這場戲：起鬨讓女友接電話
第 10 章 · 共 17 章 · 3'16"
活動散場，利普斯基隨口說女友莎拉更愛華萊士的文字，就被起鬨著撥通電話。華萊士接過話筒，一句 Nice to meet you telephonically（很高興在電話裡認識你）；結果一聊二十五分鐘，利普斯基事後只剩一句 You were only supposed to say hello（你本來只該打個招呼）。想學打電話寒暄和吃醋抱怨，這幾句都能用。
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 前排姑娘衝你「拋媚眼」：making eyes at
paying attention to 關注、注意某人making eyes at 衝某人拋媚眼in love with 愛上了某人get her on the phone 讓某人接上電話
活動散場，利普斯基跟華萊士閒聊，說女友莎拉更愛華萊士的文字，還承認這事 That's kind of annoying（有點讓人惱火）。有人起鬨要給她打電話，利普斯基嘴上說 No（不行），最後電話還是接通了。華萊士自報家門，說自己 Nice to meet you telephonically（很高興在電話裡認識你）；莎拉在電話裡問大衛有沒有 behaving himself（守規矩），又捧著《無盡的玩笑》說 I can't put it down（愛不釋手）。結束通話後，利普斯基忍不住抱怨 You were only supposed to say hello（你本來只該打個招呼），嫌兩人聊了二十五分鐘。想學打電話寒暄、打趣、吃醋抱怨，這些句子都能直接照搬。
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。
“No, sorry, I cannot. This is our hypothermia smoking tour of the Midwest.”
不行，抱歉，我不能關。這是我們的中西部失溫吸菸之旅。
把又冷又難熬的巡講說成一個旅遊專案，自嘲得漂亮。
this is our ... tour of ...
想自嘲地把一段苦差事說成行程時用；正式介紹專案別這麼開玩笑。
Welcome to our freezing road show. ／ This is the budget misery tour of the Midwest.
口語
hypothermia 重讀，smoking tour 連讀，尾音帶笑。
This is our red-eye budget tour of three cities. 這就是我們紅眼航班跑三座城的省錢之旅。
“I think pretty girls are what we most dream and despair of ever having, like, pay attention to us.”
我覺得，漂亮姑娘就是我們最渴望、又最絕望地覺得永遠得不到的那種，會關注我們的人。
一句話把男人的虛榮和自卑同時說穿，坦誠得有點殘酷。
X is what we most dream and despair of ...
想半自嘲地剖析某種普遍慾望時用；對不熟的人說會顯得輕浮。
It is what we want most and fear most. ／ We both crave it and give up on it.
口語
most 和 despair 兩處重讀，like 處輕輕停頓。
A kind word is what I most dream and despair of getting. 一句好話就是我最想要、又最不敢指望的東西。
“You were only supposed to say hello.”
你本來只該打個招呼。
一句指責短得不能再短，把憋了半小時的火全壓在裡面。
you were only supposed to ...
想平靜地指責對方越界時用；對上級或客人說會顯得冒犯。
All you had to do was say hi. ／ You were meant to keep it short.
口語
only 重讀，supposed to 連讀，句尾落平。
You were only supposed to water the plants. 你本來只該給花澆點水。
“You were on the phone with him for half an hour.”
你跟他電話打了半個小時。
一句平鋪直敘的賬，把「說好只打招呼」的荒謬直接拍出來。
You were on the phone with ... for ...
揭穿對方明知故犯時能用；對不熟的人別這麼算賬，看場合。
You were in there with her for an hour.
口語
were on 連讀，phone with him 弱讀，half an hour 連讀。
You were on the phone with your ex for an hour. 你跟你前任煲了一個小時電話粥。
I tell you what. I think that having an audience... like, really, really pretty girls... who are all paying attention to you and kind of like what you're saying, that's gratifying on a fairly, I think, just simple mammal level. I know. Why is that? I think pretty girls are what we most dream and despair of ever having, like, pay attention to us.
我跟你說。我覺得有一群觀眾…… 就像，特別特別漂亮的姑娘…… 全都注意著你，還有點喜歡你講的東西，那種滿足感，我覺得，是很樸素的哺乳動物層面的。 ——我知道。——為什麼會這樣？ 我覺得，漂亮姑娘就是我們最渴望、又最絕望地覺得永遠得不到的那種，會關注我們的人。
下一章 · 11self-absorbed自我沉溺這場戲：電臺談害羞與商場閒逛意思是「通過電話地」。華萊士自報家門後說 Nice to meet you telephonically，就是「很高興在電話裡認識你」，把見面場合點明是打電話，有點一本正經的幽默。
can't put it down。莎拉說讀《無盡的玩笑》I can't put it down，就是「我放不下」，形容一本書好看到捨不得停。
behaving himself。電話裡問 David behaving himself，就是「大衛乖不乖、守不守規矩」，父母或長輩問孩子時最常用這個說法。
利普斯基剛說女友更愛華萊士的文字，接著就有人提議 Let's get her on the phone；不過利普斯基一開始並不情願，回了句 No。
原本只說打個招呼，華萊士卻跟莎拉聊了二十五分鐘。利普斯基抱怨 You were only supposed to say hello，還說自己計時了，嫌他聊太久。
