pull the plug on叫停

不吼不罵，只提醒對方認清位置，一句就把身份壓上去。

remember who you're talking to

被人越界、口氣太沖時提醒對方身份用；對朋友會顯得翻臉。

Watch who you're talking to. ／ You seem to forget who I am.

中性

really important 重讀，who you re 連讀，句尾 Dave 輕輕收。

Remember who you're talking to before you raise your voice. 在你提高嗓門之前，先想清楚你在跟誰說話。

用雞窩和狐狸的老比喻講引狼入室，畫面感比警告更狠。

If you let him in ..., you can expect ...

提醒別人別引狼入室、別輕信危險人物時用；正式文書裡偏口語。

You're letting the fox guard the chickens. ／ Let him in and you'll regret it.

中性

let him in 連讀，blood and feathers 兩處重音。

If you let him run the accounts, you can expect trouble everywhere. 你要是讓他管賬，就等著處處出亂子吧。

把人罵成癩蛤蟆還帶三分欣賞，英式挖苦的典型口氣。

You're a ... , aren't you?

半開玩笑地損人、又承認對方有點本事時用；真生氣時這麼說會顯輕浮。

You're a sly one, aren't you? ／ You clever little rat, aren't you?

口語

cunning and creative 連讀，aren t you 快速帶過並上揚。

You're a sneaky little genius, aren't you? 你是個鬼點子一堆的小天才，對吧？

用身體反應形容對方冥思苦想，誇張得像漫畫，損人又好笑。

I imagine ... is sweating ... just trying to ...

打趣別人想破頭也想不通時用；對上級或長輩說會顯得沒大沒小。

I bet your brain is overheating by now. ／ You must be racking your brain.

口語

I imagine 輕起，big brain of yours 連讀，just trying to 快讀帶過。

I imagine your brain is steaming just trying to solve that puzzle. 我猜你那腦子為了解這道題已經冒煙了。