take me for granted把我当成理所当然

一句质问点破控制关系：你从没把我当成一个独立的人。

Has it ever occurred to you that ...?

对方一直替你安排、从不问你时用；正式邮件里也常见，但语气很重。

Did it ever cross your mind that I have my own plans? ／ Do you ever stop to think about what I want?

中性

occurred to you 连读，a life of my own 放慢重读。

Has it ever occurred to you that I may have my own plans tonight? 你有没有想过，我今晚也许有自己的安排？

把委屈变成质问，「凭什么」三个字最有力量。

What right do you have to ...?

长期付出被无视、终于翻脸时用；对上级说等于正式撕破脸。

Who gave you the right to treat me like this? ／ Why do you assume I'll always be here?

中性

What right 重读，take me for granted 连成一串。

What right do you have to take my help for granted? 你凭什么把我的帮忙当成理所当然？

把对方的委婉一刀戳穿，直接替他说出不敢说的意思。

What you're trying to say is ...

对方绕圈子时替他把话挑明用；用不好会像在替人下结论。

So what you mean is ... ／ Let me put it plainly for you.

中性

What you're 连读，don't want me to 轻快带过。

What you're trying to say is you can't come after all. 你想说的是，你最后还是来不了。

一句狂话把她的骄傲、恐惧和时代错位全抖了出来。

I'm richer than all this new ...

看不上新贵、强调自己资历时用；说出口基本等于当面羞辱人。

I've got more than all these newcomers put together. ／ They'll never have what I had.

口语

richer 重读，new Hollywood trash 一口气贬下去。

We've been here longer than all this new money on the street. 我们在这条街上，比那些新贵资历都老。

用一整片海当情话，慷慨到夸张，反而透着不安。

I'll give you X, and you can have the whole ...

许下夸张承诺讨好对方时用；关系不平等的场合听着像收买。

Everything I have could be yours. ／ I'd give you the sea if you asked.

口语

Malibu 重读，the whole ocean 放慢收尾。

Move in with me and you can have the whole top floor. 搬来跟我住，整个顶楼都归你。

一个烟嘴的比喻，把被宠爱包裹的窒息感写绝了。

I felt caught, like ...

形容被关系困住又说不出口时用；正式写作里更适合换掉这个比喻。

I felt pinned down and couldn't move. ／ I was trapped without a door.

literary

felt caught 重读，like the cigarette 轻带过。

I felt caught, like a fly under a glass. 我觉得自己被扣住了，像玻璃杯下的苍蝇。