put her up for adoption送人收養

把最難說出口的決定說得異常平靜，不帶辯解也不求理解。when 從句只交代時間，主句直接給結論，越是平淡，越讓人聽見背後的沉重。

When he is born, I'm going to put him up for adoption.

談論重大而艱難的私人決定時用，適合深談或正式說明；隨口對不熟的人講會讓人不知所措。

When the baby arrives, I plan to place her with a family. ／ I have decided to give the child up for adoption.

中性

when she's born 輕帶，I'm going to 平穩，put her up for adoption 放慢收尾。

When the kittens are old enough, I'm going to put them up for adoption. 等小貓夠大，我打算把它們送去給人領養。

When the term ends, I'm going to put the house up for sale. 這學期結束後，我打算把房子掛牌出售。

把找人這件事說成倒著走一條路，keep following ... backwards 畫面感極強。它不喊口號，只給方法，透出一種笨但堅定的執著。

We could just keep following something backwards until we arrive at ...

給出一種笨拙但可行的追查思路時用，適合熟人商量；正式方案裡要換成更明確的說法。

We can trace it back step by step. ／ Let's keep working backwards until we find the start.

口語

I guess 輕帶，keep following Fred backwards 連成一串，until we arrive 放慢收尾。

We could keep following the receipts backwards until we find the buyer. 我們可以順著收據一路往回查，直到找到買家。

We can keep tracing the name backwards until we reach the village. 我們可以順著這個姓一路往回追到那個村子。

把一封私人求助信，用接近公文的口吻轉述給第三方，語氣立刻變得可信又剋制。we believe may be 留了餘地，既表達判斷，又不把話說死。

She is searching for someone, whom we believe may be ...

向別人轉述一個請求或線索、需要顯得可信時用，適合工作場合；閒聊裡這樣說會有點端著。

She is looking for a man we believe to be a firefighter. ／ We understand he may be a local firefighter.

正式

She is searching for 平穩，whom we believe 稍重，may be a firefighter 放慢收尾。

She is looking for a man whom we believe may be a witness. 她在找一個人，我們相信他可能是目擊者。

He is searching for a woman we believe to be his sister. 他在找一位女士，我們相信那是他姐姐。

一句話把母親的自責和愛同時托住：她要的是孩子過得好，不是自己留住。have a chance 說得含糊，卻正是不忍把話說透的地方。

I also want him to have a chance.

表達為別人著想、寧願放手時用，適合真誠的私密談話；用得太隨口會顯得敷衍。

I want her to have a fair start in life. ／ More than anything, I want him to have a chance.

中性

But I also want 輕快，her to have a chance 平穩，you know 收尾放輕。

I want him to have a chance at a better school. 我希望他能有機會上更好的學校。

I want her to have a chance to grow on her own. 我希望她有機會獨自成長。