stood me up放鴿子

穿什麼衣服不等於是什麼人，一句就把別人貼的標籤頂回去。

Just because I X, that doesn't make me Y.

被人用外表或職業下判斷時用來反駁；對上級說會顯得衝。

Wearing a uniform doesn't make me a saint. ／ That doesn't mean I follow every rule.

口語

Just because 連讀，doesn't make me 重讀否定。

Just because I teach, that doesn't make me a walking dictionary. 我當老師，不代表我就是本活字典。

用一道中餐菜把被騙的狼狽畫出來，好笑又扎心。

You wind up with X on your face.

半開玩笑地警告別人別上當用；對方正傷心時別說。

You end up with egg on your face. ／ You are the one left looking foolish.

口語

wind up with 連讀，egg foo yung 放慢念清楚。

Push too hard and you wind up with egg on your face. 逼得太緊，最後丟臉的是你自己。

用一面碎鏡子說心情，淡淡的，卻比哭訴更重。

Makes me look the way I feel.

借一件東西說自己的狀態時用；安慰人時別接這句。

It matches how I feel inside. ／ It shows exactly how I feel.

literary

the way I feel 連讀，feel 輕輕收，別拖長。

This old song makes me feel the way I feel. 這首老歌正唱出我此刻的心情。

把電梯工說成有授權的人，用儀式腔宣佈停運，荒誕又親切。

By the power vested in me, I declare ...

朋友間半開玩笑地宣佈一個隨意決定時能用；對上級或正式場合說會顯得輕浮。

By the power vested in me, this meeting is over. ／ I hereby declare it officially closed.

口語

vested in me 連讀，declare 重音在後，模仿司儀的莊重腔。

By the power vested in me, I declare this party over. 我以我的權力宣佈，這場派對到此結束。