這場戲：奶奶趕來救場幫忙
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瓦什蒂說自己 feel so torn（心裡被扯成好幾半），一邊照顧孩子一邊撐住安迪，盼著 Andy's mum comes to the rescue（安迪媽媽趕來救場）。奶奶到了就忙著帶孩子、給瓦什蒂搭手，說 Just support and love and be there（只管支援他、愛他、陪著他），複查結果也傳來好訊息。想學怎麼講兩頭為難、怎麼表達支援，這段很暖。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 瓦什蒂的兩難
把照顧孩子和撐住丈夫的兩難一口氣說清，最後落在盼媽媽來救場。
make a difference（起點作用）
make you forget 讓你把煩心事忘掉make a difference 起作用、帶來改變genius child 天才孩子be there 陪在身邊、靠得住
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 responding to the treatment（對治療有反應）
make sure 確保、查清楚nothing new 沒有新的病灶at least 至少、起碼responding to the treatment 對治療有反應、見療效
瓦什蒂先講自己的難：I feel so torn（心裡被扯成好幾半），既要 look after（照顧）兩個孩子，又要在安迪迷茫時撐住他；她說 a big smack in the chops（這對倆人都是一記悶棍），只盼 Andy's mum comes to the rescue（安迪媽媽來救場）。奶奶真的來了，說想 make a difference（起點作用），替瓦什蒂分擔、多陪兩個孩子，還誇 You've got a genius child（你有個天才孩子）。她也說 Just support and love and be there（只管支援、愛、陪著）。好訊息接著來：複查顯示淋巴瘤至少縮小一半，說明 he's responding to the treatment（治療有效）。想學怎麼講為難、怎麼表達支援，這段很動人。
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 has been a big smack in the chops for both of us.”
這對我們倆都是一記當頭悶棍。
用捱了一拳的畫面說打擊，比 simply hard 具體得多，一說就有痛感。
a big smack in the chops
說某件事對兩個人打擊都很重時能用；正式彙報或安慰病人時別這麼粗。
a real blow to both of us ／ a huge hit for the two of us
口語
smack in the 連讀，chops 重讀，句尾降調收。
Losing that contract was a big smack in the chops for the whole team. 丟掉那份合同，對整個團隊都是當頭一棒。
“But I'm really hoping that will change when Andy's mum comes to the rescue.”
但我真的希望，等安迪的媽媽趕來救場，一切能好起來。
come to the rescue 把普通的「來幫忙」說成了「來救場」，有畫面也不誇張。
come to the rescue
等著誰來解圍、幫忙時用，熟人之間最自然；向上級正式彙報別這麼講。
come to save the day ／ show up right when you need her
口語
really hoping 連讀，come to the 輕讀，rescue 重讀。
My brother came to the rescue when the movers cancelled. 搬家工人爽約時，我哥趕來救場。
“which is a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment.”
這是個特別好的訊號，說明他對治療有反應。
把好訊息說得有依據：好訊號，因為身體開始對治療有反應。
a fantastic sign because it means ...
轉述體檢或檢查的好結果時用，對家人朋友都合適；別拿它替醫生下結論。
a great sign that the treatment is working ／ very encouraging, since he's responding
中性
fantastic sign 重讀，because it 連讀，treatment 尾音收住。
Her scan came back clear, which is a fantastic sign because it means the drugs are working. 她的掃描結果沒問題，這是特別好的訊號，說明藥起作用了。
“I feel so torn in so many different ways”
我在很多方面都被撕扯得很厲害。
用 torn 一個詞把兩頭為難說透，再疊上 in so many ways，疲憊感全出來了。
I feel so torn in so many different ways.
描述兩頭為難時用，適合傾訴；正式彙報裡別用，太私人。
I'm pulled in every direction. ／ I feel torn between everyone who needs me.
口語
I feel so torn 連讀壓低，in so many different ways 平推收住。
I feel so torn between work and family this month. 這個月我在工作和家庭之間被撕扯得厲害。
“You've got a genius child, do you know?”
你養了個天才孩子，你知道嗎？
夸人不直說，用一個反問把讚歎塞給對方，親近又熱絡。
You've got a ..., do you know?
逗小孩家長、誇朋友時用，語氣要熱；正式場合用會顯得輕佻，別用。
You have a brilliant kid on your hands. ／ That child of yours is a genius, you know.
口語
You've got a 輕快，genius child 重讀，do you know 上揚收尾。
You've got a real gift, do you know? 你真有天賦，你知道嗎？
I feel so torn in so many different ways because I'm trying to look after my children, give them the love they need, and at the same time, I'm trying to support Andy when he's feeling confused or completely lost. This has been a big smack in the chops for both of us. We're just both in transition of being ready for what this journey is about, which is a lot more intense than we expected, I think. But I'm really hoping that will change when Andy's mum comes to the rescue.
我感覺自己被扯成了好幾半，怎麼都為難。 因為我要照顧兩個孩子，給他們需要的愛， 與此同時， 又要在安迪迷茫、徹底找不著方向的時候撐住他。 這對我們倆都是一記當頭悶棍。 我們倆都還在過渡期，慢慢弄明白這趟路到底意味著什麼——它比我們預想的要激烈得多，我覺得。 但我真的希望，等安迪的媽媽趕來救場，情況能好起來。
Andy was booked in to go in for chemo and he got there and they decided that what they were going to do is run a scan to make sure there were no surprises. The result was that there was nothing new and that the original lymphoma had at least halved, which is a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment.
安迪本來約好了去做化療，到了那兒，他們決定先給他做個掃描，確認沒有意外的狀況。 結果是，沒有發現新的病灶， 原本的淋巴瘤至少縮小了一半， 這是個特別好的訊號，說明他對治療有反應。
下一章 · 12wipe out徹底清除這場戲：新年舉杯敬冒險之年意思是「起作用、帶來改變」，常和 can 連用。臺詞 in the smallest way, make a difference 就是「哪怕微不足道，也能起點作用」，用來表達想幫上忙的心意。
指「又喜又憂、心情複雜」。臺詞 I came over with slightly mixed feelings 就是「我過來的時候心情挺複雜」。後面可以接 about something，說明對什麼糾結。
醫學上說 respond to treatment，也可以說 responding to the treatment。臺詞 it means he's responding to the treatment 就是「說明他對治療有反應」，是好訊號。
指「討人喜歡、讓人開心的人或事」。臺詞 the children who are a delight 就是「那兩個招人疼的孩子」。說某人 is a delight，就是誇他很容易相處、討喜。
說 look after，比如 look after my children（照顧我的孩子）。也可以說 take care of，意思接近；look after 更偏日常照看。
