這場戲：雨中散步再進天文館
第 11 章 · 共 23 章 · 2'14"
雨裡，瑪麗一路抱怨耶魯又 cancel on（臨時放鴿子），被點破這就是 having an affair（有婚外情）的日常；她講起前夫出軌，說自己當年總覺得自己 deficient（有欠缺）。後來兩人躲進天文館，聊起知識，冒出一句 The brain is the most overrated organ（大腦是最被高估的器官）。
愛一個人愛得發狂，英語說 crazy about（為某人神魂顛倒）
had an affair 有婚外情deficient in 在某方面有欠缺crazy about 為某人神魂顛倒found him devastating 覺得某人迷人到極點
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 知識隨手可得：at my fingertips（隨手可得、信手拈來）
at my fingertips 隨手可得、信手拈來a different opening 另一個口子where would we be without 沒有它真不知會怎樣have a tendency to 有做某事的傾向
雨下著，瑪麗向艾薩克抱怨耶魯：他 was supposed to（本來應該）來見她，結果 cancel on（臨時放了她鴿子），韋瓦第音樂會的票也白買了。艾薩克一句點破：You're having an affair（你有外遇），瑪麗嫌這說法太難聽，接著講起前夫當年出軌，自己卻總覺得 deficient（有欠缺），怪自己床上不行、不夠聰明。後來兩人走進天文館，看土星、數衛星；艾薩克說自己有一百萬條知識 at my fingertips（隨手可得），可他說 They mean nothing（那些都沒用），真正有價值的東西 enters through a different opening（從另一個口子進來）。兩人為大腦爭起來，他丟擲 The brain is the most overrated organ（大腦是最被高估的器官），轉頭又安慰瑪麗 you're terrific（你特別棒）。
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。
“The brain is the most overrated organ.”
大腦是最被高估的器官。
把一句帶刺的俏皮話說成格言，短、狠，還能直接當簽名。
X is the most overrated Y
朋友吹噓智商或名校時半開玩笑地用；對上司或面試別這麼說。
IQ is the most overrated measure of talent. ／ The corner office is the most overrated prize.
口語
重音落在 overrated，句尾放平別上揚。
The all-nighter is the most overrated productivity hack. 通宵是最被高估的效率秘訣。
“Facts. I got a million facts at my fingertips.”
知識嘛。我腦子裡隨手就能拈來一百萬條。
先甩一個單詞再補一句炫耀，自嘲和得意同時到位。
I got a million X at my fingertips.
熟人之間自嘲式炫耀知識面時用；正式場合說會顯得傲慢。
I've got names and dates at my fingertips. ／ I can pull a million facts from memory.
口語
Facts 單獨一頓，million 拉長，at my fingertips 連滑。
I've got every World Cup winner at my fingertips. 歷屆世界盃冠軍我信手拈來。
“Oh, God, was he brilliant. I was so crazy about him.”
哦，天哪，他真是才華橫溢。我當時愛他愛得發瘋。
用倒裝把讚歎推高，再一句把當年的痴情攤開，毫無防備。
was he + adjective（感嘆倒裝）
回憶舊愛時帶情緒地用；商務或剋制的場合不要說這麼滿。
Was he talented. I was head over heels. ／ Man, could he play. I adored him.
口語
was he 顛倒重讀，crazy about 連讀，句末收住。
Oh, was she brilliant. We all wanted to impress her. 哦，她真是才華橫溢。我們都想讓她高看一眼。
“Everything valuable enters through a different opening, if you'll forgive the disgusting imagery.”
一切有價值的東西都是從另一個口子進來的——原諒我這噁心的比喻。
用一句自嘲式的比喻講直覺高於理性，聰明又不好好說話。
Everything valuable enters through a different opening.
談靈感或直覺、又怕比喻太直白時用；正式演講裡慎用，容易讓人走神。
The best things come in through another door entirely. ／ What matters arrives by a different route.
literary
Everything valuable 連讀，enters through 輕，a different opening 放慢，後半句自嘲放輕。
Real ideas enter through a different opening than logic. 真正的想法不是從邏輯那道門進來的。
They mean nothing cos nothing worth knowing is understood with the mind. Everything valuable enters through a different opening, if you'll forgive the disgusting imagery. I don't agree at all. Where would we be without rational thought? You... you... you rely too much on your brain. The brain is the most overrated organ.
那些都沒用，因為真正值得懂的東西，不是靠腦子弄明白的。 真正有價值的東西，都是從另一個口子進來的——你要原諒我這個噁心的比喻。 我完全不同意。沒有理性思考，我們會成什麼樣？ 你……你……你太依賴你的腦子了。 大腦是最被高估的器官。
下一章 · 12the toast of the town全城紅人這場戲：勸她去倫敦卻打岔意思是「隨手可得、信手拈來」，形容知識、資料一伸手就能拿到。原句 I got a million facts at my fingertips，就是「我隨手就能拈來一百萬條知識」。
be supposed to。原句 He was supposed to see me today，就是「他本來今天該來見我的」，常用來表達「說好的事沒發生」。
cancel on someone。原句 He had to cancel on me，就是「他臨時放了我鴿子」，比單純說 cancel 多了「對某人失約」的意味。
be crazy about someone。原句 I was so crazy about him，就是「我當時愛他愛得發瘋」，也可以說 crazy about 某樣東西、某件事。
have a tendency to。原句 You do have a tendency to get a little hostile，就是「你確實有點愛較勁」，用來指出一個人一貫的毛病。
What's the difference。原句 What's the difference what I think about you，就是「我怎麼看你又有什麼關係」，語氣帶點自嘲和防禦。
