cover-up掩蓋真相

把個人標準抬成職業標準，一句反擊既守住底線又反將一軍。

I need X, and I think you should need the same.

對同事堅持標準、回擊雙標時用；對客戶說會顯得說教，正式場合要慎重。

I need facts, and so should you. ／ We should hold the same standard here.

中性

need 和 same 重讀，中間 and I think 輕輕帶過。

I need proof before we publish, and I think you should need the same. 釋出前我需要證據，我覺得你也該同樣需要。

用最平的一件小事講清『事實不等於故事』，反問藏著整套新聞判斷。

A guy can ... and he can ...

舉例子講道理、說明某事沒那麼簡單時用；正式寫作少用 guy，改 a person。

Someone can ask me for directions and I learn nothing. ／ A stranger can ask a question and it means nothing.

口語

can 弱讀，重音落在 street 和 address。

A guy can ask me the time, and he can still be a stranger. 有人可以問我時間，但他仍是個陌生人。

先認慫再補一句 wish I did，把記者的剋制與不甘一句說盡。

I don't have enough X. I wish I did.

承認自己感覺不夠、又不甘心時用；正式彙報別用 wish I did，顯得不專業。

I need more than a hunch, though I wish I did not. ／ My gut is not enough, and I wish it were.

中性

enough 重讀，I wish I did 放慢，帶一點嘆氣。

I don't have enough confidence yet. I wish I did. 我還沒有十足的把握。我倒希望有。

把零碎線索一句話升格成全域性要害，記者最想說的判斷。

It's the key to the whole + 名詞

在討論裡指出某條線索的分量時用，對同事、團隊都合適；沒證據時別對當事人或公開場合說。

That's the thread that unravels everything. ／ It's the heart of the whole thing.

中性

It's the 輕讀，重音落在 key 和 whole cover-up。

That one receipt is the key to the whole fraud. 那一張收據就是整個騙局的關鍵。