turn operations over to移交給別人接手

一句抱怨把整件事的荒誕點破：她不是偷渡客，只是來自說英語的鄰國，卻要按移民條款被趕走。又急又滑稽。

I'm from ..., for Christ's sake.

在對方把小事嚴重化、你急著表明身份或立場時用，語氣帶無奈和急躁。

I'm from next door, come on. ／ You're treating me like a criminal.

口語

Canada 重讀，for Christ s sake 放輕帶過，尾音下滑。

I'm from this neighbourhood, for Christ's sake. 我就住這個街區啊，拜託！

用命定口吻起頭，卻在半句裡用 but we did 反手承認；既像藉口，又像告白，是這段假戲裡第一句真話。

... weren't meant to ..., but we did.

描述一段不合常理卻真實發生的感情或關係時用，語氣坦白而不辯解。

We weren't supposed to work, but we did. ／ It shouldn't have happened, and yet.

literary

weren t meant 輕讀，fall in love 連讀，but we did 重讀收尾。

Two people who weren't meant to get along, but we did. 兩個本來合不來的人，可我們偏偏合上了。

先給一點點希望，再用 unfortunately 把門關死；一句標準的壞訊息通知，禮貌卻不留餘地。

We can ..., but unfortunately you have to ...

傳達規定性的壞訊息時用，語氣正式剋制；對朋友別這麼說，會顯得像在唸公文。

We can try again, but you'd have to leave for a year. ／ There's an option, but it comes with a year abroad.

正式

reapply 後稍停，unfortunately 放低，have to leave the country 連讀。

You can appeal, but unfortunately you have to pay the full fee first. 你可以申訴，但很遺憾，得先付全款。

最經典的宣佈轉折句：不解釋、不鋪墊，只把人拉進來，下一句就是要掀桌。

I think there's something that you should know.

準備宣佈重要或不受歡迎的訊息時用，適合正式或嚴肅場合；日常閒聊別用，會把小事說得像大事。

There's something you ought to know. ／ Before we go on, you should hear this.

中性

I think 輕讀，something 和 should know 重讀，know 後短停再接下文。

I think there's something that you should know before the meeting. 開會前有件事，我想你們應該先知道。