in the same boat處境相同

先拉近再攤牌，用共同處境把揭短說成了同舟共濟。

Since everyone is in the same boat, there's no harm in ...

要抖出大家共同的難處時用；對不知情的局外人別這樣開口。

We're all in this together, so I may as well explain. ／ Since nobody here is innocent, I can speak plainly.

正式

same boat 重讀，there's no harm in 輕快帶過。

Since we're all in the same boat, there's no harm in admitting the delay. 既然大家都在一條船上，承認延期也無妨。

認了罪又認了勒索，半句坦白半句自嘲，比抵賴更有衝擊力。

I'm being X all right, but ...

半開玩笑地承認被抓住把柄時用；正式認錯時別這麼輕飄。

Sure, I'm being blackmailed, and I deserve it. ／ You've got me there, and I won't pretend otherwise.

口語

all right 上揚收住，But I did 重讀強調承認。

I'm being teased all right, but I did send that email. 我是被你們笑話了，可那封郵件確實是我發的。

一句冷冰冰的實話把炫富的指控頂回去，黑色幽默全在輕描淡寫裡。

I came into money when ...

解釋一筆錢的來路時用；涉及逝者要把語氣放沉，別顯得輕佻。

I inherited it when my parents passed away. ／ The money came to me after the war.

中性

I don't 短促，came into money 連讀，mommy and daddy 放慢。

I came into money when my grandfather passed away. 我祖父過世時，我繼承了一筆錢。

用一句漂亮話把自己洗得乾乾淨淨，越是清白越像心虛。

My life is an open book. I've never done anything wrong.

被質疑時用來自證清白；別人已經掌握證據的場合說這句會很諷刺。

My life is an open book; ask me anything. ／ I've got nothing to hide, not a single thing.

中性

open book 連讀，never done anything wrong 逐詞咬清。

My life is an open book, and I have never done anything wrong. 我坦坦蕩蕩，從沒做過虧心事。