blow over風波平息

把一整類人濃縮成一個名字，用來警告對方別在這種人身上耗盡自己。它既是勸退，也是過來人的經驗，放到任何執迷不悟的場合都能套用。

The ... of this world will suck you dry.

勸阻別人別在某類人或某件事上投入過多時用，語氣直白。

People like that will drain you. ／ They will take everything you have.

口語

the Rick Marshalls 一口氣帶過，suck you dry 放慢，dry 收尾下壓。

The people of this world like that will drain you dry. 世上那類人只會把你榨乾。

The jobs of this world will wear you out. 世上那些活兒會把你累垮。

把抓不到人的理由說得再樸素不過：時間和證據一起流走了。它不講情緒，只擺事實，卻比任何抱怨都更讓人絕望，適合用來說明遲來的正義為何難。

Too much time has gone by. Too much of the evidence is lost.

解釋一件事為什麼已經來不及、機會為什麼溜走時用，語氣認命。

Too much time has passed for us to act. ／ The trail has long gone cold.

中性

兩個 Too much 都重讀，gone by 和 lost 收尾放慢。

So much time has passed, and too many records are gone. 時間過去太久了，太多記錄都沒了。

The delay was too long and the proof is gone. 拖得太久，證據也沒了。

一句把底線喊出來的話：先要求對方停止，再逼他確認聽懂了。它不再講道理，只劃界限，適合在任何被反覆糾纏的時刻直接套用。

You stop ... Do you understand me?

被反覆打擾、要對方立刻停止時用，語氣強硬，帶警告。

Stop calling my house. Do you hear me? ／ You need to stop contacting me. Is that clear?

口語

You stop 重讀，calling my house 放慢，understand me 一字一頓收尾。

Stop calling my house. Do you hear me? 別再打我家電話了，聽見沒有？

You need to stop contacting me. Is that clear? 你不要再聯絡我了，清楚嗎？

一句比喻加一句收尾，把荒唐事說得輕巧又刻薄：明明是自己給自己寫信，卻像粉絲追星。它不提高音量，卻把自我陶醉釘在恥辱柱上。

It was like ... . That's all.

想輕描淡寫地揭穿一件荒唐事、讓對方下不來臺時用，適合閒聊評點，正式場合不要這樣說。

It was like clapping for himself. That's all. ／ He was basically his own biggest fan.

口語

It was like 輕快連讀，writing fan mail 三詞均勻，That's all 短促收尾。

He quoted his own post. It was like giving himself an award. 他轉發自己的帖子，就像在給自己頒獎。