play double time加倍速演奏

用被動語態把一個從未發生的事說成不破的傳說，越平靜越顯不可戰勝。

Someone has never been touched by ...

誇某人從沒被對手打垮、從沒吃過虧時用，語氣驕傲，別在正式檢討場合說。

No blade has ever found him. ／ He has never once been beaten.

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has never been 連讀，touched by a blade 放慢加重收尾。

Our captain has never been beaten in a final. 我們的隊長在決賽裡從沒輸過。

Her garden has never been touched by chemicals. 她的花園從未被打過農藥。

最老的故事開頭接一個墜落的動作，童話的時間感和具體畫面一句疊上。

Once upon a time, something fell from the sky.

講一個聽上去像傳說的故事，或半開玩笑地回顧往事時用。

Long ago, a burning star dropped out of the night. ／ Once, a single star came down to earth.

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Once upon a time 平穩敘述，a Wishing Star 稍重，fell from the sky 放慢收。

Once upon a time, a tiny cafe fell into my life. 從前，一家小咖啡館闖進了我的生活。

Once upon a time, a letter changed everything for us. 很久以前，一封信改變了我們的一切。

把被偶像踩臉當成榮耀永久儲存，荒唐承諾里全是追星式狂熱，好笑又溫馨。

We will never ... again.

半開玩笑地把某次小意外說成值得永久紀念的事時用。

We are never washing that shirt again. ／ That handshake stays on my hand forever.

口語

never 加重，again 輕輕收住。

My daughter met her idol today, so we will never wash this jacket again. 我女兒今天見到偶像了，所以這外套我們再也不洗了。

The champion signed my cap, so I will never wear it in the rain again. 冠軍給我帽子簽了名，所以我再也不戴著它淋雨了。

用沉睡的巨人這個古老比喻把一次誤闖說成惹上大麻煩，警告裡帶著史詩感。

You awoke the sleeping giant of ...

提醒別人別去招惹惹不起的人或事時用，語氣誇張，別在正式彙報裡說。

You poked a sleeping giant. ／ Don't wake a beast you can't handle.

literary

awoke 加重，the sleeping giant 放慢，Del Mar 收尾上揚。

By replying to that troll, you awoke the sleeping giant of the internet. 你回覆那個噴子，等於吵醒了網際網路這頭沉睡的巨人。

If you reopen that old case, you may wake a sleeping giant. 你要是重開那個舊案子，可能會喚醒一個沉睡的巨人。

把以一敵多的混戰輕描淡寫成沒用，貓的身手被吹得毫不費力，又狂又好笑。

That trick doesn't work on ...

半開玩笑地告訴對方某種招數對自己無效時用，帶自信和調侃，別對上級用。

Nice try, but that never works on me. ／ You can't gang up on someone like me.

口語

Silly guards 輕快，don't work on cats 放慢強調。

Nice try, but that sales pitch doesn't work on me. 想得美，可那套推銷對我沒用。

That press defense doesn't work on our point guard. 那套緊逼防守對我們的控球后衛沒用。