“Talking nice doesn't get you into Heaven.”
光说好话是进不了天堂的。
一句话戳破全场的如意算盘:嘴上客气换不来真正的救赎。
Doing X doesn't get you Y.
提醒别人空谈没用、要动真格时说;对朋友可以,正式场合语气要放软。
Nice words won't get you far. / Saying sorry doesn't fix it.
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Talking nice 连读,重音落在 Heaven。
Talking about change doesn't get you results. 光说要改变,是出不了成果的。
