這場戲：失控過後安撫家人
第 9 章 · 共 17 章 · 2'16"
德里克剛經歷一場失控，被人按住後連聲道歉：I screwed up（我搞砸了）、I lost control（我失控了）。他向家人保證 I'd do anything for you（我願意為你們做任何事），隨後又陪小妹妹玩「坐飛機」、去看生病的媽媽。想學道歉、承諾和哄小孩的英文，這些句子又軟又真。
「我搞砸了」：I screwed up
Let go of 鬆開、放開screwed up 搞砸了、犯了錯I lost control 我失控了do anything for 願意為某人做任何事
德里克剛經歷一場失控，被人按住時還喊著 Let go of me（放開我）；冷靜下來後他反覆道歉，保證 I would never hurt you（我絕不會傷害你），承認 I screwed up（我搞砸了）、I lost control（失去了控制），還說 I'd do anything for you（我願意為你們做任何事）。可家裡人還是半信半疑：一句 I don't believe you（我不信你），也有人回 I trust you, Derek（我信你，德里克）。之後他陪小妹妹玩坐飛機，又去看生病的媽媽，媽媽怪自己 let you down（讓你失望），他勸她戒菸，還約定頭髮長回來的日子。想學道歉、安撫和家常對話，這段很生活化。
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 screwed up. I lost control. It's not you.”
是我搞砸了。我失控了。不怪你。
三句短句，認錯、定性、撇清對方，一句比一句放下身段。
I screwed up. I lost control. It's not you.
要向被自己傷到的人具體認錯時用；正式書面道歉裡換成更書面的說法。
I messed up and lost my temper. It wasn't your fault. ／ That was on me. I couldn't control myself.
口語
三句之間各停一拍，It's not you 放輕。
I screwed up. I lost control of the schedule. It's not you. 是我搞砸了。進度失控了。不怪你。
“I would never hurt you. You know that.”
我絕不會傷害你。你知道的。
would never 把承諾說到絕對，再用 You know that 求一個點頭。
I would never ..., you know that.
要急著向親近的人保證時用；對剛認識的人這樣說會顯得用力過猛。
I could never hurt you, and you know it. ／ You know I'd never do that to you.
中性
never 重讀，You know that 放軟收尾。
I would never lie to you. You know that. 我絕不會騙你。你知道的。
“You know that. I'd do anything for you.”
你知道的。我願意為你們做任何事。
用 anything 把承諾撐到最大，越簡單越像真心話。
I'd do anything for you.
要對家人或摯友表忠心時用；職場或客套場合說會顯得越界。
I'd do anything to keep you safe. ／ There's nothing I wouldn't do for you.
口語
anything 重讀，for you 輕收。
I'd do anything for you, so just call me. 為了你我什麼都願意做，有事就打給我。
“I don't even know how we got here sometimes.”
有時候我甚至不知道我們怎麼走到這一步的。
把說不清的疲憊講成一句自問，比解釋更有共鳴。
I don't even know how we got here.
要在關係或處境變糟時感嘆時用；追責某人時別用這句躲開責任。
I can't believe we ended up here. ／ Somehow we drifted to this point.
中性
even 輕讀，got here 稍重，句尾下沉。
I don't even know how we got here, but I miss us. 我都不知道我們怎麼走到這一步的，但我想念從前的我們。
“I feel like I let you down, only I didn't know when it happened.”
我總覺得是我讓你失望了，只是我不知道是哪一刻開始的。
把愧疚說成查不出的時間點，自責裡帶著茫然，很戳心。
I feel like I let you down, only I didn't know when.
要向家人表達遲來的愧疚時用；推卸責任或求原諒的場合別用它兜圈子。
I'm afraid I failed you and never noticed when. ／ Somehow I let you down without seeing it.
中性
let you down 連讀，didn't know when 放慢。
I feel like I let you down, only I didn't know when. 我總覺得辜負了你，只是不知道從哪一刻起。
“When are you going to let that beautiful hair grow back?”
你什麼時候讓那一頭漂亮的頭髮長回來？
用一句家常打趣把關心包起來，既催他又不傷他。
When are you going to let ... grow back?
要用玩笑方式表達關心、提要求時用；對方敏感的話題上別這麼打趣。
Time to let that hair grow back, isn't it? ／ When are we getting your hair back?
口語
beautiful hair 重讀，grow back 上揚收問。
When are you going to let that beard grow back? 你什麼時候把鬍子留回來？
下一章 · 10done with it一刀兩斷這場戲：舊友面前說要退出是「搞砸了、犯了錯」的意思，口語很常用。戲裡德里克說 I screwed up，就是在承認自己把事情弄糟了，緊接著還說 I lost control。
可以說 let someone down。戲裡媽媽說 I feel like I let you down，意思是「我總覺得是我讓你失望了」，比 disappoint 更口語、更軟。
字面是「到處轉」，常用來說某種情緒或事情最近很普遍。戲裡說 There's a lot of that going around，等於「最近這種事可不少」。
用 I would never hurt you。would never 表示「絕不會」，用來安撫、保證的時候很有力。戲裡這句話反覆出現，是想贏回信任。
接原因，意思是「因為……而生病」。戲裡有人說 You don't get sick from cold（生病不是因為冷），下一句說是因為細菌。
用 grow back。戲裡媽媽問 When are you going to let that beautiful hair grow back，就是問他什麼時候把頭髮留回來，德里克答「等你戒菸那天」。
