這場戲：遠遠看著瑪麗發愣
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泰德遠遠看著瑪麗，脫口而出：She's more beautiful than I remember（她比我記憶裡還美），She's perfect（她太完美了）。多姆在旁慫恿他把希利的真相捅出去——Tell her the truth（把真相告訴她）。可泰德心虛，說自己等於 unleashed（把禍害放出來）到她身邊，怕她氣瘋。想學心動時怎麼夸人，這段很典型。
more beautiful than I remember 是「比記憶裡更美」
more beautiful than I remember 比我記憶裡更美picking up the lunch tab 替人把飯錢付了feel like a dog 覺得自己很不是東西
泰德和多姆遠遠看著瑪麗，泰德看得入神：She's more beautiful than I remember（她比我記憶裡還美），在他眼裡 She's perfect（她太完美了）。多姆卻一直勸他把希利的底細抖出來——Tell her the truth（把真相告訴她），好把那個裝模作樣的傢伙 out of the water（徹底揭穿）。泰德不肯，說自己當初就是 unleashed（把禍害放出來）的人，怕瑪麗知道真相後氣瘋。他猶豫著要不要上前，最後終於鼓起勇氣走過去。pick up the tab 是買單；not to worry 是別擔心；big appetite 是胃口大。
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。
“She's more beautiful than I remember. She's perfect.”
她比我記憶裡還美。她太完美了。
先誇到記憶之上，再一句完美收住，隔著球場也藏不住那點痴。
She's more X than I remember.
重逢時形容一個人變化時用；對不熟的人誇外貌要留分寸。
She looks even better than I remembered. ／ She's more beautiful than the last time I saw her.
中性
more 重讀，than I remember 輕快帶過，perfect 收得乾脆。
The town is more charming than I remember. 這座小鎮比我記憶裡還迷人。
“I unleashed the psycho on her. She's gonna be fucking pissed.”
是我把這瘋子引到她身邊的。她非氣瘋了不可。
一句自認闖禍，把內疚、恐懼和失控全壓在一個動詞裡。
I unleashed X on someone.
自認把麻煩引給別人、後悔莫及時用；含髒話，正式場合別說。
I brought that mess straight to her door. ／ I let a lunatic loose on her.
口語
unleashed 重讀，on her 輕帶，pissed 前停半拍加重。
I unleashed the new boss on the whole team. 是我把新老闆引到整個團隊頭上的。
“Tell her the truth about Healy. Blow the schmuck out of the water.”
把希利的真相告訴她。把那個混蛋的老底揭穿。
兩個祈使句連發，先給方向再給狠勁，像在替人下決心。
Tell someone the truth. Blow X out of the water.
催人攤牌、徹底揭穿某人時用；朋友間勸諫可以，公開場合太沖。
Just tell her the truth and take him down. ／ Come clean and sink his whole story.
口語
truth 重讀，Blow 起句加重，out of the water 一氣帶下。
Tell her the truth. Blow his lies out of the water. 跟她說實話。把他的謊話全揭穿。
“Listen, you can't touch his ears unless he trusts you. I'm sorry.”
聽著，除非他信得過你，否則你不能碰他的耳朵。抱歉。
用最正經的口氣宣佈一條荒誕規矩，最後補一句沒頭沒尾的「抱歉」，溫柔又好笑。
You can't [do X] unless he trusts you. I'm sorry.
替家人朋友立邊界、向旁人說明禁忌時用；對不熟的人用這種半玩笑口氣，可能被當成不歡迎。
He won't let anyone touch that unless he knows you. Sorry. ／ Sorry, that's off-limits until he trusts you.
口語
Listen 起頭一頓，unless he trusts you 稍慢，I'm sorry 輕描淡寫收尾。
You can't pick her up unless she trusts you. I'm sorry. 除非她信得過你，否則你不能抱她。抱歉。
下一章 · 18dodged a few bullets躲過幾劫這場戲：街頭偶遇舊愛敘舊指買單、把賬結了，tab 就是賬單。原句 Thanks for picking up the lunch tab，就是「謝謝你買單」，請客、聚餐時很常用。
字面是「打出水面」，習語裡指把對手徹底打垮、揭穿到底。原句 Blow the schmuck out of the water，就是「把那個冒牌貨的老底揭穿」。
可以說 not to worry，是較隨意的說法。原句 Are you okay? Not to worry，就是「你沒事吧？別擔心」，語氣很輕。
指把東西放出來、任其為害，也可指引爆某種後果。原句 I unleashed the psycho on her，就是「是我把這瘋子引到她身邊的」。
指胃口很大。原句 He's just got a big appetite，就是「他就是胃口大」，也常拿來替人解圍、打圓場。
