“I'd been expecting it since the second person was killed.”
從第二個人被殺起,我就一直覺得這件事還會發生。
it 先不說破,since 把上一次的死和這次焊死,冷靜得像寫進了日程。
I'd been expecting + 事情 + since + 起點
跟熟人復盤壞預感可以用;對家屬或釋出會別說,太冷。
I saw it coming. / It was only a matter of time.
中性
expecting 加重,since 後放輕。
I'd been expecting a slip since the first prototype cracked. 從第一版樣品開裂起,我就覺得還會延期。