falling apart分崩離析

把少女的自我懷疑寫成一句追問，坦誠得讓人心一緊。

I go through life thinking X. Are they?

向信任的人坦白不安時用；對不熟的人說會顯得太脆弱，場合要私密。

I spend my days feeling watched. Am I? ／ I keep thinking people judge me. Do they?

literary

go through life 連讀，everyone's 略過，Are they 上揚。

I go through life thinking everyone notices my accent. Do they? 我總覺得人人都在注意我的口音。真是這樣嗎？

用兩個同時發生的畫面，把代溝和時代焦慮一句說盡。

X is falling apart while Y is doing something

想諷刺某人置身事外時用；對長輩或上級說會太沖，私下抱怨可以。

The house is burning while he sips tea. ／ Everything is collapsing while they carry on.

中性

falling apart 壓低加重，playing golf 輕快帶過，對比才出。

The team is falling apart while he plays golf all week. 他整週都在打高爾夫，團隊卻在散架。

把絕望誇張成玩笑，再用一封信翻盤，友情的力量全在反轉裡。

I was just about to X when Y happened

半開玩笑講差點崩潰又被打斷時用；自殺話題很重，別對剛認識的人說。

I was just about to give up when your call came. ／ I was about to quit when help finally arrived.

口語

about to 連讀，commit suicide 放輕，when 後語速加快翻盤。

I was just about to quit when your message arrived. 我正要辭職，你的訊息就到了。

用一個荒唐的畢業條件，把窮孩子學藝的委屈講成了笑話。

The studio's in the cellar, which means you only graduate when...

自嘲地方小、條件差時用；對很在乎面子的人別這麼說，容易顯得牢騷滿腹。

Our office is so tiny you can touch both walls at once. ／ The rehearsal room is a closet, so you graduate when you stop tripping over the piano.

口語

cellar 重讀，which means 輕快帶過，hit your head 連讀，句尾輕輕上揚。

The gym is in a basement, which means you warm up just climbing the stairs. 健身房在地下室，也就是說你光爬樓梯就算熱身了。