“In a nutshell, all the original lymphoma was gone, except this new area, which was never there before.”
一句話說,原來那些淋巴瘤全都消了,偏偏又冒出一塊新病灶,那兒以前從來沒有過。
先給好訊息,再翻出壞訊息,一個 except 把希望整個拐了過去。
In a nutshell, ..., except ...
想一句話概括又留個轉折時用;對剛聽到壞訊息的人別這麼冷。
To put it simply, everything cleared up except one spot. / Long story short, the scan was mostly good except for one new area.
中性
In a nutshell 連成一串,except 前稍停,後面壓低。
In a nutshell, the deal is done, except the price. 一句話說,交易成了,就是價格還沒定。
