man cave男人的私人空間

一句半炫耀半孩子氣的宣告，把成年男人的私人領地講得又暖又好笑。

This is the ... There's no ... allowed in here.

介紹自己的私人地盤時打趣用；對伴侶說會顯得幼稚失禮。

This is my hideout, and nobody else gets in. ／ No girls allowed in the man cave.

口語

man cave 兩詞都重讀，allowed 輕帶，句尾 here 收住。

This is my little office, and there's no work talk allowed in here. 這是我的小書房，在這兒不許談工作。

用最樸素的詞把朋友的性格定死，再一句反問把對方拉到自己這邊。

You're one of the most ... I've ever met.

真心誇朋友時用；對剛認識的人說會顯得太誇張。

You are among the most honest people I know. ／ I've never met anyone as straight with people as you.

中性

most honest 連讀，ever met 輕收，句尾降調。

You're one of the most patient people I've ever met. 你是我見過最有耐心的人之一。

先鋪開再收窄，把謙虛和自信塞進同一句，節奏特別口語。

If I had to narrow it down to one, I'd say ...

被問特長、口味、選擇時用來打太極再收口；面試裡別這麼含糊。

If I had to pick one, I'd say I'm a bass player. ／ I do a bit of everything, but guitar is my main thing.

口語

narrow it down 連讀，I'd say 輕讀，axman 重讀。

If I had to narrow it down to one, I'd say I love Italian food. 真要我只挑一樣，那我說我愛吃義大利菜。

把不說和撒謊劃開，一句就把親密關係裡那條界線講明白了。

there are some things I choose not to share

跟朋友聊親密關係裡的分寸時用；對伴侶本人說這句話等於火上澆油。

There are just some things I don't share. ／ I don't lie, but I don't tell everything either.

口語

never lie 連讀，but 後停頓，choose not to share 放慢。

I never lie to my parents, but there are some things I choose not to share. 我從不對父母撒謊，但有些事我選擇不說。