straight up說真的

先給一句正經忠告，再拿鴨子把話掰彎，冷得剛好。

stick to what you're good at, unless ...

勸人別亂轉行時用，熟人之間開玩笑合適，正式建議別說。

stick to your strengths, unless you have a reason ／ know what you're good at and stay there

口語

Stick to 連讀，duck 重讀，branch out 上揚收尾。

Stick to what you're good at, unless you're bored enough to change. 守好你擅長的，除非你實在想換。

連用兩句強調，把一句好訊息說得像宣告。

I'm telling you now, straight up, ...

要讓人相信你不是開玩笑時說，朋友間用，正式場合少用。

I'm telling you straight, this is real ／ listen, no joke, this is happening

口語

straight up 稍作停頓，tour America 重讀。

I'm telling you now, straight up, we got the house. 我現在就跟你說，說真的，房子我們拿下了。

把自己的待遇和別人的處境硬碰硬一擺，缺德又好笑。

you're in X and I'm in Y

自嘲或損人待遇差時用，熟人之間可以，正式場合別說。

you get the dives, I get the suites ／ same trip, very different rooms

口語

knocking shops 輕讀，five-star hotels 放慢加重。

You're in a hostel and I'm in a five-star hotel. 你住青旅，我住五星酒店。

用學術黑話當武器反將一軍，罵人不帶髒字還顯得高。

Do you know nothing about X?

諷刺對方外行、裝腔時用，熟人之間可以，正式辯論裡顯得刻薄。

Have you never heard of X? ／ You clearly know nothing about X

literary

nothing 重讀，free play of signs and signifiers 連讀放慢。

Do you know nothing about how the internet actually works? 你對網際網路實際怎麼跑的一無所知嗎？

把對方的勸架原話反彈回去，衝突瞬間拉滿。

Don't tell me to X! You X!

吵架、被勸冷靜時用，帶髒字，熟人爭執可以，正式場合別說。

Don't tell me to relax, you relax ／ you calm down first

口語

calm down 兩次都要重，第二句語氣更高。

Don't tell me to be patient, you be patient for once. 別叫我耐心，你才該耐心一次。