drop in and out來去自如

用 drop in and out 把不對等寫成動作，再補一句不用解釋，控訴不放音量卻更重。

You [verb] in and out of my life, and you don't have to [explain].

指責某人對自己隨心所欲、毫無交代時用；戀人之間說最扎心，普通朋友之間別說，會太重。

You appear and vanish whenever you like. ／ You owe me no answers, apparently.

口語

drop in and out 連讀，don't have to tell me why 放慢收。

You drift in and out of the flat, and you don't have to tell me where you go. 你在公寓裡來去自如，也不用告訴我你去哪。

最簡單的反問，把告別重新開啟一條縫，問句裡只有不肯放下。

But what if I [need/do something]?

在對方決定抽身時，用反問表達不捨和請求；親密關係裡合適，工作場合別說。

And if I can't do it alone? ／ What happens when I need you again?

口語

what if 連讀，I need you 放慢上揚收。

But what if I fail on my own? 可要是我一個人搞砸了呢？

把指責收進一個問句，不問對錯，只逼對方想想後果。

What did you think that would do to me?

對方做了傷人的事卻不解釋時，用反問逼他面對後果；親密關係裡可用，對同事別說，太重。

Did it ever occur to you how I'd feel? ／ You never asked what it would cost me.

口語

did you think 連讀，do to me 放慢加重收。

What did you think that would do to the kids? 你以為那會對孩子們造成什麼影響？

用最平常的否定收尾，沒有修辭，決絕卻留滿餘味。

But I can't [do X] again.

下決心切斷一段關係或習慣時用；面對糾纏的人合適，跟普通朋友說會顯得太絕。

I won't be able to do this again. ／ This has to be the last time.

口語

But I can't 連讀，see you again 放慢收。

But I can't cover for you again. 可我不能再替你遮掩了。

用「裝了很多秘密」把長年的沉默說成負擔，平淡裡透出疲憊。

I've had a lot of [things] in my head for a long time.

解釋自己為何沉默或防備時用；面對信任的人可以說，初次見面別說，會顯得神秘過頭。

I've been carrying these secrets for years. ／ My head's been full of things I can't say.

口語

I've had 連讀，for a long time 放慢收。

I've had a lot of worries in my head for a long time. 我腦子裡裝了很多擔憂，已經很久了。