這場戲：怕孩子被女友帶走
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有人告訴馬克，女友打電話說要帶走孩子——因為他既不肯娶她，又放不下另一段感情。他怕對方 all of a sudden（冷不丁）就搬到外州，也怕自己到頭來 end up being a nothing（落得一無所有）。旁人一句 You can't have your cake and eat it too（你不能兩頭都想佔著），戳中了要害。
have your cake and eat it too（兩頭都想佔著）
all of a sudden 冷不丁、突然間out of state 搬到別的州have your cake and eat it too 兩頭都想佔著end up being 到頭來落得……
❝ 獨白 · 14 句 寫給死去女友的歌
從‘想你’唱到‘再見了寶貝’，玩笑裡全是放不下。
艾麗莎打來電話說要帶走孩子，因為馬克既不肯娶她、身邊又有別人。馬克又急又怕：他怕對方 all of a sudden（冷不丁）就搬到 out of state（外州），也怕她 she don't give a fuck（壓根不在乎）他的感受。他一遍遍問，憑什麼不能既跟愛人在一起、又留著孩子。旁邊一句 You can't have your cake and eat it too（你不能兩頭都想佔著）點破了難題；他也說 I don't wanna end up being a nothing（我不想到頭來一無所有）。想學抱怨感情、談孩子、說狠話的英語，這些話都很真實。
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 can't have your cake and eat it too, all the time.”
你不能什麼好事都想佔著，哪能天天如此。
一句老話點破他的兩難：想兩頭都要，現實偏不讓。
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
朋友既想留在原地又想要別的好處時，可以用這句勸他別貪心。
you can't have it both ways ／ you can't have the best of both worlds
中性
cake 與 eat 連讀，too 稍稍拖長。
You can't have your cake and eat it too, so pick one job. 你不能兩頭都佔，挑一份工作吧。
“I don't wanna end up being a nothing.”
我不想到頭來落得個一無所有。
把最怕的結局直接說出口：怕自己最後什麼都不是。
I don't wanna end up being a ...
跟親近的人講自己最怕的下場時用，語氣要軟，別拿來賭氣。
I don't wanna end up with nothing ／ I don't want to wind up a nobody
口語
wanna 弱讀，nothing 重音收尾。
I don't wanna end up being a stranger to my own kids. 我不想到頭來成了自己孩子的陌生人。
“Why can't I be with Joan and have my kids too...”
憑什麼我就不能既跟瓊在一起，又守著我的孩子……
一個問句把委屈全抖出來：兩邊他都想要，卻哪邊都抓不住。
Why can't I ... and ... too?
覺得自己被虧待、想不通憑什麼時用，對熟人抱怨最自然。
why can't I have both ／ why can't I keep them and her too
口語
can't I 連讀，Joan 與 and 之間稍停。
Why can't I take the job and stay near my parents too? 憑什麼我不能既接下這份工作又留在父母身邊？
“I can't even believe she would say shit like that.”
我簡直不敢相信她會說出那種話。
把震驚和受傷壓進一句：不是生氣，是根本不敢信她會這麼說。
I can't even believe ... would ...
對朋友講有人說了過分話、自己還在震驚時用；裡面帶粗字，正式場合別說。
I can't believe she'd even say that. ／ That she would say it still shocks me.
口語
can't even 連讀，believe 重讀，say shit like that 快速一帶。
I can't even believe he would say that to his own brother. 我簡直不敢相信他會對自己兄弟說那種話。
I'll show you this song. I'll sing it for you. So here's to the joys we had together When we met in June Let us be the way we were Sorry I miss you so much Since you died Since you wanted to die - That's the end. - It's a pretty optimistic view. That's not the one I had in mind. I had another one in here. - Where'd it go? - I couldn't find it. - Are these songs you wrote? - Well, this is what happened to me. So, good-bye, dear Hope you're in heaven where you belong I was wondering, do they smoke and have cigarettes in heaven I don't think so I still love you I'll visit your grave every day Well, not every day... but I'll visit it sometime if I ever find it. I'll find it. Don't tell me where it is. So, good-bye, sweetheart Bye-bye blues
我給你聽首歌。我唱給你聽。 為咱倆曾經的歡樂，乾一杯 那年六月我們相遇 讓我們回到從前的樣子 對不起，我好想你 想你想得不行 自從你走了 自從你想去死 ——歌到這兒就完了。——這調子還挺樂觀。 我說的不是這首。我這裡還有一首。 ——它跑哪兒去了？——我怎麼也找不著。 ——這些歌都是你寫的？——嗯，這就是我身上發生的事。 再見了，親愛的霍普 你去了你該去的天堂 我在想，天堂裡讓不讓抽菸，有沒有香菸 我看沒有 我還愛著你 我會每天去看你的墳 呃，也不是每天…… 但有空我會去看的，要是我能找到它的話。 我會找到的。別告訴我它在哪兒。 再見了，寶貝 別了，憂愁
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give a fuck，帶粗口，語氣很衝。She don't give a fuck 就是「她根本不在乎」，跟朋友抱怨時才用，正式場合別用。
all of a sudden。它比 suddenly 更口語，常用來講事情毫無預兆地發生，比如 all of a sudden, one day...。
outta control，是 out of control 的口語縮寫。You're a man outta control 就是說「你這人真是失控了」。
end up being。end up 是最終變成某種結果，後面接名詞；I don't wanna end up being a nothing 就是「我不想到頭來一無所有」。
