這場戲：矇眼品酒又教孩子打球
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阿麗爾蒙上布萊恩的眼睛教他品酒，他連紅的白的都答錯，被嘲 the palate of a water buffalo（味覺遲鈍得像水牛）。保姆生病，她請布萊恩來看孩子，他索性在院子裡教兩個孩子打棒球，還說 But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid（但除此之外，要怕的是「怕球」本身）。想學怎麼吐槽、怎麼講人生道理，看這幾句。
她說 consider it a cultural exchange（就當它是文化交流）
in my culture 在我們那兒的文化裡consider it 就當它是、把它看作sure of me 對某人有信心
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 他說 be afraid of being afraid（怕的是「怕」本身）
know how to do 懂得怎麼做、會做Keep your eyes on the ball 眼睛盯住、專注看著get out of the way 閃開、讓開道be afraid of being afraid 怕的是「怕」這件事本身
第一部分是阿麗爾教布萊恩品酒：她 blindfold（矇眼）讓他分辨紅酒、白酒和啤酒，他全答錯，被笑 the palate of a water buffalo（味覺遲鈍得像水牛），她嘆氣說 we have a lot of work to do（可有得練了）。第二部分，保姆 respiratory infection（呼吸道感染），阿麗爾要陪瓦萊麗出席國宴，只好把兩個孩子交給布萊恩。他一邊陪玩一邊開課：如果你想住在這兒，有些事你就得會，而其中最重要的，就是 hitting a baseball（會打棒球）。他教孩子別怕球，說 But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid（要怕的是「怕球」本身），還讓孩子拿球砸他鼻子。想學怎麼吐槽、怎麼鼓勵孩子，這些說法很生動。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid of the ball.”
除此之外，你要怕的是「怕球」這件事本身。
把恐懼折成兩層，讓孩子怕的不是球而是自己的怯，一句話既繞又暖。
be afraid of being afraid of something
鼓勵怕失敗的人時用，語氣帶點俏皮，正式訓話或安慰重病的人別說。
fear the fear, not the thing ／ don't let being scared scare you
口語
being afraid 連讀，重音落在第二個 afraid，句尾輕收。
Be afraid of being afraid of the crowd, not of the crowd. 你該怕的是「怕觀眾」，不是觀眾本身。
“If you're going to live here, there are certain things that you're going to have to know how to do.”
你要在這兒生活，有些事就非得學會怎麼做不可。
把一項運動說成入鄉隨俗的門檻，既是玩笑又像認真的入籍考試。
If you're going to ..., there are certain things that you're going to have to know how to do.
對剛搬來或剛入職的人半開玩笑地立規矩，正式規章檔案裡別這麼繞。
if you live here, there are things you simply have to learn ／ there are certain things you'll have to know how to do
中性
going to 兩次都弱讀成 gonna，重音落在 certain things。
If you're going to live here, there are certain things that you're going to have to know how to do, like shoveling snow. 你要住這兒，有些事非得會，比如鏟雪。
“That's the American way. Now, hit me in the nose with it.”
這就是美國做派。來，拿球照我鼻子上砸。
先立一條民族精神，再把臉湊上去當靶子，英雄氣和滑稽感一起到。
That's the ... way. Now, ...
半開玩笑地給某種做法貼標籤，然後當場示範，嚴肅彙報裡別用。
that's how we do it here, now watch ／ that's the local style, so go ahead
口語
American way 重讀，Now 後停頓一下再加速。
That's the family way. Now, ride straight at me. 這就是咱家的方式。來，衝我直著騎過來。
“Maybe I've seen the future.”
也許我見過未來。
用一句半真半假的預言回應他的自我懷疑，比任何保證都更像托舉。
Maybe I've seen the future.
認真給人打氣又不想說教時用，情侶或密友之間合適；面試或正式談話裡這麼玄會顯得不專業。
maybe I can already see how this ends ／ I have a feeling I know how this turns out
literary
Maybe 輕，I've seen 連讀，future 放慢收尾。
Maybe I've seen the future, and you pass this exam. 也許我見過未來，你會通過這場考試。
Alright. Next pitch. Do not be afraid of the ball. If it's coming for your head, get out of the way. But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid of the ball. That's the American way. Now, hit me in the nose with it. Okay? Right in the nose.
好。下一球。別怕球。 要是衝著你腦袋來的，就閃開。 但除此之外，要怕的是“怕球”這件事本身。 這就是美國人的活法。來，拿球砸我鼻子。 好嗎？就照鼻子砸。
下一章 · 08get your head right把心態擺正這場戲：朗讀作品又被催見老闆字面是「害怕自己害怕」，臺詞裡 But otherwise, be afraid of being afraid of the ball 就是「要怕的是『怕球』這件事本身」，鼓勵人別讓恐懼佔上風。
the palate of a water buffalo。臺詞裡 You have the palate of a water buffalo 就是損人「你這舌頭跟水牛一樣」，palate 指味覺、上顎。
字面跟「拉屎」有關，實際是「你不是在逗我吧」，表示難以置信。臺詞裡 You gotta be shitting me 就是「你逗我呢吧」。
意思是「清口、沖掉餘味」。臺詞裡 take a small piece of baguette to cleanse the palate 就是「吃一小塊法棍清清口」，品酒時常說。
意思是「就當它是、把它看作」。臺詞裡 consider it a cultural exchange 就是「那就當是文化交流吧」，用來輕描淡寫地化解尷尬。
意思是「算好點還是更糟」。臺詞裡 Is that better or worse than a respiratory infection? 就是拿國宴和呼吸道感染做比較的自嘲調侃。
