as plain as day一目了然

两个短句一答一续，把一辈子的绝望压进几个词，冷静得吓人。

Never was. Never will be.

别人抱怨现状、你认定这事从来没好过时用；安慰人或正式汇报时别说。

Never has been. Never will be. ／ It never was, and it never will be.

literary

两个 Never 都重读，句间明显停顿，结尾 will be 放平。

Never was easy. Never will be. 从来就不轻松。以后也不会。

The system never worked. Never will. 这套办法从来就不管用。以后也不会。

一句大白话成语，把谁都看得见却没人肯认的事摁到台面上。

It's as plain as day.

要强调事情一目了然时用；对长辈或正式文书里换成显而易见更稳。

It's as clear as day. ／ It's as plain as the nose on your face.

中性

重音落在 plain 和 day，整句平平说出，别上扬。

It's as plain as day that you forgot. 明摆着，你就是忘了。

没用一句重话，只指出「本不必」，就把一场死亡说成不该发生的事。

They didn't have to ...

想说别人本不该做某件已做的事时用；追责太重时先看场合。

There was no need to kill the boy. ／ They could have spared the boy.

中性

didn't have to 连成一句带过，kill the boy 放慢，结尾下沉。

You didn't have to embarrass her like that. 你本来不必那样让她难堪。

给死亡定性并扣上旧案，把一场街头暴力接进更长的不公链条，愤怒有了历史。

They did it again, just like ...

指认暴行并联系旧案时用，抗议或公共发声可以，私密场合要顾及听者感受。

It's murder, and it's happened before. ／ They did it again, same as before.

中性

It's murder 重读，just like Michael Stewart 放慢。

It's murder. They did it again, just like before. 这是谋杀。他们又干了一次，跟以前一样。