two strikes against you已背兩次前科

把諷刺包在暖話裡，所謂的歸家歡迎其實一個人也沒有。

It's ... that makes ... feel so ...

熟人之間說反話、自嘲時用；正式場合或對長輩別這麼講。

It's the warm welcome here that really makes me feel at home. ／ It's all the love around here that keeps me so cheerful.

中性

重音落在 all 和 warm，句尾輕輕放下，反諷才不刺耳。

It's all the praise I get that makes the overtime feel so rewarding. 全靠這點表揚，讓我覺得加班特別值得。

一句話戳穿安保軟肋：鎖再硬，也怕手裡攥著鑰匙的人。

only as ... as the person who ...

聊安全漏洞、制度軟肋時用；對當事人別拿來挖苦。

Only as safe as the one holding the key. ／ A lock is only as good as the man with the key.

中性

as strong as 連讀，重音分別落在 strong 和 key。

A company is only as strong as the people who guard its secrets. 一家公司再強，也強不過替它守密的人。

把責任一句話推回對方，不吼不叫卻最有分量。

You're the reason (that) ...

點明責任、當面攤牌時用；和氣溝通時少用，容易翻臉。

You're the one who brought this on us. ／ This is happening because of you.

口語

reason 重讀，we're 弱讀，停頓放在 reason 後面。

You're the reason we're stuck here all night. 就因為你，我們才整晚困在這兒。

用棒球三振的說法點出前科累累，後半句誇張得讓人發涼。

You got ... already. They're gonna ...

警告屢犯的人別再犯時用；對朋友能半開玩笑，對陌生人很冒犯。

You're one strike away from going down for good. ／ With your record, the next charge will finish you.

口語

two strikes 和 bury you under 都重讀，語氣一路壓低。

You already have two strikes, so don't push your luck again. 你已經犯過兩次了，別再拿運氣賭了。

被質疑時用自嘲式的反駁立威，簡短、乾脆、有壓迫感。

This is X. We're not completely ...

被小看時回敬、給自己人撐場時用；太沖，別對客戶說。

We know what we're doing here. ／ Don't count us out just yet.

中性

重音在 FBI 和 not，completely 一帶而過，句尾下沉。

This is our team. We're not completely helpless. 這是我們的團隊。我們還沒那麼沒用。