money's a bit tight手头有点紧

把被误解的委屈反手推回给对方，短句里站住了立场。

if they can't ..., then that's their problem

有人挑你口音或说话方式时能用；对长辈或正式场合别太冲，容易显得顶撞。

If they don't get you, that's on them. ／ That says more about them than about you.

中性

if 从句轻快，their problem 放慢重读收尾。

If they can't follow your accent, that's their problem. 要是他们听不懂你的口音，那是他们的问题。

被嘲口音的人反过来把口音当武器，倔强又好笑。

put on a different ... just to annoy someone

讲自己故意作对的小故事时能用；对不熟的人别带 bloody，显得没分寸。

I switched accents just to wind them up. ／ I played with my voice to get under their skin.

口语

bloody 轻读带过，annoy them 重读点出目的。

I put on a fake posh voice just to annoy my roommate. 我故意装出上流腔调，就为了气我室友。

前一句说别人认不出他，这一句把答案收回自己手里。

But I did, and that's the only one who needs to know

别人误解你、替你下定义时能用；正式文书里别这么口语，适合当面回一句。

I knew, and that was enough. ／ The only person who had to know was me.

中性

But I did 重读，后半句放平收住。

They called me shy, but I knew myself, and that was the only voice that mattered. 他们说我害羞，可我自己清楚，只有这个声音算数。

用 wherever 和 whatever 把承诺说到无限远，身份成了老家。

wherever you go and whatever you become, that'll always be ...

送别、鼓励孩子或朋友时能用；对刚认识的人别说这么重，会显得越界。

Wherever life takes you, this stays true. ／ No matter where you end up, that never changes.

中性

wherever 和 whatever 并列上行，truth 重读落定。

Wherever you go and whatever you become, you'll still be one of us. 不管你去哪儿、变成什么样，你依然是我们的自己人。