stood me up放鸽子

穿什么衣服不等于是什么人，一句就把别人贴的标签顶回去。

Just because I X, that doesn't make me Y.

被人用外表或职业下判断时用来反驳；对上级说会显得冲。

Wearing a uniform doesn't make me a saint. ／ That doesn't mean I follow every rule.

口语

Just because 连读，doesn't make me 重读否定。

Just because I teach, that doesn't make me a walking dictionary. 我当老师，不代表我就是本活字典。

用一道中餐菜把被骗的狼狈画出来，好笑又扎心。

You wind up with X on your face.

半开玩笑地警告别人别上当用；对方正伤心时别说。

You end up with egg on your face. ／ You are the one left looking foolish.

口语

wind up with 连读，egg foo yung 放慢念清楚。

Push too hard and you wind up with egg on your face. 逼得太紧，最后丢脸的是你自己。

用一面碎镜子说心情，淡淡的，却比哭诉更重。

Makes me look the way I feel.

借一件东西说自己的状态时用；安慰人时别接这句。

It matches how I feel inside. ／ It shows exactly how I feel.

literary

the way I feel 连读，feel 轻轻收，别拖长。

This old song makes me feel the way I feel. 这首老歌正唱出我此刻的心情。

把电梯工说成有授权的人，用仪式腔宣布停运，荒诞又亲切。

By the power vested in me, I declare ...

朋友间半开玩笑地宣布一个随意决定时能用；对上级或正式场合说会显得轻浮。

By the power vested in me, this meeting is over. ／ I hereby declare it officially closed.

口语

vested in me 连读，declare 重音在后，模仿司仪的庄重腔。

By the power vested in me, I declare this party over. 我以我的权力宣布，这场派对到此结束。