take advantage of someone利用某人

一句護著女兒的話，把責任整塊推給旁人。它不談事實，只定性質：我的孩子沒錯，錯的是帶壞她的人。這種無條件的偏袒，正是美美既想逃開又無法割捨的原因。

She is a good girl and you've taken advantage of her.

替在乎的人辯護、把責任推給外界時用，語氣護短；對當事人說，會讓他永遠不必面對自己的問題。

She meant well; you used her. ／ You are the ones who led her astray.

正式

good girl 重讀，taken advantage of her 放慢收尾。

She's a good kid and you took advantage of her. 她是個好孩子，是你們利用了她。

He's decent, and you lot dragged him into this. 他本本分分，是你們把他拖下水的。

用「有生以來第一次」替一個人打包票：不是她，是這次出了岔子。它聽著像澄清，其實是在否認女兒身上正在發生的變化。

She's never done anything like this before.

替某人解釋反常行為時用，語氣護短；對受害者說會像在淡化過錯。

This isn't like her at all. ／ She has never behaved this way.

中性

never done 連讀重讀，before 放慢收尾。

He's never pulled anything like this before. 他以前從沒幹過這種事。

在失控的一刻劃出底線：怎麼說我都可以，家人不行。它把憤怒轉成一條清楚的邊界，也解釋了美美為什麼會突然爆發。

Don't talk about my family like that.

被冒犯到家人時用，語氣強硬；在爭吵中說出往往是動手前的最後警告。

Keep my family out of your mouth. ／ You don't get to talk about them.

口語

my family 重讀，like that 一字一頓收尾。

Don't you dare talk about my family that way. 不許你這樣說我家人。

用一句反問壓住對方的輕慢：把事情的嚴重性直接甩到臉上。短、狠、好記。

You think this is a joke?

對方嘻嘻哈哈不當回事、你要他嚴肅起來時用，語氣帶火；對長輩或客戶說會顯得頂撞，場合不對別用。

Do you think this is funny? ／ Is this a joke to you?

口語

You think 短促，joke 上揚收尾。

You think safety rules are a joke? 你覺得安全規定是鬧著玩的嗎？