“It's only a matter of form for you and the children to go first.”
你和孩子們先上,不過是走個過場。
把生離死別說成「走個過場」,越輕描淡寫越叫人心裡發涼。
It's only a matter of form to ...
要安慰別人「這只是走個程式、沒事」,用 a matter of form。
Just a formality, nothing more. / It's routine, that's all.
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only a matter of 輕讀,重音落在 form 和 first,語速放平。
It's only a matter of form to sign here; nothing will change. 在這兒籤個字只是走個形式,不會有任何影響。
