I'm history我完蛋了

把說不清的力量講成一個能被想像的畫面：慾望被請出來，走成了真人；解釋的是面具，說中的是人性。

It's like it brings your innermost ... to life.

解釋某種讓人變樣的事物時用，語氣偏分析；對日常小事說會顯得太文學，別硬套。

It makes your hidden wishes real. ／ It pulls out what you keep buried.

中性

innermost 稍重，desires to life 連讀後放慢收尾。

It's like it brings your competitive side to life. 它就像把你爭強好勝的一面喚了出來。

It's like it brings old memories to life. 它就像把舊日記憶都喚活了。

先擺一個假設，再把建議說成自己的選擇；不逼你聽，卻把利害講得清清楚楚。

And if I were you, I'd ... fast.

給人出主意、勸人儘快行動時用；語氣直接，對正在猶豫的人比命令更容易接受。

I wouldn't stick around if I were you. ／ Personally, I'd leave tonight.

口語

if I were you 壓低，get out of town fast 加快收尾。

And if I were you, I'd update my resume fast. 換作是我，我會趕緊更新簡歷。

And if I were you, I'd back up those files fast. 要是我，我會趕緊把那些檔案備份好。

把「他那種人」和「我們所有人」連起來，一句就把個人危險升級成公共危機，收得乾脆。

Then we're all in big trouble.

預判糟糕後果時用，語氣冷靜；常跟在某個條件之後，用來敲醒還在猶豫的人，別當玩笑。

Then we're all done for. ／ That puts everyone at risk.

口語

all 稍重，big trouble 放慢收尾。

If the client walks, then we're all in big trouble. 要是客戶走了，那我們可就都有大麻煩了。

If that dam breaks, then we're all in big trouble. 如果那道壩垮了，我們全都得遭殃。

用一句反話把期待壓到地板上：越是篤定事情會自己發生，越顯出他其實走投無路。

Sure. ... will fall right into my lap.

用反諷表達「想得美」時用，適合熟人吐槽；對上級或嚴肅場合說會顯得陰陽怪氣。

Sure, the answer will just land in my lap. ／ Yeah, and pigs might fly.

口語

Sure 拖長帶笑，fall right into my lap 放慢反諷。

Sure, a perfect job will fall right into my lap. 當然，好工作會自己送上門來。

Sure, the budget will fall right into our lap. 當然，預算會自己掉進我們手裡。