take advantage of利用

用隨意的副本口吻把父權說成能在家復刻的配方，一句話戳破這場奪權的新意。

we just took X and you know, made a X.

半開玩笑地承認自己只是照搬、沒有創造時用，自嘲裡帶諷刺。

We basically just copied the whole system. ／ Same thing, new coat of paint.

口語

we just took 連讀，you know 停頓，made a patriarchy 放慢加重。

We just took their whole plan and, you know, made the same plan again. 我們只是把他們的整套計劃拿來，你懂的，又做了一套一模一樣的。

用理所當然的比較把性別秩序整個顛倒，語氣越平靜越顯荒誕。

X really are just better at Y than Z ever were.

半開玩笑地誇某一方碾壓另一方時用，正經語氣反而更好笑。

They simply run circles around everyone. ／ Honestly, no one comes close to them.

中性

really are just 連讀，better at ruling 放慢，ever were 收穩。

The interns really are just better at fixing slides than the managers ever were. 實習生修起幻燈片來，確實比經理們還在行。

三個並列動作把挑撥術說得像說明書：利用虛榮、利用嫉妒、使之對立。

You play on their X and their Y, and turn them against each other.

總結一種分化對手的策略時用，語氣正式、分析性強。

Exploit their pride and set them at odds. ／ Use their envy to split them apart.

正式

play on their egos 連讀，petty jealousies 放慢，against each other 加重收。

You play on their fears and their small grudges, and you set them against one another. 你利用他們的恐懼和小怨氣，讓他們彼此對立。

把一串越來越荒謬的限定詞堆成頭銜，再認真質問它是否一文不值。

Does the title of ... mean nothing?

半開玩笑地為某個荒誕名分討說法時用，委屈又幽默。

Doesn't that label count for anything? ／ Does the name mean nothing to you?

口語

long-term-distance 連讀，mean nothing 放慢，nothing 加重。

Does the title of backup friend mean nothing to you? 備用朋友這個頭銜在你眼裡就一文不值嗎？