straight up说真的

先给一句正经忠告，再拿鸭子把话掰弯，冷得刚好。

stick to what you're good at, unless ...

劝人别乱转行时用，熟人之间开玩笑合适，正式建议别说。

stick to your strengths, unless you have a reason ／ know what you're good at and stay there

口语

Stick to 连读，duck 重读，branch out 上扬收尾。

Stick to what you're good at, unless you're bored enough to change. 守好你擅长的，除非你实在想换。

连用两句强调，把一句好消息说得像宣告。

I'm telling you now, straight up, ...

要让人相信你不是开玩笑时说，朋友间用，正式场合少用。

I'm telling you straight, this is real ／ listen, no joke, this is happening

口语

straight up 稍作停顿，tour America 重读。

I'm telling you now, straight up, we got the house. 我现在就跟你说，说真的，房子我们拿下了。

把自己的待遇和别人的处境硬碰硬一摆，缺德又好笑。

you're in X and I'm in Y

自嘲或损人待遇差时用，熟人之间可以，正式场合别说。

you get the dives, I get the suites ／ same trip, very different rooms

口语

knocking shops 轻读，five-star hotels 放慢加重。

You're in a hostel and I'm in a five-star hotel. 你住青旅，我住五星酒店。

用学术黑话当武器反将一军，骂人不带脏字还显得高。

Do you know nothing about X?

讽刺对方外行、装腔时用，熟人之间可以，正式辩论里显得刻薄。

Have you never heard of X? ／ You clearly know nothing about X

literary

nothing 重读，free play of signs and signifiers 连读放慢。

Do you know nothing about how the internet actually works? 你对互联网实际怎么跑的一无所知吗？

把对方的劝架原话反弹回去，冲突瞬间拉满。

Don't tell me to X! You X!

吵架、被劝冷静时用，带脏字，熟人争执可以，正式场合别说。

Don't tell me to relax, you relax ／ you calm down first

口语

calm down 两次都要重，第二句语气更高。

Don't tell me to be patient, you be patient for once. 别叫我耐心，你才该耐心一次。