give someone a minute借一步说话

把一次滑水道超车说成历史纪录，夸张的播报腔正是欧文式的爱。

Ladies and gentlemen, the first person to ever ...

半开玩笑地隆重宣布某件小事时用；真在正式致辞里才用得上这个开头。

Ladies and gentlemen, a first for this park! ／ Give it up for the first person to pull that off!

正式

Ladies and gentlemen 顿一下，first person 重读。

Ladies and gentlemen, the first person to ever beat me at chess! 女士们先生们，史上第一个在棋上赢了我的人！

介绍一个成年人时不提头衔，只说“会开车”，孩子的崇拜全在这句里。

This is X, my friend who can ...

把朋友介绍给家人时用；正式场合要补上身份或职业。

This is Owen, a friend of mine who drives. ／ Meet Owen, my friend with a car.

口语

my friend who 连读，can drive 重读收尾。

This is Mia, my friend who can cook. 这是米娅，我那个会做饭的朋友。

用一句带脏字的夸赞替邓肯撑腰，既是赞美也是替孩子出头。

You've got a hell of a ... here.

半粗鲁地夸人、替人撑腰时用；正式场合把 hell 换成 really。

You've got a great kid here. ／ That's one hell of a kid.

口语

hell of a 连读，kid here 放慢加重。

You've got a hell of a team here. 你这支团队可真了不起。

不解释要谈什么，只求几分钟，孩子的独立就是这么一句轻轻的话。

Can you give us a minute?

想私下说几句话、请人回避时用；对上级说 can you give me a minute 也很得体。

Could you give us a moment? ／ Can we have a minute alone?

中性

give us a 连读，minute 尾音上扬。

Can you give us a minute to talk? 能给我们一分钟谈谈吗？

一句最普通的道别，因为来自刚认识一个夏天的朋友，分量完全不同。

Take care, ... We're gonna miss you.

送别朋友、同事时用；正式信里写 Take care of yourself 更完整。

Take care of yourself, we'll miss you. ／ Look after yourself, Duncan.

口语

Take care 干脆，gonna miss you 连读成一串。

Take care, we're gonna miss you around here. 保重，我们会想你的。

把整段夏天的告别收进一句歌词，落点只有“你和我”。

In between ..., it's you and me.

写歌或抒情文字里说“抛开一切只剩我们”时用；日常对话里太文艺。

When all is said and done, it's you and me. ／ After everything, it comes down to us.

literary

in between 轻读，It's you and me 放慢收尾。

Through all the noise, in between, it's you and me. 再多纷扰之间，也只有你和我。