wear not motley in my brain腦子清醒不糊塗

把衰老寫成煉傻的工藝，諷刺裡帶著冷冷的節奏。

Infirmity ... doth ever make a better X

諷刺某人越老越糊塗、越病越幼稚時，可以套這句。

Age wears out the wise and sharpens the fool. ／ Weakness only makes a better fool of him.

literary

Infirmity 重讀，doth ever make 連讀，better fool 上揚起調。

Every birthday seems to make a better fool of my forgetful uncle. 我叔叔越來越健忘，每過一個生日就更多幾分糊塗。

用天堂這個前提反推悲傷之愚，溫柔又鋒利，邏輯成了安慰。

The more fool ... to do something, given that ...

用反推法勸人別難過時，可用 the more fool ... 句式。

The bigger fool is the one who grieves over a soul at peace. ／ It is folly to mourn what heaven already keeps.

literary

The more fool 重讀，madonna 稍頓，being in heaven 放輕。

The more fool am I to worry, now that the deal is sealed. 既然事情已經定下，我還擔心，那才是更大的傻瓜。

把說真話的豁免權寫成一句規矩，替所有玩笑辯護。

There is no slander in an allowed X

想說某人嘴毒卻不必當真、或替玩笑找臺階時，可套用。

No one calls a licensed fool a liar. ／ A fool who is allowed can say what others cannot.

literary

slander 重讀，allowed fool 連讀，逗號處停頓明顯。

There is no slander in an allowed fool, so let the roast go on. 小丑說重話不算誹謗，就讓大家繼續開玩笑吧。

先禮貌請示再放狠話，把冒犯包進禮節裡，弄臣的分寸感全在這句。

Give me leave to prove you a fool.

半開玩笑地反駁、抬槓時用，帶表演味；對長輩認真說會失禮，別用。

Allow me to show that you are the fool. ／ Let me prove the fool is you.

口語

Good, madonna 輕帶，give me leave 重讀，to prove you a fool 放慢收住。

Give me leave to prove you are the one who forgot the tickets. 容我證明，忘帶票的才是你。

用最肯定的語氣回擊最沉重的悲傷，安慰和刺人只隔一個稱呼。

I know ... is in heaven, fool.

回擊悲觀話時用，帶玩笑的尖刻；對真正在哀悼的人說會傷人，別用。

His soul is in heaven, you fool. ／ I know he is in a better place, fool.

口語

I know 輕帶，his soul is in heaven 重讀，fool 乾脆收住。

I know she is fine, fool, she texted an hour ago. 我知道她沒事，傻瓜，一小時前還發訊息了。