go out of their way特意

兩個短句一前一後，把家裡那種隨時會爆的緊繃感說盡了。

There always was X. You never knew what was going to happen.

講自己長大的動盪環境時能用，對不熟的人別說得這麼直。

It was always tense. You never knew what was coming. ／ There was always drama at home.

中性

前半句放平，never knew 加重，句尾下沉收住。

There was always shouting. You never knew what would set him off. 家裡總有人嚷嚷，你永遠不知道什麼會把他惹毛。

先並排點出兩個人，再用 don't mix 輕輕一句判了合不來。

A and B just don't mix very well.

說兩個人性格合不來時能用，正式場合對長輩要換個說法。

they just don't get along ／ those two are like oil and water

中性

they just 輕輕帶過，don't mix 稍重，very well 收平。

My roommate and I just don't mix very well. 我跟室友就是合不來。

兩個 would 把舊日習慣娓娓道來，買酒分著喝，孤獨感藏在熱乎裡。

I'd do X all the time, and we'd do Y.

回憶過去常做的某件事時能用，寫正式文章時少用 would 疊用。

we used to hang out every day ／ that was our routine back then

口語

兩個 I'd、we'd 弱讀，all the time 連讀順下來。

I'd go over after work, and we'd cook dinner together. 我下班就過去，我們一起做晚飯。

把一週的連敗算成每天十塊，一個數字就把賭怎麼蠶食生活說清。

I've been losing ... a day for the last week.

對熟人坦白自己最近持續虧錢或狀態下滑時用；談正式賬目時改用書面說法。

I've been down about ten bucks a day. ／ Ten bucks a day, gone, all week.

中性

I've been 輕讀連讀，ten bucks 重讀，last week 收穩。

I've been losing about two hours of sleep a day for the last week. 這一週我每天大概少睡兩個小時。