这场戏：聚会上聊六年旧情
第 7 章 · 共 17 章 · 2'15"
聚会上，迈克跟人说起谈了六年的前女友说断就断、转眼有了别人；对方安慰他 a rebound（疗伤替代品）长不了，他却一句话点破：We were a rebound and we lasted for six years（我们当初也是替代品，结果撑了六年）。想聊分手、聊疗伤式新恋情，a rebound 和 break it off（干脆地结束一段关系）都用得上。
我们是替代品，却撑了六年：We were a rebound（我们当初也是疗伤替代品）
break it off 干脆地结束一段关系poor thing 可怜的家伙won't last 维持不了多久a rebound 失恋后用来疗伤的新恋人
聚会上，迈克跟人聊起自己的失恋：和前女友在一起六年，她却说断就断，Break it off（干脆地结束一段关系）之后马上有了新对象。对方听得心疼，说这段感情 won't last（长不了），因为它只是 a rebound（失恋后用来疗伤的新恋人）。迈克却反问：她当初不也是从一段六年的感情里出来的？接着他想 check my messages（查一下我的留言），掏出 calling card（打长途用的电话卡），想用 800 number（免长途费的800电话）给谁打个电话。后来旁边的人悄悄感叹：六年啊，太可怜了，他还说 I just want her to be happy（我只希望她幸福）。想聊失恋、疗伤、心软，这些表达都很贴。
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“You don't just break it off cleanly after six years.”
六年的感情，不可能说断就断得干干净净。
把六年的分量压进一句常识，替被甩的人说了话。
You don't just ... after ...
替人抱不平或讲道理时用；正式报告里别这么口语。
You can't just walk away after six years. ／ Nobody cuts that off cleanly.
中性
just 轻读，break it off 连读，cleanly 重读。
You don't just move on after ten years together. 一起走过十年，哪有说放下就放下的。
“We were a rebound and we lasted for six years.”
我们当初也是替代品，结果撑了六年。
用自己当反例，一句话把对方的判断顶了回去。
We were a ... and we lasted for ...
被人轻易下结论时用；对着不熟的人会显得较真。
We started as a rebound and stayed six years. ／ That rebound of ours lasted a long time.
口语
were a 连读，lasted 重读，for six years 收平。
They said it was a fling, and it lasted for years. 他们说那只是玩玩，结果谈了好几年。
“He said, "I just want her to be happy."”
他说：「我只希望她幸福。」
一句转述把爱而不得说得又暖又心酸，不喊痛反而更疼。
I just want someone to be happy.
转述别人的好话时用；当面自夸会显得做作。
He only wants her to be happy. ／ All he said was that he wants her happy.
中性
just 弱读，want her to 连读，happy 轻轻上扬。
He said he just wants his kids to be happy. 他说他只想让孩子过得开心。
“Well, yeah, but how long was the relationship she was rebounding from?”
话是这么说，可让她拿来疗伤的那段感情，又谈了多久？
用一句反问拆掉「替代品长不了」的说法：要比时长，先看她上一段有多长。
How long was the ... she was rebounding from?
讨论感情旧账、想用对方的逻辑反推时能用；对当事人刨根问底会让人难堪，别用。
How long had the relationship she was coming off even lasted? ／ But how long was the relationship before this one?
口语
Well, yeah 连读，how long 重读，rebounding from 平稳收。
How long was the job she was running from before she took this one? 她来做这份工作之前，逃避的那份又做了多久？
下一章 · 08money有魅力这场戏：失恋后兄弟式打气指「失恋后用来疗伤的新恋人」，常被认为长不了。原句 It's a rebound 就是「那只是疗伤的替代品」，rebound 本义是「反弹、弹回」。
break it off。原句 You don't just break it off cleanly after six years，就是「六年的感情，不可能说断就断得干干净净」。
指「打长途用的电话卡」。原句 I have a calling card. It won't cost anything 就是「我有电话卡，不会花什么钱」，早年打长途常这么省话费。
在美国，800 开头的号码是对方付费的电话，打的人不掏钱。原句 So it's a 800 number，说的是用这种号码打电话不收长途费。
意思是「希望她过得幸福」，want 后面接「人 + to do」。原句 He said, "I just want her to be happy." 就是分手后还说「我只希望她幸福」，听起来特别心软。
