這場戲：船上給孩子們講故事
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一艘破舊卻可靠的船在海上航行，水手給孩子們講起神燈的故事。一句 This boat has seen us through many a storm.（這船陪我們渡過許多風暴）把舊船寫活了，傳說中的少年又被說成 The diamond in the rough.（未經打磨的璞玉）。想學講故事時那種文氣又上口的句子，這段開場很值得聽。
This boat has seen us through many a storm.（這船陪我們渡過許多風暴）
seen us through 陪我們撐過（難關）many a storm 許多次風浪not look like much 看起來不起眼been a long day 今天夠累了
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從遠方土地唱到亂也是家，把故事門開啟。
一艘船在夜色裡航行，水手給圍坐的孩子們講起神燈的故事，孩子追問一盞燈到底有什麼特別，答案卻是這可不是普通的燈。故事剛開頭，一句 This boat has seen us through many a storm（這船陪我們渡過許多風暴）把老船寫得有情有義，more than it seems（不止表面看起來那樣）則暗示這片土地藏著秘密；說到傳說中那個外表普通卻內裡出眾的人，用的是 The diamond in the rough（未經打磨的璞玉）。想學講故事的漂亮開場、夸人也誇得含蓄，這幾句很夠用。
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。
“This boat has seen us through many a storm.”
這艘船陪我們闖過了多少場風浪。
把舊船寫成共過患難的老夥計，many a storm 文雅又帶情義。
X has seen us through many a storm.
謝老物件或老搭檔陪自己扛過難關時能用；對親近的人說更暖，正式報告裡別這麼抒情。
It's carried us through everything. ／ It has weathered it all with us.
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seen us through 連讀，many a storm 放慢收。
This old van has seen us through many a late night. 這輛舊車陪我們熬過了多少個深夜。
“It may not look like much, but it has something theirs never will.”
它也許看著不起眼，但有一樣是別人永遠比不了的。
先壓低外表再抬出內裡，是一句低調的驕傲。
It may not look like much, but ...
誇獎外表普通卻有真本事的人或物時用；別拿它去硬撐場面或貶低別人。
Looks plain, holds something better. ／ Not much to see, everything to keep.
中性
not look like much 連讀，theirs never will 放慢收。
It may not look like much, but it has the best noodles in town. 它看著不起眼，卻有全城最好吃的面。
“No, no. No singing. It's been a long day.”
不，不。別唱了。今天已經夠累了。
用一句輕描淡寫的累，體面地擋掉別人的熱情。
It's been a long day.
自己或別人忙累了一天、想推掉應酬或額外要求時用；對熟人說是真性情，對上級或客戶說容易顯得敷衍。
It's been a long day for all of us. ／ That's enough for one day.
口語
No, no 連讀乾脆，long day 放慢收尾。
Thanks, but I'll skip tonight; it's been a long day. 謝了，今晚我就不去了，今天實在夠累。
“This mystical land Of magic and sand Is more than it seems”
這片魔法與沙的神秘土地，遠不止看上去那樣。
一句留白的懸想，把人、地、事的隱藏深度一次說盡。
X is more than it seems.
介紹一個被低估的人、地方或機會、想製造懸念時用；已經要攤牌或想安慰別人時別用。
There's more here than meets the eye. ／ It's more than it looks.
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more than it seems 四詞連成一串，seems 輕輕收住。
That quiet bookshop is more than it seems. 那家安靜的書店，遠不止看起來那樣。
Oh, imagine a land It's a faraway place Where the caravan Camels roam Where you wander among Ev'ry culture and tongue It's chaotic But hey, it's home When the wind's From the east And the sun's From the west And the sand In the glass is right Come on down, stop on by Hop a carpet and fly To another Arabian night
哦，想像一片土地 那是個遙遠的地方 你漫步其間 每一種文化和語言 當風從東方來 來坐坐，順便來轉轉 跳上飛毯起飛
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下一章 · 02one jump ahead領先一步這場戲：偷麵包被衛兵追字面是「未經打磨的璞玉」，用來形容一個人外表普通、內裡卻很出色，像藏在粗石裡的鑽石，要慢慢才看得出價值。
可以說 seen us through，比如 This boat has seen us through many a storm，意思是這條船陪我們扛過一次次風浪，常用來誇一直陪伴的人或物。
意思是「不止表面看起來那樣」，常用來暗示人或地方有藏起來的一面，比如形容這片土地 more than it seems，就是說不像看上去那麼簡單。
指放鬆了警惕、疏於防備。a fool off his guard 就是一個掉以輕心的人，可以跟 catch someone off guard（趁人不備）一起記。
可以說 It's been a long day，意思是今天事情多、已經很疲憊，婉拒應酬或想早點休息時都用得上。
