dream up憑空想出

把一次衝動說成長期積壓的結果：不是叛逆，是終於輪到自己。never get to 把母親被忽略的日常說得比任何控訴都清楚。

Because I never get to do anything.

解釋自己為什麼突然做出越界決定時用，委屈裡帶一點理直氣壯。

I never get a turn. ／ It's always someone else's call, never mine.

口語

wanna know why 上揚，Because I never get to 連讀，do anything 放慢。

Yes, I'm going on the trip, because I never get to do anything for myself. 對，我要去旅行，因為我從來輪不到為自己做點事。

Let him pick the movie tonight, because he never gets to choose anything. 今晚讓他選電影吧，因為他從來輪不到做任何選擇。

把陪襯角色用一個學術味十足的詞宣判多餘，既好氣又好笑。樂園的等級關係被一句輕巧的評語說穿。

That's because X is totally superfluous.

半開玩笑地判斷某人或某物完全沒必要存在時用，帶諷刺。

He's completely redundant here. ／ Nobody actually needs him around.

口語

That's because 連讀，totally 加重，superfluous 放慢收。

That's because the third meeting on Friday is totally superfluous. 那是因為週五的第三個會議完全是多餘的。

That's because the second remote is totally superfluous. 那是因為第二個遙控器完全是多餘的。

兩個並列短句把整個世界結構一次說清：職位和金錢都歸女人。陳述越平，越顯出兩個世界正好互為映象。

Women hold all major positions of power, control all the money.

用簡潔陳述交代某個群體的全部權力時用，正式或反諷都適用。

They run everything and own everything. ／ Every lever of power is in their hands.

中性

hold all major 連讀，positions of power 停頓，control all the money 放慢收。

The grandmothers hold all major positions of power, control all the money. 幾位祖母握著所有重要權力職位，掌控所有的錢。

In this cooperative, the farmers hold all major positions of power, control all the money. 在這個合作社裡，農戶握著所有重要權力職位，掌控所有的錢。

用一個孩子式的提問，把兩個世界的邏輯撞在一起：既然你們是人形玩具，那玩的人呢？天真問題背後是整部電影的元設定。

Do giant hands come in and play with you?

用看似天真的問題點破某個設定漏洞時用，常帶幽默和衝擊力。

Does someone up there move you around? ／ Who actually plays with you?

口語

giant hands 加重，come in and 連讀，play with you 放慢上揚。

Do giant hands come in and move your pieces while you sleep? 會有巨手趁你睡著時伸進來挪動你的棋子嗎？

Do giant hands come in and rearrange your toys at night? 晚上會有巨手伸進來重新擺放你的玩具嗎？

用集體想像力和 dream up 把不可預知說到極致，正式詞彙包住最荒誕的警告。一句冷幽默，也預告了後面的失控。

Nothing any of our collective imaginations could ever dream up.

形容某件事離譜到超乎所有人想像時用，語氣鄭重而誇張。

Nothing we could invent would top this. ／ Beyond anything anyone could picture.

正式

collective imaginations 連讀，could ever dream up 放慢加重。

The rent hike was nothing any of our collective imaginations could ever dream up. 這次漲租是我們集體想像力都想像不出來的事。

The new pitch was nothing any of our collective imaginations could ever dream up. 這個新提案是我們集體想像力都想像不出來的。

用一個最高職位的比較，把自由隨性說成比權力更值得。輕飄飄一句，就把樂園裡的權力觀整個翻了面。

This is so much better than being ...

把眼前的小確幸和某個高位比較時用，語氣輕鬆帶調侃。

This beats running anything. ／ Way better than the top job.

口語

so much better 連讀加重，than being president 放慢收。

A quiet morning with coffee is so much better than being in traffic. 喝著咖啡的安靜早晨比堵在路上好多了。

Noodles on a stool is so much better than being at a banquet. 坐在小板凳上吃麵比赴宴好多了。