off the wagon破戒

把自己的酗酒說得像玩笑，越輕描淡寫越顯出這圈人的失序。

Another ... and I was going to ...

熟人之間誇張地抱怨某件事逼瘋自己時用；正式場合和生人面前別說。

One more night of this and I'll lose my mind. ／ Another hour of that and I was going to scream.

口語

Another night 連讀，kill myself 重讀，句尾降調收住。

Another weekend of overtime and I was going to quit. 再讓我加一個週末的班，我就要辭職了。

一句戒酒行話就把自嘲和認輸說盡，還帶點無所謂的瀟灑。

be off the wagon

自嘲又碰了戒掉的東西時用；對不熟的人講私事會顯得交淺言深。

I fell off the wagon again. ／ I'm back on the bottle.

口語

off the 連讀成 of-thə，wagon again 稍連，句尾放輕。

I'm off the wagon again, but I'll quit after the holidays. 我又抽上了，不過過完節我就戒。

誇車誇得隨意又內行，一下就把這圈人的做派點出來了。

I love your ... Does ... still work?

要看別人的車或舊物件並找話說時用；對陌生人不熟就說 loved car 太隨便。

Nice ride. Does the old radio still work? ／ Love the car. Everything still running?

口語

your ride 連讀，Does the 輕快，eight track 一氣唸完。

I love your ride. Does the heater still work? 我喜歡你這車。暖氣還能用嗎？

用花錢多少來給舊車撐腰，被踩面子後的辯解全在這句裡。

Do you have any idea how much ...?

被人看輕、想強調自己付出巨大時用；對顧客或長輩這樣反問會顯得衝。

You have no idea how much this cost me. ／ Do you know what I paid for this?

口語

any idea how 連讀，spent on 相連，句尾 work 上揚。

Do you have any idea how much I've spent on this guitar? 你知道我在這把吉他上花了多少錢嗎？

用一句聽著客氣的暗語罵人，荒誕又刻薄，是本章最出圈的一句。

They called me a ...

轉述別人罵你、又不想真的說髒話時用；正式場合別解釋這層暗語。

They called me names to my face. ／ They insulted me right to my face.

口語

See-You-Next-Tuesday 連成一串，To my face 逐詞頓開強調。

They called me a fool, and right to my face. 他們罵我蠢，還是當著我的面。

把離譜和常理硬湊在一句裡，人物那種沒心沒肺一下就立住了。

X I get. But, come on, ...

想表達某件事你能理解、另一件卻實在想不通時用；別拿來談嚴肅悲劇。

I get the idea, but come on, that's ridiculous. ／ That part I understand. But seriously, ...

口語

I get 略停，But, come on 加快，Get over it 逐詞加重。

Waiting in line I get, but come on, three hours? Get over it. 排隊我能理解，但拜託，三個小時？算了吧。