a smoking husk冒著煙的空殼

三個動詞排成一列，把生物的生存法則壓縮成一條命令。沒有形容詞，反而更冷，也更可怕。

All they know is ..., ..., ...

用幾個動詞概括某類東西的本能或行事邏輯時用。

All they do is eat and grow. ／ Their whole life is hunt and sleep.

中性

All they know is 連讀，eat kill multiply 三個詞平均加重。

All they know is run, shout, repeat. 他們就知道跑、喊、重複。

All they know is post, pose, and post again. 他們只知道發帖、擺拍、再發帖。

用肯定的句式說反話，一句話把對方的打算否掉。後面再補一個拿身高開涮的稱呼，戰鬥力翻倍。

Like fun you are, ...

別人提出你不認可的打算時，用這句反話直接否掉。

As if you are. ／ You wish you were.

口語

Like fun 連讀，you are 放慢，整句往下壓。

Like fun you are an expert, newbie. 想得美，你還專家呢，新手。

Like fun you are in charge, rookie. 想得美，你還負責呢，菜鳥。

用死亡和重生講清這個世界的規則，也順手說明她此行有多危險。冷靜陳述背後是一句沒有說出口的勸阻。

You ... outside your game, you don't ...

冷靜說明一條不能違反的規則及其代價時用。

Step outside your world and there is no reset. ／ Die out there and that's it.

中性

You die 短促，outside your game 連讀，don't regenerate 放慢。

You leave the team, you don't come back. 你離開這個團隊，就別再回來。

You quit now, you don't get a second chance. 你現在放棄，就不會有第二次機會。

把一件苦差事說成天經地義的職責，聽不出抱怨，卻讓人心疼。一句話交代了兩個人的關係，也埋下了後面的轉變。

It is my job to fix what someone wrecks.

把某人闖的禍說成自己分內之事時用。

Fixing his damage is what I do. ／ That's my job, cleaning after him.

中性

It is my job to 連讀，fix what 相接，Ralph wrecks 收住。

It is my job to clean what the interns break. 收拾實習生弄壞的東西是我的活。

It is my job to fix what my brother breaks. 弟弟弄壞的東西由我來修。