drive someone nuts把某人逼疯

父亲一句话既否认病情又下达命令，冷静里透着深深的误解。

There's nothing wrong with X that Y wouldn't fix.

想说某问题只要稍加努力就能解决时用；对病人或孩子这么说会伤人。

Nothing's wrong with you that a little discipline wouldn't cure. ／ A bit of self-control would sort you out.

中性

self-control 重读，wouldn't fix 轻收，语气越平越冷。

There's nothing wrong with him that a good night's sleep wouldn't fix. 他没什么毛病，好好睡一觉就好了。

朴素的一句自白，把孩子的懂事和无力都压在短短几个字里。

I tried as best as I could for someone.

回顾自己已经尽力时用；当作借口推卸责任时别用。

I did the best I could for her. ／ I gave it everything I had for her.

中性

tried 后略停，as best as I could 一口气带过。

I tried as best as I could for my grandmother. 我尽我所能照顾了奶奶。

用最普通的融入感，反衬出他在别处处处格格不入。

On the X, I fit right in.

说自己终于融入某个群体时用；正式求职自述里显得太随意。

Out on the field, I blended right in. ／ I felt at home on the baseball field.

口语

ball field 连读，fit right in 三词连成一串。

On the new team, I fit right in from day one. 在新球队里，我从第一天就融了进去。

把「机会不等人」换成一句生活里的狠话，催人时格外有力。

they're not going to hold ... for you

催促对方别再拖、抓紧时间时用；对上级长辈说要注意语气，别变成命令。

That plane isn't going to wait for you. ／ Nobody's going to hold it for you.

口语

not going to 连读成 gonna，hold 重读，for you 轻收。

The train's not going to hold for you, so hurry up. 火车可不会等你，快点。

把愧疚藏进一句平静的旁白，越是不喊疼，越让人难受。

The hardest part was knowing ...

向亲近的人吐露心里的愧疚时用；对不熟的人这么剖白会显得过重，场合要对。

The hardest part was watching her worry. ／ What hurt most was knowing what it cost her.

literary

hardest part 稍顿，knowing 重读，for Mom 轻收。

The hardest part was knowing how much it worried my parents. 最难的是，我知道这让爸妈有多担心。