這場戲：一夜之後都說是錯誤
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一夜之後，莎莉打電話給瑪麗，哈利打給傑斯，兩人都含糊地說 one thing led to another（事情一件接一件就發生了）；等真見面，又搶著說「那是個錯誤」。莎莉只求一句「我再也不用 be out there（重回情場）」。想學怎麼把尷尬事說圓、怎麼聊感情，這些句子都很好用。
她說 One thing led to another（事情一件接一件就發生了）
one thing led to another 事情一件接一件就發生了killing two birds with one stone 一石二鳥two wrongs make a right 負負得正get out of there 離開那個地方
一夜之後，莎莉一早打電話給瑪麗，聲音發抖地承認昨晚的事；電話那頭瑪麗和傑斯卻興奮得不行，一個說「一石二鳥」kill two birds with one stone（一舉兩得），一個說「負負得正」two wrongs make a right（錯上加錯反成對）。另一邊哈利打給傑斯，說自己醒來就覺得 suffocated（喘不過氣），乾脆溜了。等終於見面，都搶著說 It was a mistake（那是個錯誤），又互相附和 I couldn't agree more（我完全同意），可莎莉其實只想要一句 be out there（不用重回情場）的承諾。想學怎麼把尷尬事說圓、怎麼聊感情，這些說法都能直接搬用。
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'm not saying last night wasn't great.”
我不是說昨晚不好。
用雙重否定替自己留後路，既否認又沒否認，特別真實。
I'm not saying ... wasn't ...
想否認一半、又不敢把話說死時用；正式場合這樣繞會顯得含糊。
I'm not saying it was bad, exactly. ／ I'm not saying you were wrong, but...
口語
not saying 連讀，wasn't great 兩詞都重讀。
I'm not saying the plan wasn't smart, but it was risky. 我不是說這計劃不聰明，但它有風險。
“It would've been great if it worked out, but it didn't.”
要是成了本來挺好的，可就是沒成。
把假設和現實並排放，一句就寫完一段感情的結局。
It would've been great if ..., but it didn't.
對過去的遺憾做總結時用；對剛失戀的人說會像補刀。
It could've worked if we'd tried, but we didn't. ／ It would've been fine if it had lasted, but it didn't.
中性
would've been 縮成一團，but it didn't 收得乾脆。
It would've been great if we had moved, but we didn't. 要是當時搬了本來挺好，可我們沒搬。
“Tell me I'll never have to be out there again.”
告訴我，我再也不用回到情場上去了。
把疲憊和依賴全壓進一句請求裡，像孩子討一個承諾。
Tell me I'll never have to ... again.
向親近的人討安慰、求保證時用；對不熟的人說會顯得黏人。
Promise me I'll never have to do this again. ／ Tell me I'm done with all of that for good.
口語
Tell me 重讀，never have to 連讀，again 拉長收尾。
Tell me I'll never have to sit that exam again. 告訴我，我再也不用考那門試了。
“- Like killing two birds with one stone. - It's like two wrongs make a right.”
——就像一石二鳥。——更像兩個錯誤湊成了一個對。
把「一石二鳥」改成「兩錯成對」，用熟語翻新說清了這樁糊塗事的本質。
It's like two wrongs make a right.
自嘲把兩件錯事湊成好結果時能用；對當事人的傷心事說會像風涼話，別用。
Two wrongs somehow made a right. ／ It's like the wrong pieces fit.
口語
前半句輕快，It's like 停頓，two wrongs make a right 逐詞頓開。
I missed the bus but caught the express, so it's like two wrongs made a right. 我誤了公交卻趕上快線，簡直兩個錯誤湊成了一個對。
下一章 · 19get past this翻篇這場戲：婚禮上為舊情翻臉意思是「事情一件接一件就發生了」，常用來含糊帶過一段不方便細說的經過。臺詞裡用它交代兩人怎麼從聊天走到接吻。
I couldn't agree more。字面是「我不能同意得更多」，實際就是「再同意不過了」，比 I agree 更強烈，也常帶點客套。
字面是「兩個錯誤湊成一個正確」，類似中文「負負得正」。這裡朋友們拿來調侃兩人都剛失戀，湊一起反而是好事。
指「重回情場、在外頭約會」。Tell me I'll never have to be out there again 就是說「告訴我我再也不用回去約會了」，透著想安定下來的心情。
意思是「得了病、病倒了」。I'm coming down with something 就是「我好像要生病了」，常用在感冒、發燒這類小病上。
