失戀的時候除了大哭大鬧之外,看電影也是有效的療傷方式,優美的電影台詞不僅能撫慰人心,也能從中學到實用英文,以下獨家整理 5 部電影的療傷系對白,讓你邊學英文邊走出失戀的傷痛!
The Notebook (2004)
I knew you feel lost right now, but don’t worry.
“Nothing is ever lost, nor can be lost; the body sluggish, aged, cold,
the embers left from earlier fires shall duly flame again.” - Walt Whitman
我了解你此刻感到很迷失,但不要擔心,
「沒有什麼是曾經失去或能被錯過的。身體遲緩呆滯、因年老而畏寒,
如餘燼般地飛離了餘火,必將再次伺機燃燒」
Sluggish (adj.) 遲鈍的、呆滯的
Embers (n.) 餘火
Duly (adv.) 適當地、按時地
*「星星之火,可以燎原」的英文可以說:A single spark can start a prairie fire.
Spark (n.) 火花
Prairie (n.) 大草原
Neither… nor… 既不…也不…
Jack neither smokes nor drinks.
Jack 既不抽煙也不喝酒
Either…or… 不是…就是…
Leo will come to your place either tonight or tomorrow.
Leo 今晚或明天會去你家
Both…and… 是…也是…
Both my mom and my dad are teachers.
我的爸爸和媽媽都是老師
A room with a View (1985)
When you feel hurt and your tears are gonna drop,
Please look up and have a look at the sky once belongs to us.
If the sky is still vast,clouds are still clear, you shall not cry.
Because my leave doesn’t take away the world that belongs to you.
當你的心很痛、眼淚快要流下來時,請抬頭看看這片曾經屬於我們的天空。
如果天空依舊是那樣的廣闊、雲依舊是那樣的清晰,那你就不應該哭。
因為我的離去,並沒有帶走你的世界。
Vast (adj.) 廣闊的
Take away 帶走、拿走
內容目錄
Toggle-away 片語整理
be away 不在
run away 逃跑
put away 放好、歸位
keep away from… 避免靠近
pass away 過世
throw away 丟掉
break away 逃脫
get away 走開、讓開
come away 離開
How to be single (2016)
“The thing about being single is, you should cherish it. Because, in a week, or a lifetime, of being alone, you may only get one moment. One moment, when you’re not tied up in a relationship with anyone. A parent, a pet, a sibling, a friend. One moment, when you stand on your own. Really, truly single. And then… It’s gone.”
你該珍惜單身,因為單身一週或一輩子, 你都會獲得無與倫比的時刻。你不會被誰牽著鼻子走,你可以獨立、真正的一個人生活。接著一轉身,愛情就來了。
Cherish (v.) 珍愛、愛護
Lifetime (n.) 一生、終生
Tied up 脫不了身的
Sibling (n.) 兄弟姊妹
Up 片語整理
Take up 開始從事…
Ex. Malinda took up journalism after she left school.
Malinda畢業後開始從事記者工作
Shut up 住口
Pick up 撿起、收拾、接送
Ex. I’ll pick you up at the airport around 7.
我大概七點時去機場接你。
Show up 出現、到場
Make up 組成、編造、補償、和解、化妝
Come up with 想出來
Ex. Sean came up with a good idea for the product promotion.
Sean 想出了一個推廣產品的好主意。
Up to 取決於
Ex. Cathy: Where should we go tonight? Kelly: It’s up to you!
Cathy:我們今晚要去哪裡? Kelly:看你啊!
What are you up to? = 你正在做什麼/你最近在忙什麼啊?
Her (2013)
“The past is just a story we tell ourselves.”
過去,只是我們告訴自己的故事
“The heart’s not like a box that gets filled up. It expands in size the more you love.”
人的心不像箱子一樣能夠被填滿。你愛得越深,它就會變得越大才能夠承受越多愛的重量
Filled up 裝滿、填滿
Expand (v.) 展開、擴大
*Fill in v.s. Fill out?
Fill in 和 Fill out 都是填寫的意思。硬要區分的話,
Fill in 是把小的空格填滿,像是填空;Fill out 則是將大的範圍填滿,像是填表格
但作其他意思時,Fill in 可以表示代替、Fill out 則是發胖
About time (2013) (私心大推! 看了三次❤)
Tim: “We’re all travelling through time together every day of our lives.
All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride.”
我們一起度過的每一天,其實都是時光中的旅行。
我們能做的,就是好好地去品味這不凡的旅程。
Relish (v.) 品味、(n.) 滋味
Remarkable (adj.) 非凡的、卓越的