make up her own mind自己拿定主意

最簡潔的否決：不是不同意，是邏輯上站不住。

It just doesn't make any sense.

指出對方的安排或說法自相矛盾時用；別隻說這句就完，最好接上理由。

None of this adds up. ／ The logic does not hold.

中性

just doesn't 連讀，make any sense 放慢重讀。

It just doesn't make any sense to start on a Friday. 週五才開工，這根本說不通。

It just doesn't make any sense to cut the safety budget. 砍掉安全預算，這根本說不通。

把成年說得有重量：不是年齡到了，是決定權該交還。

X gets to make up X's own mind.

維護他人做決定的權利、反對被代做安排時用；別用來推卸該負的責任。

Let her decide for herself. ／ This choice belongs to her.

中性

gets to 連讀，make up her own mind 放慢收尾。

He gets to make up his own mind about college. 上不上大學，他自己有權拿主意。

故意用錯的比較級來加重語氣，把「很不對」說得又直白又好笑。

That sounds [worse] than [bad].

半開玩笑地否定一件離譜的事時用；正式彙報或對上級別用，顯得不嚴肅。

That is stranger than strange. ／ That is wrong on a whole new level.

口語

wronger than wrong 遞進加重，句尾下沉。

Sir, that sounds stranger than strange. 先生，這聽著比怪還怪。

一句樸素的反對，把關心說成了賬本，也露出兩代人價值觀的差距。

It's a waste of money.

反對某筆開銷、或勸人別花冤枉錢時用，語氣直接，對長輩或客戶要軟一點。

You're throwing money away. ／ That money could be better spent.

口語

It's a 連讀成 itsa，waste of money 三詞連讀放慢。

Paying for two cars when you drive one is a waste of money. 只開一輛車卻養兩輛，就是浪費錢。

A hotel that you never sleep in is a waste of money. 根本不睡的酒店就是浪費錢。