“I came here to work. Hollis, this is a one-time mistake!”
我是來這兒幹活的。霍利斯,這就是一時糊塗!
把出軌輕描淡寫成「一次失誤」,一句話暴露了他想脫身的軟弱。
this is a one-time ...
想把自己的錯說成偶發時用;對家人交代可以,別拿它逃避責任。
It was just a one-time thing. / It won't happen again, I swear.
口語
重音在 one-time,句尾降下來,像認錯又像辯解。
This is a one-time thing, I promise. 就這麼一次,我保證。
