這場戲：宣佈搬出婆家單過
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露西當著婆家人宣佈要搬出去單過，婆婆拿亡夫說事：poor Edwin barely cold in his grave（屍骨未寒）；伊娃放狠話，說她走了就別想 come crawling back（低聲下氣回頭求人）。一句 I have my own life to live（我有自己的日子要過）說得又穩又硬。這幾句「我要過我自己的日子」的英文，吵架時特別提氣。
她一句 mind is made up（主意已定，不再改）
mind is made up 主意已定，不再改cold in his grave 屍骨未寒consideration for 為某人著想、顧念except for 除了……以外
喪夫將近一年，露西終於攤牌：my mind is made up（主意已定），她要帶著女兒安娜和女僕瑪莎搬去海邊，不再跟婆家一起過。婆婆不肯放手，拿死去的兒子壓她，說可憐的埃德溫 barely cold in his grave（屍骨未寒）；伊娃更咄咄逼人，質疑她沒錢，還怪她干涉安娜。露西一條條頂回去：我有埃德溫金礦股的收益，跟著瑪莎能過得很省，她是我女兒。伊娃最後撂下狠話：將來你後悔、想 come crawling back（低聲下氣回頭求人）時，別指望我鼓勵你。my mind is made up 就是「主意已定、不再改」；cold in his grave 指「屍骨未寒、人剛走不久」；come crawling back 形容低聲下氣地回頭求人。
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。
“And now my mind is made up.”
我已經打定主意了。
把決定說得乾乾淨淨，不留討價還價的餘地。
my mind is made up
宣佈決定、不再回頭時用；對長輩攤牌也可，但語氣會很硬。
I've made up my mind. ／ My decision is final.
正式
重音落在 made up，句尾降調收住。
My mind is made up, so stop asking me to stay. 我主意已定，別再勸我留下了。
“I'm not leaving him, I'm leaving you.”
我不是要離開他，我是要離開你們。
同一個動詞把矛頭從亡夫轉向活人，一句話切開兩邊。
I'm not leaving X, I'm leaving Y
要澄清自己針對誰時用；把話說這麼直，關係往往已到盡頭。
It's not him I'm leaving, it's you. ／ I'm not running from him, I'm running from this house.
口語
not 重讀，兩個 leaving 之間停半拍，you 收重。
I'm not leaving the city, I'm leaving you. 我不是要離開這座城市，我是要離開你。
“I have my own life to live, and you have yours, and they simply won't mix.”
我有我自己的日子要過，你們也有你們的，這兩樣根本融不到一塊兒。
兩個 life 平行擺開，一句判了兩種生活合不來。
I have my own ... and you have yours
要劃清界限、說明彼此過不到一起時用；家人之間說這句很傷。
We each have our own lives, and they don't fit together. ／ Your life and mine can't be lived as one.
中性
yours 和 won't mix 各重讀，they simply 連讀。
I have a life of my own to live, and so do you. 我有自己的生活要過，你也一樣。
“It's been Edwin's life and yours and Eva's, never my own.”
過的都是埃德溫的、你們的、伊娃的日子，從來不是我自己的。
把三個人的名字排成一串，最後用 never my own 一刀割開。
It's been X's life and yours, never my own
回顧自己一直為別人而活時用；當面抱怨家人容易翻臉。
It was always their life, never mine. ／ I've lived everyone's life but my own.
literary
三個名字連讀不重，never my own 放慢。
It's been the company's life and theirs, never my own. 過的都是公司和他們的日子，從沒我自己的。
“I've always wanted to live by the sea.”
我一直想住在海邊。
一句願望把爭吵從錢和責任里拉出來，給出她真正要的東西。
I've always wanted to ...
說出埋了很久的心願時用；剛認識的人之間也能這樣聊。
Living by the sea has always been my dream. ／ It's always been my wish to live near the water.
中性
always 輕讀拖長，live by the sea 三詞連成一串。
I've always wanted to live by the sea, even as a child. 我從小就總想著住在海邊。
“I've never had a life of my own.”
我從來沒有過屬於自己的生活。
用最輕的句子說出最重的話，一輩子都被別人佔著。
I've never had a ... of my own
回望半生、說出委屈時用；對家人當面講會很重。
I've never had anything that was mine. ／ Nothing in my life has ever been my own.
中性
never 重讀，a life of my own 連讀放平。
I've never had a room of my own until now. 直到現在，我才有一間屬於自己的房間。
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下一章 · 02be the judge of由自己來評判這場戲：租房堅持要海鷗別墅意思是「主意已定，不再改」，比 I decide 更堅決。my mind is made up 常用來結束爭論：別再勸了，我已經定了。
字面是「人躺在墳裡還沒涼」，中文常說「屍骨未寒」。用來指責別人在逝者剛走不久就急著改變，帶責備口氣。
come crawling back，crawl 是爬，畫面是灰溜溜爬回來求人。放話時用：走得乾脆點，將來別回來求我。
I never heard of such a thing，就是「這種事我聞所未聞」，表示震驚、看不慣。長輩看到離譜舉動常這麼說。
take responsibility for，後面接事情。如 take responsibility for what might become of her，就是為她將來會怎樣擔起責任。
