changes everything彻底改变局面

一句反问把「我花钱买你」摆上台面，礼貌措辞里全是施压。

Can you remind me why (someone does something)?

对方没做到分内事、你想点他一下时用；对下属或合作方能说，语气别太冲。

Remind me why I keep paying for this? ／ Why am I paying you to do nothing?

正式

paying 重读，re-elected governor 三个词咬清楚。

Can you remind me why I'm paying you to miss every deadline? 你能不能提醒我，我付钱是让你次次拖期的吗？

先给否定推测，再用 that's impossible 砸实，否认里全是心虚。

X can't be Y--that's impossible.

遇上不肯相信的事时用；对朋友说像自我安慰，需要冷静判断的场合别用。

That can't be the same guy. ／ It can't be her; that makes no sense.

中性

can't be 弱读，impossible 重音在第二个音节。

That can't be my old teacher--that's impossible. 那不可能是我的老老师——绝不可能。

把时长、处境和死亡预感串成一句，控诉冷静得可怕。

I spent (time) stranded, certain (something would happen).

讲一段熬过来的经历时用；跟熟人吐槽可以，正式汇报要收敛情绪。

I spent a year stuck there, sure I'd fail. ／ I waited three hours, certain I'd been forgotten.

中性

three weeks 连读，certain I would die 放慢压低。

I spent all weekend stuck in the office, certain I would miss my flight. 我整个周末困在办公室，认定要误机了。

把最荒唐的事说得像例行公事，黑色幽默就在这份平静里。

We had to (do something awful).

半开玩笑地讲被逼无奈的事时用；朋友间能说，别对吃不消的人讲。

We had to eat the last ration. ／ We had to drink our own urine.

口语

had to 弱读成 /hæftə/，Jung 短促收尾。

We had to eat instant noodles for a whole week. 我们不得不连吃一周泡面。

现编借口编到卡壳，还越编越离谱，谎言当场露馅。

Tell them I'm gonna go visit (someone)-- I don't know-- (X or Y).

临时被抓去应付时用；自嘲式，跟熟人能说，正式场合别说。

Say I went to see a sick aunt or something. ／ Tell them I had a dentist thing.

口语

gonna 连读，I don't know 轻轻带过。

Tell them I'm gonna go visit a sick-- I don't know-- cousin or hamster. 就说我去探望生病的——怎么说呢——表弟或者仓鼠。

用一句常识反问，把对方的故弄玄虚拆穿。

Why would (someone) (do X) and then (not do Y)?

想吐槽某人行为自相矛盾时用；跟朋友聊八卦合适，当面对质要谨慎。

Why advertise it and then never show up? ／ Why promise and then vanish?

中性

would she 连读，put up a 连成一串。

Why would he post the invite and then not show up? 他发了邀请，人却不到，图什么？

一句平常说明却是全片的引信，语气越平淡越吓人。

You can (do something) with (something).

向人说明某物万能时用；口语里很常见，正式说明也能用。

You can do anything with that app. ／ This card works almost anywhere.

口语

pay for anything 连读，your phone 收尾轻。

You can order anything with this app. 用这个 App 你能点到任何东西。