far from the action離熱鬧中心很遠

把從英雄到失業的落差壓進一句話，自嘲得又快又狠。

For about X seconds I was ..., and now ...

自嘲得意沒幾天就栽跟頭時用；對剛丟工作的人別說，太扎人。

For a minute I was on top, and then it all fell apart. ／ I had one great moment, and now I'm back to nothing.

口語

For about 輕讀，big hero 重讀，直接滑到 unemployment 收尾。

For about a week I was the office hero, and now I'm back to making copies. 有大約一星期我是辦公室英雄，現在又回去影印檔案了。

三個短句層層後退，把父親的面子損失說得又好笑又心酸。

in the back, away from ..., far from ...

用誇張遞進形容某人被冷落時用；對當事人直說會顯得刻薄。

He'll be at the far end, out of sight and out of the loop. ／ She ended up in the corner, away from everyone who mattered.

口語

in the back / away from God / far from the action 三頓，句尾收輕。

At the wedding I was in the back, away from the cake, far from the music. 婚禮上我坐在後排，離蛋糕遠，離音樂也遠。

用一句安慰把失敗翻成收穫，句式簡單卻很有分量。

The worst thing that can happen is (that) ...

安慰要冒險的人時用；別人只想發洩時別急著講道理。

The worst case is you come out knowing more about yourself. ／ Even if it fails, you'll have learned something.

中性

worst thing 重讀，that can happen 連讀，is 後稍停。

The worst thing that can happen is you'll find out what you're good at. 最壞的結果，也就是你能發現自己擅長什麼。

用聽不懂的金融黑話吐槽金融黑話，把破產的窘迫講成了段子。

They got a language all their own.

吐槽某個行業的行話讓人聽不懂時用；正式彙報裡別這麼說，顯得你不專業。

They have a whole language of their own. ／ It's like they speak another language.

口語

I'm not liquid 降調，something's not flowing 稍快，They got a language all their own 放慢、降調。

Doctors have a language all their own. 醫生們自有一套黑話。