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把繼承夢想說成一種責任：不是為自己，是不讓父親的努力白費。

I got to make sure ... means something

談到繼承家人的付出、給自己打氣時用，語氣堅定；正式文書裡應改用 have to。

I have to make sure his sacrifice meant something. ／ I owe it to him to make this work.

口語

got to 弱讀成 gotta，means something 放慢。

I have to make sure my mother's sacrifice means something. 我得讓媽媽的犧牲有意義。

不否定夢想，只是把夢想之外的東西擺上檯面：有一種更好的，未必寫在合同上。

Someone may not have gotten ..., but they had something better.

安慰為理想受挫的人、重新衡量價值時用。

He didn't get the dream, but he got something better. ／ Maybe he lost the plan and kept what mattered.

中性

may not have 輕快帶過，something better 重讀放慢。

She never got the house she dreamed of, but she had something better. 她沒能得到夢想的房子，但她有更好的東西。

把「快成功」當成不能停的理由，說出所有拼命的人心裡那句自辯。

How can I let up now when I'm so close?

不想在臨門一腳前放鬆時用，語氣帶無奈也有倔強。

I can't stop now, I'm nearly there. ／ No quitting when you're this close.

口語

let up 連讀重讀，so close 放慢下墜。

I can't slow down now when I'm this close. 都這麼近了，我怎麼能鬆勁。

用反問把感動遞過去，不直說「多美啊」，而是問對方「你也要哭了吧」，情緒一下就同頻。

Doesn't it just make you want to ...?

看到動人場景、想拉著別人一起感慨時用，語氣親密；對不熟的人說會顯得過分煽情。

Doesn't it make you want to cry? ／ It almost makes you cry, doesn't it?

口語

Doesn't it just 連讀，want to cry 放慢上揚。

Doesn't this sunset just make you want to stop and stare? 這片落日是不是讓你忍不住停下來看？

不說「你像他」，而說「你是他的女兒」，把血脈裡的倔強和熱情一句點中。

You're your daddy's daughter.

長輩看到晚輩身上出現父母的影子時用，語氣溫暖；用在朋友之間也可，但要有這層關係才自然。

You're your father's daughter. ／ You got that from your dad.

口語

daddy's daughter 連讀重讀，all right 輕收確認。

You're your mother's daughter - always feeding everyone. 你真是你媽媽的女兒，總想著給大家做飯。