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表面是体面建议，实际嫌对方嘴张得难看，越客气越扎人。

You should ... a little wider when you ...

朋友间半开玩笑地挑毛病时用；对不熟的人说会显得刻薄，别用。

You might open your mouth a bit wider when you talk. ／ Maybe use your words a little more clearly.

中性

should 轻读，a little wider 连读，句尾别升调。

You should close your mouth a little more when you chew. 你嚼东西的时候，嘴最好再闭紧一点。

把「为什么不能是我」问得像孩子的追问，一句话立住旺卡的狂想。

why can't I do it with ...?

想提出一个大胆想法、反问凭什么不行时用；正式场合少用这种顶撞口气。

Why shouldn't I try it with chocolate? ／ What's stopping me from doing the same?

口语

why can't I 连读，do it with 轻轻带过，句尾上扬。

Why can't I do it with paper instead of plastic? 我为什么不能用纸代替塑料来做呢？

用 shall、now 这种老派宣告句，把一次实验说成盛大演出。

I shall now ...

郑重又带点做戏地宣布接下来要做的事时用；日常闲聊里用会显得夸张。

I shall now demonstrate the trick. ／ Let me now send it across the room.

正式

I shall 读得郑重，one end ... the other 两个重音要清楚。

I shall now perform my famous pancake flip. 接下来，我要表演我拿手的翻煎饼。

用最轻描淡写的说法预告灾难，留白比直接警告更让人发毛。

it might have some ... results

想提前给后果打预防针、又不把话说死时用；对担心的人说能缓和语气。

It could get a little messy. ／ There might be side effects.

中性

might have 连读，some messy 连贯，results 重音在后。

It might have some unexpected results if you rush it. 你要是急着来，结果可能出人意料。

用「世界第一」的孩童式炫耀，把荒唐当荣耀，正是迈克这个人。

I'm the first person in the world to ...

半开玩笑地强调自己开创某事先例时用；真在正式场合自夸会显得自大。

I'm the first person ever to try this. ／ No one in the world has done this before me.

口语

first person in the world 一气呵成，to be sent 轻读。

I'm the first person in my family to run a marathon. 我是家里第一个跑马拉松的人。

把被缩小这种倒霉事说成人生巅峰，越真诚越好笑。

It's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.

真心表达某事让自己特别开心时用；想讽刺也能拿这句反着说。

It's the best thing that's ever happened to me. ／ Nothing better has ever happened to me.

中性

greatest 重音，that's ever 连读，句尾降下来。

Getting into that school was the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. 考上那所学校，是我这辈子遇到过的最好的事。