cakes and ale吃喝享樂

用一句反問頂回道德說教，還留下 cakes and ale 這個享樂代名詞。

Dost thou think, because X, there shall be no more Y?

反駁以道德名義剝奪他人樂趣的人時可用。

Do you think because you abstain, no one else may enjoy it? ／ Must your principle cancel everyone's pleasure?

literary

because 後稍停，cakes and ale 兩個重音點出。

Do you think because you work late, there is no more fun for us? 你以為自己加班，我們就不能有樂趣了嗎？

明褒實貶，用 credit 一個詞把對方的醜態反過來說。

this is much credit to you

對熟人的丟臉舉動說反話時可用，正式場合別說。

That does you great credit. ／ A fine honour for you.

literary

much credit 重讀，語氣要帶刺。

Arriving drunk does you much credit, truly. 醉著到場，真是給你長臉了。

醉漢嘴硬的宣言，用 never 把滑稽與悲涼疊在一起。

I will never + 動詞

開玩笑地拒絕服老、逞強時可用這個句式。

I will never give in. ／ I will never learn.

口語

never 重讀，die 拖長一點更滑稽。

I will never retire, whatever my knees say. 不管膝蓋怎麼說，我永遠不退休。

三個並列的「不」把失禮數落得清清楚楚，管家式的指責也能說得這麼工整。

Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you?

嚴肅批評失禮行為時用，語氣要硬；對朋友開玩笑說會像翻臉。

Have you no sense of time or place? ／ You show no respect for occasion or company.

正式

Is there no respect 上揚，of place, persons, nor time 逐項加重，in you 放慢收住。

Is there no sense of place or time in you? 你就不分場合、也不看時間嗎？

把離別說成一句老歌，farewell 加 dear heart，不捨和體面一起打包。

Farewell, dear heart, since I must needs be gone.

半開玩笑地告別、道別時用，帶歌謠腔；正式告別要用更樸素的措辭。

Farewell, my dear, I have to go. ／ Goodbye, sweetheart, since I must leave.

literary

Farewell, dear heart 放慢，since I must needs be gone 平推收住。

Farewell, dear heart, since I must needs be off. 再見，我的心肝，我不得不走了。