Don't go there別把話題扯回舊賬

把一陣陣痛收成一句生活哲學，裝懂的口氣比那點道理更響。

Just be …, 'cause that's what this is all about.

對朋友緩解小緊張可以半開玩笑。人家真在疼，或對上司，別拿它說教。

Just take it easy. ／ Don't wind yourself up.

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mellow 稍拉長，'cause 貼上去，別卡死。

Just be loose, 'cause that's what a warm-up is all about. 身體放軟就行，熱身本來就是為了這個。

道歉不繞彎，把罵過的原話再念一遍，難堪本身就是誠意。

I shouldn't have told you you were …

只對親近的人補一句說過頭的罵。正式場合，或對方還在氣頭上，別把髒詞再念一遍。

I shouldn't have said that. ／ That was out of line.

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shouldn't have 連著走，髒詞前頓一下。

I shouldn't have told you you were the reason we lost. 我不該說輸了都是因為你。

臨產的火借了說唱裡的開槍套話，越完整越不像真會去做。

I'm gonna have to pop a cap …

只在講歌詞或電影時引用。對醫生、同事、任何真人，都不要說。

put a cap in someone ／ bust a cap

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pop a cap 四個節奏咬清，別被髒詞帶跑。

The chorus still has I'm gonna have to pop a cap, and we treat it as a quote. 副歌裡仍有那句要開槍，我們只當它是歌詞。

觀眾剛聽完死亡威脅，這句 nice 輕得過分，反差就是笑點。

I didn't … directly. I …, though.

跟已經知道原話的朋友裝輕鬆。對方沒聽過，或事情真嚴重，別用。

I sent a very polite note. ／ Let's just say I left feedback.

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though 收尾上揚，nice 不要說得太實。

I didn't raise it in the meeting. I mentioned it to one teammate, though. 我沒在會上提出來。不過我和一個同事提了。

先說我們能挺過去，再用打嗝把三天找不到醫生縮成小事。

We can get through …, and it's just …, but everything will be fine.

同伴一起把小延誤說輕時可以用。瞞客戶，或對正在受苦的人，別用。

It's just a blip. ／ We'll get through this.

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hiccough 放慢，but 之後把 fine 抬起來。

We can get through a lost passport. It's a small hiccough, and the embassy opens at nine. 護照丟了也能搞定。就是個小坎，大使館九點開門。

前面像臨場發揮，actually 才把偷偷讀過的三本交出來。

I did. I …, actually.

對親近的人承認自己偷偷準備過。當面邀功，或對上司表功，別用這口氣。

I looked it up, actually. ／ I did the reading.

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I did 後停一拍，actually 放輕。

I did. I called two clinics this morning, actually. 我打了。其實我今早聯絡了兩家診所。