這場戲：揭穿世界是遊戲
第 7 章 · 共 13 章 · 5'08"
米莉和基斯為 NPC 竟然有私生活而激動，米莉卻慌了，說自己讓蓋伊親了她。安特萬打算刪掉所有程式碼，米莉只好進遊戲攤牌：There is no easy way to say this, but this city is a game（這話沒法說得輕鬆，但這座城市是個遊戲）。想學報喜、翻車和坦白真相的說法，這段很戳。
❝ 獨白 · 8 句 「反覆試錯」英語是 trial and error
trial and error 反覆試錯let him kiss me 讓他親了我not even real 甚至連真的都不是
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 「這話不好開口」英語是 no easy way to say this
no easy way to say this 這話不好開口the entire world 整個世界getting this straight 把這事弄清楚
米莉和基斯為實驗成功而激動：Everything that we wanted to create, it actually happened（我們想創造的一切，真的實現了）。NPC 有了私生活，有人靠 trial and error（反覆試錯）學會了做卡布奇諾，炸彈美女還寫了本控訴性別角色的回憶錄。可米莉突然慌了：I let him kiss me（我讓他親我了）。緊接著兩人發現安特萬在撒謊、要把程式碼連同藍襯衫全刪掉，只好進遊戲攤牌：There is no easy way to say this, but this city is a game（這話沒法說得輕鬆，但這座城市是個遊戲）。對面聽完只問了一句 So, I'm fake?（所以，我是假的？）。想學英語裡報喜、翻車、坦白真相的說法，這段又甜又虐。
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。
“But it's not just that it's like a game. It is a game.”
但不是說它像遊戲。它就是遊戲。
用「像」和「是」的一步之差，把整個世界觀掀翻，平靜的語氣反而讓這句話更重。
It's not just that it's like ... It is ...
要糾正對方把事實說輕了的時候用，語氣平靜而鄭重。
It is not similar to it; it is it. ／ This is not a metaphor.
中性
like 輕讀，is a game 逐詞加重收尾。
It's not just that it looks like a scam. It is a scam. 不是說它像騙局。它就是騙局。
“There is no easy way to say this, but this city is a game.”
這話不好開口，但這座城市就是個遊戲。
先承認難說出口，再把殘酷的事實一次說清，溫柔和殘忍擠在同一句裡。
There is no easy way to say this, but ...
要說出難以啟齒的壞訊息時用，語氣鄭重；正式書面通知應直接陳述事實。
I hate to say it, but this isn't real. ／ This is hard to tell you: none of it is real.
中性
no easy way 放慢，but this city is a game 平直收住。
There is no easy way to say this, but the project is cancelled. 這話不好開口，但專案取消了。
“I mean, that's really difficult. I can't even do that.”
我是說，那真的很難。我自己都不會。
用一個真人自愧不如的對比誇程式，幽默裡透著心虛，也是全片討論「誰更像人」的縮影。
That's really difficult. I can't even do that.
坦白自己都做不到、因而佩服對方時用，語氣自嘲。
Even I cannot manage that. ／ That is beyond me too.
口語
really difficult 重讀，can't even do 連讀，that 輕收。
I mean, that's really impressive. I can't even do that. 我是說，那真的很厲害。我自己都不會。
“The first time I kiss a non-toxic guy in, like, forever and of course he's not even real!”
我好不容易吻上一個情緒健康的男的，結果他居然不是真人！
把戀愛的挫敗和虛擬世界的荒誕擰成一句話，自嘲、心酸又好笑，誰聽了都想轉述。
The first time I ..., and of course ...
吐槽好不容易遇到好事卻立刻反轉時用；當著當事人說會顯得嫌棄，別亂用。
First decent guy in ages and he turns out to be fictional. ／ Of course the one normal one is not real.
口語
non-toxic guy 連讀，not even real 重讀收尾。
The first time I sleep early and of course the neighbors start drilling. 我難得早睡一次，結果鄰居偏偏開始鑽牆。
We did it. Everything that we wanted to create, it actually happened. Okay? Did you know that the NPCs have private lives? One of the baristas learned how to make a cappuccino through trial and error. I mean, that's really difficult. I can't even do that. I can't even froth my own oat milk in the morning. And the Bombshell character in the game wrote a memoir that's a searing indictment of gender roles, the patriarchy. It's a little preachy in parts but, over all, it's pretty good. Millie, we have to celebrate!
我們成功了。我們想創造的一切，真的實現了。 好嗎？你知道嗎，那些NPC居然有私生活？ 有個咖啡師靠反覆試錯，自己學會了做卡布奇諾。 我是說，那真的很難。我自己都不會。 我早上連自己的燕麥奶都打不出沫。 還有遊戲裡那個炸彈美女角色 有些地方說教了點，不過整體還不錯。 米莉，我們必須慶祝一下！
Wait, hold on a second. Just stop for a second. I wanna make sure that I'm getting this straight. I just wanna fully understand, here. So, I'm fake? The entire world is fake? I'm not even a main character, I'm just this idiot who's in the background?
等等，等一下。先停一停。 我想確認我沒理解錯。 我只是想徹底搞明白。 所以，我是假的？ 整個世界都是假的？我甚至不是主角， 我只是個待在背景裡的傻瓜？
下一章 · 08for good永遠這場戲：被告知自己不是真人意思是「值得思考的東西」，指一句話或一件事讓人回去好好想想，常單獨用，前面加一句 Also 也行。
意思是「反覆試錯」，指靠一次次嘗試和失敗慢慢學會。through trial and error 就是「通過不斷試錯」。
不止。形容人、關係或環境時，toxic 指「消耗人的、有害的」。a non-toxic guy 就是「一個不渣的男生」。
除了「主角」，現在也常指「把自己當世界中心的人」。文中說自己 not even a main character，就是「連主角都不是」。
There is no easy way to say this。要宣佈壞訊息或難堪的事，先用這句鋪墊，對方就有心理準備了。
