“Everybody's running around here wondering when the bombs are gonna fall, and the fact of the matter is that the bombs have already fallen.”
这儿的人都在跑来跑去,琢磨炸弹什么时候落下来,可事实是,炸弹早就落下来了。
用「还没落」和「早落了」对撞,一句就把全场的错觉翻过来。
Everybody's wondering ..., and the fact of the matter is ...
想先顺对方的假设、再一句点破真相时用;商量事情别用这种说教腔。
Everyone's waiting for it, but it has already happened. / People keep asking when, and the truth is it's long past.
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前半句平推,the fact of the matter is 稍顿,already 重读。
Everyone's waiting for the deadline, and the fact of the matter is that it passed. 大家都在等截止日,可事实是它早过了。
