這場戲：空乘遞來一本怪書
第 3 章 · 共 10 章 · 2'20"
夜航的飛機上，空乘問 Would you like something to read?（要讀點什麼嗎），乘客只想要 anything light（輕鬆點的），結果遞來一本《猶太體育名人錄》——這本小冊子本身就是冷笑話。想用英文找一份不費腦的讀物，這個說法和這場戲一樣好記。
anything light（輕鬆點的）
anything light 輕鬆點的（讀物）How about 要不……怎麼樣shouldn't have come 本不該來talk to you 跟你談談
the seediest dive（最下等的破酒吧）
used to be 從前是、過去是hang out 常泡在、常待著the seediest dive 最下等的破酒吧use your fists 會動拳頭、能打架
飛機正在夜航，空乘挨個問 Would you like something to read?（要讀點什麼嗎）。有位乘客只說想要 anything light（輕鬆點的），於是被推薦了一本小冊子《猶太體育名人錄》——一本幾乎不存在的書，荒誕感就來自這裡。泰德找到當空乘的伊萊恩，想說 I've got to talk to you（我必須跟你談談），卻被一句 You shouldn't have come（你不該來的）擋了回去；她沒空，他只好講起戰爭年代常去的那家酒吧：hang out（常泡在）指常去、常待，形容一家又亂又髒的酒館則用 the seediest dive（最下等的破酒吧）。想學搭話、被拒、聊往事的英文，這幾個說法都能用上。
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。
“You shouldn't have come. I don't have time now.”
你本就不該來。我現在沒空。
拒絕來得乾脆，先否定來意再斷掉時間，一句堵死兩頭。
You shouldn't have come.
對不請自來的熟人說時用；對長輩或客戶說太重，容易結怨。
You really didn't need to come. ／ This wasn't the time to show up.
口語
shouldn't 重讀，don't have time 連讀，句尾降調。
You shouldn't have come all this way; I'm about to leave. 你不該跑這麼遠過來，我正要出門。
“You wouldn't walk in there unless you knew how to use your fists.”
除非你會打架，否則根本不敢走進去。
用一句條件句把整間酒吧的兇險說盡，不必形容一個字。
You wouldn't ... unless you knew how to ...
對朋友形容某個地方很亂時用；對不熟的人說會顯得在逞兇。
Nobody goes in there unless they can handle trouble. ／ You'd only survive that place if you could fight.
口語
wouldn't 和 unless 各重讀，use your fists 連讀收尾。
You wouldn't play there unless you knew how to take a hard foul. 除非你受得了狠犯規，否則沒人去那兒打球。
“Things used to be different.”
從前不是這樣的。
五個詞就把一段關係的前後變化全都嘆出來。
Things used to be ...
對老同學、舊友感嘆今昔時用；對剛認識的人說會顯得沉重。
It didn't use to be like this. ／ Things were different back then.
中性
used to 連讀成 /juːstə/，different 輕收。
Things used to be simpler before the kids came. 有孩子之前，日子比現在簡單多了。
“It's a shame you two don't get along.”
你們倆處不來，真可惜。
旁人不帶立場的一句惋惜，卻把兩人的尷尬當場點破。
It's a shame you two don't ...
對鬧彆扭的兩人打圓場時用；對著當事人當面說會火上澆油。
It's too bad you two can't get along. ／ Shame the two of you don't click.
中性
shame 稍重，you two 連讀，句尾 don't 降調。
It's a shame you two don't get along, since you work so well apart. 你們倆處不來真是可惜，分開幹活反而都挺好。
下一章 · 04have someone confused with認錯人了這場戲：駕駛艙裡球星被拆穿指「輕鬆點的讀物」，light 在這裡是「不費腦、好讀」。空乘問要讀點什麼，乘客答 anything light，就是想找本輕鬆好讀的東西。
說 hang out。I used to hang out at the Magumba Bar，就是「我常泡在馬貢巴酒吧」，hang out 後面接地點，指常去、常待。
「難怪、怪不得」，表示事情不出所料。No wonder you're upset，就是「難怪你心煩」，語氣比 so that's why 更口語。
說 get along。It's a shame you two don't get along，就是「可惜你們倆處不來」，評價兩個人關係時最常用。
它是一本幾乎不可能存在的書，空乘卻當成「輕鬆讀物」一本正經地推薦，冷幽默就來自這種完全不合拍的推薦。
