got even with報仇

三個並列的動名詞像連珠炮，把「騙子」拆成一整套可笑表演。

You turned into this ...-ing, ...-ing ... one.

形容一個人變得油滑虛偽時用，語氣很重，當面指責要慎用。

You became a smooth-talking, evasive phony. ／ You turned into someone who dodges every straight question.

口語

三個動名詞連讀要有節奏，tap-dancing 處稍作停頓。

He turned into this polished, double-talking salesman within a year. 不到一年，他就變成了一個油嘴滑舌、話裡藏話的銷售。

把同行之間的嫉妒裝進輕描淡寫裡，越客氣越見酸味。

We both started out ..., and you got slightly closer than me.

半開玩笑地比較彼此成就時用，熟人之間可以，正式場合顯得酸。

We had the same dream; you just got further. ／ We aimed for the same thing, and you landed closer.

中性

started out 連讀，slightly 重讀帶一點酸意。

We both started out writing jingles, and you got slightly closer to a Grammy. 我倆一開始都寫廣告歌，你離格萊美稍微近了一點。

用最樸素的一句把背叛升級成人格審判，刀口極準。

When she caught you, you weren't a ...

指出對方關鍵時刻丟掉體面時用，很重，別輕易對朋友說。

When it mattered, you weren't there. ／ When you got caught, you showed who you really were.

中性

when she caught you 連讀，weren't a man 放慢加重。

When the deal fell apart, he wasn't a leader. 交易崩盤的時候，他一點都不像個負責人。

把出生說成一場報復的副產品，質問裡全是荒誕和委屈。

So you got even with ..., and I was born?

意識到自己無意中成了別人恩怨的產物時能用；對父母說會很傷人。

So I only exist because you wanted to get even? ／ Your revenge produced me, is that it?

口語

got even with 連讀，and I was born 句尾上揚質問。

So you two fought, and I ended up here? 你倆吵了一架，然後就生下了我？