“Everybody's running around here wondering when the bombs are gonna fall, and the fact of the matter is that the bombs have already fallen.”
這兒的人都在跑來跑去,琢磨炸彈什麼時候落下來,可事實是,炸彈早就落下來了。
用「還沒落」和「早落了」對撞,一句就把全場的錯覺翻過來。
Everybody's wondering ..., and the fact of the matter is ...
想先順對方的假設、再一句點破真相時用;商量事情別用這種說教腔。
Everyone's waiting for it, but it has already happened. / People keep asking when, and the truth is it's long past.
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前半句平推,the fact of the matter is 稍頓,already 重讀。
Everyone's waiting for the deadline, and the fact of the matter is that it passed. 大家都在等截止日,可事實是它早過了。
