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兩個 nothing 對著說，把完美的犯罪寫成一句冷冰冰的對仗。

Nothing had slipped, nothing had been ...

復盤一件辦得滴水不漏的事時能用，對同事講，不要拿來誇僥倖。

Nothing slipped and nothing was missed. ／ Not one thing slipped, not one was missed.

literary

兩個 nothing had 並列，重音壓在 slipped 和 overlooked。

Nothing had slipped and nothing had been overlooked in the launch. 釋出過程沒有一處走漏，也沒有一處被忽略。

把自己判成死人，一句話預告結局，冷得像墓誌。

It was the walk of a ...

形容某種絕望到麻木的狀態時能用，書面偏多，不要拿來說別人。

I walked like a dead man. ／ It felt like the walk of a dead man.

literary

It was the 連讀，walk of a 輕帶，dead man 加重。

By three in the morning it was the walk of a dead man down the corridor. 到凌晨三點，走廊裡那腳步跟死人沒兩樣。

把神經寫成外力，一點一點把人拆開，痛感很具體。

I could feel something pulling me to pieces

壓力大到快撐不住的時候能用，對熟人吐苦水，正式場合別用。

My nerves were tearing me apart. ／ I could feel myself coming apart at the seams.

中性

could feel 的 d 吞掉，pulling me to 連讀，pieces 收尾。

I could feel the deadline pulling me to pieces. 我能感覺到那個截止日期快把我撕碎了。

用橄欖球比喻把責任推給對方，客套話裡全是擠兌。

You've got the ball. Let's see you run with it.

把任務甩回給對方時能用，對平級或下屬，別對長輩說。

The ball is in your court now. ／ You've got the ball; let's see what you do.

口語

you've got the 連讀，run with it 一氣呵成。

You've got the ball now; let's see you run with it. 現在球在你手裡，看你怎麼帶起來吧。