as it is本来就

把丧服和生活一句连起来，黑色既是实指也是双关，苦中带笑。

Life's ... enough as it is without ...

想劝人别自找苦吃时用；葬礼等庄重场合不要这么说。

Life's hard enough without making it harder. ／ It's grim enough as it is; don't add to it.

口语

重音落在 black 和 too，中间稍作停顿。

The week's long enough as it is without taking extra shifts. 这一周本来就够长了，别再加班了。

用圣人破戒来骂人不带一个脏字，夸张得很漂亮。

enough to make a saint do something

朋友间夸张吐槽时能用；对长辈或正式场合别用。

You could make a priest swear. ／ She is enough to try the patience of a saint.

口语

saint 重读，blasphemy 稍拖长收尾。

Waiting for him is enough to make a saint lose patience. 等他能把圣人熬得没了耐心。

轻飘飘一句就把鬼魂与活人的时间差说尽，还带点得意。

have ... at one's disposal

说自己可自由支配时间和资源时用；对上司这样说会显得轻慢。

I have all the time in the world. ／ My time is entirely my own.

中性

unlimited 重读，at my disposal 连读后收平。

We have a whole afternoon at our disposal. 整个下午我们都能自由安排。

先认后转，fond 与 love 一字之差，把空心婚姻戳破。

fond of someone, but not in love with them

点破别人自欺时用；这种话当面说太重，不是亲近的人别用。

You liked him, but you never loved him. ／ Caring for someone is not the same as loving them.

中性

fond 轻，love 重读，but 后面停一下。

She was fond of him perhaps, but she didn't love him. 她或许喜欢过他，但并不爱他。

先自认无知，再只留一句浪漫，陆上人的想象全在这一转。

I don't know anything about X except that ...

承认自己外行但坚持一点看法时用；正式报告里少用这种口语。

All I know about it is that it looks romantic. ／ I know nothing of it except its romance.

中性

anything 轻读，except that 连读，romantic 收尾微扬。

I don't know anything about wine except that I like it. 我对红酒一窍不通，只知道我爱喝。