“But we lived alone. We owned the joint.”
可我們單獨住。整個地方都是我們說了算。
兩句短句把監獄說成自家地盤,囂張和自在一下立住。
We owned the joint.
熟人之間炫耀自己在某個地方吃得開時用;正式場合說會顯得張狂。
We ran the place. / The whole place was ours.
口語
owned 重讀,the joint 連讀,句尾乾脆收住。
We walked in like we owned the joint. 我們走進去,像這地方是我們開的一樣。
