good riddance謝天謝地

一句對仗把「自視」和「他評」劈開，罵人不帶髒字卻最狠。

You may be X to yourself, but to me you're Y.

當面戳破別人自以為是時用；對客戶或長輩說會撕破臉。

You may think you're somebody, but you're not. ／ You see yourself as a winner; I see a failure.

中性

high mogul 重讀，but to me 停頓，failure 收得乾脆。

You may be a genius to yourself, but to me you're careless. 你也許自認是天才，可在我眼裡你就是馬虎。

三個 failure 層層加碼，最後砸在「父親」上，節奏像三記重錘。

a failure as a X

批評別人失職時用；對家人或同事說，基本等於翻臉。

He failed as a boss and as a friend. ／ A failure at work and at home.

literary

每句 a failure 重讀，even 前略停，father 壓軸。

He was a failure as a leader and as a colleague. 他做領導失敗，做同事也失敗。

用「一滴眼淚」量一個人的一生，冷靜得讓人發涼。

When your time comes, I doubt if ...

說一個人眾叛親離時用；當著當事人說非常重，別輕易出口。

When you go, I doubt anyone will cry. ／ Nobody will weep when your time comes.

literary

When your time comes 放慢，single tear 重讀，over you 輕收。

When his time comes, I doubt if many will shed a tear. 等他走的那天，我懷疑沒幾個人會掉淚。

把對方最在意的錢翻過來用：越有錢，人越窮。

You're poorer than any of these people that you call ...

場合：被有錢人羞辱、要當面還擊時用；對朋友之間少用，除非對方真的欠罵。

You're poorer than the people you look down on. ／ All that money and you're still the poorest man here.

正式

poorer 和 scum 都重讀，中間平穩帶過。

You're poorer than any of these people that you laugh at. 你比你嘲笑的那些人還要窮。