這場戲：商量改行與埃塔的去留
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想洗手不幹了，除了搶還能幹嘛？一句 there are other ways of going straight（還有別的活法），接著盤算種地、開牧場，可兩人都承認 much good at it（不太擅長），牧場還得從小夥子幹起。埃塔這時說要先回家看看。想聊換條路走、商量退路，這些話最用得上。
想洗手不幹，other ways of going straight（別的活法）這麼說
other ways 別的活法know how to 懂得怎麼做much good at it 不太擅長start a ranch 著手開個牧場
想洗手不幹後靠什麼過活？有人先丟擲一句 there are other ways of going straight（還有別的活法）。可盤算下來，種地不會，開牧場又不划算，兩人都承認 much good at it（不太擅長），加上 hours are brutal（工時熬人），這條路也難走。埃塔則說可能先回去，等於把去留擺上檯面。going straight（洗手不幹）、much good at it（不太擅長）、thinking of it（在考慮這事）這些說法，聊改行、聊退路、聊拿不定主意時都用得上。
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。
“There are other ways of going straight, you know.”
你知道，洗手不幹後還有別的活法。
一句輕描淡寫的話，既不服輸，又替兩人留了最後一點體面。
There are other ways of doing something.
安慰或勸人別走絕路時用；對已經絕望的人說會顯得輕飄。
There are other ways to make a living. ／ You don't have to do it this way.
中性
other ways of 連讀，going straight 稍重，you know 收輕。
There are other ways of making a living besides this job. 除了這份工作，還有別的謀生方式。
“The last time we tried a ranch was during our rustlin' days.”
上回咱們搞牧場，還是在偷牲口那陣子。
用一句自揭老底的往事，把體面工作的幻想輕輕戳破。
The last time we did something was ...
回憶上一次做某事是什麼時候時用；翻舊賬的場合容易傷感情。
We last ran a ranch back in those days. ／ The last time we tried that, it ended badly.
口語
The last time 連讀，rustlin' days 帶笑意，句尾降調。
The last time we tried a diet was before the wedding. 上次我們試著節食，還是在婚禮之前。
“No, you gotta be a kid to start a ranch.”
不行，開牧場得從小夥子幹起。
把幹不動的實話裹在玩笑裡，一句道盡上了年紀的無奈。
You gotta be a ... to do something.
自嘲年紀大、力不從心時用；對正努力的人說容易澆冷水。
You have to be young to begin that. ／ Starting over takes a younger man.
口語
gotta 吞成一詞，a kid 重讀，start a ranch 落下來。
You gotta be a kid to learn a language that fast. 得是小孩才能那麼快學會一門語言。
“Etta's thinking of maybe goin' home ahead of us.”
埃塔在考慮也許比我們先回趟家。
用別人的猶豫代替自己的挽留，捨不得卻不肯先說。
...'s thinking of maybe ...ing ...
轉述別人拿不定的打算時用；重要約定別靠 maybe 這種含糊說法，要說準。
She's thinking about leaving before us. ／ She might head home without us.
中性
thinking of 連讀，maybe 輕帶，ahead of us 連成一串收尾。
Tom's thinking of maybe moving teams next year. 湯姆在考慮明年也許換個組。
洗手不幹的門路，指脫離犯罪、過上正經日子的辦法。
not much good at it，完整說法是 we weren't much good at it，就是「我們也不太擅長」。
rustlin'。這是老西部黑話，指偷牛馬等牲口，日常也能當「偷盜」的俏皮說法。
thinking of it。比如 I was thinking of it，就是「我是在琢磨這事」，表示拿不定主意、還在考慮。
接名詞或動名詞，比如 other ways of going straight、other ways of making a living，就是「還有別的……辦法」。
