fed to the teeth受夠了

用 even with 先讓一步，再補上更狠的判斷，批評滴水不漏。

Even with X taken out, it would still remain Y.

先承認某因素、再指出根本問題時用；正式而有力。

Even without the jokes, it is still weak. ／ Politics aside, the writing does not hold up.

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taken out 連讀，vulgar farce 連讀。

Even with the delay taken out, the plan would still fail. 就算不考慮延誤，這方案還是會失敗。

一句堂皇的行業信條，正好成了壓人的大帽子。

X is here to ennoble us.

談論藝術或事業的高尚使命時用；語氣莊重，也易顯說教。

Art is here to lift us up. ／ Music is meant to make us better.

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here to 連讀，ennoble 重音在 no。

Theatre is here to ennoble us. 戲劇是為了讓我們變得高尚。

用一個粗俗的誇張畫面把「高雅」戳破，氣急敗壞又極其生動。

People so lofty, they sound as if ...

諷刺自命高雅的人時用；極其粗俗，正式場合絕不能用。

They are so refined they seem made of porcelain. ／ So grand they never touch the ground.

口語

so lofty 連讀，shit marble 重讀。

They are so lofty they sound like statues. 他們高得像個雕像，不食人間煙火。

用 more than patient 反手施壓，客氣話裡全是警告。

Someone has been more than (adjective).

用客氣話暗含警告時用；語氣冷靜，殺傷力強。

We have been more than generous. ／ He has been more than fair.

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more than 連讀，patient 重音在前。

We have been more than patient with these delays. 對這些延誤，我們已經格外耐心了。

用 do not 的強調否定收尾，把「打動不了我」說得平靜而致命。

You do not persuade.

評價對方的論證或展示失敗時用；正式而犀利。

It does not convince me. ／ You have not persuaded anyone.

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do not 重讀，persuade 重音在後。

The data is fine, but it does not persuade. 資料沒問題，可它說服不了人。