right on the money恰到好處

表面是建議，實則一刀捅向身邊那群自命不凡的聰明人。

You should meet some ..., you could learn something.

半開玩笑擠兌朋友的圈子時用；對方正失意時別補刀。

You should hang around ordinary people once in a while. ／ Maybe spend time with people who aren't geniuses.

口語

You should meet 輕讀，stupid 重讀，learn something 收尾下沉。

You should meet some ordinary people, you might learn something. 你該去認識幾個普通人，說不定能學到點東西。

把嚴肅的政治爭論一句話擰成黑色幽默，畫面感極強。

It's hard to ... a guy with ...

用一句畫面感強的冷話反駁對方時用；正式辯論裡別這麼損。

It's hard to make fun of someone who looks that serious. ／ You can't mock a man in polished boots.

口語

physical force 重讀，It's hard to 連讀，shiny boots 放慢收尾。

It's hard to reason with a guy who never listens. 跟一個從不聽人說話的傢伙，沒法講道理。

一句話把創傷和年齡差全兜進來，刻薄得毫不留情。

It's enough to ... and it accounts for ...

用一句刻薄話點破因果時用；當眾揭人傷疤會很傷人。

That would put anyone off, and it explains the younger one. ／ No wonder he went for someone so young.

口語

turn you off 連讀，accounts for 輕讀，little girl 稍作停頓。

That failure is enough to turn you off the whole idea, and it accounts for the shortcut. 那次失敗足夠讓你對整個念頭倒胃口，也解釋得了這個捷徑。

用互相矛盾的兩個詞夸人，聽著像贊美其實是補刀，機鋒全在後半句。

I like the way you express yourself. Pithy, yet degenerate.

半誇半損地回敬說話刻薄的人時用；對不熟的人說會顯得你在挑釁，要看關係。

You have a way with words — blunt and debauched. ／ I like your style: sharp, and foul.

口語

Pithy 停頓，yet degenerate 逐詞放慢、降調帶諷。

I like the way you express yourself — sharp, yet crude. 我喜歡你說話的方式，鋒利，又粗俗。