young .
嗯，是我们让彼此一直年轻。
00:12
Your mother could be your sister, and you could be brother and sister.
你妈妈都能当你姐姐了，你们俩看着简直像兄妹。
00:15
You could be my-- yes.
你也可以是我的……对。
00:16
I don't know where that puts me, but anyway--
我不知道那样一来我算什么，不过算了……
00:22
She looks so beautiful, doesn't she, Lenny?
她看起来真漂亮，对吧，伦尼？
00:24
To me, she always looks beautiful.
在我眼里，她一直都很漂亮。
00:27
I just always find her great. And you-- When I said sisters before, I mean it. You guys look so great.
我一直都觉得她特别棒。还有你——我刚才说你们像姐妹，可不是随口说说。你们看起来真好。
00:31
And it's a wonder, with all the responsibility...
真难得，她还要承担那么多责任……
00:34
she has opening her new gallery.
还要开一家新画廊。
00:36
- It's a lot of work . - What new gallery? A new gallery?
—那工作量可不小。—什么新画廊？新开一家画廊？
00:39
No, I didn't tell you 'cause , you know, I don't know until it's a hundred percent definite .
不是，我没告诉你，是因为……在百分之百确定之前，我也不知道嘛。
00:42
- Well, did I say the wrong thing? - But it's not.
—我是不是说错话了？—可事情还没确定。
00:44
- No, sure. No, I just-- - It's a hundred percent definite .
—不，当然不是。我只是……—已经百分之百确定了。
00:47
You're so insecure. It's happening.
你就是太没自信了。这事儿肯定能成。
00:49
Oh, excuse me.
哦，抱歉啊。
00:52
- What is the story on this? - It looks like I have the backing , but it's not totally definite.
—这到底是怎么回事？—看起来我已经有资金支持了，但还没有完全敲定。
00:57
- That's why I didn't say anything. - Your mother said it was definite.
—所以我才什么都没说。—可你妈妈说已经确定了。
00:59
Yeah, well. It seems as if I do have the backing .
是啊，不过看起来我确实有资金支持。
01:01
And there is this wonderful space on Vesey Street. You know it?
而且维西街有个特别棒的场地。你知道那里吗？
01:04
- Vesey? Yeah, I know it. - Yeah, down in Soho.
—维西街？知道啊。—对，在苏荷那边。
01:06
And it looks like, you know, we think we can get it.
看起来吧，我们觉得应该能拿下那个地方。
01:10
The Dorians are putting in some money , but I-- - Well, don't look so happy about it. - I am happy!
多里安一家会投一笔钱，不过我———那你别表现得这么高兴。—我就是高兴啊！
01:15
I'm very happy for you, but it's the first I'm hearing of it, you know.
我当然替你高兴，可我还是第一次听说这事儿。
01:18
- And for your mother to tell me-- - Yeah, well, look.
—而且还是你妈妈先告诉我的———好了，你听我说。
01:20
I realize that for a time I'm going to be busier than usual...
我知道有一阵子我会比平时忙……
01:23
and I know that's a sore point , but, you know, it'll be only 'til it gets off the ground .
我也知道这正戳到你的痛处，但只是暂时的，等画廊运转起来就好了。
01:28
- Hey, I'm happy for you. I re-- - You are?
—嘿，我替你高兴。我真———你真这么想？
01:31
Yes. I just would have liked to have known it.
是啊。只是我希望自己能早点知道。
01:33
Are you sure?
你确定？
01:33
The Amanda Sloane Gallery. I think that it's great.
阿曼达·斯隆画廊。我觉得这主意棒极了。
01:35
Yeah, on Vesey Street.
对，就在维西街。
01:36
Believe me. I haven't even told Jerry Bender yet.
相信我，我甚至还没告诉杰里·本德。
01:40
"You've got a fine right, you have, after the way you treated Mother, "after the way you treated us all!
“你还有什么脸回来？想想你怎么对待妈妈，想想你怎么对待我们所有人！”
01:45
"A fine right you've got to come back in here in your best country manner...
“你还有脸摆出那副乡下绅士的派头回来……”
01:49
"and strike attitudes and make stands...
“摆姿态、装腔作势……”
01:53
"and criticize my fiance and give orders...
“批评我的未婚夫，发号施令……”
01:55
"and mess things up generally as if you'd done-- "Well, I can't help it. It's sickening!
“还把一切搅得一团糟，好像你做过——”“我也没办法，真叫人恶心！”
02:00
As if he'd done nothing at all!"
“好像他什么都没做过似的！”
02:05
Well?
