call it off叫停

把小時候的孤獨說成一句人人聽得懂的話，不喊苦卻讓人心口一緊。

how lonely it is to be a kid

想說出別人沒體會到的難處時用；正式陳述裡少用 don't 這種縮略口語。

I don't think people realize how hard it is to be a kid. ／ People forget how lonely childhood can feel.

口語

重音落在 lonely 和 kid，how...it is 中間別斷

Sometimes I think people don't understand how hard it is to start over. 有時候我覺得，別人不明白重新開始有多難。

一句「從來沒有過」把收到禮物的驚喜和多年的失望一起說了出來。

I've never ... with someone who ...

對剛給你驚喜的人說感慨時用；別在正式報告裡這樣講。

I've never dated anyone who understood my taste. ／ No one has ever bought me something this right before.

口語

never gone out 連讀，who bought me 輕快帶過

I've never gotten a gift that fit me so well. 我從沒收到過這麼合我心意的禮物。

在記憶快被抹光時丟擲「我有辦法」，一句就把最後一線希望點亮。

I have an idea of how to ...

想給身邊人希望、提出辦法時用；對上級可換成更客氣的說法。

I think I know how to stop it. ／ I might have a way to fix this.

中性

an idea of 連讀成 an-idea-rəv，重音落在 stop

I have an idea of how to get us out of here. 我有個辦法能讓咱們離開這兒。

用一句「從來沒過」把當下的幸福托到最高點，簡單卻最動人。

I've never felt that before.

第一次體驗到某種強烈感受時對身邊人說；寫正式報告時別用這種口頭表達。

I've never felt anything like this. ／ Nothing has ever felt like this before.

口語

I've 輕讀，never felt 連讀，before 放慢收尾。

I've never felt that way about a city before. 我以前對一座城市從沒有過那種感覺。