ringer冒名顶替的外援

一本正经的表忠心被放在闹剧里，越庄重越好笑。

Ever since ..., I've been ...

正式场合表忠心、讲资历时用；平时开玩笑引用也很有味道。

Ever since that day, I have been proud to serve. ／ From the start, I've been proud to be part of it.

正式

ever since 连读，proud to wear 轻快带过。

Ever since my first day here, I've been proud to work with this team. 从第一天起，我就以和这个团队共事为荣。

用倍数把实力差距摆上台面，一句就点破这场球没得比。

has ... times the ... than we do

点明双方实力悬殊时用；谈判、比赛前的评估都合适。

He has far more people to throw at this than we do. ／ They outnumber us on every front.

中性

five times the 连读，重音落在 manpower。

That startup has ten times the budget to draw on than we do. 那家创业公司能动用的预算是我们的十倍。

一句轻描淡写的作弊提议，把规则和体面都踩在脚下。

So we get ourselves a ..., right?

半开玩笑地提议走捷径时用；凭侥幸找替手也能这么说。

So we bring in a ringer of our own. ／ Then we find someone to tip the odds.

口语

Sure 上扬，ringer 重读，right 轻收。

So we get ourselves a ringer who has done this before? 那咱们就找个干过这行的高手来替，是吧？

一个外号就把人的来历抖出来，介绍方式又拽又省。

He is better known as ...

介绍某人更响亮的别名时用；写简介、做引荐都合适。

Everyone knows him as ... ／ He goes by the name of ...

中性

better known as 连读，引号里的外号重读。

He is better known as the fixer of the whole department. 整个部门都更习惯叫他救火队长。

拿卖柠檬水当反衬，把散漫的场面一句喝住，教练腔十足。

We're not here to ..., we're here to ...

把人拉回正题、纠正跑偏时用；带点训话口气，别对平辈摆架子。

We're not here to chat, we're here to work. ／ This isn't a picnic; it's a job.

口语

not here 重读，practice 收尾咬实。

We're not here to trade stories; we're here to decide. 我们不是来闲聊的，是来做决定的。

在等级森严的军营里说出人人平等，听着温暖又有点天真。

I just want you to know that ...

想郑重说明立场或安抚别人时用；正式和非正式都适用。

Let me make one thing clear: we're equals here. ／ Out here, rank doesn't matter.

中性

just want you to know 连读，all the same 重读。

I just want you to know that your work is valued here. 我只想让你们知道，这里看重你们的付出。