buy some time爭取時間

逐客的語氣裡帶著炫耀：他把一場久別重逢說成「小小的」，再用一句我該走了收場。傲慢和酸意都在裡面。

... has been sweet, but it's time for me to leave.

客氣地表示要退場、終結某個場合時用，帶一點諷刺。

Lovely catching up, but I should go. ／ This was fun; I'll be on my way.

口語

family reunion's 連讀，sweet 稍停，time for me to leave 放慢收。

This has been sweet, but it's time for me to leave. 這次聚會挺溫馨，可我該走了。

不喊口號，只設一個條件：先把東西還回來。Not until 一開口，就堵死了所有談判空間，硬得不動聲色。

Not until ... is back on the tree.

堅持先滿足條件才肯談時用，語氣冷靜強硬。

Nothing happens until it's back. ／ It goes back first, then we talk.

中性

Not until 連讀，star 重讀，back on the tree 放慢收住。

Not until the money is back in the account. 除非錢回到賬戶裡，否則免談。

把一整套指控壓成一句「你只在乎那個節日」。the only thing 一齣口，被忽視的委屈就有了形狀。

The only thing you ever cared about was ...

指責對方心裡只有某樣東西、從不真正在乎自己時用。

That's the only thing you ever cared about. ／ All you ever loved was that holiday.

口語

only thing 連讀，cared about 放慢，stupid holiday 加重收。

The only thing you ever cared about was your job. 你在乎過的唯一一件事就是你的工作。

面對叫囂，不回罵，只留下一個時間尺度：永遠。句子越短，立場越硬，像一枚釘子把爭論釘住。

and that will never change.

在被反覆否定時表明立場、收束爭論用，語氣堅定平靜。

That is never going to change. ／ Some things stay the same.

literary

that will 連讀，never change 放慢加重，句尾落下。

People will always need kindness, and that will never change. 人永遠需要善意，而這永遠不會改變。