does it follow that難道就能說明

一句把傷心地和初見疊在同一處，物是人非全在裡面。

There I ... and there I first ...

回顧對自己意義重大的地方時用；對不熟的人別這樣掏心。

That's where I fell, and where I first met him. ／ The same spot where I lost my footing and first saw him.

literary

兩個 there 重讀，fell 後微停再起。

There I first learned to swim, and there I met my best friend. 我是在那裡學會游泳的，也是在那裡遇見我最好的朋友。

一句反問替自己解圍：被選不等於被滿足，清醒又心酸。

Does it follow that ...?

反駁別人把兩件事硬扯在一起時用；對長輩要換更客氣的說法。

Does that mean he would have been happy? ／ Would choosing me really have satisfied him?

正式

But 後輕頓，follow that 連讀，句尾上揚。

Does it follow that because he left, he never cared? 難道他一走了之，就說明他從沒在意過嗎？

把愛情和貧窮並排放，一句說盡舊時代婚姻裡最難的選擇。

He would've had ..., but no ...

設想另一種人生、說明兩難取捨時用；正式書面語裡少用縮寫。

He would have had love but no money. ／ He could have married for love and stayed poor.

中性

would've 弱讀成 would-a，loved but 連讀。

She would've had the job she loved but no time to rest. 她本會得到那份她熱愛的工作，卻沒有時間休息。

不喊恨，只用一個「一半」的量，把舊情和自尊都留住了。

If X is half as ... as Y, ...

想讓對方明白自己有多痛又不肯示弱時用；別在氣頭上對親人說。

If he feels half of what I feel, that's enough. ／ Even half my regret would be punishment enough for him.

literary

half as 重讀，後半句語速放緩。

If he is half as tired as I am, he will be in bed by nine. 要是他有我一半累，九點就得上床了。

不比別人比自己該有的樣子，一句立住了她的處事原則。

compare X with what it ought to have been

強調只跟自己該做的標準較勁時用；替自己辯解時少用，顯得自誇。

I measure it against what it should have been. ／ I set it beside the way it ought to have gone.

正式

compare it with 連讀，ought to 弱讀成 oughta。

I compare my report with what it ought to have been. 我是拿我的報告跟它本該有的樣子比。

一句追問把對方的自責點破：你不必拿自己跟他對照。

Do you compare X with Y?

想讓對方別老拿自己和別人比時用；質問口氣重，慎用。

Are you really comparing yourself with him? ／ Why do you measure yourself against him?

正式

Do you 連讀，conduct with 輕讀，句尾上揚。

Do you compare your salary with his and feel small? 你是不是老拿自己的薪水跟他比，越比越覺得自己不行？