my Aunt Fanny才怪

一句冷幽默把“弄得跟真的一样”翻成算术：伤亡数字也能按需修改。

Divide X by 10 and multiply Y by 20.

调侃有人把坏消息报得好看时用，正式汇报别这么说。

Round our losses down and their losses up. ／ Shrink our side and inflate theirs.

中性

重音落在 losses 与 enemy's，两个数字干脆落地。

Divide the wait times by ten and multiply the complaints by twenty for the slides. 做汇报时把等待时间除以十，投诉量乘以二十。

my Aunt Fanny 是英式拆台口头禅，把上级那句大话当场噎回去。

Like the real thing, my Aunt Fanny!

熟人之间拆穿大话时用，带着笑骂，正式场合别说。

Real thing, my foot! ／ That's a likely story!

口语

Fanny 重读上扬，句尾那口气要甩出去。

A fair review process, my Aunt Fanny; the shortlist was decided last month. 还说要公平评审，才怪，名单上个月就定了。

先用反义疑问把道理压给你，再一句打断，气势全靠短句撑着。

It's ..., isn't it? What do you want?

被人纠缠、想快点结束时用，语气硬，对长辈少用。

It's how it is, isn't it? So what do you want? ／ That's the situation, isn't it? What is it you need?

口语

isn't it 轻轻带过，What do you want 每个词都咬清。

It's a busy night, isn't it? What do you want from me? 今晚正忙，懂吧？你到底想让我干嘛？

把追捕说成约会，紧张的演习被一句玩笑卸了劲，英式幽默全在这。

I've got a date with ...

半开玩笑地说自己有事要赴约时用，真约人时别学这种口气。

I've arranged to meet ... ／ I'm due to see ...

口语

I've got a 连读，Mata Hari 两个词分开念清。

I've got a date with the dentist, so I'll skip dinner. 我跟牙医有约，晚饭就不去了。