這場戲：太太聚會聊牢獄
第 11 章 · 共 28 章 · 4'17"
亨利夜不歸宿，凱倫被家裡人輪番數落，一句 What kind of person are you?（你算什麼人？）說得很重。到了太太聚會，女人們甩出一句 We weren't married to nine to five guys（我們嫁的可不是朝九晚五的男人），不信就回一句 Give me a break（得了吧）。想學吵架回嘴，這段夠用。
「朝九晚五的工作」叫 nine to five
What kind of person 還有哪種人會這樣nine to five 朝九晚五的工作hostess party 太太們湊的聚會
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 「得了吧、少來」說 give me a break
Give me a break 得了吧、少來make them out to be 把某人說成某種人God forbid 但願別、可別the can 監獄、號子
亨利半夜不回家，凱倫被家人圍著數落：What kind of person are you?（你算什麼人？）連她爸都嫌他不像話。後來凱倫去米基辦的太太聚會，才算見識這圈子：女人聊的是誰家男人進了 the can（監獄、號子），有人差點讓維尼去收拾人。回家後她擔心亨利萬一真進去怎麼辦，亨利反倒笑她，甩出一句 Let me tell you something. Nobody goes to jail unless they want to（沒人會進監獄，除非他自己想進）。凱倫後來說，過了一陣子，這一切都變得平常了。想學吵架、群聊、吹牛的口語，這段全有。
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。
“Let me tell you something. Nobody goes to jail unless they want to.”
我跟你說，沒人會進監獄，除非他自己想進。
把黑幫的冷酷邏輯說成一句家常勸告，篤定得讓人發笑，也讓人發涼。
Nobody does X unless they want to.
點破對方活該、勸人別自找麻煩時用；對倒霉的人說會顯得刻薄。
Nobody ends up like that by accident. ／ No one gets caught unless they slip up.
口語
Nobody 重讀，unless 輕帶，句尾 want to 收得乾脆。
Nobody stays tired unless they want to. 人不會一直累著，除非自己願意。
“We were worried to death. A married man does not stay out like this.”
我們都擔心死了。結了婚的男人不該這樣在外面待著。
先把牽掛說到頂，再補一句規矩，母親的失望和不滿全壓在裡面。
We were worried to death.
對晚歸不報備的人表達擔心帶責備時用；對長輩別用這種質問口氣。
We were worried sick. ／ We were out of our minds with worry.
中性
worried to death 連讀，does not 弱讀成 doesn't。
We were worried to death when you didn't answer. 你不接電話，我們擔心死了。
“We weren't married to nine to five guys.”
我們嫁的可不是朝九晚五上班的男人。
一句話把兩種人生擺在一起，自豪裡帶著對規矩生活的不屑。
We weren't married to ... guys.
替自己或同伴的生活方式辯護時用；自嘲場合比正式爭論更合適。
We didn't marry office guys. ／ Our men were never nine-to-five types.
口語
weren't 吞音，nine to five 三個詞連成一串。
She wasn't married to a nine to five guy either. 她嫁的也不是個朝九晚五的男人。
“What kind of person are you? What is the matter with you?”
你算什麼人？你到底怎麼回事？
兩句追問連發，把桌邊那種又氣又護短的道德審判原樣端出來。
What kind of person are you?
質問熟人做事沒底線時能用；對上司或陌生人別用，太沖，會當場結怨。
What kind of person does that? ／ What is wrong with you?
口語
kind of 連讀，person 和 are 之間輕滑過去。
You lied to her face. What kind of person are you? 你當著她面撒謊。你算什麼人？
They had bad skin and wore too much makeup. They didn't look very good. They looked beat up. And the stuff they wore... was thrown together and cheap. A lot of pantsuits and double knits. She spends her life in a nightgown.
她們皮膚差，妝又化得太濃，看著並不怎麼體面。 她們看著像被揍過。還有她們穿的那些東西…… 都是胡亂拼湊的便宜貨。 一大堆褲套裝和雙面針織衫。 她一輩子都穿著睡袍過日子。
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keep out of it。別人吵架你被勸別摻和，就可以說 Keep out of it，等於「這事你別管」。
the can 是監獄、號子的俚語說法。go to the can 就是進監獄，戲裡問珍妮的丈夫為什麼進 the can，問的就是為什麼進號子。
nine to five，指規規矩矩的上班生活。戲裡太太們說 We weren't married to nine to five guys，意思是自己嫁的不是那種按時上下班的男人。
指「把某人說成某種人」。戲裡說你 make them out to be saints，就是諷刺對方總把惹事的人說成聖人。
