a mean curry做得一手好菜

夸张的狠话包着长辈的偏爱，一句就把玛丽的刀子嘴立住了。

Surprised you ...; I'd have ... on the spot.

熟人之间半开玩笑嫌弃对方时说，说给朋友听；正式场合或对领导别说这种狠话。

Fancy you passing; I'd have shown you the door right away. ／ I'm amazed you lasted; I'd have sent you off at once.

口语

Surprised 上扬，on the spot 三词一顿一顿地砸下来。

Surprised you made it; I'd have left without you on the spot. 你竟然赶到了，要是我早就当场走了。

不吵不闹地反问，把对方的想当然顶了回去，短而有力。

What makes you think ...?

被冒犯或被看轻时，用这句平静反问对方；对长辈语气要放软，别变成挑衅。

Where did you get that idea? ／ What gave you that impression?

中性

重音落在 makes，句尾 secretary 微微上扬。

What makes you think I can't handle the night shift? 你凭什么觉得我上不了夜班？

一句轻描淡写把称呼按实，温柔里带点不容反驳。

We think of you as ...

当着人给对方安一个身份时说，语气亲昵；当事人明显抗拒时别硬说，会变成冒犯。

To us you're family. ／ We've always seen you as one of our own.

中性

think of you as 连读，重音压在 auntie。

We think of you as our own daughter by now. 我们早把你当成亲闺女了。

反义疑问句一收，既是商量又是不容拒绝，把秘密说成了默契。

It'll have to be our secret, won't it?

想把事情说成两人共谋时用，适合朋友之间；对不熟的人说会显得越界。

This stays between us, agreed? ／ Just our little secret, all right?

口语

have to 弱读，句尾 won't it 轻轻挑起。

This stays between us, won't it? 这事就咱俩知道，行吧？