got even with报仇

三个并列的动名词像连珠炮，把「骗子」拆成一整套可笑表演。

You turned into this ...-ing, ...-ing ... one.

形容一个人变得油滑虚伪时用，语气很重，当面指责要慎用。

You became a smooth-talking, evasive phony. ／ You turned into someone who dodges every straight question.

口语

三个动名词连读要有节奏，tap-dancing 处稍作停顿。

He turned into this polished, double-talking salesman within a year. 不到一年，他就变成了一个油嘴滑舌、话里藏话的销售。

把同行之间的嫉妒装进轻描淡写里，越客气越见酸味。

We both started out ..., and you got slightly closer than me.

半开玩笑地比较彼此成就时用，熟人之间可以，正式场合显得酸。

We had the same dream; you just got further. ／ We aimed for the same thing, and you landed closer.

中性

started out 连读，slightly 重读带一点酸意。

We both started out writing jingles, and you got slightly closer to a Grammy. 我俩一开始都写广告歌，你离格莱美稍微近了一点。

用最朴素的一句把背叛升级成人格审判，刀口极准。

When she caught you, you weren't a ...

指出对方关键时刻丢掉体面时用，很重，别轻易对朋友说。

When it mattered, you weren't there. ／ When you got caught, you showed who you really were.

中性

when she caught you 连读，weren't a man 放慢加重。

When the deal fell apart, he wasn't a leader. 交易崩盘的时候，他一点都不像个负责人。

把出生说成一场报复的副产品，质问里全是荒诞和委屈。

So you got even with ..., and I was born?

意识到自己无意中成了别人恩怨的产物时能用；对父母说会很伤人。

So I only exist because you wanted to get even? ／ Your revenge produced me, is that it?

口语

got even with 连读，and I was born 句尾上扬质问。

So you two fought, and I ended up here? 你俩吵了一架，然后就生下了我？