这场戏：老同学哭诉亡妻
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饭桌上，老同学聊起妻子的病：She passed away（她去世了）说得艰难，又补上 She fought real hard（她拼命撑住），把撑了很久的病痛全压在这句话里。想用英文谈生死、安慰丧亲的人，这两个说法很常用。
谈到妻子离世：She passed away（她去世了）
passed away 去世（委婉说法）fought real hard 拼尽全力撑过来what can you say 又能说什么呢
❝ 独白 · 4 句 迈克的旧情自白
从电视讲到旧情，越说越轻，却把多年的孤单全露了出来。
玛吉出差到双城，先跟老同学迈克在一家餐厅吃饭。迈克聊起工作和妻子琳达，说 Linda had leukemia（琳达得了白血病），接着艰难地挤出 She passed away（她去世了），又用 She fought real hard（她拼命撑住）形容妻子撑了很久。气氛稍缓，他却突然说 I always liked you（我一直喜欢你），场面立刻尴尬，玛吉只回了 It's okay, Mike（没事的，迈克）想收场。之后她在名人厅盘问一名陪侍女，问到 escort service（陪侍公司）干了多久。这里还能学到 shouldn't have（本不该做）这种表达后悔的说法，用英文谈生死、说体面宽慰话都用得上。
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。
“So, what can you say?”
这种事，又能说什么呢？
一句反问把无从解释的悲痛交给命运。
What can you say?
面对没法解释的坏事、想收住话题时用；安慰刚失去亲人的人别说。
What is there to say? ／ There's nothing you can say.
中性
what can you 连读，句尾 you say 轻轻上扬再落。
The whole plan fell apart. What can you say? 整个计划都黄了。又能说什么呢？
“I shouldn't have done this. I shouldn't.”
我不该这么做。不该。
重复半句把后悔钉死，越说越轻，越听越重。
I shouldn't have done this.
为已经做错的事道歉时用；对不熟的人反复说会显得失态。
I shouldn't have said that. ／ I really shouldn't have gone.
中性
shouldn't have 缩读，第二句 I shouldn't 更轻。
I shouldn't have done this without asking you first. 我不该没先问你就这么做。
“And then... I've been so lonely.”
然后……我一直好孤单。
停顿之后一句实话，把独居多年的酸楚全摊开。
I've been so lonely.
向信任的人坦白长久孤独时用；初次见面说会让人尴尬。
I've been on my own for so long. ／ It's been lonely without her.
中性
I've been 连读，so lonely 放慢，句尾沉下去。
Since the move I've been so lonely here. 搬来以后我在这儿一直好孤单。
“You were such a super lady.”
你真是特别好的一个人。
迟到多年的一句话，既像表白又像告别，把尴尬收成温柔。
You were such a <noun>.
迟来的夸奖或告别时用；形容在世的人用过去式会让人误会，慎用。
You were always such a wonderful person. ／ You were really something.
口语
were such a 连读，super 重读，lady 放轻收尾。
Back then you were such a super lady, and everyone knew it. 那会儿你真是特别好的人，谁都知道。
And then I saw you on the TV and I remembered, you know? I always liked you. Well, I always liked you... I always liked you so much.
后来我在电视上看到你，就想起来了，你知道吗？ 我一直都挺喜欢你的。 其实我也一直喜欢你…… 我一直都特别喜欢你。
下一章 · 15no call to没有理由这场戏：上门盘问车行经理passed away 是「去世」的委婉说法，比 died 更温和、更常用于丧亲场合。戏里有人提到妻子 Linda had leukemia，接着说 She passed away，就是不直接说「死」的体面表达。
可以说 She fought real hard。fought 是 fight 的过去式，real 在这里当「非常」讲，整句形容病人跟疾病死磕、硬扛了很久。戏里这句 She fought real hard, Marge 就是对玛吉说妻子撑得很苦。
shouldn't have done something 表示「本不该做却做了」，带后悔。戏里有人低声说 I shouldn't have done this，就是懊悔自己不该来、不该这么做。后面接过去分词，如 I shouldn't have said that。
用 get together。戏里有一句 should we get together another time，就是「要不要改天再聚」。它可指朋友聚会，也能指约见面谈事，是很日常的说法。
说 I always liked you。戏里有人鼓起勇气说 I always liked you so much，就是「我一直都特别喜欢你」。always 加过去式 liked，强调这份好感从以前一直延续到现在，带着怀旧。
