the crown jewel of最耀眼的瑰寶

誘惑的第一步不是給好處，是提醒你已經付出了多少，讓人捨不得回頭。

Think of everything you've sacrificed.

勸人別放棄、拿過去的付出施壓時用，語氣像哄；對方正在動搖時這麼說會讓人失衡。

Think about how much you've already given up. ／ Remember everything you sacrificed to get here.

口語

Come on now 輕快，everything you've sacrificed 放慢。

Think of everything you've given up to get this far. 想想你為了走到今天放棄過的一切。

把「想要」和「需要」分開，是整部電影的答案：得到的未必是缺的，擁有的才是最要緊的。

But he had what he needed.

在得失之間重新衡量時用，語氣平靜有力。

He had what mattered. ／ What he needed, he already had.

中性

had 重讀，what he needed 放慢收尾。

He never got his dream, but he had what he needed. 他沒實現夢想，但他擁有他需要的。

兩句話給一個人的一生做完總結：物質上的失敗，抵不過他始終沒丟掉的東西。

He never lost sight of what was really important.

評價一個人堅守初心時用，莊重。

He never forgot what mattered most. ／ He kept his eye on what was real.

中性

lost sight of 連讀，really important 重讀收尾。

She had love and never lost sight of what mattered. 她有愛，也從沒忘記什麼才重要。

用 never did 加重那份未完成的遺憾，平鋪直敘，卻把女兒心裡的疼說透。

Someone never did get what they wanted.

談起親人沒能實現的願望時用，語氣剋制；安慰別人時也可以先接住這份遺憾。

He never got what he wanted. ／ My father's dream never came true.

中性

never did 重讀，what he wanted 放慢收尾。

My grandmother never did get to see the sea. 我外婆一直沒能看到大海。

在最狼狽的處境裡糾正一個用詞，倔強又好笑：就算變成青蛙，也要守住自己的說法。

I've got news for you: it's not X, it's Y.

想先壓住對方再用一句糾正反擊時用，語氣挑釁；正式場合或想緩和關係時別用。

I've got news for you - it's not X, it's Y. ／ Actually, it's not that. It's this.

口語

got news 重讀，not slime / It's mucus 一句一頓。

I've got news for you: it's not a hobby, it's a career. 告訴你吧：這不是愛好，這是職業。