put something in jeopardy让某人陷入险境

把奖杯从赛场搬回家里，一句话重定义了什么叫赢。

Your real ... are at home waiting ...

劝朋友别为工作或面子牺牲家人时用；对失意的人说这话是抚慰，别拿来训人。

The real prize is the family waiting at home. ／ What matters is waiting for you back home.

中性

重音落在 real 和 home，waiting for you 轻快带过。

Your real reward is the family waiting for you back home. 你真正的回报是家里等你回去的人。

一句自嘲就把「我配不上她」讲得又好笑又心酸。

That should have been a ...

事后回看早该察觉的迹象时自嘲用；对不熟的人这样说会显得轻浮，别乱用。

That was a dead giveaway. ／ That alone should have told me.

口语

should have 连成 should've，dead 要重读。

The empty desk should have been a dead giveaway. 那张空桌子本来就该是个明摆着的信号。

一个 why would you 的质问，把朋友的怒气和担心全砸在桌上。

Why would you ...?

对亲近的人又气又怕时用；对上级或长辈这样质问会得罪人，慎用。

What made you risk your family like that? ／ Why put everything on the line?

口语

Why would you 连读，hell 压低，句尾上扬。

Why would you put your savings in jeopardy for a hobby? 你干嘛拿自己的积蓄为个爱好去冒险？

用一句反诘回敬对方夸妻子聪明，自嘲和得意扭在一起，老夫老妻的滋味全有。

..., didn't she?

被调侃时用一句反问反将回去，熟人之间有趣，正式场合或对陌生人显得油。

She picked me, didn't she? ／ And yet she said yes to me.

口语

well, she married me 连读，didn't she 上扬。

Yeah, well, he chose me, didn't he? 是啊，可他挑的是我，不是吗？