get on the bandwagon跟风

一句预言道尽投机者的嗅觉，也说清了他们抢先一步的位置。

Soon everyone will be wanting to ...

预判某件事会引来一片跟风时用；谈市场、潮流、风口都合适。

Soon everybody will want a piece of this. ／ The crowd will follow as soon as it works.

口语

Soon everyone 连读，bandwagon 重读并收满。

Soon everyone will be wanting to get on the bandwagon and open a shop here. 很快人人都会想跟风，在这儿开一家店。

把上句的跟风说法一转，变成自己的位置，机锋全在这个双关。

And, my friends, we are ...

在祝酒或聚会上抖机灵、给自己定位时用；轻松场合才合适。

And we are the ones playing the tune. ／ The rest can follow; we lead.

口语

my friends 后微顿，we are the band 一字一顿。

And, my friends, we are the band everyone will want to join. 而朋友们，我们就是人人都想加入的那支乐队。

把一整晚的克制压进一句直白，前面所有顾虑都被这句推翻。

All I wanna do is ...

把心意直说、不再绕弯子时用；亲密关系里自然，正式场合不宜。

All I want is to be with you. ／ There's only one thing I want right now.

口语

wanna do 连读，right now 重读，kiss you 放轻。

All I wanna do is tell you the truth. 我现在只想把实话告诉你。

一句感慨既是夸朋友，也藏着对自己的失望，分量很重。

It's good to know there are ... left in the world.

肯定某个难得的人时用；半正式，适合感慨或敬重对方的场合。

It's good to know men like him still exist. ／ The world is better for having him in it.

中性

good to know 连读，men like Wyatt 重读，句尾下沉。

It's good to know there are people like her left in the world. 知道世上还有她这样的人，真好。

用 wish 说出口的自我怀疑，比任何自嘲都更露骨。

I wish I could ...

表达想做到却还没做到的心事时用；私密交谈里合适，公开场合少用。

I wish I thought that well of myself. ／ I'd like to respect myself the way he does.

中性

I wish I 连读，same esteem 重读，语速放慢。

I wish I could hold myself in the same esteem as she does. 我真希望我也能像她那样看得起自己。

把客套话说得漂亮又干脆，转身的借口也体面。

You have been ..., but I must excuse myself.

礼貌离席、先走一步时用；稍正式的晚宴和聚会最得体。

It has been lovely, but I have to go. ／ Do excuse me; I must be off.

正式

charming company 连读，but 后微顿，excuse myself 放稳。

You have been wonderful company, but I must excuse myself now. 你们真是太好的伴儿了，不过我现在得先走一步。

把落难说得像一件远处的事，越平静越显得他心里乱。

Somewhere I have something that's being ...

交代自己还有一摊烂事没法脱身时用；私密谈话里合适。

Somewhere out there my company is falling to pieces. ／ And back home everything I built is coming apart.

中性

somewhere 重读，that's being 连读，pulled apart 放慢。

Somewhere I have a business that's being pulled apart. 在某个地方，我还有一门生意正被拆得七零八落。