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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