Langford和Garrett是分居兩個城市,目前又無法解決兩地生活的戀人。上一期中我們聽的是兩個人從熱戀中逐漸清醒,終于將實際問題拿出來談,拿出來吵的一段對話。好不容易見一次面,又以那樣的方式分開,彼此心里一定是不好受的。Garrett也意識到在處理兩人問題的過程中,的確是Langford一直在讓步,于是打電話向Langford道歉。提出兩個人來共同想辦法解決。
Garrett: Hey, listen. I know you're on a deadline to make a decision about this Chronicle job. I know that, and you were right, by the way. You should not be in this alone. I wanna help you and we're in this together, right? But that being said, I gotta be honest with you. I want you in New York. But not just you in New York, I want you and me in New York living together. I wanna get a place with you, a place that you love. A place that we can make our own...where we can put Tom Cruise all over the walls...and get Tom Cruise bed sheets and Tom Cruise toilet paper. Or we could buy our own Centipede machine...and drink jugs of Sunshine Harbor all day. I just want a real relationship with you...because I love you and you're my best friend. And frankly, I am so tired of missing you. And I know this is a lot to put on you①. And I'm open to whatever②...but I really wanna come out and see you and figure all of this out together. 聽著,我知道你必須馬上決定是否接受那個《紀事報》的工作。我知道你是對的,不該讓你一個人承擔這些。我會幫你的,我們一起來承擔,好嗎?但是,說實話,我希望你能到紐約來。不只是你來紐約,我想要和你在紐約住在一起。我們去找一個地方,你喜歡的地方,在那兒我們可以在墻上貼滿湯姆•克魯斯的海報,睡印著湯姆•克魯斯的床單,用印著湯姆•克魯斯的手紙。我們還可以自己買一臺蜈蚣游戲機,喝一整天的“陽光海灣”……我想要真的和你在一起,因為我愛你,你也是我最好的朋友。而且坦白地說,我受夠這種思念的生活了,我知道這可能會給你很大壓力,我什么都能接受…我真的想去看你,和你一起解決我們的問題。
Langford: I'd like that. 我也這么想。
Garrett: Okay. Good. 好。
Langford: Okay. 好。
Garrett: Bye. 再見。
Garrett誠心道歉,并為兩個人未來的生活描繪了甜蜜的藍圖。不過,一句I’m too tired of missing you. 道出了兩地戀情的艱辛,好在兩個人都在盡力解決。
知識點:
1.a lot to put on you. Put on我們都知道有“穿衣服”的意思,此時指具體的穿的動作。這個短語用于抽象意義的時候,表示“加諸于”某人負擔、壓力等。比如:You have to be mature to deal with all the pressure put on you. 你必須成熟一些解決你遇到的壓力。
2.I’m open to whatever. Be open to在此處指“精神上愿意接受的”。比如:Be open to the possibilities that can change your life—they may bring you a greater sense of joy and fulfillment. 對能改變你生活的可能性采取公開態度。他們也許能為你帶來更大的快樂和成就感。再比如:Try new things and be open to the new things. 嘗試新生事物;勇于接受新事物。
選擇愛的人還是選擇自己鐘愛的事業?這是一個相當困難的選擇。當你的愛人處于這樣的糾結選擇之中時,您會做出怎樣的選擇呢?下期,我們一起看看Garrett和Langford這段雙城之戀會上演怎樣的結局。我們下期再見。