overcome with power被勝利衝昏頭

用'不是A，而是B'的對比收束整場暴力的荒誕，冠冕堂皇得像一句格言。

It's not really A, it's B.

要勸人看過程不看結果時能用；對方剛輸、正難受的場合別用，聽著像說教。

It's not about winning, it's about how you play. ／ Winning isn't everything; how you play is.

中性

not really 連讀，who wins 與 how you play 兩拍對比要停頓。

It's not really the score, it's how you treat your teammates. 重要的其實不是比分，而是你怎麼對待隊友。

把持槍威脅說成球賽裡的小脾氣，輕描淡寫裡全是控場者的從容。

I never found someone who'd ... when ...

半開玩笑地點出對方反應過激時能用；對陌生人或正式場合別說，太刺人。

I've never known anyone to do that over a game. ／ Nobody ever pulled a gun on me for losing.

口語

who'd sort of 弱讀連讀，句尾 a game 降調帶出諷刺。

I never found a guy who'd storm off over a board game. 我從沒見過誰下棋輸了就摔門走人的。

兩個並列祈使句把審判遞到對方臉上，冷靜本身就是最鋒利的刀。

Think of what you did, and think of what is happening now.

要讓人面對後果、當場攤牌時能用；平時小爭執別說，太重，等於宣判。

Think about what you did. ／ Look at what you've done and what it cost you.

literary

兩個 think 都重讀，Quilty 後短停，句尾 now 下沉。

Think of what you promised, and think of what you did instead. 想想你承諾過什麼，再想想你實際做了什麼。

把殺機藏進最客套的邀約裡，一句寒暄本身就是開戰前的心理戰。

Shall we ... before we ...?

想先穩住場面、再談正事時能用；對方正在氣頭上或急著走，別用這種慢條斯理的邀約。

Shall we talk this over first? ／ How about a word before we begin?

正式

Shall we 連讀成 shall-we，重音落在 chat，before we start 輕輕帶過。

Shall we go over the terms before we sign anything? 籤任何東西之前，咱們先把條款過一遍好嗎？

一句 bad loser 把對方的人格問題直接點破，口氣像玩笑，落點卻很重。

You're a sort of bad loser.

熟人之間調侃輸不起的人時能用；對長輩、客戶或正式場合別說，會被當成當面羞辱。

You're a sore loser. ／ You don't take losing well, do you?

口語

Hey 上揚起句，bad loser 重讀，captain 放低帶點揶揄。

Come on, don't be a bad loser; it's only a card game. 行了，別輸不起，不就是打牌嘛。