broke bread with一起吃過飯

虛擬語氣把「沒有我你什麼都不是」說得又準又狠。

If I hadn't ..., you'd never even have ...

翻舊賬、強調自己功勞時用；對幫過你的人說會傷感情。

If I hadn't called, you would never have heard about it. ／ Without my help you would not have gotten near him.

口語

If I hadn't 連讀，never even 重讀後放平。

If I hadn't driven you, you'd never have made the meeting. 要不是我開車送你，你根本趕不上那場會。

一句反問加一句拆臺，把對方的體面當場撕開。

Is that what you call it? You're always bragging about ...

拆穿別人吹牛時用；半開玩笑可以，認真吵架就傷人。

You call that a favor? You keep bragging about knowing him. ／ Is that what you call friendship? You never stop name-dropping.

口語

Is that what you 連讀，broke bread 兩詞重讀。

Is that what you call helping? You just bragged for an hour. 你就管這叫幫忙？你不過是吹了一小時牛。

把恩情說成買不到的東西，窮人的體面全在這一問裡。

What about things that no money can buy?

不想只談錢、要強調情分時用；對方只認錢就白說。

What about the things money can't buy? ／ Some favors are not for sale.

中性

What about 連讀，no money can buy 逐詞加重。

What about the help that no money can buy? 那用錢也買不到的幫忙呢？

兩個住處擺在一起，一個 hovel 一個 townhouse，窮與富的落差被喊得毫不留情。

I live in a hovel! And you live in a townhouse!

被說不知感恩時反擊用，朋友爭吵可以，工作或談判場合別這樣撕破臉。

I rent a hole, you own a house. ／ You've got a place, I've got nothing.

口語

hovel 重讀，townhouse 也重讀，兩句都往上走。

You call this fair? I live in a hovel, you live in a mansion. 你說這公平？我住破屋，你住大宅。