sooner or later迟早

用城市之大反衬相遇之必然，一句解释把嘴硬圆得又好笑又心酸。

In a city of ..., you're bound to ...

把一次尴尬的偶遇说成概率问题时用；正式场合这么说显得嘴硬。

In a city this big, you're bound to cross paths. ／ You run into everyone eventually.

中性

million people 连读，bound to 轻读，ex-wife 重读。

In a town this small, you're bound to see him again. 在这么小的镇上，你肯定会再碰到他。

说半天等于没说，绕回原话的句式把嫌弃推到夸张，特别逗。

It's so ..., there's no way to ...

想吐槽到词穷时用；对当事人说会变成挑衅，正式场合别用。

It's so bad I can't even explain why. ／ There's no way to describe how bad it is.

口语

so awful 两个重音，there's no way to begin 说快带过。

It's so bad, there's no way to begin to explain it. 那片子烂到根本没法开口解释。

一句老派又平常的处世准则，配在哈利的失控之后格外有分量。

There are times and places for ...

提醒对方别不分场合时用；对平辈或晚辈都合适，语气偏说教。

There's a time and a place for everything. ／ Some things are better saved for later.

中性

times and places 连读，for things 放轻收尾。

There are times and places for jokes, and this isn't one. 开玩笑得分时间场合，现在不是时候。

看着朋友的新家，忽然看见自己的从前，一句感慨把甜蜜和破碎叠在一起。

You know, it's funny. We started out like this.

过来人回顾旧情、给朋友忠告时能用；正高兴的新婚朋友面前说要看场合。

It's funny, we started the same way. ／ You know, we began just like this.

中性

You know 带叹气，it's funny 轻笑，started out like this 放慢，Helen and I 收轻。

You know, it's funny. We started out like this too. 你知道吗，说来好笑。我们当初也是这样起步的。