“It's only a matter of form for you and the children to go first.”
你和孩子们先上,不过是走个过场。
把生离死别说成「走个过场」,越轻描淡写越叫人心里发凉。
It's only a matter of form to ...
要安慰别人「这只是走个程序、没事」,用 a matter of form。
Just a formality, nothing more. / It's routine, that's all.
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only a matter of 轻读,重音落在 form 和 first,语速放平。
It's only a matter of form to sign here; nothing will change. 在这儿签个字只是走个形式,不会有任何影响。
