look on the dark side往壞處看

一句不打太極卻也不站隊，把立場問題原樣推回給發問的人。

that depends on what side of the fence you're on

被問敏感立場、不想表態時用；正式報告裡這樣說會顯得迴避。

it depends on which side you are on ／ that all depends where you stand

口語

that depends 輕快，what side of the fence 連讀，you're on 收平。

Whether the rule is fair depends on what side of the fence you're on. 這條規則公不公平，得看你站在哪一邊。

拿國民性打圓場，既替丈夫解了圍，也順手把科連霍夫的嚇人話按了下去。

someone is inclined to do something

半開玩笑地解釋某類人的習慣時用；對陌生人這樣說容易冒犯人。

he tends to see the worst in things ／ Russians lean toward the gloomy view

中性

inclined to 連讀，look on the dark side 放慢，side 稍重。

My father is inclined to look on the dark side about money. 我父親在錢的事上總愛往壞處想。

前半句端著談生意的架子，後半句突然拿自己的胃收尾，反差正是笑點。

There are two schools of thought on that subject.

討論有爭議的話題、想顯得中立時用；朋友閒聊裡這麼說會有點端著。

opinions are split on that subject ／ there are two ways of looking at it

正式

two schools of thought 一氣連讀，and I have no ulcers 停頓後輕收。

There are two schools of thought on working from home. 在家辦公這件事上有兩種看法。

先認下對方扣的標籤，再拿一個親歷的例子反打回去，是很好用的反駁姿勢。

All right, I'm X, but ...

場合：被人拿身份或標籤壓你時用來反將一軍；對熟人開玩笑能用，對長輩正式場合不要這麼頂。

Fine, I'm a foreigner, but I've seen it happen. ／ Sure, call me stubborn, but I've got a reason.

口語

重音落在 All right 和 died，but 後稍停再往下說。

All right, I'm a rookie, but I've seen this bug before. 好吧，我是新人，可這個 bug 我見過。