in their right mind神志正常

一句话把两个人拽进一场角色扮演，荒诞又认真。

Okay. I'm X. You're Y. We're doing Z.

跟熟人玩角色扮演、分派任务时能用；对同事或长辈别这么没头没脑。

Fine, I'm the boss, you're the intern, we're shipping this today. ／ Let's say I'm the director and you're the lead.

口语

三句短句，每句之间停半拍，最后一句放稳。

Okay, I'm the doctor and you're the patient, and we're doing a checkup. 好，我是医生，你是病人，我们来做个体检。

把「不写」当成一门手艺来追问，一句话就是整段口述的魂。

Who's ever written ... about ...?

半开玩笑地抬高某件小事时能用；正式论文里别这么反问。

Who has ever written a book about doing nothing? ／ Has anyone made a great film about staying home?

literary

Who's ever 连读，great work 重音，句尾 required 拖长。

Who has ever written a great song about procrastinating? 有谁写过一首讲拖延的伟大的歌？

把幸灾乐祸说得如此坦荡，冷酷得让人笑出来。

I love it. I hope it gets even worse.

自嘲式黑色幽默时能用；真遇到别人遭难时绝不要这么说。

I'm here for it, and I hope it gets worse. ／ I love it, the messier the better.

口语

I love it 轻快，even worse 重读，句尾别上扬。

I love this chaos. I hope it gets even worse. 我就爱这种乱。我希望它更乱一点。

口述正到高潮，负责记录的人却在神游，一句抱怨把整场戏的荒诞点破。

You're supposed to be doing ...

提醒对方没做该做的事时能用，对熟人；对长辈或上司别这么直白呼喝。

You're supposed to be writing this down. ／ Aren't you supposed to be taking notes?

口语

What are you doing 连读，supposed to 弱读成 supposeta，getting this down 一气呵成。

You're supposed to be watching the road, not your phone. 你该看着路，而不是盯着手机。