這場戲：親友聚會聊病痛近況
第 12 章 · 共 25 章 · 4'14"
親友聚在湯姆和傑瑞家，肯說起珍妮特病得不輕，大家靠 We don't let things get us down（不讓自己被這些事壓垮）撐著。瑪麗開著新車到，說自己 behind the wheel（坐在方向盤後）就特別自在，旁邊的人說 This could be the making of you（這說不定能讓你脫胎換骨）。想學怎麼聊近況、怎麼寬慰人，這場很日常。
開著車就覺得 I felt like a whole person（像個完整的人）
the making of 脫胎換骨的機遇behind the wheel 坐在方向盤後a whole person 一個完整的人
親友聚在湯姆和傑瑞家。有人問 Still on your own（還是一個人過？），得到的回答是 I like it like that（就喜歡這樣）。聊到生病的人，大家說 We stay cheerful, we don't let things get us down（保持樂觀，不讓自己被這些事壓垮）；說到體重，有人用 could do with（需要）來說對方該減幾斤。瑪麗開著新車來，覺得 behind the wheel（坐在方向盤後）特別自在，有人對她說 This could be the making of you（這說不定能讓你脫胎換骨）。喬也來了，瑪麗勸他出來喝一杯，兩人自稱 old friends（老朋友）。最後聊到肯的年紀和樣子，傑瑞感嘆 Life's not always kind, is it?（生活不總是溫柔的，是吧？）。想學英式家常閒聊和客套，這段全是。
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 could be the making of you, Mary.”
瑪麗，這件事可能正是讓你脫胎換骨的轉機。
the making of you 把一次買車說成人生的轉折，鼓勵得很有分量。
be the making of someone
肯定別人剛做的重要決定時用；對不熟的人說會顯得越界。
This could really change your life. ／ That trip was the making of her.
中性
making of you 連讀，you 輕輕挑起。
That first big project could be the making of him. 那第一個大專案可能正是讓他成長起來的轉機。
“We stay cheerful, you know? We don't let things get us down.”
我們就保持樂呵，你知道嗎？不讓那些事把我們壓垮。
用 stay 和 get us down 對照，把過日子的態度一句話立住。
let something get you down
安慰人、說自己的抗壓方式時用；正式場合顯得太隨意。
We don't let it get to us. ／ We just keep our spirits up.
口語
stay cheerful 平穩，get us down 逐詞壓低。
Don't let one bad review get you down. 別讓一條差評就把你打垮了。
“I mean, just driving here today, I felt like a whole person.”
我是說，今天光是開車過來，我就覺得自己是個完整的人了。
a whole person 把重新振作講得具體，比 I feel good 更有力量。
feel like a whole person
講自己重新找回狀態時用；正式書面語裡少用這種感受句。
I felt like myself again. ／ For once I felt complete.
中性
just driving here today 輕快，whole person 放慢。
Back at work, she finally felt like a whole person again. 回到工作崗位，她終於又覺得自己是個完整的人。
“Life's not always kind, is it?”
生活並不總是溫柔的，是吧？
把苦處包進一句輕問，替說不出口的難堪找個臺階。
Life's not always kind, is it?
安慰經歷坎坷的人、聊命運時用；對正遭厄運的人別搶先說，會像敷衍。
Life isn't always fair, is it? ／ Things don't always go your way, do they?
中性
always 重讀，is it 輕輕上揚。
Life's not always kind, is it? But you're still standing. 生活不總是溫柔的，是吧？可你還站著。
下一章 · 13the world's your oyster世界任你闖這場戲：酒後跟小輩掏心窩指「讓某人脫胎換骨的機遇」。有人說 This could be the making of you，意思是這件事說不定能徹底改變你、讓你脫胎換骨。
we don't let things get us down。get someone down 就是讓某人情緒低落，這句意思是保持樂觀，不讓煩心事打倒自己。
could do with。有人說 She could do with losing a few pounds，就是她該減幾斤，語氣比 need 委婉。
mind your own business。被追問時不想正面回答，就可以這樣說，等於「管好你自己吧」。
behind the wheel。瑪麗說 I feel really good behind the wheel，意思是一坐到方向盤後面就特別自在。
