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停下後長篇表白:queer our friendship

兩人停下,一句 I love you(我愛你)之後是長長的停頓,緊接一句 You love me?(你愛我?)。接著是認真到有點笨的表白:不是朋友那種愛,還坦白這可能會 queer our friendship(把友情搞壞、弄僵),又請對方 dwell in it(在那個感覺裡停留一會兒)十秒鐘。想把心意講清楚又不逼人,這段值得聽。

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兩人停下,一句 I love you(我愛你)之後是長長的停頓,緊接一句 You love me?(你愛我?)。接下來是一長段認真到有點笨的表白:不是朋友那種愛,也不是錯付的感情,而是把對方說成 epitome(典型/化身)——自己一直想找的一切都在這個人身上。說話的人也坦白這可能會 queer our friendship(把友情搞壞、弄僵),又把結果說成 shoot down(一口拒絕/否定),再請對方別急著把那點猶豫推開,dwell in it(在那個感覺裡停留一會兒)十秒鐘。最後說就算今晚之後不再說話,自己也已經永遠變了。

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  • no pun intended 出現時語氣突然變輕

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本章短語

queer our friendship

把友情搞壞、弄僵spoil or complicate our friendship

他剛承認愛意,就說這可能會 queer our friendship,緊接著補 no pun intended,語氣從沉重滑向自嘲,像先替對方把尷尬說破。

I don't want to queer our friendship by making a joke about it.我不想拿這件事開玩笑,把我們的友情搞僵。

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  • fucking planet

    他媽的整個星球

  • that's what you'll call it

    你肯定會這麼說

  • bring this to light

    把這件事說出來/公開

  • shoot down

    一口拒絕/否定

  • dwell in it

    在那個感覺裡停留一會兒

本章全部批註

42 句台詞裡標了 30 處

短語 · B1can't take something

受不了這件事 不是拿不動,是受不了

- Because I can't take this. - Can't take what?
短語 · A2in a ... way

以朋友的方式

I love you and not, not in a friendly way.
短語 · C1misplaced affection

錯付的感情

他先否認自己的愛是 misplaced affection,又補 puppy dog way,像在堵住“你只是錯付了感情”這種判詞;語氣急著自證。

And not in a misplaced affection, puppy dog way.
短語 · B2puppy-dog way

小狗般黏人的方式 不是真說狗,指黏人

And not in a misplaced affection, puppy dog way.
短語 · C1the epitome of something

……的完美化身

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.
語法 · B2everything I have ever looked for

定語從句:everything 後省略 that,I have ever looked for 修飾它,即“我曾尋找的一切”。

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.
發音epitome of everything

重音壓住第二音節 pit,前後音節讓路;of 常弱化為 /əv/ 甚至只剩輕 /ə/,everything 的主重音放在第一個 e 上,其餘音節快速掠過。

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.
短語 · B1think of someone as something

只把我當朋友

And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option...
短語 · B2cross the line

越過那條界線

And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option...
短語 · C1the furthest thing from something

根本不可能的選擇 不是距離,是根本不可能

And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option...
語法 · B2without wanting to hold you

介詞短語:can't ... without doing 表示“一……就忍不住”,without 後接動名詞,不是否定全句。

I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you.
發音next to you

next to you 快說時 t 輕輕帶過,to 很輕,別把三個詞拆開蹦。

I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you.
短語 · B1look into someone's eyes

直視你的眼睛

I can't... I can't look into your eyes without feeling that...
短語 · B2trashy romance novels

廉價愛情小說

that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels.
俚語 · B2trashy

廉價俗氣的——口語貶低讀物或品味,別當面說作者

that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels.
短語 · B2express love for someone

表達對……的愛

I can't talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are.
短語 · B2bring something to light

把這件事擺到明面上

And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me.
短語 · A2hang out with someone

一起消磨時間/來往

And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me.
短語 · B2allow another day to go by

又一天過去

But, God, I just... I couldn't allow another day to go by...
短語 · C1get something out there

把話說出口

without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome,
短語 · B2regardless of the outcome

不管結果如何

without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome,
語法 · C1by the look on your face

