這場戲：咖啡店聽她誇丈夫
第 2 章 · 共 18 章 · 2'07"
多年不見的吉姆和阿曼達在咖啡店重逢，他問起她丈夫。她誇他 nurturing（會照顧人），說婚後的日子很好。可吉姆聽得眼淚往下淌，只能說 my face leaks（我表情藏不住事）。想學怎麼用英語聊婚後的甜和舊情，這幾句很夠味。
❝ 獨白 · 10 句 她誇丈夫 nurturing（會照顧人），自由的那週 footloose and fancy free（無牽無掛）
where to start 從哪兒說起nurturing 會照顧人、肯付出的footloose and fancy free 無牽無掛、自由自在
「我表情藏不住事」說 my face leaks
stop it 停下來，別這樣my face leaks 我表情藏不住事walk you back 陪你走回去
多年不見的吉姆和阿曼達在家鄉的咖啡店重逢，寒暄幾句後，吉姆讓她聊聊丈夫。她用 get through（勉強喝下去、撐過去）形容眼前難喝的咖啡，隨後說起自己很幸運，丈夫體貼、nurturing（會照顧人），還帶著兩個小男孩，她一下成了 insta mom（秒變當媽）。她回憶帶娃是一週帶、一週歇，空出來的那週 footloose and fancy free（無牽無掛、自由自在）。講著講著，她的臉開始往下淌水，說 my face leaks（我表情藏不住事），又擺手說沒事。最後吉姆說 walk you back（陪你走回去），送她回車上。想學怎麼用英語聊婚後生活、舊情和繃不住的情緒，這幾句都能直接用。
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。
“Oh, god. I don't even know where to start.”
天哪。我都不知從哪兒說起。
一句不知從何說起，把滿肚子話堵在嘴邊的真實感說透了。
I don't even know where to start.
被問到複雜經歷、一時不知怎麼開口時用；朋友間閒聊最自然。
I don't know where to begin. ／ Where do I even start?
中性
even 重讀，where to start 連成一片。
I don't even know where to start with this story. 這個故事我都不知道從哪兒說起。
“He's a really... Incredibly supportive, very nurturing, wonderful guy.”
他真的是……特別支援我，很體貼，是個特別好的人。
連用三個褒義詞，中間那一下停頓裡既有愛意也有說不清的猶豫。
He's an incredibly supportive, very nurturing guy.
向別人誇伴侶或家人時用；詞堆得多，反而顯得認真。
He's a really supportive guy. ／ He's incredibly kind and nurturing.
中性
supportive 重音在第二音節，nurturing 輕快收尾。
She's an incredibly supportive, very patient partner. 她是個特別支援我、非常有耐心的伴侶。
“Their whole childhood we had a week with them and a week off.”
他們整個童年，我們一週帶他們，一週休息。
用兩個對仗的一週，把共同撫養的日子講得乾淨又具體。
A week with them and a week off.
講輪班、排班或共同撫養安排時用；對熟人聊生活最自然。
One week on, one week off. ／ We split the weeks fifty-fifty.
中性
a week off 連讀，off 收得乾脆。
We had a week on call and a week off. 我們一週值班，一週休息。
“You're doing something with your face.”
你臉上有點小動作。
把「你表情不對勁」說成一個小動作，輕巧又戳心。
You're doing something with your (face).
點破朋友憋著情緒、又不想撕破臉時用；語氣帶笑。
Your face is doing something. ／ You've got a look on your face.
口語
doing something 連讀，face 尾音上揚表疑問。
You're doing something with your voice today. 你今天說話的腔調有點不對。
“My face leaks. I don't know.”
我臉上藏不住事。我也不知道。
用臉漏水形容情緒外洩，自嘲得又準又好笑。
My face leaks.
自嘲藏不住表情時用；朋友間開玩笑最合適，正式場合別用。
My face gives me away. ／ I can't keep a straight face.
口語
leaks 末尾 /ks/ 輕收，I don't know 弱讀。
My face leaks, so don't tell me any secrets. 我臉上藏不住事，別告訴我秘密。
“I'll walk you back to your car.”
我送你走回車上。
不說花哨的好聽話，一句送你到車邊就把在意說完了。
I'll walk you back to (somewhere).
道別時想體貼對方、又不想太熱絡時用；語氣溫和剋制。
Let me walk you out. ／ I'll see you to your car.
中性
I'll 輕讀成 /aɪl/，walk you 連讀成 walk-you。
It's dark, so I'll walk you back to the gate. 天黑了，我送你走回大門口。
Oh, god. I don't even know where to start. I got really lucky. He's a really... Incredibly supportive, very nurturing, wonderful guy. His name is Chris. And when I met him, he had two small boys. And so... Boom! Insta... insta mom. And his ex-wife was really wonderful to me. Their whole childhood we had a week with them and a week off. And so, you know, one week, it's just the two of us. We can do whatever we want whenever we want to and footloose and fancy free and then next week it's little league and soccer games and then studying for their sat's and college tours and you know...
天哪。我都不知道從哪兒說起。 我真的很幸運。 他是個特別……特別支援我、特別會照顧人、特別好的人。 他叫克里斯。 我認識他的時候，他帶著兩個小男孩。 然後…… 砰！一下就……一下就成了媽。 他前妻對我特別好。 他們整個童年，我們都是帶一週、歇一週。 所以，你知道，有一週就我們倆，想幹什麼幹什麼，想去哪兒去哪兒，自由自在，無拘無束；下一週就是少年棒球賽、足球賽，接著還要備考升學考試、參觀大學，你懂的……
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說 my face leaks，字面是「我的臉會漏水」，用來說自己情緒寫在臉上、表情或眼淚控制不住。臺詞 My face leaks. I don't know 就是「我臉上自己往下淌水，我也不知道」。
口語裡說 insta，來自 instant，加在名詞前表示「一下就變成」。臺詞 Boom! Insta mom 就是「砰！一下就成媽了」，形容突然當了後媽。
形容一個人「會照顧人、肯付出」，常用來誇伴侶或父母。臺詞 He's a really... very nurturing, wonderful guy 就是「他特別會照顧人、特別好」。
意思是「勉強喝下去、撐過去」。臺詞 Trying to get through this coffee 就是「正努力把這杯咖啡喝下去」，也能形容硬撐過一段難熬的時間。
說 walk someone back。臺詞 I'll walk you back to your car 就是「我送你回車上吧」，是很自然體貼的說法。
