這場戲：老同學哭訴亡妻
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飯桌上，老同學聊起妻子的病：She passed away（她去世了）說得艱難，又補上 She fought real hard（她拼命撐住），把撐了很久的病痛全壓在這句話裡。想用英文談生死、安慰喪親的人，這兩個說法很常用。
談到妻子離世：She passed away（她去世了）
passed away 去世（委婉說法）fought real hard 拼盡全力撐過來what can you say 又能說什麼呢
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 邁克的舊情自白
從電視講到舊情，越說越輕，卻把多年的孤單全露了出來。
瑪吉出差到雙城，先跟老同學邁克在一家餐廳吃飯。邁克聊起工作和妻子琳達，說 Linda had leukemia（琳達得了白血病），接著艱難地擠出 She passed away（她去世了），又用 She fought real hard（她拼命撐住）形容妻子撐了很久。氣氛稍緩，他卻突然說 I always liked you（我一直喜歡你），場面立刻尷尬，瑪吉只回了 It's okay, Mike（沒事的，邁克）想收場。之後她在名人廳盤問一名陪侍女，問到 escort service（陪侍公司）幹了多久。這裡還能學到 shouldn't have（本不該做）這種表達後悔的說法，用英文談生死、說體面寬慰話都用得上。
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。
“So, what can you say?”
這種事，又能說什麼呢？
一句反問把無從解釋的悲痛交給命運。
What can you say?
面對沒法解釋的壞事、想收住話題時用；安慰剛失去親人的人別說。
What is there to say? ／ There's nothing you can say.
中性
what can you 連讀，句尾 you say 輕輕上揚再落。
The whole plan fell apart. What can you say? 整個計劃都黃了。又能說什麼呢？
“I shouldn't have done this. I shouldn't.”
我不該這麼做。不該。
重複半句把後悔釘死，越說越輕，越聽越重。
I shouldn't have done this.
為已經做錯的事道歉時用；對不熟的人反覆說會顯得失態。
I shouldn't have said that. ／ I really shouldn't have gone.
中性
shouldn't have 縮讀，第二句 I shouldn't 更輕。
I shouldn't have done this without asking you first. 我不該沒先問你就這麼做。
“And then... I've been so lonely.”
然後……我一直好孤單。
停頓之後一句實話，把獨居多年的酸楚全攤開。
I've been so lonely.
向信任的人坦白長久孤獨時用；初次見面說會讓人尷尬。
I've been on my own for so long. ／ It's been lonely without her.
中性
I've been 連讀，so lonely 放慢，句尾沉下去。
Since the move I've been so lonely here. 搬來以後我在這兒一直好孤單。
“You were such a super lady.”
你真是特別好的一個人。
遲到多年的一句話，既像表白又像告別，把尷尬收成溫柔。
You were such a <noun>.
遲來的誇獎或告別時用；形容在世的人用過去式會讓人誤會，慎用。
You were always such a wonderful person. ／ You were really something.
口語
were such a 連讀，super 重讀，lady 放輕收尾。
Back then you were such a super lady, and everyone knew it. 那會兒你真是特別好的人，誰都知道。
And then I saw you on the TV and I remembered, you know? I always liked you. Well, I always liked you... I always liked you so much.
後來我在電視上看到你，就想起來了，你知道嗎？ 我一直都挺喜歡你的。 其實我也一直喜歡你…… 我一直都特別喜歡你。
下一章 · 15no call to沒有理由這場戲：上門盤問車行經理passed away 是「去世」的委婉說法，比 died 更溫和、更常用於喪親場合。戲裡有人提到妻子 Linda had leukemia，接著說 She passed away，就是不直接說「死」的體面表達。
可以說 She fought real hard。fought 是 fight 的過去式，real 在這裡當「非常」講，整句形容病人跟疾病死磕、硬扛了很久。戲裡這句 She fought real hard, Marge 就是對瑪吉說妻子撐得很苦。
shouldn't have done something 表示「本不該做卻做了」，帶後悔。戲裡有人低聲說 I shouldn't have done this，就是懊悔自己不該來、不該這麼做。後面接過去分詞，如 I shouldn't have said that。
用 get together。戲裡有一句 should we get together another time，就是「要不要改天再聚」。它可指朋友聚會，也能指約見面談事，是很日常的說法。
說 I always liked you。戲裡有人鼓起勇氣說 I always liked you so much，就是「我一直都特別喜歡你」。always 加過去式 liked，強調這份好感從以前一直延續到現在，帶著懷舊。
