这场戏：商量改行与埃塔的去留
第 12 章 · 共 12 章 · 2'14"
想洗手不干了，除了抢还能干嘛？一句 there are other ways of going straight（还有别的活法），接着盘算种地、开牧场，可两人都承认 much good at it（不太擅长），牧场还得从小伙子干起。埃塔这时说要先回家看看。想聊换条路走、商量退路，这些话最用得上。
想洗手不干，other ways of going straight（别的活法）这么说
other ways 别的活法know how to 懂得怎么做much good at it 不太擅长start a ranch 着手开个牧场
想洗手不干后靠什么过活？有人先抛出一句 there are other ways of going straight（还有别的活法）。可盘算下来，种地不会，开牧场又不划算，两人都承认 much good at it（不太擅长），加上 hours are brutal（工时熬人），这条路也难走。埃塔则说可能先回去，等于把去留摆上台面。going straight（洗手不干）、much good at it（不太擅长）、thinking of it（在考虑这事）这些说法，聊改行、聊退路、聊拿不定主意时都用得上。
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。
“There are other ways of going straight, you know.”
你知道，洗手不干后还有别的活法。
一句轻描淡写的话，既不服输，又替两人留了最后一点体面。
There are other ways of doing something.
安慰或劝人别走绝路时用；对已经绝望的人说会显得轻飘。
There are other ways to make a living. ／ You don't have to do it this way.
中性
other ways of 连读，going straight 稍重，you know 收轻。
There are other ways of making a living besides this job. 除了这份工作，还有别的谋生方式。
“The last time we tried a ranch was during our rustlin' days.”
上回咱们搞牧场，还是在偷牲口那阵子。
用一句自揭老底的往事，把体面工作的幻想轻轻戳破。
The last time we did something was ...
回忆上一次做某事是什么时候时用；翻旧账的场合容易伤感情。
We last ran a ranch back in those days. ／ The last time we tried that, it ended badly.
口语
The last time 连读，rustlin' days 带笑意，句尾降调。
The last time we tried a diet was before the wedding. 上次我们试着节食，还是在婚礼之前。
“No, you gotta be a kid to start a ranch.”
不行，开牧场得从小伙子干起。
把干不动的实话裹在玩笑里，一句道尽上了年纪的无奈。
You gotta be a ... to do something.
自嘲年纪大、力不从心时用；对正努力的人说容易浇冷水。
You have to be young to begin that. ／ Starting over takes a younger man.
口语
gotta 吞成一词，a kid 重读，start a ranch 落下来。
You gotta be a kid to learn a language that fast. 得是小孩才能那么快学会一门语言。
“Etta's thinking of maybe goin' home ahead of us.”
埃塔在考虑也许比我们先回趟家。
用别人的犹豫代替自己的挽留，舍不得却不肯先说。
...'s thinking of maybe ...ing ...
转述别人拿不定的打算时用；重要约定别靠 maybe 这种含糊说法，要说准。
She's thinking about leaving before us. ／ She might head home without us.
中性
thinking of 连读，maybe 轻带，ahead of us 连成一串收尾。
Tom's thinking of maybe moving teams next year. 汤姆在考虑明年也许换个组。
洗手不干的门路，指脱离犯罪、过上正经日子的办法。
not much good at it，完整说法是 we weren't much good at it，就是「我们也不太擅长」。
rustlin'。这是老西部黑话，指偷牛马等牲口，日常也能当「偷盗」的俏皮说法。
thinking of it。比如 I was thinking of it，就是「我是在琢磨这事」，表示拿不定主意、还在考虑。
接名词或动名词，比如 other ways of going straight、other ways of making a living，就是「还有别的……办法」。