怎么？
02:08
What do you think?
你觉得怎么样？
02:10
- About what? - About me.
—哪方面？—我啊。
02:12
- You think I'm any good? - Yes, it's fine.
—你觉得我演得好吗？—嗯，还不错。
02:16
I-- You know, you're asking the wrong person .
我——你知道的，你问错人了。
02:18
I don't know that much about acting, to tell you the truth.
说实话，我对演戏也没那么懂。
02:20
Oh, I can tell you're not too impressed.
哦，看得出来，你没觉得多精彩。
02:22
No, no, no. I just thought, you know, it's a very odd part for you to choose .
不，不，不。我只是觉得吧，这个角色实在不像你会选的。
02:25
Why?
为什么？
02:26
Well, you know, 'cause it's The Philadelphia Story.
因为那是《费城故事》啊。
02:28
- But I lived in Philadelphia. - What has that got to do with it?
—可我在费城住过啊。—这跟角色有什么关系？
02:31
- I know the city. - What? You pick a part like this-- You should get something closer to yourself . It wouldn't be such a struggle.
—我了解这座城市。—什么？你挑这种角色……应该选个更贴近自己的，那样就不用这么费劲了。
02:39
- You know. - Well, what part should I play?
—你懂的。—那我该演什么角色？
02:41
You know-- I don't know. Something closer.
你知道……我也说不上来。选个更贴近你的。
02:44
Clint Eastwood doesn't play a meek little hairdresser.
克林特·伊斯特伍德不会去演一个温顺的小理发师。
02:46
Well, I could play a hairdresser.
我倒是可以演理发师。
02:49
I-I used to-- I used to do it a lot.
我、我以前——以前经常给人理发。
02:51
I wanted to be one. I was very good at it.
我以前想当理发师，而且我干得特别好。
02:53
- So why'd you give it up ? - Well, I don't know.
—那你为什么放弃了？—我也不知道。
02:56
One thing led to another .
一件事接着一件事，就走到这一步了。
02:58
You know, my aunt worked in a beauty parlor for years.
我姨妈在美容院干了好多年。
03:00
She loved it.
她很喜欢那份工作。
03:02
Wait. You mean not be an actress?
等等。你的意思是，你不想当演员？
03:05
Well, an actress is a very tough life, you know.
演员这条路太难走了，你知道的。
03:08
- But a hairdresser could always make a buck . - A buck?
—可当理发师总能挣点钱。—挣点钱？
03:11
A buck! An honest buck. No beatings, no AIDS.
挣点钱！挣干净钱。不挨打，也不用担心艾滋病。
03:14
You can meet somebody that you, you know-- You can get a family, have a real life, someone that cares for you .
你可以遇到一个……你懂的——组建家庭，过真正的日子，有个人关心你。
03:19
Hey!
嘿！
03:21
Now, don't you think that I want to meet somebody and get married...
你不会真以为我不想遇到个人结婚……
03:24
and get the hell out of the rat race?
然后彻底逃离这场无休止的竞争吧？
03:26
I would like to move away and become a mother and just raise kids.
我想搬到别处去，当个母亲，就安安静静把孩子养大。
03:30
I don't even want to be a hairdresser.
我甚至都不想当理发师。
03:32
If Clint Eastwood wants to be a hairdresser, just let him.
克林特·伊斯特伍德要是想当理发师，就让他去呗。
03:34
You missed the point. Clint Eastwood doesn't want to be a hairdresser.
你没听懂重点。克林特·伊斯特伍德根本不想当理发师。
03:38
I had a kid, Lenny, and I gave him up for adoption .
我有过一个孩子，伦尼，但我把他送去领养了。
03:44
It's the sorriest thing I ever did in my entire life.
这是我这辈子做过最让我后悔的事。
03:50
There's not a day that doesn't go by that I don't...
没有一天不……
03:54
wake up thinking about him.
一醒来就想起他。
03:57
Now some lucky family has him.
现在他在一个幸运的家庭里。
03:59
I just hope to God that they're taking good care of him .
我只求老天保佑他们把他照顾好。
04:04
Why'd you give him up?
你为什么把他送走？
04:07
I don't know. I was-- I was all confused.
我不知道。我那时候……脑子里乱成一团。
04:09
I had no dough . I-I-- I didn't know what to do.
我身无分文。我、我——我不知道该怎么办。
04:13
I-- I didn't even know who the father was.
我——我甚至都不知道孩子的父亲是谁。
04:17
It could've been any one of a hundred guys.
