這場戲：堅持帶重病的狗回家
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隊伍完賽，剛跟亞瑟合影，狗卻突然倒下。獸醫說它被人虐待過，傷口感染還生了蟲，If he's lucky, he'll live a few days（運氣好的話，他還能活幾天）；邁克爾卻頂回去：It's my dog. I'm taking him home（這是我的狗，我要帶他回家）。獸醫最後說 die with dignity（有尊嚴地死去），想學怎麼堅決表態、拒絕放棄，這幾句很燃。
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 It's my dog. I'm taking him home（這是我的狗，我要帶他回家）
major wounds 嚴重的傷not just 不只是…還…at this point 到了這個地步taking him home 帶他回家
隊伍衝過終點，大家跟亞瑟合影慶祝，有人喊 Sweetest victory ever（最甜的一次勝利）。可亞瑟突然倒下，送到獸醫站，獸醫說它 major wounds（身上有被虐待留下的重傷），傷口感染還生了蟲，If he's lucky, he'll live a few days（運氣好的話，還能活幾天）。邁克爾不服，問 what about in the U.S.（那在美國呢）；獸醫說 get permission（拿到許可）根本不可能，邁克爾卻堅持 It's my dog. I'm taking him home（這是我的狗，我要帶他回家），獸醫只好勸它 die with dignity（有尊嚴地死去）。想學怎麼據理力爭、表達不放棄，這段很燃。
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。
“It's my dog. I'm taking him home.”
這是我的狗。我要帶他回家。
一句歸屬加一句行動，把拒絕和決心壓成一錘定音。
It's my ___. I'm taking ___ home.
被人質疑資格、表明不妥協時用；對長輩或正式文書別這麼硬。
It's my family, and I'm bringing them home. ／ He's my dog, so he's coming with me.
中性
兩句之間停半拍，taking 重讀，home 收得乾脆。
It's my cat, and I'm taking her home tonight. 這是我的貓，今晚我就帶她回家。
“he should die with dignity, and we can give him that here.”
他應該體面地走，而在這裡我們能讓他走得體面。
把死亡說成體面，冷靜裡全是替對方著想的重量。
someone should die with dignity
談臨終、告別、寵物善終時用；日常打趣別拿這句開玩笑。
They let him go with dignity. ／ Everyone deserves to die with dignity.
literary
dignity 重音在前，前半句壓低，後半句稍抬。
The family chose to let the old dog die with dignity at home. 一家人決定讓老狗在家裡體面地走。
“If he's lucky, he'll live a few days.”
運氣好的話，他還能活幾天。
用「運氣好」說出最壞的訊息，輕描淡寫反而更殘酷。
If someone's lucky, they'll ...
委婉說出壞結果時用；對剛確診的家屬別當面這麼直說。
With any luck, he'll last the week. ／ Best case, he makes it a few more days.
中性
If he's lucky 連讀成一串，a few days 慢慢收尾。
If she's lucky, she'll be back on her feet in a week. 運氣好的話，她一週就能下地了。
“Well, what about in the U.S.? I'm taking him home.”
那在美國呢？我要帶他回家。
先丟擲翻盤地點再宣佈決定，兩個短句把不認命的堅持說得斬釘截鐵。
I'm taking him home.
別人判了沒救時宣佈自己的打算用，家人之間可以，別在醫院或正式場合打斷專業判斷。
Then we'll do it back home. ／ I'll get him treated there, then.
中性
what about in the U.S. 連讀，taking him home 放慢。
What about back home? I'm taking her there. 那回老家呢？我要帶她去那兒。
He has major wounds from abuse. And the wounds are not just infected, but infested. See that shell? That's a parasite that's eating at his flesh, and what's underneath, it's even more serious. His teeth are rotted, and we're sure that every bite that he takes is very, very painful for him.
他身上有被虐待留下的重傷。 而且這些傷口不只是感染，還生了蟲。 看到那個硬殼了嗎？ 那是一種寄生蟲，正在啃他的肉，而底下的情況更嚴重。 他的牙已經爛了，我們敢肯定他每咬一口都疼得厲害。
下一章 · 18go out like a king像國王一樣體面退場這場戲：與愛犬道別後決定救它意思是「有尊嚴地死去、體面地走」。獸醫說 he should die with dignity，是建議別再讓狗受罪，留在當地安靜地走；邁克爾卻不肯接受。
make it 口語裡常指「挺過來、活下來、成功做到」。臺詞 I really don't think that he'll make it 就是「我真覺得他撐不過來」，說的是狗熬不過這一關。
說 get permission，後面接 to do something，比如 get permission to take him（獲准帶他走）。臺詞 Plus, you'll never get permission 就是「再說，你根本拿不到許可」。
口語裡 dope 是「超酷、太帥了」，用來誇東西或點子。臺詞 Hey, that's dope 就是「嘿，那真酷」，年輕人之間常用。
說 take a picture，也可以說 take a photo。臺詞 Come on, let's take a picture 就是「來吧，我們拍張照」，是聚會、旅行裡最常聽到的一句。
