Pardon my French恕我粗俗

把一个人的全部条件拆成三条，每条都能单独否决这段关系，冷静得近乎残忍。

You could stop ... anywhere along the way and have reason enough to ...

对亲近的人复盘一段关系时用，语气很重，安慰或调解的场合别说。

any part of that sentence is reason enough ／ you can stop the list anywhere and still be right

中性

anywhere along the way 连成一片，重音落在 reason enough。

You could stop his offer anywhere along the way and have reason enough to stay. 他的条件你随便挑一条，都够你留下来的理由。

不说「你会后悔」，而是把后悔长成一个从句，祝福的口吻里藏着判决。

I hope this does not turn out to be one of those ... that ...

长辈或朋友反对你的重大选择时最常用，正式声明里别用这种半祝福半警告。

I hope this doesn't end up being that kind of decision ／ let this not be the choice you look back on

中性

turn out to be 轻快带过，重音压在 the worse 收尾。

I hope this does not turn out to be one of those loans that owns you. 希望这别变成那种反过来把你套住的贷款。

自己拆穿自己的转移话题，越是冷静措辞，越显得他心里真正介意的不是国籍。

So instead, I'm dwelling on the relatively ... but still ... issue of ...

半自嘲地承认自己在挑软柿子捏，适合熟人吐槽，正式汇报别用。

instead, I keep picking at the smaller problem ／ so I'm fixating on the harmless part instead

中性

relatively 弱读，objectionable issue 两词连读，重音在 Frenchness。

So instead, I'm dwelling on the relatively minor issue of his spelling. 所以我不提正事，专门纠结他拼错字这件小事。

祝福的外壳包着警告，那句我早说过就藏在希望里，父亲的克制比发火更重。

I really hope you know what you're doing.

长辈或朋友不赞同你的选择、又不想撕破脸时用；正式文件或道歉信里别用这种阴阳语气。

I hope you know what you're getting into ／ you'd better know what you're doing

中性

I really hope 压住，know what you're doing 连读，my boy 轻声收尾。

I really hope you know what you're doing with that loan. 那笔贷款，我真希望你知道自己在干什么。