culled from the subtext從言外之意裡讀出

把婚戒說成路標，一句調侃裡塞進文化差異和優越感。

you need a signpost for everything or ...

跟熟人打趣對方文化習慣時用，對不熟的人說會顯得傲慢。

you need a sign for everything or you get lost ／ you can't move without a signpost

口語

so American 重讀，lose your way 語速放慢收尾。

You need a signpost for every shortcut or you'll wander all day. 每條近路都得給你立塊牌子，不然你能轉一整天。

用一句文縐縐的總結，把曖昧攤開卻又推回給對方。

we seem to be mutually doing something

半開玩笑地承認兩人心思相同，正式場合或陌生關係裡別說。

so it seems we're both circling each other ／ we appear to be chasing each other

literary

mutually 輕讀，pursuing one another 連著說，句尾上揚。

So we seem to be mutually ignoring each other, which is progress. 看來我們是在互相迴避，這也算進步。

用一個法語詞給婚外情安上體面名字，輕描淡寫卻最有衝擊。

X is a relationship outside of marriage

解釋這類隱晦說法時用，講給不瞭解的人聽；對當事人子女等場合別說。

an affair on a fixed schedule ／ a relationship kept to one window

正式

cinq à sept 用法語音，a relationship 重讀，句尾放平。

In parts of Europe, a cinq a sept is a relationship outside of marriage. 在歐洲一些地方，cinq a sept 指的是婚外情。

收下讚美又當場作廢，把被愛的眩暈說成不可信的證據，優雅又不好惹。

you're a man infatuated and so nothing you say can be believed

被誇得不太當真、想幽默擋回去時用，適合曖昧或熟人；對上級或客戶這麼說會顯得冒犯。

you're too smitten for your words to count ／ a man in love is not a reliable witness

literary

infatuated 重音在 fa，nothing you say 連讀，句尾下沉。

You're clearly smitten, so I won't take that compliment seriously. 你明顯上頭了，這句誇獎我就不當真了。