far from the action离热闹中心很远

把从英雄到失业的落差压进一句话，自嘲得又快又狠。

For about X seconds I was ..., and now ...

自嘲得意没几天就栽跟头时用；对刚丢工作的人别说，太扎人。

For a minute I was on top, and then it all fell apart. ／ I had one great moment, and now I'm back to nothing.

口语

For about 轻读，big hero 重读，直接滑到 unemployment 收尾。

For about a week I was the office hero, and now I'm back to making copies. 有大约一星期我是办公室英雄，现在又回去复印文件了。

三个短句层层后退，把父亲的面子损失说得又好笑又心酸。

in the back, away from ..., far from ...

用夸张递进形容某人被冷落时用；对当事人直说会显得刻薄。

He'll be at the far end, out of sight and out of the loop. ／ She ended up in the corner, away from everyone who mattered.

口语

in the back / away from God / far from the action 三顿，句尾收轻。

At the wedding I was in the back, away from the cake, far from the music. 婚礼上我坐在后排，离蛋糕远，离音乐也远。

用一句安慰把失败翻成收获，句式简单却很有分量。

The worst thing that can happen is (that) ...

安慰要冒险的人时用；别人只想发泄时别急着讲道理。

The worst case is you come out knowing more about yourself. ／ Even if it fails, you'll have learned something.

中性

worst thing 重读，that can happen 连读，is 后稍停。

The worst thing that can happen is you'll find out what you're good at. 最坏的结果，也就是你能发现自己擅长什么。

用听不懂的金融黑话吐槽金融黑话，把破产的窘迫讲成了段子。

They got a language all their own.

吐槽某个行业的行话让人听不懂时用；正式汇报里别这么说，显得你不专业。

They have a whole language of their own. ／ It's like they speak another language.

口语

I'm not liquid 降调，something's not flowing 稍快，They got a language all their own 放慢、降调。

Doctors have a language all their own. 医生们自有一套黑话。