cakes and ale吃喝享乐

用一句反问顶回道德说教，还留下 cakes and ale 这个享乐代名词。

Dost thou think, because X, there shall be no more Y?

反驳以道德名义剥夺他人乐趣的人时可用。

Do you think because you abstain, no one else may enjoy it? ／ Must your principle cancel everyone's pleasure?

literary

because 后稍停，cakes and ale 两个重音点出。

Do you think because you work late, there is no more fun for us? 你以为自己加班，我们就不能有乐趣了吗？

明褒实贬，用 credit 一个词把对方的丑态反过来说。

this is much credit to you

对熟人的丢脸举动说反话时可用，正式场合别说。

That does you great credit. ／ A fine honour for you.

literary

much credit 重读，语气要带刺。

Arriving drunk does you much credit, truly. 醉着到场，真是给你长脸了。

醉汉嘴硬的宣言，用 never 把滑稽与悲凉叠在一起。

I will never + 动词

开玩笑地拒绝服老、逞强时可用这个句式。

I will never give in. ／ I will never learn.

口语

never 重读，die 拖长一点更滑稽。

I will never retire, whatever my knees say. 不管膝盖怎么说，我永远不退休。

三个并列的「不」把失礼数落得清清楚楚，管家式的指责也能说得这么工整。

Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you?

严肃批评失礼行为时用，语气要硬；对朋友开玩笑说会像翻脸。

Have you no sense of time or place? ／ You show no respect for occasion or company.

正式

Is there no respect 上扬，of place, persons, nor time 逐项加重，in you 放慢收住。

Is there no sense of place or time in you? 你就不分场合、也不看时间吗？

把离别说成一句老歌，farewell 加 dear heart，不舍和体面一起打包。

Farewell, dear heart, since I must needs be gone.

半开玩笑地告别、道别时用，带歌谣腔；正式告别要用更朴素的措辞。

Farewell, my dear, I have to go. ／ Goodbye, sweetheart, since I must leave.

literary

Farewell, dear heart 放慢，since I must needs be gone 平推收住。

Farewell, dear heart, since I must needs be off. 再见，我的心肝，我不得不走了。