the long arm of the law法網難逃

句中的自打斷像真人回憶時的遲疑，道出不是不想、而是當時動不了。

It was a situation that we couldn't do anything about.

坦然承認某段處境無力改變時用，書面口語皆可、真誠；推卸責任時別用。

當時我們真的無能為力。 ／ 那件事由不得我們。

中性

It was a situation 稍停，we couldn't 連讀，do anything about it 放慢收。

It was a situation that we couldn't do anything about back then. 當時那情況我們真的無能為力。

先答應再談條件，直白的 who the hell 恰好是笑點，也畫出角色的性子。

But right after, you have to tell me who the hell you are.

半開玩笑地答應某件事、同時提條件時用，口語、有喜感；正式承諾別用。

先說清楚你到底是誰。 ／ 親可以，先報上名來。

口語

But right after 連讀，you have to tell me 稍停，who the hell you are 放慢收。

Fine, I'll help, but right after you have to tell me the whole truth. 行，我幫，但之後你得把全部真相告訴我。

虛擬語氣平靜地為一段沒發生的戀情辯護，不說遺憾而說幸好沒發生。

It would not have been as great.

回望一段沒成的感情或選擇、覺得也許這樣更好時用，坦然；吵架場合別用。

也許這樣反而最好。 ／ 真在一起未必有現在好。

中性

it would not have 連讀，probably been 稍停，as great 放慢收。

If we had rushed it, it would not have been as good. 要是當時急著在一起，可能就沒這麼好了。

一句話裡重複兩遍 I hate her，重複不是囉嗦，是情緒的節奏和笑點。

God, I hate ..., ... I hate ...

誇張地表達對某人某事的厭惡時用，口語、喜劇感強；正式場合別用。

我真是受不了她。 ／ 我太討厭這個了。

口語

God, I hate her 稍停，Ross 連讀，I hate her 加重收。

God, I hate this line, guys. I hate it. 天，我恨死這條隊了，兄弟們。我恨死它了。

把一段戀情的是非濃縮成一個是非題，成了全世界吵了多年的梗。

Were ... on a break?

半開玩笑地把一段關係裡的爭議拋給大家評判時用，口語；正式場合別用。

他們到底算不算分手過？ ／ 那會兒他們算分開嗎？

中性

Were Ross and Rachel 連讀，on a break 放慢，break 重讀收。

Were they actually together back then? 他們那會兒到底算不算在一起？