Up in the Air-18

Persuasion.

• You have read this before?

• Yeah, it’s pretty powerful stuff.

• Kara mentioned that you were having some thoughts.

• I don’t think I will be able to do this.

• Well, last night I was just kind of lying in bed and I couldn’t get to sleep,

• And why would you say that today?

• so I started thinking about the wedding and the ceremony and about our buying a house and moving in together, and having a kid and then having another kid.

• Jim, it’s marriage. It’s one of the most beautiful things on earth. It’s what for people aspire to.

• Well, it’s hard to define try.

• And then Christmas and Thanksgiving and spring break(春假) and going to football games.

• And then, all of a sudden, they’re graduating, they’re getting jobs, and they’re getting married, and, you know, I’m a grandparent.

• And then I’m retired. I’m losing my hair. I’m getting fat.

• And then the next thing you know, I’m dead. I’m just, like… I can’t stop from thinking, "What’s the point? " I mean, what is the point?

• Look, Jim, I’m not gonna lie to you. Marriage can be a pain in the ass（眼中钉）. And you’re kind of right. This all is just stuff that leads to your eventual demise(死亡).

• And we’re all on running clocks, and they can’t be slowed down（减速） or paused（暂停） and, you know, we all end up in the same place.

• There is no point.

• There is no point. That’s what I’m saying.

• You know, I…I’m not normally the guy you would talk to about stuff like this.

• If you think about it, your favorite memories, the most important moments in your life, were you alone?

• No, I guess not.

• Hey, come to think of it, last night, the night before your wedding, when all this shit is swirling(旋转) around in your head, weren’t you guys sleeping in separate bedrooms?

• Kind of lonely, huh?

• Yes, it was pretty lonely.

• Life’s better with company.

• Julie went back to the apartment and I was just by myself in the honeymoon suite(套房).

• what’s the mood like out there?

• She’s upset.

• What should I do?

• I’m such a fuck-up(混蛋). I love you so much. Will you be my co-pilot?

📬今日地道表达📬

如何加油

1.Come on!
许多球迷在看球赛或者其它比赛的时候，在扣人心弦的时候，都会说“Come on!”，以此来表达自己对喜爱的队伍或球员的迫切的支持和鼓励。“Come on”也可以用于鼓励别人抓紧，快点做，加把劲儿。

2.Good luck
在地道的英语口语表达里，Good luck就是加油的意思。而且不管什么场景都可以使用，比如考试、找工作面试、表白等。Good luck也是老外口中最常用的表示加油的英文。

3.Go for it!
"Go for it"通常是鼓励别人去试一试，隐含的意思是你不必担心失败，不要谨小慎微，应该利用这个机会勇敢地行动。

4.Cheer up
Cheer up的意思是高兴起来，振作起来，以鼓励朋友在心情低迷的时候振作起来，继续加油。类似的词还有Buck up，也是让对方振作起来的意思。

5.Hang in there
“Hang in there” = “Keep trying to do something and not to give up even though it might be difficult. ” 即：“坚持下去，忍耐一下，有困难也不要放弃”。有时老外也会说成“hang on in there.”

6.Keep going
从字面意思分析就能知道意思是“不停止，不放弃，继续”。

补充：Fighting的地道用法

1.fighting chance  经过努力有可能获得成功的机会
I hope you can catch this fighting chance, for you won’t have it anymore.
我希望你能够抓住这个有可能获得成功的机会，因为你不会再有了。

2.fighting talk  容易引起争端的谈话
Stop this fighting talk, ok?
不要再继续这有可能引起争端的谈话了好吗？

3.fighting fit  强壮，强健
He keeps fighting fit by swimming three times a week.
他通过一周游三次泳来保持健壮。