For instance, you sitting there may be merely my dream, and I may be your nightmare.

比如，你坐在那可能仅仅是我在做梦，而我可能是你的梦魇。

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A subject that's near and dear to my heart. Being an English teacher, it is my worst nightmare.

这个问题真的与我息息相关。作为一名英语老师，它就是我的噩梦。

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And then you know, I just had to watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by myself in my apartment and called it a day, so.

然后我只得一个人在公寓看《圣诞夜惊魂》。一天就过去了。

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