with flying colours漂亮通過

把被告席說得連國王都不例外，一句就把被捕的羞恥感抹平。

..., even ... have stood in the dock.

安慰剛攤上事的人時用；說笑要分人，對受害者家屬別說。

Even the mighty have stood here. ／ Kings and beggars share the same dock.

正式

三項列舉遞升，even 重讀，dock 收在低音。

Prime ministers and pop stars, even they have stood in the dock. 首相也好，流行歌手也好，連他們都站過被告席。

先指控再認栽，兩句短句把被拿捏的無奈說得又好笑又認命。

This is ..., but you're quite right.

半開玩笑地承認對方有理時用；真起衝突時別用會顯得輕慢。

That's blackmail, but fair enough. ／ Call it blackmail, you're still right.

口語

blackmail 重讀，but 後略停，right 輕收。

This is blackmail, but you're quite right. 這是敲詐，不過你說得很對。

重炮對玩具槍的對比，把辯方的單薄兵力一槍點破。

All you'll have is ..., an ... by his wife.

說明雙方實力懸殊、自己底牌太少時用；正式報告裡改用 outmatched。

All you'll have is a popgun against their artillery. ／ One small popgun is all you get.

口語

popgun 連讀，an alibi 輕快帶過，furnished 稍重。

All we'll have is one little popgun against their whole team. 我們只有一把小玩具槍，對面卻是整支隊伍。

把一次當眾出醜總結成人生的經驗，荒誕又誠懇。

One thing I've learned for sure, never ...

用自嘲口吻給人提個無傷大雅的醒時能用；談正事或嚴肅建議時別用。

One thing I know for certain, never argue with a queue. ／ The one lesson I keep: never trust a free sample.

口語

for sure 輕帶過，never 加重，women's hats 連讀下沉。

One thing I've learned for sure, never shop when you're hungry. 我算明白了：千萬別餓著肚子逛街。