let someone go讓某人走人

它先把對方最容易接受的解釋否掉，再一字一頓給出真正的判決；三連形容詞收尾，把這場對峙從情緒爭吵釘成一份結論。

I didn t ... because ... I ... because ...

在被誤解動機、需要把決定說到沒有迴旋餘地時用，語氣冷靜而強硬。

I didn't say it for that reason. I said it because it's true. ／ This isn't about you; it's about the work.

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threatened 重讀後稍停，lazy entitled incompetent 三個詞分開砸下。

I didn't move you because I feel threatened. No, I moved you because you're careless. 我調你的崗，不是因為我覺得受威脅。不，是因為你太馬虎。

最職業的一句話，把一屋子的私人恩怨壓回業務本身：對外可以冷酷，但對作品的態度不能含糊。

We take ... very seriously.

在情緒化場合把話題拉回專業標準時用，語氣正式、不容辯解。

We don't cut corners on this. ／ This gets our full attention, every time.

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take 和 seriously 雙重重讀，all of our submissions 連讀帶過。

We take all of our complaints around here very seriously. 我們這裡對所有投訴都非常認真對待。

把解僱包裝成一份體面的退出方案，冷酷裡帶著施捨感；看似給你臺階，其實是一道不可違抗的命令。

I will give you ... to ... And then you can tell everyone ...

需要給對方留體面但決定不可更改時用；適合正式對下屬或對手說，朋友之間別用，顯得居高臨下。

You can tell them it was your idea. ／ We'll say you resigned.

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will 和 two months 重讀，And then 後稍停，you resigned 輕而清楚。

I'll give you a month to wrap things up, and then you can tell everyone it was your choice. 我給你一個月收尾，然後你可以告訴所有人這是你自己的選擇。

用最短的條件句下最後通牒，畫面具體到武裝護送，威脅感比吼叫更強，也更冷。

Another word and ...

在對方步步緊逼、必須終止對話時用，語氣冷硬；對同事或熟人別輕易用，殺傷力很大。

One more word and you're out. ／ Say that again and you're gone.

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Another word 連讀，and 後不停頓直接接 you re going out，句尾 escort 降調。

One more word and you're walking out of this meeting with security. 你再說一個字，就得被保安請出這場會。