“But we lived alone. We owned the joint.”
可我们单独住。整个地方都是我们说了算。
两句短句把监狱说成自家地盘,嚣张和自在一下立住。
We owned the joint.
熟人之间炫耀自己在某个地方吃得开时用;正式场合说会显得张狂。
We ran the place. / The whole place was ours.
口语
owned 重读,the joint 连读,句尾干脆收住。
We walked in like we owned the joint. 我们走进去,像这地方是我们开的一样。
