這場戲：當著孩子剃頭一起扛
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大劑量化療把安迪的身體折騰得夠嗆：滿嘴潰瘍、牙齦萎縮、胃也毀了，還起疹子，他心疼得說 feel sorry for（為……心疼）自己的細胞。可他更操心怎麼跟孩子開口，於是他 broach the subject（提起某個敏感話題），只說「我的血液有點問題」。想學怎麼講病痛、怎麼委婉開口談難事，這些說法很實用。
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 「提起某個敏感話題」英語說 broaching the subject
broaching the subject 提起某個敏感話題a problem with my blood 我的血液有點問題needs fixing 需要修一修go along with 接受、順著來
活在當下裡，安迪在做大劑量化療，副作用一波接一波：潰瘍、牙齦萎縮到發疼、胃被搞垮、身上起疹子，他說自己 feel sorry for（為……心疼）身體和細胞，因為它們 taking a battering（被打得很慘）。更讓他糾結的是孩子：他 broach the subject（提起某個敏感話題），卻從不說「癌症」兩個字，只說血液有問題、會好起來。好在孩子來探病，一起畫畫、剃頭、聽故事，一家人 get through（熬過去），媽媽也一直幫著撐。想學怎麼講述病痛、怎麼跟孩子談難事，這些句子都很真。
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。
“And, I just feel sorry for my body, for my cells.”
我就是心疼我的身體，心疼我的細胞。
把心疼落到細胞上，不喊苦，卻比任何抱怨都重。
feel sorry for one's own body
想表達對某人或自己某部分的憐惜時用；對長輩客套或寫正式報告時別這麼用。
I feel sorry for my own body. ／ I can't help feeling sorry for my cells.
中性
feel sorry for 連讀，body 後稍停，cells 收得輕。
I feel sorry for my old bike left out in the rain. 我心疼那輛被扔在雨裡的舊腳踏車。
“I think with kids, as long as what they're seeing matches what they're being told, it's kind of easy to understand and go along with.”
我覺得對孩子來說，只要他們看到的和聽到的一致，就比較容易理解，也願意接受。
一句把育兒裡的信任說透：看見的和被告知的對上，孩子就安心。
as long as A matches B, it's easy to ...
向別人解釋孩子為什麼能接受壞訊息時用；安慰家長或同事都合適，別用在正式公文裡。
As long as what they see matches what they hear, kids cope. ／ Children go along with it when the story adds up.
中性
as long as 輕讀，matches 與 what 連讀，句尾放平。
As long as what we tell her matches what she sees, she copes fine. 只要我們說的和她看到的一致，她就能應付得很好。
“We're all in it together and getting through it as a family.”
我們全家人一起扛，一起熬過去。
短句裡全是擔當：不是一個人扛，而是把全家綁在一起。
be in it together and get through it
家人或團隊共渡難關時用；對剛認識的人說會顯得交淺言深。
We're in this together. ／ We'll get through this as a family.
中性
in it 連讀成 in-it，together 重音落在 get，句尾下沉。
We're in it together, so let's get through this deadline. 我們是一起的，一起把這個截止日期扛過去。
“I'm having a high dose chemo now.”
我現在在做大劑量化療。
把最猛的治療說得像一句日程通知，越平靜越顯出承受的分量。
I'm having a ... now.
向人交代當前治療或處境時用，語氣平；對剛確診的人說會讓人更怕，別用。
I'm on the strong chemo now. ／ This round is a high dose.
中性
I'm having a 輕快，high dose chemo 重讀，now 輕輕收住。
I'm on a heavy dose of training now before the race. 賽前我現在正上大強度的訓練。
“I don't know what effect it's having on the children.”
我不知道這對孩子們有什麼影響。
把自己的病放到孩子身上衡量，一句坦白點出父母最放不下的那塊。
I don't know what effect it's having on ...
談論自己的處境波及家人時用，語氣要實；正式彙報裡別用，太私人。
I can't tell how much this is affecting the kids. ／ Who knows what it is doing to them.
中性
I don't know 連讀帶過，what effect 重讀，on the children 放慢壓低。
I don't know what effect the move is having on the children. 我不知道搬家對孩子們有什麼影響。
I don't know what effect it's having on the children. But you know, I'm sort of realizing more and more that they're incredibly perceptive kids anyway. And we sort of, I've been broaching the subject of, I never actually mentioned the word cancer. I've said, "I have a problem with my blood." Or "My blood needs replacing" or "needs fixing." You know, it's a sort of semi-serious context, but, "hey don't worry, I'm gonna be fine."
我不知道這對孩子們有什麼影響。 可你知道嗎，我越來越覺得，他們本來就特別敏感懂事。 我一直試著往這個話題上引，但從沒真正提過“癌症”這個詞。 我說的是：“我的血液有點問題。” 或者“我的血需要換一換”“需要修一修”。 你知道，這算是半認真半輕鬆的場合，但我還是會說：“嘿，別擔心，我會好起來的。”
下一章 · 16be there for someone守在身邊這場戲：念近況郵件聊活在當下意思是「為……心疼、難過」，同情或憐憫某人。臺詞 I just feel sorry for my body, for my cells 就是「我就是心疼我的身體，心疼我的細胞」。
字面是「捱打」，引申為被反覆打擊、遭到重創。臺詞 They're taking such a battering 說的是他的細胞被化療折騰得很慘。
說 broach the subject。broach 是「開口提出」，the subject 是話題，合起來就是小心翼翼地提起某件不好開口的事。
說 man of the house，指家裡管事、挑大梁的人。臺詞 She's the man of the house these days 就是「現在她才是家裡當家的人」，女士也能用 man of the house。
說 get through。臺詞 We're all in it together and getting through it as a family 就是「我們全家人一起扛，一起熬過去」。
