这场戏：卡车后斗里重提旧情
第 17 章 · 共 18 章 · 2'06"
两个旧情人在卡车后斗翻起十六岁的旧账，有人笑对方当年只撑了38秒。她说 It's something about those dumb kids（就是那帮傻小子说不清的好），他回 Never really been like it was with us（后来再没有过那种感觉）。想聊那些回不去的青春，又想说得不肉麻，就学这几句。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 「像当时那样」英语说 like it was
serious skills 真本事、了不得的本事like it was 像当时那样a nostalgia thing 一种怀旧情结
「说不清的某种东西」英语怎么说？something about
something about 说不清的某种东西It's magic 简直像魔法、太神了kiss me 吻某人一下
吉姆和阿曼达这对高中旧情人多年后重逢，一起坐在卡车后斗，聊起十六岁那年在湖边的那次约会。有人自嘲当年只坚持了38秒，又被对方调侃像个水管工。话题慢慢转到那些再也找不回的青春：Never really been like it was with us（后来再没有过那种感觉）、It's something about those dumb kids（就是那帮傻小子说不清的好）。说到底，那大概就是 nostalgia（怀旧、念旧），两个人都承认是一样的感觉。想聊旧情又不想太直白，这几句刚好。
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。
“Never really been like it was with us.”
跟我们在一起时的那种感觉，后来再也没有过。
省略主语和助动词，把说不出口的遗憾压进一句轻描淡写。
Never really been like it was
聊往事、说再也回不去时用；对旧友或恋人，语气放低。
It's never been the same since. ／ Nothing has felt like it did back then.
中性
never 重读，was with us 放轻收尾。
Nothing has really been like it was with them. 跟他们在一起时的那种感觉，后来再也没有过。
“It's something about those dumb kids.”
就是那时候那帮傻小子身上的某种东西。
用 something 兜住说不清的感觉，比形容词更贴近真实。
It's something about ...
说不清某种东西吸引你时用；聊天、解释感觉时都能用。
There's just something about them. ／ It's something in those kids.
口语
something 轻读，dumb kids 连读。
It's something about that little town. 就是那个小镇身上的某种东西。
“You know, that's a nostalgia thing.”
你知道，那不过是种怀旧罢了。
用一个名词把情绪归档，像在替对方降温，也像在劝自己。
That's a ... thing.
想淡化某种情绪、给它贴标签时用；对熟人，带点自嘲。
That's just a memory thing. ／ It's a sentimental thing.
口语
You know 轻带过，nostalgia 重音在第二音节。
That's a habit thing, not a love thing. 那是习惯，不是爱。
“I know what I'm asking for...”
我知道自己在求的是什么……
半句停在省略号上，把请求背后的分量和忐忑一起留白。
I know what I'm asking for.
开口求一件不轻松的事之前用；对亲近的人，先认下分量。
I know what I'm asking. ／ I know exactly what I'm asking of you.
中性
asking for 连读，句尾渐弱留白。
I know what I'm asking for, so take your time. 我知道自己在求什么，你慢慢想。
“I've developed some serious skills since then, in fact I've been servicing the entire Tucson, Arizona area...”
从那以后我可练出了不少真本事，说实话，图森这一片我一直都在「服务」。
用正经的「服务」一词自夸，正经到好笑，是这场戏最响的一记玩笑。
I've been doing something since then.
半开玩笑地夸自己长进时用；只限熟人之间，别在正式场合说。
I've come a long way since then. ／ I've picked up a few tricks since then.
口语
serious 重读，servicing 拖长带笑。
I've been cooking since then, and it shows. 从那以后我一直在做饭，看得出来吧。
In the back of this truck. At the lake. All 38 seconds of it. Oh, shut up. I was excited. I was sixteen, okay? I've developed some serious skills since then, in fact I've been servicing the entire Tucson, Arizona area...
就在这辆卡车的后斗里，在湖边。 前后也就38秒。 哎呀，别说了。我当时太兴奋了，我才十六岁，行吗？ 从那以后我可练出了不少真本事，说实话，亚利桑那州图森这一片，我一直都在提供服务……
下一章 · 18let something go on任由事情拖下去这场戏：旧信揭开当年失去的孩子这里不是「关于」，而是固定说法，表示「说不清的某种东西、身上有种特别的味道」。It's something about those dumb kids. 就是说那股傻劲儿有种说不清的好。
nostalgia。You know, that's a nostalgia thing. 里就是「那不过是种怀旧」的意思，也可以说 a nostalgia thing，表示一种怀旧情结。
不是。servicing 在这里是双关，字面是「提供上门服务」，实际是拿性方面的「服务」开玩笑，所以对方才回 What are you, a plumber?（你当自己是水管工啊）。
口语里 It's funny though 'cause... 往往不是「很有趣」，而是「说来也怪、有意思的是」，用来引出下面一个有点矛盾、又耐人寻味的发现。
asking for。比如 I know what I'm asking for... 就是「我知道我在求的是什么」。asking for something 意思是开口要某样东西，有时也指自找麻烦。
