這場戲：洗衣店裡媽媽安慰查理
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媽媽在洗衣店忙到深夜，查理來接她，卻說金券肯定輪不到自己：In case you're wondering, it won't be me（你要是好奇的話，反正不會是我），還自嘲 Even if you had a sackful of money（就算有一麻袋錢）也找不到。媽媽安慰他：You'll get your chance（你會有機會的），一切都會變。孩子沮喪、媽媽打氣的說法，這幾句很剋制也很暖。
「其實你心裡明白」英語是 Deep down you know
No need to frown 不必皺眉頭Deep down 心底裡、其實Up and at 'em 打起精神往前衝keep your dream in view 把夢想記在心上
媽媽在洗衣店要忙到深夜，查理來接她，說本想 walk you home（送你回家）。兩人坐下，媽媽問他學校、送報的事，查理卻越說越低落：金券只剩兩張，他自嘲 In case you're wondering, it won't be me（你要是好奇的話，反正不會是我），又說 count me out（別算上我）。媽媽不認同，說 Even if you had a sackful of money（就算有一麻袋錢）你也多半找不到，但 You'll get your chance（你會有機會的），改變 probably when you least expect it（大概就在你最沒料到的時候）。她唱起歌安慰他：Cheer up, Charlie（打起精神來）。想學家常安慰、打氣、說某天總會好起來的英文，這段很溫柔。
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 thought if you were ready, I'd walk you home.”
我本來想著，你要是忙完了，就送你回家。
一句家常話把體貼藏進假設裡，不催不問，只把陪伴說出口。
I thought if you were ..., I'd ...
想體貼地提個建議、又不想給對方壓力時用；正式文書裡別這麼口語。
I was going to walk you home if you were done. ／ I figured I could walk you back if you were free.
中性
thought if 連讀，I'd walk 輕快帶過，句尾別拖。
I thought if you were free, I'd give you a ride. 我想著你要是有空，就捎你一段。
“Even if you had a sackful of money, you probably wouldn't find one.”
就算你有一麻袋錢，多半也找不到一張。
用誇張的一麻袋錢說明運氣買不來，冷靜又扎心。
Even if you had ..., you probably wouldn't ...
勸人別指望砸錢解決、說明某事靠錢也沒用時用；朋友間說，正式報告裡少用。
Even with all the money in the world, you still wouldn't get one. ／ Money alone wouldn't buy you a ticket.
中性
Even if 連讀，sackful of 一氣呵成，wouldn't find 吞掉 t。
Even if you had a hundred tries, you probably wouldn't win. 就算給你一百次機會，你多半也中不了。
“But I am different. I want it more than any of them.”
可我不一樣。我比他們誰都更想要。
短句立住不服輸的立場，前半句反駁、後半句表決心。
But I am different. I want it more than ...
被別人拿來比較、你要表態自己不服時用；對長輩或上級說會顯得衝。
But I'm not like the rest of them. ／ I want this more than anyone else does.
口語
But I am 重讀，more than 連讀，句末 any of them 壓低收。
But I am different. I want this more than the others. 可我不一樣。我比其他人更想要這個機會。
“You'll get your chance. One day things will change.”
你會有機會的。總有一天，一切都會變。
兩句都是將來時，把安慰說成篤定的預告，聽著就有盼頭。
You'll get your chance. One day ... will change.
安慰失意的朋友、給人打氣時用；不適合用來承諾具體時間或條件。
Your turn will come, one day. ／ Things won't stay like this forever.
中性
You'll get 連讀，chance 後停頓，One day 起新句。
Don't worry, you'll get your chance. Things will change. 別急，你會有機會的，情況會變的。
“Deep down you know The world is still your toy”
你心裡明白 這世界還是你的玩具
把世界比作孩子的玩具，一句歌詞既是安慰也是打氣。
Deep down you know ...
勸人別被眼前難處壓垮、點破他其實心裡有數時用；歌詞腔，日常少用。
Deep down, you already know the truth. ／ You know it in your heart.
literary
Deep down 重讀，know 後稍停，still your toy 放柔。
Deep down you know you can handle this. 你心裡其實明白，這事你能扛過去。
下一章 · 07ransom贖金這場戲：最後一塊巧克力沒中獎意思是「別把我算進去、我不參與」。原句 you can count me out，就是「這事別算上我」，表示主動退出。
說 in case you're wondering。in case 是「以防、免得」，原句就是「你要是好奇的話」，用來引出自己要說的話。
指送報紙的固定路線活，常是小孩打零工。原句問你今天去送報了嗎，就是這個意思。
說 when you least expect it。least 是「最不」，expect 是「預料」，合起來就是「在你最想不到的時候」，安慰人時常用。
說 You'll get your chance。get your chance 就是輪到你、有機會，原句用它鼓勵查理別灰心。
說 walk someone home。walk 在這裡不是散步，而是陪某人走回家，原句就是「你要是忙完了，我就送你回家」。
