as it is本來就

把喪服和生活一句連起來，黑色既是實指也是雙關，苦中帶笑。

Life's ... enough as it is without ...

想勸人別自找苦吃時用；葬禮等莊重場合不要這麼說。

Life's hard enough without making it harder. ／ It's grim enough as it is; don't add to it.

口語

重音落在 black 和 too，中間稍作停頓。

The week's long enough as it is without taking extra shifts. 這一週本來就夠長了，別再加班了。

用聖人破戒來罵人不帶一個髒字，誇張得很漂亮。

enough to make a saint do something

朋友間誇張吐槽時能用；對長輩或正式場合別用。

You could make a priest swear. ／ She is enough to try the patience of a saint.

口語

saint 重讀，blasphemy 稍拖長收尾。

Waiting for him is enough to make a saint lose patience. 等他能把聖人熬得沒了耐心。

輕飄飄一句就把鬼魂與活人的時間差說盡，還帶點得意。

have ... at one's disposal

說自己可自由支配時間和資源時用；對上司這樣說會顯得輕慢。

I have all the time in the world. ／ My time is entirely my own.

中性

unlimited 重讀，at my disposal 連讀後收平。

We have a whole afternoon at our disposal. 整個下午我們都能自由安排。

先認後轉，fond 與 love 一字之差，把空心婚姻戳破。

fond of someone, but not in love with them

點破別人自欺時用；這種話當面說太重，不是親近的人別用。

You liked him, but you never loved him. ／ Caring for someone is not the same as loving them.

中性

fond 輕，love 重讀，but 後面停一下。

She was fond of him perhaps, but she didn't love him. 她或許喜歡過他，但並不愛他。

先自認無知，再只留一句浪漫，陸上人的想像全在這一轉。

I don't know anything about X except that ...

承認自己外行但堅持一點看法時用；正式報告裡少用這種口語。

All I know about it is that it looks romantic. ／ I know nothing of it except its romance.

中性

anything 輕讀，except that 連讀，romantic 收尾微揚。

I don't know anything about wine except that I like it. 我對紅酒一竅不通，只知道我愛喝。