我想念我自己
隨著愛麗絲的病況惡化，她再也不能享受閱讀以及看電影的樂趣，因為她無法記住劇情。
她不知道該如何度過每一個漫漫長日。
曾經是知名語言學專家的她，是那麼習於忙碌的生活，現在卻突然無事可做。
她只能緊緊依附著先生約翰以及三名年子女，卻和其他人完全都斷了聯繫。
雖然愛麗絲的生命漸漸消逝，但她家人的人生卻持續往前。
愛麗絲的女兒安娜生下一對雙胞胎。
本身也是成功科學家的先生約翰，則決定接下一個於紐約的職務並搬到那裡去，將愛麗絲留給子女們照顧。
約翰離開前帶著愛麗絲到他們位於海濱的別墅共度最後一次假期。
在那裡，愛麗絲有一刻突意識清明並對約翰說她記得他，也記得自己曾經很聰明。
約翰跟愛麗絲說她是他所認識最聰明的人了，而愛麗絲則回答說她想念她自己。
由於約翰離開了，一名護理人員接續照顧愛麗絲的工作，這時的愛麗絲已經認不得自己的孩子。
愛麗絲的女兒們每天都會來陪伴照顧愛麗絲，而愛麗絲則非常喜歡抱著雙胞胎。
cliffhanger （n.）扣人心弦的比賽；高潮迭起，扣人心弦，緊張懸疑（電影，故事，連續劇；小說）；小驚險故事；懸念；扣人心弦的局面
a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens
Many of Hitchcock's films are real cliffhangers.
希區考克的很多電影都扣人心弦，充滿懸念。
It looks as if the election is going to be a cliffhanger.
這次選舉看來勝負難分
deteriorate（v.）惡化；變壞
The older she gets the faster her eyesight will deteriorate.
The country's freeways國道高速公路 began to deteriorate because they had not been properly maintained.
deterioration（n.）
The deterioration of the man's health was very obvious to his children.
renowned（adj.）著名的；有名的
Li Bai is a renowned Chinese poet who wrote the famous poem "Thoughts on a Still Night靜夜思."
Janice's city is renowned for its theaters and museums.
renown（n.）名譽；聲望
renowned（adj.）著名的；有名的
Pele won world renown as a soccer player.世界知名的足球選手
to lose the plot＝lose the ability to ＋ V
Well, if you lose the plot, that means you lose your ability to understand something or to deal with something like you used to do.
COVID patients have said that they oftentimes lose their ability to smell.
bored out of my mind
This vacation is too long.
I'm bored out of my mind.
bored vs. boring
if you want to say that you have nothing to do, the correct phrase to use is "I'm bored."
this activity is boring, or this book is boring, or this movie is boring.
empty-nester （子女長大離家的）空巢老人
someone whose children have grown up and no longer live at home
when someone's grown children leave to have their own lives, we use that phrase to talk about their parents, the situation they're in.
They are empty nesters.
Because all our children have grown up, my wife and I have become empty-nesters. 因為我們的兒女都已成家，我老婆和我已成為空巢老人。
to fly the coop逃走，逃離；換工作，跳槽
coop
And so when kids leave, we might say, "Oh, they've flown the coop.' They've gone up to college.
to lose touch with…..
identical twins同卵雙胞胎
fraternal twins異卵雙胞胎
they are siblings but might look different
triplets
quadruplets四胞胎
octuplets八胞胎（目前記錄）
cling（v.）黏著；纏著；緊握不放；依附，依靠，依戀
to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her
She was wet through and her clothes clung to her body. 她濕透了，衣服黏在身上。
The little girl clings to her mother. 小女孩黏著媽媽不放。
in one’s own right依靠...的能力, 根據...的權利, 憑...的資格
Her father is a well-known pianist, but she's an excellent musician in her own right.
她爸爸是一名有名的鋼琴家，但她是一名依靠她自己能力的傑出音樂家。
She's a millionaire in her own right.她全靠自己的能力賺得百萬家產。
lucid清晰的；頭腦清楚的；透明；清澈
lucid moment
Even though Margie had a very high fever, she still had lucid moments from time to time.
When writing an academic paper in English, your style must be direct and lucid.直接了當、清楚明瞭
With so much pollution in the world, it is difficult to find a lucid river or stream.
assure（v.）確保；使人放心；確定
The store owner assured Bob that he would receive a full refund if the tractor broke down in the next six months.
Ethan assured his family that they would go to Disneyland in September.
If Owen makes this sale, he is assured of a promotion and a raise.
a different version of oneself
I don't have split personalities.
Over the years, there have been different versions of myself or different parts of my personality, um, that have been more prominent.（n.）（v.）（adj.）（adv.）（ph.）
to miss oneself
realistic story
Like, I think storytelling is so beautiful, and that really taps into a kind of truth and the experience of being alive, being a human. Um, and so I love stories that I feel like, "Ooh, that seems so true in a way. I feel like it could have happened to somebody, somewhere."
Personally, I tend to like bittersweet苦中有樂的；苦樂參半的things, you know, things that have a happy side and a sad side. 就我個人而言，我喜歡喜憂參半的，你知道，有快樂的一面，也有悲傷的一面。
And even if I can't always see the happy side of something, I can always believe that God has a plan that will eventually let things work out for the good of everybody.
I do like my stories or movies to end full circle.
cherish life / the moments
