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I haven’t written anything in years.
我已经好几年没写过东西了
And you write a new novel every year.
而你每年都有新作
What happened to your, uh, I never connecting, always overlapping story?
那你那个"不能触碰 总是重叠交错"的故事呢?
I lied. What was I gonna tell you?
我骗你的 可我该说什么呢?
I hadn’t written anything in years?
说我已经好几年不写东西了?
Well, why not? What happened?
为什么呢? 发生什么了?
I don’t know. I tried, but, I guess,
不知道 我试过了 但是 我想
maybe maybe l lost my confildence.
也许…也许我没有自信了
I don’t know really.
我也不明白
Well, you gotta get it back.
那你应该将它找回来
P, the ability to write is not something you lose. Write anything.Just
P 写作的能力是不会失去的 随便写点什么
Start by writing a short story. lt doesn’t matter.
就从写短篇小说开始好了 没关系的
Everything you write has always been so honest, so personal.
你写的东西总是那么诚恳 那么有个性
That’s a gift. Don’t lose that.
这是天赋 别失去它了
Come here. Come on, come on, come on, come on.
这边 快 快 快 快
You all right? Yeah.
你还好吗? 还好
Almost took a header.That’s it.
差点就变落汤鸡了 就是啊
So what do we do? We, uhYou wanna get another drink?
那我们怎么办? 我们 呃…还想再喝吗?
Uh, we
呃 我们…
I don’t know.Put you in a cab
我不知道帮你叫车…
lf l have another drink, I’ll be offilcially drunk.
如果再喝我就真的要醉了

重点讲解

重点单词：
1、overlap
n. 重叠；重复
vi. 部分重叠；部分的同时发生
vt. 与…重叠；与…同时发生
When the bag is folded, the bottom overlaps one side.
把包折叠起来时，其底部与一边就重合了。
2、ability
n. 能力，能耐；才能
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.
公众从来都不相信他有处理这个工作的能力。
3、officially
adv. 正式地；官方地；作为公务员
How many members have officially registered in the club?
该俱乐部正式登记的成员有多少?
4、drunk
v. 喝酒（drink的过去分词）
adj. 喝醉了的
I got drunk and had to be carried home.
我喝醉了，只得被搀扶回家。
考考你（翻译）：
1、基督教的圣周与犹太教逾越节的开始时间是重合的。
2、她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。
3、关于他的任命尚未正式宣布，消息就已经泄露了出去。
答案下期公布：
上期答案：
1、After exploring the old part of town there is a guided tour of the cathedral.
2、He preferred the company of those who were intellectually inferior to himself.
3、Inflation is a constant threat.