ruin Christmas毀了某人的聖誕節

把「店裡被搶購一空」說成送給老闆的最好禮物：貨物沒了，錢滿出來，才是生意人最想收到的聖誕驚喜。一句大白話就翻掉了所有溫情的禮物清單，勢利得可笑，也真實得扎人。

The biggest present we could give him is an empty shop with nothing but money in the till.

想在談禮物、談成績時把虛情假意一句戳穿，或替生意人說出心裡話時用，語氣一本正經，效果才辛辣。

The best gift you can give a shopkeeper is a sold-out shelf. ／ Forget the flowers; give him a full till.

中性

biggest 重讀，empty bare-looking shop 放慢，nothing in it except 連讀帶過。

The best present for a bookseller is an empty shelf. 給書商最好的禮物就是一個空書架。

Forget the cake; an empty warehouse is the real celebration. 別管蛋糕了，空掉的倉庫才是真正的慶功。

用一句精打細算的家常話，把送禮的客套徹底撕開：錢要花，但花得讓對方掃興才算回本。怨氣藏在算盤裡，越平靜越好笑。

It's worth it to ruin someone's ...

半開玩笑地抱怨某個不得不見、又實在不喜歡的人時用，語氣要平，笑意才冷。

Worth every penny to spoil his evening. ／ I'd pay double to ruin his weekend.

口語

worth it 輕快帶過，ruin 重讀，wife's uncle's Christmas 放慢收尾。

It's worth the drive just to ruin his party. 光是能攪黃他的派對，這趟車就值了。

Worth the paperwork to spoil his little plan. 能壞了他的小算盤，這些公文就值。

把「討厭一個人」換算成最小的貨幣單位：連幾分錢都不肯為他掏。小氣被說得理直氣壯，一句話就把吝嗇和嫌棄同時演到位。

I hate to spend a penny / a nickel on someone.

想誇張地表達對某人吝嗇、嫌棄或不情願時用，語氣越隨意，嫌棄越明顯。

I grudge him every cent. ／ Not a penny of mine goes to him.

口語

spend a nickel 連讀緊湊，on him 輕收，hate to 略吞 to。

I hate to spend a penny on that guy. 我連一分錢都捨不得花在那傢伙身上。

She grudges every dime he takes. 他花的每一毛錢她都心疼。

一句給全店打氣的號召，把一家小店的忙夜抬成載入店史的大事。越小的公司喊越大的話，越見那份要爭口氣的熱忱。

Let's make this the biggest ... in the history of ...

想給團隊、家人或朋友鼓勁、把一件普通事說成值得紀念的大事時用，語氣要熱。

Let's make tonight one for the books. ／ We'll remember this night for years.

口語

Let's make this 輕快，biggest 重讀，in the history of 連讀帶過。

Let's make this the biggest launch in the history of the team. 咱們把它做成團隊史上最大的一次釋出。

Let's make this the best dinner in the history of this house. 咱們把這頓晚飯做成這棟房子史上最好的一頓。