這場戲：深夜電話後趕來安慰
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深夜，莎莉打電話把哈利叫來，哭著說前男友喬要結婚了：原來當初不是他不想結婚，而是 But the truth is, he didn't wanna marry me（可真相是，他不想娶的是我）。哈利沒多講大道理，只抱著她說 It's gonna be okay（會好起來的）。想學家人在低谷時怎麼陪、怎麼安慰，這幾句很溫柔。
❝ 獨白 · 15 句 她說那只是 transitional person（過渡期的物件），真相卻很扎心
transitional person 過渡期的物件the one 命中註定的那個人closed off 把自己封閉起來drove him away 把某人逼走
深夜，莎莉打電話給哈利，說自己剛看完書，其實聲音裡全是不對勁。原來是前男友喬要結婚了，她一邊哭一邊講那通電話：他打來寒暄，她才發現自己其實沒放下。哈利趕來她家，聽她自責：She's not supposed to be the one（那姑娘本該不是那個對的人），又說 But the truth is, he didn't wanna marry me（可真相是，他不想娶的是我）。她覺得自己太難相處、太封閉，把感情走成了 It's just sitting there like this big dead end（就那樣杵著，像一條走不通的死路）。哈利沒講大道理，只是說 It's gonna be okay（會好起來的）。想學安慰朋友時的英語，這幾句很實用：drove him away 是把人逼走，a dead end 是死路，be supposed to be 是本該是。
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。
“But the truth is, he didn't wanna marry me.”
可真相是，他不想娶的是我。
把最疼的那句真相說得平平的，反而比哭喊更重。
the truth is, ...
要攤開一直迴避的事即時用；正式報告裡也能用，但語氣會硬。
The truth is, I never really asked. ／ If I'm honest, he simply did not choose me.
中性
the truth is 輕輕帶過，marry me 放慢加重。
The truth is, I forgot to book the table. 說實話，我忘了訂桌。
“She's not supposed to be the one.”
她不該是那個對的人。
用 supposed to be 的否定，把理智和心碎的落差一次說盡。
be not supposed to be ...
說某人不該、不合常理時用；對當事人當面說會顯得殘忍。
She was never meant to be the one. ／ That was not supposed to be the ending.
中性
supposed to 連讀成 s'posed-ta，not 重讀。
This is not supposed to be the hard part. 這一段本來不該是最難的部分。
“It's just sitting there like this big dead end.”
它就一直杵在那兒，像一條走不通的死路。
把抽象的絕望畫成一條看得見的死路，畫面感極強。
It's just sitting there like ...
形容問題一直襬著、沒法推進時用；對正在難過的人說會加重情緒。
It just hangs there like a wall I can't climb. ／ It sits there like a door that will not open.
literary
sitting there 連讀，dead end 兩詞都重讀。
The project is just sitting there like a dead end. 這個專案就一直擱著，像條死路。
“All this time, I've been saying that he didn't wanna get married.”
一直以來我都說，是他不想結婚。
把多年的自我安慰一次說破，主語一換，傷口就露出來了。
All this time, I've been saying that ...
深夜向摯友承認看錯時用；對當事人或普通朋友說要看場合，太赤裸。
This whole time I told myself otherwise. ／ I've been telling everyone the wrong story.
中性
All this time 帶嘆息，I've been saying 連讀，didn't wanna 讀成 didn' wanna。
All this time, I've been saying the deadline was impossible. 一直以來我都在說這個截止日期不可能完成。
He just called me up, "wanted to see how you were." "Fine. How are you?" "Fine." His secretary is on vacation, everything's all backed up... he's got a big case in Newark, blah, blah, blah. And I'm sitting on the phone thinking... "I'm over him. I really am over him. I can't believe I was ever remotely interested in any of this." And then he said, "I have some news." She works in his office. She's a paralegal. Her name is Kimberly. He just met her. She's supposed to be his transitional person. She's not supposed to be the one. All this time, I've been saying that he didn't wanna get married. But the truth is, he didn't wanna marry me. He didn't love me.
他剛給我打電話，「說想看看我過得怎麼樣」。 「挺好。你呢？」「挺好。」 他秘書休假了，什麼事都堆著…… 他在紐瓦克有個大案子，等等等等。 我拿著電話坐在那兒，心裡想…… 「我放下他了。我真的放下他了。 我都不敢相信我居然曾經對這種人有興趣。」 然後他說：「我有個訊息。」 她在他辦公室工作。是個律師助理。她叫金伯莉。 他才剛認識她。 她本該只是他過渡期的那個人。 她不該是那個對的人。 一直以來我都在說，是他不想結婚。 可真相是，他不想娶的是我。 他不愛我。
下一章 · 18one thing led to another事情一件接一件這場戲：一夜之後都說是錯誤意思是「死路、走不通的盡頭」。臺詞裡 It's just sitting there like this big dead end，就是「它一直杵在那兒，像一條走不出去的死路」，常形容沒希望的局面。
call someone up。臺詞裡 He just called me up 就是「他剛給我打了個電話」，比 phone someone 更口語、更隨意。
表示「按理應該是、本該是」。臺詞裡 She's not supposed to be the one 就是「她本該不是那個對的人」，常用來對比應該和現實。
drive someone away。臺詞裡 I drove him away 就是「是我把他逼走的」，指自己的做法把身邊的人趕跑了。
是口語裡表示「等等等等、廢話一堆」的說法，用來一帶而過、顯得不耐煩。臺詞裡 he's got a big case in Newark, blah, blah, blah 就是不想細聽那些瑣事。
