in all probability十有八九

把天大的危險說成最不擔心的小事，越輕描淡寫越見分量。

X will be the least of my worries

用來輕描淡寫地表示還有更大的麻煩；安慰別人時別說，會顯得敷衍。

That'll be the least of our problems. ／ The money is the least of my worries right now.

中性

least 重讀，of my worries 連讀收輕，整句語氣要放平。

If the roof needs fixing too, the paint will be the least of my worries. 要是屋頂也得修，刷漆就是我最不操心的事了。

一個選擇問句，把『你的想法』和『被塞給你的想法』當場分開。

Is that what you think, or what they'd want you to think?

對方把別人的話當自己的想法時用；質問上司或長輩會顯得挑釁。

Is that your idea, or theirs? ／ Do you believe that, or were you told to?

中性

really 加重，or 前稍停，第二個 what 起句要乾脆。

Is that what you really want, or what the whole team expects you to want? 那是你真心想要的，還是整個團隊指望你想要？

三個動詞排開，最後用 in all probability 收，冷得沒有一絲餘地。

They'd A you, B you, and, in all probability, C you.

把最壞後果一條條擺清楚時用；日常小事這麼講會嚇到人。

They would lock you up and most likely hurt you. ／ In all probability, they will come for you next.

中性

三個動詞之間換氣，in all probability 前停半拍再壓下去。

You would lose the house, the savings, and, in all probability, your family. 你會輸掉房子、積蓄，十有八九還有家人。

不吵不鬧，一句後悔把好意全推回去，比罵人更疼。

You should've left me alone.

被人幫了卻只想怪對方時用；冷靜地說，效果比吼更重。

You shouldn't have gotten involved. ／ You should have just walked away.

口語

should've 縮成 should-uv，alone 拖長一點再收。

You should've left me alone instead of calling my parents. 你當初就該別管我，而不是打給我爸媽。

just 一插進去，質問裡全是被逼到牆角的委屈。

Why didn't you just leave me alone?

情緒爆發的當口喊出來；事後復盤時用會顯得還在氣頭上。

Why couldn't you just stay out of it? ／ Why did you have to get involved at all?

口語

just 讀得又快又輕，句尾上揚帶哭腔，重音落在 alone。

Why didn't you just leave my phone alone?! 你為什麼就不能別碰我手機？！

兩句對仗，一個 his 就收束整場，是查案人的收線方式。

We know A. Now we need B.

收尾、佈置下一步任務時用；寫正式報告時更適合展開說。

We've got her side. Now for his. ／ Her file is closed; his is still open.

中性

know 與 need 對照重讀，his 收得短促有力。

We know the budget. Now we need the timeline. 預算我們清楚了，現在需要時間表。