這場戲：聊怎樣不怕被拒絕
第 20 章 · 共 22 章 · 2'47"
剛旅行回來的女人說自己 the happiest I've been in a long time（這麼久以來最開心的時候），還宣佈 I've conquered the fear of rejection（我已經克服了對被拒絕的恐懼）。對方卻潑冷水：沒人逃得開，人總是這樣那樣地 enslave ourselves（把自己變成奴隸），所以 You can always be thrown on the scrap heap（你隨時可能被扔進廢料堆）。
❝ 獨白 · 9 句 「我好久沒這麼開心」：in a long time（很久以來）
the furthest thing from my mind 壓根沒想過、離我最遠的事things are rolling 一切順起來了、漸入佳境in a long time 很久以來、許久沒有過a whole person 覺得自己又完整了
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 「我已經不怕被拒」：conquered the fear of rejection（克服對被拒絕的恐懼）
conquered the fear of 克服對……的恐懼trade-off 權衡、取捨、有得必有失buy that 信這套、接受這個說法scrap heap 廢料堆、被淘汰的下場
剛旅行回來的女人聊自己的狀態：她剛結束一段 two-year relationship（兩年的感情），a boyfriend is the furthest thing from my mind（交男朋友這事壓根沒想過），回來後 things are rolling（一切都在走上正軌）。她說 I'm the happiest I've been in a long time（這是這麼久以來最開心的），還宣佈 I've conquered the fear of rejection（我已經克服了對被拒絕的恐懼），把它當 a trade-off（一種權衡）。對方不買賬：I don't know if I buy that（我不確定我信不信這套），被拒絕的恐懼是 a real primal thing（很原始的東西），人總在 enslave ourselves（把自己變成奴隸），所以 You can always be thrown on the scrap heap（你隨時可能被扔進廢料堆）。最後朋友來約大家去看樂隊，說有 guest list（嘉賓名單）和 van（麵包車）。
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 think I can honestly say I'm the happiest I've been in a long time.”
我覺得我可以老實說，這是我這麼久以來最開心的時候。
老實說三個字一墊，把自我感覺良好說得坦蕩又有節制。
I can honestly say ...
想鄭重地說出真實感受時用；對上司或客戶說會顯得太私人。
Honestly, I have never felt better. ／ I can say in all honesty that this is my best year.
中性
honestly say 連讀，happiest 重音在首音節。
I can honestly say I've never slept better. 我可以老實說，我從沒睡過這麼好的覺。
“I've conquered the fear of rejection.”
我已經克服了對被拒絕的恐懼。
用征服一詞把心理變化說成一場勝仗，自信得有點好笑。
I've conquered the fear of ...
宣佈自己戰勝某種恐懼時用；在別人正難受時說會顯得自滿。
I have finally gotten over my fear of rejection. ／ I am no longer afraid of being turned down.
中性
conquered the 連讀，rejection 重音在第二音節。
I've conquered the fear of speaking in public. 我已經克服了當眾講話的恐懼。
“Just be prepared. You can always be thrown on the scrap heap.”
只是你得有準備。你隨時可能被扔進廢料堆。
用廢料堆比喻被拋棄，潑冷水也潑得漂亮。
You can always be ...
提醒朋友別太樂觀時用；在人家高興時說會被當成掃興。
Just be ready to be dropped at any time. ／ You could be discarded without warning.
中性
be prepared 連讀，scrap heap 兩個重音。
Enjoy the job, but you can always be replaced. 好好幹這份工作，但你隨時可能被換掉。
“We're always trying to enslave ourselves one way or another.”
我們總是這樣或那樣地把自己變成奴隸。
一句冷眼旁觀，把事業、感情、孩子都歸成同一種自我束縛。
We're always trying to enslave ourselves one way or another.
深聊人生、反思自己給自己上枷鎖時能用；對剛升職或懷孕的人說會掃興，別用。
We always find a new way to tie ourselves down. ／ One way or another, we chain ourselves.
中性
always trying to 連讀，enslave 重音在後，one way or another 節奏均勻。
We're always trying to enslave ourselves to some new schedule. 我們總是想把自己綁在某個新的時間表上。
A lot of times I leave a relationship and I feel like a whole person again. And I feel really elated. It seems then this ebb and flow thing sets in. And I start questioning everything, you know. And as long as I'm in a relationship, I swear I cannot be objective. It seems like after we've decided that we need one another to be happy... then I start getting insecure. I'm wondering, worrying all the time. It seems like rejection looms, ever-present.
很多時候我離開一段感情，就覺得自己又是個完整的人了。 我感覺特別高興。 接著那種潮起潮落就來了。 我就開始懷疑一切，你知道。 只要我在一段感情裡，我發誓我就沒法客觀。 好像一旦我們認定彼此需要才能幸福…… 我就開始沒有安全感。 我整天猜疑、擔心。 好像被拒絕的陰影隨時壓過來。
It's a real primal thing, you know. Can it be escap - Perhaps human beings weren't made to be happy and free all the time. We're always trying to enslave ourselves one way or another. If it's not through career, it's through a relationship or it's through kids. It just doesn't seem to be the natural human state. We go through a good phase, then we regress, you know. I mean, I'm really glad you're happy. Just be prepared. You can always be thrown on the scrap heap.
那是很原始的東西，你知道。它能被消——也許人本來就不是為了永遠快樂自由而生的。 我們總是這樣那樣地把自己變成奴隸。 不是通過事業，就是通過感情，或者通過孩子。 這似乎就不是人類自然的狀態。 我們會經歷一段好日子，然後又退回去，你知道。 我是說，我真的很高興你開心。 只是你得有準備。你隨時可能被扔進廢料堆。
下一章 · 21take it out on拿別人撒氣這場戲：堅信貓王還活著指潮起潮落、起起伏伏，形容狀態來回變化。原句 this ebb and flow thing sets in，就是「那種潮起潮落就來了」。
指權衡、取捨，有得必有失。原句 I kind of look at it as a trade-off，就是「我把它看成一種權衡」。
口語裡指信這套、接受這個說法。原句 I don't know if I buy that，就是「我不確定我信不信這套」。
指廢料堆，引申為被淘汰、被拋棄的下場。原句 thrown on the scrap heap，就是「被扔進廢料堆」。
the furthest thing from my mind。原句就是「交男朋友這事我壓根沒想過」，形容某件事完全不在考慮範圍內。
guest list。原句 put me on the guest list，就是「把我加進嘉賓名單」，演出、派對免票入場時常用。
