這場戲：聊亡妻怪癖勸小子
第 9 章 · 共 21 章 · 3'53"
威爾剛跟漂亮姑娘約過一次，卻不敢再打給她，怕一接近就發現對方沒那麼好。尚恩直接 save someone the suspense（直接告訴你結果）：你不完美，她也不完美，關鍵是你們合不合適。他還補一句，想知道答案只能 givin' it a shot（親自試一把）。想勸人別怕失敗、勇敢試一次，這兩句正合適。
❝ 獨白 · 22 句 一句 had the goods on me（抓住某人的把柄）
had the goods on me 抓住某人的把柄imperfections 缺點、不完美之處let into 讓某人進入
威爾跟一個又聰明又有趣的姑娘約會後，遲遲不肯再聯絡，理由是對方現在「太完美」，他怕一走近就毀掉。尚恩先用 save someone the suspense（直接告訴你結果）點破：你不完美，那個姑娘也不完美。他拿自己過世妻子的種種怪癖舉例，說人們把這些叫 imperfections（缺點），其實那才是好東西，因為正是這些讓我們彼此選擇。想知道兩個人合不合適，只能 by givin' it a shot（親自試一把）。save someone the suspense 適合不想繞彎子、先把結論告訴你的時候，imperfections 用來形容人無傷大雅的小毛病，givin' it a shot 就是勸人放手試一次。
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。
“My wife used to fart when she was nervous.”
我妻子以前一緊張就放屁。
用最難啟齒的小事講愛，一下把深情說得很真。
used to ... when ...
回憶逝去或過去的人時用；初次見面別拿這類私事開玩笑。
She would always laugh at her own jokes. ／ He used to hum when he was nervous.
口語
used to 連讀成 yoos-ta，nervous 句尾降調。
My grandfather used to sing when he was nervous. 我爺爺以前一緊張就唱歌。
“People call these things imperfections, but they're not.”
人們把這些叫缺點，可它們不是。
一句反駁把大眾的判斷翻過來，替小毛病正名。
People call these things ..., but they're not.
替某種被誤解的東西辯護時用；正式文章裡少用這麼口語的反駁。
Everyone calls it a flaw, but it isn't one. ／ They look like weaknesses, but they are not.
中性
imperfections 重讀，but they're not 短促收。
People call these quirks odd, but they're not. 人們把這些習慣叫怪，可它們不怪。
“but the only way you're findin' out that one is by givin' it a shot.”
但這一件事，你只有親自試一把才能知道。
把抽象的親密問題落到一句可執行的話上，乾脆有力。
The only way you're finding out is by doing it.
鼓勵猶豫的人邁出第一步時用；對已經受傷的人別催。
The only way to know is to try it. ／ You'll only learn that by giving it a go.
口語
only way 重讀，findin' out 連讀，shot 收尾利落。
The only way you're finding out is by giving it a shot. 這事你只有試一把才能知道。
“And then we get to choose who we let into our weird little worlds.”
然後，由我們自己決定讓誰走進我們那個古怪的小世界。
把親密關係說成挑選訪客，溫柔又通透。
we get to choose who we let into ...
聊感情和邊界時能用，對朋友戀人都合適，別拿來說教別人。
We decide who gets close to us. ／ You choose who you let in.
中性
get to 弱讀成 get-ta，who we let into 連讀，weird little worlds 重讀。
We get to choose who we let into our quiet little lives. 誰走進我們安靜的小日子，由我們自己選。
My wife used to fart when she was nervous. She had all sorts of wonderful idiosyncrasies. You know, she used to fart in her sleep. Sorry I shared that with you. And one night it was so loud, it woke the dog up. She woke up and gone like, "Was that you?" I said, "Yeah. " I didn't have the heart to tell her. Oh, God. - She woke herself up? - Yes. Oh, Christ. Ah, but, Will, she's been dead two years and that's the shit I remember. It's wonderful stuff, you know? Little things like that. Yeah, but those are the things I miss the most. The little idiosyncrasies that only I knew about. That's what made her my wife. Boy, and she had the goods on me, too. She knew all my little peccadillos. People call these things imperfections, but they're not. Oh, that's the good stuff. And then we get to choose who we let into our weird little worlds. You're not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspense. This girl you met, she isn't perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. That's the whole deal. That's what intimacy is all about.
我妻子以前一緊張就放屁。 她身上有各種各樣可愛的怪癖。 你知道，她睡覺時也放屁。 抱歉跟你說這些。 有天晚上那聲兒太響，把狗都吵醒了。 她醒了，說：“是你嗎？” 我說：“是我。”我不忍心告訴她。哦，天哪。 ——她自己把自己吵醒了？——對。 哦，老天。唉，可威爾，她都走了兩年了，我記著的就是這些破事。 可這些多美好啊，你懂嗎？就是這種小事。 是啊，可這些正是我最想念的。 那些只有我才知道的小怪癖。 正是這些讓她成了我的妻子。 天哪，她也把我的底細摸得一清二楚。我那些小毛病她全知道。 人們把這些叫缺點，可它們不是。 哦，那才是好東西。 然後我們才有權選擇，讓誰走進我們那點古怪的小世界。 你不完美，小子。 我替你省了這份懸念吧。 你遇到的這個姑娘，她也不完美。 問題在於，你們倆是不是彼此合適。 就這麼回事。親密關係說的就是這個。
下一章 · 10another crack at it再給一次機會這場戲：道歉後再約看賽狗就是「替你省掉懸念、直接告訴你結果」。戲裡尚恩說 let me save you the suspense，意思是別猜了，我直接說：沒有完美的人。
可以說 give it a shot，口語裡常寫成 givin' it a shot。想知道兩個人合不合適，the only way is by givin' it a shot，就是隻能親自試一試。
字面是「不完美、缺點」，但戲裡帶褒義：那些小怪癖、小毛病才是讓人記住你的東西，尚恩說 people call these things imperfections, but they're not。
多半是反諷，等於「那你可真了不起」，語氣帶點不以為然。朋友之間開玩笑、拌嘴時很常見，正經場合別用。
call someone up 就是「給某人打電話」，更口語、更隨意；call up 還有「徵召、召集」的意思，看語境分辨。
