have the nerve to有胆量做

先把天赋轻描淡写成运气，再把勇气放到人生首位，一句立住全片价值观。

X is luck. The important thing is Y.

聊人生取舍、鼓励别人别只靠天赋时用；写正式评论别这么口语。

Talent is luck, but character is a choice. ／ Skill may be luck; what matters is nerve.

中性

Talent 重音在前，is luck 轻收，courage 放慢加重。

Genius is luck. The important thing in a career is persistence. 天分是运气。事业里要紧的是坚持。

用一个冒犯又精准的比喻，把围观别人隐私说成见不得光的消费。

X is the new Y.

吐槽某种潮流把旧东西改头换面时用；正式场合、长辈面前别说。

Small talk is the new confession. ／ Rumour is the new currency.

口语

Gossip is 连读，the new 轻快带过，pornography 重音在 no。

Oversharing is the new small talk. 过度分享成了新的寒暄。

用 wherein 这种文绉绉的词说出最荒唐的处境，反差本身就是笑点。

a girl wherein I can ...

自嘲处境荒诞、想逗笑朋友时用；对不熟的人说会显得轻浮。

I'm seeing someone whose dad I could still beat up. ／ The gap is so wide I could take her father.

口语

wherein 轻读，can beat up 连成一串，father 收尾降调。

I'm at a party wherein I know nobody my own age. 我参加的这个派对，跟我同龄的一个都不认识。

三个短句先指认两方，再补一刀，酒桌上清醒的人借别人之口说真话。

You should never drink.

半开玩笑地数落喝多的人时用；对认真的酗酒者说会像指责，要拿捏分寸。

He's had too much. You have too. You shouldn't drink at all. ／ You're both drunk, and you know you can't hold it.

口语

He's drunk 降调，You're drunk 上扬，You should never drink 逐词加重。

You're both drunk. You should never drink. 你俩都喝多了。你们就不该喝酒。