可能是那一百个男人中的任何一个。
04:20
Welcome to planet Earth, thanks to a broken condom.
欢迎来到地球，拜那只破掉的避孕套所赐。
04:25
Gee. That's tough.
天啊。真够难受的。
04:31
Um.
嗯。
04:34
What about your kid?
那你的孩子呢？
04:36
Max? M-M-Ma-- You know. Max is the greatest.
马克斯？马、马——你知道的，马克斯是最棒的。
04:40
- Yeah? - Well, sure.
—是吗？—当然了。
04:42
Do you have a picture of him?
你有他的照片吗？
04:45
- A picture of Max? - Yeah. I'd like to see him.
—马克斯的照片？—对，我想看看他。
04:50
Uh, yeah, I guess I--
呃，有吧，我想我——
05:05
He's very sweet.
他真可爱。
05:09
You're very lucky.
你真幸运。
05:11
With Amanda, it was fate.
和阿曼达，则是命中注定。
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB1↩ 00:06
have a way to go
have a way to go
还有一段路要走
have a way to go , but you'll make it.
还有一段路要走，但你们会走下去的。
CollocationB1↩ 00:10
keep someone young
keep someone young
让彼此保持年轻
Well, we've kept each other young .
嗯，是我们让彼此一直年轻。
Pronunciation↩ 00:10
kept each other
t 与 each 连读，别逐词断开。
Well, we've kept each other young .
嗯，是我们让彼此一直年轻。
CollocationA2↩ 00:36
a lot of work
a lot of work
工作量很大
- It's a lot of work . - What new gallery? A new gallery?
—那工作量可不小。—什么新画廊？新开一家画廊？
CollocationB1↩ 00:39
a hundred percent + adjective
a hundred percent + adjective
百分之百确定
No, I didn't tell you 'cause , you know, I don't know until it's a hundred percent definite .
不是，我没告诉你，是因为……在百分之百确定之前，我也不知道嘛。
GrammarB1↩ 00:39
until it's a hundred percent definite
until时间从句：until 引出结束条件：在事情百分之百确定之前，她都不想宣布。
No, I didn't tell you 'cause , you know, I don't know until it's a hundred percent definite .
不是，我没告诉你，是因为……在百分之百确定之前，我也不知道嘛。
Pronunciation↩ 00:39
tell you 'cause
you 弱读，'cause 紧接前词，语流不要切断。
No, I didn't tell you 'cause , you know, I don't know until it's a hundred percent definite .
不是，我没告诉你，是因为……在百分之百确定之前，我也不知道嘛。
CollocationB2↩ 00:52
have the backing
have the backing
得到资金或支持
- What is the story on this? - It looks like I have the backing , but it's not totally definite.
—这到底是怎么回事？—看起来我已经有资金支持了，但还没有完全敲定。
CollocationB2↩ 01:10
put in money
put in money
出资支持
The Dorians are putting in some money , but I-- - Well, don't look so happy about it. - I am happy!
多里安一家会投一笔钱，不过我———那你别表现得这么高兴。—我就是高兴啊！
CollocationB2↩ 01:23
a sore point
a sore point
敏感的痛处
and I know that's a sore point , but, you know, it'll be only 'til it gets off the ground .
我也知道这正戳到你的痛处，但只是暂时的，等画廊运转起来就好了。
CollocationB2↩ 01:23
get off the ground
get off the ground
开始顺利运转
and I know that's a sore point , but, you know, it'll be only 'til it gets off the ground .
我也知道这正戳到你的痛处，但只是暂时的，等画廊运转起来就好了。
Pronunciation↩ 01:23
it'll be only
it'll、be 都弱读，语流别停在 it'll。
and I know that's a sore point , but, you know, it'll be only 'til it gets off the ground .
我也知道这正戳到你的痛处，但只是暂时的，等画廊运转起来就好了。
GrammarB2↩ 02:00
As if he'd done nothing at all!"
as if虚拟：as if 引出与事实相反的假设，带着强烈的指责语气。
As if he'd done nothing at all!"
“好像他什么都没做过似的！”
CollocationB1↩ 02:16
ask the wrong person
ask the wrong person
问错人了
I-- You know, you're asking the wrong person .
我——你知道的，你问错人了。
GrammarB2↩ 02:22
for you to choose
for不定式：for 后接动作执行者，再接不定式，表示“由你来选择的角色”。
No, no, no. I just thought, you know, it's a very odd part for you to choose .
