chase the rabbit盯住目標去追

三個動作一路排開，不加評論就把那種油膩和冒犯寫得清清楚楚。

So he throws his arms around them, rubs their ..., grabs their ...

轉述別人的無禮舉動時用；正式場合這樣描述顯得太粗。

He put his hands all over them. ／ He grabbed at them without asking.

口語

throws his arms 連讀，三個動詞逐個加重。

He threw his arms around every guest and spun them around. 他摟住每個客人，還把人轉了一圈。

用對方那套鬼話原樣回敬，反擊得又好笑又痛快。

I tell him that I am judging a ... contest.

用同樣套路回敬冒犯者時用；玩笑可以，認真場合別學。

So I told him I was running the same game. ／ I gave him a taste of his own line.

口語

face-punching 兩詞連讀，contest 重讀收尾。

I told him I was judging a bad-joke contest. 我告訴他，我在當爛笑話比賽的評委。

用一句家常比喻講做事邏輯，既像老話又抖了個機靈。

You gotta ... if you want ...

講做事得下功夫時用；正經彙報裡略顯隨意。

No chase, no catch. ／ You want the prize, you do the work.

口語

gotta chase 連讀，rabbit 重讀，尾音收住。

If you want the prize, you gotta chase the rabbit. 想要獎品，就得去追兔子。

一句自負的宣告，配上後面猜錯的橋段，反而更好笑也更冷。

I know everything there is to know about ...

自誇精通某行時用；對行家這麼說容易顯得狂。

I know that field inside out. ／ There's nothing about money I don't know.

中性

everything there is to know 一口氣連讀。

She knows everything there is to know about this city. 這座城市的事，她全知道。

用一個荒唐的退休畫面反問，把「我還能幹嘛」的絕望說得很具體。

What am I gonna do, go ... and ...?

自嘲沒別的出路時用；正式場合要刪掉髒字。

What else am I supposed to do with myself? ／ Sit around and drink until I fall over?

口語

half a yard 連讀，bar stools 重讀後上揚。

What am I gonna do, sit home and count the walls? 我能幹什麼，坐在家裡數牆嗎？