it's benign是良性的

把生死懸於一線的體驗，壓成一句黑色幽默，笑著說出最怕的事。

The most beautiful words are not ..., but ...

拿體檢虛驚開玩笑時能用；對真正查出重病的人說會非常殘忍。

The sweetest words in any language are 'it's benign.' ／ Nothing sounds better than a doctor saying it's benign.

中性

not I love you 稍頓，but it's benign 放慢加重。

The most beautiful words after a scan are not 'perfect,' but 'it's benign.' 做完掃描最動聽的話不是「一切正常」，而是「是良性的」。

把信仰和涼快並列，一本正經的褻瀆，笑點全在落差裡。

Between A and B, I'll take A.

用誇張對比表達取捨時能用；拿宗教開玩笑要看場合和聽眾。

Given the choice, I'll take the air conditioning. ／ Between the two, I'd pick comfort every time.

口語

Between ... and ... 略停，I'll take 重讀後半句。

Between a big office and a short commute, I'll take the commute. 要在大辦公室和短通勤之間選，我選通勤短。

用 wish 加過去完成，把來不及的悔意一次說盡。

I wish ... I had ...

講起已經無法挽回的遺憾時能用；語氣沉重，別拿來閒聊。

I wish I had made peace with him before he died. ／ If only I had forgiven him while he was alive.

中性

I wish 後微停，before he died 輕讀，had forgiven him 收低。

I wish before she moved away I had said goodbye. 我多希望在她搬走前我跟她道過別。

一口氣報出一串小毛病來安慰人，越專業越像黑色喜劇。

That's nothing. That's A or B or C.

用輕描淡寫的清單打消別人顧慮時能用；對方真病了別拿來開玩笑。

It's just stress or gas or something minor. ／ Probably nothing—some reflux at most.

中性

That's nothing 乾脆，四個 or 平推，最後一項略降。

That's nothing. That's just a bruise or a cramp. 沒事，不過是一塊淤青或者抽筋。