某物現在賣多少錢 這裡的 go for 指售價
Do you know how much it's going for these days? $110.Chasing Amy · 1997 — 第 20 / 20 章 · 2'20" · B2
籤售桌旁聊散夥：better off without
籤售桌前，讀者拿著舊漫畫追問畫師和舊搭檔怎麼了。有人甩出一句 better off without（沒有…反而更好），又把舊搭檔比作 brown-bag lunch（自帶午飯，這裡指把人當累贅）；想勸人放下舊搭檔、或委婉損人時，這兩句都用得上。
發生了什麼
漫畫籤售桌旁，一位讀者拿著舊漫畫追問畫師和舊搭檔為什麼散夥。舊物一齣現，就有人來一句 a blast from the past（舊日回憶）；聽到“本來要出動畫”時，一句 Tell me about it（可不是嘛）接住了遺憾；聊到散夥，又出現 better off without（沒有…反而更好）。這些說法適合在懷舊、附和吐槽、勸人放下過去時用，語氣比直說更輕，也更像日常英語裡的隨口應答。
這場戲看什麼
- 注意粉絲越誇越像在戳班基舊傷
- 看班基怎樣用短句把話題推開
- 留意舊刊、動畫、搭檔三條線並進
留意這幾個短語
a blast from the pastkickbackTell me about itstruck out on my own
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本章短語
better off without
沒有…反而更好in a better position without someone
對方越誇越起勁，最後用 better off without 反問，逼人承認：沒有霍登·麥克尼爾，你反而更好。
You're better off without a boss who constantly undermines you.離開那個總打壓你的老闆，你會過得更好。
本章還有
- a blast from the past
舊日回憶；老熟人
- kickback
回扣；私下分成
- Tell me about it
可不是嘛；我太懂了
- struck out on my own
獨自單幹；自己闖
- kill off
把角色寫死；淘汰
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how much it's 連成一串，重音落在 much 上
Do you know how much it's going for these days? $110.把價格抬得更高
You sign it, it'll push that up even higher.條件句省略 if：前半句用一般現在時表條件，後半句 will 說結果；口語裡常省 if，等於“你簽了就會…”
You sign it, it'll push that up even higher.回扣；抽成——非正式，常暗示私下好處；商務別用
You sell it I want a kickback.賓語從句：heard 後面接 there was going to be…，整段是聽說的內容；once 插在中間，別把它當主句。
I don't know if it's true, but I heard once there was going to be an animated series?你要找的就是眼前這個 這裡指“沒有動畫了，答案就在眼前”
You're lookin' at it. No Chronic, no cartoon.lookin' at it 快說時滑成一片，at 只輕輕帶過
You're lookin' at it. No Chronic, no cartoon.某人和某人之間出了什麼事
So is that what happened with you and Holden McNeil?為某事起了爭執
You got into a flght over the rights or something?沒這麼簡單
- It was more complicated than that. - Whatever happened to that guy?某人後來怎麼了
- It was more complicated than that. - Whatever happened to that guy?這一行；娛樂圈——口語聊工作；正式場合別用
I don't know. Quit the biz, I guess.我也遇到過一次
Yeah. That happened to me once. Me and this guy started a comic club.解散俱樂部
Anyway, I disbanded the club and struck out on my own, kinda like Nomad.有點像；差不多像
Anyway, I disbanded the club and struck out on my own, kinda like Nomad.我想說的是
I'm rambling on now. What I meant to say is...東拉西扯——自嘲話多；正式陳述別用
I'm rambling on now. What I meant to say is...情態動詞完成式：shouldn't have + 過去分詞，表示對過去動作的後悔或批評：當時本不該寫死 Chronic。
that you probably shouldn't have killed off Chronic.shouldn't have 快說時 have 只剩很輕的氣聲
that you probably shouldn't have killed off Chronic.獨自；靠自己
Oh, like the door to death in Baby Dave's Winter Special, which you did on your own.非限制性定語從句：which 指前面那期特刊，補充說明它是你獨自做的；去掉從句，主句仍完整。
Oh, like the door to death in Baby Dave's Winter Special, which you did on your own.乾得很出色
