drowning in debt债台高筑

把移民的动机压成一句：不是为自己，是为孩子，立场一步到位。

give someone a better chance than ...

跟家人谈换城市、换工作时用，重点说为了下一代；只顾抱怨自己的场合别用。

I want them to have more than I did. ／ We can set the kids up better than we were.

中性

重音落在 better chance，than 后一带而过。

If we move now, we can give the kids a better chance than we had. 要是现在搬，我们就能给孩子比我们当年更好的机会。

把离开说成一种责任：危险是真的，可缺席家人更让他难受。

be living in a X, and I'm not here to ...

解释为什么要迁移或外派、强调不能缺席家人时用；给逃避找借口时别用。

We are in the middle of a war and I cannot keep them safe. ／ I am stuck away while they are at risk.

中性

civil war 重读，后半句放慢，I'm not here 最重。

We are living in a mess, and I'm not here to help my parents. 眼下乱成这样，我却不在父母身边搭把手。

不喊口号，用 the time to 把时机和责任一起交到对方手里。

This is the time to think about doing X.

劝人下决心换环境、重新开始时用；对方还没准备好时别硬劝。

Now is the moment to think about starting over. ／ It is time we talked about a fresh start.

中性

the time to 轻读，making a new start 连成一串。

This is the time to think about leaving a job that makes you ill. 现在正是该考虑离开那份让你生病的工作的时候。

把一条家里的传话规矩说得干净利落，爸爸不在家也让人知道事情有人扛。

You tell A, A tells me, and I'll ...

大人交代孩子有事该找谁、由谁兜底时能用；正式文书里换成 report it to me 更合适，别直接照搬口语。

You tell your mum, she'll pass it on, and I'll deal with it. ／ Tell your mother, she tells me, and I take care of it.

口语

your ma 弱读，she'll 咬成短促的 /ʃɪl/，sort it 轻轻收。

You tell your sister, she'll tell me, and I'll handle it. 你告诉你姐姐，她再告诉我，我来处理。