shaking like a leaf抖得像片葉子

用內行口吻把一座小機場說成緊急迫降的代名詞，一句話交代全片前提。

Anybody in the business knows when you ..., it's for ...

用內行口吻說明某地某事的特殊含義時能用，口語有分量；正式報告別用。

Anyone who knows this place knows why. ／ Insiders read it in a second.

口語

in the business 連讀，it's for an emergency 放慢收。

Anybody in the business knows when this place is packed, it's for the noodles. 懂行的人都知道，這家店一排隊，就是為那碗麵。

俏皮的推理把恐懼合理化：連工作人員都抖了，我就不必再裝勇敢。

Someone is shaking like a leaf, so I figure I've got permission.

給自己找個輕鬆的害怕理由時能用，口語好笑；正式場合不要用。

If the crew is scared, so am I. ／ That gives the rest of us cover.

口語

shaking like a leaf 連讀，I've got permission 放慢收。

The usher is covering his eyes, so I figure I've got permission to scream. 檢票員都捂眼睛了，我想我也能放聲叫了。

用 like sardines 的日常比喻寫滿停機坪，畫面感強，讓小機場的窘迫具體可感。

There are ... lined up like sardines.

形容東西擠得密密麻麻時能用，口語形象；正式描述不要用。

They're packed in nose to tail. ／ Every inch of the lot is full.

口語

lined up 連讀，like sardines 放慢收。

There are cars lined up like sardines on the whole street. 整條街的車像沙丁魚一樣排得密密麻麻。

一句誇張的觀察寫出小鎮湧進全世界的荒誕，越輕描淡寫越顯場面之大。

It looks like everybody in ... is here.

誇張形容人多、場面大時能用，口語幽默；正式場合別用。

Half the province turned up. ／ The whole island seems to be here.

口語

everybody in 連讀，Newfoundland is here 放慢收。

It looks like everybody in the city is at this sale. 看起來全城的人都來搶這次打折了。

拿經驗當依據，平靜說出危險徵兆，越是普通口氣越讓人不安。

I do this a lot, so I know that's not normal.

以經驗判斷異常情況時能用，口語可信；正式場合不要用。

This isn't standard, and I'd know. ／ Regulars can tell.

口語

fly a lot 連讀，that's not normal 放慢加重收。

I eat here weekly, so I know that's not the usual portion. 我每週都來吃，所以知道這分量不對。

拿 turn on 的雙關開玩笑，一本正經的安全說明突然抖出機靈。

Pushing X will not turn your X on.

一本正經開雙關玩笑時能用，口語調皮；正式場合不要用。

That button won't make anyone appear. ／ Won't work the way you hope.

口語

flight attendant button 連讀，turn ... on 放慢加重收。

Hitting the snooze button will not turn your morning on. 按貪睡鍵並不會讓你的清晨亮起來。