Part 1 Judge, Jury and Executioner of Love

June總是喜歡左右閨蜜Miriam的感情生活。這不，她又給Miriam出了個餿主意，Saul實在是看不過眼了……

June： OMG Saul！ Youre never gonna believe whats going on with my best friend Miriam.

Saul： I have a feeling that， no matter what I say next， you are going to tell me all about it. June： Well， I promised her I wouldnt tell anyone…

Saul： ①Then you shouldnt betray her confidence by blabbing about her business. Thats not something that a best friend would do.

June： What do you know about being someones bestie？

Saul： It just so happens that I…

June： ②So anyway， Miriams like totally hooking up with this guy， who I believe， beyond the shadow of a doubt， is seeing someone else behind her back. Its like a total love triangle.

Saul： Without a doubt huh？ I believe people are innocent until proven guilty. Or are you the judge， jury and 1）executioner of love？

June： ③I will not apologize for being in the know， or telling people what they need to hear.

Saul： Well， Im sure you had some 2）less-than-stellar romantic advice for her.

June： ④I gave her the perfect advice in fact， that she shouldnt let him on to the fact that she knows about his 3）infidelity.

Saul： Why on earth would you suggest that？ June： ⑤So she can secretly follow him and catch him in the act！

Saul： （sigh） Please excuse me for saying this， but that has to be the most 4）hair-brained idea Ive ever heard！ Did you copy that from a 1970s B-movie？

June： No！ For your information， I saw on Sex and the City.

Saul： Wow. Remind me to stay the hell away from you if I ever need relationship advice.

June： Youd need a relationship first， wise guy.

Smart Sentences① Then you shouldnt betray her confidence by blabbing about her business. 那么你更不應該泄露她的事情。

betray sb.s confidence： let out sb.s secret（泄露了某人的秘密）。例如：

If you need help， you can always go to Jimmy. He would never betray anyones confidence.

你如果需要幫忙，找吉姆就沒錯了。他從來不會透露別人的事。

② So anyway， Miriams like totally hooking up with this guy， who I believe， beyond the shadow of a doubt， is seeing someone else behind her back. 所以不管怎樣，米里亞姆完全迷戀上這個男人，但是我想毫無疑問，他肯定背著她在和別人約會。

hook up： become romantically or sexually involved with sb.（與異性有戀愛關系）。例如：

Amy and Todd have been hooking up for a few months.

艾米與托德好了有幾個月了。

beyond the shadow of a doubt： used to emphasize that sth. is absolutely true（用以強調某事絕對是真的）。例如：

It was beyond the shadow of a doubt the best speech weve heard.

這肯定是我們聽過的最好的演講。

③ I will not apologize for being in the know， or telling people what they need to hear. 我不會為消息靈通或者告訴別人他們應該知道的事而道歉。

in the know： possessing special or secret information（消息靈通的，掌握特別或秘密的信息的）。例如：

If you are not sure about the news， ask Jessica—she is always in the know.

你如果對這個消息不太確定，問一下杰西卡吧，她的消息總是很靈通。

④ I gave her the perfect advice in fact， that she shouldnt let him on to the fact that she knows about his infidelity. 事實上我給了她完美的建議，她不應該讓她的男友知道自己的不忠已經被發現了。

let sb. on to sth.： let sb. know about sth.（讓某人知道某事）。例如：

If you need my help， you need to let me on to the whole story.

如果你想我幫忙的話，你得讓我了解整件事。

Saul： Im in one right now. But when we have problems we talk to each other about them.

June： Is that so？ Then what advice would you have given to Miriam？

Saul： First， I would ask her what she wants to do. Did you do that？

June： I didnt need to do that cuz shes my BFF， and I already know what she wants to do. She wants to talk it out with him， and give him a chance to explain himself.

Saul： Hmm， this Miriam sounds like a completely rational human being， unlike her BFF.

June： Really？ What do you think would happen if she gave him a chance to defend himself？ Hed obviously tell her it was all a misunderstanding and convince her to take him back.

Saul： And what if it actually was a huge misunderstanding？ A misunderstanding named June， who jumps to conclusions and makes baseless assumptions， trying to 5）impede the course of true love for purely selfish or perhaps 6）subconscious reasons.

June： What would I possibly have to gain from my bestie breaking up with her 7）beau？

Saul： If I had to venture a guess， Id say you wanted more of her time and attention. After all， she is your Best Friend Forever， and hes just some random guy， right？

June： ⑥Youre full of it！

Saul： ⑦Am I， or did I just hit the nail on the head？

⑤ So she can secretly follow him and catch him in the act！ 這樣她就可以秘密地跟蹤他然后當場捉到罪證！

in the act： in the process of doing sth.（正在做某事時，當場）。例如：

Ken was in the act of closing the store when he heard a gun fire.

在聽到槍聲時，肯正在關店。

⑥ Youre full of it！ 你在胡說八道！

full of it： not to be believed， telling a lie（不可信，說謊）。例如：

Dont listen to what he said about his heroic act. He is full of it.

他說自己英勇事跡的話，一個字都不能信，他在撒謊。

⑦ Am I， or did I just hit the nail on the head？ 是嗎，還是我說對了？

hit the nail on the head： being exactly right about sth.（在某個事情上完全正確）。例如：

I think youve hit the nail on the head—these new kids began to slack off after their probation.

我想你完全正確，這些新人在過了試用期后就開始偷懶了。