忍不住做某事
I can't help but feeling for all those people that come here, lost or in pain, guilt,Before Sunrise · 1995 — 第 9 / 20 章 · 2'11" · B2
教堂裡聊生死與貴格會婚禮：dress rehearsal
古老教堂裡，談話從宗教聊到生死：一句 can't help but feel for（忍不住同情）說的是對來教堂尋找答案的人仍會心疼；後來成年生活又被比作 dress rehearsal（彩排），像初中話劇還沒正式開演。想表達控制不住的心疼，或自嘲還沒真正長大，這兩句都能用。
發生了什麼
古老教堂裡，談話從宗教聊到生死。一句 can't help but feel for（忍不住同情）說的是對來教堂尋找答案的人仍會心疼：他們迷失、痛苦、心裡有愧，都在尋找某種答案。接著一句 You close with your grandmother?（你和你奶奶親近嗎）把話題轉向家人，口語裡省掉了開頭的 Are。後來成年生活被比作 dress rehearsal（彩排）：像初中話劇還沒正式開演，說話人覺得自己只是在記筆記、等真正的生活開始。想說對某些人忍不住同情，可以用 can't help but feel for；想自嘲還沒真正長大，就說 dress rehearsal。
這場戲看什麼
- 留意教堂話題轉向死亡時的語氣
- 注意貴格會婚禮描述的動作順序
- 比較短回應 That's so wild 的溫度
留意這幾個短語
can't help but feel forclose withthat's so wildlook for answers
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dress rehearsal
彩排a full practice before the real performance
說話人把成年生活比作初中話劇的 dress rehearsal，覺得自己只是在為真正要過的生活先做準備；語氣自嘲，不是真的在劇場。
Planning my first big presentation feels like a dress rehearsal for a play I barely know.籌備第一次大型演講，感覺像是在排一場我幾乎不懂的戲。
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- can't help but feel for
忍不住同情
- close with
與某人親近
- that's so wild
太離譜了
- look for answers
尋找答案
- congregation
全體會眾
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同情、心疼某人 不是用手摸，而是替對方難過。
I can't help but feeling for all those people that come here, lost or in pain, guilt,處在痛苦中
I can't help but feeling for all those people that come here, lost or in pain, guilt,定語從句：that come here 修飾 people，說明是哪群人；後面 lost or in pain 補充狀態。
I can't help but feeling for all those people that come here, lost or in pain, guilt,can't help but 快說時擠成一串，but 的 t 別砸重。
I can't help but feeling for all those people that come here, lost or in pain, guilt,尋找答案
教堂裡，說話的人同情那些來這裡的人；緊接著一句 looking for some kind of answers 說的是他們都在尋找答案，look for answers 就是「尋找答案」。
looking for some kind of answers.how 從句：it 是形式主語，真正讓說話人著迷的是 how 引出的整件事。
It fascinates me how a single place can join so much pain and happiness for so many generations.與某人親近
前面有人提到和奶奶去過一座古老的教堂，隨後一句 You close with your grandmother? 問的是「你和你奶奶親近嗎」；這是 Are you close with...? 的口語省略，省掉了開頭的 Are。
You close with your grandmother?有種奇怪的感覺
I think it's because I always have this strange feeling that I'm this very old woman, laying down, about to die.即將做某事
I think it's because I always have this strange feeling that I'm this very old woman, laying down, about to die.about to 常黏成 /əˈbaʊtə/，舌尖的 t 只輕彈一下，氣直接順到 die。
I think it's because I always have this strange feeling that I'm this very old woman, laying down, about to die.……之類的東西
You know, that my life is just memories or something.太驚人了——朋友間表達驚訝，正式場合改用 surprising。
That's so wild.知道怎樣做某事
