the envy of让人羡慕的对象

把刚下杀手的冷酷包进一句体贴话里，越温柔越瘆人。

your heart seems to have held up

对刚经历大事的人半开玩笑时能用；对真正病重的人别说。

You seem to have come through it just fine. ／ That old heart of yours held up well.

中性

seems to have 连读轻快，held up 稍重，句尾放平收。

After that week of deadlines, my heart seems to have held up fine. 熬过那一周截稿，我的心看来还撑得住。

一句话绕回来，把野心和酸意全暴露了，够狠也够真。

be the envy of all the people I envy

自嘲又逞强时能用；正式汇报里别这么绕。

I'll be the one everyone envies. ／ They'll all want what I have.

口语

envy of all 连读，结尾 I envy 轻轻收住。

One day I'll be the envy of everyone who ever doubted me. 总有一天，怀疑过我的人都会羡慕我。

前半句给足面子，后半句一刀切回现实，标题梗也顺带点破。

X is promising, but not that promising.

想客气否定又不撕破脸时能用；对刚入行的新人别这么说话会伤人。

The play has promise, but not enough to die for. ／ It is promising, just not that promising.

口语

promising 两次出现，前一次轻，后一次重读 that，把否定落在后半句。

Your plan is promising, but not that promising. 你的计划有前景，但还没到那个份上。

刚杀了人还像裁判打分，冷到好笑，人物的疯狂全靠这半句抖出来。

Right on the X. One point for Y.

黑色幽默地给惨事打个分时能用；对正经场合和陌生人千万别这么讲。

Straight onto the rug. One point for neatness. ／ Perfectly on the carpet, so he scores for tidiness.

口语

Right on the 连读，rug 重读，One point 稍停，for neatness 轻快收尾。

The coffee landed right on the report. One point for neatness. 咖啡正好泼在报告上，整洁度加一分。