drop a dime打電話告密

不說自己多忠心，只把把柄舉出來：我有一百次機會出賣你，都沒做。

I could've done something a million times.

為自己辯白、強調仁至義盡時用；對上司或警察說會讓人懷疑你早有把柄。

I could have turned him in a hundred times. ／ I had every chance to sell him out and never did.

口語

could've 弱讀，a million times 加快，重音落在 million。

I could've quit a million times, but I stayed and fixed it. 我本可以無數次撂挑子，可我還是留下來把事辦好了。

一個帶輪子的傻子，把「任人推來推去」的自嘲說得又好笑又酸。

What am I, a ... ?

被佔便宜、忍不住反問對方時用；半開玩笑的語氣，對客戶說會失禮。

What am I, a doormat? ／ Do I look like a fool to you?

口語

What am I 連讀，schmuck 重讀，on wheels 輕輕帶過。

What am I, a delivery boy on call all night? 我算什麼，隨叫隨到的跑腿嗎？

把假髮廣告寫成危機公關文案，越正經越好笑。

Don't buy ... that come off at the wrong time.

半開玩笑地提醒別人別買某樣不靠譜的東西時用；正式推薦產品時不能這麼說。

Never buy anything that fails when it matters. ／ Don't trust gear that breaks at the worst moment.

口語

Don't buy 重讀，come off 連讀，at the wrong time 平穩收尾。

Don't buy cheap boots that fall apart in the rain. 別買那種一下雨就散架的便宜靴子。

先套交情再逼債，一句「互不相虧」把情義變成了討賬的理由。

We've been good to each other.

要提醒對方「彼此有舊情」時用；在討債或談判裡說，往往帶著施壓。

We've always looked out for each other. ／ We've done right by each other.

中性

been good to 連讀，each other 尾音放輕收住。

We've been good to each other, so help me this once. 咱們一向互不相虧，這次就幫我一把。