hard to come by很難得

用一句斬釘截鐵的否定，推翻別人習慣的謙辭。它不給理由，只給立場，聽起來像長輩拍板，也像一句可以記一輩子的家訓。

There are no small ...s.

糾正別人貶低某件事的價值、想鄭重肯定它時用，適合長輩或演講口吻；日常隨口說會顯得過重。

There are no small kindnesses. ／ No rescue is a small thing.

literary

There are no 輕帶，small miracles 兩個詞都加重，Oliver 放慢收尾。

There are no small acts of courage. 沒有渺小的勇敢之舉。

There are no small contributions here. 在這裡，沒有微不足道的貢獻。

把奇蹟顯得小這件事歸因於距離，一句就把視角的概念講透。它不安慰，而是給了一套看事情的方法，越琢磨越有餘味。

They only seem small because we stand so far away from them.

幫別人換個角度看低看輕的事物時用，適合談心或寫作；公事彙報裡說會顯得跑題。

Things look small only from far away. ／ Distance is what makes it seem ordinary.

literary

They only seem small 輕帶，because we stand 稍重，so far away from them 放慢收尾。

Your work only looks small because you know it so well. 你的工作看起來小，只是因為你太熟悉它了。

Small habits only seem small from a distance. 小習慣顯得小，只因為站得太遠。

把永遠這個抽象概念當主語，用最難碰到來下判斷，不煽情卻讓人信服。它承認稀缺，反而讓眼前擁有的顯得珍貴，是那種可以隨時借去安慰人的短句。

Something is hard to come by.

感嘆某樣東西稀少、值得珍惜時用，適合日常談心或寫作；正式報告裡不適合。

Good luck like that does not come around often. ／ Such loyalty is rare.

中性

Forever 輕帶，is hard 稍重，to come by 放慢收尾。

Honesty like that is hard to come by. 那樣的誠實很難得。

A chance like this is hard to come by. 這樣的機會很難碰到。

把宿命說得像一句老話，後半句 even if 又把話說得更狠：連成不成真都不重要。它看似消極，其實是一種不跟命運較勁的坦然。

What is to be will be, even if it never comes to pass.

面對無法掌控的結果、想表達順其自然時用，適合長者口吻或寬慰自己；用在工作目標上會顯得消極。

What will be will be. ／ Some things are simply not up to us.

literary

what is to be 平穩，will be 加重，even if it never comes to pass 放慢收尾。

What is to be will be, even if it takes years. 該怎樣就會怎樣，哪怕要等很多年。

What is to be will be, even if it never happens. 該怎樣就會怎樣，哪怕最終沒發生。