ease up别太较劲

几句话就把对手的来头交代清楚，越随口越显出危险的份量。

I remember him from ... They call him ...

认出对方的来头、给同伴提个醒时用；体育和职场八卦都合适。

I know that guy from way back. ／ He used to play at the top level.

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from the pros 连读，Super Bug 两个词都重读。

I know her from the national team; she is no amateur. 我在国家队见过她，绝不是业余选手。

一句无奈认输，把一个人的破坏力说到极致。

We can't do anything with ...

抱怨拿某人没办法、对方太难缠时用；比赛和合作都适合。

We have no answer for him. ／ He has us completely stuck.

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can't do anything 连读，in there 轻收。

We can't do anything with this client in the room. 这个客户在场，我们什么都谈不成。

先摆出守规矩的样子，下一句立刻露出真目的，反差十足。

The first thing you have to do is ...

布置任务、点明当务之急时用；带点命令口气，对平辈别太硬。

The first thing we do is neutralize him. ／ Above all, we have to take him out of the game.

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stick to 连读，first thing 重读。

The first thing you have to do is back up the data. 你们首先要做的是把数据备份。

明明在作弊，还说得像体贴对手，虚伪得好笑。

Let's ease up ... we don't want ...

想手下留情或故意放缓时用；赢太多、场面尴尬时最常见。

Let's not run up the score. ／ Maybe we should take our foot off the gas.

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just a little bit 连读，lopsided 重音在 lop。

Let's ease up so the kids get a turn. 咱们松一松，让孩子们也有机会。

用一句带火的自证，把跑错位置的荒唐全喊了出来。

I'm not a ..., I'm a ...

被人错怪或要求你做不擅长的事时用；带粗话，正式场合换成 I'm not cut out for this.

That's not my job; I block, I don't run. ／ Wrong man for the ball.

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goddamn 重读，runner 与 lineman 对比拉满。

I'm not a designer; I'm a developer. 我不是设计师，我是开发的。

拿大炮比喻乱开球，一句损话把技术的离谱说活了。

What the hell you think you are, ...?

带火气地嘲讽对方自不量力时用；熟人之间行，正式场合太冲。

Who do you think you are, a sharpshooter? ／ You think you can just blast it anywhere?

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What the hell 连读，cannon 扬起收尾。

What the hell you think you are, a pitcher? 你以为自己是什么，投手吗？