插入語:by the look on your face 是插入語,補充他根據表情做的判斷,拿掉後主句仍完整。

which, by the look on your face, is to be the inevitable...
短語 · B2shoot someone/something down

一口拒絕/否定

他把告白的結果說成 shoot down:已經從對方臉上讀到答案,預判這話會被一口否掉,語氣像提前認輸。

shoot down.
短語 · C1dwell in something

在那個感覺裡停留一會兒

他不再要求對方回答,只求她別急著否定,試著 dwell in it,在那個感覺裡停留十秒;從長篇推進變成一句懇求。

you just not dismiss that and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds.
發音dwell in it

dwell in it 裡 in 只剩輕音,dwell 和 it 幾乎黏住,重心放 dwell。

you just not dismiss that and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds.
發音isn't another

isn't another 快說時 t 滑進 a,聽感連成一塊,先抓 another。

There isn't another soul on this fucking planet...
俚語 · B2fucking

他媽的(強調)——極強情緒粗口,正式場合別用

There isn't another soul on this fucking planet...
短語 · C1make someone half the person they are

完整度只有和你在一起時的一半 不是身體一半,是別人讓我完整不到和你在一起時的一半

who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you.
短語 · C1take something to the next level/plateau

把關係推進一檔 plateau 原指高原,這裡指關係新階段

And I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau, because it is there between you and me.
語法 · C1while I do appreciate it

讓步狀語:while 在此表“雖然”,I do appreciate it 插入主句,意為“我領情但不需要畫來提醒”。

which, while I do appreciate it, I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.

看懂「停下後長篇表白」

發音重點

  • epitome of everything — 重音壓住第二音節 pit,前後音節讓路;of 常弱化為 /əv/ 甚至只剩輕 /ə/,everything 的主重音放在第一個 e 上,其餘音節快速掠過。
  • next to you — next to you 快說時 t 輕輕帶過,to 很輕,別把三個詞拆開蹦。
  • dwell in it — dwell in it 裡 in 只剩輕音,dwell 和 it 幾乎黏住,重心放 dwell。
  • isn't another — isn't another 快說時 t 滑進 a,聽感連成一塊,先抓 another。
I love you and not, not in a friendly way.

我愛你,而且不是,不是那種朋友式的愛。 重複 not 像現場改口,把友情和愛情硬生生切開,笨拙卻真誠。

You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being.

你是我在另一個人身上尋找過的一切的化身。 epitome 把抽象理想壓成一句,莊重得有點笨,反而像真話。

I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you.

我站在你旁邊,就忍不住想抱住你。 can't ... without ... 把剋制寫成身體反應,比直接說想抱更疼。

And I don't care. I like who I am because of it.

我不在乎。因為這份感情,我喜歡現在的自己。 不把愛說成索取,而說成自我認同,短句反而有重量。

Even if we never talk again after tonight, please know that I am forever changed...

即使今晚之後我們再也不說話,請知道我已經永遠改變了…… 先把最壞結果說出口,再講改變,退路和真心同時擺上桌。

關於這一章的問題

queer our friendship 是什麼意思?

意思是「把友情搞壞、弄僵」。臺詞裡說這話的人知道表白可能讓兩人連朋友都做不成,先把這風險說出來,緊接著又補一句 no pun intended(我不是故意玩雙關)。

「一口拒絕」英語怎麼說?

shoot down。臺詞裡說的是,看對方的表情,結果就是不可避免的 shoot down,也就是被一口拒絕。它常用來講提議、想法被人當場否掉。

dwell in it 是「住在裡面」嗎?

不是字面上的住。這裡是「在那個感覺裡停留一會兒」:說話的人請對方別急著把那點猶豫推開,先在裡面待十秒鐘。

「把這件事說出來」除了 tell,還能怎麼說?

可以說 bring this to light。字面是把東西帶到光裡,實際意思是把這件事說出來/公開。臺詞裡擔心的是,一旦說出口,兩個人可能就不能再一起混了。

epitome 用在夸人時是什麼意思?

是「典型/化身」。the epitome of everything I have ever looked for 就是說,我一直想找的一切,你就是那個化身。這個詞偏書面,夸人時說出來分量很足。

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