這場戲：海邊抓鬼蟹聊父親
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帕姆追問鄧肯那個「會開車的朋友」是誰，還立下規矩：別整晚不回家、白天又不見人影。鄧肯和蘇珊娜溜去海邊 chase ghost crabs（抓鬼蟹），聊起各自離婚的爸媽；蘇珊娜說，真正難受的不是爸爸離開，而是他有別人、媽媽卻孤單。想學怎麼刨根問底、怎麼聊心事，這段很真實。
「不興整晚不回家」：stay out all night（整晚待在外面）
how do you know him 你怎麼認識他的bring him by 帶某人來一趟stay out 在外面待到很晚
「我要是你就不碰那蛤蜊」：if I were you（我要是你）
hang out 一起玩、混在一起Be sure to 一定要、記得avoid the clams 別碰、避開某樣東西It's your funeral 那是你自找的
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 蘇珊娜談父親
從鬼蟹冷知識繞到母親的玩笑，回憶裡有暖也有刺。
帕姆盤問鄧肯：跟她在一起的是誰？聽說是個「會開車的朋友」後，她說你該帶他來坐坐；轉頭又立規矩——We don't stay out all night and disappear all day（我們不興整晚不回家、白天不見人影），還堅持要他去貝蒂的派對露面。到了貝蒂家，場面一片混亂，鄧肯幾乎插不上話。直到蘇珊娜出現，兩人溜到海邊 chase ghost crabs（抓鬼蟹）；蘇珊娜講起她爸常帶她來、滿腦子鬼蟹冷知識，也講到爸媽離婚的痛：真正讓她媽難受的，是爸爸有了別人、她卻孤單。想學怎麼相處、怎麼講一段有點酸的家庭回憶，這些說法都很自然。
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。
“We don't stay out all night and disappear all day.”
我們不興整晚不回家、白天又不見人影。
一句家常規矩用上對仗，把不許夜不歸宿說得又冷又清楚。
We don't stay out all night and ... all day.
家長立規矩、說作息要求時用；對同事朋友這麼說太像管教。
We don't come home late every night. ／ You can't vanish all day.
中性
don't 重讀，all night 與 all day 都拖長，形成對照。
We don't stay out all night and leave dishes all day. 我們不興整晚不回家、還把盤子堆一整天。
“Not that my dad left, but that he's got someone and she doesn't.”
不是我爸離開了，而是他有了別人，我媽卻沒有。
用 not that…but that… 把真正扎心的那一點挑出來，冷靜又準。
Not that X, but that Y.
把真正的痛點從表面原因裡挑出來時用；安慰人時慎用，別太直。
It's not that he left, it's that she's alone. ／ The problem isn't the split, it's the imbalance.
中性
Not that 輕起，but that 重讀，she doesn't 降調收尾。
Not that I lost the game, but that nobody watched. 不是我輸了比賽，而是根本沒人來看。
“It's okay. Let it be yours.”
沒關係。就讓它成為你自己的秘密吧。
一句輕輕的放手，把追問收住，也給對方留了一整片餘地。
Let it be yours.
別人不願說、你決定不再追問時用；正式場合偏文藝。
Keep it to yourself. ／ It can stay your secret.
literary
It's okay 放平，Let it be yours 每詞輕點一遍。
You don't have to tell me. Let it be yours. 你不用告訴我。就當成你自己的事吧。
“So, do you want me to keep talking or are you going to say something eventually?”
那你是想讓我一直說下去，還是你早晚打算說句話？
把沉默攤開來講，一半是抱怨一半是邀請，催得人不忍再悶著。
Do you want me to keep talking or are you going to ...?
對方一直不接話、你想逼出一句時用；正式對話裡別這麼衝。
Are you going to say anything? ／ Should I just keep talking?
口語
keep talking 連讀，eventually 重讀，問句尾音上揚。
Do you want me to keep talking or are you going to answer? 你是要我繼續說，還是你打算答一句？
“I'd avoid the clams if I were you.”
我要是你，就不碰那蛤蜊。
用虛擬語氣給出警告，不勸不逼，卻讓人一聽就懂別吃。
I'd avoid X if I were you.
委婉提醒別人別碰某樣東西時用；對上級指點要慎用。
I'd steer clear of that if I were you. ／ If I were you, I'd skip it.
中性
I'd avoid 連讀，if I were you 一氣帶過，you 放輕。
I'd avoid that shortcut if I were you. 我要是你，就不走那條近路。
“You want to go chase ghost crabs?”
想去抓鬼蟹嗎？
省掉 do you 的隨口邀約，鬆弛又自然，一下就把人拉進夜裡。
You want to go do something?
朋友之間隨口約人一起做事時用；對不熟的人加上 Do you 更禮貌。
You up for chasing ghost crabs? ／ Want to go do something?
口語
want to 弱讀成 wanna，chase 重讀，句尾上揚。
You want to go grab a coffee? 想去喝杯咖啡嗎？
When I was younger, my dad used to bring me down here to do this all the time. He'd fill my head with all these useless facts about ghost crabs. Like, did you know they're omnivorous? Basically, they eat both animals and vegetables. My mom jokes, "Leave it to your dad "to be interested in a creature that goes both ways."
我小時候，我爸常帶我到這兒來玩這個。 他總往我腦子裡塞一堆關於鬼蟹的沒用的冷知識。 比如說，你知道它們是雜食的嗎？ 基本上就是葷的素的都吃。 我媽開玩笑說：“也就你爸，會去喜歡一種兩邊都來的生物。”
下一章 · 10go to town放開手腳大幹這場戲：給新手辦入職又甩活if I were you。用來引出建議，語氣比 you should 委婉。完整例句 I'd avoid the clams if I were you，就是「我要是你，就不碰那蛤蜊」。
字面是「是你的葬禮」，實際是反諷的「那是你自找的、隨你便」，表示我提醒過了、後果自負，熟人之間用。
不是罵人。hell, yeah 是很興奮的「必須的、當然啦」，表示強烈同意。同類還有 hell no，就是「絕對不行」。
意思是「在跟人交往、有物件」。see someone 指和某人穩定約會，問 Are you seeing anybody? 就是「你現在有物件嗎？」。
It's your funeral。字面是「是你的葬禮」，實際是反諷地表示「隨你便、後果自負」，提醒過了就不再多說。
