這場戲：認錯承諾要變好
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海邊的夜裡，一群人聊起追鬼蟹和各自的爸爸，一句 I felt like he was here（感覺他就在我身邊）最戳人。另一邊，特倫特在門外向帕姆認錯：先說 you deserve better（你值得更好的），再說 I have to be better（我必須變好）。想學認錯、道歉時最真誠的說法，這段最好用。
❝ 獨白 · 5 句 straight up（筆直朝上）
sucks 很爛、很糟糕straight up 筆直朝上、正上方makes it easy for 讓某人很容易做某事gather their food 覓食、找吃的
deserve better（值得更好的對待）
didn't mean anything 沒什麼特別含義、不算數A stupid mistake 一個愚蠢的錯誤deserve better 值得更好的對待be better 為某人變好、改正自己
海邊的夜，一群人追完鬼蟹後聊起各自的爸爸，一句 I felt like he was here（感覺他就在我身邊）最戳人，又講鬼蟹沒法 look straight up（筆直朝上看），所以只能夜裡覓食。另一邊，特倫特在門外把帕姆叫住要道歉：他說 it didn't mean anything（那不代表什麼），是 a stupid mistake（一個愚蠢的錯誤），承認自己是個 asshole（混蛋），最後說 you deserve better（你值得更好的）、I have to be better（我必須變好）。幾句認錯的話從敷衍到掏心，次序一變分量就完全不同。
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 told him that we had chased ghost crabs.”
我跟他說了我們去追鬼蟹的事。
把最開心的事留給爸爸，一句轉述裡藏著孩子對父愛的全部期待。
I told him that we had ...
向人複述自己跟誰說過什麼時用；正式轉述裡把 had 換成過去完成時更準。
I told him we chased ghost crabs. ／ I told my dad about the ghost crabs.
中性
told him 連讀，had chased 輕讀帶過。
I told him that we had won the match. 我跟他說我們贏了那場比賽。
“I felt like he was here.”
感覺他就在我身邊。
不煽情，只寫一種錯覺，思念就全出來了。
I felt like someone was here.
描述一種似真似幻的感受時用；寫報告要改成 it seemed as if。
It felt as if he were right there. ／ For a moment he seemed close by.
中性
felt like 連讀，he was here 放慢，尾音輕輕落下。
I felt like she was here with us at dinner. 吃晚飯時我感覺她就在我們身邊。
“So they have to gather their food at night for safety.”
所以為了安全，它們只能夜裡出來找吃的。
把一句自然知識說得像在講自家的事，認真得有點可愛。
They have to do something for safety.
解釋某種為了安全而必須做的行為時用；日常口語裡也常見。
They only feed at night to stay safe. ／ Staying safe means they eat after dark.
中性
have to 連讀，at night 重讀，for safety 收住。
Deer gather food at dusk for safety. 鹿為了安全，在黃昏出來覓食。
“You deserve better. I know that.”
你值得更好的。我知道。
先給對方尊嚴，再加一句“我知道”，認錯才顯得不輕浮。
You deserve better. I know that.
真誠認錯、承認虧欠對方時用；說完要跟上具體改變，否則像空話。
You deserve much better than this. ／ I know I let you down; you deserve better.
中性
deserve better 重讀，I know that 放輕放慢。
You deserve better than the way I treated you. 我那樣對你，你值得更好的。
“I have to be better.”
我必須變好。
同一句說了兩遍，第二遍沒有新資訊，只剩決心和心虛。
I have to be better.
下決心改掉舊毛病時用；光說沒用，得接一個具體做法。
I need to do better. ／ I have to change for good.
中性
have to 連讀，better 重讀，第二遍比第一遍更輕。
I have to be better about calling my parents. 我得多給爸媽打電話，得改。
He gets so excited. They can see everything that's around them. But they can't look straight up. Which makes it easy for birds to attack them. So they have to gather their food at night for safety.
他特別來勁。 它們能看到周圍的一切。 但它們沒法直著往上看。 所以鳥很容易攻擊它們。 所以為了安全，它們只能夜裡出來找吃的。
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I have to be better。have to 表必須、不得不，be better 指改正、變得更好，認錯時連著說很有分量。
it didn't mean anything。意思是「那沒什麼特別含義、不算數」，是犯錯後想淡化事情的常用說法。
意思是「呆子、傻瓜」，但語氣親暱，多是熟人開玩笑，不像 asshole 那樣帶攻擊性。
意思是「筆直朝上、正上方」，不是 slang 裡「老實說」那層意思。這裡指鬼蟹沒法直著往上看。
