love thy neighbor爱邻如己

连用三个动词把「邻居」该有的样子排开，朴素却像一记控诉。

X do A, do B, care if ...

指责一群人冷漠无情时用；自己理亏时反用会显得虚伪。

Neighbors greet each other and look out for each other. ／ A neighbor cares whether you live or die.

中性

三个动词并列重读，lives or dies 放慢收尾。

Neighbors nod to each other and ask if you are alright. 邻居会互相点头，问问你还好不好。

一句冷幽默把委婉语的虚伪戳破，说的人却面不改色。

Nobody ever invented a polite word for ...

熟人之间说破一件事的难堪本质时用；正式场合别这么直言。

There is no nice word for it. ／ Some things have no polite name.

口语

Nobody ever 连读，polite word 重读，尾音平收。

Nobody ever invented a polite word for getting fired. 被炒鱿鱼这事，也没人想出个体面说法。

把普通名词拎出来质问，比破口大骂更有分量。

You don't know the meaning of the word X.

痛心指责对方不懂某个词的本义时用；对不熟的人说会很重。

You don't understand what that word means. ／ You have no idea what neighbors really are.

中性

meaning 重读，word 后稍停，Neighbors 一字一顿。

You don't know the meaning of the word promise. 你根本不懂「承诺」这两个字。

拿片名自嘲，把偷窥的道德争论一句带过，又点了题。

I'm not much on + 名词

自嘲不懂某门道或不想守某套规矩时用；正式场合不要用。

I'm no expert on that kind of ethics. ／ That kind of morality isn't my thing.

口语

I'm not 连读，much on 连读，rear-window ethics 两个词都重读。

I'm not much on office politics. 办公室那套政治，我可玩不转。