《林貝卡》
Rebecca Lin
影片對白
Carrie: That day, Tim popped the question.
Tim: How'd you like to have dinner with my folks Tuesday night?
Elizabeth: I'd love to.
Carrie: On Tuesday, he called with some bad news.
Tim: My mother's not feeling very well.
Elizabeth: Well, gosh, I'm sorry.
Tim: Could we take a rain check?
Elizabeth: Of course. Tell your mum I hope she feels better.
Carrie: When she hadn't heard from him for two weeks, she called.
Elizabeth: Tim, from Elizabeth. That's an awfully long rain check.
Carrie: He said he was up to his ears and that he'd call her the next day.
Elizabeth: He never did call, of course.
Carrie: She told me one day over coffee.
Elizabeth: I don't understand. In England, looking at houses together would have meant something.
Carrie: Then I realized no one had told her about the end of love in Manhattan. Welcome to the age of "un-innocence." No one has breakfast at Tiffany's, and no one has affairs to remember. Instead, we have breakfast at 7:00 a.m. and affairs we try to forget as quickly as possible. Self-protection and closing the deal are paramount. Cupid has flown the co-op. How the hell did we get into this mess? There are thousands, maybe tens of thousands of women like this in the city. We all know them, and we all agree they're great. They travel. They pay taxes. They'll spend $400 on a pair of Manolo Blahnik strappy sandals. And they're alone. It's like the riddle of the Sphinx. Why are there so many great unmarried women and no great unmarried men? I explore these sorts of issues in my column and I have terrific sources: my friends.
Peter Mason: When you're a young guy in your 20s, women are controlling the relationships. By the time you're an eligible man in your 30s, you feel like you're being devoured by women. Suddenly, the guys are holding all the chips. I call it the mid-30s power flip.
Capote Duncan: It's all about age and biology. I mean, if you want to get married, it's to have kids, right? And you don't want to do it with someone older than 35, 'cause you have to have kids right away and that's about it. I think these women should just forget about marriage and have a good time.
Miranda Hobbes: I have a friend who'd always gone out with extremely sexy guys and just had a good time. One day she woke up, and she was 41. She couldn't get any more dates. She had a complete physical breakdown, couldn't hold on to her job and had to move back to Wisconsin to live with her mama. Trust me-- this is not a story that makes men feel bad.
Charlotte York: Most men are threatened by successful women. If you want to get these guys, you have to keep your mouth shut and play by the rules.
妙語佳句
1. Rain check
Rain check是美國流行口語，典故出自露天舉行的棒球比賽。棒球是最受美國人歡迎的運動之一。如果球賽進行時天公不造美，驟然傾盆大雨，不得不暫停，觀眾可領"雨票"，或用原票存根作為"雨票"(rain check)，球賽改期舉行時可憑之入場。
Rain check這句話後來有了引申意，廣泛應用於日常生活中。
比方說有人請你吃飯或看戲，假如你剛巧因事不能奉陪，你可用婉謝的口吻說：May I take a rain check？直譯是：可以給我一張雨票嗎？地道英語的引申義是：這次抱歉不能赴約，下次有請必到。
上句是很客氣的委婉講法。如果約你的朋友已經是很熟的了，你大可直接說 I'll take a rain check，換成漢語就是："改天吧。"
2. Up to one's ears
意思是"deeply involved or occupied to full capacity深陷在（工作中）"，例如：We are up to our ears in work.
3. Close the deal
本意是"Complete a transaction 完成一件交易"，例如：Jack was delighted to close the deal. 這裏指"結束一段情事"。
4. Get into
意思是"Become involved in卷入，陷入"，例如：He got into trouble by stealing cars.
影片簡介
Sex and the City：充滿欲望的人間
Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program. The original broadcast run of the show was on HBO from 1998 until 2004.
Set in New York City, the show's focus is on four female characters. It was considered a sitcom, but had serialized storylines, like a soap opera, as well as dramatic elements. The show tackled socially relevant issues, often specifically dealing with women in society in the late 1990s, and how changing roles and definitions for women impacted the characters.
Sex and the City premiered on June 6, 1998, and the last original episode aired on February 22, 2004. The show was primarily filmed at New York City's Silvercup Studios and on location in and around Manhattan. Since it ended, the show has been aired in syndication on networks such as TBS, The CW, WGN, and many other local stations.
The show was based in part on writer Candace Bushnell's book of the same name, compiled from her column with the New York Observer. Bushnell has stated in several interviews that Carrie Bradshaw is her alter ego; when she originally wrote the "Sex and the City" essays, she used her own name initially but for privacy reasons, created the character of Carrie Bradshaw, a woman with the same career (writer) and same initials.
The narrative of the show focuses on Carrie and her three best girlfriends. (Bushnell has indicated that Carrie's friends are composites of her friends.) Together, Carrie and her friends represented a crosssection of contemporary American women. The women discussed their sexual desires and fantasies, as well as their beliefs and opinions. The show often portrayed frank discussions about romance and sexuality, particularly in the context of being a single woman.
The first season of the show was a adaptation of its source material; however, subsequent seasons depart from the book. Each episode in season one featured a short montage of interviews that Carrie supposedly conducted while researching for her column. These continued through season two before being phased out. Another feature that was eventually scrapped was Carrie breaking the fourth wall (for example, looking into the camera and speaking to the audience directly). Bradshaw would question scenarios and ideas, asking the audience for an opinion or insight on different situations. The last such event occurred in episode 3 of the second season, "The Freak Show". (來源：英語點津)
我最喜歡就是的Carrie獨白了，非常的有意思。
Have a nice evening,
Rebecca
Thanks for the captures. I enjoyed reading them, and can enjoy them again in a self-controlled pace.
"Why are there so many great unmarried women and no great unmarried men?" - where the stories started.
Thank you.
Happy July 4th to you,
Rebecca
Thank you. Happy July 4th to you and your family,
Rebecca