take something out on someone把氣撒在別人身上

把「受夠了」和「遷怒」壓進一句，委屈裡全是鋒利，像一把收回鞘的刀。

I'm so sick of something.

被人反覆甩鍋、遷怒時用，對熟人傾訴最自然，正式投訴別用這麼衝的。

I'm done with people dumping their moods on me. ／ I've had it with being everyone's punching bag.

口語

重音在 so，句尾 on me 放輕。

I'm so sick of people unloading their stress on me after every meeting. 每次開完會都有人把壓力甩給我，我真受夠了。

用反事實的假設替自己開脫：不做才蠢，把慾望包裝成理性。

It would've been stupid to ...

替一個說不出口的選擇找理由時用，對朋友自嘲可以，正式場合別說。

I'd have been a fool to say no. ／ Turning that down would've been crazy.

口語

would've 弱讀，重音落在 stupid。

It would've been foolish of me to turn down that offer. 拒掉那個 offer 才叫傻。

先道謝再關門，禮貌外殼裡是硬邊界，比直接罵人更有分量。

Thanks, but I don't need ...

想客氣地拒絕或拉開距離時用，對糾纏的人說，別在正式會議裡用 psycho。

Thanks, but I'm not looking for that right now. ／ Thanks, but I don't need this drama right now.

口語

Thanks 上揚，重音在 psycho。

Thanks, but I don't need another subscription right now. 謝了，但我現在不需要再訂一個服務。

怪人說出最正常的一句坦白，尷尬和心動同時落地。

I didn't mean to ..., I just ...

解釋自己沒有惡意、緩和誤會時用；對剛認識的人說要注意分寸。

I wasn't trying to frighten you, I'm just curious. ／ No harm meant, you just caught my eye.

中性

didn't mean to 連讀，scare you 停頓，I just think 輕快。

I didn't mean to startle you, I just wanted to say hi. 我不是想嚇你，只是想打個招呼。