a pain in the ass烦人精

把荒诞的一天压进一句话：看直升机的人，也在看锅里的酱。

All day long someone has been doing A and B.

讲一个人一天到晚重复做某事时用；抱怨的场合最合适，正式汇报里别用。

He spent all day watching the traffic and the clock. ／ All morning she's been staring at her phone and the door.

口语

All day long 连读，watching 和 and 轻读，句尾放平。

All day long he's been checking the door and his phone. 他一整天都在盯着门口和手机。

把一句质问压到最低音量，反而更让人心虚。

do you understand what we are involved in?

要对方认清处境、停手时用；对领导或陌生人这样问会显得居高临下。

Do you realize what you are getting us into? ／ Do you understand how serious this is?

中性

understand what 连读，involved in 的 v 很轻，尾音微升。

Do you understand what you are getting us into here? 你知不知道你要把我们拖进什么事里？

三件琐事排成一句，把亡命的一天说成家常。

I had to do A, do B, then get back to C.

讲自己一天被琐事追着跑时用；轻松的场合说才自然。

I had to drop by, finish the job, then rush back. ／ I ran one errand, then another, then hurried home.

口语

had to 弱读，drive over to 连读，then 后面稍停。

I had to pick up the kids, cook dinner, then get back to my emails. 我得接孩子、做饭，再回来处理邮件。

把一顶帽子说成飞行必需品，固执里透出他此刻其实怕得要死。

I never fly without it

讲自己的小迷信或必须带的东西时能用；对同事解释工作习惯可以，别拿去当拖延借口。

It is my lucky charm, I never travel without it ／ I can't do this without my lucky hat

口语

lucky hat 两个词都重，never fly without it 一气呵成。

It is my lucky pen. I never sit an exam without it. 这是我的幸运笔。没有它我不进考场。