這場戲：妻子上門撞破婚外情
第 19 章 · 共 25 章 · 2'35"
一夜走紅的科學家被妻子撞見和電視女主播在家，三人當場攤牌。女主播想 skip past（跳過）道歉那一段，被原配一句戳破；妻子形容他 ego the size of Texas（自我膨脹到極點）。想學吵架時怎麼句句不帶髒字，這場戲值得逐句聽。
❝ 獨白 · 8 句 說「照顧」用 take care of：妻子臨走列出一整袋藥
take care of 照顧、照看good for you 嘴上說好，心裡冷笑work out 有結果、成
蘭德爾·明迪因為發現彗星一夜成名，妻子朱恩上門時，看見他和電視女主播布麗在一起。三人當面攤牌，布麗想 skip past（跳過）道歉那一段，還嫌這戲碼無聊，朱恩直接回敬。她說丈夫 ego the size of Texas（自我膨脹到極點），也諷刺布麗 self-righteous（自以為是地佔理）。談不下去，朱恩臨走前一樣一樣交代他的藥：贊安諾、左洛復、血壓藥，布麗只能擠出一句 good for you（嘴上說好，心裡冷笑）。想學不帶髒字、句句扎心的吵架方式，看它就夠。
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。
“Well, he was a waiter. Now he's got an ego the size of Texas.”
可他是個服務員。現在他膨脹得跟得克薩斯州一樣大。
用一個州的面積來量一個人的自尊，落差本身就是笑點。
an ego the size of X
朋友之間挖苦某人自我膨脹時用；當著當事人或上級說就是挑釁。
His ego is the size of a house. ／ He has an ego you can see from space.
口語
the size of 連讀，Texas 重讀，前半句放低。
Since the award, his ego is the size of Texas. 自從拿了獎，他就膨脹得沒邊了。
“Where you get to feel self-righteous and we put our tails between our legs. It is just so boring.”
就是你自以為是地佔理，我們夾著尾巴認錯那一段。真的太無聊了。
把一場攤牌總結成一段流程，越平靜越顯得老練又無所謂。
the part where you get to ... and we ...
厭倦了反覆上演的爭吵時用，語氣冷；對想認真溝通的人說是要激化。
The part where you play the victim. ／ This scene where you win and I apologize.
口語
self-righteous 重音在 right，tails between 連讀，boring 拖長。
Can we skip the part where you feel self-righteous? 能不能跳過你自以為是佔理那段？
“do we keep having a wonderful time or does he go back with you to Wisconsin?”
是繼續這樣開心下去，還是他跟你回威斯康辛？
把感情問題擺成一道選擇題，誰被留下、誰被帶走全在這一問裡。
do we keep X or does he go back?
逼對方在不確定的事上表態時用，氣勢很足；對還想緩和的人說就撕破臉了。
Do we stay like this or does he leave? ／ Either he stays or he goes home.
口語
wonderful time 連讀，or 前停半拍，Wisconsin 重讀。
Do we keep doing this or do you go back to your old job? 是我們繼續這樣，還是你回原來那份工作？
“And, uh, for America's sexiest scientist, a bottle of goddamn Cialis!”
還有，呃，給全美最性感科學家的，一瓶該死的希愛力！
把最私密的藥像頒獎一樣甩出來，羞辱包在玩笑裡。
for America's sexiest X, a bottle of ...
熟人之間揭短取笑時用，尺度很大；有外人在場這樣說就是當眾羞辱。
For the man of the hour, one last gift. ／ And for the champion, one more pill.
口語
sexiest scientist 連讀，goddamn 加重，Cialis 重音在前。
And for the office athlete, a bottle of painkillers! 還有給辦公室運動員的，一瓶止痛藥！
“I guess I'll just tell your sons that Dad's fucking the lady on our television.”
那我就去告訴你兒子們，爸爸正在跟咱們家電視上那個女人上床。
不吵不鬧，只說要怎麼跟孩子轉述，殺傷力比爆粗更大。
I'll just tell X that ...
在爭吵裡亮出後果、讓對方自己掂量時用；拿孩子當籌碼說出口就收不回。
I'll let them hear it from me. ／ I'll tell them the truth, in my own words.
口語
I'll just 連讀，fucking 加重，television 尾音輕收。
Fine, I'll just tell your parents where the money went. 行，那我就去告訴你爸媽錢去哪兒了。
“I really thought for a second that was gonna work out.”
我剛才真的有一瞬間以為這事能成。
攤牌結束後一句自嘲，把荒唐和心軟都留在裡面。
I really thought for a second that ...
事後自嘲當初抱過希望時用；在需要安慰別人時這樣講會顯得只顧自己。
For a moment I actually believed it would work. ／ I let myself think it might last.
中性
thought for a second 連讀，gonna work out 一帶而過。
I really thought for a second that deal would work out. 我有一瞬間真以為那筆生意能成。
Yeah, here's the Xanax he takes for his panic attacks. Oh, gosh. Here's the Zoloft he takes for the crashing depressions. -Not so much recently. Okay, you know-- -Oh! Oh, good for you. Great. -Uh, this is for his blood pressure. -Ow. -Restless leg syndrome, that's a fun one. -God. Oh. Appetite suppressant to counteract the weight gain from his other meds. And, uh, for America's sexiest scientist, a bottle of goddamn Cialis!
對，這是他治驚恐發作吃的贊安諾。 哦，天哪。 這是他治重度抑鬱發作吃的左洛復。 ——最近吃得少了。好吧，你知道————哦！那太好了。真棒。 ——呃，這是治他血壓的。——哎喲。 ——不寧腿綜合徵，這個可有意思了。——天哪。 哦。還有抑制食慾的，用來抵消其他藥帶來的體重增加。 還有，呃，給全美最性感科學家的，一瓶該死的希愛力！
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tails between our legs。字面是夾起尾巴，指認錯、服軟時那副低調的樣子，吵架或認輸時常用。
skip past。skip past this part 就是略過這一段，不想面對尷尬話題時說，比單用 skip 更強調「越過去」。
看語氣。真心替對方高興時是誇獎；但像這裡，對方剛說完不太好的訊息，拖長音的 good for you 就是嘴上說好、心裡冷笑。
主要是妻子朱恩和女主播布麗當面對話，蘭德爾夾在中間幾乎插不上嘴。有幾句分不清是誰說的，可以靠內容和語氣判斷。
