這場戲：小吃攤前互訴往事
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酒吧裡，泰德被問起怎麼認識瑪麗，他說純屬 dumb luck（撞大運）：送個派過去，她穿睡袍來開門，他當晚就剃了鬍子。兩人越聊越投機，還認真討論起「肉串太少、該出肉蛋筒」這種怪主意，直說這點子 waiting to pop（遲早要火）。想學美式閒聊怎麼把廢話聊得有來有回，這段是範本。
dumb luck 是「純屬撞大運」
how the hell 到底是怎麼……的（加重語氣）dumb luck 純屬撞大運、全靠運氣answered the door 去開門、應門That was it for me 我一下就淪陷了
have a lot in common 是「有很多共同點」
a lot in common 有很多共同點moving back up 搬回（北邊）去a good thing going 有一攤子順風順水的好事stay single 一直保持單身
酒吧裡，有人問泰德是怎麼認識瑪麗的，他說純屬 dumb luck（撞大運）：那天他去送一個派，瑪麗穿著睡袍來開門，他當場淪陷，回家就把大鬍子剃了，結果一週後背著傷躺進她的診室。兩人一邊吃熱狗一邊把話題扯到「小吃攤肉串太少、該有肉蛋筒」，還說這主意 waiting to pop（遲早要火）。瑪麗也說，她想過搬回羅德島，但這邊診所順、同事好、還有沃倫，放不下；她甚至半開玩笑讓泰德搬下來娶她。
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 was just dumb luck, really.”
真的，純屬瞎貓碰上死耗子。
把一次豔遇說成撞大運，自嘲裡帶著得意，特別口語。
It was just dumb luck, really.
跟朋友講自己走運遇到好事時用；正式場合別拿它當客套話。
Pure dumb luck, that's all it was. ／ It was just luck, nothing more.
口語
dumb luck 連起來讀，really 輕收尾，帶點自嘲。
It was just dumb luck that we ended up in the same city. 我們能落在同一個城市，純屬走運。
“Yeah. We have a lot in common.”
是啊。咱倆共同點還挺多。
一句話把兩個陌生人拉成同路人，是寒暄裡最實用的一句。
We have a lot in common.
剛認識、想拉近關係時說；對上司或客戶說會顯得套近乎。
We have a lot in common, you and I. ／ We've got plenty in common.
中性
have a lot in 連讀，common 重讀收尾。
You like hiking too? We have a lot in common. 你也喜歡徒步？咱倆共同點挺多。
“I thought about it, but I got too much of a good thing going on here.”
想過，可我這邊的營生太順了，放不下。
先認後拒，一句把自己捨不得的那點好處講得明明白白。
I got too much of a good thing going on here.
婉拒搬家、跳槽這類建議時用；對長輩可把 got 換成 have。
I have too good a thing going here to leave. ／ There's too much going well for me here.
口語
got too much of a 連讀，good thing 重讀。
I thought about it, but I have a good thing going here. 我想過，可我這兒正順，不想動。
“You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see more meats in a cone.”
你知道我想看到什麼嗎？我想看到更多裝在蛋筒裡的肉。
把「肉串太少」這個無聊觀察升級成「肉裝蛋筒」的荒誕發明，一本正經講廢話就是這段的精髓。
You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see more [absurd thing].
朋友閒聊扯淡、故意說些沒用的怪點子時用；在工作或正式場合說，會顯得不合時宜。
What I'd love to see is more meat on a stick. ／ Here's an idea that's waiting to happen.
口語
You know what I'd like to see 上揚設問，I'd like to see more 稍慢，meats in a cone 清楚收尾。
You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see soup you can carry in a pocket. 你知道我想看到什麼嗎？我想看到能揣兜裡的湯。
下一章 · 22quit while I'm ahead見好就收這場戲：給狗下藥反被咬指純屬撞大運、全靠運氣，帶點自嘲。原句說認識瑪麗 just dumb luck，就是「純屬瞎貓碰上死耗子」。
字面是「等著爆開」，指某個點子蓄勢待發、遲早要火。原句用它誇「肉蛋筒」的主意，語氣很誇張。
指彼此有很多共同點。原句喝著酒說 we have a lot in common，是拉近關係、暗示合得來的常用說法。
點餐時常說 coming up，意思是馬上給你端來。原句 Two corn dogs coming up 就是「兩根玉米熱狗，馬上來」。
說 stay single。原句問對方這麼多年是怎麼一直單身的，語氣像調侃，也帶點好奇。
