put into action付諸行動

先笑著把最壞的可能說破，再請人坐下喝咖啡，氣度一下立住。

If you're here to ..., you've come to the wrong place.

半開玩笑地警告來意不明的人時用；對真的走錯門的客人可以說，別對上司這麼講。

You've definitely knocked on the wrong door. ／ This isn't the place you're looking for.

口語

you're here to 連讀，wrong place 重讀收尾。

If you want a refund, you've come to the wrong place. 你要退款的話，可找錯地方了。

一句把整代人的理想和失落都裝進去，像悼詞也像宣言。

There was such a thing as ... in those days.

感嘆今不如昔、懷念某個年代時用；正式演講裡會顯得太懷舊。

People really acted on what they believed back then. ／ Conviction used to mean something.

literary

such a thing 輕讀，put into action 放慢，those days 收低。

There was such a thing as pride in work in those days. 那個年代，手藝活是真的講究體面的。

用一句粗話把偽自由派的虛偽釘死，情緒和立場都在裡面。

They don't give a damn about ...

批評別人只顧自己、不管公共利益時用；正式場合含 damn，最好改說 don't care。

They couldn't care less about the common good. ／ Making the world better means nothing to them.

口語

don't give a 連讀，damn 重讀，句尾降調。

He doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself. 他除了自己誰都不在乎。

把炸議會的狂想說得像一樁夙願，荒誕和認真各佔一半。

I've always dreamed of pulling a Guy Fawkes on ...

開玩笑說想搞破壞時能用，對熟人；涉及真實威脅的場合絕對不要用。

I've always wanted to blow that place up. ／ I've dreamed of taking on the whole legislature.

口語

I've always dreamed 連讀，Guy Fawkes 重讀，Texas Legislature 放慢收尾。

I've always dreamed of pulling a Guy Fawkes on my landlord's office. 我一直夢想著對我房東的辦公室來一齣蓋伊·福克斯。