這場戲：向男爵傾訴苦戀
第 4 章 · 共 18 章 · 2'07"
巴黎廚藝學校裡，薩布麗娜跟男爵倒苦水，說心上人根本不知道她存在，自己 I might as well be reaching for the moon（簡直是痴心妄想）。男爵卻笑她太老派，還回一句 We are building rockets to reach the moon.（我們都在造火箭上月球了）。想用俏皮話把「不可能」說得輕鬆，很值得學。
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 「別再拉長著臉」：stop looking like a horse
To begin with 首先、第一條looking like a horse 拉長著臉a box at the opera 歌劇院的包廂charity ball 慈善舞會
這是薩布麗娜在巴黎廚藝學校的一段對話。她向常來上課的聖豐塔內男爵坦白，自己愛上的人根本不知道她存在，還說 I might as well be reaching for the moon（簡直是痴心妄想）。男爵不這麼看，反問她 Why try to get over it?（幹嘛非要從這段感情裡走出來），又說 You young people, you are so old-fashioned.（你們年輕人太老派了），因為人類 We are building rockets to reach the moon.（都在造火箭上月球了）——連月球都能去，愛情為什麼不可能。他還教她，想讓人喜歡，To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.（首先，別整天拉長著臉）。想學用反問和玩笑勸人別放棄，這幾句都很實用。
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。
“A woman unhappily in love, she forgets to turn on the oven.”
一個女人戀愛不順，她會忘了開烤箱。
用一隻烤箱給失戀下定義，把抽象的心事說得又準又好笑。
A person X, she does Y.
想用一個小動作總結一類人的狀態時用；正式分析裡別這麼隨意。
A woman in love, she forgets to eat. ／ A man in love, he forgets the time.
literary
unhappily 重音在前，she forgets 輕快，oven 收尾降。
A man in a hurry, he forgets his keys. 一個趕時間的人，他會忘帶鑰匙。
“You speak of love like it was a bad cough.”
你說起戀愛，像在說一場煩人的咳嗽。
把愛情比作咳嗽，既說出了難受，也點出那副急著治好它的心態。
You speak of X like it was ...
想點出對方輕描淡寫了一件重事時用；對剛受傷的人別說。
You talk about love as if it were an illness. ／ You treat it like a cold to be shaken off.
literary
like it 連讀，was 弱讀，bad cough 兩個詞都重。
You speak of grief like it was a bad habit. 你說起悲傷，像在說一個壞習慣。
“I might as well be reaching for the moon.”
我這簡直是在伸手摘月亮。
一句自嘲把「根本不可能」說得又美又心酸。
I might as well be reaching for the moon.
想說某件事根本沒希望、帶自嘲時用；正式彙報裡別用。
I may as well be chasing the stars. ／ It is like asking for the impossible.
口語
might as well 連讀成一串，reaching for 連讀，moon 拖長。
With my grades, that school might as well be the moon. 就我這成績，那所學校簡直是月亮。
“To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.”
首先，你別再拉長著臉了。
先擺第一條「建議」，再甩出損人的比喻，一本正經地刻薄最好笑。
To begin with, you must ...
想一條條給建議、第一條還帶點損時用；對陌生人說會得罪人。
For a start, stop pulling that long face. ／ First of all, cheer up a little.
口語
To begin 連讀，must stop 都重讀，horse 拉長收尾。
To begin with, you must stop apologizing for everything. 首先，你別再什麼事都道歉了。
“Don't you people ever read the society columns?”
你們這些人從來不看社交專欄嗎？
一句反問把「你們太閉塞了」說得毫不客氣，語氣活靈活現。
Don't you ever ...?
對方連常識都不知道、你想吐槽時用；對長輩或上級用會失禮。
Do you people never read the news? ／ Have you been living under a rock?
口語
Don't you 連讀，people 輕，society columns 重讀。
Don't you people ever check your email? 你們這些人從來不看郵件嗎？
“He's getting married again, that's what's the matter with him.”
他又要結婚了，問題就出在這兒。
答案是結婚，可口氣分明在說這是件麻煩事，冷淡得剛剛好。
That's what's the matter with him.
回答「他怎麼了」、給出真正原因時用；說別人家事要留神分寸。
That is exactly his problem. ／ That is what is wrong with him.
口語
getting married 連讀，that's what's 縮成一團，him 輕收。
He never sleeps, and that's what's the matter with him. 他從不睡覺，問題就出在這兒。
You young people, you are so old-fashioned. Have you not heard? We are building rockets to reach the moon. To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.
你們這些年輕人，真是太老派了。 你沒聽說嗎？ 我們正在造火箭上月球。 首先，你別再拉長著臉了。
下一章 · 05wheels are in motion機器已經轉起來了這場戲：辦公室攤牌塑膠聯姻字面是「伸手去摘月亮」，實際指做根本做不到的事、痴心妄想。這裡薩布麗娜用它形容自己這段沒指望的苦戀。
說 To begin with，就等於「首先、第一條」。後面直接接理由或建議，比如 To begin with, you must stop looking like a horse.
意思是「走出來、釋懷」，多指一段感情或一次打擊。男爵反問 Why try to get over it? 是在說：喜歡一個人又不犯法，幹嘛非要忘掉。
You young people, you are so old-fashioned. 老派就是 old-fashioned，說一個人想法守舊、跟不上時代，語氣可輕可重。
