take it out on拿別人撒氣

把過氣偶像的餘生說得又荒唐又好笑，一句就立住貓王沒死的奇談。

Get as ... as he was and just ...

朋友間拿過氣名人開玩笑時能用；對剛失去親人的人別說。

Put all the weight back on and just laugh at yourself. ／ Grow as big as he once was and mock himself daily.

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重讀 fat 和 all day long，前半句快，句尾拖長。

He looked at his old photos and just made fun of himself all day. 他看著舊照片，一整天就拿自己開涮。

把對方的詞原樣拋回去再當場否掉，關係有多深一句就說明白了。

X? X is not the word.

要否定一個標籤、說明關係比那更深時能用；正式介紹場合別這麼拽。

Friend isn't the right word. ／ That word does not cover it.

口語

兩個 Friends 之間停頓短，is not the word 放慢加重。

Teammates? Teammates is not the word. They are family. 隊友？用隊友這詞可不夠。他們是家人。

被擋在門外這點小事，被他一句普世悲傷說成宇宙級笑話。

Couldn't get in. Universal ... all around us.

自嘲倒霉時能用；對不太熟的人抱怨要收著，別顯得太喪。

Couldn't get in. Total gloom everywhere. ／ Didn't make it in. Pure collective misery.

口語

Couldn't get in 連讀，Universal 重讀，句尾放輕。

Couldn't get a table. Universal sadness all around us. 沒訂到桌。我們周圍全是普天之下的悲傷。

一個都市傳說的開場，認真到好笑，整章就建立在這句話上。

I really, honestly believe that ...

半認真半玩笑地力挺某個離譜說法時能用；正經討論事即時別這麼強調。

I truly believe he's still out there. ／ I honestly think he never really died.

口語

Check it out 連讀，really honestly 並列重讀，still alive 放慢收尾。

I really, honestly believe that old diner is still open. 我真的、真的相信那家老餐館還開著。