Russian roulette俄羅斯輪盤

把被吵醒的委屈壓進反問，only just 三個字把剛要睡著的惱火說透。

Why did you have to ..., I only just ...

被吵醒或被打斷時發牢騷，熟人間常用；對長輩說會顯沒禮貌。

Why did you have to call right now? I just fell asleep ／ I only just sat down and you need me again

口語

did you 連讀，only just 重音落在 just。

Why did you have to ring now? I only just got home. 你幹嘛這時候打電話？我才剛到家。

把刮鬍子這種瑣事吹成身份的排場，一本正經的胡扯正是這段的幽默。

all the best people ...

熟人之間說反話、擺排場，帶自嘲；正式場合別當真。

all the best people do it that way ／ that's what all the best-dressed men do

口語

all the best 連讀，twice a day 兩句一頓。

All the best people take the train, you know. 上等人都坐火車，你知道吧。

拿最無害和最致命的兩個遊戲做對照，暗示那個遊戲的分量，話沒說完最吊人。

It's not X and it's not Y ...

想吊人胃口或暗示嚴重性時用，熟人之間可說；正式場合不適合打這種啞謎。

It's no game of checkers, that's for sure ／ It's not hide and seek we're talking about

口語

tiddlywinks 一連到底，Russian roulette 停頓後壓低。

It's not a board game and it's not a walk in the park. 這可不是下棋，也不是散步那麼輕鬆。

用一句確認把對方逼到牆角，問題本身就是在點破他不知道的那個遊戲。

You mean, you never ... when you were a kid?

熟人之間假裝驚訝地確認，可帶挖苦；對不熟的人用會像質問。

You mean you never learned this as a kid? ／ So you never played it growing up?

口語

You mean 上挑，when you were a kid 放慢收尾。

You mean you never watched that show as a kid? 你是說你小時候從沒看過那部劇？