這場戲：求人接手節目六週
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魯伯特在樓下自導自演一場午飯戲：傑裡求他 take over（接手、代管）節目六週，他一邊推辭一邊享受，最後鬆口答應。媽媽在樓上喊「你在跟誰說話」，把他拉回現實。想學怎麼推掉又不想撕破臉，work it out（想出辦法解決）和 not that big a deal（沒什麼大不了）都值得記。
「朋友就該互相幫」就是 What are friends for
What are friends for 朋友就該互相幫the ratings 收視率day and night 日日夜夜think about it again 再考慮一下
求人 take over（接手、代管）節目六週
take over 接手、代管not that big a deal 沒什麼大不了day and night 日日夜夜the ratings 收視率
魯伯特一個人在樓下排練和傑裡吃午飯的場景，還認真給想像中的粉絲多洛雷斯簽了名。戲裡傑裡求他 take over（接手、代管）節目六週。他嘴上說自己忙、說自己累，一句 I can't even take over my own life for six weeks（我連自己的生活都管不了六週）把拒絕說得又心酸又好笑。臺詞裡還有 What are friends for（朋友就該互相幫）和 not that big a deal（沒什麼大不了）這樣的客套話和輕描淡寫。媽媽的喊聲打斷了他，一句「你在跟誰說話」戳破了這場獨角戲。想學怎麼推辭、拖延、勉強鬆口，day and night（日日夜夜）、work it out（想出辦法解決）這些現成說法拿來就能用。
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 can't even take over my own life for six weeks.”
我連自己的生活都管不了六週。
用一句自嘲把拒絕說得又狠又可憐，誰也不忍再逼他。
I can't even ... for six weeks.
要推掉重擔又不想傷人時用，對上司熟人皆可，別用來敷衍正事。
I can barely manage my own week. ／ Taking on more is beyond me right now.
口語
can't even 連讀，own life 重讀，句尾壓低收。
I can't even finish my own work by Friday. 我連自己的活兒都趕不到週五做完。
“What are friends for, Jerry?”
朋友是幹嘛的，傑裡？
一句反問就把幫忙說成天經地義，客氣裡帶著不容拒絕。
What are friends for?
朋友幫了忙、你要還人情時用，輕鬆場合說，正事裡別拿來搪塞。
That is what friends are for. ／ What else are friends for?
口語
friends 和 for 連讀，句尾 for 上揚，帶點調侃。
You helped me move, and what are friends for? 你幫我搬了家，朋友不就是幹這個的嘛。
“There's gotta be a way you can work it out. It's just six weeks.”
總會有辦法解決的。不過是六週而已。
先給希望再壓價，把一件難事說成不值一提，勸人最狠的套路。
There's gotta be a way you can work it out.
勸人接下一件難事時用，對夥伴下屬都行，別拿它逼人做違規的事。
We can find a way to sort this out. ／ There must be some way around it.
口語
gotta be a 連讀，work it out 一氣呵成，句尾放平。
There's gotta be a way you can work it out with the team. 總會有辦法的，你和團隊商量著來。
“It's impossible! I'm trying to tell you that. You want the tears to come out of my eyes?”
這不可能！我就是在跟你說這個。你還想讓我哭出來給你看？
連吼三句層層加碼，最後一句把崩潰說成反問，壓力大得人無處可躲。
You want the tears to come out of my eyes?
被人逼到極限時用，親近或平級之間宣洩可以，對客戶、上級別這樣失控。
Do you want me to break down right here? ／ You want to see me cry?
口語
It's impossible 重讀，最後一句升調頂上去。
You want the tears to come out of my eyes? Then keep pushing. 你是想看我掉眼淚？那就接著逼吧。
下一章 · 04didn't have the nerve沒膽量開口這場戲：酒吧重逢舊日暗戀意思是「接手、代管」，把別人的活兒接過來負責。原句 take over the show for six weeks，就是接手主持節目六週，工作上臨時替班也能用。
說 work it out。原句 There's gotta be a way you can work it out，就是「總會有辦法解決的」，遇到難題時勸人別放棄很常用。
說 not that big a deal。原句 It's not that big a deal to think，意思是「想一想又沒什麼大不了」，安慰別人別把事想得太重。
字面是「朋友是用來幹嘛的」，實際是「朋友就該互相幫」。說 What are friends for? 時通常半開玩笑，幫了忙或要人幫忙都能用。
說 day and night。原句 That's all I do, is think day and night，就是「我日日夜夜除了想還是想」，用來強調一件事一直掛在心上。
