live out of something拎著一隻箱子過活

一句把自信和俏皮綁在一起：用自己懂不懂女人來給判斷背書。

That couldn't have been X, or I don't know Y.

熟人之間用來自信下判斷時用；對陌生人說會顯得自負。

That can't be her, or I know nothing. ／ I'd bet anything that wasn't her.

口語

couldn't have been 連讀，or 前停一下，重音落 women。

That couldn't have been his real voice, or I don't know accents. 那不可能是他的真嗓子，否則就算我不懂口音。

不直接說自己對，而是想像對方聽後的表情，得意全在畫面裡。

I'd like to see someone's face when ...

等著看別人被戳穿時的反應時用；當面這麼講帶點挑釁。

I want to see his face when he hears this. ／ I'd love to watch him find out.

口語

I'd like to 輕讀，friend's face 連讀，句末降調。

I'd like to see his face when the numbers come out. 等資料出來，我倒想看看他的臉色。

把自己的特長當籌碼做買賣，調情和推理一句說完。

X for Y (trade offer)

半開玩笑地提交換條件時用；認真談條件這麼說不合適。

My secret for your sofa tonight. ／ I'll swap my talents for a place to stay.

口語

feminine intuition 連讀，for a 輕帶，重音落 bed。

My cooking for your parking spot tonight. 今晚用我做的飯換你的車位。

聽著樓裡的歌打趣，一句反問把愛情和孤獨都點了一下。

Where does someone get + 名詞 + to do ...?

半開玩笑地追問某事的來歷時用；不是真提問，正式場合不要濫用。

Where do you find inspiration for that? ／ What makes a person write a song like that?

中性

Where does a 連讀，inspiration 重音在 ra，song like that 輕收。

Where do people get the nerve to sing that at a wedding? 誰給他們的膽子在婚禮上唱那首歌？