circumvent繞過

把愛情和絕症並列，一個詞就把玩世不恭說透，狠又好笑。

I believe in A. I believe in B，我信A，我還信B

熟人之間自嘲感情時能用；對正失戀的人這樣說是往傷口撒鹽。

I believe in love. I also believe in disappointment. ／ Sure I believe in love, and in bad luck.

口語

believe in 連讀，cancer 重讀並放慢收尾。

I believe in second chances. I also believe in people blowing them. 我相信人能有第二次機會。我也相信人會把它浪費掉。

先認輸再翻盤，把 Me 提到句首一頓，痴情和自得都在裡面。

Someone could've had X. Me, they loved，本可以選X，卻選了我

講感情往事、想強調對方選了自己時能用；當眾說容易顯得自戀。

She could've had anyone. She picked me. ／ Plenty of rich men wanted her. She wanted me.

口語

could've 輕讀，Me 後稍停，she loved 收得低而穩。

She could have married anyone. Me, she chose. 她本來嫁誰都行。她選的是我。

用最平靜的兩句回擊嘲諷，損人不帶髒字，殺傷力卻拉滿。

It's called a ... You ... much?，這叫…，你…嗎

別人拿你的用詞開涮時能用；對不熟的人這樣說會直接結仇。

It's called a dictionary. You own one? ／ That's called reading. You should try it.

口語

It's called 連讀，vocabulary 重音在第二音節，句尾反問上揚。

It's called a deadline. You met one before? 這叫截止日期。你以前趕上過嗎？

先吹裝置，再補一句自己裝的，自誇和心虛一起露了底。

It's pretty ... I ... myself，挺…的，還是我自己弄的

介紹自己弄的東西、帶點得意時能用；對專業人士吹牛容易被打臉。

It's pretty advanced. I installed it myself. ／ It's a good system. I set it up on my own.

口語

pretty 輕讀，high-tech 重音在後，myself 略拖長。

It's pretty solid. I built the shelf myself. 這架子挺結實的。我自己搭的。

一句疑問戳中錢從哪來，案子最可疑的地方被說得像隨口一嘆。

How did someone afford ...? It must run a fortune，哪來的錢…？肯定貴得嚇人

看到與收入不符的消費、想追問來路時能用；對當事人直問會顯得冒犯。

How could she pay for a place like this? ／ This kind of apartment must cost a fortune.

中性

did she 連讀，afford 重讀，run a fortune 一氣帶過。

How did he afford that car? It must run a fortune. 他哪來的錢買那輛車？肯定貴得嚇人。