See? You don't need that McNeil guy, anyway. You do great work on your own.線條處理 漫畫行話，指線條處理
Look at your line work. Look at all the detail in this douche bag on page 18.混蛋；討厭鬼——粗俗罵人；正式場合別用
Look at your line work. Look at all the detail in this douche bag on page 18.鐵桿粉絲
- You're so right. - Yeah, well, the true fans always are.重音壓在 true 和 always，are 收得輕
- You're so right. - Yeah, well, the true fans always are.繼續保持
Well, keep up the good work, man. Love those dick jokes. Love 'em.下流笑話——粗俗玩笑；正式場合別用
Well, keep up the good work, man. Love those dick jokes. Love 'em.看懂「籤售桌旁聊散夥」
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- how much it's — how much it's 連成一串，重音落在 much 上
- lookin' at it — lookin' at it 快說時滑成一片，at 只輕輕帶過
- shouldn't have — shouldn't have 快說時 have 只剩很輕的氣聲
- true fans always are — 重音壓在 true 和 always，are 收得輕
You're lookin' at it. No Chronic, no cartoon.你眼前就是答案：沒了 Chronic，就沒有動畫。 兩句短句把取消的動畫和缺失的角色釘在一起，乾脆又帶怨氣。
Guess not. Some doors just shouldn't be opened.大概吧。有些門就是不該開啟。 用門作比，把後悔與邊界壓成一句冷峻的格言。
And tell me you're not better off without Holden McNeil.你倒是說說，沒有霍登·麥克尼爾，你不是過得更好？ 反問把安慰說成判決，逼對方承認分開是升級。
I mean, you were just carrying that guy like a brown-bag lunch, you know what I'm saying?我是說，你以前就是像拎午餐袋一樣帶著那傢伙，你懂我意思吧？ 把搭檔貶成隨手拎的午餐袋，畫面越日常越刻薄。
See? You don't need that McNeil guy, anyway. You do great work on your own.看見沒？反正你不需要那個麥克尼爾。你一個人也畫得很好。 先替人切斷舊搭檔，再給能力蓋章，是粉絲最會扎心的安慰。
關於這一章的問題
better off without 是什麼意思？
意思是「沒有…反而更好」。臺詞裡有人說 tell me you're not better off without Holden McNeil，用來反問對方：沒了那個人，你是不是反而過得更好。
「可不是嘛」英語怎麼說？
可以說 Tell me about it。對話裡一方說 that would have been awesome（那肯定超讚），另一方接 Tell me about it，表示「我太懂了／可不是嘛」，不是讓對方“告訴我”。
kickback 在這裡指什麼？
指回扣、私下分成。臺詞裡有人說 you sell it I want a kickback，意思是東西賣了要分給自己一份；不是「踢回去」。
「把角色寫死」英語怎麼說？
用 kill off。臺詞裡說 you probably shouldn't have killed off Chronic，說的就是把漫畫角色寫死；也可以引申為把某個角色或專案淘汰掉。
brown-bag lunch 是「自帶午飯」嗎？
brown-bag lunch 字面是「棕色紙袋午餐；自帶午飯」。臺詞裡 carrying that guy like a brown-bag lunch 是比喻，把搭檔說成隨手拎著的累贅；不是真的在說午飯。
a blast from the past 是什麼意思？
指舊日回憶、老熟人。看到舊漫畫時一句 A blast from the past，就是感嘆「這可是老古董／舊日回憶」；和朋友翻舊照片時也能用。
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第 1 章station in life籤售會上被叫描圖的
第 2 章chickens come home to roost漫展座談為星戰吵翻
第 3 章beyond the shadow of a doubt酒吧裡為阿奇漫畫吵翻
第 4 章hook someone up朋友來電邀約去俱樂部
第 5 章small world酒吧初遇聊出緣分
第 6 章baggage為性事定義吵翻
第 7 章up close and personal為童貞定義抬槓
第 8 章throw down the gauntlet好友逼問這段關係
第 9 章queer our friendship停下後長篇表白
第 10 章the other shoe's gonna drop朋友為沙發和新戀情翻臉
第 11 章on my own terms親密後追問選擇理由
第 12 章pulling your chain為一個外號吵翻
第 13 章barkin' up the wrong tree簽名會上勸他問過去
第 14 章badgering a witness看球時盤問對方過去
第 15 章lay a guilt trip on someone當眾攤牌舊情史
第 16 章has a past餐桌旁聊她的過去
第 17 章drops the bomb on me講舊愛聽到三人行
第 18 章kill two birds with one stone三人被叫來聽三人行提議
第 19 章hung up on拒絕三人行提議
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