這場戲：彩排前被塞過期止痛藥
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婚禮彩排前，沃倫背痛得直不起腰。親家母羅伯塔翻出自己手術剩下的過期止痛藥，保證說 within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine（半小時內你就樂上天了）。藥效一上來，沃倫立刻 It really does the trick（真管用），連呼不可思議。想學怎麼形容藥到病除、怎麼誇張地形容心情好，這幾句很實用。
「半小時就樂上天」：on cloud nine（樂上天）
just dandy 好得很（其實是硬撐）ought to do it 應該就夠了left over 用剩的on cloud nine 樂上天、高興極了
「徹底好起來」：out of the woods（熬過難關）
come around 緩過來out of the woods 脫離困境、熬過難關fire up 啟動、燒上水sleep like a baby 睡得特別香
《關於施密特》裡，婚禮彩排前，沃倫背痛得厲害。親家母羅伯塔說 Couple more Advil ought to do it（再吃兩片止痛藥就夠了），可她又翻出自己子宮切除手術剩下的過期藥 Percodan，說 I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine（保證半小時就讓你樂上天）。藥效上來後沃倫果然 It really does the trick（真管用），連說不可思議。羅伯塔還說回家 fire up the hot tub（把按摩浴缸燒上水），讓他 take a long soak（好好泡個澡），保證 tomorrow you'll be good as new（明天就恢復如初）。想學怎麼描述藥效、怎麼安慰人明天就好，這些句子都能直接用。
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。
“I guarantee you, within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine.”
我保證，半小時之內你就會樂上天。
把藥效用一個比喻說盡，誇張得可愛，也讓這句話特別好記。
within half an hour, you'll be ...
向人打包票說很快見效或變好時用，語氣輕鬆，別對醫生用。
you'll feel like a new person ／ you'll be over the moon
口語
cloud nine 連讀，nine 尾音上揚。
Drink this and within ten minutes you'll be on cloud nine. 喝了這個，十分鐘內你就精神了。
“I know what'll really get you out of the woods.”
我知道什麼能讓你真正脫困。
out of the woods 自帶畫面：從林子裡走出來才算真安全。
get someone out of the woods
說人熬過難關、病情或財務好轉時用，別對剛出事的人說。
get you back on your feet ／ pull you out of the hole
中性
out of the woods 連讀成一串，woods 收住。
A short loan will get him out of the woods. 借他一筆小錢就能讓他脫困。
“Tomorrow you'll be good as new.”
明天你就跟新的一樣了。
六個詞把許諾說滿，good as new 是最暖的一句安慰。
be good as new
對生病或受挫的人說，睡一覺就好；輕快地說，別太鄭重。
you'll be right as rain ／ you'll be back to normal
中性
good as new 連讀，new 拖一點尾音。
One new screen and the phone is good as new. 換塊屏，手機就跟新的一樣。
“I had these left over from my hysterectomy.”
這些是我做子宮切除手術時剩下的。
把來路驚人的存貨說得像分享家常菜，荒唐得讓人不敢接。
I had these left over from ...
熟人之間拿自己舊事自嘲時用；涉及藥物和身體的場合別照學，尤其不要對陌生病人說。
These are left over from my surgery. ／ I still have some from last time.
口語
had these 連讀，left over from 輕快，hysterectomy 放慢說清楚。
I had these left over from my surgery, if you want one. 這些是我手術時剩下的，你要不要來一片。
下一章 · 15insist on its own way我行我素這場戲：婚禮宣誓與伴郎致辭它形容人高興到極點、樂得飄飄然。臺詞裡說 within half an hour, you'll be on cloud nine，就是保證半小時內你就舒服得飛起，比 very happy 生動得多。
說 it really does the trick，意思是真奏效、真解決問題。吃藥、修東西、用某個辦法都行，比 it works 更有「就是它了」的語氣。
字面是「走出樹林」，比喻脫離險境、熬過最難的階段。羅伯塔用它指讓沃倫徹底好起來，多用於生病、危機或困難快過去的時候。
不一定。它字面是「好得很」，但常帶諷刺或無奈，明明不好也這麼說。沃倫被問 how are we doing 時回 just dandy，其實是在硬撐。
說 sleep like a baby，像嬰兒一樣睡得沉。羅伯塔保證沃倫泡完澡會 sleep like a baby，第二天 good as new，都是很口語的安慰話。
