put two and two together把線索串起來看穿

把二加二等於四的俗語說回字面，把明擺著的事說得又氣又笑。

I can put two and two together and make ...

對方還在裝傻時用，表示事情早就明擺著；對長輩和正式場合少用。

I can join the dots here. ／ It doesn't take a genius to work that out.

中性

重音落在 two 和 four，中間 I can 輕輕帶過。

She can put two and two together and see you were never at work. 她能把線索一串，就看穿你根本沒去上班。

七個詞把取向、恐懼和愛一起咽回去，留白比直說更重。

Some things are just hard to ...

想坦白又開不了口時用，對親近的人說；當藉口推脫時別用。

Some things don't come out easily. ／ There are things I still can't put into words.

中性

just 輕讀，hard 拉長，句尾往下收。

It took me years to tell them, because some things are just hard to say. 我拖了很多年才開口，因為有些話真的很難說。

反問裡帶著認輸，等於承認自己藏不住，也默認了母親的關心。

You know a lot about ... , don't you?

被人看穿又不想否認時用，帶點服軟；對生人或上司別說。

You've got me figured out, haven't you? ／ You don't miss much, do you?

口語

don't you 升調上揚，像在等對方點頭。

You know a lot about me, so I won't pretend anymore. 你太瞭解我了，那我就不裝了。

兩個 You think 排比，把對方沒說出的話替她說完，再用 just a phase 這個家長常用詞反將一軍。句式整齊、情緒剋制，是青少年爭取被認真對待的經典表達。

You think I'm ... You think it's just ...

被當成小孩、被輕看時用來反擊，語氣委屈又倔；對平輩或上級這樣說會顯得對抗。

You see me as too young, as if this is only a phase. ／ You figure I'm just going through something.

口語

兩個 You think 都重讀，just a phase 拖慢收尾。

You think I'm too naive. You think it's just a hobby. 你覺得我太天真。你覺得這不過是個愛好。