The Long Goodbye 惜别.docx

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TheLongGoodbye惜别

TheLongGoodbye惜别

　　【前情提要】

　　情人节，Elena邀请James在中餐馆吃饭，想借机表白。

孰料，席间James却一再向Elena打听Sabrina的消息，这让Elena非常失望；而此时在城市的另一端，小强因为公务繁忙而延误了和Lily的约会，这让Lily非常恼火。

就在Lily原谅小强后，一个电话又破坏了整个约会。

午夜十二点，整个城市弥漫在爱情的氛围中，但是那些寂寞的城市中人却只能孤单地过着没有情人的情人节……

　　【本期剧情】

　　James因事要回美国，临行前，他终于鼓足勇气向Sabrina告白，但却遭到了Sabrina的拒绝；小强因业绩突出被公司派往欧洲学习一年，可是他在事业得意之时却情场失意――Lily竟然提出了分手。

　　【重点提示】

　　LanguageFocus/语言点：

　　1.语言背后的文化知识

　　2.固定英语表达法

　　3.阅读难点解析

　　PartOne:

　　NeverGonna

　　GiveYouUp!

　　毫无机会

　　（James有要事需回美国，临行前，他终于鼓起勇气向Sabrina告白……）

　　Sabrina:

You'requiettoday,issomethingup?

　　James:

Well…actually,Ishouldtellyou,IgotacallfromsomefamilyintheUSjustyesterday,andtheyneedmetocomebackassoonaspossible.It'ssomekindofemergency.So,I'vebookedmyflighthomeandI'llbeleavingnextweek.I'msorrytogiveyousuchshortnoticework-wise,butIonlyjustheardaboutitmyself…

　　Sabrina:

Oh.Thatsoundsprettyserious.Don'tworryaboutthework,we'llmanagebut…Ihopeeverythingisokay…

　　James:

Yeah.No-onewasreallygivingmeenoughinformationoverthephone.I'mtryingnottoexpecttheworst.

　　Sabrina:

It'seasytothinkit'sgoingtobesomethinghorriblewhenyougetthosesudden"Comehomenow!

"phonecalls,butyoushouldn'tjumptoanyconclusionsyet.

　　James:

Yeah.Iknow.

　　Sabrina:

Doyouwanttotalkaboutit?

Idon'twanttoforceyoutothinkaboutitanymorethanyoualreadyare,butyouseemlikeyoucoulduseasympatheticearrightnow.Issomeoneinthefamilysick?

　　James:

Actually,there'ssomethingelse.

　　Sabrina:

Okay…

　　James:

Iknowwehaven'talwaysseeneyetoeyeinthepast,butIthinkI'mbeginningtorealisethatit'ssomethingelsethatmakesmeactacertainwaywhenI'maroundyou.

　　Sabrina:

Okay…

　　James:

LikeIknowIcancomeacrossasalittlecockysometimes,andIjustwantyoutoknowthatthat'snotreally…

　　Sabrina:

（interrupting）James,James,youdon'thavetoapologiseforyourselfrightnow.Youhavealotonyourmind.

　　James:

No,whatI'mtryingtosayis…IwasthinkingaboutwhyIalwaysseemtobehaveinawaythatIdon'twanttobehaveinfrontyou,andIthinkit'sbasicallybecauseI…likeyoualot,Sabrina.

　　Sabrina:

Oh!

I…

　　James:

AndIdidn'twanttoleavefortheUSwithouttellingyouhowIfeelbecauseIdon'tknowwhenI'llbecomingback,ifIcomebackatall,andIdon'twanttospendtherestofmylifewondering"whatif".Idon'treallyhaveanythingtoloseanyway.Soheregoes:

I'velikedyousincethedayIfirstmetyou,andIknowyouhavethisviewofmethatI'mimmatureandunsteady,butI'mnottheplayboythatyouseemtothinkIam.IfyoujustgivemeonechancetoshowyouwhatkindofguyIreallyam,Ithinkwecouldbereallyhappytogether.IthinkI'maprettyniceguy;I'vestayedfriendswithallofmyexes,notthatI'mthinkingaboutwhenandifweeverbecomeexes,becausewehaven'tevenstartedyet,but…IknowthisissuddenandI'mprobablybabblinglikeanidiot,butdoesanyofthissoundatallgoodtoyou?

