power play權力博弈

用最髒的比喻講最硬的職場規矩：被踩了就得當場頂回去。

When somebody ..., you don't ...

跟朋友吐槽被上司打壓、勸人別退讓時能用；正式場合不要。

When they come at you, you don't back off. ／ If someone disrespects you, you don't just reschedule.

口語

somebody takes 連讀，you don't 收得快。

When somebody cancels on you last minute, you don't just reschedule. 別人臨時取消你的約，你可不是隨便改個時間就算了。

一句冷判斷戳破場面，把“會議”還原成權力遊戲。

It's a power play.

看穿別人借流程立威時能用；對上級別當面說。

It's all about power. ／ It's a move to show who's boss.

口語

power play 兩個重音，play 稍拖。

Calling that meeting wasn't teamwork; it was a power play. 開那個會不是合作，是在耍權術。

用一句輕蔑的“所以”把對方的判斷力釘在職位上。

Well, that's why you're still ...

諷刺別人多年沒長進時用；職場裡對同事說很傷人。

That's why you never got promoted. ／ And that's why you're still here.

口語

that's why 連讀，clerk 收尾下沉。

Well, that's why you're still broke. 所以你到現在還是沒錢。

用“靠盯人吃飯”把職業身份說成一句硬氣回話。

We ... for a living.

被質疑專業能力時，用職業本身回敬；語氣半玩笑。

We do this for a living. ／ That's how I make my living.

中性

for a living 弱讀帶過，living 重音在前。

I fix engines for a living, trust me. 我就是修發動機吃飯的，信我。

把跟蹤訓練叫成“幽靈學校”，一句挖苦把專業貶成兒戲。

Is this what they teach you in ... school?

嘲諷對方專業訓練沒用時用；帶火氣，別對長輩說。

Is that what they taught you at school? ／ Did they teach you that in training?

口語

teach you 連讀，school 用升調反問。

Is this what they teach you in driving school? 駕校就教你這麼開車的？

用一句體面的反問把擅離職守說成“為大局考慮”。

Which do you think would better serve ...?

想優雅地把自己的選擇說成更合理時用；偏正式。

Which option do you think serves us better? ／ What do you think would work best?

正式

which do you think 連讀，serve 重讀。

Which do you think would better serve the team? 你覺得哪種做法更有利於團隊？