have someone confused with認錯人了

一句滴水不漏的否認，把明知的事說成誤會，越客氣越可疑。

You must have me confused with someone else.

被錯認出身或身份時用；對熟人明知故犯地說，會顯得在裝傻。

You've got me mixed up with someone else. ／ I think you have the wrong person.

中性

must have 連讀，confused with 弱收，someone else 稍重。

You must have me confused with someone who likes karaoke. 你準是把我認成喜歡唱 K 的那個人了。

用條件句把希望按住，一句話說清問題不在外界而在自己。

Not as long as you ...

對總翻舊事、不肯向前看的人說時用；對剛認識的人說太重。

Not while you keep dwelling on the past. ／ Only if you stop living back then.

中性

as long as 連讀，living in the past 放慢下壓。

Nothing will change as long as you insist on living in the past. 只要你還堅持活在過去，什麼都不會變。

用一句粗俗的俚語把辛苦說得很實在，火氣全在 buns 上。

I'm out there busting my ...

對不服氣的熟人訴苦或頂嘴時用；對客戶或長輩說太粗。

I'm out there busting my back every night. ／ I work my tail off every single night.

口語

out there 連讀，busting my buns 重讀，句尾降調。

I'm out there busting my buns while nobody notices. 我在外面拼死拼活，卻沒人看見。

五個詞把一個人掏空的狀態說完，越平靜越讓人難受。

All I have are ...

對親近的人吐露心跡時用；對同事或輕鬆場合說會顯得沉重。

All I have left are memories. ／ Memories are all that remain.

literary

All I have 連讀，are memories 放輕，句尾下沉。

All I have are memories of that little flat. 關於那間小公寓，我剩下的只有回憶。