die alone孤獨終老

把一門生意說成物種程序，重複句式層層加重，狂得讓人一時無法反駁。

This is evolution. This is evolution of ...

要反駁別人把小事吹大時可用這種重複句式；正式報告裡別這麼誇張。

This is progress, and progress for the whole species. ／ This is a revolution, a revolution in how we live.

中性

兩個 This is 逐級加重，of the 連讀，句尾下沉收住。

This is progress. This is progress for the whole industry. 這是進步，是整個行業的進步。

先甩資料，再落到「你是誰」，把技術炫耀變成對一個人的判決。

much more importantly than that, I know ...

要把話往重裡說時用；對剛認識的人下判斷會顯得冒犯，別亂用。

More important than that, I know exactly what you are. ／ And beyond all that, I know who you really are.

中性

importantly 快讀帶過，what you are 停頓後重讀 you。

But much more importantly than that, I know how you work. 但比這重要得多的是，我知道你是怎麼幹活的。

用一隻田鼠的動機拆掉人的自詡，平白一句比辱罵更傷人。

run towards ... and away from ...

點破別人自欺時用；對長輩或剛認識的人這麼說很傷人，別用。

You only move towards comfort and away from trouble. ／ You chase pleasure and dodge pain, nothing more.

中性

towards 弱讀，pleasure and away 連讀，兩個方向詞重讀。

You run towards whatever is easy and away from anything hard. 你只往輕鬆的地方跑，躲開所有難事。

談別人的死像念報告，冷淡本身就是威脅，比狠話更嚇人。

something was so unremarkable and boring

形容一件事毫無亮點時可用；拿來評價人的生死太刻薄，別學。

It was so plain and forgettable. ／ Utterly unremarkable and dull.

口語

unremarkable 輕讀，and boring 降調，句尾別上揚。

The whole launch was so unremarkable and boring. 整場釋出會平淡無奇，無聊透頂。

五個詞就是終局判決，短到沒有迴旋，也把整場炫耀釘死。

someone is gonna die alone

玩笑裡說朋友單身可以；真拿它說別人的結局非常惡毒，別用。

You'll end up dying on your own. ／ No one will be there when you go.

口語

gonna 縮成一詞，die alone 兩個重音，中間不要停。

If I keep working like this, I'm gonna die alone. 再這麼幹下去，我就要孤獨終老了。

不罵人只降級，把人當小孩，一句就把對方按回原位。

You're with the grown-ups now.

壓人氣勢時可用；對同事當場這樣說等於羞辱，慎用。

You're playing with the big boys now. ／ This is the adults' table now.

口語

grown-ups 重讀，now 後略停，Randall 拖長。

You're with the grown-ups now, so bring your best. 你現在是跟大人一起幹了，拿出最好的狀態。