get a life去過自己的日子

again 連喊三遍，把磨到沒脾氣的疲憊直接砸到對方臉上。

Why do we have to ... again and again?

對反覆糾纏同一件事的人用；質問長輩或上級時別這麼衝。

Do we really have to go through this again? ／ Why are we back on this one more time?

口語

again 連讀快念，三遍遞進，最後一遍音調落下。

Why do we have to go over the rent argument again and again? 房租那場架幹嗎非得一遍遍地翻出來？

把「說了不聽」的委屈比成收音機重播，狠話裡帶著疲憊的幽默。

If you'd ..., I wouldn't have to ...

對總是不聽勸的伴侶或同事抱怨時用；正式溝通裡不要用這種帶髒字的版本。

If you'd just listen, I wouldn't keep repeating myself. ／ I wouldn't have to say this over and over if you listened.

口語

If you'd 縮讀成 if-youd，wouldn't have to 輕快帶過。

If you'd read my notes, I wouldn't have to explain every change again. 你要是看過我的批註，我也不用每條改動都再講一遍。

不喊口號，只盼一條街沒被燒光，把劫後的牽掛說得極輕。

I hope ... is still standing.

經歷事故或災難後，對倖存的人或地方表達牽掛時用；商務郵件裡顯得太隨意。

I hope the place is still there. ／ Let's hope the whole street made it.

中性

I hope 輕讀，still standing 重音落在 stand，句尾下沉。

I hope the shop is still standing after the storm. 但願那家店挺過了這場颱風。

重複的呼告加一句無力收束，災難之後的失語狀態被完整封在這幾個詞裡。

..., and what can I say?

面對集體創傷開口時用，公共講話或悼念場合合適，私人聊天別用這種宏大腔。

My people... there are no words. ／ What is there left to say?

literary

My people 重讀兩遍，What can I say 放慢收尾。

Things fall apart, and what can I say? 一切都散了，我還能說什麼？