这场戏：念完信决定卖房
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爱丽丝为躲托尼搬去外地，等来一封信。念到 I should have stayed in my own backyard（我本该守着自己的一亩三分地）、I'll get over it（我会走出来的），一家人听完，爷爷当即决定卖房搬去陪她。谁知这一卖，柯比家拿下整片街区，邻居全收到搬迁通知。想安慰失恋的人，这两句都用得上。
❝ 独白 · 17 句 「我本该守着自己的一亩三分地」：own backyard
own backyard 自己的一亩三分地get over it 走出来、缓过来take good care of 好好照顾
「整笔交易就卡住了」：the whole deal
live alone 独自住had a hard time 费了好大劲the whole deal 整笔交易
爱丽丝躲到了外地，托尼上门打听她的下落，彭妮只能劝他别再来了，说这样只会 make things worse（把事情弄得更糟）。不久爱丽丝来信，信里说自己又痛苦又糊涂，还写 I should have stayed in my own backyard（我本该守着自己的一亩三分地），又说别担心，I'll get over it（我会走出来的）。一家人听完，爷爷决定把房子卖给布莱克利，搬去爱丽丝身边；可这一卖，整片街区的邻居都被通知十天内腾空。想劝人别越帮越忙，用 make things worse；想说守好本分，用 own backyard；想安慰失恋的人，说 get over it。
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。
“She can never come back here. It would only make her miserable.”
她再也回不到这儿了。回来只会让她更难受。
把疼爱说成一句冷静的判断，越平淡越叫人心里发酸。
It would only make someone ...
替人做痛苦决定时用；对着当事人说会显得替人拿主意。
Going back would only hurt her more. ／ It would just make things harder for her.
中性
only make 连读，miserable 三个音节别吞尾音。
Going back there would only make you miserable. 回到那儿，只会让你更难受。
“If that old gent hadn't sold, the whole deal would've been blocked.”
要是那老头不卖，整笔交易就卡住了。
一句虚拟语气把整盘生意的要害讲得明明白白。
If ... hadn't ..., ... would've been ...
复盘关键一环时用；说错人或说漏嘴就容易得罪人。
Without his signature, the deal would have died. ／ One refusal could have blocked the entire plan.
口语
hadn't sold 吞音，would've been 缩读，blocked 收在 p 上。
If she hadn't stepped in, the launch would've been delayed. 要不是她插手，上线早就拖了。
“Sounds to me like she's not coming back.”
我看她这架势，是不打算回来了。
不加评论，只把听到的推出来，一句话等于宣判。
Sounds to me like ...
根据线索下判断时用；对当事人说等于替人宣判，慎用。
It sounds like she's gone for good. ／ From the letter, she isn't coming home.
口语
Sounds to 连读，not coming back 三个词都轻快带过。
Sounds to me like they've already made up their minds. 听这意思，他们早就拿定主意了。
“Well, we had to leave this house sometime, anyway.”
反正这房子我们早晚也是要离开的。
把不得不离开说成迟早的事，用一句轻描淡写接住了伤感。
Well, we had to X sometime, anyway.
场合：安慰要搬家、离职或告别的人，帮对方把话说开；对正伤心的人别抢着说，先听完再讲。
We had to move on sooner or later anyway. ／ Well, it was bound to happen sometime.
中性
Well 轻叹，anyway 收得干脆。
Well, we had to leave that office sometime, anyway. 反正那间办公室我们早晚也是要离开的。
"And I was so miserable and confused I had to do something. "I do hope you'll understand. "It's peaceful here and I've thought it all out. "I know now the situation between Tony and me is impossible. "Mrs. Kirby was right. I should have stayed in my own backyard. "Don't worry about me, Mother. I'll get over it. "My darlings, I'm so lonesome for you. "I don't know how I can stand it. "Last night I cried myself to sleep, and that helped a little. "But this morning when I woke up and realized I wasn't in my own bed..." "I wish I could rush back home. But how can I, if I want to forget? "The newspapers, Tony, and a million little things make it impossible. "Forgive me, my darlings. "I promise to write every day, sometimes twice or even more. "Please, everybody, take good care of yourselves. "Don't let anything happen to you. "All my love, Alice."
“我那时又痛苦又糊涂，非做点什么不可。 “真希望你们能理解。 “这里很清静，我把事情前前后后都想过了。 “我现在明白，我和托尼这样是行不通的。 “柯比太太说得对。我本该守着自己的一亩三分地。 “别为我担心，妈。我会走出来的。 “我亲爱的家人们，我好想你们。 “我真不知道这日子该怎么熬。 “昨晚我哭着哭着睡着了，这样反倒好受一点。 “可今早醒来，发现自己不在自己的床上……” “我多想马上跑回家。可要真想忘掉，我又怎么回得去？” “报纸、托尼，还有千千万万件小事，都让我回不去。” “原谅我吧，我亲爱的家人们。 “我保证每天都写，有时一天两封，甚至更多。 “请你们每个人一定照顾好自己。 “别让任何事落到你们头上。 “爱你们的，爱丽丝。”
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one's own backyard。爱丽丝说 I should have stayed in my own backyard，就是「我本该守着自己的一亩三分地」，后悔攀了高枝。
「把事情弄得更糟」。彭妮劝托尼别再来找爱丽丝，说这样只会 make things worse for her。
意思接近，都是「孤单」，但 lonesome 更口语、更强调想人。爱丽丝写 I'm so lonesome for you，就是「我好想你们」。
「腾空、搬离」。通知上写 your premises must be vacated，就是「你们必须腾空房屋」，十天内搬走。
take good care of yourself。爱丽丝在信末叮嘱 take good care of yourselves，就是让家人照顾好自己。
