chase the rabbit盯住目标去追

三个动作一路排开，不加评论就把那种油腻和冒犯写得清清楚楚。

So he throws his arms around them, rubs their ..., grabs their ...

转述别人的无礼举动时用；正式场合这样描述显得太粗。

He put his hands all over them. ／ He grabbed at them without asking.

口语

throws his arms 连读，三个动词逐个加重。

He threw his arms around every guest and spun them around. 他搂住每个客人，还把人转了一圈。

用对方那套鬼话原样回敬，反击得又好笑又痛快。

I tell him that I am judging a ... contest.

用同样套路回敬冒犯者时用；玩笑可以，认真场合别学。

So I told him I was running the same game. ／ I gave him a taste of his own line.

口语

face-punching 两词连读，contest 重读收尾。

I told him I was judging a bad-joke contest. 我告诉他，我在当烂笑话比赛的评委。

用一句家常比喻讲做事逻辑，既像老话又抖了个机灵。

You gotta ... if you want ...

讲做事得下功夫时用；正经汇报里略显随意。

No chase, no catch. ／ You want the prize, you do the work.

口语

gotta chase 连读，rabbit 重读，尾音收住。

If you want the prize, you gotta chase the rabbit. 想要奖品，就得去追兔子。

一句自负的声明，配上后面猜错的桥段，反而更好笑也更冷。

I know everything there is to know about ...

自夸精通某行时用；对行家这么说容易显得狂。

I know that field inside out. ／ There's nothing about money I don't know.

中性

everything there is to know 一口气连读。

She knows everything there is to know about this city. 这座城市的事，她全知道。

用一个荒唐的退休画面反问，把「我还能干嘛」的绝望说得很具体。

What am I gonna do, go ... and ...?

自嘲没别的出路时用；正式场合要删掉脏字。

What else am I supposed to do with myself? ／ Sit around and drink until I fall over?

口语

half a yard 连读，bar stools 重读后上扬。

What am I gonna do, sit home and count the walls? 我能干什么，坐在家里数墙吗？