defence mechanism心理防禦機制

把婚姻寫成日用品，越一本正經越好笑，是懷特太太的名場面。

X should be like Y, ..., and ...

拿身邊小物打比方、半開玩笑吐槽時用；正式場合或對長輩別用。

A good umbrella should be cheap, light, and easy to lose. ／ Pets should be like plants, quiet and low-maintenance.

口語

should be like 連讀，soft strong and 三詞一頓，disposable 放慢。

Meetings should be like coffee, short, warm, and easy to throw away. 開會就該像咖啡，短、熱，還容易倒掉。

兩個不可能並排一擺，冷得像刀，是全片最出名的毒舌之一。

X is as improbable as Y

用荒誕對比挖苦一件事時用；對不熟的人這樣說會顯得刻薄。

Getting a raise here is as likely as snow in July. ／ That rumor is as true as a politician's promise.

口語

as improbable as 連成一串，重音落在 improbable 和 marriage。

Rush hour traffic moving fast is as probable as free pizza at the office. 高峰期的車能開快，和辦公室有免費披薩一樣罕見。

一句就把皮科克太太說成食人的蜘蛛，比喻狠而優雅。

lure someone to their death

寫人設或講因果式指責時用；當面對人這樣指責太重，慎用。

She draws people in and leaves them ruined. ／ He collects friends the way a trap collects flies.

literary

lure men 連讀，to their deaths 輕快帶過，like a spider 稍停。

Some ads lure buyers to their doom with a single low price. 有些廣告用一個低價就把買家引進坑裡。

在屍體旁惦記廚房整潔，一本正經的語氣把黑色幽默說到極致。

I'm the butler. I like to keep ... tidy.

用身份解釋古怪舉動時用；正經解釋工作的場合別拿這句打岔。

I'm the butler; I like things tidy. ／ I like to keep my kitchen in order.

中性

I'm the butler 連讀，keep the kitchen tidy 三拍勻速。

I'm the cook here. I like to keep the kitchen tidy. 這兒我掌勺。我喜歡把廚房收拾利索。