這場戲：巡講路上互相交底
第 3 章 · 共 17 章 · 5'03"
記者利普斯基陪作家華萊士在小館子吃飯，華萊士卻先交底：你會回紐約把這篇稿子寫成你想要的樣子，這讓我很不安，還丟下一句 I don't even know if I like you yet（我都還不知道自己喜不喜歡你呢）。想把「我緊張、我不安」說得又真又不失禮，這幾句特別值得學。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 怕自己像在 trading off（拿…做交換）
trading off 拿…做交換、換取好處feel lonely 感到孤獨reading you is another way of meeting you 讀你的書就是認識你的另一種方式anything to do with 與…有任何關係
記者利普斯基飛到外地採訪作家華萊士，兩人在小館子坐下。華萊士一上來就交底，說你會回紐約把稿子寫成你想要的樣子，這讓我很不安，還開口說 I don't even know if I like you yet（我都還不知道自己喜不喜歡你呢）。兩人又聊採訪這門手藝、巡講、名氣，華萊士說自己怕被當成在 shape the impression（左右別人對我的印象），也怕做的事像在 cashing in（藉機撈好處），還擔心自己顯得像個 dweeb（書呆子、傻帽）。想學怎麼把不安、彆扭和自嘲說得不尷尬，這段全是好句。
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 don't even know if I like you yet.”
我都還不知道自己喜不喜歡你呢。
把採訪裡說不出口的坦白直接撂下，真誠得有點好笑。
I don't even know if I ... yet.
對剛認識的人半開玩笑地坦白時能用；正式場合說會顯得冒犯。
I'm not even sure I trust you yet. ／ I still don't know what to make of you.
口語
don't even 連讀，like you 輕讀，yet 收得乾脆。
I don't even know if I fit in here yet. 我都還不知道自己適不適合這兒。
“It really worries me that what I'm doing right now is like being a whore.”
讓我很不安的是，我現在做的就像在當婊子。
把宣傳新書和自我出賣擺在一起，用最狠的詞說出了焦慮。
It really worries me that what I'm doing is like ...
自嘲式地表達對某件事的道德不安時能用；對不熟的人別用 whore。
It bothers me that this feels like selling myself. ／ What worries me is that I'm trading on my name.
口語
worries me that 連讀，like being a 快讀帶過。
It worries me that this whole launch feels like begging. 讓我不安的是，整個釋出活動像在討飯。
“Mmm, but what saves us is that most entertainment is not very good.”
但救了我們的是，大多數娛樂都不怎麼樣。
一句反著誇的俏皮話，把娛樂業的門檻和人的品味都點到了。
What saves us is that ...
想俏皮地誇一件壞事的反面作用時能用；正式評論裡少用這種機鋒。
What saves us is that the bad stuff is forgettable. ／ The good news is that most of it is harmless.
中性
what saves us 連讀，not very good 尾音輕收。
What saves us is that most sequels are easy to skip. 救了我們的是，大多數續集都很好跳過。
“I can't stand to look like I'm actively trading off this sexually.”
我受不了自己看起來像是在主動拿性做交易。
把名利場的曖昧說成「主動交易」，一句話戳破自我厭惡。
I can't stand to look like I'm ...
表達受不了某種自我形象時能用；對不熟的人別說這麼直白，看場合。
I can't stand to look like I'm begging for attention. ／ I can't stand to seem like I'm using people.
口語
can't stand 連讀，actively 重讀，sexually 輕收。
I can't stand to look like I'm chasing a promotion. 我受不了自己看起來像是在鑽營升職。
The thing about the tour is, yes, I would like to get laid off of it a couple of times. People come up. They kind of, like, slither up. And it seems like... I don't know. What I want is not to have to take any action. What kind of action? I don't want to have to say, like, "Do you want to come back to the hotel?" I want them to say, "I am coming back to your hotel."
巡講這事吧，沒錯，我倒是想借它豔遇幾次。 有人會湊上來。就是那種，扭著蹭過來。 看起來好像……我也說不清。 我想要的是自己不用主動做任何事。 什麼行動？我不想非得開口說，比如， “你想回酒店嗎？” 我想讓他們說：“我要回你的酒店。”
下一章 · 04channel surfing拿著遙控器不停換臺這場戲：聊我們為什麼空虛意思是「左右別人對我的印象」。華萊士說他想 shape the impression of me that's coming across，就是想在採訪裡左右別人對他的印象，不想被稿子定型。
nervous about。臺詞裡 I'm so nervous about whether you like me，就是「我特別緊張你到底喜不喜歡我」，nervous about 後面接讓你緊張的那件事。
意思是「貶低、潑冷水」。華萊士對利普斯基說，我要是開始飄了，你可得 come put me down，就是當面潑我冷水，朋友間常用來請對方別客氣地敲打自己。
take action。臺詞裡 not to have to take any action，就是「不用主動做任何事」，take action 是正式的說法，職場、新聞裡都常見。
意思是「書呆子、傻帽」，比 nerd 更帶調侃，通常不懷惡意。華萊士說不想顯得 like a total dweeb，就是自嘲怕被寫成個傻乎乎的書呆子。
