這場戲：跟父親攤牌要辭職
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托尼走進父親的辦公室，平靜地說自己要辭職，父親當場愣住。他說辭呈已經 handed in（遞交了），其實這些年一直想說，卻怎麼也 get it out（把話說出口）。父親唸叨著為他鋪好的路，托尼只說這一行他從來不想沾。想學辭職的說法、想學怎麼把難開口的話說出來，這段很到位。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 辭呈已經 handed in（遞交了）
handed in 遞交、上交hang on to 保住、不放手straightened out 把……理順、弄清楚
「把話說出口」：couldn't get it out
good for you 對某人有好處、適合某人get it out 把話說出口
托尼走進父親柯比的辦公室，平靜地說自己辭職了，父親一時沒緩過來。他解釋，辭呈已經 handed in（遞交了）：本來他還想 hang on to（保住）這份工作，等和愛麗絲的事理順再說，可現在都結束了，等下去也沒意義。他說自己從來不想要這一行，打算先離開一陣子，回來也許去做當年和鮑勃·史密斯瞎搞的那個「草為什麼綠」的研究。可這些話他憋了很久，一直 get it out（把話說出口）都難。想學辭職的說法、想學「保住」，還有「把話說出口」，這段話都能對上。
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 don't want any part of this, Dad.”
這一行我一點都不想沾，爸。
把一輩子的拒絕壓成一句短話，平靜裡全是決心。
I don't want any part of ...
當面拒絕捲入某事時用；對上級或合作方說等於決裂。
Count me out of this one. ／ I want nothing to do with it.
口語
don't want 連讀，any part of 輕快帶過，Dad 收住。
I don't want any part of that argument. 那場爭吵我一點都不想摻和。
“I've tried to talk to you many times about it, but I just couldn't get it out.”
這件事我跟你說過很多次，可就是說不出口。
把多年說不出口的憋悶講得極準，比抱怨更讓人難受。
I've tried to ..., but I just couldn't ...
說出自己努力過卻沒做到時用；對長輩說帶一點委屈和坦白。
I've wanted to tell you for years but the words never came. ／ I tried to bring it up, but I froze.
中性
tried to 連讀，couldn't get it out 一串掃過，語氣放低。
I've tried to tell her, but I just couldn't get it out. 我一直想告訴她，可就是說不出口。
“You can't do this, after all the plans I made for you...”
你不能這麼做，我為你鋪了那麼多路……
用一句質問把父母的付出和子女的自由撞在一起。
You can't do this, after all ...
覺得被辜負、想拿付出說事時用；這話一齣口往往就把關係逼緊。
After everything I did for you, you can't just walk away. ／ You can't throw it all away after all this.
中性
can't do this 重讀 can't，after all 連讀，句尾漸弱。
You can't quit now, after all the years you put in. 你幹了這麼多年，不能說撂就撂。
“I think this business is great. It's good for you because you like it.”
我覺得這行當很好。它對你好，因為你喜歡它。
先認同對方的熱愛，再把自己摘出去，是辭職時最體面的說法。
It's good for you because you like it.
場合：辭職或退出一個圈子時，向喜歡它的人解釋自己的離開；對朋友和家人能用，對客戶別拿來當藉口。
It suits you because you enjoy it. ／ It's a great field, just not for me.
中性
great 稍重，because you like it 說得平和。
This club is great. It's good for you because you like it. 這個社團很好。它對你好，因為你喜歡它。
I don't want any part of this, Dad. I never did. You can't do this, after all the plans I made for you... Dad, if I can just make you understand this. I think this business is great. It's good for you because you like it. I don't. And I never will. I've tried to talk to you many times about it, but I just couldn't get it out.
這一行我一點都不想沾，爸。 從來都不想。 你不能這麼做，我為你鋪了那麼多路…… 爸，只要你能明白這一點就好。 我覺得這行很好。對你來說合適，因為你喜歡。 我不喜歡。以後也不會喜歡。 這件事我跟你說過很多次，可就是說不出口。
下一章 · 26parting shot臨走前的最後一擊這場戲：搬家前指點迷津「遞交、上交」。托尼說 I just handed in my resignation，就是「我剛把辭呈交上去」。
hang on to。托尼本來想 hang on to 這份工作，等和愛麗絲的事理順再說，就是「先保住工作」。
「把……理順、弄清楚」。托尼說等事情 get all straightened out，就是把和愛麗絲的糾葛理清楚。
「把話說出口」。托尼說這件事他跟父親說過很多次，可就是 couldn't get it out，心裡話總說不出來。
算，指「軟蛋、軟弱沒骨氣的人」。開場幾個董事就背後說老柯比 always was a weak sister，很不客氣。
「瞎擺弄、隨便弄弄」。托尼說當年和鮑勃·史密斯 fooled around with 那個研究，就是「隨便鼓搗」，語氣很隨意。
