assume the worst總往最壞處想

先用「本就不該」給一件事定性，再補一句「誰都不該」，把責任從個人身上移開。它適合形容那些知道了就不該知道的事，語氣剋制卻劃清了界限。

You were never supposed to ... No one was.

想說明某件事本就超出某人該知道或該碰的範圍時用，語氣平靜；對家人朋友能用，但不要拿它來推卸已經犯下的錯。

This was never meant for you. ／ No one was meant to find out.

中性

never supposed to 連讀帶過，see that vision 稍重，No one was 放慢、降調收住。

That file was never meant for your eyes. 那份檔案本來就不該給你看。

You were not supposed to find that letter. 那封信本來不該被你翻到。

把一輩子做的事縮成一句「只想讓家人驕傲」，越輕越重。它道出很多人努力的真正動機，也點出這份期待有多容易壓垮一個人。

I just wanted to make ... proud of me.

解釋自己為什麼那麼拼、或向家人坦白心事時用，語氣放軟；對親近的人說最自然，正式場合和用來討好不屬於自己的圈子時不要這麼說。

I only wanted them to be proud of me. ／ All I wanted was to make them proud.

口語

I just wanted 輕快，make the family 連讀，proud of me 放慢、proud 重讀。

I just wanted to make my parents proud. 我只是想讓我爸媽為我驕傲。

All I wanted was to prove I belonged here. 我只是想證明自己配得上這裡。

這句話把責任輕輕一推，卻重得讓人喘不過氣：不是「你要努力」，而是「最後只能看你了」。它適合形容命運收窄到一個人的那種時刻。

It's all gonna come down to ...

收束討論、把成敗指向某個人時用，語氣可以平淡；適合復盤或交底，對別人說這話前要想清楚會不會變成施壓。

It all comes down to you. ／ In the end, it's on you.

口語

Well 輕帶，it's all gonna 連讀，come down to you 放慢、you 重讀收尾。

In the end, it all comes down to this one shot. 說到底，最後就看這一球。

Whatever happens, it comes down to your call. 不管怎樣，最後都取決於你的決定。

先堵住對方最常說的那句「全世界都壓在我身上」，再用 The end 一句話封口，篤定得沒有商量餘地。它把「別把自己想得太重要」說得又硬又好笑。

You can't say ... The end.

想幹脆地否掉對方的藉口、結束爭論時用，語氣強硬；對熟人抬槓或安慰愛鑽牛角尖的人能用，正式場合和麵對上級時不要這麼說。

That excuse doesn't work. Period. ／ You don't get to say that. Full stop.

中性

the weight of the world 連讀，on your shoulders 降調，The end 兩個詞都咬清、短促收尾。

You can't say you had no choice. End of story. 你不能說你別無選擇。就這樣。

You don't get to blame the tools. Full stop. 你不能怪工具不行。到此為止。