这场戏：深夜登门哭诉外遇
第 15 章 · 共 23 章 · 2'49"
玛丽深夜对耶鲁发火，说自己 I'm wasting myself on a married man（我在一个已婚男人身上浪费自己）。转头她跑到艾萨克家，抱歉说 I didn't know who to call（我不知道该打给谁）；艾萨克不让她吃安定，还笑她 self-esteem is like a notch below Kafka's（自尊比卡夫卡还低一档）。想学深夜哭诉和损友式安慰的英文，这些都能用。
❝ 独白 · 4 句 I'm wasting myself on a married man（我在一个已婚男人身上浪费自己）
never stops ringing 一直响个不停go to bed with 跟某人上床wasting myself on 在某人身上浪费自己Call somebody up 给某人打个电话
深夜，玛丽先跟耶鲁在电话里吵起来：她抱怨 My phone never stops ringing（我电话就没停过），说我 could go to bed with the entire faculty of MIT（能把麻省理工整个教职都睡一遍），却 I'm wasting myself on a married man（在一个已婚男人身上浪费自己）。她又跑到艾萨克家，为打扰道歉：I didn't know who to call（我不知道该打给谁）。艾萨克家的水是褐色的，他说 you get used to it after a while（过一阵就习惯了）；听说她想吃安定，他说 Valium causes cancer（安定致癌），还把人家的心理医生调侃了一通，说 her self-esteem is like a notch below Kafka's（自尊比卡夫卡还低一档）。玛丽自嘲 I deserve everything I get（我活该），又说 He led me on（是他勾引我），抱怨男人总 stick up for each other（互相护着）。
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“I could go to bed with the entire faculty of MIT, if I wanted to. It's just...”
只要我愿意，我能把麻省理工整个教职员工都睡一遍。只是……
用最夸张的自夸说出最深的自我否定，笑点里全是心酸。
I could do X, if I wanted to.
自嘲式地夸自己抢手时用；对不熟的人说会显得轻浮。
I could get any job in this city, if I wanted to. ／ I could date anyone here, if I wanted to.
口语
entire faculty 重读，if I wanted to 放轻收尾。
I could find a date tonight, if I wanted to. 只要我愿意，今晚就能约到人。
“He's done a great job on you. Your self-esteem is like a notch below Kafka's.”
你的自尊心比卡夫卡还低一档。
用文人梗当刻度尺，损人损得又准又好笑。
a notch below someone
熟人之间开玩笑地损人时用；对刚受挫的人说会太刻薄。
His confidence is a notch below zero. ／ Her patience is a notch below mine.
口语
self-esteem 重音在 teem，notch below 连读。
Your cooking is a notch below the takeout place. 你的厨艺比外卖还低一档。
“He led me on! That's the point of it. Why am I reluctant to criticise him?”
是他勾引我的！关键就在这儿。我为什么不愿意批评他？
先指控再自我审问，一句把爱与不甘全摊开。
He led me on! That's the point of it.
抱怨被人吊着又怪自己心软时用；正式场合说会显得失控。
He strung me along and I let him. ／ She led me on and I still defend her.
口语
led me on 连读，That's the point 重读，问句尾上扬。
He led me on for months and I kept making excuses. 他吊了我好几个月，我还一直替他找理由。
“That's just my theory, but I think it's correct. I got tissues someplace.”
这只是我的理论，不过我觉得它没错。
对自己没根据的断言还郑重其词，一本正经的荒谬最好笑。
That's just my theory, but I think it's correct.
半开玩笑地抛出没证据的论断时用；正经讨论里别说，会让人觉得你不严谨。
It's only my theory, but I'm sure it's right. ／ No proof, but I'm convinced.
口语
just my theory 轻快，but 停顿，I think it's correct 逐词放慢加重。
That's just my theory, but I'm sure it's true. 这只是我的理论，不过我肯定它是对的。
What am I doing in this relationship anyway? My phone never stops ringing. I could go to bed with the entire faculty of MIT, if I wanted to. It's just... I don't know. I'm wasting myself on a married man, so I don't know. Listen, I think I'd better go now. I just want you to have this.
我到底在这段关系里干什么呢？我的电话就没停过。 只要我愿意，我能把麻省理工整个教职员工都睡一遍。只是…… 我不知道。我在一个已婚男人身上浪费自己，所以我不知道。 听着，我想我该走了。我只想把这个给你。
下一章 · 16right up your alley正合胃口这场戏：床上被劝给她打电话work out 在这里表示「成、顺利发展」，指一段关系能不能有结果。原句 I knew it couldn't possibly work out，就是「我早知道这事不可能成」。
get used to。原句 you get used to it after a while，就是「过一阵子你就习惯了」，注意 used to 后接名词或动名词。
get suspicious。原句 You don't get suspicious when he calls you at 3am，就是「他凌晨三点给你打电话，你也不起疑心？」，suspicious 是「可疑的、多疑的」。
stick up for someone。原句 You guys all stick up for each other，就是「你们男人都互相护着」，用来指责抱团护短。
waste oneself on someone。原句 I'm wasting myself on a married man，就是「我在一个已婚男人身上浪费自己」，语气又委屈又自嘲。
I deserve everything I get。deserve 是「应得」，原句就是「我想我活该遭这些」，自嘲时常用，也可以说 I had it coming。
