off the grid與外界失聯

一句就把公關話術拆穿了：再漂亮的包裝也裹不住胡說。

a pretty little bow around ...

拆穿別人粉飾說辭時用，帶火氣；正式場合別用 bullshit 這種詞。

That's the shiny wrapper they put on it. ／ A nice bow on a bad argument.

口語

pretty little bow 連成一串，bullshit 重讀，句尾下沉。

That is just a pretty little bow on a broken promise. 那不過是給背棄的承諾繫了個漂亮蝴蝶結。

長句一路堆到 goddamn，把理智的勸說和壓不住的火氣一起端出來。

make sure this doesn't turn out to be ...

在爭誰該被拉進來兜底時用，語氣急；對上級這樣問會顯得頂撞。

Make sure this does not blow up in our faces. ／ Someone has to keep this from becoming a mess.

口語

in the actual room 三詞帶過，goddamn 加重，句尾上揚。

Who do you want in the room to make sure this launch doesn't turn into a disaster? 你想讓誰進會議室，確保這次上線不會變成災難？

把荒唐的動機攤開：為股價放行滅頂之災，一句話就是全片的怒點。

to jack up a company's stock

批判為了利益不惜代價的做法時用，情緒很強；冷靜分析時換成 push up the price。

to pump up the share price ／ just to boost their stock

口語

the size of a mountain 一口氣念，jack up 重讀，句尾上揚。

They cut safety checks to jack up the stock before earnings. 他們在財報前砍掉安全檢查，就為了拉高股價。

把選擇權重新塞回對方手裡，短句有勁，適合當座右銘。

A man's always got choices.

勸猶豫的人別拿沒得選當藉口時用；對剛被逼到牆角的人說會像說教。

You always have a choice. ／ There is always another option.

口語

man's always 連讀，got choices 重讀，Randall 拖長。

You are not trapped, a man's always got choices. 你沒有被困住，人總有得選。

用誇張的餐廳畫面挖苦一對曖昧的人，刻薄得漂亮。

Shouldn't you two be ...?

熟人之間挖苦別人曖昧關係時用，玩笑成分大；對不熟的人說會很難聽。

Aren't you two supposed to be on a date? ／ Shouldn't you be all over each other somewhere?

口語

Shouldn't you 連讀，footsie 輕快，cubes and foam 分開念。

Shouldn't you two be sharing a dessert somewhere by now? 你們倆這會兒不該在某處分享一份甜品嗎？

先認對方有理，再補一刀，兩句就把人按在事實裡。

She ain't wrong. You did ... in a big way.

要承認對手說得對、順帶點出自己人的錯時用；公開場合這樣拆臺會很傷人。

She has a point, you really did lose it. ／ Hard to argue, you went way off track.

口語

ain't wrong 連讀，did 重讀強調，in a big way 收得快。

She ain't wrong, we did drop the ball in a big way. 她說得沒錯，我們確實把事搞砸了。