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1、The Long Goodbye 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
2、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】Language Focus/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Part One:Never GonnaGive You Up!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:Youre quiet today,is something up?James:Wellactually,I should tell you,I got a call fromsome family in the US just yesterday,and
3、they need me to comeback as soon as possible.Its some kind of emergency.So,Ivebooked my flight home and Ill be leaving next week.Im sorryto give you such short notice work-wise,but I only just heardabout it myselfSabrina:Oh.That sounds pretty serious.Dont worry aboutthe work,well manage butI hope ev
4、erything is okayJames:Yeah.No-one was really giving me enoughinformation over the phone.Im trying not to expect the worst.Sabrina:Its easy to think its going to be somethinghorrible when you get those sudden Come home now!phonecalls,but you shouldnt jump to any conclusions yet.James:Yeah.I know.Sabr
5、ina:Do you want to talk about it?I dont want to forceyou to think about it any more than you already are,but youseem like you could use a sympathetic ear right now.Issomeone in the family sick?James:Actually,theres something else.Sabrina:OkayJames:I know we havent always seen eye to eye in thepast,b
6、ut I think Imbeginning to realise that its somethingelsethat makes me act a certain waywhen Im around you.Sabrina:OkayJames:Like I know I can come across asa little cockysometimes,and I just wantyou to know that thats not reallySabrina:(interrupting)James,James,you dont have toapologise for yourself
7、right now.You have a lot on your mind.James:No,what Im trying to say isIwas thinking aboutwhy I always seem to behave in a way that I dont want tobehave in front you,and I think its basically because Ilike youa lot,Sabrina.Sabrina:Oh!IJames:And I didnt want to leave for the US without tellingyou how
8、 I feel because I dont know when Ill be coming back,ifI come back at all,and I dont want to spend the rest of my lifewondering what if.I dont really have anything to lose anyway.So here goes:Ive liked you since the day I first met you,and Iknow you have this view of me that Im immature and unsteady,
9、but Im not the playboy that you seem to think I am.If you justgive me one chance to show you what kind of guy I really am,Ithink we could be really happy together.I think Im a pretty niceguy;Ive stayed friends with all of my exes,not that Im thinkingabout when and if we ever become exes,because weha
10、vent even started yet,butI know this is sudden and Improbably babbling like an idiot,but does any of this sound at allgood to you?Sabrina:JamesI really appreciate you telling me yourfeelings,and I do think youre a nice guy who could make theright girl very happyJames:(interrupting)No,this isnt what
11、I wanted to hearSabrina:No no,please hear me out?C its just that Ivealways thought of you as agood colleague and a friend,andwhile Im really flattered by your feelings for me,I dont think Icould think of you in that way myself.Were pretty differentpeople,you and I,and Im of the belief that opposites
12、 dontnecessarily attract I guess what Im saying is that Idontreally see myself dating someonefrom such a differentbackground.I wantto eventually be with someone whoshares the same values,whose familycould get along withmine,who understandswhere Im coming from,becauserelationships are hard enough wit
13、houtthere being culturalbarriers,you know?And more than that,right now Im justenjoying being single,giving my all atwork and seeing mygirlfriends in mydowntimeI like not having to checkinwith someone constantly,workingovertime without feelingguilty thatsomeones waiting up for me,going onspontaneous
14、little trips with my friendswhenever I want to.Ijust wouldnt be agood girlfriend right now,Im not in theright placeemotionally.Once day youllfind the perfect girl-and youneverknow,that might be sooner than youthink-andyoull be glad you didnt endup with me,trust me.James:Look,Sabrina,please dont give
15、 me any excusesabout backgrounds and values and whatnot,okay?I knowyoure in love with Paul,and obviously those feelings havenothing to do with whether or not you could see your familiesgetting along.Why dont you just be honest with me?Sabrina:What?!I dont think thats any of your business!James:If yo
16、u truly believe that Paul is the only guy thatcould make you happy,I will gladly back off.I will even wish youguys well.But looking at you and Paul,Im not sure thats thecase.I dont think hes the right guy for you.So as long as I thinktheres even a tiny bit of a chance,my feelings for you willremain
17、and I will keep asking you out until the day you say yes,Sabrina.I dont mean to sound like some crazed stalker butwhen I care about someone,they become all I can think aboutand I dont give up that easily.Sabrina:(to herself)I had no idea James could be sosingle-minded.It makes me think I could get t
18、o like him oneday but no,my heart belongs to Paul.I cant just fall forsomeone else like that.(to James)James,I dont know whatmore there is to sayIve heard your speech,and Im still notconvinced.Socan we just drop this for now?James:(laughing)That doesnt soundlike a yes,but itdoesnt sound like a no ei
