這場戲：私開派對招來全團
第 8 章 · 共 19 章 · 4'56"
臥鋪車廂裡兩人偷偷開派對，一瓶波本剛喝一半，訊息就走漏了：Party in Upper 7（7號上鋪開派對），全團姑娘抱著乳酪餅乾擠了進來，怎麼趕都趕不走。人散後，糖糖對 Josephine 坦白 I have this thing about saxophone players（我對薩克斯手特別著迷）。想跟人掏心窩講自己的「死穴」，這句就是範本。
偷偷開派對：this is the only way to travel（這才是旅行該有的樣子）
the only way to travel 這才是旅行該有的樣子turn out to be 結果發現是、最後變成spoil my surprise 把好訊息提前捅破、壞了驚喜spill it 灑了就灑了；有話快說
❝ 獨白 · 15 句 糖糖的薩克斯情結
越說越軟的語氣，把她的痴情和舊傷一層層攤開。
列車深夜，約瑟芬和達芙妮在7號上鋪偷偷開起小派對，波本剛倒半瓶，卻忘了隔牆有耳。姑娘們聞聲而來，Party in Upper 7 越傳越遠，最後全團抱著苦艾酒、乳酪、花生醬把鋪位擠得水洩不通，怎麼勸都不肯走。人散去後，約瑟芬留下糖糖。糖糖自嘲不夠聰明、運氣差，還坦白 I have this thing about saxophone players（我對薩克斯手特別著迷），尤其是次中音薩克斯，一聽八小節就腿軟。想說「對某樣東西著迷上癮」，用 have a thing about；想感嘆「這才是旅行該有的樣子」，說 the only way to travel；想表達「結果竟然變成」，用 turn out to be。夜聊交心都用得上。
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。
“Oh, I tell you, my dear, this is the only way to travel.”
哎，我跟你說，親愛的，出門旅行就得這樣才痛快。
微醺的一句感嘆，把逼仄的車廂說成了享受，節奏又慢又得意。
this is the only way to ...
自己享受某件事、想向別人炫耀時用；正經場合或對長輩別說。
This is the only way to spend a Sunday. ／ Trust me, this is the only way to eat crab.
口語
only way 放慢加重，結尾 travel 輕輕揚起。
After a week of this, I'd say this is the only way to work. 這麼幹了一週，我得說，工作就該這麼來。
“You fall for 'em, you really love 'em.”
你會迷上他們，是真真切切地愛上他們。
兩個短句一遞進，把一再重蹈覆轍說得又甜又無奈。
You fall for 'em, you really ...
形容自己對某種人毫無抵抗力時用；嚴肅勸告裡別這麼鬆散。
You fall for 'em, you marry 'em. ／ You trust 'em, then they let you down.
口語
兩句之間略停，for 'em 連讀，love 'em 收得乾脆。
You fall for 'em, you really spend for 'em. 你會迷上他們，是真真切切地為他們花錢。
“If I had any brains, I wouldn't be on this crummy train with this crummy girls' band.”
我要是有點腦子，就不會待在這破火車上，跟這個破女子樂隊混。
一句自嘲把整趟逃亡的荒唐全盤托出，crummy 重複得像在咬牙。
If I had any brains, I wouldn't be ...
自嘲選錯路、抱怨處境時用；對上司或剛認識的人要慎用。
If I had any sense, I wouldn't be here. ／ With any brains I'd have quit by now.
口語
If I had 連讀，any brains 重讀，兩處 crummy 都咬實。
If I had any brains, I wouldn't be working this late. 我要是有點腦子，就不會加班到這麼晚。
“I have this thing about saxophone players.”
我對薩克斯手有種說不清的迷戀。
把軟肋說成「我有個毛病」，體面又坦白。
I have this thing about ...
跟朋友聊偏愛時能用；跟新同事說私事要留分寸。
I've got a soft spot for guitarists. ／ There's just something about drummers for me.
口語
this thing 咬清，about 輕帶，saxophone players 連讀完。
I have this thing about old bookshops. 我對舊書店有種說不清的迷戀。
“Thirteen girls in a berth. It's bad luck.”
一個鋪位擠十三個姑娘。這不吉利。
用迷信口吻給鬧劇收場，荒誕又好笑。
... It's bad luck.
朋友聚會擠成一團時能用；正式場合別拿迷信當理由。
Fourteen people in a van. That's asking for trouble. ／ Eight at one table. Bad omen.
口語
報數字平直，bad luck 前停一拍，luck 壓低。
Nine in a tiny elevator. It's bad luck. 九個人擠在小電梯裡。這不吉利。
I have this thing about saxophone players. Especially tenor sax. Really? I don't know what it is, but they just curdle me. All they have to do is play eight bars of "Come to Me, My Melancholy Baby" and my spine turns to custard. I get goose-pimply all over, and I come to 'em. - That so? - Every time. You know, I play tenor sax. - But you're a girl, thank goodness. - Oh. Yeah. That's why I joined this band. Safety first. Anything to get away from those bums. Yeah. You don't know what they're like. You fall for 'em, you really love 'em.
我對薩克斯手就是有這種特別的感覺。 尤其是次中音薩克斯。 真的？ 我也不知道為什麼，他們就是能把我的心攪得稀碎。 他們只要吹上八小節《來到我身邊，我憂鬱的寶貝》 我的脊椎就化成蛋奶糊了。 我渾身起雞皮疙瘩，然後就不由自主地貼上去。 ——是嗎？——每次都這樣。 你知道嗎，我就是吹次中音薩克斯的。 ——不過你是女的，謝天謝地。——哦，對。 所以我才加入這個樂隊。安全第一。 只要能躲開那些混蛋，幹什麼都行。 是啊。 你不知道他們是什麼德行。 你會迷上他們，是真真切切地愛上他們。
下一章 · 09the natives are getting restless等得不耐煩了這場戲：包廂裡聊嫁富人表示「對某類人或東西特別著迷、特別有感覺」，後面直接跟物件。戲裡糖糖說 I have this thing about saxophone players，就是「我對薩克斯手特別著迷」。
說 the only way to travel。戲裡一句 this is the only way to travel，就是「出門旅行就得這樣才痛快」，帶點小得意。
意思是「結果發現是、最後變成」。戲裡一句 This may even turn out to be a surprise party，就是「這說不定最後會變成一場驚喜派對」。
意思是「以防、萬一」，後面跟可能發生的情況。有人帶了乳酪餅乾，說 in case anybody gets hungry，就是「萬一有人餓了呢」。
說 get yourself into trouble。戲裡有人警告糖糖 you're gonna get yourself into a lot of trouble，就是「你早晚要給自己惹上大麻煩」。