　　Sabrina:

James…Ireallyappreciateyoutellingmeyourfeelings,andIdothinkyou'reaniceguywhocouldmaketherightgirlveryhappy…

　　James:

（interrupting）No,thisisn'twhatIwantedtohear…

　　Sabrina:

Nono,pleasehearmeout?

Cit'sjustthatI'vealwaysthoughtofyouasagoodcolleagueandafriend,andwhileI'mreallyflatteredbyyourfeelingsforme,Idon'tthinkIcouldthinkofyouinthatwaymyself.We'reprettydifferentpeople,youandI,andI'mofthebeliefthatoppositesdon’tnecessarilyattract…IguesswhatI'msayingisthatI　don'treallyseemyselfdatingsomeone　fromsuchadifferentbackground.Iwant　toeventuallybewithsomeonewho　sharesthesamevalues,whosefamily　couldgetalongwithmine,whounderstands　whereI'mcomingfrom,because　relationshipsarehardenoughwithout　therebeingculturalbarriers,youknow?

　Andmorethanthat,rightnowI'mjust　enjoyingbeingsingle,givingmyallat　workandseeingmygirlfriendsinmy　downtime…Ilikenothavingtocheck　inwithsomeoneconstantly,working　overtimewithoutfeelingguiltythat　someone'swaitingupforme,goingon　spontaneouslittletripswithmyfriends　wheneverIwantto.Ijustwouldn'tbea

　　goodgirlfriendrightnow,I'mnotinthe　rightplaceemotionally.Oncedayyou'll　findtheperfectgirl-andyounever　know,thatmightbesoonerthanyou　think-andyou'llbegladyoudidn'tend　upwithme,trustme.

　　James:

Look,Sabrina,pleasedon'tgivemeanyexcusesaboutbackgroundsandvaluesandwhatnot,okay?

Iknowyou'reinlovewithPaul,andobviouslythosefeelingshavenothingtodowithwhetherornotyoucouldseeyourfamiliesgettingalong.Whydon'tyoujustbehonestwithme?

　　Sabrina:

What?

!

Idon'tthinkthat'sanyofyourbusiness!

　　James:

IfyoutrulybelievethatPaulistheonlyguythatcouldmakeyouhappy,Iwillgladlybackoff.Iwillevenwishyouguyswell.ButlookingatyouandPaul,I'mnotsurethat'sthecase.Idon'tthinkhe'stherightguyforyou.SoaslongasIthinkthere'sevenatinybitofachance,myfeelingsforyouwillremainandIwillkeepaskingyououtuntilthedayyousay"yes",Sabrina.Idon'tmeantosoundlikesomecrazedstalkerbutwhenIcareaboutsomeone,theybecomeallIcanthinkaboutandIdon'tgiveupthateasily.

　　Sabrina:

（toherself）IhadnoideaJamescouldbesosingle-minded.ItmakesmethinkIcouldgettolikehimoneday…butno,myheartbelongstoPaul.Ican'tjustfallforsomeoneelselikethat.（toJames）James,Idon'tknowwhatmorethereistosay…I'veheardyourspeech,andI'mstillnotconvinced.So…canwejustdropthisfornow?

　　James:

（laughing）Thatdoesn'tsoundlikea"yes",butitdoesn'tsoundlikea"no"either!

ThefirstthingI'mgoingtodowhenIgetbackfromtheUSiscomeandseeyou,Sabrina,andIhopeyou'llbeabletogivemeaclearanswerthen!

　　PartTwo:

　　WhenBreakingUp’s

　　NotSoHardToDo...

　　分手在即

　　（小强将被派到欧洲学习一年，他希望Lily可以等自己，孰料，Lily的想法却和他截然不同……）

　　Lily:

Sowhatisitthatyouwantedtotalktomeabout?

　　XiaoQiang:

Well...thisisn'tgoingtobeeasywhateverwayIdecidetodoit,soI'lljustcomeoutwithit.I'vebeentoldbymycompanythatthey'removingmetoEuropeforayearfortraining.

　　Lily:

Europe?

