fight back反擊

把身份撕裂說得又輕又準，一句話道盡跨階層者的孤獨。

Between A and B, sometimes I ...

談身份或歸屬感時用；對剛認識的人掏這句要分場合。

Caught between two lives, I lost track of myself. ／ I no longer knew which world I belonged to.

literary

Between 後稍頓，didn't know 連讀，who I was 放慢。

Between my hometown and this city, sometimes I forget who I am. 在家鄉和這座城市之間，我有時會忘了自己是誰。

用最平靜的說法講最深的傷，剋制反而更戳人。

It doesn't ... anymore, but it's still ...

談已經過去卻忘不掉的事時用；安慰別人時別急著說這句。

The sting is gone, but the memory stays. ／ It no longer aches, yet it never leaves.

literary

doesn't 輕讀，but it's 連讀，still 重讀。

It doesn't scare me anymore, but it's still there. 它不再讓我害怕了，但那份感覺還在。

一句輕巧的宣戰，把下人們奪回體面的底氣全端了出來。

be more than a match for someone

對難纏對手放話時用；對上級說會顯得囂張。

She can handle Mrs Webb easily. ／ Mrs Webb is no problem for her.

中性

more than a 連讀，match for 連讀，句尾自信收住。

That difficult client is more than a match for our new manager. 那個難纏的客戶，我們的新經理應付得來。

鬧鬨鬨的密謀裡突然立起一句正話，荒唐又動人。

we want to defend ...

半開玩笑地宣佈立場時用；真打官司的場合別這麼隨意。

We want to stand up for this place. ／ We mean to protect what is ours.

正式

want to 連讀，Downton's honor 重讀，語氣要鄭重。

We want to defend our little shop from the chain store. 我們想保住自家小店，不讓連鎖店擠垮。