overcome with power被胜利冲昏头

用'不是A，而是B'的对比收束整场暴力的荒诞，冠冕堂皇得像一句格言。

It's not really A, it's B.

要劝人看过程不看结果时能用；对方刚输、正难受的场合别用，听着像说教。

It's not about winning, it's about how you play. ／ Winning isn't everything; how you play is.

中性

not really 连读，who wins 与 how you play 两拍对比要停顿。

It's not really the score, it's how you treat your teammates. 重要的其实不是比分，而是你怎么对待队友。

把持枪威胁说成球赛里的小脾气，轻描淡写里全是控场者的从容。

I never found someone who'd ... when ...

半开玩笑地点出对方反应过激时能用；对陌生人或正式场合别说，太刺人。

I've never known anyone to do that over a game. ／ Nobody ever pulled a gun on me for losing.

口语

who'd sort of 弱读连读，句尾 a game 降调带出讽刺。

I never found a guy who'd storm off over a board game. 我从没见过谁下棋输了就摔门走人的。

两个并列祈使句把审判递到对方脸上，冷静本身就是最锋利的刀。

Think of what you did, and think of what is happening now.

要让人面对后果、当场摊牌时能用；平时小争执别说，太重，等于宣判。

Think about what you did. ／ Look at what you've done and what it cost you.

literary

两个 think 都重读，Quilty 后短停，句尾 now 下沉。

Think of what you promised, and think of what you did instead. 想想你承诺过什么，再想想你实际做了什么。

把杀机藏进最客套的邀约里，一句寒暄本身就是开战前的心理战。

Shall we ... before we ...?

想先稳住场面、再谈正事时能用；对方正在气头上或急着走，别用这种慢条斯理的邀约。

Shall we talk this over first? ／ How about a word before we begin?

正式

Shall we 连读成 shall-we，重音落在 chat，before we start 轻轻带过。

Shall we go over the terms before we sign anything? 签任何东西之前，咱们先把条款过一遍好吗？

一句 bad loser 把对方的人格问题直接点破，口气像玩笑，落点却很重。

You're a sort of bad loser.

熟人之间调侃输不起的人时能用；对长辈、客户或正式场合别说，会被当成当面羞辱。

You're a sore loser. ／ You don't take losing well, do you?

口语

Hey 上扬起句，bad loser 重读，captain 放低带点揶揄。

Come on, don't be a bad loser; it's only a card game. 行了，别输不起，不就是打牌嘛。