這場戲：女孩們串門聊男友
第 2 章 · 共 16 章 · 3'04"
一個下午，幾個女孩在杜伊太太家做頭髮。寶拉說起家裡：爸爸要是能 regular with（按時給）撫養費，媽媽不會病倒；一句 Wow! You should do this for a living（靠這手藝就能吃飯）把氣氛拉回來。可一提到男朋友，她問西爾維婭 Don't tell me you never had a boyfriend（別跟我說你沒交過男朋友）。想學閒聊套話就用得上。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 「靠這個謀生」英語是 You should do this for a living
regular with 按時、有規律地給work so hard 這麼拼命幹活for a living 靠這個謀生
這個下午，幾個女孩聚在杜伊太太家，一邊弄頭髮一邊閒聊。寶拉講起自己的家：爸爸當警察、和媽媽離了婚，她嘴上說不想他，只想他的錢；她還說爸爸要能 regular with（按時給）撫養費，媽媽不會病成這樣，她也不必 work so hard（這麼拼命幹活）。梳好頭髮，旁邊一句 Wow! You should do this for a living（靠這手藝就能吃飯）是難得的誇獎。後來寶拉說起自己已婚的男友布拉德利，還追問西爾維婭 Don't tell me you never had a boyfriend（別跟我說你沒交過男朋友），又酸一句 aren't you just so damn pure（你可真是純潔）。想學閒聊裡怎麼自嘲、怎麼挖苦人，這段全有。
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。
“Wow! You should do this for a living.”
哇！你這手藝都能靠它吃飯了。
一句夸人把天賦和飯碗綁在一起，比干說「你厲害」真誠得多。
You should do this for a living.
誇熟人手藝好、可以當職業時用；對長輩正式場合別這麼說。
You could make a career out of this. ／ You should be doing this professionally.
口語
should 重讀，for a living 連讀，句尾放平。
You should cook for a living, honestly. 說真的，你這手藝都該去開餐館了。
“and I wouldn't have to work so hard.”
我也不用這麼拼命幹活了。
把家庭的重擔壓進一個虛擬條件句，聽著平淡卻全是委屈。
I wouldn't have to ... so ...
感嘆本可以不這麼辛苦時用；正式報告裡別用這種口語條件句。
Then I wouldn't be killing myself like this. ／ I wouldn't have to break my back.
口語
wouldn't 輕讀，have to 連成 hafta，hard 加重。
If they hired one more person, I wouldn't have to work so hard. 要是再招一個人，我就不用這麼拼了。
“Don't tell me you never had a boyfriend.”
別跟我說你從來沒交過男朋友。
用半信半疑的口氣逼人交底，閨蜜之間最好用的一句套話。
Don't tell me you never ...
對熟人假裝不信、逗對方說實話時用；別對上司或長輩用。
Don't tell me you've never dated anyone. ／ You can't have never had a boyfriend.
口語
Don't tell me 一口氣帶過，never 重讀，句尾下降。
Don't tell me you never tried it before. 別跟我說你以前從沒試過。
“Well, aren't you just so damn pure.”
喲，你可真是純潔得不得了啊。
反話正說，一句誇獎把對方的清白當笑話踩。
Well, aren't you just so ...
熟人之間打趣或譏諷時能用；對長輩或正式場合別用，容易翻臉。
Aren't you the innocent one. ／ Look at you, so pure.
口語
aren't you 連讀，just so 輕挑，damn pure 重音落在 pure。
Aren't you just so perfect this morning. 你今天早上可真是完美得不得了啊。
Maybe, if he's more regular with his support... Mom wouldn't be so sick... and I wouldn't have to work so hard. Little Kenny's got a different daddy.
他要是能按時給撫養費，也許…… 媽媽就不會病得這麼重…… 我也不用這麼拼命幹活了。 小肯尼的爸爸是另一個人。
下一章 · 03make a difference有影響這場戲：把孩子寄養給陌生人意思是「靠這個謀生、靠它吃飯」。for a living 常跟在 do、work 後面，比如 What do you do for a living?（你是做什麼工作的？）。夸人手藝好說 You should do this for a living，就是「你這水平都能靠它吃飯」。
說 got stuck with，比如 I got stuck with an extra shift（我又被攤上多上一班）。stuck with 有「甩不掉、只能接下」的無奈感，抱怨被派到麻煩事時很好用。
常接 support、payments 這類詞，意思是「按時、不拖欠地給」。說 He's regular with his support，就是他規規矩矩地給撫養費；反過來說 someone is not regular with something，就是老不按時。
表面是「別跟我說你沒交過男朋友」，其實是在套話，帶著點起鬨和不信。Don't tell me 這種開頭，常用來引對方說出不想說的事。
不是。這句是反話，等於「喲，你可真純潔啊」，帶點酸和挖苦。aren't you just so... 這種句式和 damn 一起用，多半是調侃或諷刺，不是真心稱讚。
