trust and respect信任与尊重

一句冷话把大人的姿态和孩子的倔强同时钉住，画面感极强。

I'm not interested in ...ing to ...

要对方转过来好好说话时用；对上级或长辈这样讲会显得顶撞。

I'm not talking to the back of your head. ／ Turn around if you want to talk.

口语

interested in 连读，back of your 连读，head 稍重收尾。

I'm not interested in talking to the back of your head, so look at me. 我可不想对着你的后脑勺说话，转过来看我。

把两个大词拆成三记短句，说教的分量和语气全在这停顿里。

There has to be ... And ...

要郑重强调一段关系或合作的前提时用；拿来压人就成了说教。

It takes trust and respect. ／ There has to be some give and take.

中性

has to be 连读，trust 后略停，Am I right 上扬。

There has to be trust. And honesty. Am I right? 那就得有信任，还有诚实。我说得对吧？

用一句低调的老式说法声明去意，洒脱里透着一股准备走的劲。

I'm not long for ...

半开玩笑地说自己在某处待不久时用；对上司说要离职会显得突兀。

I won't be here much longer. ／ My time here is almost up.

口语

not long for 连读，here 稍拖长收尾。

Don't count on me staying; I'm not long for this job. 别指望我留下，这份工作我干不久。

把半信半疑拆成一句话，既给面子又当场拆台，机灵得很。

You had me until ...

假意认同到某一处就翻脸时用；对严肃的请求这样说会显得敷衍。

You almost had me there. ／ I was with you until that last part.

口语

had me until 连读，number three 逐词加重。

Nice story, but you had me until the talking dog. 故事不错，但讲到会说话的狗我就信不下去了。

用夸张的时间跨度把一个人的怪癖说成资历，认真到好笑。

He's been ...ing since ...

要突出某人做某事很久、资历惊人时用；说反话时语气要跟上。

He's been doing this for years. ／ She's been obsessed with it since she was little.

口语

studying meteorology 连读，since pre-school 轻快收尾。

He's been cooking since he was ten. 他十岁起就开始做饭了。

把冷场当梗再抖一次，喜剧演员的自嘲和不服气全在里头。

That was a waste of a ...

自嘲某次努力白费了时用；正式汇报里这样讲会显得轻浮。

That bit went nowhere. ／ All that effort for nothing.

口语

that was a 连读，waste of a bit 逐词顿开。

Nobody laughed, so that was a waste of a joke. 没人笑，这个笑话算是白讲了。