it's benign是良性的

把生死悬于一线的体验，压成一句黑色幽默，笑着说出最怕的事。

The most beautiful words are not ..., but ...

拿体检虚惊开玩笑时能用；对真正查出重病的人说会非常残忍。

The sweetest words in any language are 'it's benign.' ／ Nothing sounds better than a doctor saying it's benign.

中性

not I love you 稍顿，but it's benign 放慢加重。

The most beautiful words after a scan are not 'perfect,' but 'it's benign.' 做完扫描最动听的话不是「一切正常」，而是「是良性的」。

把信仰和凉快并列，一本正经的亵渎，笑点全在落差里。

Between A and B, I'll take A.

用夸张对比表达取舍时能用；拿宗教开玩笑要看场合和听众。

Given the choice, I'll take the air conditioning. ／ Between the two, I'd pick comfort every time.

口语

Between ... and ... 略停，I'll take 重读后半句。

Between a big office and a short commute, I'll take the commute. 要在大办公室和短通勤之间选，我选通勤短。

用 wish 加过去完成，把来不及的悔意一次说尽。

I wish ... I had ...

讲起已经无法挽回的遗憾时能用；语气沉重，别拿来闲聊。

I wish I had made peace with him before he died. ／ If only I had forgiven him while he was alive.

中性

I wish 后微停，before he died 轻读，had forgiven him 收低。

I wish before she moved away I had said goodbye. 我多希望在她搬走前我跟她道过别。

一口气报出一串小毛病来安慰人，越专业越像黑色喜剧。

That's nothing. That's A or B or C.

用轻描淡写的清单打消别人顾虑时能用；对方真病了别拿来开玩笑。

It's just stress or gas or something minor. ／ Probably nothing—some reflux at most.

中性

That's nothing 干脆，四个 or 平推，最后一项略降。

That's nothing. That's just a bruise or a cramp. 没事，不过是一块淤青或者抽筋。