have the nerve to有膽量做

先把天賦輕描淡寫成運氣，再把勇氣放到人生首位，一句立住全片價值觀。

X is luck. The important thing is Y.

聊人生取捨、鼓勵別人別隻靠天賦時用；寫正式評論別這麼口語。

Talent is luck, but character is a choice. ／ Skill may be luck; what matters is nerve.

中性

Talent 重音在前，is luck 輕收，courage 放慢加重。

Genius is luck. The important thing in a career is persistence. 天分是運氣。事業裡要緊的是堅持。

用一個冒犯又精準的比喻，把圍觀別人隱私說成見不得光的消費。

X is the new Y.

吐槽某種潮流把舊東西改頭換面時用；正式場合、長輩面前別說。

Small talk is the new confession. ／ Rumour is the new currency.

口語

Gossip is 連讀，the new 輕快帶過，pornography 重音在 no。

Oversharing is the new small talk. 過度分享成了新的寒暄。

用 wherein 這種文縐縐的詞說出最荒唐的處境，反差本身就是笑點。

a girl wherein I can ...

自嘲處境荒誕、想逗笑朋友時用；對不熟的人說會顯得輕浮。

I'm seeing someone whose dad I could still beat up. ／ The gap is so wide I could take her father.

口語

wherein 輕讀，can beat up 連成一串，father 收尾降調。

I'm at a party wherein I know nobody my own age. 我參加的這個派對，跟我同齡的一個都不認識。

三個短句先指認兩方，再補一刀，酒桌上清醒的人借別人之口說真話。

You should never drink.

半開玩笑地數落喝多的人時用；對認真的酗酒者說會像指責，要拿捏分寸。

He's had too much. You have too. You shouldn't drink at all. ／ You're both drunk, and you know you can't hold it.

口語

He's drunk 降調，You're drunk 上揚，You should never drink 逐詞加重。

You're both drunk. You should never drink. 你倆都喝多了。你們就不該喝酒。