这场戏：海边抓鬼蟹聊父亲
第 9 章 · 共 18 章 · 4'50"
帕姆追问邓肯那个「会开车的朋友」是谁，还立下规矩：别整晚不回家、白天又不见人影。邓肯和苏珊娜溜去海边 chase ghost crabs（抓鬼蟹），聊起各自离婚的爸妈；苏珊娜说，真正难受的不是爸爸离开，而是他有别人、妈妈却孤单。想学怎么刨根问底、怎么聊心事，这段很真实。
「不兴整晚不回家」：stay out all night（整晚待在外面）
how do you know him 你怎么认识他的bring him by 带某人来一趟stay out 在外面待到很晚
「我要是你就不碰那蛤蜊」：if I were you（我要是你）
hang out 一起玩、混在一起Be sure to 一定要、记得avoid the clams 别碰、避开某样东西It's your funeral 那是你自找的
❝ 独白 · 5 句 苏珊娜谈父亲
从鬼蟹冷知识绕到母亲的玩笑，回忆里有暖也有刺。
帕姆盘问邓肯：跟她在一起的是谁？听说是个「会开车的朋友」后，她说你该带他来坐坐；转头又立规矩——We don't stay out all night and disappear all day（我们不兴整晚不回家、白天不见人影），还坚持要他去贝蒂的派对露面。到了贝蒂家，场面一片混乱，邓肯几乎插不上话。直到苏珊娜出现，两人溜到海边 chase ghost crabs（抓鬼蟹）；苏珊娜讲起她爸常带她来、满脑子鬼蟹冷知识，也讲到爸妈离婚的痛：真正让她妈难受的，是爸爸有了别人、她却孤单。想学怎么相处、怎么讲一段有点酸的家庭回忆，这些说法都很自然。
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。
“We don't stay out all night and disappear all day.”
我们不兴整晚不回家、白天又不见人影。
一句家常规矩用上对仗，把不许夜不归宿说得又冷又清楚。
We don't stay out all night and ... all day.
家长立规矩、说作息要求时用；对同事朋友这么说太像管教。
We don't come home late every night. ／ You can't vanish all day.
中性
don't 重读，all night 与 all day 都拖长，形成对照。
We don't stay out all night and leave dishes all day. 我们不兴整晚不回家、还把盘子堆一整天。
“Not that my dad left, but that he's got someone and she doesn't.”
不是我爸离开了，而是他有了别人，我妈却没有。
用 not that…but that… 把真正扎心的那一点挑出来，冷静又准。
Not that X, but that Y.
把真正的痛点从表面原因里挑出来时用；安慰人时慎用，别太直。
It's not that he left, it's that she's alone. ／ The problem isn't the split, it's the imbalance.
中性
Not that 轻起，but that 重读，she doesn't 降调收尾。
Not that I lost the game, but that nobody watched. 不是我输了比赛，而是根本没人来看。
“It's okay. Let it be yours.”
没关系。就让它成为你自己的秘密吧。
一句轻轻的放手，把追问收住，也给对方留了一整片余地。
Let it be yours.
别人不愿说、你决定不再追问时用；正式场合偏文艺。
Keep it to yourself. ／ It can stay your secret.
literary
It's okay 放平，Let it be yours 每词轻点一遍。
You don't have to tell me. Let it be yours. 你不用告诉我。就当成你自己的事吧。
“So, do you want me to keep talking or are you going to say something eventually?”
那你是想让我一直说下去，还是你早晚打算说句话？
把沉默摊开来讲，一半是抱怨一半是邀请，催得人不忍再闷着。
Do you want me to keep talking or are you going to ...?
对方一直不接话、你想逼出一句时用；正式对话里别这么冲。
Are you going to say anything? ／ Should I just keep talking?
口语
keep talking 连读，eventually 重读，问句尾音上扬。
Do you want me to keep talking or are you going to answer? 你是要我继续说，还是你打算答一句？
“I'd avoid the clams if I were you.”
我要是你，就不碰那蛤蜊。
用虚拟语气给出警告，不劝不逼，却让人一听就懂别吃。
I'd avoid X if I were you.
委婉提醒别人别碰某样东西时用；对上级指点要慎用。
I'd steer clear of that if I were you. ／ If I were you, I'd skip it.
中性
I'd avoid 连读，if I were you 一气带过，you 放轻。
I'd avoid that shortcut if I were you. 我要是你，就不走那条近路。
“You want to go chase ghost crabs?”
想去抓鬼蟹吗？
省掉 do you 的随口邀约，松弛又自然，一下就把人拉进夜里。
You want to go do something?
朋友之间随口约人一起做事时用；对不熟的人加上 Do you 更礼貌。
You up for chasing ghost crabs? ／ Want to go do something?
口语
want to 弱读成 wanna，chase 重读，句尾上扬。
You want to go grab a coffee? 想去喝杯咖啡吗？
When I was younger, my dad used to bring me down here to do this all the time. He'd fill my head with all these useless facts about ghost crabs. Like, did you know they're omnivorous? Basically, they eat both animals and vegetables. My mom jokes, "Leave it to your dad "to be interested in a creature that goes both ways."
我小时候，我爸常带我到这儿来玩这个。 他总往我脑子里塞一堆关于鬼蟹的没用的冷知识。 比如说，你知道它们是杂食的吗？ 基本上就是荤的素的都吃。 我妈开玩笑说：“也就你爸，会去喜欢一种两边都来的生物。”
下一章 · 10go to town放开手脚大干这场戏：给新手办入职又甩活if I were you。用来引出建议，语气比 you should 委婉。完整例句 I'd avoid the clams if I were you，就是「我要是你，就不碰那蛤蜊」。
字面是「是你的葬礼」，实际是反讽的「那是你自找的、随你便」，表示我提醒过了、后果自负，熟人之间用。
不是骂人。hell, yeah 是很兴奋的「必须的、当然啦」，表示强烈同意。同类还有 hell no，就是「绝对不行」。
意思是「在跟人交往、有对象」。see someone 指和某人稳定约会，问 Are you seeing anybody? 就是「你现在有对象吗？」。
It's your funeral。字面是「是你的葬礼」，实际是反讽地表示「随你便、后果自负」，提醒过了就不再多说。