不，不，不。我只是觉得吧，这个角色实在不像你会选的。
CollocationB2↩ 02:31
something closer to yourself
something closer to yourself
更贴近真实的自己
- I know the city. - What? You pick a part like this-- You should get something closer to yourself . It wouldn't be such a struggle.
—我了解这座城市。—什么？你挑这种角色……应该选个更贴近自己的，那样就不用这么费劲了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:53
give something up
give something up
放弃某事
- So why'd you give it up ? - Well, I don't know.
—那你为什么放弃了？—我也不知道。
CollocationB1↩ 02:56
one thing led to another
one thing led to another
事情一环接一环
One thing led to another .
一件事接着一件事，就走到这一步了。
CollocationB1↩ 03:08
make a buck
make a buck
挣点钱
- But a hairdresser could always make a buck . - A buck?
—可当理发师总能挣点钱。—挣点钱？
SlangB1↩ 03:08
a buck
一点钱——口语里指一美元或一小笔钱，正式场合用 dollar。
- But a hairdresser could always make a buck . - A buck?
—可当理发师总能挣点钱。—挣点钱？
GrammarB1↩ 03:14
someone that cares for you
定语从句：that cares for you 修饰 someone，说明她想找的是会关心自己的人。
You can meet somebody that you, you know-- You can get a family, have a real life, someone that cares for you .
你可以遇到一个……你懂的——组建家庭，过真正的日子，有个人关心你。
CollocationB2↩ 03:24
get the hell out of something
get the hell out of something
彻底摆脱某种处境
and get the hell out of the rat race?
然后彻底逃离这场无休止的竞争吧？
Pronunciation↩ 03:24
the hell out
hell 是情绪重音，out 接着滑过去。
and get the hell out of the rat race?
然后彻底逃离这场无休止的竞争吧？
CollocationB2↩ 03:38
give someone up for adoption
give someone up for adoption
把孩子送去领养
I had a kid, Lenny, and I gave him up for adoption .
我有过一个孩子，伦尼，但我把他送去领养了。
Pronunciation↩ 03:38
gave him up
him 弱读，gave-him-up 连起来说。
I had a kid, Lenny, and I gave him up for adoption .
我有过一个孩子，伦尼，但我把他送去领养了。
CollocationC1↩ 03:50
not a day goes by without something
not a day goes by without something
没有一天不……
There's not a day that doesn't go by that I don't...
没有一天不……
GrammarC1↩ 03:50
There's not a day that doesn't go by that I don't...
双重否定从句：两个否定叠在一起，实际强调“每天都会想起他”。
There's not a day that doesn't go by that I don't...
没有一天不……
CollocationB1↩ 03:59
take good care of someone
take good care of someone
好好照顾某人
I just hope to God that they're taking good care of him .
我只求老天保佑他们把他照顾好。
SlangB2↩ 04:09
dough
钱——非正式聊天用，不能写进正式文书。
I had no dough . I-I-- I didn't know what to do.
我身无分文。我、我——我不知道该怎么办。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 03:38
give someone up for adoption
把孩子送去领养
In the scene琳达承认自己当年无法抚养孩子，最终把他送养。
They gave their son up for adoption after losing their home.他们失去住处后，把儿子送去领养。
In daily life
家庭决定My cousin gave her baby up for adoption.我表亲把她的宝宝送去领养了。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 04:09
dough
钱；现金
In the scene琳达说自己当时没钱，dough 是轻松的口语说法。
I need more dough before I can replace my laptop.我得再攒点钱，才能换电脑。
In daily life
朋友借钱I'm short on dough until payday.发工资前我手头有点紧。
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IdiomB2↩ 03:24
rat race
忙乱竞争的生活
In the scene琳达想离开演员圈的压力，过一种有家庭的普通日子。
After ten years in finance, Maya wanted to leave the rat race.在金融业干了十年后，玛雅想离开这种忙乱的竞争生活。
In daily life
聊生活选择Some people leave the rat race for a quieter town.有些人会离开忙乱的竞争生活，搬去安静的小镇。
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CollocationB1↩ 03:08
make a buck
挣点钱
In the scene琳达把理发说成一门至少能挣到钱的手艺。
He fixes bicycles on weekends to make a buck.他周末修自行车挣点钱。
In daily life
兼职赚钱I sell old books online to make a buck.我在网上卖旧书挣点钱。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:56
one thing led to another
事情一步步发展
In the scene琳达用这句含糊带过自己为何没走上理发师这条路。
One thing led to another, and the small idea became a business.一件事接着一件事，那个小想法最后成了一门生意。
In daily life
讲相识经过One thing led to another, and we became roommates.一件事接着一件事，我们后来成了室友。
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IronyB2↩ 02:44
meek little hairdresser
温顺的小理发师
In the scene伦尼拿克林特·伊斯特伍德作反差比喻，暗示琳达选的角色不像她本人。
The action hero does not play a meek little librarian in every film.那个动作英雄不可能每部电影都演温顺的小图书管理员。
In daily life
评价选角She is too bold to play a meek little assistant.她太大胆了，不适合演温顺的小助理。
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SwearingB2↩ 03:24
get the hell out of
赶紧彻底离开
In the scene琳达用 hell 加重语气，夸张表达自己想摆脱眼前生活。
I need to get the hell out of this noisy office.我得赶紧离开这个吵闹的办公室。
In daily life
抱怨堵车Let's get the hell out of this traffic jam.咱们赶紧离开这段堵车路况。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I had a kid, Lenny, and I gave him up for adoption.”
