down-to-earth接地氣

用 because 把兩邊的喜歡扣在一起，孩子氣的對稱說出被喜歡才更願意去喜歡。

We loved it because they loved us.

形容一段關係裡雙向的喜歡時用，簡單、動人；正式場合別用。

We loved them because they loved us. ／ It worked both ways.

口語

We loved it 連讀，because they loved us 平穩，loved us 放慢收。

We loved that class because they loved us back. 我們愛那個班，因為他們也愛我們。

We loved the fans because they loved us. 我們愛球迷，因為他們愛我們。

兩個 when 從句把孤獨鋪滿，主句只落在一件小事上，樸素排比讓安慰感自然湧出。

When I'm missing ..., I put on ... because it makes me smile.

講某樣東西如何在低落時安慰自己時用，溫柔、口語；正式致辭別用。

Whenever I feel low, that show lifts me. ／ It is what I turn to when I miss home.

中性

兩個 When I'm missing 連讀，I put on 稍停，makes me smile 放慢收。

When I'm missing home, I put on that song because it makes me smile. 想家的時候，我就放那首歌，因為它讓我笑。

When I'm missing my friends, I call them because it makes me smile. 想朋友的時候，我就給他們打電話，因為那讓我笑。

用 it's not like 加一個誇張到荒唐的類比來反駁，把小事說成小事，省力又好笑。

It's not like I went to Spain.

反駁別人小題大做時用，口語、幽默；對長輩或正式場合別用。

It's not like I moved away. ／ I didn't exactly go far.

口語

it's not like 連讀，I went to Spain 逐詞清晰收。

It's not like I missed the whole meeting. 又不是說我整場會都沒參加。

It's not like I bought a whole new wardrobe. 又不是說我買了一整櫃新衣服。

to almost the point of crying 把笑和哭兩個相反情緒接在一起，精準寫出被治癒到眼眶發熱。

It makes me smile to almost the point of crying.

形容又笑又想哭的複雜感受時用，書面口語皆可；嚴肅場合別用。

It makes me laugh until I almost cry. ／ It brings me close to tears every time.

口語

I just put it on 連讀，almost the point of crying 放慢，crying 收住。

The old photos make me smile to almost the point of crying. 那些老照片讓我笑到幾乎要哭。

That childhood song makes me smile to almost the point of crying. 那首童年的歌讓我笑到幾乎要哭。

用對稱的條件句加倍報復，你藏一件我穿全部，荒誕的升級讓它成經典喜劇臺詞。

You ..., I'm ... .

跟熟人半開玩笑地放狠話時用，口語、帶梗；對陌生人別用。

You take mine, I'll take yours. ／ Two can play that game.

口語

You hide my clothes 稍停，I'm wearing everything you own 加重收。

You eat my snacks, I'm eating everything in your drawer. 你吃我零食，那我就吃光你抽屜裡所有東西。

You hide the remote, I'm changing every channel. 你藏遙控器，那我就把所有頻道都換一遍。