這場戲：停電燭光下過生日
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雷恩二十一歲生日那天，屋外狂風暴雨，屋裡的燈突然全滅。燭光下蓋布先老實交代：To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore（實不相瞞，我們已經不在一起了），又把藏了一整晚的禮物遞過去，說自己一直沒敢拿出來，怕人 get the wrong idea（往歪處想）。想學這種又暖又微妙的對白，這些很上頭。
「就我這運氣，還是自己生日」：just my luck on my own birthday
just my luck （反諷）就我這運氣goes black （燈）全滅了、變黑in the candlelight 在燭光裡out in the other room 到另一間屋裡去
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 送禮怕誤會
越解釋越心虛，禮物被他自己說成告白預告。
雷恩二十一歲生日，派對趕上一場颶風：窗外暴雨雷電，大家都到樓上來看，說這是卡羅來納那場颶風的尾巴，風雨還會更大。有人提到雷恩就是在颶風裡出生的，it's very fitting（真應景）。正說著，燈全滅了，有人抱怨 just my luck（就我這運氣），還是自己生日；大家點起蠟燭。燭光裡蓋布說你在燭光下真漂亮，又坦白 To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore（實不相瞞，我們已經不在一起了），然後拿出藏在外套裡一整晚的生日禮物，說自己沒敢在別的房間給，怕人 get the wrong idea（往歪處想）。雷恩說禮物很美，最後開口：她真正想要的，是一個生日吻。
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。
“To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore.”
跟你說實話吧，我們已經不在一起了。
在最熱鬧的生日會上，用一句最平的話交代婚姻結束。越平靜，越顯出一個人的處境。
To tell you the truth, we're not ... anymore.
在輕鬆場合需要坦白一個沉重事即時用。
Honestly, we've split up. ／ We're not together these days.
中性
To tell you the truth 平穩，not together anymore 放慢收尾。
To tell you the truth, I'm not with the company anymore. 老實說，我已經不在那家公司了。
“Oh, it's very fitting. I was born during a hurricane.”
哦，這可太應景了。我就是在颶風裡出生的。
把天氣和自己的出生連在一起，像是命運在配合。一個自嘲的巧合，卻讓這場停電生日有了象徵意味。
It's very fitting. I was born during a ...
遇到與自身經歷巧妙呼應的場合時用，語氣輕鬆自嘲。
Fitting, isn't it? I arrived in a storm. ／ Of course it storms tonight.
口語
very fitting 重讀，born during a hurricane 放慢。
It's very fitting; I was named after a storm. 還真巧，我是以一場風暴命名的。
“Oh, this is just my luck on my own birthday.”
哦，就我這運氣，還是自己生日。
just my luck 是句萬能的反諷，加上 on my own birthday 就把倒霉推到頂點。自嘲得恰到好處。
This is just my luck on ...
自嘲地在某個重要日子碰上倒霉事時用。
Of course this happens today. ／ Typical, and on my birthday no less.
口語
just my luck 重讀，on my own birthday 放慢收尾。
Of course it rains, just my luck on my day off. 偏偏我休息就下雨，真是我的運氣。
“Happy birthday. I've been carrying this around all night.”
生日快樂。這東西我揣了一整晚。
把心意藏在「揣了一整晚」裡：一句祝福，說盡了整晚的猶豫和緊張。
I've been carrying this around all night.
遞出一份猶豫很久的心意時用，語氣靦腆；正式的生日致辭裡別這麼含糊。
I've been holding onto this all night. ／ I couldn't wait to give you this.
口語
Happy birthday 輕快，carrying this around 放慢。
I've been carrying this around all day, hoping you'd show up. 這東西我揣了一整天，就盼著你會來。
Happy birthday. I've been carrying this around all night. I didn't want to give it to you in the other room because I thought that, you know, it might... people might think it was funny or something. It could be misconstrued, so I've been hiding it under my jacket for...
生日快樂。這東西我揣了一整晚。 我不想在那邊房間給你，因為我怕，你知道，可能會…… 別人可能會覺得這很怪，或者怎樣。 怕被想歪了，所以我一直把它藏在外套下面，藏了……
意思是「誤會、往歪處想」。原句說怕別人 get the wrong idea，就是不想讓人把送禮物的舉動想成別的意思。
意思是「老實跟你說」，在要講不太好開口的實話前先打個招呼。原句接 we're not together anymore，就是坦白自己已經和妻子分開了。
fitting。原句說在颶風裡過生日 it's very fitting，還補一句自己就是颶風裡出生的，用一個詞把巧合說得很宿命。
be misconstrued，比 misunderstood 更正式，指被解讀成錯誤的意思。原句 It could be misconstrued，就是「這可能會被想歪」。
just my luck，通常是反諷，意思是「果然又輪到我倒霉」。原句 this is just my luck on my own birthday，就是「偏偏在我自己生日上出這事」。
the tail end of，指某件事的尾聲。原句 the tail end of that hurricane off Carolina，就是「卡羅來納那場颶風的尾巴」。
