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The "But I Just Want an Answer" Excuse
“但是我只想要一個答復”的借口
Dear Greg,
親愛的格雷格，
I went on a trip with my boyfriend of six months to California. We had a great time.
我和我交往了半年的男友去加州旅行，我們度過了愉快的時光。
When we got home, he went to visit his family in Boston.
我們回家之后，他去拜訪波士頓的家人。
When I called him to check in, his mother told me that he had gone to visit his friend in Florida.
當我打電話給他時，他媽媽告訴我他已經去佛羅里達拜訪朋友去了。
I never heard from him again. It's devastating.
我再也沒有聽到他的消息。這讓人絕望。
I believe the only way I can honor my feelings and the relationship is to talk to him and find out what happened. What's wrong with that?
我認為尊重我的感情和戀情的唯一方法就是跟他談談，弄清楚到底發生了什么。到底哪里出了問題？
Signed Liza
莉莎
Dear You Picked a Lemon,
親愛的你挑了個蹩腳貨，
Do you deserve to know what happened? Yes. But fortunately for you, I can tell you what happened.
你有資格知道發生了什么？當然。但是不幸的是，我能告訴你發生了什么。
You were dating the worst person in the world.
你在跟世界上最爛的人戀愛。
What could he possibly say that will make a big happy light bulb go on over your head and make you exclaim, “Ohhh, that's why my boyfriend left me without a word and went to Florida and vanished into thin air”?
他能說什么可以讓你腦袋上晾著一只快樂的大燈泡叫到“噢，這就是我男朋友一句話沒說就離開我去佛羅里達，消失的無影無蹤的原因？”
Nothing he could possibly say will be satisfying to you.
他說什么都不可能讓你滿意。
But what will be satisfying is if you don't spend another moment of your energy on him.
但是你會滿意于沒有再繼續花精力在他身上。
You picked a lemon. Throw it away. Lemonade is overrated.
你選擇了一個蹩腳貨。扔了它。檸檬汁被高估了。
P.S. : If I ever go to Florida, I'll kick his ass.
附注：如果我會去佛羅里達的話，我會踹他的屁股。
Greg
格雷格
Sometimes a person's behavior is so abhorrent that it leaves little doubt as to what to do.
有時候一個人的行為十分可憎，關于怎么做幾乎沒有疑問。
The big mistake you made was choosing that person to begin with.
你最大的錯誤就是選擇和這個人開始。
The quickest way to rectify that mistake is by learning from that, moving on, and choosing much more wisely in the future.
糾正這個錯誤最快的方法就是從中學到教訓，繼續新生活，在未來更明智的做選擇。
And quick, before any more of your precious time is wasted.
趕快，趁著更多的時間被浪費之前。