I mean, I always think that I'm still this 13-year-old boy who doesn't really know how to be an adult, pretending to live my life,現在分詞短語：pretending... 說明他一邊生活一邊假裝，動作與主句同時發生。
I mean, I always think that I'm still this 13-year-old boy who doesn't really know how to be an adult, pretending to live my life,做筆記；記下來
taking notes for when I'll really have to do it.彩排
說話人把成年生活比作初中話劇的 dress rehearsal，覺得自己只是在為真正要過的生活先做準備；語氣自嘲，不是真的在劇場。
Kind of like I'm in a dress rehearsal for a junior high play.kind of 口語裡縮得很短，of 很輕，別逐字讀滿。
Kind of like I'm in a dress rehearsal for a junior high play.有點像——熟人聊天緩和語氣，正式寫作改用 somewhat。
Kind of like I'm in a dress rehearsal for a junior high play.對某事有所瞭解
Do you know anything about the Quakers — the Quaker religion?跪下
What they do is the couple comes in and they kneel down in front of the whole congregation,盯著某人看
and they just stare at each other.促使某人做某事
描述貴格會婚禮時，沉默是常態；只有感到上帝在心裡推動，人才會開口，move someone to do something 在這裡就是「促使某人做某事」。
And nobody says a word unless they feel that God moves them to speak or say something.條件從句：unless 引出唯一例外：除非感到上帝推動，否則沒人開口。
And nobody says a word unless they feel that God moves them to speak or say something.看懂「教堂裡聊生死與貴格會婚禮」
發音重點
- can't help but — can't help but 快說時擠成一串，but 的 t 別砸重。
- about to — about to 常黏成 /əˈbaʊtə/，舌尖的 t 只輕彈一下，氣直接順到 die。
- Kind of — kind of 口語裡縮得很短，of 很輕，別逐字讀滿。
It fascinates me how a single place can join so much pain and happiness for so many generations.讓我著迷的是，同一個地方竟能為這麼多代人承載如此多的痛苦與幸福。 把空間與時間用 join 拉在一起，pain 和 happiness 對照有力。
I think it's because I always have this strange feeling that I'm this very old woman, laying down, about to die.我想是因為我總有一種奇怪的感覺：自己是個躺在床上、即將死去的老婦人。 用錯位的自我想像，把死亡恐懼說成日常感受。
Kind of like I'm in a dress rehearsal for a junior high play.有點像我在為一場初中話劇做彩排。 把成年生活比作沒開演的彩排，自嘲又準確。
And nobody says a word unless they feel that God moves them to speak or say something.沒有人說一句話，除非他們覺得上帝感動他們開口說些什麼。 unless 把沉默變規矩，把開口變成被推動的例外。
And then after an hour or so of just, uh, staring at each other, they're married.然後，在只是那樣對視了大約一個小時之後，他們就結婚了。 漫長沉默被一句帶過，they're married 收得乾脆。
關於這一章的問題
「忍不住同情他們」英語怎麼說？
can't help but feel for them。臺詞裡是 I can't help but feeling for all those people，屬於口語混用，意思就是忍不住同情這些人。
dress rehearsal 是什麼意思？
本義是正式演出前的帶妝彩排。臺詞裡說成年生活像初中話劇的 dress rehearsal，意思是覺得自己還在排練，真正的生活還沒開始。
You close with your grandmother? 省掉了什麼？
完整說法是 Are you close with your grandmother?，口語裡省掉了開頭的 Are。close with 是「與某人親近」，問的是感情上親不親近。
that's so wild 在這裡是什麼意思？
對方剛講完自己總覺得像個快死的老婦人，一句 that's so wild 就是「太離譜了、太不可思議了」，回應的是這種怪異感受。
congregation 指的是什麼？
指教堂禮拜或婚禮上到場的全體會眾。臺詞裡新人在 the whole congregation 面前跪下，就是在全體會眾面前跪下。
「促使某人做某事」英語怎麼說？
move someone to do something。臺詞裡說沒人開口，除非覺得上帝 moves them to speak，就是感到被促使開口。
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