save one's neck保命

把全片最冷的一句話拆成兩拍，第二拍才是刀。

Your X come with smiles. They come as your friends.

講危險常披著善意出現時用；沉重的場合說才有力，玩笑裡別說。

The people who hurt you arrive smiling. ／ Your worst enemy shows up as a friend.

literary

murderers 重讀，come with smiles 連讀，第二句稍慢。

The people who let you down often arrive with smiles. 讓你失望的人，往往也是笑著來的。

把幫派規矩講成一句常識，平常語氣裡全是寒意。

If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you ...

講某個圈子不成文的規矩時用；輕鬆的場合說會顯得嚇人。

In that world, no one warns you before they turn. ／ Once you're in, the rules stay unspoken.

中性

part of a 連讀，nobody ever 輕快，句尾下沉。

If you're part of a team, nobody ever tells you the unwritten rules. 你要是進了團隊，沒人會把潛規則提前告訴你。

連動手的時機都寫進去：專挑你最沒防備的時刻。

They always seem to come when you're weakest.

提醒別人提防趁人之危時用；寫正式文字也可，語氣偏文學。

They show up right when you have no strength left. ／ Help often arrives just before the harm does.

literary

always seem to 連讀，weakest 重讀，most in need of 連著念。

Pushy salespeople always seem to come when you're weakest. 強勢的推銷員總在你最沒主意的時候出現。

緊接上句，把殺手的臉換成最親近的人，恐懼一下落到自己人身上。

People who cared for you all your life

講最親近的人反而傷人時能用；對剛失去親友的人別說，太扎心。

The ones who loved you the longest ／ Friends who were with you your whole life

中性

cared for 連讀，all your life 三個詞輕快帶過。

The people who cared for you all your life can still hurt you the most. 一輩子惦記著你的人，也最能傷到你。