make it my business特意去做

一句長陳詞把「預謀」釘死，shall 與 contention 讓它像不可動搖的結論。

I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that ...

正式陳述觀點、開場陳詞時用；日常口語會顯得過於隆重。

I shall begin by reminding you of the facts. ／ Let me start by restating my position.

正式

premeditated 重音在 med，advances 收得輕。

I shall begin by reminding you of our main goal. 我首先要提醒各位我們的主要目標。

短短五個詞，把「不讓我們接觸」說成控訴，情緒一下頂到高處。

keep someone from someone

指控有人故意隔絕、隱瞞時用；語氣強烈，適合爭論。

They kept the truth from us. ／ She was kept away from the court.

中性

kept from 連讀，us 重讀。

They kept the report from us for weeks. 他們把報告瞞了我們好幾週。

兩個反問並排砸下，把制度性的諷刺一次說盡。

This is (something)? This is your (something)?

強烈質疑某種制度或做法時用；語氣極重，慎用於正式場合。

This is fairness? This is your idea of help? ／ Is this justice? Is this what you promised?

正式

English justice 連讀，Raj 重讀。

This is teamwork? This is your plan? 這叫團隊合作？這就是你的計劃？

用 not defending a case 反手把對方的框架拆掉，短促而鋒利。

I'm not doing X, I'm doing Y.

對方誤解你的目的、你要糾正框架時用；語氣要穩。

I'm not asking for a favour. ／ I'm not arguing, I'm explaining.

中性

defending a 連讀，case 收得乾脆。

I'm not complaining; I'm reporting a fact. 我不是在抱怨，我是在陳述事實。

把法官和自己並列成「奴隸」，一句話撕開整個法庭的偽善。

We are both ...

強調雙方其實同樣受制於某種力量時用；語氣激烈。

We are both trapped here. ／ You and I are in the same cage.

正式

both slaves 重讀，句尾下沉。

We are both stuck with the same rules. 我們都被同一套規矩困住。