人生轉折與長期選擇英語對話

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. Tom 0:00

   Maya wants to raise children near her parents, but you keep imagining life in another country.

   Maya 想在她父母附近養孩子，但你一直想像的是去另一個國家生活。

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2. Emma 0:05

   That's the conflict, because we agree on timing but not on the place shaping everything else.

   衝突就在這裡，因為我們對時間安排有共識，卻對會影響其他一切的居住地沒有共識。

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3. Tom 0:11

   Then this isn't abstract romance, since schools, support, work permits, and daily help all come with it.

   所以這不是抽象的浪漫，因為學校、支援、工作簽證和日常協助都綁在裡面。

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4. Emma 0:18

   Exactly, and her strongest point is family support, especially if childcare becomes expensive or overwhelming.

   沒錯，而她最有力的理由是家人支援，特別是托育費變高或顧小孩太吃力的時候。

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5. Tom 0:26

   And your main reason for moving abroad is career growth, or is there something broader too?

   那你想出國的主要理由是職涯成長，還是還有更大的面向？

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6. Emma 0:31

   Career comes first, but I also want better transport, safer streets, and less dependence on a car.

   職涯是第一位，但我也想要更好的交通、更安全的街道，以及少一點對汽車的依賴。

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7. Tom 0:39

   Those are substantial reasons, though they may look less urgent once family support becomes practical.

   這些理由都很實在，只是等到家庭支援變得關鍵時，急迫度看起來可能會下降。

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8. Emma 0:44

   I accept that, and I've probably spoken as if adventure mattered more than practical support.

   我認同，而且我可能一直講得像冒險比實際支援更重要。

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9. Tom 0:51

   Could you rank what is truly non-negotiable and what simply feels ideal at the moment?

   你們能不能把真正不能退讓的點，和當下只是理想的點分開排序？

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10. Emma 0:56

    We started doing that, and her non-negotiable is nearby family while mine is access to meaningful work.

    我們已經開始做了，她的底線是家人在附近，而我的底線是能接觸到有意義的工作。

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11. Tom 1:03

    Then a mid-sized city near her parents might satisfy both better than either of your extreme options.

    那在她父母附近找一個中型城市，也許比你們各自的極端選項更能同時滿足兩邊。

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12. Emma 1:09

    Maybe, although I'd need to check whether my industry has enough openings there.

    也許可以，不過我得先查那裡我的產業職缺夠不夠。

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13. Tom 1:14

    If that city offers decent work and reachable family support, it becomes a credible compromise.

    如果那座城市同時有還不錯的工作和可取得的家人支援，那就會是站得住腳的折衷方案。

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14. Emma 1:20

    If not, we may need a timed plan, like two years abroad and then a serious reassessment.

    如果沒有，我們可能就需要分階段方案，例如先在國外兩年，再認真重評一次。

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15. Tom 1:26

    That sounds fair because it turns values into testable stages instead of endless symbolic arguments.

    這樣很公平，因為它把價值觀變成可驗證的階段，而不是沒完沒了的象徵性爭論。

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16. Emma 1:32

    Yes, because we don't need a final answer tonight, but we do need honest priorities.

    對，我們今晚不需要最終答案，但我們確實需要誠實的優先順序。

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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。

• imagining /ɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/ verb form

  正在想像

• shaping /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/ verb

  塑造；形成

• romance /ˈroʊˌmæns/ noun

  浪漫；愛情故事

• schools /skulz/ noun plural

  學校

• permits /pɚˈmɪts/ verb

  允許；准許

• substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adjective

  大量的；重要的

• spoken /ˈspoʊkən/ past participle; adjective

  說過的；口頭的

• adventure /ədˈvɛntʃɚ/ noun

  冒險；奇遇

• rank /ræŋk/ noun; verb

  等級；排名

• mid-sized /ˈmɪdˌsaɪzd/ adjective

  中型的

• satisfy /ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ/ verb

  滿足；使滿意

• reassessment /ˌriəˈsɛsmənt/ noun

  重新評估

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