這場戲：電話裡被勸直接約她
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沃爾特又打給相親網站客服，托德干脆說：你幹嗎不直接 invite someone out（約她出去），別老上網折騰。沃爾特卻想復刻《椰林飄香》：登個廣告，等 soul mates（靈魂伴侶）自己找上門。想學怎麼用英文約人、怎麼吐槽這種浪漫幻想，這段很輕鬆。
soul mates（靈魂伴侶、天生一對）
beef your profile up 把資料充實、加強invite her out 約她出去soul mates 靈魂伴侶、天生一對caught in the rain 淋到雨
last in, first out（後來先走）
figure this out 弄明白、解決point guy 對接人、主要聯絡人nothing to worry about 沒什麼可擔心的last in, first out 後來先走
托德在電話裡讓沃爾特別再搞花樣，快把資料填完，還勸他：既然跟那姑娘一起上班，幹嗎不直接 invite someone out（約她出去）？沃爾特卻說想學《椰林飄香》那樣登個廣告，讓 soul mates（靈魂伴侶）自己回應，兩人還聊起那首歌。後來沃爾特和謝麗爾一起走去接她兒子，一路聊她兒子的滑板、聊《生活》的格言，也聊起失蹤的肖恩；謝麗爾說自己才來一個月，自嘲按 last in, first out（後來先走）的規矩，被裁的八成是自己。
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。
“why don't you just humanly invite her out?”
你幹嗎不乾脆像個正常人一樣約她出來？
一個 humanly 就把繞彎子的浪漫戳破，勸人直接開口就該這麼爽利。
Why don't you just ...?
看朋友繞圈子時用；對上級或客戶說會顯得沒耐心。
Why not just ask her out? ／ Just go and talk to her.
口語
why don't you 連讀，humanly 重讀，invite her out 收得乾脆。
Why don't you just tell her how you feel? 你幹嗎不直接告訴她你的感覺？
“No, no, no, I'm trying to do like a "Piña Colada Song" thing.”
不不不，我想走那種《椰林飄香》的路子。
把一首老歌當戀愛攻略，三個 no 就寫出他的執拗和天真。
I'm trying to do like a ... thing.
半開玩笑地解釋自己的怪主意時用；正式場合說會顯得不著調。
I'm going for a certain vibe. ／ I want to do it my own way.
口語
No no no 連成一串，Piña Colada 三詞咬清，thing 收輕。
I'm trying to do like a movie thing here. 我想走那種電影裡的路子。
“and it turns out they were soul mates and didn't even know it...”
原來他們本就是靈魂伴侶，自己卻不知道……
用一句原來揭曉整首歌的浪漫反轉，念出來就像在講一個老故事。
it turns out they were ... and didn't even ...
講一個意外揭曉的結果時用；說自己的事會顯得在自我安慰。
It turned out they were perfect for each other. ／ They were meant for each other all along.
中性
turns out 連讀，soul mates 重讀，didn't even 一帶而過。
It turns out they were neighbors and didn't even know it. 原來他們本是鄰居，自己卻不知道。
“and they end up making love in capes, or on a cape.”
最後他們披著斗篷做愛，或者是在海角上。
cape 的諧音梗把浪漫唱成笑話，一本正經說葷話最要命。
they end up doing ..., or ...
朋友間講冷笑話、雙關時用；正式場合或長輩面前別說。
They end up together, or maybe not. ／ It ends in a pun, honestly.
口語
end up 連讀，making love 放輕，capes 和 on a cape 對比重讀。
They end up singing, or on a stage. 最後他們唱起了歌，或者說是站上了舞臺。
“If you like piña coladas, getting caught in the rain.”
如果你喜歡椰林飄香，喜歡被雨淋溼。
一句歌詞就把人拉回舊時光，唱出來比說出來更有殺傷力。
If you like ..., getting ...
半開玩笑地引用歌詞、表達喜好時用；正經場合別哼。
If you like long walks, this is for you. ／ If you enjoy the rain, you'll love it here.
口語
If you like 連讀，piña coladas 輕快，caught in the 連成一串。
If you like quiet mornings, getting up early, you'll fit in. 如果你喜歡安靜的清晨、喜歡早起，你會很適應。
“Yeah, we got to figure this out. It's a big deal.”
對，我們得把這事弄明白。這關係重大。
兩句短句一壓一收，合作感和緊迫感一下都到位。
We got to figure this out.
和同伴一起解決問題時用；對客戶說 got to 會顯得太隨意。
We have to sort this out. ／ Let's work out what happened.
口語
got to 連成 gotta，figure this out 連讀，big deal 加重。
We got to figure this out before Friday. 我們得在週五前把這事弄明白。
下一章 · 07follow up on something跟進追查這場戲：順線索查到格陵蘭意思是「約某人出去」，invite 是邀請，out 指外出約會。片裡托德勸沃爾特別在網上繞，直接 invite her out，就是「乾脆約她出來」。
意思是「靈魂伴侶、天生一對」，指彼此契合、像命中註定的一對。片裡沃爾特講的那首歌，男女主角繞了一圈才發現彼此就是 soul mates。
意思是「正在緩衝、載入中」。它本是網路影片卡住時的提示，也可以開玩笑地形容人反應慢、腦子在載入，片裡就是電腦在緩衝。
last in, first out，縮寫 LIFO。它本來是會計和庫存的「後進先出」原則，也常被用來調侃裁員時新人先被裁。
意思是「對接人、主要聯絡人」，指負責和某人或某方聯絡、傳話的那個人。片裡沃爾特說自己一直是肖恩在雜誌社的 point guy。
