這場戲：面試被嫌有妥瑞氏症
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布拉德去小學面試，聊著聊著突然發出怪聲，面試官以為他嗓子卡了東西，問 You got something stuck in your throat（你嗓子裡卡了東西吧），其實那是妥瑞氏症。他淡定回一句 take something as a challenge（把某件事當成挑戰），還說不信有哪個孩子沒救。想表達不服輸、偏要做成，這句就能用。
"I don't believe that any kid is hopeless"（沒有哪個孩子是沒救的）
take that as a challenge 把這當成挑戰yell out obscenities 大聲喊出髒話coprolalia 穢語症（不自主罵髒話）any kid is hopeless 覺得哪個孩子沒救
"But I would never ever work for a man that doesn't care about his students"（絕不替不關心學生的人幹活）
bottom line 說到底、關鍵所在refrain from making these noises 忍住，別發出這些聲音care about his students 關心他的學生take no more of your time 不再佔用你的時間
布拉德去小學面試五年級教師。他有妥瑞氏症，面試中不受控地發出怪聲，面試官先說這地方不好乾、學生很難管，又說想在這兒教書就得 refrain from doing something（忍住、剋制不做某事），別在課上出聲；布拉德把刁難當成動力，回一句 take something as a challenge（把某件事當成挑戰），並說沒有哪個孩子是沒救的。聊到後面，面試官的態度讓他失望，他索性說絕不替一個 care about someone（關心、在乎某人）都做不到的人工作。表達不服輸用 take something as a challenge，講規矩、講要求用 refrain from，評價老闆有沒有良心用 care about，面試、職場溝通都能直接套。
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。
“I don't believe that any kid is hopeless.”
我不相信有哪個孩子是沒救的。
一句話立住立場，把教育者的信念說得乾淨有力，值得單獨拿出來記。
I don't believe that ... is hopeless.
表明自己不放棄某人時用；對剛經歷失敗的人說最合適，別用來指責對方。
I don't think any kid is beyond help. ／ No child is hopeless in my book.
中性
重讀 believe 和 hopeless，中間 to believe that 輕快帶過。
I don't believe that any student is hopeless. 我不相信有哪個學生是沒救的。
“But I would never ever work for a man that doesn't care about his students.”
但我絕不會給一個不關心學生的人幹活。
用 never ever 加重語氣，把原則和尊嚴一起擺上桌，拒絕得有理有節。
I would never ever work for someone who ...
拒掉違背自己原則的機會時用；對朋友可直說，對長輩要放軟語氣。
I could never work for someone like that. ／ That is a line I will not cross.
中性
never ever 兩個詞都重讀，稍作停頓，最後 care about 連讀。
I would never ever work for a company that lies to customers. 我絕不會為一家欺騙客戶的公司工作。
“Tourette's or no Tourette's, I was going to be a teacher.”
有沒有妥瑞氏症都好，我都要當老師。
用同一個詞反覆頂回去，句式利落，把病和夢想的關係一刀切開。
X or no X, I was going to ...
表達不受某條件影響時用；適合下定決心的場合，正式場合少用。
Rain or no rain, we are going. ／ Degree or no degree, he was going to teach.
口語
兩個 Tourette's 都要重讀，中間 or no 快而輕，後半句放慢。
Rain or no rain, we are going to the game. 下不下雨都好，這場比賽我們照去。
“I had no choice but to prove Tourette's would never get the best of me.”
我別無選擇，只能證明妥瑞氏症永遠別想打垮我。
把被動處境寫成主動宣戰，have no choice but to 一句立住整個人物。
have no choice but to ...
說自己被逼到只能做某件事、表明決心時用；對朋友可袒露，對客戶慎用以免顯得無奈。
I was left with no choice but to prove them wrong. ／ I had to prove it wouldn't beat me.
中性
no choice but to 連讀，prove 重讀，get the best of me 一氣呵成。
I had no choice but to study all night. 我別無選擇，只能通宵複習。
下一章 · 08have the gift有天賦這場戲：繼母登門點醒他意思是把某件事當成挑戰，用積極的態度去面對刁難或難題。面試官說學校學生難管，布拉德就用這句表示自己不退反進。
refrain from doing something。想要求對方上課別出聲，可以說 you're going to have to refrain from making these noises in class，語氣比 don't 更正式，更像在講規定。
他是想先給布拉德打個預防針，說這兒有不少 hard cases（難管的孩子），工作強度大。這既像提醒，也像試探他會不會知難而退。
意思是關心、在乎某人。布拉德用它回擊面試官，說絕不會給一個不關心學生的上司工作，這句話把整場面試的矛盾挑明瞭。
take no more of your time。布拉德決定不要這份工作時說 I'll take my portfolio and take no more of your time，體面又決絕地結束對話。
