Everyday Native English (03)

✅I was a little insecure

我有点不自信

For example

• I am insecure (我没有安全感）
• You're just insecure.
• How can a hot guy like you be so insecure (像你这样的帅哥怎么能这样没有安全感?)
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✅If it weren't for me

要不是有我

For example

• I truly believe that I would not be alive today if it weren't for this woman.
• I think I would've given up entirely if it weren't for you and Molly.
• If it weren't for him, we never would've found you.
• You wouldn't have any of this if it weren't for me.

✅You did what you could

你想尽办法。。。

For example

• I did what I could.

✅In case you forgot

你可别忘记了

For example

• In case you forgot, we'll be in the library from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.
• Exams are in a month, in case you forgot.
• In case you forgot, you're still living under my roof.

✅Keep me that way

让我保持那样 (不自信的状态）

For example

• You want to keep me that way
• Let's keep it that way
• Keep it that way
• I know you did what you could to keep me that way.

✅barely said two words [a word/ten words] to me

你都没有怎么和我说话

For example

• You know, you've barely said two words to me the entire evening.
• You've barely said a word in 20 minutes.
• You've barely said ten words to me all week.

✅I was gonna say ...

我本想说

For example

• I was gonna say passion
• I was gonna say a nice guy like you

✅Give me the drill

给我说明了情况

For example

• Cameron gave me the drill
• As soon as Mason is well enough, we'll give him the drill

✅Know the drill

我知道怎么做

For example

• Ok, this is not my first time. I know the drill.
• You know the drill (你是懂规矩的)

✅So can I just be honest with you

所以我能告诉你实话吗？

For example

• I'll be honest with you. You be honest with me.
• I'm just gonna be honest with him.

✅If you ask me

我的意见是。。。

For example

• If you ask me, the kid is very lucky.
• Spooky, if you ask me

✅You'd be much better off

（建议）你。。。会更开心

For example

• You'd be better off just being you
• You'd all be better off coming upstairs to my place for a beer

✅Request a transfer/transfer request

申请调岗

For example

• I'm going to request a transfer
• That is a transfer request
• I'll be expecting your transfer request first thing in the morning

✅We can make that happen

我可以搞定

For example

• I'll make that happen
• We can make that happen
• Yeah I can do that, I mean, I could make that happen