off the grid与外界失联

一句就把公关话术拆穿了：再漂亮的包装也裹不住胡说。

a pretty little bow around ...

拆穿别人粉饰说辞时用，带火气；正式场合别用 bullshit 这种词。

That's the shiny wrapper they put on it. ／ A nice bow on a bad argument.

口语

pretty little bow 连成一串，bullshit 重读，句尾下沉。

That is just a pretty little bow on a broken promise. 那不过是给背弃的承诺系了个漂亮蝴蝶结。

长句一路堆到 goddamn，把理智的劝说和压不住的火气一起端出来。

make sure this doesn't turn out to be ...

在争谁该被拉进来兜底时用，语气急；对上级这样问会显得顶撞。

Make sure this does not blow up in our faces. ／ Someone has to keep this from becoming a mess.

口语

in the actual room 三词带过，goddamn 加重，句尾上扬。

Who do you want in the room to make sure this launch doesn't turn into a disaster? 你想让谁进会议室，确保这次上线不会变成灾难？

把荒唐的动机摊开：为股价放行灭顶之灾，一句话就是全片的怒点。

to jack up a company's stock

批判为了利益不惜代价的做法时用，情绪很强；冷静分析时换成 push up the price。

to pump up the share price ／ just to boost their stock

口语

the size of a mountain 一口气念，jack up 重读，句尾上扬。

They cut safety checks to jack up the stock before earnings. 他们在财报前砍掉安全检查，就为了拉高股价。

把选择权重新塞回对方手里，短句有劲，适合当座右铭。

A man's always got choices.

劝犹豫的人别拿没得选当借口时用；对刚被逼到墙角的人说会像说教。

You always have a choice. ／ There is always another option.

口语

man's always 连读，got choices 重读，Randall 拖长。

You are not trapped, a man's always got choices. 你没有被困住，人总有得选。

用夸张的餐厅画面挖苦一对暧昧的人，刻薄得漂亮。

Shouldn't you two be ...?

熟人之间挖苦别人暧昧关系时用，玩笑成分大；对不熟的人说会很难听。

Aren't you two supposed to be on a date? ／ Shouldn't you be all over each other somewhere?

口语

Shouldn't you 连读，footsie 轻快，cubes and foam 分开念。

Shouldn't you two be sharing a dessert somewhere by now? 你们俩这会儿不该在某处分享一份甜品吗？

先认对方有理，再补一刀，两句就把人按在事实里。

She ain't wrong. You did ... in a big way.

要承认对手说得对、顺带点出自己人的错时用；公开场合这样拆台会很伤人。

She has a point, you really did lose it. ／ Hard to argue, you went way off track.

口语

ain't wrong 连读，did 重读强调，in a big way 收得快。

She ain't wrong, we did drop the ball in a big way. 她说得没错，我们确实把事搞砸了。