這場戲：抻糖房裡匆匆告別
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邁克被抻糖機拉得又長又軟，旺卡轉頭對蒂維太太說該說再見了：For some moments in life, there are no words（人生有些時刻，是無言的），緊接著就趕人 Run along（去吧）。隨後他又草草把查理和喬爺爺送走，兩人忍不住問 Did we do something wrong（我們做錯什麼了嗎）？想學敷衍的告別和打發人，看這幾句。
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 奧帕倫帕人的電視歌
押韻的歌詞把孩子貪看電視的下場唱成一則笑話。
「恕我不送你們出去了」是 Excuse me for not showing you out
showing you out 送你出去A whole day wasted 白白浪費一整天find out 弄清楚、查明
邁克被抻糖機拉得又長又軟，旺卡卻轉頭對蒂維太太說該道別了：For some moments in life, there are no words（人生有些時刻，是無言的），緊接著一句 Run along（去吧）就把人打發了，最後還補了句戲謔的法語 Adieu（再見）。查理問別的孩子會怎樣，他說都會 be quite all right（完全沒問題），離開時會更 wiser for the wear（吃一塹長一智）；可轉頭他就草草把查理和喬爺爺送出工廠，一句 Excuse me for not showing you out（恕我不送你們出去了）說得客氣又冷。兩人被晾在原地，只能問 Did we do something wrong（我們做錯什麼了嗎），最後決定弄清楚。想學客氣地打發人、把話說得體面又疏遠的英文，這幾句全是範本。
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。
“Don't worry about a thing, Mom. I feel fine.”
媽，你什麼都不用擔心。我好好的。
明明被縮成小不點還勸媽媽別擔心，天真到讓人發笑。
Don't worry about a thing, ...
安慰家人朋友、讓對方別操心時用；對不熟的人說會顯得多餘。
Don't worry about a thing. ／ Try not to worry about it.
口語
Don't worry 連讀，about a thing 輕快，I feel fine 收住。
Don't worry about a thing, I've got it covered. 你什麼都別擔心，我都安排好了。
“For some moments in life, there are no words. Run along now.”
人生有些時刻，是沒有任何言語的。去吧。
先擺出深情哲理，緊接一句催人走，反差的喜劇感極強。
For some moments in life, there are no words.
想說某刻難以言表時用；緊跟著命令別人走，才像旺卡式的冷幽默。
Some moments leave you speechless. ／ There are no words for a moment like this.
literary
For some 輕讀，no words 重音，Run along 乾脆。
For some moments in life, there are no words, and then the applause starts. 人生有些時刻無需言語，然後掌聲就響了。
“" Parting is such sweet sorrow. "”
「離別是這樣甜蜜的悲傷。」
拿莎劇名句送客，一本正經的做作讓告別格外好笑。
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
半開玩笑地念一句名言來告別時用；正經場合亂引會顯得賣弄。
Farewell, and such sweet sorrow. ／ Saying goodbye is bittersweet.
literary
Parting is 連讀，sweet sorrow 兩個 s 音要分清。
Parting is such sweet sorrow, but my train leaves tonight. 離別固然甜蜜又傷感，可我今晚的火車要走。
“When they leave here, they'll be restored to their normal, terrible old selves.”
他們離開這裡時，會恢復成原來那個正常又糟糕的自己。
用 normal、terrible 這對矛盾的詞又誇又損，旺卡的毒舌全在這裡。
they'll be restored to their normal, ... old selves
半開玩笑地評價某人「恢復原樣還是老樣子」時用；當面說會得罪人。
They'll go back to being their usual selves. ／ They'll be their old selves again.
口語
restored to 連讀，normal 與 terrible 的對比要念出來。
After the holiday, they'll be restored to their normal, overworked selves. 假期一過，他們又會變回那個累成狗的常態。
“I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Excuse me for not showing you out.”
希望你們玩得開心。恕我不送你們出去了。
逐客令包在最客氣的句子裡，越禮貌越冷，是趕人的教科書。
I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Excuse me for not ...
想客氣地把人請走、又不想撕破臉時用；對朋友這樣說會顯得冷淡。
I hope you enjoyed it. I won't see you out. ／ Glad you came. Now off you go.
正式
enjoyed yourselves 連讀，Excuse me 輕，not showing you out 平收。
I hope you enjoyed yourselves, but I have to get back to work. 希望你們玩得開心，不過我得回去幹活了。
“But I'm going to find out.”
但我會弄清楚的。
短短一句收住全章，孩子起了疑心，懸念就立住了。
But I'm going to find out.
表示自己一定要查個明白時用；對上級或長輩說這話會比較硬。
But I intend to find out. ／ I'll get to the bottom of it.
中性
going to 連讀成 gonna，find out 重音在後。
Nobody will tell me, but I'm going to find out. 沒人肯告訴我，但我會弄清楚的。
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Do I've got another puzzle for you Oompa Loompa Doompada Dee If you are wise you'll listen to me What do you get from a glut of TV? A pain in the neck and an IQ of three Why don't you try simply reading a book? Or could you just not bear to look? You'll get no You'll get no commercials Oompa Loompa Doompadee Da If you like reading, you will go far You will live in happiness, too Like the Oompa Oompa Loompa Doompadee Do
奧帕倫帕，咚咚啪迪咚，我又給你們出了個謎題。奧帕倫帕，咚咚啪達迪，你要是聰明就聽我說。看太多電視，你會得到什麼？ 脖子痠痛，智商只有三。你為什麼不乾脆讀本書？ 還是你根本不敢看？ 你不會有 你不會有廣告。奧帕倫帕，咚咚啪迪達，你要是愛讀書，會走得很遠。你也會過得幸福，就像奧帕…… 奧帕倫帕，咚咚啪迪咚
意思是能管用、能搞定。旺卡把邁克放進抻糖機時說 That should do the trick，就是「這應該能管用」。
說 run along，語氣像大人叫小孩「去吧」，帶點不耐煩。旺卡說 Run along now，就是把人趕走。
意思是讓你負責、把賬算到你頭上，常見搭配 hold someone responsible for something，比如 I won't hold you responsible（我不怪你）。
指吃過虧、受過教訓之後反而更長記性、更懂事一點。旺卡說別的孩子會 a little bit wiser for the wear，就是這個意思。
adieu 是從法語借來的「再見」，比 goodbye 更文縐縐、更戲劇化。旺卡對蒂維太太說 Adieu，是刻意說得優雅又疏遠。
意思是完全沒問題、挺好的，比 all right 語氣更強，比如 They'll be quite all right（他們都會沒事的）。
