Don't go there别把话题扯回旧账

把一阵阵痛收成一句生活哲学，装懂的口气比那点道理更响。

Just be …, 'cause that's what this is all about.

对朋友缓解小紧张可以半开玩笑。人家真在疼，或对上司，别拿它说教。

Just take it easy. ／ Don't wind yourself up.

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mellow 稍拉长，'cause 贴上去，别卡死。

Just be loose, 'cause that's what a warm-up is all about. 身体放软就行，热身本来就是为了这个。

道歉不绕弯，把骂过的原话再念一遍，难堪本身就是诚意。

I shouldn't have told you you were …

只对亲近的人补一句说过头的骂。正式场合，或对方还在气头上，别把脏词再念一遍。

I shouldn't have said that. ／ That was out of line.

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shouldn't have 连着走，脏词前顿一下。

I shouldn't have told you you were the reason we lost. 我不该说输了都是因为你。

临产的火借了说唱里的开枪套话，越完整越不像真会去做。

I'm gonna have to pop a cap …

只在讲歌词或电影时引用。对医生、同事、任何真人，都不要说。

put a cap in someone ／ bust a cap

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pop a cap 四个节奏咬清，别被脏词带跑。

The chorus still has I'm gonna have to pop a cap, and we treat it as a quote. 副歌里仍有那句要开枪，我们只当它是歌词。

观众刚听完死亡威胁，这句 nice 轻得过分，反差就是笑点。

I didn't … directly. I …, though.

跟已经知道原话的朋友装轻松。对方没听过，或事情真严重，别用。

I sent a very polite note. ／ Let's just say I left feedback.

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though 收尾上扬，nice 不要说得太实。

I didn't raise it in the meeting. I mentioned it to one teammate, though. 我没在会上提出来。不过我和一个同事提了。

先说我们能挺过去，再用打嗝把三天找不到医生缩成小事。

We can get through …, and it's just …, but everything will be fine.

同伴一起把小延误说轻时可以用。瞒客户，或对正在受苦的人，别用。

It's just a blip. ／ We'll get through this.

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hiccough 放慢，but 之后把 fine 抬起来。

We can get through a lost passport. It's a small hiccough, and the embassy opens at nine. 护照丢了也能搞定。就是个小坎，大使馆九点开门。

前面像临场发挥，actually 才把偷偷读过的三本交出来。

I did. I …, actually.

对亲近的人承认自己偷偷准备过。当面邀功，或对上司表功，别用这口气。

I looked it up, actually. ／ I did the reading.

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I did 后停一拍，actually 放轻。

I did. I called two clinics this morning, actually. 我打了。其实我今早联系了两家诊所。