“I'm not trying to steal it. I'm trying to buy it.”
我不是要搶它,我是要買它。
一句否定加一句肯定,把街頭衝突的規則整個調了個頭。
I'm not trying to X, I'm trying to Y
被人誤解來意時用來澄清;對已經動怒的人說,語氣要放平。
I don't want to fight; I want to make a deal. / It's not about taking it, it's about buying it.
口語
not 和 trying 連讀,steal it 與 buy it 對比重讀。
I'm not trying to blame you; I'm trying to fix it. 我不是要怪你,我是想把事情修好。
