take me for granted把我當成理所當然

一句質問點破控制關係：你從沒把我當成一個獨立的人。

Has it ever occurred to you that ...?

對方一直替你安排、從不問你時用；正式郵件裡也常見，但語氣很重。

Did it ever cross your mind that I have my own plans? ／ Do you ever stop to think about what I want?

中性

occurred to you 連讀，a life of my own 放慢重讀。

Has it ever occurred to you that I may have my own plans tonight? 你有沒有想過，我今晚也許有自己的安排？

把委屈變成質問，「憑什麼」三個字最有力量。

What right do you have to ...?

長期付出被無視、終於翻臉時用；對上級說等於正式撕破臉。

Who gave you the right to treat me like this? ／ Why do you assume I'll always be here?

中性

What right 重讀，take me for granted 連成一串。

What right do you have to take my help for granted? 你憑什麼把我的幫忙當成理所當然？

把對方的委婉一刀戳穿，直接替他說出不敢說的意思。

What you're trying to say is ...

對方繞圈子時替他把話挑明用；用不好會像在替人下結論。

So what you mean is ... ／ Let me put it plainly for you.

中性

What you're 連讀，don't want me to 輕快帶過。

What you're trying to say is you can't come after all. 你想說的是，你最後還是來不了。

一句狂話把她的驕傲、恐懼和時代錯位全抖了出來。

I'm richer than all this new ...

看不上新貴、強調自己資歷時用；說出口基本等於當面羞辱人。

I've got more than all these newcomers put together. ／ They'll never have what I had.

口語

richer 重讀，new Hollywood trash 一口氣貶下去。

We've been here longer than all this new money on the street. 我們在這條街上，比那些新貴資歷都老。

用一整片海當情話，慷慨到誇張，反而透著不安。

I'll give you X, and you can have the whole ...

許下誇張承諾討好對方時用；關係不平等的場合聽著像收買。

Everything I have could be yours. ／ I'd give you the sea if you asked.

口語

Malibu 重讀，the whole ocean 放慢收尾。

Move in with me and you can have the whole top floor. 搬來跟我住，整個頂樓都歸你。

一個菸嘴的比喻，把被寵愛包裹的窒息感寫絕了。

I felt caught, like ...

形容被關係困住又說不出口時用；正式寫作裡更適合換掉這個比喻。

I felt pinned down and couldn't move. ／ I was trapped without a door.

literary

felt caught 重讀，like the cigarette 輕帶過。

I felt caught, like a fly under a glass. 我覺得自己被扣住了，像玻璃杯下的蒼蠅。