await developments靜觀事態發展

用 that stuff 把一整套等級觀念含糊地打包，再用 not believe in 明確劃清界限，不點名卻更堅定。

I don't believe in that stuff anymore.

表明自己已經不再認同某種觀念或規矩時用，口語、乾脆。

That whole way of thinking is behind me. ／ I stopped buying into all that long ago.

口語

I don't believe in 輕帶，that stuff 停頓，anymore 放慢收。

I don't believe in that hustle anymore. 那一套拼命內捲的活法我早就不信了。

I don't believe in those old superstitions anymore. 那些老迷信我早就不信了。

用 shall 和 await developments 這種舊式正式表達，把面對機會時的剋制與忐忑寫了出來。

I shall go home and await developments.

暫不表態、想先靜觀其變時用，正式、含蓄，適合書面或鄭重場合。

I'll go home and see how things unfold. ／ Let me wait and watch what happens first.

正式

I shall go home 平起，and await developments 放慢收。

I shall go home and await the results. 我先回家，等結果。

I shall wait here and await further instructions. 我在這兒等著，靜候進一步指示。

用 why don't you 這種不施壓的建議句式，把邀請做得輕鬆自然，see for yourself 又把決定權還給對方。

Why don't you come and see for yourself?

邀請別人親自體驗、回應懷疑時用，口語、友好。

Come and judge it for yourself. ／ Don't take anyone's word, come look.

口語

why don't you 連讀，come and see 輕帶，for yourself 放慢收。

Why don't you come and try it for yourself? 你何不親自來嚐嚐？

Why don't you come and look for yourself? 你何不親自來看看？

先承認壞名聲，再用 but 轉到自己的日常，用 pretty nice 這種低調收尾，不談夢想只談生活。

X gets bad publicity, but I live in Y, and it's pretty nice.

為被誤解的地方或職業辯護、又不想誇大時用，口語、帶誠懇。

People hear the worst about this city, then they visit my street. ／ The headlines are ugly; my neighbourhood isn't.

口語

gets some bad publicity 放慢，a place called Hancock Park 停頓，pretty nice 輕收。

The city gets some bad press, but I live in a quiet suburb, and it's... it's pretty lovely. 這座城市名聲是差了點，可我住在一個安靜的郊區，那兒……挺可愛的。

Farming gets a bad reputation, but I work on a small family plot, and it's... it's honest work. 農業名聲不太好，可我在一小塊家庭農場上幹活，那……是份實在的活兒。