这场戏：失控过后安抚家人
第 9 章 · 共 17 章 · 2'16"
德里克刚经历一场失控，被人按住后连声道歉：I screwed up（我搞砸了）、I lost control（我失控了）。他向家人保证 I'd do anything for you（我愿意为你们做任何事），随后又陪小妹妹玩「坐飞机」、去看生病的妈妈。想学道歉、承诺和哄小孩的英文，这些句子又软又真。
「我搞砸了」：I screwed up
Let go of 松开、放开screwed up 搞砸了、犯了错I lost control 我失控了do anything for 愿意为某人做任何事
德里克刚经历一场失控，被人按住时还喊着 Let go of me（放开我）；冷静下来后他反复道歉，保证 I would never hurt you（我绝不会伤害你），承认 I screwed up（我搞砸了）、I lost control（失去了控制），还说 I'd do anything for you（我愿意为你们做任何事）。可家里人还是半信半疑：一句 I don't believe you（我不信你），也有人回 I trust you, Derek（我信你，德里克）。之后他陪小妹妹玩坐飞机，又去看生病的妈妈，妈妈怪自己 let you down（让你失望），他劝她戒烟，还约定头发长回来的日子。想学道歉、安抚和家常对话，这段很生活化。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“I screwed up. I lost control. It's not you.”
是我搞砸了。我失控了。不怪你。
三句短句，认错、定性、撇清对方，一句比一句放下身段。
I screwed up. I lost control. It's not you.
要向被自己伤到的人具体认错时用；正式书面道歉里换成更书面的说法。
I messed up and lost my temper. It wasn't your fault. ／ That was on me. I couldn't control myself.
口语
三句之间各停一拍，It's not you 放轻。
I screwed up. I lost control of the schedule. It's not you. 是我搞砸了。进度失控了。不怪你。
“I would never hurt you. You know that.”
我绝不会伤害你。你知道的。
would never 把承诺说到绝对，再用 You know that 求一个点头。
I would never ..., you know that.
要急着向亲近的人保证时用；对刚认识的人这样说会显得用力过猛。
I could never hurt you, and you know it. ／ You know I'd never do that to you.
中性
never 重读，You know that 放软收尾。
I would never lie to you. You know that. 我绝不会骗你。你知道的。
“You know that. I'd do anything for you.”
你知道的。我愿意为你们做任何事。
用 anything 把承诺撑到最大，越简单越像真心话。
I'd do anything for you.
要对家人或挚友表忠心时用；职场或客套场合说会显得越界。
I'd do anything to keep you safe. ／ There's nothing I wouldn't do for you.
口语
anything 重读，for you 轻收。
I'd do anything for you, so just call me. 为了你我什么都愿意做，有事就打给我。
“I don't even know how we got here sometimes.”
有时候我甚至不知道我们怎么走到这一步的。
把说不清的疲惫讲成一句自问，比解释更有共鸣。
I don't even know how we got here.
要在关系或处境变糟时感叹时用；追责某人时别用这句躲开责任。
I can't believe we ended up here. ／ Somehow we drifted to this point.
中性
even 轻读，got here 稍重，句尾下沉。
I don't even know how we got here, but I miss us. 我都不知道我们怎么走到这一步的，但我想念从前的我们。
“I feel like I let you down, only I didn't know when it happened.”
我总觉得是我让你失望了，只是我不知道是哪一刻开始的。
把愧疚说成查不出的时间点，自责里带着茫然，很戳心。
I feel like I let you down, only I didn't know when.
要向家人表达迟来的愧疚时用；推卸责任或求原谅的场合别用它兜圈子。
I'm afraid I failed you and never noticed when. ／ Somehow I let you down without seeing it.
中性
let you down 连读，didn't know when 放慢。
I feel like I let you down, only I didn't know when. 我总觉得辜负了你，只是不知道从哪一刻起。
“When are you going to let that beautiful hair grow back?”
你什么时候让那一头漂亮的头发长回来？
用一句家常打趣把关心包起来，既催他又不伤他。
When are you going to let ... grow back?
要用玩笑方式表达关心、提要求时用；对方敏感的话题上别这么打趣。
Time to let that hair grow back, isn't it? ／ When are we getting your hair back?
口语
beautiful hair 重读，grow back 上扬收问。
When are you going to let that beard grow back? 你什么时候把胡子留回来？
下一章 · 10done with it一刀两断这场戏：旧友面前说要退出是「搞砸了、犯了错」的意思，口语很常用。戏里德里克说 I screwed up，就是在承认自己把事情弄糟了，紧接着还说 I lost control。
可以说 let someone down。戏里妈妈说 I feel like I let you down，意思是「我总觉得是我让你失望了」，比 disappoint 更口语、更软。
字面是「到处转」，常用来说某种情绪或事情最近很普遍。戏里说 There's a lot of that going around，等于「最近这种事可不少」。
用 I would never hurt you。would never 表示「绝不会」，用来安抚、保证的时候很有力。戏里这句话反复出现，是想赢回信任。
接原因，意思是「因为……而生病」。戏里有人说 You don't get sick from cold（生病不是因为冷），下一句说是因为细菌。
用 grow back。戏里妈妈问 When are you going to let that beautiful hair grow back，就是问他什么时候把头发留回来，德里克答「等你戒烟那天」。
