“In a nutshell, all the original lymphoma was gone, except this new area, which was never there before.”
一句话说,原来那些淋巴瘤全都消了,偏偏又冒出一块新病灶,那儿以前从来没有过。
先给好消息,再翻出坏消息,一个 except 把希望整个拐了过去。
In a nutshell, ..., except ...
想一句话概括又留个转折时用;对刚听到坏消息的人别这么冷。
To put it simply, everything cleared up except one spot. / Long story short, the scan was mostly good except for one new area.
中性
In a nutshell 连成一串,except 前稍停,后面压低。
In a nutshell, the deal is done, except the price. 一句话说,交易成了,就是价格还没定。
