熱播劇《三十而已》十大經典臺詞英譯，每一句都像在說自己！
今天先選擇劇中10個比較經典的句子，按照我的理解譯成了英文（有些直譯、有些意譯），大家一起賞玩學習：--侃哥
顧佳（童瑤飾）
1.坐月子的時候顧佳已經死了，活下來的是許子言的媽媽。
When I was in recovery from childbirth, I was no longer Gujia but Xu ziyan’s mother.
2.生完孩子會覺得憋屈，憋屈在一個叫媽媽的頭銜。
After childbirth, I felt a little depressed because of a new title: mother.
3.三十歲之前看數量，三十歲之後看質量
Before one’s thirty, quantity matters; after one’s thirty, quality matters.
4.儀式感，是沒有放棄自己最好的證明。
Caring about little ceremonies in life is the best proof that you have not given up on yourself.
5.都說婚姻是避風港，都想著避風，誰來當港？
It is believed that marriage is a harbor. But it seems that everyone wants to take shelter rather than serve as the harbor.
鍾曉芹（毛曉彤飾）
6.不管處在什麼狀態下的女人，都應該擁有夢想的權利。
Every woman, no matter what kind of situation she is in, has the right to pursue dreams.
7.人拿了不屬於自己的東西，要用另一種方式還回去。
If you take something that doesn’t belong to you, you will pay it back in an unexpected way.
8.唯一不擔心後路的方式，就是把前路走的更長。
If you're not sure about plan B, make plan A as perfect as possible. （意譯）
9.比起情感的不安，物質的困頓才時時刻刻勒著你的脖子。
Compare to the romantic unease, material unease is what makes you feel strangled.
10.你說話讓人舒服的程度，決定了你所能抵達的高度。
How comfortable your words are decides how far you can reach.
王漫妮（江疏影飾）
另外，電視劇名也挺有意思—《三十而已》。
「三十而立」出自孔子的《論語·為政》，原意是指人在三十歲前後建立自己人生穩定的價值觀，做事做人的原則。
但這部劇似乎告訴我們，誰規定誰規定30歲就要承受重重的束縛？不過30而已。
第一集賣蔥油餅那段一直給我留下深刻的印象，很真實、很感人、很治癒。
女人賣餅，兒子陪著媽媽，男人跑外賣，工作途中還給兒子帶禮物，從清早到黑夜，一家人再一起回家，雖然辛苦但很美好。
生活裡沒有人是完美的，但起碼要做到善良，希望每個人都能活出自己喜歡的樣子！
然後，根據素材編寫學案（可編輯列印）（配套課件附後）獲取信息，學英語練聽力。
一 Nothing But Thirty 三十而已
I. Can you translate the title into English?
What do you know about the title？
II. Words Guessing through context
Modern female-centric drama Nothing But Thirty features three vastly different women who seek happiness and independence in their thirties. Leading the pack is Maggie Jiang playing a strong and independent women, with both brains and beauty. But just as she quickly falls in love and gets married, she also quickly finds out their differences are hurdles to jump over. Tong Yao is a model house-wife to a successful CEO and discovers that another woman is lingering around her husband. And lastly, Mao Xiao Tong plays an ordinary wife who finds success in her novels, turning her into the bread winner of the family, stirring frustrated feelings in her husband.
III. 語法填空：
1. Among the three female characters, Tong Yao’s 「Gu Jia」 is the ______ brilliant. Gu Jia started a fireworks company with her husband ____ her 20s, and then worked as a full-time wife at home, occasionally _______(help) her husband with work problems. She keeps her small family and her husband’s company in order. 「Gu Jia」 is almost perfect: in ____ face of harassment from the company’s big customers, she would rather not 「life saving money」 but also refuse the temptation of the other party; in the face of the third party around her husband, she can quickly find out the problem, not give the opponent an opportunity; ______her son is bullied by other children's parents, she can fight ___________(protect) his son.
2.In just 30, Jiang Shuying plays Wang Mani, a luxury store ________ in Shanghai alone. She is _____ typical urban elder leftover woman: she has a clear plan for her career and _____(seek) promotion in her job; she is __________(will) to accept love and is loyal ____ her heart. She dares to ask, to fight, and to bend and stretch.
3.In the play, Zhong Xiaoqin, _______(play) by Mao Xiaotong, is very similar _____ most girls in our life. Her life state and career are ordinary and uneventful. She doesn’t have much ambition in her work and pursues stability. When she gets to the right age, she finds a good young man _________(marry). That’s all. And her _____________ (shortcoming) are also very common, inferiority, low sense of purpose, in all relationships in a weak position.
IV. Translation: multicultural learning
1. When we hear afternoon tea, many of us think of 「high tea」. But actually, these are two different concepts.
2. Low tea is the traditional afternoon tea for the nobles and upper class in the UK, usually served on a low table at 4 pm. It is used only as an occasional treat rather than a regular meal. It was considered to be a ladies』 social occasion.
3.If you love yourself despite the mistakes you』ve made and your perceived flaws, then you’re most certainly a strong woman.
4.Independent women don’t lean on anyone else for their financial, emotional, mental, or physical well-being.
