fall right in your lap自己送上門

先擺道理再下命令，是朋友間最常搬出來的那種人生雞湯，卻真管用。

Life is short. You got to go after what you want.

勸朋友別拖、鼓勵人行動時用；正式場合可說 pursue what you want。

Life's too short to wait around. ／ If you want it, go get it.

口語

life is short 放慢，go after 連讀，want 重讀收。

Life is short; you have to go after the job you want. 人生苦短，想要的工作就得去爭。

一句狠話把僥倖心理戳破，方言味十足，特別有記憶點。

It ain't gonna just fall in your lap.

提醒別人別等天上掉餡餅時用；正式寫法要改成 it is not going to。

Nothing just lands in your lap. ／ You can't wait for it to come to you.

口語

sure as hell 連成一串，fall right in your lap 一口氣帶過。

That offer ain't gonna just fall in your lap; send the application. 那份工作不會自己掉你懷裡，先把簡歷投了。

警官一句話把度假屋的幻想澆滅，用詞誇張得像在嚇小孩。

There ain't nothing ... but ...

誇張地形容某地只有壞事時用；對長輩或正式場合別用 ain't。

There is nothing but trouble out there. ／ All you'll find is misery.

口語

ain't nothing 雙重否定連讀，on a scale 稍作停頓。

There ain't nothing out there but bugs and rain. 那兒除了蚊子和雨，什麼也沒有。

直接點名病根，朋友之間最難聽也最有用的一句實話。

You know what your problem is? You ...

熟人之間點破對方毛病時用；對不熟的人這樣開頭非常冒犯。

I'll tell you what's wrong with you. ／ Your real problem is your attitude.

口語

problem is 連讀，inferiority 重音在 -or-，complex 收穩。

You know what your problem is? You never apply anywhere. 你知道你的問題在哪兒嗎？你從來不去投。

一劫過後舉杯慶賀，粗人的浪漫全在這句祝酒詞裡。

Here's to + noun.

舉杯祝酒、慶祝某個新階段時用；正式宴會也一樣能用。

Here's to us. ／ To the good life.

中性

Here's to 連讀成 heres-ta，good life 放慢。

Here's to the new place and a fresh start. 敬新家，敬新的開始。