Pardon my French恕我粗俗

把一個人的全部條件拆成三條，每條都能單獨否決這段關係，冷靜得近乎殘忍。

You could stop ... anywhere along the way and have reason enough to ...

對親近的人復盤一段關係時用，語氣很重，安慰或調解的場合別說。

any part of that sentence is reason enough ／ you can stop the list anywhere and still be right

中性

anywhere along the way 連成一片，重音落在 reason enough。

You could stop his offer anywhere along the way and have reason enough to stay. 他的條件你隨便挑一條，都夠你留下來的理由。

不說「你會後悔」，而是把後悔長成一個從句，祝福的口吻裡藏著判決。

I hope this does not turn out to be one of those ... that ...

長輩或朋友反對你的重大選擇時最常用，正式聲明裡別用這種半祝福半警告。

I hope this doesn't end up being that kind of decision ／ let this not be the choice you look back on

中性

turn out to be 輕快帶過，重音壓在 the worse 收尾。

I hope this does not turn out to be one of those loans that owns you. 希望這別變成那種反過來把你套住的貸款。

自己拆穿自己的轉移話題，越是冷靜措辭，越顯得他心裡真正介意的不是國籍。

So instead, I'm dwelling on the relatively ... but still ... issue of ...

半自嘲地承認自己在挑軟柿子捏，適合熟人吐槽，正式彙報別用。

instead, I keep picking at the smaller problem ／ so I'm fixating on the harmless part instead

中性

relatively 弱讀，objectionable issue 兩詞連讀，重音在 Frenchness。

So instead, I'm dwelling on the relatively minor issue of his spelling. 所以我不提正事，專門糾結他拼錯字這件小事。

祝福的外殼包著警告，那句我早說過就藏在希望裡，父親的剋制比發火更重。

I really hope you know what you're doing.

長輩或朋友不贊同你的選擇、又不想撕破臉時用；正式檔案或道歉信裡別用這種陰陽語氣。

I hope you know what you're getting into ／ you'd better know what you're doing

中性

I really hope 壓住，know what you're doing 連讀，my boy 輕聲收尾。

I really hope you know what you're doing with that loan. 那筆貸款，我真希望你知道自己在幹什麼。