make it my business特意去做

一句长陈词把「预谋」钉死，shall 与 contention 让它像不可动摇的结论。

I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that ...

正式陈述观点、开场陈词时用；日常口语会显得过于隆重。

I shall begin by reminding you of the facts. ／ Let me start by restating my position.

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premeditated 重音在 med，advances 收得轻。

I shall begin by reminding you of our main goal. 我首先要提醒各位我们的主要目标。

短短五个词，把「不让我们接触」说成控诉，情绪一下顶到高处。

keep someone from someone

指控有人故意隔绝、隐瞒时用；语气强烈，适合争论。

They kept the truth from us. ／ She was kept away from the court.

中性

kept from 连读，us 重读。

They kept the report from us for weeks. 他们把报告瞒了我们好几周。

两个反问并排砸下，把制度性的讽刺一次说尽。

This is (something)? This is your (something)?

强烈质疑某种制度或做法时用；语气极重，慎用于正式场合。

This is fairness? This is your idea of help? ／ Is this justice? Is this what you promised?

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English justice 连读，Raj 重读。

This is teamwork? This is your plan? 这叫团队合作？这就是你的计划？

用 not defending a case 反手把对方的框架拆掉，短促而锋利。

I'm not doing X, I'm doing Y.

对方误解你的目的、你要纠正框架时用；语气要稳。

I'm not asking for a favour. ／ I'm not arguing, I'm explaining.

中性

defending a 连读，case 收得干脆。

I'm not complaining; I'm reporting a fact. 我不是在抱怨，我是在陈述事实。

把法官和自己并列成「奴隶」，一句话撕开整个法庭的伪善。

We are both ...

强调双方其实同样受制于某种力量时用；语气激烈。

We are both trapped here. ／ You and I are in the same cage.

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both slaves 重读，句尾下沉。

We are both stuck with the same rules. 我们都被同一套规矩困住。