a sucker for毫无抵抗力

把鸽子跟天主教徒并列，用古怪的比喻说出一套老派的婚姻观，又认真又好笑。

I think people should ... like ...

认真表达婚姻观、又不想太严肃时用；正式辩论里别拿宗教打比方。

I believe in staying with one person for life. ／ People should commit the way some birds do.

中性

mate for life 连读，like pigeons 轻带过，Catholics 收尾降调。

I think people should travel more, like students on a gap year. 我觉得人应该多出去走走，像间隔年的学生那样。

用荒诞的建议收束一场争吵，把辞职说得像一句俏皮话，火气全在笑点里。

You should abandon X and ... I quit.

受够了某件事、想撂挑子又不想太沉重时用；真辞职可别只丢这一句。

You should drop this and do something sane. ／ I'm done; find someone else.

口语

abandon the show 连读，pharmaceutical 重音在 ceu，I quit 干脆收。

You should quit that job and open a bakery. I would. 你该辞了那份工作去开家面包房。换我就这么干。

用隐形眼镜这种小道具写暴力，凶狠里带着喜感，一句就把他的暴躁写活。

One more X, and I'd have ...

半开玩笑地表达忍无可忍时用；对不熟的人说会被当真，别用。

Say that once more and see what happens. ／ One more word and I would have walked out.

口语

One more 连读，contact lens 两个重音，out 干脆收尾。

One more comment about my parking, and I'd have left. 再对我的停车说一句，我就直接走了。

用“也一样欠债”攀交情，把特权家庭的表演戳出一个洞，讽刺得不动声色。

We're normal people. Just like you, we're in debt.

讽刺装普通的权贵或名人时用；对当事人家属说会显得刻薄，慎用。

We're just like you — normal, and in debt. ／ We are ordinary folk; we owe money too.

口语

We're normal people 平铺，Just like you 停顿，we're in debt 放慢、降调。

We're normal people. Just like you, we're busy and broke. 我们是普通人。跟你们一样，又忙又穷。