go figure你說怪不怪

把喪事和一頓飯擺在一起，不喊冤不流淚，恨意全在細節裡。

My ... is dead. The guys that did it are ...,人沒了，兇手卻還在…

講不公、要下決心討回公道時能用；對剛失去親人的人別這樣講。

She's dead, and the men who did it are eating dinner. ／ They killed her and went out for a meal.

口語

girl's dead 連讀，eating chicken marsala 放慢、咬字清楚。

My dog is gone, and the guys who hit it are at the bar laughing. 我的狗沒了，撞它的人還在酒吧裡有說有笑。

一句馬場行話把疲憊說成活物，畫面感強，比「我很累」狠多了。

I feel like I've been ...，我感覺自己像被…

熟人之間誇張地說自己累慘了時能用；正式場合或對長輩說會顯得隨便。

I feel like I've been run ragged. ／ I've been ridden hard and left out to dry.

口語

feel like 連讀，rode hard 重讀，put away wet 收得低。

After that double shift, I feel like I've been rode hard and put away wet. 連上兩個班之後，我感覺自己像被折騰散架了。

用遛狗的畫面說死纏不放，損人損得形象又好笑。

You're like a dog with a ...，你就像條盯著…的狗

熟人之間笑對方不肯放手時能用；對不熟的人說會顯得冒犯。

You're like a dog with a bone. ／ You latch on like a puppy with a toy.

口語

like a dog 連讀，Frisbee 重音在第一音節。

You're like a dog with a Frisbee when it comes to that game. 一玩起那遊戲，你就像條叼著飛盤的狗。

把秘密壓成一句最短的威脅，兇話後面其實藏著不好意思。

You tell anybody, I'll ...,你敢說出去，我就…

朋友之間交代秘密時半開玩笑地警告能用；對陌生人這麼說會像真威脅。

Tell anyone and I'll kill you. ／ If you tell, you're dead.

口語

You tell 連讀，anybody 重讀，I'll kill you 壓低收。

You tell anybody I cried, I'll kill you. 你敢跟別人說我哭了，我就殺了你。

三連短句像機關槍，孩子的刻薄和親密全在這串外貌清單裡。

His ... is too ..., His ... are too ...，他…太…

跟熟人打趣長相時能用；對在意容貌的人說會真傷人。

His head is too big. His chin is too small. ／ His hair sticks up and his ears stick out.

口語

too pointy 重讀，beady 短促，too big 拖一下收。

His beard is too long. His glasses are too round. 他鬍子太長，眼鏡太圓。