我有过一个孩子，伦尼，但我把他送去领养了。
Why it's great
give up for adoption 简短克制，却把长期遗憾压在一句话里。
Pattern
give someone up for adoption
When to use
谈及无法亲自抚养孩子的决定时，语气直接但不失尊重。
Similar
She gave the baby up for adoption. ／ They chose adoption for their child.
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Shadowing tip
重读 kid、gave、adoption，逗号处短停，再压低语气。
Use it yourself
解释家庭决定They gave their puppy up for adoption when they moved abroad.他们搬去国外时，把小狗送去领养了。
讨论收养安排The couple decided to give the child up for adoption.这对夫妻决定把孩子送去领养。
“and get the hell out of the rat race?”
然后彻底逃离这场无休止的竞争？
Why it's great
rat race 把忙乱的成人生活说成一场永不停下的赛跑。
Pattern
get out of the rat race
When to use
想辞职、搬家或离开长期内卷的生活时使用。
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I want out of the rat race. ／ She left the rat race to raise her kids.
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informal
Shadowing tip
hell 要重读，out of 连起来，rat race 说得干脆有力。
Use it yourself
讨论辞职He saved enough money to get out of the rat race.他攒够钱后，离开了那种无休止的竞争。
“One thing led to another.”
一件事接着一件事，就走到这一步了。
Why it's great
用轻描淡写的短句，含蓄带过一段不想细说的经历。
Pattern
one thing led to another
When to use
不想展开解释事情如何发展时，可以这样概括。
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One thing led to another, and we moved in together. ／ One thing led to another after that meeting.
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informal
Shadowing tip
one、thing、another 轻重分明，中间不要拖长停顿。
Use it yourself
解释搬家One thing led to another, and I ended up changing careers.一件事接着一件事，最后我换了职业。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 舞台上的怒气陈词
"You've got a fine right, you have, after the way you treated Mother, "after the way you treated us all! "A fine right you've got to come back in here in your best country manner... "and strike attitudes and make stands... "and criticize my fiance and give orders... "and mess things up generally as if you'd done-- "Well, I can't help it. It's sickening! As if he'd done nothing at all!"
“你还有什么脸回来？想想你怎么对待妈妈，想想你怎么对待我们所有人！” “你还有脸摆出那副乡下绅士的派头回来……” “摆姿态、装腔作势……” “批评我的未婚夫，发号施令……” “还把一切搅得一团糟，好像你做过——”“我也没办法，真叫人恶心！” “好像他什么都没做过似的！”
连续排比把积怨越推越高，最后落到刺耳的控诉。
❝ 琳达的送养自白
I had a kid, Lenny, and I gave him up for adoption. It's the sorriest thing I ever did in my entire life. There's not a day that doesn't go by that I don't... wake up thinking about him. Now some lucky family has him. I just hope to God that they're taking good care of him.
我有过一个孩子，伦尼，但我把他送去领养了。 这是我这辈子做过最让我后悔的事。 没有一天不…… 一醒来就想起他。 现在他在一个幸运的家庭里。 我只求老天保佑他们把他照顾好。
从直白承认到反复惦念，停顿让遗憾慢慢浮出来。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use give someone up for adoption naturally
- Understand dough, buck, and rat race
- Use get off the ground for a new project
- Hear the regret beneath Linda’s jokes
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Questions, then the linesWhat is Dreams and Old Wounds about?
It moves from career jokes to Linda’s wish for family life and her adoption regret.
What does make a buck mean?
It means to earn some money. A buck can also mean one dollar.
What does rat race mean in this scene?
It means a tiring life of constant work and competition.
How should I understand gave him up for adoption?
It means she placed her child with another family to be raised.