“You shouldn't speak ill of the dead.”
死者為大,不該說死人的壞話。
一句老話把刻薄擋了回去,用在這裡既正經又好笑。
You shouldn't speak ill of ...
別人拿死者開玩笑時能用;親友真在哀悼時不要拿來打岔。
Don't speak ill of the dead. / Let the dead rest in peace.
中性
shouldn't 稍重,ill 輕,the dead 放平收尾。
You shouldn't speak ill of someone who just left. 人剛走,別急著說人家壞話。
