這場戲：孩子逃課，媽媽圓謊
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倫敦院子裡，媽媽攔住剛回來的斯蒂和傑米，問兩人是不是一塊 bunk off（逃學、翹課）；灶上的捲心菜煎土豆要 watch it like a hawk（盯得死死的），不然就糊了。想學英式家常吐槽、怎麼盤問孩子翹課，這些活生生的口語正好用得上。
問孩子逃課，說 bunk off（逃學、翹課）
bunking off 逃學、翹課bubble and squeak 捲心菜煎土豆watch it like a hawk 盯得死死的、一刻不放鬆
被說大嘴巴：big mouth（大嘴巴、嘴上沒把門）
big mouth 大嘴巴、嘴上沒把門a bad influence 把人帶壞的壞影響peel some taters 削土豆the bloody Hoover bag 該死的吸塵器袋子
❝ 獨白 · 9 句 給老師圓謊的電話
一口氣給兒子編出肚子疼加廁所鎖門，越說越順，謊話也講出節奏。
倫敦泰晤士米德的居民院外，桑德拉撞見晚歸的斯蒂和傑米，問兩人是不是一起 bunk off（逃學、翹課）。傑米嘴硬說不是一起，斯蒂說今天踢了球。鄰居女孩莉亞痴迷媽媽卡斯，被人嫌不正常；聊到麥當娜，有人罵「蕩婦」，對方回一句「你才假正經」。鍋裡做著的捲心菜煎土豆要 watch it like a hawk（盯得死死的），晚了就糊。桑德拉隨後接到喬漢老師的電話，替兒子圓謊，說他 funny tummy（肚子不舒服）、taken short（突然內急、憋不住），還說自己完全同意老師重視體育。
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 a victim of your own big mouth, more like.”
要我說，你是被自己那張大嘴害的。
把兒子自封的受害者一句話頂回去，反手就成了笑點。
You're a victim of your own ...
朋友把鍋推給環境時能用；對長輩或上司別用，太沖。
You brought this on yourself. ／ That's your own doing, mate.
口語
victim 與 own 重讀，more like 輕挑收尾。
You're a victim of your own excuses, not bad luck. 害你的是自己找的藉口，不是運氣差。
“It's bubble and squeak, Leah. You can't leave bubble and squeak.”
這是捲心菜土豆煎餅，莉亞。捲心菜土豆煎餅可不能剩。
拿一道家常菜名反覆唸叨，把別浪費說成了笑話。
You can't leave + 重複那個名詞
哄人別剩飯、別中途走開時能用；正式飯桌別拿來開玩笑。
You can't waste it, not this one. ／ Nobody leaves the table with this on it.
口語
bubble and squeak 一口氣讀完，leave 後稍停。
You can't leave the soup, not on a cold night. 湯可不能剩，這麼冷的晚上。
“Well, it's nice to see someone can stay at school for the full day.”
喲，難得見有人能踏踏實實在學校待一整天。
客氣話裡全是刺，誇一個正好把另一個比下去。
It's nice to see someone can ...
半開玩笑敲打某人時能用；真夸人時不要用，會顯得陰陽怪氣。
Lovely to see someone actually shows up. ／ Nice that somebody made it in today.
中性
nice 拉長，someone 重讀，後半句平淡帶過。
It's nice to see someone can make it in before noon. 難得見有人中午前能到。
“Well, it wouldn't be the bloody Hoover bag, would it?”
那總不能是吸塵器的袋子在響吧，是不是？
用一句反問把顯而易見的答案說破，還順手吐槽了對方。wouldn't ... would it 的反義疑問結構讓挖苦顯得漫不經心，是很地道的英式嘴皮子。
It wouldn't be ..., would it?
別人問了個明顯答案的問題時用，語氣帶刺；對長輩或不熟的人說會顯得沒禮貌。
It's hardly the vacuum cleaner, is it? ／ Who else would it be but her?
口語
wouldn't be the 連讀，Hoover bag 重讀，would it 輕挑收尾。
It wouldn't be your alarm again, would it? 不會又是你的鬧鐘在響吧？
I know, Miss Chauhan. But, you see, Miss Chauhan... He's got a funny tummy, you know. I mean, he really wanted to do football today, but he got taken short, see. Mmm. And when he got to the boy's loos, they were all locked up, inexplicably. So, he had a little accident, you know. Oh, yeah. I couldn't agree with you more, Miss Chauhan. I mean, when I was at school I was reserve captain for the Under-16s netball team, so I can appreciate the, like, value of exercise and sport.
我知道，喬漢老師。可是您看，喬漢老師…… 他肚子不舒服，您知道的。 他是真想今天踢球的，可他突然內急，您看。 嗯。等他跑到男廁所，門全鎖著，莫名其妙。 所以他一沒忍住，就弄髒了褲子，您知道的。 哦，是的。我完全同意您，喬漢老師。 我是說，我上學那會兒，是16歲以下組的籃網球隊替補隊長， 所以我能體會到，那個， 鍛鍊和運動的價值。
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下一章 · 02get some kip睡一會兒這場戲：鄰居為噪音吵起來指「逃學、翹課」。桑德拉問兩人是不是一塊 bunking off，就是問他們有沒有一起逃學，英式口語常用。
watch it like a hawk。做捲心菜煎土豆要 watch it like a hawk，就是一刻都不能走神地盯住它。
big mouth。別人嫌你說話沒分寸，可以說 you've got a big mouth，就是把不住嘴的意思。
指「突然內急、憋不住」。電話裡說他 got taken short，就是說他突然想上廁所、來不及，只好出了點小狀況。
a bad influence。桑德拉說 She's a bad influence，就是嫌那個女孩會把孩子帶壞，不讓孩子跟她玩。
