這場戲：賽前有人替帕特求情
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舞蹈決賽後臺，帕特和蒂芙尼準備上場，傑克還在擔心賭注，帕特爾一句 Excelsior（精益求精）給帕特打氣。另一邊，妮基突然出現，羅尼忙著勸人 give him a chance（給他一次機會），還提到 restraining order（禁制令）。想學賽前打氣、替人說情的英語，這幾句很頂用。
看走眼了？賽前該 scout（提前摸底）對手
the dancers 那些舞者、臺上的選手worried about 擔心某事scouted them 提前摸底對手give me the money 把錢給我
她若過得好，也許能解除 restraining order（禁制令）
restraining order 禁制令、限制接近令calm down 冷靜下來、別激動lift the restraining order 解除禁制令
❝ 獨白 · 4 句 一句 give him a chance（給某人一次機會）替帕特求情
give him a chance 給某人一次機會out the window 隨手拋棄、扔到腦後calm down 冷靜下來、別激動
舞蹈決賽現場，帕特和蒂芙尼準備上場，傑克還在擔心那注賭，帕特爾一句 Excelsior（精益求精）給帕特打氣。另一邊，妮基突然出現，場面一下子緊張起來：有人提到，只要她看到帕特現在過得很好，說不定就會 lift the restraining order（解除禁制令）。羅尼則忙著替帕特說情，說帕特告訴他絕不該把一段婚姻 out the window（隨手拋棄），還反覆說過好幾遍，這是帕特的機會，大家得 give him a chance（給某人一次機會）。想學賽前打氣、替人求情、化解僵局的英語，這段都很實用。
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。
“I want you to remember everything, all of the good stuff that we have here.”
我要你記住這一切，記住我們在這裡所有的美好。
把「記住美好」說成一句請求，溫柔裡帶著一點怕失去。
I want you to remember ...
對重要的人說出希望他記住的事時用；日常抱怨裡別套用。
I want you to hold on to all of this. ／ Remember everything good we had here.
中性
remember everything 連讀，good stuff 稍作停頓。
I want you to remember the good stuff from this summer. 我要你記住這個夏天裡的美好。
“He told me you should never throw a marriage out the window.”
他跟我說，絕不該把一段婚姻隨手扔掉。
一個「扔出窗外」把糟蹋感情的輕率說得又形象又刺人。
you should never throw ... out the window
勸人別輕率丟掉重要東西時用；正式文書裡不適合。
You shouldn't toss a marriage away like that. ／ Don't throw away something that matters.
口語
throw 與 a 連讀，out the window 三詞連成一串。
You shouldn't throw a good job out the window over one bad week. 別因為一週不順就把一份好工作扔了。
“Said it several times. It's his chance. You gotta give him a chance.”
說了好幾遍。這是他的機會。你得給他一個機會。
短句連打三下，越說越急，替朋友求情的那股勁全出來了。
You gotta give someone a chance.
替人求情、請對方再給次機會時用；對上級說會顯得唐突。
Everyone deserves one more chance. ／ Come on, just give him a chance.
口語
gotta 輕讀，give him 連讀成 giv-im。
He made one mistake, but you gotta give him a chance. 他就犯了一次錯，你總得給他個機會。
“She'll see how well he's doing, maybe she'll lift the restraining order.”
她會看到他做得多好，也許就會撤銷限制令。
把一場舞當成轉機，用「也許會」保住一點不敢說滿的希望。
maybe she'll ...
盼著一次表現能換來轉機時用，語氣要留餘地；承諾確定結果時別這麼說。
Maybe she'll see the change and lift the order. ／ She might loosen the order if she sees this.
中性
see 重讀，maybe 輕，lift the restraining order 放低。
Maybe she'll see how hard I tried and give me another shot. 也許她會看到我多努力，再給我一次機會。
“You can give me the money now, you know.”
你現在就可以把錢給我了，你知道的。
還沒比就先討錢，一句玩笑把緊張氣氛戳破。
You can give me the ... now, you know.
跟朋友打趣、提前索取賭注或好處時用，要夠熟；對客戶別這麼沒正形。
You might as well pay me now. ／ Hand it over now, you know.
口語
now 重讀，you know 輕輕帶過。
You can hand me the trophy now, you know. 你現在就可以把獎盃給我了，你知道的。
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God. - (RONNIE) Pat told me. He told me you should never throw a marriage out the window. - He did not say that. - (RONNIE) Yes. Said it several times. It's his chance. You gotta give him a chance.
——哦，天哪。哦，天哪。——（羅尼）帕特告訴我的。 他跟我說，絕不該把一段婚姻隨手扔掉。 ——他沒這麼說。——（羅尼）說了。 說了好幾遍。這是他的機會。你得給他一個機會。
字面是「扔出窗外」，實際是「隨手拋棄、扔到腦後」。臺詞裡說 never throw a marriage out the window，就是「絕不該把一段婚姻隨手扔掉」。
restraining order，指法院限制某人接近另一人的命令。臺詞裡說 maybe she'll lift the restraining order，就是「說不定她會解除這道禁制令」。
give someone a chance。臺詞裡 You gotta give him a chance，就是「你得給他一次機會」，常用來替人說情。
scout 作動詞是「提前摸底、偵察對手」。臺詞裡 Maybe you should've scouted them，就是「也許你該提前摸摸他們的底」，賽前研究對手常用這個詞。
是驚訝時的粗口式感嘆，等於「我的天啊」，語氣比 wow 重得多。看到出乎意料的場面時用，正式場合要避開。
