听力文本
Talking to Robin
和罗宾说话
It's very clever of you to get him to say anything at all.
就像玩一个可怕的派对游戏
where you don't know the rules.
还不知道规则是什么
was rather like playing one of those ghastly party games
你们能让他开口说话 就已经很不容易了
Well, what he said was...
他说的是...
What he said was, "Let me die."
他说的是 "让我去死"
Well, we can't, can we?
但我们不能 对吧
You mean we can't even think of such a thing
你是说我们不能有那样的想法
or we wouldn't know how to do it?
还是说我们做不到
Both, I suppose.
两者都有吧
Well, it makes no odds, really.
其实也没什么区别
I had a sort of word with the consultant,
我和医生聊过几句
and he wouldn't hear of it.
他根本不肯听
It's not what they do.
他们不做那种事
It's not a good way to go, apparently.
很显然 那不是什么安详的死法
It's several minutes of agony.
会痛苦挣扎好几分钟
No. No, I don't want that.
不行 我不想那样
No, of course not.
不 当然不行
You do have a life, too, you know.
你要知道 你也有自己的人生
You are allowed to think of yourself.
为自己考虑一下 不是什么罪过
Chin up. We're doing very well.
抬起下巴 非常好
Well, Mrs. Cavendish, we do have some progress to report.
卡文迪许太太 我们有些新进展
Progress?
进展
We're learning to swallow again.
我们已经重新学会了吞咽
We are?
是吗
It's more significant than it sounds.
听起来可能微不足道 但实际上意义重大
At present, we have an inflated cuff round our tracheotomy tube
现在我们的呼吸管上 有一个充气的套环
to stop food and drink going down our windpipe.
用来阻止食物和水进到呼吸管里
If we can swallow again,
如果可以重新吞咽
the cuff can be removed, and air can get to the larynx.
套环就可以拿走 气流可以接触到喉咙
Then we'll be able to talk again.
我们就可以重新说话了
Might there be other progress, too?
还有什么其他进展吗
This is about as good as it's going to get, I'm afraid.
恐怕目前就是这样了
How are we this morning?
今天早上我们感觉怎么样
We wish we were dead. Good, good.
我们想去死呢 很好 很好
Good morning to you, Paddy.
早上好 派迪
重点讲解

clever
quick at learning and understanding things
聪明的；聪颖的
同义词：intelligent
a clever child
聪明伶俐的孩子
Clever girl!
多么聪慧的女孩！
How clever of you to work it out!
你解决了这个问题真是太聪明了！
He's too clever by half, if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious).
恕我直言,他未免聪明过头了。

inflate
to fill sth or become filled with gas or air
使充气；膨胀
Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord.
猛拽绳扣使你的救生衣充气。
The life jacket failed to inflate.
救生衣未能充气。

progress
the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing sth
进步；进展；进程
to make progress
取得进步
slow / steady / rapid / good progress
缓慢的/平稳的/迅速的/良好的进展
We have made great progress in controlling inflation.
我们在抑制通货膨胀方面取得了巨大进展。

视频及简介
影片取材自真实故事，故事讲述男主罗宾因小儿麻痹症导致瘫痪，面对命运突变，却始终笑对人生。