“You, maestro, though immortal are not a God but a man.”
大师,您虽然不朽,却也不是神,而是个人。
把恭维和拆台放进同一句,抬得越高摔得越妙。
though X, ... not a God but a man
对熟人半开玩笑地杀杀威风时用,对真正在乎面子的长辈别说。
immortal yes, but still human / a legend, and still just a person
literary
though immortal 轻快带过,not a God 重读。
Though brilliant, our professor is not an oracle but a man. 我们教授虽然聪明,却也不是神谕,只是个普通人。
