to hell with去他的

把寧做雞頭不做鳳尾反過來說：平臺比頭銜重要，一句話立住立場。

I'd rather be A in X than B in Y

表立場：比起在別處更進一步，寧願留在這邊做小角色。

I'd rather be a big fish here than a small fish there. ／ I'd sooner stay small here than be big elsewhere.

中性

rather 重讀，than 後輕快帶過，別把比較兩頭都讀成重音。

I'd rather be a junior at this studio than a manager somewhere I don't believe in. 我寧願在這家工作室當個新人，也不去一家我不認同的公司當經理。

把功勞推回給真正的建造者，一句自嘲就把謙遜說得有分量。

You're the one who ought to ... I'm only ...

別人誇你時，把功勞轉給真正出力的人，再輕描淡寫自己。

The credit's all yours. I just carry the papers. ／ That's your bow to take, not mine.

中性

the one who 連讀，重音落在 bows，結尾 office boy 放輕。

You're the one who ought to take the bows here; I just booked the room. 該上臺受表揚的是你，我不過是訂了個場地。

體面話接一句粗口，前後落差把不在乎錢說得格外認真。

it's the honor of doing X, and to hell with Y

半開玩笑表態時用，說明看重事情本身、報酬不重要；正式場合別用。

It's about the work, not the money. ／ Do it for the craft, and the pay be damned.

口語

前半句端著說，to hell with 忽然壓低加快，落差就是笑點。

It's the honor of finishing it right, and to hell with the overtime. 能把它做紮實是榮幸，加班費去他的吧。

船東放著權力不用，自稱普通乘客，一句話把身份的重量輕輕卸掉。

I'm just an ordinary X on this trip.

想說這次不插手、把決定權交給別人時用；該擔責時用它推脫會顯得不負責，別用。

I'm only here as a guest. ／ I'll leave the decisions to you.

中性

just an ordinary 連讀快帶，passenger 稍重，收尾平。

I'm just an ordinary passenger on this trip, so the call is yours. 這次我就是個普通乘客，決定權交給你。