这场戏：奶奶赶来救场帮忙
第 11 章 · 共 27 章 · 3'47"
瓦什蒂说自己 feel so torn（心里被扯成好几半），一边照顾孩子一边撑住安迪，盼着 Andy's mum comes to the rescue（安迪妈妈赶来救场）。奶奶到了就忙着带孩子、给瓦什蒂搭手，说 Just support and love and be there（只管支持他、爱他、陪着他），复查结果也传来好消息。想学怎么讲两头为难、怎么表达支持，这段很暖。
❝ 独白 · 7 句 瓦什蒂的两难
把照顾孩子和撑住丈夫的两难一口气说清，最后落在盼妈妈来救场。
make a difference（起点作用）
make you forget 让你把烦心事忘掉make a difference 起作用、带来改变genius child 天才孩子be there 陪在身边、靠得住
❝ 独白 · 4 句 responding to the treatment（对治疗有反应）
make sure 确保、查清楚nothing new 没有新的病灶at least 至少、起码responding to the treatment 对治疗有反应、见疗效
瓦什蒂先讲自己的难：I feel so torn（心里被扯成好几半），既要 look after（照顾）两个孩子，又要在安迪迷茫时撑住他；她说 a big smack in the chops（这对俩人都是一记闷棍），只盼 Andy's mum comes to the rescue（安迪妈妈来救场）。奶奶真的来了，说想 make a difference（起点作用），替瓦什蒂分担、多陪两个孩子，还夸 You've got a genius child（你有个天才孩子）。她也说 Just support and love and be there（只管支持、爱、陪着）。好消息接着来：复查显示淋巴瘤至少缩小一半，说明 he's responding to the treatment（治疗有效）。想学怎么讲为难、怎么表达支持，这段很动人。
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。
“This has been a big smack in the chops for both of us.”
这对我们俩都是一记当头闷棍。
用挨了一拳的画面说打击，比 simply hard 具体得多，一说就有痛感。
a big smack in the chops
说某件事对两个人打击都很重时能用；正式汇报或安慰病人时别这么粗。
a real blow to both of us ／ a huge hit for the two of us
口语
smack in the 连读，chops 重读，句尾降调收。
Losing that contract was a big smack in the chops for the whole team. 丢掉那份合同，对整个团队都是当头一棒。
“But I'm really hoping that will change when Andy's mum comes to the rescue.”
但我真的希望，等安迪的妈妈赶来救场，一切能好起来。
come to the rescue 把普通的「来帮忙」说成了「来救场」，有画面也不夸张。
come to the rescue
等着谁来解围、帮忙时用，熟人之间最自然；向上级正式汇报别这么讲。
come to save the day ／ show up right when you need her
口语
really hoping 连读，come to the 轻读，rescue 重读。
My brother came to the rescue when the movers cancelled. 搬家工人爽约时，我哥赶来救场。
“which is a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment.”
这是个特别好的信号，说明他对治疗有反应。
把好消息说得有依据：好信号，因为身体开始对治疗有反应。
a fantastic sign because it means ...
转述体检或检查的好结果时用，对家人朋友都合适；别拿它替医生下结论。
a great sign that the treatment is working ／ very encouraging, since he's responding
中性
fantastic sign 重读，because it 连读，treatment 尾音收住。
Her scan came back clear, which is a fantastic sign because it means the drugs are working. 她的扫描结果没问题，这是特别好的信号，说明药起作用了。
“I feel so torn in so many different ways”
我在很多方面都被撕扯得很厉害。
用 torn 一个词把两头为难说透，再叠上 in so many ways，疲惫感全出来了。
I feel so torn in so many different ways.
描述两头为难时用，适合倾诉；正式汇报里别用，太私人。
I'm pulled in every direction. ／ I feel torn between everyone who needs me.
口语
I feel so torn 连读压低，in so many different ways 平推收住。
I feel so torn between work and family this month. 这个月我在工作和家庭之间被撕扯得厉害。
“You've got a genius child, do you know?”
你养了个天才孩子，你知道吗？
夸人不直说，用一个反问把赞叹塞给对方，亲近又热络。
You've got a ..., do you know?
逗小孩家长、夸朋友时用，语气要热；正式场合用会显得轻佻，别用。
You have a brilliant kid on your hands. ／ That child of yours is a genius, you know.
口语
You've got a 轻快，genius child 重读，do you know 上扬收尾。
You've got a real gift, do you know? 你真有天赋，你知道吗？
I feel so torn in so many different ways because I'm trying to look after my children, give them the love they need, and at the same time, I'm trying to support Andy when he's feeling confused or completely lost. This has been a big smack in the chops for both of us. We're just both in transition of being ready for what this journey is about, which is a lot more intense than we expected, I think. But I'm really hoping that will change when Andy's mum comes to the rescue.
我感觉自己被扯成了好几半，怎么都为难。 因为我要照顾两个孩子，给他们需要的爱， 与此同时， 又要在安迪迷茫、彻底找不着方向的时候撑住他。 这对我们俩都是一记当头闷棍。 我们俩都还在过渡期，慢慢弄明白这趟路到底意味着什么——它比我们预想的要激烈得多，我觉得。 但我真的希望，等安迪的妈妈赶来救场，情况能好起来。
Andy was booked in to go in for chemo and he got there and they decided that what they were going to do is run a scan to make sure there were no surprises. The result was that there was nothing new and that the original lymphoma had at least halved, which is a fantastic sign because it means he's responding to the treatment.
安迪本来约好了去做化疗，到了那儿，他们决定先给他做个扫描，确认没有意外的状况。 结果是，没有发现新的病灶， 原本的淋巴瘤至少缩小了一半， 这是个特别好的信号，说明他对治疗有反应。
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指「又喜又忧、心情复杂」。台词 I came over with slightly mixed feelings 就是「我过来的时候心情挺复杂」。后面可以接 about something，说明对什么纠结。
医学上说 respond to treatment，也可以说 responding to the treatment。台词 it means he's responding to the treatment 就是「说明他对治疗有反应」，是好信号。
指「讨人喜欢、让人开心的人或事」。台词 the children who are a delight 就是「那两个招人疼的孩子」。说某人 is a delight，就是夸他很容易相处、讨喜。
说 look after，比如 look after my children（照顾我的孩子）。也可以说 take care of，意思接近；look after 更偏日常照看。