19、ther!The first thing Im going to dowhen I get back from the US is come and see you,Sabrina,and Ihope youll be able to give me a clear answer then!Part Two:When Breaking UpsNot So Hard To Do.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:So what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?Xia
20、o Qiang:Well.this isnt going to be easy whatever wayI decide to do it,so Ill just come out with it.Ive been told bymy company that theyre moving me to Europe for a year fortraining.Lily:Europe?A year?Xiao Qiang:Andwell,I know its a long time,but I reallyhope that youd be willing to wait for me,and b
21、elieve in me,believe in us.I mean whats a year,after all,when you considerhow long a lifetime is?I know couples whove done thelong-distance thing for longer than that,and they managed tomake it work.I want us to approach this in a positive way,Lily,because Im confident everything will be okay.Just t
22、hink,Ill beso much more valuable as an employee once Ive been throughthis period of training.Lily:Xiao QiangI dont know.This is a lot to take in.Xiao Qiang:I know,I know,but its going to work out fine,please dont worry.Lily:I dont knowIm not so confident myself.You know,Im not one of those superfici
23、al women who need theirhusbands to make a lot of money.Ive partied a lot in the past,but Ive changed my ways and now all I want to do is be withyou,and be happyXiao Qiang:(interrupting)I know!We can still do that!Lily:BUT,at the same time,I know myself.Im needy,and Ilike to be the center of someones
24、 attention.I couldnt be in arelationship where we couldnt even see each other once amonth.Xiao Qiang:Lily,listen to me.I plan to be with you for therest of my life.This year in Europe is going to be just a blip inthe grand scheme of things!And itll allow us to have an evenbetter life together when I
25、 get back.Dont you see,things willwork out for the better in the long run.Lily:But you have to be realistic on a certain level.Thismay sound conceited,Xiao Qiang,but even since weve beenseeing each other there have been a lot of guys who havewanted to take me out.You already know what a flirt I am.D
26、ont you think that things could change dramatically in a year?Arent you afraid that something would happen,and youd bemade a fool?Xiao Qiang:Lily,none of this worries me because I trustyou completely.Lily:Im not the kind of person who could stay in on aweekend,moping over you,waiting around in case
27、you call.Ineed to feel loved constantly,I need to be out there having funand I need someone to always be by my side.The way I seeitmaybe we should each think this through over the next year.Maybe we fell in love too fast,and weneed to cool down,bemore practical about this.A year is a long time for a
28、nyone to beapart.Xiao Qiang:Wow.I have to say,this wasnt the reaction Idexpected.What is it,Lily,have you met someone else already?Lily:Well.I guess you should know that theres a guy whosbeen pursuing me for a while now.But believe me when I sayIm not at all interested in him;hes not the reason why
29、Imsaying this.I really feel that a year is a long time,and its highlylikely that youll be so busy with your training that you wonteven have time to e-mail me or call me as much as I would wantyou to.People can change in the space of three months,letalone a year,and I think it would be natural for us
30、 to change aswell.Having unrealistic expectations would be unhealthy andultimately damaging to both of us.I think it would be better forus to put this relationship on a backburner for now,and if itturns out that we still love each other when you come back in ayears time and still want to make it wor
31、k,then great!If not,no-ones hurt,because no-one expected anything.Xiao Qiang: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 Sabrina 去餐厅吃饭，但席间 Sabrina 却难以下咽甚至跑到洗手间呕吐。Elena 担心地询问 Sabrina 最近的饮食起居习惯后，判断 Sabrina 怀孕了到底 Sabrina 是否怀孕？Elena 又将如何帮助 Sabrina 呢？敬请关注下期的北京爱情故事。1
32、.Im sorry to give you such short noticework-wise.“wise”在这里没有意思，只是用来提示要讲的对象是“work”而已。2.sympathetic ear这是一个常用语，意思是“善于聆听、富有同情心的人”。3.seen eye to eye这是一个固定习语，意思是“长久在一起”。e across“偶遇、偶然发生”是这个短语最常见的意思。但在对话中，这是一个口语，意即“给人印象”。5.exes在对话中，“exes”是 James 用来指代自己的前女友（ex-girlfriends）的。另外，“ex-”作为不同单词的前缀，基本上是表示“前”。例如：e
33、x-boyfriend（前男友）、ex-wife（前妻）。6.hear me out“hear out”是个常用词组，意思是“听把话讲完”。7.where Im coming from“where Im coming from”在口语中也常用到，表示“让别人完全明白、了解自己的感受或者性格或者背景等等”。例子：Ifyouve read my report you should be able tosee moreclearly where Im coming from withthe new sales strategy.要是你读了我的报告的话，你应该能更清楚我的新的销售战略的意图。8.dow
34、ntime在美语中常见的单词，意思是“空闲的时间”。9.Im not in the right place emotionally.这句话是 S a b r i n a 拒绝 J ame s 求爱时说的。委婉而又明确，实是拒绝别人求爱的高招啊！10.whatnot相当于“whatever”，意思是“无论哪种”。11.stalker这是一个贬义词，意思是“用潜近法猎捕动物的人或者悄悄逼近攻击对象的人（如罪犯之类）”。在对话中，James一再重申自己对 Sabrina 的热烈情感，但是他又不想让Sabrina 误会自己是那种为了得到自己想要的会不择手段的人，所以用了这个感情色彩浓重的贬义词。12.
35、single-minded意思是“一心一意的，诚实的”。但很多时候这个词语也含贬义，表示“顽固不化的，一厢情愿的”。13.take in“搜集、整理”的意思。对话中，小强跟 Lily 坦白自己要去欧洲 1 年的事情并希望 Lily 能等自己。Lily 觉得小强一下子给予的信息太多，太让人震惊了，她要好好理理头绪，所以用了“take in”这个词语来表达“清理思绪”的意思。14.needy这个单词常用来形容伴侣中的某一个人非常需要另一半的陪伴和关注。15.blip原意是“雷达屏幕上的光点；短而尖锐的声音”。在对话中的意思是“微不足道的事情”。16.in the grand scheme of things“in the grand scheme of things”常用来形容一个人生旅途或者一个大的人生规划。在对话中，小强是以此来表示他和 Lily 共同要度过的人生。17.backburner“不重要的，次要的”的意思。固定搭配是“putonbackburner”，意思是“将放在次要的位置”。