laugh in the face of death笑對死亡

把嘗試說成道德義務，用 crime 這種重詞配日常動作，反差生出莊重又微妙。

It would be a crime not to ...

用誇張的鄭重勸人去做一件其實很輕鬆的事時用。

It would be a shame not to give it a try. ／ You'd be mad not to attempt it.

正式

it would be 連讀，a crime not to try 放慢收尾。

It would be a crime not to try their soup while you're here. 既然來了，不嚐嚐他家的湯就太說不過去了。

It would be a crime not to apply with grades like yours. 有你這樣的成績，不報名就太說不過去了。

不吹噓戰績，只陳述一個從未被打破的紀錄，結尾 yet 留懸念，威脅全在剋制裡。

No one has escaped me yet.

用平靜語氣展示自己從未失手時用，氣場強。

I've never let one get away. ／ My record is still clean.

中性

no one's 連讀，escaped me yet 放慢，yet 輕輕收。

No one has beaten me at this game yet. 這遊戲到現在還沒人贏過我。

No guest has left my table hungry yet. 還沒有客人從我桌邊餓著走的。

把抽象的恐懼寫成能聞到的氣味，殺手不是愛勝利，而是享受對手的害怕。

I love the smell of something.

半真半玩笑地表達對某種氛圍上癮時用，帶危險感。

I can taste their fear. ／ Terror has a scent, and I adore it.

口語

the smell of 連讀，fear 放慢加重收尾。

I just love the smell of fresh tires on race day. 我就愛聞比賽日新輪胎的味道。

I just love the smell of coffee before sunrise. 我就愛聞日出前的咖啡香。

用名字多側寫一個人的傳奇，不直接誇偉大，卻把分量壓在名號裡。

He was known across the land by many names.

給某人寫悼詞或做隆重介紹、鋪墊他名聲大時用，語氣莊重。

The whole country knew him by a dozen names. ／ Fame followed him under every name.

literary

known across 連讀，by many names 放慢收。

She was known across the industry by many names. 她在業界名號眾多，人盡皆知。

He was known across the town by many names. 他在鎮上名號多得很，人人都認得。

用無話可說來反襯失去之重，越說沒法表達，越讓人感到分量。

There are no words to express such a ...

在悼念或鄭重道別、表達沉痛時用，不適合輕鬆聚會。

Words fail to capture what we lost. ／ Nothing we say could match this loss.

正式

no words 停頓，to express such a loss 放慢下落。

There are no words to express such a sudden loss. 這樣突然的失去，沒有言語能夠表達。

There are no words to express such a generous gift. 這樣慷慨的禮物，沒有言語能夠表達。