drive someone nuts把某人逼瘋

父親一句話既否認病情又下達命令，冷靜裡透著深深的誤解。

There's nothing wrong with X that Y wouldn't fix.

想說某問題只要稍加努力就能解決時用；對病人或孩子這麼說會傷人。

Nothing's wrong with you that a little discipline wouldn't cure. ／ A bit of self-control would sort you out.

中性

self-control 重讀，wouldn't fix 輕收，語氣越平越冷。

There's nothing wrong with him that a good night's sleep wouldn't fix. 他沒什麼毛病，好好睡一覺就好了。

樸素的一句自白，把孩子的懂事和無力都壓在短短幾個字裡。

I tried as best as I could for someone.

回顧自己已經盡力時用；當作藉口推卸責任時別用。

I did the best I could for her. ／ I gave it everything I had for her.

中性

tried 後略停，as best as I could 一口氣帶過。

I tried as best as I could for my grandmother. 我盡我所能照顧了奶奶。

用最普通的融入感，反襯出他在別處處處格格不入。

On the X, I fit right in.

說自己終於融入某個群體時用；正式求職自述裡顯得太隨意。

Out on the field, I blended right in. ／ I felt at home on the baseball field.

口語

ball field 連讀，fit right in 三詞連成一串。

On the new team, I fit right in from day one. 在新球隊裡，我從第一天就融了進去。

把「機會不等人」換成一句生活裡的狠話，催人時格外有力。

they're not going to hold ... for you

催促對方別再拖、抓緊時間時用；對上級長輩說要注意語氣，別變成命令。

That plane isn't going to wait for you. ／ Nobody's going to hold it for you.

口語

not going to 連讀成 gonna，hold 重讀，for you 輕收。

The train's not going to hold for you, so hurry up. 火車可不會等你，快點。

把愧疚藏進一句平靜的旁白，越是不喊疼，越讓人難受。

The hardest part was knowing ...

向親近的人吐露心裡的愧疚時用；對不熟的人這麼剖白會顯得過重，場合要對。

The hardest part was watching her worry. ／ What hurt most was knowing what it cost her.

literary

hardest part 稍頓，knowing 重讀，for Mom 輕收。

The hardest part was knowing how much it worried my parents. 最難的是，我知道這讓爸媽有多擔心。