white privilege白人特權

把宏大的平權議題壓進一句公路比喻，莊重裡又藏著雙關的坑。

we still have a long, hard road ahead

勸人別急著樂觀、說事情還沒完時用；正式發言也合適。

There is still a long way to go. ／ We are not there yet by a long shot.

中性

long, hard 三連重讀，road ahead 連讀。

We still have a long, hard road ahead before launch. 釋出之前我們還有很長、很難的路要走。

用 connections 一句點破特權，語氣平靜，殺傷力卻最狠。

someone's connections got someone into ...

諷刺靠關係上位時用；當面說很衝，多半在爭吵裡。

His family pulled strings to get him in. ／ It's not what you know but who you know.

口語

connections 重音在前，got you into 連讀。

Her uncle's connections got her into that program. 她叔叔的關係把她弄進了那個專案。

把抽象概念拆成一句大白話定義，particularly men 又補了一刀。

X is when people automatically assume ...

解釋抽象概念、給術語下定義時用；課堂、演講裡都常見。

X is basically when people just assume ... ／ Put simply, X means ...

正式

particularly 後稍頓，automatically assume 連讀。

Burnout is when people assume they just need more coffee. 倦怠就是人們以為自己只是需要更多咖啡。

inside track 本是賽道術語，用在這裡把“優勢”說得又形象又刺人。

have the inside track for something

說某人有內部門路、穩拿機會時用；帶點羨慕或不滿。

They have a foot in the door. ／ They always get a head start.

中性

inside track 連讀，for any job 放平。

He has the inside track for that internship. 他拿那個實習有內部門路。

用一句反問把口號逼成行動，溫柔提問裡全是壓力。

The real question is, do you think you'll ...

追問對方是否真會改變時用；適合總結或收尾的場合。

The real question is whether you'll change. ／ So what are you going to do about it?

正式

real 重讀，differently 後稍頓。

The real question is, do you think you'll be acting differently next quarter? 真正的問題是，你覺得下個季度你會有所改變嗎？

兩句短句遞進，把“無知”拉成同伴關係，越安慰越好笑。

You didn't know. I didn't either.

安慰犯小錯的人、說自己也曾如此時用；口氣要輕。

You didn't know, and neither did I. ／ No worries, I didn't either.

口語

didn't 吞 t，either 收得輕。

No worries, you didn't know. I didn't either. 沒事，你之前不知道。我也不知道。

把一句真心話包在“我從沒想過”裡，誠懇又自嘲，節奏極好。

I never thought I'd say this, but ...

要說不符合自己風格的話時用；適合半開玩笑的場合。

I never thought I'd admit this, but ... ／ Never thought I'd say it, but ...

口語

never 重讀，but 前稍停。

I never thought I'd say this, but I miss the office. 我從沒想過自己會說這話，但我挺想念辦公室的。

把特權的核心說得像一條免檢通行證，越篤定越諷刺。

don't have to worry about getting ...

說某人不必擔心某種麻煩時用；這裡帶強烈反諷。

We never worry about being pulled over. ／ That's not something we worry about.

中性

have to 弱讀，stopped by the 連讀。

With this pass, we don't have to worry about getting stopped at the gate. 有了這張通行證，我們不用擔心在門口被攔下。