spin gold out of把苦痛煉成金子

把寫作說成鍊金術，一句就點破創作者的殘忍。

so he can't ... any more ... out of ...

想痛罵靠別人苦難獲利的人時能用；書面氣重，日常別隨便說。

Stop him before he turns our pain into gold again. ／ Kill the magician so he can't mine our suffering.

literary

black magician 放慢加重，so he can't 輕讀，句尾壓下。

He keeps spinning gold out of his friends' worst days. 他老是拿朋友們最糟的日子煉成自己的金句。

三個名詞並排，把大半輩子攤在桌上，自嘲裡全是真話。

squander everything on ...

自嘲把錢花光時能用；對不熟的人說 whores 會很尷尬。

I've blown everything I had on therapy and lawyers. ／ Every cent I had went to doctors and bad decisions.

口語

squandered everything 連讀，三個名詞並排要一樣重。

I've squandered my savings on takeout and late-night shopping. 我把積蓄全揮霍在外賣和深夜購物上了。

先順著對方說，再補一刀，冷靜比喊叫更傷人。

No, you're not, because it's not in you.

潑冷水、否定對方性格時能用；吵架說過頭會扎到人。

No, you won't, because it's not who you are. ／ You won't, because that isn't in you.

口語

No 後小停，because 輕讀，it's not in you 一路壓低。

No, you're not quitting, because it's not in you to give up. 不，你不會辭職的，因為放棄不是你的作風。

把不敢死說得像承認怯懦，反而比慷慨赴死更真實。

I don't have the nerve to ...

承認自己沒膽量做某件狠事時能用；對剛經歷變故的人說會刺耳。

I don't have the guts to end it. ／ I'm too afraid to do it.

口語

have the nerve to 中間不停頓，myself 輕收，語氣發虛。

I don't have the nerve to quit and start over. 我沒那個膽量辭職從頭再來。