welcome us with open arms張開雙臂歡迎

把錯過就沒有說成一句壓下來的斷言，越平靜越重。

this ... not gonna get another chance

勸家人抓住機會時用，語氣沉；對已經放棄的人別用，像在逼他。

We won't get a chance like this again. ／ There's no second shot at this.

口語

not gonna 連讀成 g'nna，another chance 重讀，not now 乾脆收住。

My son won't get another chance like that, so I told him to say yes. 我兒子不會再有那樣的機會了，所以我讓他答應。

不解釋、不迂迴，把最軟的心願說得像命令一樣直接。

I want + 人/物 + with me

對最親的人表態時用，直接又暖；對普通同事別這麼說，會顯得越界。

I want you here with me. ／ I just want us all together.

中性

I want 連讀成 I-want，my family 輕輕帶過，with me 放慢加重。

I want my parents with me when the baby arrives. 孩子出生時，我想讓父母在我身邊。

用認識每條街代替我捨不得，把歸屬感藏進日常裡。

we've known + 地點 + all our lives

談家鄉、老地方時用，帶懷念；對不熟的人別用，太私密。

We've lived on this street all our lives. ／ This street has been home since we were kids.

中性

We've known 連讀，every street 略快，all our lives 放慢收尾。

We've known this shop and everyone in it all our lives. 這家店和店裡的人，我們認識了一輩子。

一句話把幾十年的交情擺上桌，勸人留下時最軟也最有分量的一句。

You and me, we've known each other since ...

跟老友追憶交情、勸對方別走時能用；對剛認識的人這樣說會讓人莫名其妙，別用。

We've known each other since we were kids. ／ You and I go back to when we were tiny.

中性

You and me 並列重讀，since 弱讀，toddlers 尾音輕收。

We've known each other since we were in school together. 我們上學那會兒就認識了。