grown on me慢慢就喜歡上了

父親承認了自己的羞恥感，一句話道盡沉默多年的原因。

I didn't want to think of you as ...

向人坦白當年為何迴避時用，適合親近關係的深談，別用在客套場合。

I couldn't face seeing you that way ／ I didn't want to see you as that kind of kid

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not want to 連讀，pick on 放慢加重。

I didn't want to think of you as the one who always needed help. 我過去不想把你當成那個總需要幫助的人。

父親把自己也放進施暴者一邊，坦白得近乎殘酷。

if I was ..., I'd probably have ...

承認自己當年也會隨大流時用，適合交心的場合，正式場合少用。

I'd probably have done the same ／ I might have joined in too

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I'd probably have 連成一串，picked on 重讀。

If I had been there, I'd probably have said nothing. 要是我當時在場，大概也會什麼都不說。

用老派滑稽的詞承認早就看穿，笨拙裡全是父愛。

I always knew you were ...

跟熟人打趣或承認早就察覺某事時用，對陌生人別說。

I always had a feeling ／ I knew all along

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always knew 重讀，tutti-frutti 兩個重音。

I always knew you were a bit of a romantic. 我一直就知道你有點浪漫主義。

把「早看出來了」說得不傷人，一句話接住兒子的坦白，還替自己留了體面。

it was hardly a shock

別人說出你早猜到的事時用；對方正難過或需要安慰時別說，會顯得冷淡。

It didn't exactly come as a surprise. ／ I'd sort of guessed already.

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hardly a 連讀，shock 重讀收尾。

Honestly, it was hardly a shock when he quit. 說實話，他辭職一點也不讓人意外。