這場戲：深夜登門哭訴外遇
第 15 章 · 共 23 章 · 2'49"
瑪麗深夜對耶魯發火，說自己 I'm wasting myself on a married man（我在一個已婚男人身上浪費自己）。轉頭她跑到艾薩克家，抱歉說 I didn't know who to call（我不知道該打給誰）；艾薩克不讓她吃安定，還笑她 self-esteem is like a notch below Kafka's（自尊比卡夫卡還低一檔）。想學深夜哭訴和損友式安慰的英文，這些都能用。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 I'm wasting myself on a married man（我在一個已婚男人身上浪費自己）
never stops ringing 一直響個不停go to bed with 跟某人上床wasting myself on 在某人身上浪費自己Call somebody up 給某人打個電話
深夜，瑪麗先跟耶魯在電話裡吵起來：她抱怨 My phone never stops ringing（我電話就沒停過），說我 could go to bed with the entire faculty of MIT（能把麻省理工整個教職都睡一遍），卻 I'm wasting myself on a married man（在一個已婚男人身上浪費自己）。她又跑到艾薩克家，為打擾道歉：I didn't know who to call（我不知道該打給誰）。艾薩克家的水是褐色的，他說 you get used to it after a while（過一陣就習慣了）；聽說她想吃安定，他說 Valium causes cancer（安定致癌），還把人家的心理醫生調侃了一通，說 her self-esteem is like a notch below Kafka's（自尊比卡夫卡還低一檔）。瑪麗自嘲 I deserve everything I get（我活該），又說 He led me on（是他勾引我），抱怨男人總 stick up for each other（互相護著）。
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 could go to bed with the entire faculty of MIT, if I wanted to. It's just...”
只要我願意，我能把麻省理工整個教職員工都睡一遍。只是……
用最誇張的自誇說出最深的自我否定，笑點裡全是心酸。
I could do X, if I wanted to.
自嘲式地誇自己搶手時用；對不熟的人說會顯得輕浮。
I could get any job in this city, if I wanted to. ／ I could date anyone here, if I wanted to.
口語
entire faculty 重讀，if I wanted to 放輕收尾。
I could find a date tonight, if I wanted to. 只要我願意，今晚就能約到人。
“He's done a great job on you. Your self-esteem is like a notch below Kafka's.”
你的自尊心比卡夫卡還低一檔。
用文人梗當刻度尺，損人損得又準又好笑。
a notch below someone
熟人之間開玩笑地損人時用；對剛受挫的人說會太刻薄。
His confidence is a notch below zero. ／ Her patience is a notch below mine.
口語
self-esteem 重音在 teem，notch below 連讀。
Your cooking is a notch below the takeout place. 你的廚藝比外賣還低一檔。
“He led me on! That's the point of it. Why am I reluctant to criticise him?”
是他勾引我的！關鍵就在這兒。我為什麼不願意批評他？
先指控再自我審問，一句把愛與不甘全攤開。
He led me on! That's the point of it.
抱怨被人吊著又怪自己心軟時用；正式場合說會顯得失控。
He strung me along and I let him. ／ She led me on and I still defend her.
口語
led me on 連讀，That's the point 重讀，問句尾上揚。
He led me on for months and I kept making excuses. 他吊了我好幾個月，我還一直替他找理由。
“That's just my theory, but I think it's correct. I got tissues someplace.”
這只是我的理論，不過我覺得它沒錯。
對自己沒根據的斷言還鄭重其詞，一本正經的荒謬最好笑。
That's just my theory, but I think it's correct.
半開玩笑地丟擲沒證據的論斷時用；正經討論裡別說，會讓人覺得你不嚴謹。
It's only my theory, but I'm sure it's right. ／ No proof, but I'm convinced.
口語
just my theory 輕快，but 停頓，I think it's correct 逐詞放慢加重。
That's just my theory, but I'm sure it's true. 這只是我的理論，不過我肯定它是對的。
What am I doing in this relationship anyway? My phone never stops ringing. I could go to bed with the entire faculty of MIT, if I wanted to. It's just... I don't know. I'm wasting myself on a married man, so I don't know. Listen, I think I'd better go now. I just want you to have this.
我到底在這段關係裡幹什麼呢？我的電話就沒停過。 只要我願意，我能把麻省理工整個教職員工都睡一遍。只是…… 我不知道。我在一個已婚男人身上浪費自己，所以我不知道。 聽著，我想我該走了。我只想把這個給你。
下一章 · 16right up your alley正合胃口這場戲：床上被勸給她打電話work out 在這裡表示「成、順利發展」，指一段關係能不能有結果。原句 I knew it couldn't possibly work out，就是「我早知道這事不可能成」。
get used to。原句 you get used to it after a while，就是「過一陣子你就習慣了」，注意 used to 後接名詞或動名詞。
get suspicious。原句 You don't get suspicious when he calls you at 3am，就是「他凌晨三點給你打電話，你也不起疑心？」，suspicious 是「可疑的、多疑的」。
stick up for someone。原句 You guys all stick up for each other，就是「你們男人都互相護著」，用來指責抱團護短。
waste oneself on someone。原句 I'm wasting myself on a married man，就是「我在一個已婚男人身上浪費自己」，語氣又委屈又自嘲。
I deserve everything I get。deserve 是「應得」，原句就是「我想我活該遭這些」，自嘲時常用，也可以說 I had it coming。
