这场戏：当着孩子剃头一起扛
第 15 章 · 共 27 章 · 4'47"
大剂量化疗把安迪的身体折腾得够呛：满嘴溃疡、牙龈萎缩、胃也毁了，还起疹子，他心疼得说 feel sorry for（为……心疼）自己的细胞。可他更操心怎么跟孩子开口，于是他 broach the subject（提起某个敏感话题），只说「我的血液有点问题」。想学怎么讲病痛、怎么委婉开口谈难事，这些说法很实用。
❝ 独白 · 6 句 「提起某个敏感话题」英语说 broaching the subject
broaching the subject 提起某个敏感话题a problem with my blood 我的血液有点问题needs fixing 需要修一修go along with 接受、顺着来
活在当下里，安迪在做大剂量化疗，副作用一波接一波：溃疡、牙龈萎缩到发疼、胃被搞垮、身上起疹子，他说自己 feel sorry for（为……心疼）身体和细胞，因为它们 taking a battering（被打得很惨）。更让他纠结的是孩子：他 broach the subject（提起某个敏感话题），却从不说「癌症」两个字，只说血液有问题、会好起来。好在孩子来探病，一起画画、剃头、听故事，一家人 get through（熬过去），妈妈也一直帮着撑。想学怎么讲述病痛、怎么跟孩子谈难事，这些句子都很真。
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“And, I just feel sorry for my body, for my cells.”
我就是心疼我的身体，心疼我的细胞。
把心疼落到细胞上，不喊苦，却比任何抱怨都重。
feel sorry for one's own body
想表达对某人或自己某部分的怜惜时用；对长辈客套或写正式报告时别这么用。
I feel sorry for my own body. ／ I can't help feeling sorry for my cells.
中性
feel sorry for 连读，body 后稍停，cells 收得轻。
I feel sorry for my old bike left out in the rain. 我心疼那辆被扔在雨里的旧自行车。
“I think with kids, as long as what they're seeing matches what they're being told, it's kind of easy to understand and go along with.”
我觉得对孩子来说，只要他们看到的和听到的一致，就比较容易理解，也愿意接受。
一句把育儿里的信任说透：看见的和被告知的对上，孩子就安心。
as long as A matches B, it's easy to ...
向别人解释孩子为什么能接受坏消息时用；安慰家长或同事都合适，别用在正式公文里。
As long as what they see matches what they hear, kids cope. ／ Children go along with it when the story adds up.
中性
as long as 轻读，matches 与 what 连读，句尾放平。
As long as what we tell her matches what she sees, she copes fine. 只要我们说的和她看到的一致，她就能应付得很好。
“We're all in it together and getting through it as a family.”
我们全家人一起扛，一起熬过去。
短句里全是担当：不是一个人扛，而是把全家绑在一起。
be in it together and get through it
家人或团队共渡难关时用；对刚认识的人说会显得交浅言深。
We're in this together. ／ We'll get through this as a family.
中性
in it 连读成 in-it，together 重音落在 get，句尾下沉。
We're in it together, so let's get through this deadline. 我们是一起的，一起把这个截止日期扛过去。
“I'm having a high dose chemo now.”
我现在在做大剂量化疗。
把最猛的治疗说得像一句日程通知，越平静越显出承受的分量。
I'm having a ... now.
向人交代当前治疗或处境时用，语气平；对刚确诊的人说会让人更怕，别用。
I'm on the strong chemo now. ／ This round is a high dose.
中性
I'm having a 轻快，high dose chemo 重读，now 轻轻收住。
I'm on a heavy dose of training now before the race. 赛前我现在正上大强度的训练。
“I don't know what effect it's having on the children.”
我不知道这对孩子们有什么影响。
把自己的病放到孩子身上衡量，一句坦白点出父母最放不下的那块。
I don't know what effect it's having on ...
谈论自己的处境波及家人时用，语气要实；正式汇报里别用，太私人。
I can't tell how much this is affecting the kids. ／ Who knows what it is doing to them.
中性
I don't know 连读带过，what effect 重读，on the children 放慢压低。
I don't know what effect the move is having on the children. 我不知道搬家对孩子们有什么影响。
I don't know what effect it's having on the children. But you know, I'm sort of realizing more and more that they're incredibly perceptive kids anyway. And we sort of, I've been broaching the subject of, I never actually mentioned the word cancer. I've said, "I have a problem with my blood." Or "My blood needs replacing" or "needs fixing." You know, it's a sort of semi-serious context, but, "hey don't worry, I'm gonna be fine."
我不知道这对孩子们有什么影响。 可你知道吗，我越来越觉得，他们本来就特别敏感懂事。 我一直试着往这个话题上引，但从没真正提过“癌症”这个词。 我说的是：“我的血液有点问题。” 或者“我的血需要换一换”“需要修一修”。 你知道，这算是半认真半轻松的场合，但我还是会说：“嘿，别担心，我会好起来的。”
下一章 · 16be there for someone守在身边这场戏：念近况邮件聊活在当下意思是「为……心疼、难过」，同情或怜悯某人。台词 I just feel sorry for my body, for my cells 就是「我就是心疼我的身体，心疼我的细胞」。
字面是「挨打」，引申为被反复打击、遭到重创。台词 They're taking such a battering 说的是他的细胞被化疗折腾得很惨。
说 broach the subject。broach 是「开口提出」，the subject 是话题，合起来就是小心翼翼地提起某件不好开口的事。
说 man of the house，指家里管事、挑大梁的人。台词 She's the man of the house these days 就是「现在她才是家里当家的人」，女士也能用 man of the house。
说 get through。台词 We're all in it together and getting through it as a family 就是「我们全家人一起扛，一起熬过去」。
