look like the money看著像大款

一句就把夜店幻想戳破，又毒又好笑。

The ... don't work midnights to 6:00 on ...

拆穿朋友吹噓的場面時用；對陌生人說會顯得刻薄。

The pretty ones don't work the late shift on a Wednesday. ／ Girls like that aren't waiting tables at 3 a.m.

口語

don't work 連讀，midnights to 連成 midnights-ta，Wednesday 重音在前。

The real stars don't work the midnight shift on a holiday. 真正的明星可不會節假日還上夜班。

把賭場的待客心理一句話說透，像條街頭生存法則。

The trick is we gotta look like ..., then they ...

跟朋友傳授某種談生意或社交的門道時用；正式場合把 shit 換成 stuff。

The trick is to act like you don't care, then they come to you. ／ Play it like you don't need it and it lands in your lap.

口語

the trick is 輕讀，gotta 連成 gotta，don't need 重讀。

The trick is to look like you can walk away, then they drop the price. 竅門就是裝出隨時能走人的樣子，對方自然就降價了。

一本正經地把虛榮說得理直氣壯，喜劇感全在這份自信裡。

they're gonna ..., 'cause they're ...

順著朋友的自我感覺接話、半開玩笑時用；認真爭論時別用。

Of course they notice us; they can't look away. ／ They're watching us, so of course they'll notice.

口語

gonna 縮成一詞，'cause 輕帶，they're watching 重讀收尾。

They're gonna remember us, 'cause they're taking notes. 他們會記住咱倆的，因為他們正在記筆記呢。

最高階的逐客令：全程敬語，卻把「你玩不起」說得體面又扎人。

Perhaps you'd be more comfortable at ...

想禮貌地把人請走或暗示對方不合適時能用；對上級用會顯得暗諷，別用。

Maybe you would be happier at a cheaper table. ／ You might feel more at home at our smaller tables.

正式

Perhaps you'd 連讀，more comfortable 輕快，lower stakes tables 平穩收。

Perhaps you'd be more comfortable in the beginner class. 也許您去初級班會更自在。