have a nose about四處打探

承認它討厭，同時認定它躲不掉：不是用「為你好」來粉飾，而是把麻煩和必要放在同一句裡。這種先共情再堅持的說法，比單純下命令更容易被接受。

I know it's a ..., but it's a necessary ...

要求別人做一件確實煩人卻必須做的事時用，先認同對方的感受再堅持立場。

It's a pain, but it has to be done. ／ Nobody likes it, and we still need it.

口語

a pain in the arse 重讀，necessary 放慢強調，句尾略降。

I know it's a hassle, but it's a necessary hassle. 我知道這很麻煩，但這是必須的麻煩。

用重複把荒唐擺出來：來一趟、看一眼，結果就定了。反問不靠形容詞，只靠把過程和結果並排放，讓聽的人自己感到不公平。

We were ..., now we're ...; he comes round, ..., and that's it?

質疑一個草率的判斷卻產生了重大後果時用，語氣是不服氣的反問。

So one quick look and that decides it? ／ We drop two levels just because he walked through?

口語

were five 與 now we're a three 對照重讀，that's it 放慢收尾。

We worked hard for that grade, and one bad week drops it? Just like that? 我們辛苦掙來的評級，一週就掉了？就這麼簡單？

用 massive 直接給問題定性，後半句點明本該做的事，冷靜陳述比責備更壓人。

Massive gaps where we should be filling in ...

指出記錄或流程長期缺失時用；日常小事上說會顯得誇張。

Huge blanks where the daily log should be. ／ The record is full of holes that should be filled.

中性

Massive 重讀，where we should be 連讀，daily 收尾。

Massive gaps where the sign-in sheet should be filled every morning. 該每天早上籤到的表，空了一大片。

先補一條規定，再用 but you knew that 收尾，把提醒變成一種不容辯解的確認。

One last thing. ..., but you knew that.

臨了補充規定、又不想顯得囉嗦時用；對上級別用這種帶點敲打的說法。

And one more: no glass here, as you know. ／ Last point, and you already knew it.

口語

one last thing 連讀，No glass 重讀，but you knew that 輕收。

Oh, one last thing. No food at the desks, but you knew that. 哦，最後一條。工位上不許吃東西，不過你知道的。

一句家常問句，把最要命的衛生問題問得像閒聊，越隨意越讓人措手不及。

How do you ...?

想用閒聊口吻追問關鍵細節時用；正式檢查或審訊場合這樣問會顯得輕慢。

Where exactly do you wash up, love? ／ Talk me through the hand-washing, love.

口語

How do you 連讀，wash your hands 放慢，love 輕收。

How do you log the temperatures, love? 親愛的，你們溫度是怎麼記錄的？