wipe out徹底清除掉

三句短話層層逼近，關心和責怪混在一起，把一個人的慌亂全照出來了。

Stop ...ing, will you? That's what you wanted.

對熟人又勸又數落時可用；對傷心的人這樣說會顯得冷漠，別用。

Come on, stop crying. This is your own choice. ／ You wanted this, so pull yourself together.

口語

Stop crying 頓開，will you 輕挑，句尾 wanted 重讀

Stop panicking, will you? This is the job you asked for. 別慌行不行？這工作不就是你自己要的嗎？

愛與相愛只差一個詞，第二句用 I always will 收尾，把不捨全留下。

Of course I ... I always will.

承認一份感情還在但已經變了時用；真分手攤牌前要想清楚再說。

I do love him, and I always will. ／ That part never goes away.

中性

Of course 快帶過，I always will 放慢，will 重讀

Of course I miss him. I always will. 我當然想他，一直都會。

一句最平靜的宣告，把分手說成了沒有爭吵的事實，越輕越重。

I'm not in love with ... anymore, that's all.

體面地說感情已經變了時用；別把它當甩人的萬能句隨口講。

The feeling just isn't there anymore. ／ I care about him, but I'm not in love with him.

中性

not in love 連讀，anymore 稍揚，that's all 輕輕收

I'm not in love with this city anymore, that's all. 我只是不再愛這座城市了，就這麼簡單。

好訊息用旁白腔念出來，末尾一句盛讚立刻變成反諷，聽著心酸。

..., as nice a guy as ever lived.

寫旁白式反諷、點出好人與錯配時用；真心夸人別帶這種腔調。

... engaged to a man any family would want. ／ ..., as decent a man as you could hope to meet.

literary

engaged to 連讀，as nice a guy 加快，ever lived 壓低收

She was marrying the perfect man, as kind a soul as ever lived. 她要嫁給一個完美的男人，天底下最善良的那種。

把一個自欺的念頭說成一個動作，越具體越顯出他逃不掉的絕望。

Maybe I could wipe ... right out of my life.

想讓一段糟糕經歷徹底過去時可用；說出口前別說死，行動比嘴上重要。

Maybe I could cut the whole thing out of my life. ／ I wish I could erase all of it.

口語

nasty mess 連讀，right out of 加重，my life 收幹

Maybe I could wipe that whole year right out of my life. 也許我能把那一整年徹底從生活裡抹掉。

用最客氣的措辭做最冒犯的事，一句「幫你」成了壓在桌上的手。

I'm trying to do you a favor.

看清有人借幫忙之名替你做主時用；自己說這句要真有幫忙的底氣。

I'm only saying this for your own good. ／ I'm here to help you, whether you like it or not.

正式

Miss Schaefer 停頓，trying to 連讀，favor 放慢加重

He kept saying he was trying to do me a favor. 他口口聲聲說是為我好。

不辯解、不求饒，把選擇推回給對方，一句話就把被動變成邀請。

Or better yet, why don't you ...?

被誤解或有人搬弄是非時，用它請對方自己判斷；對長輩說略顯頂撞。

Or you could come and judge for yourself. ／ Why not see it with your own eyes?

口語

Or better yet 稍停，come out and 連讀，yourself 重讀

Or better yet, why don't you check the records yourself? 要不這樣，你乾脆自己去查記錄？