1. “If you drive, I’ll pay for the gas.”
“如果你开车，我就付油钱。”
——“If you drive, I’m going to ‘accidentally’ forget my debit card.
“如果你开车，我就会‘碰巧’忘了带银行卡。”
2. “You look great!”
“你看起来很棒！”
——“You don’t look as good as me.”
“你看起来不如我美。”
3. “I’m on my way!”
“我在路上了!”
——“I haven’t left my apartment yet.”
“我还没走出公寓门呢。”
4.“I’ve been really busy lately.”
“我最近真的很忙。”
——“I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately.”
“我最近看了很多电影。”
5. “My phone has been acting weird.”
“我的手机最近抽风了。”
——“My phone is fine. I’m just not answering your calls.”
“我的手机没有问题。我就是不想接你的电话。”
6. “I can’t go because I don’t feel well.”
“我有点不舒服，所以不能出门。”
——“I can’t go because I don’t want to.”
“我不想出门，所以不能出门。”
7. “I’m broke.”
“我破产了。”
——“I’m saving what little money I have for something stupid.”
“为了做一件傻事，我正在一分一厘的攒钱。”
8. “I’m on a diet.”
“我正在节食。”
——“I’m only eating healthy foods in front of the people who have heard me say I’m on a diet.”
“我只是在那些听我说过要节食减肥的人面前才吃健康食品。”
9. “I think your boyfriend is really cute!”
“我觉得你的男朋友非常可爱！”
——“I think your boyfriend needs to maybe not wear tank tops. Also, I’d like to stop looking at pictures of his Facebook now.”
“我觉得你的男朋友应该别穿这件条纹衫。还有，我不想再看他脸书网上的照片了。”
10. “I’m going to the gym this week.”
“我这个星期打算去健身。”
——“I’m not going to the gym this week.”
“我这个星期不打算去健身。”
11. “I’m not mad at you.”
“我没生你的气。”
——“I am mad at you. And If I had something bulky in my hand I’d throw it at your face.”
“我对你很生气。如果现在我手里有什么大东西，我会用它砸到你脸上去。”
12. “I’m not drinking tonight.”
“我今晚不打算喝酒。”
——“Okay, I’ll hold a drink because I’ll look stupid if I don’t. I’ll take a few sips because I’m obviously going to get thirsty. When it’s empty I’ll order another one. And so on.”
“好吧，如果我不喝就会看起来很傻，所以我还是喝一杯。如果不喝一点的话我一定会口渴的，所以我要喝几口。等这杯喝完了我会再叫一杯……”
13. “It was so good to see you!”
“见到你真高兴！”
——“I’m going to forget about this in half an hour.”
“半小时之后我就会把你忘掉。”
14. “You can study later.”
“你可以等会儿再学习。”
——“You can’t. But I wan’t you to make a bad decision with me and blame yourself in the morning. Come hang out, loser!”
“你等会儿就不会学习了。但是我不介意你先陪我出去，明天早上再来后悔。起来一起出去逛吧，二货。”