speak in code打啞謎

一句話替所有老話辯護：被人說爛了，不等於它是錯的。既認下「老套」，又不肯認輸，姿態很 Mark。

Just because something's ... doesn't make it less ...

替一句被嫌老套的真話辯護時用，帶一點不服氣。

Trite doesn't mean untrue. ／ Worn out or not, it still holds.

中性

trite 輕讀，doesn't make it less true 逐詞加重收尾。

Just because the rule is old doesn't make it less wise. 規矩雖舊，不代表它就不明智。

Just because a saying is common doesn't make it less true. 一句老話再怎麼常見，也不代表它就是假的。

把整段假安慰翻過來：你以為被討厭是因為書呆，其實是因為你的為人。全片對 Mark 最準的一句評價。

It'll be because you're a ...

點破對方把失敗歸錯原因時用，狠但直接。

It's not that; it's you. ／ The reason is you, not the label.

口語

It'll be 連讀，because you're an asshole 放慢釘死。

It'll be because you never listen, not because of your accent. 那是因為你從不傾聽，不是因為你的口音。

It'll be because you're lazy, not because you're unlucky. 那是因為你懶，不是因為運氣差。

用一臺健身器械概括一段關係：你使盡力氣，卻始終原地不動。比喻又準又損，一句話說清消耗感。

Dating you is like dating a ...

形容某人或某段關係把你耗空卻毫無進展時用。

Talking to you is like running in place. ／ It's all effort and no progress.

口語

Dating you 連讀，StairMaster 重讀收尾。

It's exhausting. Working here is like running on a treadmill. 太累了。在這兒上班就像在跑步機上跑。

This is exhausting. Meetings here are like talking to a wall. 太累了。這兒的會就像對牛彈琴。

提前宣判他往後十年的自我敘事：把被拒全怪到「書呆子」這個標籤上，省得面對真正的問題。

You're gonna go through life thinking that ...

預判某人會長期抱著某個錯誤結論時用，語氣帶嘆。

You'll spend years telling yourself that. ／ That's the story you'll live with.

中性

go through life 連讀，because you're a nerd 放慢收尾。

You're gonna go through life thinking that you failed because of luck. 你會一輩子以為自己是敗給了運氣。

You're gonna go through life thinking that nobody likes you because you're quiet. 你會一輩子以為沒人喜歡你是因為你太安靜。