pass on轉交

用 apparently 把尖銳指控說成轉述，批評可否認，危險卻是真的。

Apparently [someone]'s not sharing any [thing] with [someone].

轉述政策或內部做法、又不想把話說死時用；對熟人可用，正式場合別省掉 apparently，否則就成了直接指控。

Word is they keep it all to themselves. ／ It seems nothing gets shared with them.

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apparently 輕帶，not sharing any 連讀，with the Russians 放慢收。

Apparently our manager's not sharing any budget details with the team. 據說我們經理沒有把任何預算細節告訴團隊。

should have 把遲來的悔意說得很正式，at once 又強調不容拖延。

It has long been clear to me that I should have [done] at once.

為過去的疏忽做鄭重檢討時用；面對上級或正式宣告場合合適，朋友間道歉別說，會像在唸稿。

I knew even then I should have spoken up. ／ I should have come forward immediately.

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It has long been clear 連讀，should have reported 加重，at once 收。

It has long been clear to me that I should have flagged the error at once. 我早就清楚，我當時就該立刻把那個錯誤標出來。

用一句反問把八卦的開場白立住：先賣關子，再引出後面那段差點變成叛國的談話。

You know who I ran into ___?

想分享偶遇、又想讓對方猜時用，熟人閒聊的口氣，別對需要正式彙報的場合說。

Guess who I bumped into yesterday. ／ You'll never guess who I saw.

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You know who 連讀，I ran into 輕快帶過，the other day 放慢收。

You know who I ran into at the airport? 你知道我在機場碰到誰了嗎？

一句話把告密包裝成好意：我不下判斷，只是提醒你，責任就推給了對方。

I just thought you should know.

轉達可能讓對方不快的資訊時用，先卸下自己的立場，別在需要明確擔責的場合用。

I figured you'd want to hear it. ／ Just so you know.

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I just thought 連讀，you should know 放慢加重收。

I just thought you should know what was said in the meeting. 我只是覺得你應該知道會上說了什麼。