talk the talk, walk the walk說到做到

兩句話對得工整，把口號和行動綁在一起，說理漂亮又好記。

if we talk the talk, we need to walk the walk

要求說到做到時用；適合會議和動員，熟人聊天裡用會顯得正式。

Practice what you preach. ／ Actions have to match the words.

中性

兩處 talk、兩處 walk 都重讀，中間 if we're going 輕快。

If we talk the talk about quality, we need to walk the walk. 既然嘴上講質量，就得真的做到。

拿到工作先想著證明自己，把謙遜和野心放在同一句裡。

I still have to prove to someone that ...

表達還不敢鬆懈時用；接受新崗位或新任務時最合適。

Now I just have to prove myself. ／ I still owe them the proof.

中性

have to 弱讀，prove 重讀，that 從句放慢收尾。

I still have to prove to the team that they chose well. 我還得向團隊證明他們沒選錯人。

把教育的意義說成一句校訓，驕傲和信念都在裡面。

how proud we are of doing something

表達為某件正事自豪時用；正式發言合適，聊天裡說會有點重。

We are proud of what we teach them. ／ That is what we are most proud of.

正式

重讀 proud 與 never，hold them back 連讀，life 收穩。

We talk about how proud we are of raising kind kids. 我們常說，最驕傲的就是把孩子養得善良。

用一個體育畫面接住人生大事，把緊張和驕傲一起端出來。

look at X like I was doing Y

形容自己把普通場合看得格外鄭重時用；對不熟棒球的人說可能要先解釋比喻。

I read the roster like it was a game day lineup. ／ It felt like reading out an all-star team.

literary

roster 重讀，like I was 連讀，all-star baseball game 逐詞放慢。

I read the new team list like I was naming a starting five. 我念那份新名單，像在宣佈首發五虎。