a four-letter word禁忌詞

把一種情緒說成髒話級別的禁語，一句話立起軍隊式的強硬，越不許提越說明人人都在怕。

Fear is a four-letter word.

用誇張方式宣佈某個詞或某件事不能提時用，對團隊或朋友開場最合適；正式檔案裡不要用。

Fear is a dirty word around here. ／ We do not say that word here.

口語

Fear is a 連讀，four-letter 重讀，ladies 輕輕收。

Quitting is a four-letter word in this gym. 在這間健身房裡，「放棄」是個禁忌詞。

Excuses are a four-letter word around here. 在這兒，「藉口」是個不能提的詞。

用最不體面的畫面把「不許怕」講得又狠又好笑，命令句不給理由只給後果。

If you want to ..., keep it to yourself.

用不客氣的口氣叫別人別抱怨、別聲張時用，對熟人半開玩笑最合適；對客戶或長輩不要用。

Whatever you're feeling, keep it quiet. ／ If you're scared, don't tell me about it.

口語

If you want to 連讀，big-boy slacks 放慢，keep it to yourself 收住。

If you want to complain, keep it to yourself. 你要是想抱怨，就自己憋著別說。

If you want to cry, keep it to yourself. 你要是想哭，就自己忍著別說出來。

一個玩家視角的怨言，卻順手調侃了整個行業，用最普通的疑問句說盡莫名其妙。

When did ... become so ...?

感嘆某件事不知不覺變得越來越誇張時用，對同齡朋友吐槽最合適；正式場合少用。

When did this get so complicated? ／ Since when did everything get so intense?

中性

When did 連讀，video games 輕快，violent and scary 加重。

When did groceries become so expensive? 東西什麼時候變得這麼貴了？

When did my friends become so busy? 我的朋友們什麼時候變得這麼忙了？

一條把遊戲內外規則縫在一起的鐵律，never 開頭、命令式收尾，沒有任何商量餘地。

Never interfere with ...

強調某條絕對底線、不容觸碰的規矩時用，對隊友或下屬說最合適；輕鬆調侃的場合不要用。

Never get in the way of the shooter. ／ Do not ever step in mid-game.

中性

Never 重讀，interfere with 連讀，first-person shooter 逐詞清楚。

Never interfere with the person on deadline. 絕不要去打擾正在趕截止日期的人。

Never interfere with a sleeping baby. 千萬別去打擾睡著的寶寶。