come sit by me坐我旁邊說閒話

用「四十年」把一輩子的委屈壓成一句輕描淡寫，越平靜越好笑也越心酸。

I've just been ... for 40 years

自嘲長期的脾氣或狀態時用，朋友間才合適；對不熟的人說會顯得怨氣重。

I've been like this for years. ／ That has been my mood since forever.

口語

just 輕讀，very bad mood 連讀，重音落在 for 40 years。

I haven't cleaned that closet in 40 years, and I'm not starting now. 那個櫃子我四十年沒收拾了，現在也不想動。

把愛美說成人類學真理，一本正經的荒誕正是這角色最好笑的地方。

The only thing that separates A from B is ...

開玩笑地強調某件小事很重要時用；正式演講裡別拿它當論證。

The only thing that sets us apart is style. ／ What makes us human is our taste.

literary

separates us from 連讀，ability 後稍停，accessorize 尾音拉長。

The only thing that separates us from the interns is our coffee machine. 我們和實習生唯一的區別，就是那臺咖啡機。

把長輩的勸善格言反著說，一句就把克萊麗的優雅和刻薄同時立住。

If you can't say anything nice, come sit by me

熟人打趣、準備一起吐槽時用；當著被議論的人別這麼接話。

If you have nothing nice to say, say it here. ／ Keep your friends close and your gossip closer.

口語

say anything nice 連讀，come sit by me 三個重音一頓一頓。

If you can't say anything nice about the meeting, come sit by me at lunch. 要是你對這場會沒什麼好話，午飯就坐我旁邊。

重逢時一句冒犯又親暱的玩笑，把幾十年光陰輕輕帶過。

Have you shrunk?

老友重逢互相打趣外貌時用；對不熟的人說會真的得罪人。

You look different... did you shrink? ／ You've changed so much I barely knew you.

口語

look different 連讀，Have you shrunk 升調反諷。

My God, you look different. Did you get taller? 天哪，你變樣了。是不是長高了？