這場戲：散場後回到旅館
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看完電影，蘭德爾和大衛開車往回走，半路在汽車旅館停下；他買了煙和報紙，跟一個在找工作的孩子聊了幾句。回頭看，大衛那天 acting strange（舉止反常），非要留在電影院看完；回到家他做了個三明治，把電視看到睡著。想學怎麼用英語說一個人「舉止反常」，這段平實的講述很合適。
❝ 獨白 · 19 句 約「週一早上再來」：stop back 是「回頭再來一趟」
drove back towards 朝……的方向開回去a pack of cigarettes 一包（香菸）stop back 回頭再來一趟showed up 露面、出現
他把電視關掉就睡：went to sleep 是「上床睡覺、睡著」
this whole time 自始至終這一整段時間The Carol Burnett Show 《卡羅爾·伯內特秀》went to sleep 上床睡覺、睡著
看完電影，蘭德爾和大衛開車往回走，半路在汽車旅館停下：他買了煙和報紙，跟一個在找工作的孩子聊了幾句，還說要是對方週一早上 showed up（露面），就能帶他去見老闆。回頭看，大衛那天 acting strange（舉止反常），非要留在電影院看完；蘭德爾回到家做了個三明治，看完《卡羅爾·伯內特秀》，又看了十五分鐘新聞才睡。這裡能學到：acting strange 是「舉止反常、不對勁」；showed up 是「露面、出現」；lean against 是「靠在……上」。想形容一個人不對勁、約人回頭再來，或者講一段平淡的日常，這些說法都能用上。
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。
“It's good, Ross. I didn't know you could cook.”
味道不錯，羅斯。我都不知道你還會做飯。
先誇一句再補一句意外，客套話一下變成真心，親近感就在這半句裡。
I didn't know you could ...
對熟人嚐到驚喜時用；對長輩或上級說，語氣要更收一點。
I never knew you could do that. ／ I didn't realize you had it in you.
中性
先重讀 good，再輕帶 Ross，後半句語氣放軟收住。
I didn't know you could bake like this. 我都不知道你還有這手藝做烘焙。
“He's acting strange, he wanted to watch the end. Anyway, we left.”
他表現得很反常，非要看完。反正我們就走了。
一句裡先給疑點再給結果，反常和離開之間留出一段讓人起疑的空白。
He's acting strange, ... Anyway, ...
跟人復盤一段不痛快的經歷時用；正式彙報裡別這麼隨口收尾。
He's been acting weird, so we just left. ／ Something felt off, so we took off.
口語
acting strange 略重讀，Anyway 前停一下再收尾。
He was acting strange, so we left early. 他舉止反常，我們就提前走了。
“I told him that I would catch him Monday morning if he showed up.”
我跟他說，他要是週一早上來，我就能碰上他。
約定和條件擠在一句裡，說得像隨口一提，卻把那天的早上鎖死了。
I told him (that) I would ... if ...
轉述自己跟別人約好的事時用；寫正式記錄要換成更書面的表達。
I said I'd meet him Monday if he came by. ／ I told him I'd be there Monday morning if he turned up.
中性
I told him that 連著帶過，would catch 稍重，if 從句收輕。
I told her I would call back if she applied. 我跟她說，她要是投了簡歷我就回電話。
“He had been home this whole time that I had been gone.”
我不在的這段時間，他一直待在家裡。
兩個 had been 一對照，就把「我以為他不在」和「他其實一直在」壓在同一個句子裡。
He had been ... this whole time that I had been ...
事後發現有人其實一直在某處時用；抱怨或自嘲也能這麼說。
He had been there the entire time I was out. ／ She'd been home all along while I was gone.
中性
兩個 had been 都輕讀，this whole time 是句子的重心。
She had been asleep this whole time that I was cooking. 我做飯那陣子她一直在睡。
“And that was it. I turned the TV off and went to sleep.”
就這樣。我關了電視，上床睡了。
用兩個最平常的動作收住一整晚，越平淡越顯得那晚本來毫無特別。
And that was it. I ... and went to sleep.
講完一段經過、想收日常瑣事時用；嚴肅場合別說 And that was it。
That was all. I switched it off and went to bed. ／ And that was the end of my night.
口語
And that was it 放平，turned the TV off 連讀，句尾下沉。
And that was it. I shut the laptop and went to bed. 就這樣。我合上電腦，睡了。
We drove back towards Dallas and we drove to the motel. There's a little store. I bought a pack of cigarettes... and a newspaper. And when I left, this kid was still sitting there. I leaned against the car and we talked to him for a few minutes... and I told him that since he was looking for a job... and there hadn't been anybody at work... that if he wanted to stop back Monday morning... that sure, he could ride out and follow me to work... and he could talk to the boss. And he would probably get a job. I told him that I would catch him Monday morning if he showed up. I told him what time I went to work. Why, I left. I walked around the store and went to the house. When I walked in, the television was on and my brother was sleeping. He had been home this whole time that I had been gone. So I made me a sandwich... and sat there and watched the end of The Carol Burnett Show. When it went off, the news came on and I watched 15 minutes of it. And that was it. I turned the TV off and went to sleep.
我們往回朝達拉斯開，一路開到了汽車旅館。 那兒有個小店。我買了一包香菸…… 還有一份報紙。 我走的時候，那小子還坐在那兒。 我靠在車上，跟他聊了幾分鐘…… 我跟他說，既然他在找工作…… 而廠裡又正好缺人手…… 要是他週一早上再過來一趟…… 當然可以跟我一起開車去廠裡…… 他可以去跟老闆談。多半能拿到這份工作。 我跟他說，他要是週一早上來，我就能碰上他。 我還跟他說了我幾點上班。說完我就走了。 我繞過小店，回了住處。 我進門的時候，電視還開著，哥哥睡著了。 我不在的這段時間，他一直待在家裡。 於是我自己做了個三明治…… 坐在那兒把《卡羅爾·伯內特秀》看完了。 節目一結束，新聞就開始了，我看了十五分鐘。 就這樣。我關了電視，上床睡了。
下一章 · 07went blank腦子一片空白這場戲：陳述被當成認罪書意思是「舉止反常、不對勁」，形容一個人行為跟平常不一樣。原文 He's acting strange，就是「他表現得很反常」。覺得誰不對勁、心裡犯嘀咕時都能說。
showed up。原文 I would catch him Monday morning if he showed up，就是「他要是週一早上來，我就能碰上他」。約人、等人時很常用。
意思是「靠在……上」。原文 I leaned against the car，就是「我靠在車上」。介詞 against 表示貼著、靠著，lean against a wall 就是靠牆。
口語裡 got to 等於 have to 或 must，got to try 就是「得嘗一嘗」。原文 You got to try my celery rémoulade，就是熱情推薦「你得嚐嚐我做的芹菜蛋黃醬沙拉」。
stop back。原文 if he wanted to stop back Monday morning，就是「要是他週一早上再過來一趟」。想說改天再來、回頭再來，都可以用 stop back。
