這場戲：守著後窗聊鄰居
斯特拉一邊給傑夫按背，一邊和他隔著後窗聊鄰居。兩人說到推銷員雨夜拎著樣品箱進進出出，傑夫判斷他是從公寓裡往外搬 personal effects（私人物品），說 He's gonna run out on her（他要拋下她跑了）。突然對方從視窗看過來，傑夫喊 Get out of sight!（躲起來！）。想學閒聊八卦的英文，這段很自然。
「拋下她跑了」：run out on（拋下某人）
cast an eye 看一眼、留意一下personal effects 私人物品run out on 拋下、拋棄某人
「躲起來」英語喊 get out of sight
get out of sight 躲起來、別被看見the kind of look 那種眼神afraid somebody might be watching him 怕有人盯著他
《後窗》這段在傑夫的公寓裡：斯特拉替他按背，兩人一邊盯著窗外，一邊議論起鄰居。說到那個推銷員，傑夫想起他昨晚冒雨拎著樣品箱進進出出，判斷他是把 personal effects（私人物品）往外搬，一句 He's gonna run out on her（他要拋下她跑了）說得又氣又損。兩人還聊到軀幹小姐、寂寞芳心小姐，順口一句 wind up（最終落得）。忽然推銷員從視窗朝這邊看過來，傑夫臉色一變，喊 Come on, get out of sight!（快，躲起來，別讓他看見！）。想學八卦閒聊、推斷和緊張時刻的英文，這段很生動。
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。
“Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to run.”
有時候留下來比跑掉更糟。
一句把懦弱和忍耐翻了個面，替被拋下的人留住了尊嚴。
It's worse to ... than it is to ...
替兩難處境裡做選擇的人說話時用；別拿來勸人忍受傷害。
Staying can hurt more than leaving. ／ Leaving is not always the coward's move.
中性
worse to stay 連讀，than it is to 輕快帶過，run 收尾。
Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to quit. 有時候留下來比辭職更糟。
“That's the kind of look a man gives when he's afraid somebody might be watching him.”
那是一個人怕被人盯著看時，才會露出的眼神。
把偷窺者和被偷窺者的位置一句話對調，全片的主題都藏在這句裡。
That's the kind of look someone gives when ...
解讀表情、給某種反應下判斷時用；對當事人直說會顯得冒犯。
That's the look of a man who knows he's watched. ／ A guilty man looks at you just like that.
中性
kind of look 連讀，afraid somebody 連讀，watching him 收低。
That's the kind of look a student gives when he hasn't studied. 那就是學生沒複習時才會有的表情。
“You'd think the rain would have cooled things off.”
按理說這場雨該把暑氣澆下去才對。
用一句想當然的抱怨開場，把悶熱和煩躁一下寫進天氣裡。
You'd think ... would have ...
抱怨事情沒按常理髮展時用；對不熟的人說像發牢騷，看場合。
You'd expect the rain to cool things down. ／ You'd think it would be cooler by now.
中性
You'd think 連讀，would have 縮成 would've，cooled things off 順下來。
You'd think the wind would have dried the washing. 按理說這風該把衣服吹乾了。
“All it did was make the heat wet.”
結果只是把悶熱泡得更溼。
把下雨說成「讓熱變溼」，黏膩的天氣一句話就出來了。
All it did was + 動詞
抱怨某事毫無用處時用；對長輩或嚴肅場合別說，顯得沒正經。
All it did was make things worse. ／ It only made the heat wetter.
口語
All it did was 連讀，heat wet 兩個短母音要分清。
All the fan did was push the hot air around. 風扇只是把那點熱風推來推去。
下一章 · 06cut up切碎、肢解這場戲：新裙子遇上剁肉刀推理意思是「拋下、拋棄某人」，通常指在一段關係裡不負責任地走掉。臺詞 He's gonna run out on her 就是「他要拋下她跑了」。
Speaking of。它常放在句首，接著提起剛聊到的話題，比如 Speaking of misery... 就是「說到悽慘的事……」。
意思是「最終落得、到頭來」，後面接結果。臺詞 she'll wind up fat, alcoholic and miserable 就是「她最後會落得又胖又酗酒，還悽慘」。
字面是「投去一眼」，意思是「看一眼、留意一下」。Isn't there anybody who could cast an eye in her direction? 就是問「這附近就沒誰能朝她那邊看一眼嗎？」。
意思是「躲起來、別被看見」，是緊張時的催促。臺詞 Come on, get out of sight 就是「快，躲起來」，常在這種要暴露的瞬間用。
