預算與共同分擔英語對話

對話原文與翻譯

每句先給英文原句，下面一行是中文翻譯。想練口說時把譯文遮住，跟著音訊一句句複述。

1. Emma 0:00

   Ryan says he needs another month to repay me, and this is already the third extension.

   Ryan 說他還需要一個月才能還我，這已經是第三次延期了。

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2. Tom 0:06

   Has he offered a concrete plan this time, or are you hearing apologies without real structure again?

   這次他有提出具體計畫嗎，還是你又只聽到道歉、沒有實際安排？

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3. Emma 0:12

   Mostly apologies, because he sounds sincere but the dates keep sliding whenever payday arrives.

   大多是道歉，因為他聽起來很真誠，但每次一到發薪日，日期又往後滑。

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4. Tom 0:19

   Then the issue is no longer kindness versus strictness, because the arrangement has lost all reliable shape.

   那問題就不再是善意和嚴格之間的取捨了，因為這個安排已經完全失去可靠的樣子。

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5. Emma 0:25

   Exactly, and I don't want to humiliate him while I also don't want endless uncertainty.

   沒錯，而且我不想讓他難堪，但我也不想一直活在沒完沒了的不確定裡。

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6. Tom 0:31

   Did you ever set installments, or was the loan originally based only on one hopeful return date?

   你以前有設定分期嗎，還是這筆借款一開始只有一個樂觀的還款日？

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7. Emma 0:37

   It was just one return date because his problem sounded short-term at the beginning.

   一開始只有一個還款日，因為他當時的問題聽起來是短期的。

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8. Tom 0:42

   That made sense then, but the situation has clearly outgrown the loose agreement you started with.

   那在當時很合理，但現在情況顯然已經超出你們一開始那種鬆散約定了。

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9. Emma 0:48

   I think I need to ask for a written schedule even if that feels formal between friends.

   我想我得要求一個書面時程，就算朋友之間這樣做有點正式。

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10. Tom 0:54

    Formality can protect a friendship once memory and expectation have started drifting apart.

    當記憶和期待開始走散時，正式一點反而能保護友情。

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11. Emma 0:59

    What if he reacts badly and says a written schedule means I don't trust him anymore?

    如果他反應很差，說我要書面時程就代表我不再信任他，怎麼辦？

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12. Tom 1:04

    You can say trust is exactly why you want clarity before resentment grows larger than the debt.

    你可以說，正因為想保住信任，才需要在怨懟變得比債務更大前把事情講清楚。

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13. Emma 1:10

    If he can manage smaller weekly payments, I'd rather see steady movement than hear one more hopeful promise.

    如果他能每週小額還款，我寧可看到穩定前進，也不想再聽一個樂觀承諾。

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14. Tom 1:17

    That makes sense because behavior counts more than intention once delays become a repeated pattern.

    這很合理，因為一旦延遲變成反覆模式，行為就比意圖更重要。

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15. Emma 1:22

    And if he can't commit even to that, I'll know the situation needs a different kind of conversation.

    如果連這樣都無法承諾，我就知道這件事需要另一種對話。

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16. Tom 1:29

    Right, because a boundary is not punishment and sometimes it is the only way to keep goodwill alive.

    對，因為界線不是懲罰，有時它是維持善意唯一的方法。

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從本篇對話中挑出的實義詞，依它們在全部 500 篇對話裡出現的等級排序（越靠後等級出現的越優先）。已排除虛詞、專有名詞與數詞。

• repay /riˈpeɪ/ verb

  償還

• sliding /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ verb/adjective

  滑動的；滑行

• payday /ˈpeɪˌdeɪ/ noun

  發薪日

• strictness /ˈstrɪktnəs/ noun

  嚴格

• humiliate /hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt/ verb

  羞辱；使難堪

• originally /əˈrɪdʒənəli/ adverb

  原先；起初

• beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ noun

  開始，開端

• outgrown /ˌaʊtˈɡroʊn/ verb

  已長大而不再適用

• formality /fɔrˈmæləti/ noun

  正式手續；禮節

• drifting /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/ verb (present participle)

  正在漂移；漂流

• reacts /riˈækts/ verb

  作出反應

• punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ noun

  懲罰

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