mean the world to對某人意義非凡

用 mean the world 把一件小事抬到整個世界的高度，不辯論值不值得，只陳述它對一個孩子有多重。越是輕描淡寫，越顯出這群人把別人的心願當回事。

It would mean the world to someone if we could do something.

請求別人幫忙、說明某件事對某人格外重要時用，語氣真誠；商業或公事裡用會顯得過於感性。

It would mean everything to him if we could help. ／ This favor would matter enormously to her.

中性

It would mean the world 平穩，to Owen 稍重，if we could get Fred back home 放慢收尾。

It would mean the world to her if we could find the letters. 要是能找回那些信，對她來說意義非凡。

It would mean the world to us if you could come. 你要是能來，對我們意義非凡。

從糾結懷孕這件事裡跳出來，把重點換成當父母這份身份本身，一句話解開了藏在心裡的結。它不否定之前的焦慮，只是把焦慮挪到更該在的位置。

We've forgotten that it's really about being ...

在別人鑽牛角尖時幫他換一個角度看問題時用，適合親密關係或談心；用得太隨意會像說教。

We keep forgetting what this is really about. ／ The point was never the plan; it was the role.

中性

we've been so worried 輕帶，we've forgotten 稍重，being parents 放慢收尾。

We've forgotten that it's really about the two of us. 我們都忘了，這件事的關鍵其實是我們倆。

We forget that it is really about raising a happy person. 我們忘了，重點其實在養一個快樂的人。

把 reunion 和 wedding 擺進同一個比較句，用 stuffing 和 figure 這些具體的詞對照婚姻這種大事，荒誕感自然冒出來。抱怨裡藏著對這個人的瞭解，所以一點不刻薄。

He seems far more interested in doing A than he is in doing B.

半開玩笑地吐槽某人放著正事不做時用，適合熟人之間；對當事人直接說會像指責。

He cares more about that errand than about the big day. ／ His priorities are somewhere else entirely.

口語

suddenly 輕帶，far more interested 加重，than he is in getting married 放慢收尾。

He is far more interested in fixing that old lamp than in packing. 他修那盞舊燈的勁頭比收拾行李大多了。

She seems more interested in the font than in the deadline. 她對字型的興趣好像比對截止日期還大。

借西部片裡小鎮容不下兩個槍手的說法，把岳母和準女婿的暗中較勁說成一場對決。狠話以玩笑出口，衝突反而變得可以商量。

Something isn't big enough for the both of us.

半開玩笑地說兩個強勢的人難以共處時用，適合家人或朋友之間；正經衝突時用會火上澆油。

This kitchen isn't big enough for two cooks. ／ There is only room for one of us here.

口語

This wedding 輕帶，isn't big enough 稍重，for the both of us 放慢收尾。

This kitchen isn't big enough for the both of us. 這個廚房容不下我們兩個主廚。

This project isn't big enough for the both of us. 這個專案容不下我們兩個人。