have a nose about四处打探

承认它讨厌，同时认定它躲不掉：不是用「为你好」来粉饰，而是把麻烦和必要放在同一句里。这种先共情再坚持的说法，比单纯下命令更容易被接受。

I know it's a ..., but it's a necessary ...

要求别人做一件确实烦人却必须做的事时用，先认同对方的感受再坚持立场。

It's a pain, but it has to be done. ／ Nobody likes it, and we still need it.

口语

a pain in the arse 重读，necessary 放慢强调，句尾略降。

I know it's a hassle, but it's a necessary hassle. 我知道这很麻烦，但这是必须的麻烦。

用重复把荒唐摆出来：来一趟、看一眼，结果就定了。反问不靠形容词，只靠把过程和结果并排放，让听的人自己感到不公平。

We were ..., now we're ...; he comes round, ..., and that's it?

质疑一个草率的判断却产生了重大后果时用，语气是不服气的反问。

So one quick look and that decides it? ／ We drop two levels just because he walked through?

口语

were five 与 now we're a three 对照重读，that's it 放慢收尾。

We worked hard for that grade, and one bad week drops it? Just like that? 我们辛苦挣来的评级，一周就掉了？就这么简单？

用 massive 直接给问题定性，后半句点明本该做的事，冷静陈述比责备更压人。

Massive gaps where we should be filling in ...

指出记录或流程长期缺失时用；日常小事上说会显得夸张。

Huge blanks where the daily log should be. ／ The record is full of holes that should be filled.

中性

Massive 重读，where we should be 连读，daily 收尾。

Massive gaps where the sign-in sheet should be filled every morning. 该每天早上签到的表，空了一大片。

先补一条规定，再用 but you knew that 收尾，把提醒变成一种不容辩解的确认。

One last thing. ..., but you knew that.

临了补充规定、又不想显得啰嗦时用；对上级别用这种带点敲打的说法。

And one more: no glass here, as you know. ／ Last point, and you already knew it.

口语

one last thing 连读，No glass 重读，but you knew that 轻收。

Oh, one last thing. No food at the desks, but you knew that. 哦，最后一条。工位上不许吃东西，不过你知道的。

一句家常问句，把最要命的卫生问题问得像闲聊，越随意越让人措手不及。

How do you ...?

想用闲聊口吻追问关键细节时用；正式检查或审讯场合这样问会显得轻慢。

Where exactly do you wash up, love? ／ Talk me through the hand-washing, love.

口语

How do you 连读，wash your hands 放慢，love 轻收。

How do you log the temperatures, love? 亲爱的，你们温度是怎么记录的？