Get over yourself別太把自己當回事

聽起來像勸退，其實是過來人最後的善意：趁完整，趕緊走。

If this time can be spent convincing you to ..., it is time well spent.

勸年輕人離開某個消耗人的行業時用，語氣意味深長；正式建議裡別這麼繞。

Get out while you're still whole. ／ Leave before this place takes everything.

literary

still whole 重讀，time well spent 降調收。

If this talk convinces you to leave before you burn out, it is time well spent. 如果這番話能讓你在耗盡前離開，那就值了。

把「去參加禮拜」說得像臨時起意，還帶點自我調侃：罪孽深重的人，連贖罪都顯得刻意。

I feel a sudden need to ...

半自嘲地解釋自己突然要做某件正經事時用。

I suddenly got the urge to make amends. ／ Time to pay for my sins, I guess.

口語

sudden need 連讀，atone for my sins 放慢收尾。

I feel a sudden need to atone for my sins and go to the gym. 我突然想贖罪，去健身房練練。

用遞進否定的句式說盡代價：不是沒時間戀愛，是連自己都剩不下。

You don't have room for ..., much less ...

勸阻別人在高壓行業投入感情時用，語氣現實；對熱戀中的人說會掃興。

You barely have a life, never mind a relationship. ／ There's no space left for anyone.

中性

personal life 重讀，much less 輕帶。

With two jobs, you don't have room for a hobby, much less a relationship. 打兩份工，你連愛好都沒空，更別說戀愛。

用一個具體而私人的理由回答為什麼愛電影，比任何豪言壯語都動人；它把電影從職業變成記憶的容器，聽完會想點頭。

All my favorite memories have been of ...

解釋自己為什麼熱愛某件事時用；適合真誠對話或分享初心，別用在需要談利益的場合。

Every good memory I have is tied to movies. ／ My best memories all happened at the movies.

中性

All my favorite memories 連讀，have been of movies 輕輕收住。

All my favorite memories have been of that little bookshop. 我最珍愛的記憶全都跟那家小書店有關。