pick on someone專挑某人欺負

把最高評價落在影響力而非成就上，一句話說清榜樣。

He was the kind of person I wanted to be.

形容某人給你立了標準、你想照他的樣子活時用，別說成單純羨慕。

He set the standard I still aim for. ／ I wanted to grow up to be like him.

中性

kind of person 連讀，wanted to be 放慢收尾。

She was the kind of teacher I wanted to become. 她就是我想要成為的那種老師。

He was the kind of captain every player wanted to follow. 他是每個球員都想追隨的隊長。

一句冷陳述把被忽視的童年說盡，不控訴反而更疼。

Nobody else ... ever seemed interested in me.

描述自己在某個環境里長期被忽略、沒人真正關心時用。

No one in that house ever really saw me. ／ I was easy to overlook back then.

中性

Nobody else 重讀，interested in me 放慢壓低。

Nobody else on the team ever seemed interested in my ideas. 隊裡再沒人真正對我的想法感興趣。

Nobody at that school ever seemed to notice when I was struggling. 那所學校裡沒人注意到我過得有多難。

用「難得」讓期待成立：珍貴的東西本就來得少。

I was always happy when ... came for one of his rare visits.

開頭回憶一個不常見卻對你很重要的人時用，別說成客套。

His visits were rare, and I treasured every one. ／ The people we miss most often visit least.

中性

always happy 連讀，rare visits 兩詞重讀。

I was always happy when my grandmother came for one of her rare visits. 外婆難得來一趟，每次來我都特別高興。

We were always happy when Coach came back for one of his rare visits. 教練難得回來一趟，我們每次都特別高興。

把家庭裡的偏心說成當眾羞辱，一句點破強弱關係。

But he was the one ... picked on in front of everybody.

講述某人在眾人面前被專門針對、被貶低時用。

He was the one everyone ganged up on. ／ They saved their worst for him.

中性

picked on 連讀，in front of everybody 放慢重讀。

But she was the one the manager picked on in front of the whole team. 可經理專挑她，當著全組的面批評。

But he was the one everyone belittled at the dinner table. 可飯桌上大家都專貶低他。

先用讓步鋪路再一句反轉，把「欺負好人」的不公說透。

I might understand if ..., but ... wasn't.

為某人不該受的待遇鳴不平時用，先假設再否定。

I could forgive it if he deserved it, but he didn't. ／ There was no reason for it at all.

中性

might understand 連讀，but he wasn't 放慢重讀。

I might understand if Tom was careless, but he wasn't. 要是湯姆粗心我還能理解，可他並沒有。

I might understand if she had been late, but she wasn't. 要是她遲到我也能理解，可她沒有。