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把絕境、黑色幽默和等待全塞進一句，越粗俗越顯絕望。

just gonna ... until ...

自嘲著說只能乾等到某人來時用；正式場合不要說。

We'll just wait here till he walks in. ／ All we can do is sit tight until he shows.

口語

just gonna 縮讀，until 後稍停，句尾壓低聲。

We'll just sit tight until the manager calls us in. 我們就先等著，直到經理叫我們進去。

一句交代整場僵局的規則，not to make a move 冷得像命令。

not to make a move till ...

說明按規矩要等某人到了才行動時用；日常口語偏正式。

Nobody moves until he arrives. ／ No one acts before the boss shows up.

中性

not to 連讀，till 輕讀，重音落在 move 和 shows up。

We're not to make a move till the client signs off. 客戶點頭之前，我們都不能動手。

呼名在前，need you to 把懇求和命令壓在一起，短短一句全是分量。

I need you to ...

要別人堅持住、別放棄時用；對長輩下命令會顯得失禮。

I need you to hang in there. ／ Just hold on a bit longer for me.

中性

need you to 連讀成 nee-ja-tuh，重音在 hold。

I need you to hold on until the doctor gets here. 醫生來之前，我需要你撐住。

兩個動作一前一後，髒話夾在中間，把委屈和疼一起砸出來。

sb slashes my face and cuts my ear off!

向同伴控訴自己遭的罪時用；對醫生、警察做正式陳述要換成中性動詞，別用髒話。

He cut up my face and took my ear. ／ He slashed me and left me like this.

口語

slashes my face 連讀，cuts my fuckin' ear off 逐詞加重。

The guy slashed my jacket and tore my bag off. 那傢伙劃破了我的外套，還把包扯走了。

被動語態把身份和任務一句交代完，短句反而最像內部人說話。

I was sent in to ...

說明自己是受命潛入或執行任務時用；日常聊天裡這樣講太像彙報，顯得生硬。

They planted me in to get him. ／ I came in on orders to bring him down.

中性

sent in 連讀，to get him 弱讀收尾。

I was sent in to check the accounts. 我是被派進去查賬的。