這場戲：卸下強硬說出真名
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兩個假扮機器人的人混進奧克坦塔，一路被盤問、還跟著哼歌，獨處時才說真心話：一個被點破 put on a tough act（裝出強硬），另一個承認自己從聽到預言起就想當英雄，最後報出真名露西。臨別用 See you later, alligator（回頭見，鱷魚）收尾。想學點破嘴硬、俏皮告別，這些最實用。
❝ 獨白 · 8 句 看穿對方 put on a tough act（裝出強硬）的那番話
tough act 裝出來的強硬樣子turned out to be 結果卻是The real you 真實的你
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 艾米特說第一次被當真
把一句誇獎收成動力，溫柔卻不煽情。
報上真名：That was my real name（那是我的真名）
my real name 我的真名See you later 回頭見、待會兒見After a while 過一會兒（押韻回應）
兩個假扮成機器人的人混進奧克坦塔，被追問序列號、又不得不跟著唱《一切都真棒》，混過去之後才有機會單獨說話。一個說：I know you put on this tough act（我知道你在裝硬派），但你不像裝出來的那麼兇；另一個也卸下防備，說自己自從聽到預言就一心想當特選者，還提到 that was the first time anyone had ever really told me that（那是第一次真有人這麼跟我說）。結尾處她報出真名 Lucy（露西），兩人笑著用 See you later, alligator（回頭見，鱷魚）道別。想學怎麼點破別人嘴硬、怎麼說從那時起就一直，或怎麼俏皮收尾，這些都能直接用。
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。
“That was my real name.”
那才是我的真名。
在假身份、假聲音、假名字之後，用最短一句把真名交出來。信任不是長篇解釋，是把自己的名字給對方。
That was my real ... .
向人坦白真實身份或真名時用，語氣平靜；用在玩笑語境會顯得故作神秘。
That name was the real one. ／ My actual name was that.
口語
real 重讀，name 輕收，整句平穩不拖。
Call me by that; it was my real name. 就用那個叫我吧，那才是我的真名。
“but I don't think you're as mean as you're trying to seem.”
但我覺得，你沒裝出來的那麼刻薄。
把「我看穿了你」說得溫柔：不拆穿、不質問，只是把對方想藏的軟處輕輕說出來。它示範了怎麼點破一個人的偽裝而不傷人。
I don't think you're as ... as you're trying to seem.
溫和地點破別人逞強時用，語氣誠懇；若關係不近，這樣說會顯得多管閒事。
You are not as hard as you pretend. ／ I can tell the coldness is a costume.
口語
don't think 輕讀，as mean as 重讀，trying to seem 放慢。
I do not think you are as calm as you are trying to seem. 我覺得你沒裝出來的那麼鎮定。
“that was the first time anyone had ever really told me that.”
那是第一次有人真的這樣對我說。
不誇自己多委屈，只把「第一次」擺出來，重量就全在時間上。它讓人意識到，一句認可對一個人可能意味著一輩子。
That was the first time anyone had ever ... .
回憶第一次被肯定或受傷的時刻時用，語氣平靜；正式敘述也可，但偏個人化。
No one had ever said that to me before. ／ That was the first time I felt seen.
口語
first time 重讀，had ever 連讀，told me that 輕收。
That was the first time anyone had ever thanked me for it. 那是第一次有人為這件事謝我。
“Everything is cool When you're part of a team.”
只要你是團隊的一員，一切都很酷。
把歸屬感寫成一句隨口能唱的歌詞：酷不酷不取決於你多強，而取決於你在不在隊裡。簡單，卻正是一路要找回的東西。
Everything is cool when you're part of a team.
鼓勵融入團隊、強調歸屬時用，輕鬆順口；嚴肅場合用會顯得像口號。
It all works better as a team. ／ Together is where it gets good.
口語
cool 重讀，When you're 連讀，part of a team 收住。
Everything feels easier when you are part of a team. 成為團隊一員後，什麼都輕鬆些。
Look, Emmet. I wanted it to be me, okay? I wanted to be The Special. And I know that sounds super mature. It's just... ever since I heard the prophecy, I wanted to be the One. I was right there in that construction site... right on top of it, and then... it turned out to be you.
聽著，艾米特。 我本來希望那個人是我，行吧？ 我想當特選者。 我知道這聽著超成熟。只是…… 自從聽到那個預言，我就想當那個人。 當時我就在那個工地…… 就在它正上方，然後…… 結果是你。
That night in the city, when you thought I was The Special... and you said I was talented and important... that was the first time anyone had ever really told me that. And it made me wanna do everything I could... to be the guy you were talking about.
那天晚上在城裡，你以為我是特選者的時候…… 你說我有才華、很重要…… 那是第一次真有人這麼跟我說。 這讓我想盡一切辦法…… 成為你口中的那個人。
下一章 · 17made it up編造這場戲：被抓後坦承預言是編的指裝出強硬、滿不在乎的樣子，其實心裡未必那麼硬。臺詞裡有人一眼看穿對方在 put on this tough act，直接點破他沒那麼兇。
說 This is my jam，my jam 就是自己特別愛的那首歌或那個東西。聽到喜歡的歌、看到喜歡的東西都能這麼講，比 I love it 更有年輕人的味道。
the real you，指卸下偽裝後真實的你、真實的自己。安慰或鼓勵別人做自己時常用，比如 I like the real you（我喜歡真實的你）。
ever since 表示「從……那時起就一直」，後面接時間點或一件事，主句常用完成時或過去時。臺詞裡說自從聽到預言就一直想當那個人。
See you later, alligator（回頭見，鱷魚），對方常回一句 After a while, crocodile（過會兒見，短吻鱷），兩邊押韻，是英語裡經典的道別玩笑。
