fed to the teeth受够了

用 even with 先让一步，再补上更狠的判断，批评滴水不漏。

Even with X taken out, it would still remain Y.

先承认某因素、再指出根本问题时用；正式而有力。

Even without the jokes, it is still weak. ／ Politics aside, the writing does not hold up.

正式

taken out 连读，vulgar farce 连读。

Even with the delay taken out, the plan would still fail. 就算不考虑延误，这方案还是会失败。

一句堂皇的行业信条，正好成了压人的大帽子。

X is here to ennoble us.

谈论艺术或事业的高尚使命时用；语气庄重，也易显说教。

Art is here to lift us up. ／ Music is meant to make us better.

正式

here to 连读，ennoble 重音在 no。

Theatre is here to ennoble us. 戏剧是为了让我们变得高尚。

用一个粗俗的夸张画面把「高雅」戳破，气急败坏又极其生动。

People so lofty, they sound as if ...

讽刺自命高雅的人时用；极其粗俗，正式场合绝不能用。

They are so refined they seem made of porcelain. ／ So grand they never touch the ground.

口语

so lofty 连读，shit marble 重读。

They are so lofty they sound like statues. 他们高得像个雕像，不食人间烟火。

用 more than patient 反手施压，客气话里全是警告。

Someone has been more than (adjective).

用客气话暗含警告时用；语气冷静，杀伤力强。

We have been more than generous. ／ He has been more than fair.

正式

more than 连读，patient 重音在前。

We have been more than patient with these delays. 对这些延误，我们已经格外耐心了。

用 do not 的强调否定收尾，把「打动不了我」说得平静而致命。

You do not persuade.

评价对方的论证或展示失败时用；正式而犀利。

It does not convince me. ／ You have not persuaded anyone.

正式

do not 重读，persuade 重音在后。

The data is fine, but it does not persuade. 数据没问题，可它说服不了人。