a real drag真沒勁

離家出走的人心裡往往有一句更狠的自白：我在才是問題。這句話把自棄包裝成體貼，聽得人心口一緊。

I thought it was best for everybody if ...

嘴上說為別人好、其實在壓抑自己時可用，語氣低沉。

Everyone would be better off without me. ／ I told myself they'd be fine if I left.

中性

I just thought 輕讀，best for everybody 放慢，wasn't even here 收住。

I thought it was best for everybody if I stepped away. 我當時覺得，我退出對大家都好。

用一句賭氣的話把被排除的感覺說到極致：新家庭、小小的、沒有我。越是輕描淡寫，越顯得傷人。

They can have their new ... without me.

感到被新的關係擠出局、自嘲式賭氣時用。

They've got their new life; I'm not part of it. ／ Let them enjoy it without me.

口語

new little family 連讀，without me 放慢壓低收。

They can have their new team without me. 他們可以組他們的新團隊，不用管我。

借童話的經典句法說出落地的錯愕：地點一變，故事就換了世界。輕描淡寫反而最像災難開場。

I don't think we're in ... anymore.

突然發現處境完全變了、半開玩笑時用。

I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. ／ This is definitely not where we started.

口語

I don't think 連讀，Mexico 重讀，anymore 放慢收。

I don't think we're in the right building anymore. 我覺得我們已經不在對的那棟樓裡了。

孩子把害怕直接說成最壞的結果，誇張得可笑，卻真實。freeze to death 一齣口，處境和年紀全在裡頭。

We're gonna freeze to death out here.

半誇張地抱怨太冷、處境難熬時用，口語隨意。

We'll freeze if we stay out here. ／ It's cold enough to freeze out here.

口語

gonna 輕讀，freeze to death 放慢加重，out here 收尾。

Hurry up, or we're gonna freeze to death out here. 快點，不然我們要在這兒凍死了。