defence mechanism心理防御机制

把婚姻写成日用品，越一本正经越好笑，是怀特太太的名场面。

X should be like Y, ..., and ...

拿身边小物打比方、半开玩笑吐槽时用；正式场合或对长辈别用。

A good umbrella should be cheap, light, and easy to lose. ／ Pets should be like plants, quiet and low-maintenance.

口语

should be like 连读，soft strong and 三词一顿，disposable 放慢。

Meetings should be like coffee, short, warm, and easy to throw away. 开会就该像咖啡，短、热，还容易倒掉。

两个不可能并排一摆，冷得像刀，是全片最出名的毒舌之一。

X is as improbable as Y

用荒诞对比挖苦一件事时用；对不熟的人这样说会显得刻薄。

Getting a raise here is as likely as snow in July. ／ That rumor is as true as a politician's promise.

口语

as improbable as 连成一串，重音落在 improbable 和 marriage。

Rush hour traffic moving fast is as probable as free pizza at the office. 高峰期的车能开快，和办公室有免费披萨一样罕见。

一句就把皮科克太太说成食人的蜘蛛，比喻狠而优雅。

lure someone to their death

写人设或讲因果式指责时用；当面对人这样指责太重，慎用。

She draws people in and leaves them ruined. ／ He collects friends the way a trap collects flies.

literary

lure men 连读，to their deaths 轻快带过，like a spider 稍停。

Some ads lure buyers to their doom with a single low price. 有些广告用一个低价就把买家引进坑里。

在尸体旁惦记厨房整洁，一本正经的语气把黑色幽默说到极致。

I'm the butler. I like to keep ... tidy.

用身份解释古怪举动时用；正经解释工作的场合别拿这句打岔。

I'm the butler; I like things tidy. ／ I like to keep my kitchen in order.

中性

I'm the butler 连读，keep the kitchen tidy 三拍匀速。

I'm the cook here. I like to keep the kitchen tidy. 这儿我掌勺。我喜欢把厨房收拾利索。