more like倒不如说是

一句递进的放弃，把失望从身边人一路推到整个人类。

I've given up on not only A but B

对身边人彻底失望时能用；正式汇报里这样说显得刻薄。

I've given up on my own crowd, and on everyone else. ／ I've lost faith in my people and in people in general.

口语

given up on 连读，not only 重读，句尾放平。

I've given up on my own team, not to mention the whole company. 我对自己的团队都放弃了，更别说整个公司。

把抽象的大词收回到具体的人，冷峻里有一种疲惫的温柔。

I can only address myself to ...

说自己只跟具体的人打交道时用；对客户说话别这么冷淡。

Now I can only deal with people one at a time. ／ I speak to individuals now, not to crowds.

中性

address myself 连读，singular 重音在首音节。

I can only address myself to the people actually in the room. 我现在只能对着真正在场的人说话。

把毁灭和创造扣成一体，是整场告别里最像格言的一句。

the passion for X is also a passion for Y

总结一次破坏性的改革时能用；业务邮件里别这么文艺。

The urge to tear things down can also be an urge to build. ／ Destroying the old is one way of creating the new.

literary

passion for 连读，destruction 重音在第二音节。

The passion for tearing down old rules is also a creative passion. 推翻旧规则的激情，也是一种创造的激情。

一句天真的仰慕，正好撞上女儿随后揭穿的谎言。

I never met anyone that ... before.

表达头一回遇到某类人时能用，对刚认识的人；想礼貌点破别人吹牛时别太直接。

I'd never met anyone who did that before. ／ That's the first time I've met someone like you.

口语

never met anyone 连读，fought in 弱读，Spanish civil war 放慢。

I never met anyone that grew up on a farm before. 我以前从没遇到过在农场长大的人。