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William and Rita are a couple. They are chatting.
威廉和莉塔是一對夫妻。他們正在聊天。
William: Rita, do you know what makes a relationship successful?
威廉：莉塔，你知道什麼是讓一段關係成功的要素嗎？
Rita: Well, love?
莉塔：嗯，愛嗎？
William: I just read an article about a couple who researched love and marriage. They said “turning toward” is the key.
威廉：我剛剛讀了一篇關於一對研究愛情與婚姻的夫妻的文章。他們說「面向對方」是關鍵。
research(v.)研究marry(v.)嫁娶、結婚marriage(n.)婚姻key(n.)關鍵
Rita: What is “turning toward?”
莉塔：什麼是「面向對方」？
William: For example, if you call me and I drop what I am doing and respond actively right away, that is “turning toward.”
威廉：例如，如果你叫我，然後我放下正在做的事馬上積極回應你，這就叫「面向對方」。
drop(v.)停止、(使)丟下respond(v.)回應、回答active(adj.)活躍的actively(adv.)積極地
Rita: Oh, you usually do that. That’s good. It gives me the feeling that you care about me.
莉塔：噢，你通常都那麼做。那很棒。給我一種你在乎我的感覺。
care about sb.在乎某人
William: Right. If I don’t notice you or even ignore you, that’s “turning away.”
威廉：對啊。如果我沒注意到或甚至忽略你，那就叫「背向對方」。
notice(v.)注意到ignore(v.)忽視、忽略overlook(v.)忽視、忽略
Rita: I used to do that, right? Actually, I was just too busy to notice that you asked me for a favor or wanted to share something with me.
莉塔：我以前有那麼做，對嗎？其實我只是太忙了沒注意到你要我幫忙，或想和我分享事情。
used to VR過去～、過去經常～be used to V-ing習慣於某事be used to VR被用來做某事ask for a favor請求幫忙
William: Yes. But you handled it well. You told me the reason you were busy and reached out to me after you finished what you did.
威廉：對的。但你處理得很好。你會告訴我原因是你在忙，並在做完你的事之後來幫我。
handle(v.)處理、負責deal with處理reach out to sb.向某人伸出援手、給予支持
Rita: That’s right.
莉塔：沒錯。