这场戏：巡讲路上互相交底
第 3 章 · 共 17 章 · 5'03"
记者利普斯基陪作家华莱士在小馆子吃饭，华莱士却先交底：你会回纽约把这篇稿子写成你想要的样子，这让我很不安，还丢下一句 I don't even know if I like you yet（我都还不知道自己喜不喜欢你呢）。想把「我紧张、我不安」说得又真又不失礼，这几句特别值得学。
❝ 独白 · 7 句 怕自己像在 trading off（拿…做交换）
trading off 拿…做交换、换取好处feel lonely 感到孤独reading you is another way of meeting you 读你的书就是认识你的另一种方式anything to do with 与…有任何关系
记者利普斯基飞到外地采访作家华莱士，两人在小馆子坐下。华莱士一上来就交底，说你会回纽约把稿子写成你想要的样子，这让我很不安，还开口说 I don't even know if I like you yet（我都还不知道自己喜不喜欢你呢）。两人又聊采访这门手艺、巡讲、名气，华莱士说自己怕被当成在 shape the impression（左右别人对我的印象），也怕做的事像在 cashing in（借机捞好处），还担心自己显得像个 dweeb（书呆子、傻帽）。想学怎么把不安、别扭和自嘲说得不尴尬，这段全是好句。
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。
“I don't even know if I like you yet.”
我都还不知道自己喜不喜欢你呢。
把采访里说不出口的坦白直接撂下，真诚得有点好笑。
I don't even know if I ... yet.
对刚认识的人半开玩笑地坦白时能用；正式场合说会显得冒犯。
I'm not even sure I trust you yet. ／ I still don't know what to make of you.
口语
don't even 连读，like you 轻读，yet 收得干脆。
I don't even know if I fit in here yet. 我都还不知道自己适不适合这儿。
“It really worries me that what I'm doing right now is like being a whore.”
让我很不安的是，我现在做的就像在当婊子。
把宣传新书和自我出卖摆在一起，用最狠的词说出了焦虑。
It really worries me that what I'm doing is like ...
自嘲式地表达对某件事的道德不安时能用；对不熟的人别用 whore。
It bothers me that this feels like selling myself. ／ What worries me is that I'm trading on my name.
口语
worries me that 连读，like being a 快读带过。
It worries me that this whole launch feels like begging. 让我不安的是，整个发布活动像在讨饭。
“Mmm, but what saves us is that most entertainment is not very good.”
但救了我们的是，大多数娱乐都不怎么样。
一句反着夸的俏皮话，把娱乐业的门槛和人的品味都点到了。
What saves us is that ...
想俏皮地夸一件坏事的反面作用时能用；正式评论里少用这种机锋。
What saves us is that the bad stuff is forgettable. ／ The good news is that most of it is harmless.
中性
what saves us 连读，not very good 尾音轻收。
What saves us is that most sequels are easy to skip. 救了我们的是，大多数续集都很好跳过。
“I can't stand to look like I'm actively trading off this sexually.”
我受不了自己看起来像是在主动拿性做交易。
把名利场的暧昧说成「主动交易」，一句话戳破自我厌恶。
I can't stand to look like I'm ...
表达受不了某种自我形象时能用；对不熟的人别说这么直白，看场合。
I can't stand to look like I'm begging for attention. ／ I can't stand to seem like I'm using people.
口语
can't stand 连读，actively 重读，sexually 轻收。
I can't stand to look like I'm chasing a promotion. 我受不了自己看起来像是在钻营升职。
The thing about the tour is, yes, I would like to get laid off of it a couple of times. People come up. They kind of, like, slither up. And it seems like... I don't know. What I want is not to have to take any action. What kind of action? I don't want to have to say, like, "Do you want to come back to the hotel?" I want them to say, "I am coming back to your hotel."
巡讲这事吧，没错，我倒是想借它艳遇几次。 有人会凑上来。就是那种，扭着蹭过来。 看起来好像……我也说不清。 我想要的是自己不用主动做任何事。 什么行动？我不想非得开口说，比如， “你想回酒店吗？” 我想让他们说：“我要回你的酒店。”
下一章 · 04channel surfing拿着遥控器不停换台这场戏：聊我们为什么空虚意思是「左右别人对我的印象」。华莱士说他想 shape the impression of me that's coming across，就是想在采访里左右别人对他的印象，不想被稿子定型。
nervous about。台词里 I'm so nervous about whether you like me，就是「我特别紧张你到底喜不喜欢我」，nervous about 后面接让你紧张的那件事。
意思是「贬低、泼冷水」。华莱士对利普斯基说，我要是开始飘了，你可得 come put me down，就是当面泼我冷水，朋友间常用来请对方别客气地敲打自己。
take action。台词里 not to have to take any action，就是「不用主动做任何事」，take action 是正式的说法，职场、新闻里都常见。
意思是「书呆子、傻帽」，比 nerd 更带调侃，通常不怀恶意。华莱士说不想显得 like a total dweeb，就是自嘲怕被写成个傻乎乎的书呆子。
