ringer冒名頂替的外援

一本正經的表忠心被放在鬧劇裡，越莊重越好笑。

Ever since ..., I've been ...

正式場合表忠心、講資歷時用；平時開玩笑引用也很有味道。

Ever since that day, I have been proud to serve. ／ From the start, I've been proud to be part of it.

正式

ever since 連讀，proud to wear 輕快帶過。

Ever since my first day here, I've been proud to work with this team. 從第一天起，我就以和這個團隊共事為榮。

用倍數把實力差距擺上檯面，一句就點破這場球沒得比。

has ... times the ... than we do

點明雙方實力懸殊時用；談判、比賽前的評估都合適。

He has far more people to throw at this than we do. ／ They outnumber us on every front.

中性

five times the 連讀，重音落在 manpower。

That startup has ten times the budget to draw on than we do. 那家創業公司能動用的預算是我們的十倍。

一句輕描淡寫的作弊提議，把規則和體面都踩在腳下。

So we get ourselves a ..., right?

半開玩笑地提議走捷徑時用；憑僥倖找替手也能這麼說。

So we bring in a ringer of our own. ／ Then we find someone to tip the odds.

口語

Sure 上揚，ringer 重讀，right 輕收。

So we get ourselves a ringer who has done this before? 那咱們就找個幹過這行的高手來替，是吧？

一個外號就把人的來歷抖出來，介紹方式又拽又省。

He is better known as ...

介紹某人更響亮的別名時用；寫簡介、做引薦都合適。

Everyone knows him as ... ／ He goes by the name of ...

中性

better known as 連讀，引號裡的外號重讀。

He is better known as the fixer of the whole department. 整個部門都更習慣叫他救火隊長。

拿賣檸檬水當反襯，把散漫的場面一句喝住，教練腔十足。

We're not here to ..., we're here to ...

把人拉回正題、糾正跑偏時用；帶點訓話口氣，別對平輩擺架子。

We're not here to chat, we're here to work. ／ This isn't a picnic; it's a job.

口語

not here 重讀，practice 收尾咬實。

We're not here to trade stories; we're here to decide. 我們不是來閒聊的，是來做決定的。

在等級森嚴的軍營裡說出人人平等，聽著溫暖又有點天真。

I just want you to know that ...

想鄭重說明立場或安撫別人時用；正式和非正式都適用。

Let me make one thing clear: we're equals here. ／ Out here, rank doesn't matter.

中性

just want you to know 連讀，all the same 重讀。

I just want you to know that your work is valued here. 我只想讓你們知道，這裡看重你們的付出。