Ayear?

　　XiaoQiang:

And…well,Iknowit'salongtime,butIreallyhopethatyou'dbewillingtowaitforme,andbelieveinme,believeinus.Imeanwhat'sayear,afterall,whenyouconsiderhowlongalifetimeis?

Iknowcoupleswho'vedonethelong-distancethingforlongerthanthat,andtheymanagedtomakeitwork.Iwantustoapproachthisinapositiveway,Lily,becauseI'mconfidenteverythingwillbeokay.Justthink,I'llbesomuchmorevaluableasanemployeeonceI'vebeenthroughthisperiodoftraining.

　　Lily:

XiaoQiang…Idon'tknow.Thisisalottotakein.

　　XiaoQiang:

Iknow,Iknow,butit'sgoingtoworkoutfine,pleasedon'tworry.

　　Lily:

Idon'tknow…I'mnotsoconfidentmyself.Youknow,I'mnotoneofthosesuperficialwomenwhoneedtheirhusbandstomakealotofmoney.I'vepartiedalotinthepast,butI'vechangedmywaysandnowallIwanttodoisbewithyou,andbehappy…

　　XiaoQiang:

（interrupting）Iknow!

Wecanstilldothat!

　　Lily:

BUT,atthesametime,Iknowmyself.I'mneedy,andIliketobethecenterofsomeone'sattention.Icouldn'tbeinarelationshipwherewecouldn'tevenseeeachotheronceamonth.

　　XiaoQiang:

Lily,listentome.Iplantobewithyoufortherestofmylife.ThisyearinEuropeisgoingtobejustablipinthegrandschemeofthings!

Andit'llallowustohaveanevenbetterlifetogetherwhenIgetback.Don'tyousee,thingswillworkoutforthebetterinthelongrun.

　　Lily:

Butyouhavetoberealisticonacertainlevel.Thismaysoundconceited,XiaoQiang,butevensincewe'vebeenseeingeachothertherehavebeenalotofguyswhohavewantedtotakemeout.YoualreadyknowwhataflirtIam.Don'tyouthinkthatthingscouldchangedramaticallyinayear?

Aren'tyouafraidthatsomethingwouldhappen,andyou'dbemadeafool?

　　XiaoQiang:

Lily,noneofthisworriesmebecauseItrustyoucompletely.

　　Lily:

I'mnotthekindofpersonwhocouldstayinonaweekend,mopingoveryou,waitingaroundincaseyoucall.Ineedtofeellovedconstantly,IneedtobeouttherehavingfunandIneedsomeonetoalwaysbebymyside.ThewayIseeit…maybeweshouldeachthinkthisthroughoverthenextyear.Maybewefellinlovetoofast,andweneedtocooldown,bemorepracticalaboutthis.Ayearisalongtimeforanyonetobeapart.

　　XiaoQiang:

Wow.Ihavetosay,thiswasn'tthereactionI'dexpected.Whatisit,Lily,haveyoumetsomeoneelsealready?

Lily:

Well...Iguessyoushouldknowthatthere'saguywho'sbeenpursuingmeforawhilenow.ButbelievemewhenIsayI'mnotatallinterestedinhim;he'snotthereasonwhyI'msayingthis.Ireallyfeelthatayearisalongtime,andit'shighlylikelythatyou'llbesobusywithyourtrainingthatyouwon'tevenhavetimetoe-mailmeorcallmeasmuchasIwouldwantyouto.Peoplecanchangeinthespaceofthreemonths,letaloneayear,andIthinkitwouldbenaturalforustochangeaswell.Havingunrealisticexpectationswouldbeunhealthyandultimatelydamagingtobothofus.Ithinkitwouldbebetterforustoputthisrelationshiponabackburnerfornow,andifitturnsoutthatwestillloveeachotherwhenyoucomebackinayear'stimeandstillwanttomakeitwork,thengreat!

Ifnot,no-one'shurt,becauseno-oneexpectedanything.

　　XiaoQiang:

Wow.Okay…

　　下期预告

　　Sabrina在和Elena讨论音频节目的时候突然身体不适，Elena觉得这是她工作劳累过度、饮食不规律引起的。

于是，Elena带Sabri