這場戲：與臨終好友的爭吵
第 27 章 · 共 30 章 · 2'27"
臨終的希拉里跟茜茜大吵，她恨女兒更願意親近茜茜；茜茜回她一句 You're still in the land of the living（你還在人間），還怪她別活得像已經死了一樣。轉頭茜茜上《星談》受訪，被問「茜茜是誰」卻用漂亮話敷衍，最後藉口 run out of time（時間到了）。想學吵架的狠話和訪談打太極，這段反差極大。
「你還在人間」：land of the living（人間）
keep on 不停唸叨、糾纏live to see 活到親眼看見over with 結束、完結land of the living 人間
臨終的希拉里對茜茜說出最狠的話：她 won't live to see her daughter grow into a woman（活不到看女兒長大），恨女兒更願意親近茜茜。茜茜要她別這樣，提醒她 you're still in the land of the living（還在人間），別活得像已經死了一樣，希拉里則說她 don't want it to be over with yet（還不想結束）。另一邊，茜茜上《星談》受訪，主持人要她 pull out all the stops（毫無保留），追問「茜茜是誰」，她用 first and foremost（首先）開場，繞了半天也沒說出真心話，最後藉口 we've run out of time（時間到了）。回到家，女兒維多利亞要她幫忙做晚飯、編辮子。想學吵架、訪談打太極和家常話，這段內容很滿。
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。
“You're not dead yet, so stop living as if you are!”
你還沒死呢，別活得像已經死了一樣！
把心疼包進責備，一句祈使句又兇又暖，是好友間最狠的鼓勵。
stop living as if you are
勸病中或低谷裡的人振作時用，夠親的人才說得出口；對不熟的人太重。
You're not done yet, so stop acting like you are. ／ You're still here, so stop living as if you weren't.
口語
yet 後稍停，as if 連讀加快，句尾重音落在 are。
You're not beaten yet, so stop living as if you are. 你還沒輸呢，別活得像已經輸了一樣。
“I don't want it to be over with yet.”
我還不想就這麼結束。
不說害怕，只說不想結束，把死亡繞開，反而更重。
I don't want it to be over yet
捨不得一段時光或關係結束時用，對親近的人說最自然；報怨場合別用。
I'm not ready for this to be over yet. ／ I don't want it to end yet.
中性
over with 連讀，yet 輕輕收尾，別拖長。
I don't want the summer to be over with yet. 我還不想讓這個夏天就這麼結束。
“You're still in the land of the living.”
你還活在人間呢。
用一句帶古意的比喻把對方拉回現實，責備裡藏著珍惜。
in the land of the living
提醒人別自暴自棄時用，多帶打趣；對剛失去親人的人別說。
You're still among the living. ／ You're very much alive, you know.
口語
land of the 輕快連讀，重音落在 living。
Come on, you're still in the land of the living. 來吧，你還活得好好的呢。
“I'm the one who won't live to see my daughter grow into a woman, who won't be able to protect her from the world.”
我才是那個活不到看著女兒長大成人的，那個沒法護她不受世界傷害的人。
用兩個並列的“不能”，把臨終母親最深的恐懼鋪成一句長嘆。
I'm the one who won't live to see ___.
重病或離別前說心裡話時用；日常抱怨別借用，太重，會讓人覺得你誇張。
I'm the one who won't be there to watch her grow up. ／ I won't be around to protect her.
literary
I'm the one 稍重，won't live to see 連讀，grow into a woman 逐詞放慢。
I'm the one who won't be here to see him graduate. 我才是那個等不到看他畢業的人。
下一章 · 28stretch the truth添油加醋這場戲：打牌回憶後媽媽倒下「人間、活著的人世」。You're still in the land of the living 就是「你還活著、還在人間」，常用來提醒對方珍惜當下。
run out of time。run out 是「用光、耗盡」，run out of time 就是「時間不夠、沒時間了」，訪談和會議裡都很常用。
「全力以赴、不惜一切」。原指把管風琴所有音栓都拉開，讓聲音最飽滿，引申為拿出全部本事、不做保留。
「首先、首要的是」，用在句首強調第一點。First and foremost, I would have to say... 就是「首先，我得說……」，正式的發言裡很常見。
不是。puss 是對小孩或貓咪的親暱稱呼，等於「小寶貝、小可愛」。Hi, puss 就是媽媽對女兒的寵溺招呼。
