“With all due respect, Jerry, I don't want you mucking this up.”
恕我直言,傑瑞,我不想讓你把這事搞砸。
先用敬語墊一句,再把最狠的話說出口,軟刀子。
With all due respect, ...
要反對上級或長輩時用;對方正在氣頭上說會像挑釁。
No offense, but I think you should step back. / I mean this respectfully: please let me handle it.
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due 重讀,respect 後停頓再轉折。
With all due respect, that timeline is not realistic. 恕我直言,那個時間表不現實。
