这场戏：与临终好友的争吵
第 27 章 · 共 30 章 · 2'27"
临终的希拉里跟茜茜大吵，她恨女儿更愿意亲近茜茜；茜茜回她一句 You're still in the land of the living（你还在人间），还怪她别活得像已经死了一样。转头茜茜上《星谈》受访，被问「茜茜是谁」却用漂亮话敷衍，最后借口 run out of time（时间到了）。想学吵架的狠话和访谈打太极，这段反差极大。
「你还在人间」：land of the living（人间）
keep on 不停念叨、纠缠live to see 活到亲眼看见over with 结束、完结land of the living 人间
临终的希拉里对茜茜说出最狠的话：她 won't live to see her daughter grow into a woman（活不到看女儿长大），恨女儿更愿意亲近茜茜。茜茜要她别这样，提醒她 you're still in the land of the living（还在人间），别活得像已经死了一样，希拉里则说她 don't want it to be over with yet（还不想结束）。另一边，茜茜上《星谈》受访，主持人要她 pull out all the stops（毫无保留），追问「茜茜是谁」，她用 first and foremost（首先）开场，绕了半天也没说出真心话，最后借口 we've run out of time（时间到了）。回到家，女儿维多利亚要她帮忙做晚饭、编辫子。想学吵架、访谈打太极和家常话，这段内容很满。
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。
“You're not dead yet, so stop living as if you are!”
你还没死呢，别活得像已经死了一样！
把心疼包进责备，一句祈使句又凶又暖，是好友间最狠的鼓励。
stop living as if you are
劝病中或低谷里的人振作时用，够亲的人才说得出口；对不熟的人太重。
You're not done yet, so stop acting like you are. ／ You're still here, so stop living as if you weren't.
口语
yet 后稍停，as if 连读加快，句尾重音落在 are。
You're not beaten yet, so stop living as if you are. 你还没输呢，别活得像已经输了一样。
“I don't want it to be over with yet.”
我还不想就这么结束。
不说害怕，只说不想结束，把死亡绕开，反而更重。
I don't want it to be over yet
舍不得一段时光或关系结束时用，对亲近的人说最自然；报怨场合别用。
I'm not ready for this to be over yet. ／ I don't want it to end yet.
中性
over with 连读，yet 轻轻收尾，别拖长。
I don't want the summer to be over with yet. 我还不想让这个夏天就这么结束。
“You're still in the land of the living.”
你还活在人间呢。
用一句带古意的比喻把对方拉回现实，责备里藏着珍惜。
in the land of the living
提醒人别自暴自弃时用，多带打趣；对刚失去亲人的人别说。
You're still among the living. ／ You're very much alive, you know.
口语
land of the 轻快连读，重音落在 living。
Come on, you're still in the land of the living. 来吧，你还活得好好的呢。
“I'm the one who won't live to see my daughter grow into a woman, who won't be able to protect her from the world.”
我才是那个活不到看着女儿长大成人的，那个没法护她不受世界伤害的人。
用两个并列的“不能”，把临终母亲最深的恐惧铺成一句长叹。
I'm the one who won't live to see ___.
重病或离别前说心里话时用；日常抱怨别借用，太重，会让人觉得你夸张。
I'm the one who won't be there to watch her grow up. ／ I won't be around to protect her.
literary
I'm the one 稍重，won't live to see 连读，grow into a woman 逐词放慢。
I'm the one who won't be here to see him graduate. 我才是那个等不到看他毕业的人。
下一章 · 28stretch the truth添油加醋这场戏：打牌回忆后妈妈倒下「人间、活着的人世」。You're still in the land of the living 就是「你还活着、还在人间」，常用来提醒对方珍惜当下。
run out of time。run out 是「用光、耗尽」，run out of time 就是「时间不够、没时间了」，访谈和会议里都很常用。
「全力以赴、不惜一切」。原指把管风琴所有音栓都拉开，让声音最饱满，引申为拿出全部本事、不做保留。
「首先、首要的是」，用在句首强调第一点。First and foremost, I would have to say... 就是「首先，我得说……」，正式的发言里很常见。
不是。puss 是对小孩或猫咪的亲昵称呼，等于「小宝贝、小可爱」。Hi, puss 就是妈妈对女儿的宠溺招呼。
