larger than life非凡出眾

把收養說成中彩票，既祝福又承認命運不公；先拉近距離，再給出這句甜裡帶苦的好話。

You won the orphan lottery.

恭喜一個失去原生家庭卻被好人接住的人時能用，對同病相憐的人說；對剛失去親人的人別說。

You got the best possible second chance. ／ You found a real family, against the odds.

口語

from one orphan to another 連讀，orphan lottery 放慢加重收。

You won the family lottery the day they chose you. 他們選中你那天，你就中了家庭彩票。

用一句老派航海俚語表達認可，比 I like him 更有味道，在互懟成風的場面裡反而最顯真誠。

I like the cut of his jib.

第一眼就覺得某人靠譜、欣賞其風格時能用，對熟人俏皮地說；正式面試或書面評語裡別用。

I like his style. ／ That one has good instincts.

口語

cut of his 連讀，jib 放慢落下。

I like the cut of her jib; she asks sharp questions. 我欣賞她的做派，問問題很犀利。

用比較級把傳奇再抬一級，larger than life 畫面感十足，一句懷舊也說盡如今的落差。

Back when we were larger than life.

懷念從前意氣風發的日子時能用，對老搭檔感嘆；安慰正落魄的人時別拿來炫耀過去。

Back when we were legends. ／ Those were the days when we were everything.

literary

Back when 連讀，larger than life 放慢收。

Back when we were the best band in town. 那時我們可是城裡最棒的樂隊。

把'重新變回傳奇'具體成走遍一個個小鎮的畫面，town to town 的節奏像民謠副歌，既是誘惑也是幻影。

Become the legend again, town to town.

描繪重拾昔日風光、四處闖蕩時能用，對想復出的夥伴說；勸人安穩過日子時別用它煽動。

Go back to being the name on every tongue. ／ Chase the old fame from place to place.

literary

the legend again 連讀，town to town 一字一頓。

Become the champion again, match by match. 再當回冠軍，一場比賽接一場比賽地打。