5.Strong women don’t listen to any voice in their life but their own. They only follow their own gut, because no one knows better than them what they truly want and need in life.
6.Strong women also don’t depend on others for their happiness; they create it.
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China's TikTok Keeps Growing Among US Youth
抖音在美國大獲成功，倍受年輕人青睞
I. Before Listening:
1. What do you know about TickTok(抖音)？
2. Who may be more attracted by TickTok?
II. New Words Learning:
meme – n. usually, an image with a caption, which is spread from person to person on the internet
fashion – n. the most popular style of clothes, appearance or behavior at a particular time
hang out – v. to spend time in a particular place with a particular group of people
challenge – n. a difficult task that tests a person's abilities
wink – v. to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing
censor – v. to examine books, movies, letters, etc., in order to remove things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.
positive – adj. marked by or indicating acceptance, approval or affirmation
III. Listen for main idea:
What do we know TickTok wins a growing popularity among US youth?
IV. Listen and fill in the blanks:
The popularity of Chinese-owned video _______________ service TikTok continues to grow among young people in the United States.
The service lets users create and share short videos, many of which are under ______ seconds. The TikTok app offers a wide choice of sounds, brief parts of songs and special effects tools to help create a video.
Companies appearing on TikTok can make money through ______________. Often, the companies create user 「challenges」 as part of their ad campaigns. In challenges, users are invited to publish their own videos in which they _____________ similar dance moves.
U.S. lawmakers have raised __________ about TikTok's collection of user data and the possibility that the company could be sharing information with the Chinese government.
The group notes on its website that many videos appearing on TikTok include __________ language and sexual subjects. For these reasons, the group urges parents to supervise what their children watch on TikTok and suggests that the service is best for those over age___________.
V. Listen for the details in the story:
1. How does TickTok help new music stars?
2. What’s the similarity among TickTok, Snapchat and Instagram ?
3. How does TickTok make its profit?
4. What worries U.S. lawmakers while facing TickTok?
5. What worries U.S. parents while facing TickTok?
VI. Further thinking:
1、What do you learn from this story?
2、How do you feel about U.S.’s reaction to TickTok?
整篇：
The popularity of Chinese-owned video sharing service TikTok continues to grow among young people in the United States. In 2019, experts say the service more than doubled its American user base to 37 million. TikTok is especially popular with teens and young adults.
The service lets users create and share short videos, many of which are under 15 seconds. The TikTok app offers a wide choice of sounds, brief parts of songs and special effects tools to help create a video. Some TikTok-based memes go viral. Videos often include popular songs from well-known artists and TikTok has even helped launch the careers of new music stars.
TikTok is considered a competitor to video-sharing app Snapchat, as well as Facebook's Instagram service. Snapchat and Instagram also mainly interest young users with a wide mix of photos and videos centered largely on fashion, pop culture and humor.
Last year, TikTok was the second-most downloaded app from Apple and Google stores. Only WhatsApp was downloaded more. Research company Sensor Tower estimates people have downloaded the TikTok app 1.65 billion times.
TikTok has been used by many major companies to reach young people who use little or no traditional media. One of those companies is American-based e.l.f. Cosmetics. The makeup company's chief marketer, Kory Marchisotto, told The Associated Press that TikTok is "where the Gen Z party is." Gen Z is a name used to describe the generation born between the late 1990s and the early 2000s. "That's where they're all hanging out," Marchisotto said.
Companies appearing on TikTok can make money through advertising. Often, the companies create user "challenges" as part of their ad campaigns. In challenges, users are invited to publish their own videos in which they perform similar dance moves. One campaign by e.l.f. Cosmetics, for example, asked people to wink and move their lips while following a song. TikTok users created 3 million videos that received more than 4 billion views.
While TikTok has continued to grow since its U.S. launch in 2017, it has also received media attention for being the first Chinese-owned social-media service to rise to major success in the U.S.
U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns about TikTok's collection of user data and the possibility that the company could be sharing information with the Chinese government. In addition, the lawmakers said the app presents national security risks and could be used to censor material for users in the U.S.
TikTok has said it does not share information with the Chinese government and denies the app carries national security risks or is used to censor information.
Still, the concerns led the U.S. government to launch a national security investigation into TikTok. Also, the U.S. Department of Defense warned last December of possible security risks linked to the use of TikTok. The agency urged employees not to use the app. The warning led several military services to ban the use of TikTok on government devices.
In addition, some groups and parents have expressed concerns about videos appearing on TikTok that might be harmful for young users.
Nonprofit privacy group Common Sense Media has issued guidance for parents. The group notes on its website that many videos appearing on TikTok include offensive language and sexual subjects. For these reasons, the group urges parents to supervise what their children watch on TikTok and suggests that the service is best for those over age 16.
TikTok's head of creator partnerships, Kudzi Chikumbu, told the AP the company is working hard to make sure the app is a "safe and positive environment."
Last year, the company agreed to pay the U.S. government a $5.7 million fine for collecting personal information from children under age 13. Since then, TikTok created a separate part of the app that restricts possibly offensive material. The app requires users to be 13 years old, although it does not confirm users' ages. TikTok says it does remove what it calls "wrongly created" accounts if they are reported by other users.
I'm Bryan Lynn.