get on the bandwagon跟風

一句預言道盡投機者的嗅覺，也說清了他們搶先一步的位置。

Soon everyone will be wanting to ...

預判某件事會引來一片跟風時用；談市場、潮流、風口都合適。

Soon everybody will want a piece of this. ／ The crowd will follow as soon as it works.

口語

Soon everyone 連讀，bandwagon 重讀並收滿。

Soon everyone will be wanting to get on the bandwagon and open a shop here. 很快人人都會想跟風，在這兒開一家店。

把上句的跟風說法一轉，變成自己的位置，機鋒全在這個雙關。

And, my friends, we are ...

在祝酒或聚會上抖機靈、給自己定位時用；輕鬆場合才合適。

And we are the ones playing the tune. ／ The rest can follow; we lead.

口語

my friends 後微頓，we are the band 一字一頓。

And, my friends, we are the band everyone will want to join. 而朋友們，我們就是人人都想加入的那支樂隊。

把一整晚的剋制壓進一句直白，前面所有顧慮都被這句推翻。

All I wanna do is ...

把心意直說、不再繞彎子時用；親密關係裡自然，正式場合不宜。

All I want is to be with you. ／ There's only one thing I want right now.

口語

wanna do 連讀，right now 重讀，kiss you 放輕。

All I wanna do is tell you the truth. 我現在只想把實話告訴你。

一句感慨既是誇朋友，也藏著對自己的失望，分量很重。

It's good to know there are ... left in the world.

肯定某個難得的人時用；半正式，適合感慨或敬重對方的場合。

It's good to know men like him still exist. ／ The world is better for having him in it.

中性

good to know 連讀，men like Wyatt 重讀，句尾下沉。

It's good to know there are people like her left in the world. 知道世上還有她這樣的人，真好。

用 wish 說出口的自我懷疑，比任何自嘲都更露骨。

I wish I could ...

表達想做到卻還沒做到的心事時用；私密交談裡合適，公開場合少用。

I wish I thought that well of myself. ／ I'd like to respect myself the way he does.

中性

I wish I 連讀，same esteem 重讀，語速放慢。

I wish I could hold myself in the same esteem as she does. 我真希望我也能像她那樣看得起自己。

把客套話說得漂亮又幹脆，轉身的藉口也體面。

You have been ..., but I must excuse myself.

禮貌離席、先走一步時用；稍正式的晚宴和聚會最得體。

It has been lovely, but I have to go. ／ Do excuse me; I must be off.

正式

charming company 連讀，but 後微頓，excuse myself 放穩。

You have been wonderful company, but I must excuse myself now. 你們真是太好的伴兒了，不過我現在得先走一步。

把落難說得像一件遠處的事，越平靜越顯得他心裡亂。

Somewhere I have something that's being ...

交代自己還有一攤爛事沒法脫身時用；私密談話裡合適。

Somewhere out there my company is falling to pieces. ／ And back home everything I built is coming apart.

中性

somewhere 重讀，that's being 連讀，pulled apart 放慢。

Somewhere I have a business that's being pulled apart. 在某個地方，我還有一門生意正被拆得七零八落。