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一句正經八百的誇獎落在掃街這件小事上，反差又好笑又心酸。

You are going to have the ...est ... in ...

夸人手藝好時用；跟不熟的人說會顯得誇張，別在正經彙報裡用。

You'll have the best-kept shop on the block. ／ You're going to have the tidiest desk in the office.

口語

重音落在 cleanest 和 Brooklyn，句尾往下收。

You are going to have the best-kept garden on the street. 你會擁有這條街上打理得最好的花園。

兩句雙重否定繞回來，把一輩子的退讓和最後那點不服氣都說透了。

Somebody don't bother nobody, and nobody don't bother somebody but you.

被人無端找茬、要自證清白時用；正式寫作裡要改成標準否定。

I don't bother anyone, and no one bothers me except you. ／ He never troubles nobody, and nobody troubles him but you.

口語

don't bother nobody 連讀，but you 前稍停再重重落下。

She don't bother nobody, and nobody bothers her but the landlord. 她不招惹誰，除了房東也沒人來招惹她。

先鋪一句大愛，再把最不可能的那個人點出來，鈍鈍的卻讓人一軟。

I love everybody. I even love ...

跟老朋友開玩笑式示好時能用；對剛認識的人說會顯得唐突。

I like everybody, even you. ／ I get along with everyone, even you.

口語

even 要重讀，you 拖長一點，帶笑說。

I love all my students. I even love the troublemakers. 我愛我所有學生。連最鬧騰的都愛。

把希望押到身後，用最喪的前提說最韌的善意，老頭的骨氣全在這一句。

We may both be ..., but you gonna be ...

用自嘲的遠期限定來討一句好話時用，熟人拌嘴可以，嚴肅場合別這麼半真半假。

Even if it's at my funeral, you'll be civil. ／ One day, maybe too late, you'll be kind.

口語

dead and buried 連讀，you gonna be nice 放慢。

We may both be old and gray, but you gonna be nice to me. 等咱倆都白頭了，你總該對我客氣點。