time stands still時間靜止

不用解釋，也不辯解，只承認「有件事沒告訴你」。一句話既接住了質問，又把更大的秘密留在後面。

There's a lot of things I haven't told you.

面對追問、承認有所隱瞞時用，語氣沉重帶保留。

There's a lot you don't know about me. ／ I haven't been fully honest with you.

口語

There's a lot of 連讀，haven't told you 放慢，Jack 收尾。

There's a lot of things I haven't told you about my job. 關於我的工作，有很多事我都沒告訴過你。

把最不可思議的設定說得像常識：在這兒，時間停著。一句解釋，順手解開了「不會變老」的謎。

Time stands still here in ...

描述某個地方或時刻不受時間影響時用，語氣平靜。

Time doesn't move here. ／ Nothing ages in this place.

中性

You see 輕帶過，time stands still 放慢加重，here 稍停。

Time stands still here, and nobody wants to leave. 在這裡時間靜止，沒人想離開。

用一個玩具把奇境說小、說可愛：整個世界被罩在玻璃裡。比喻越日常，畫面越清楚。

It looks like we're in a giant ...

形容被圍在某個封閉又漂亮的環境裡時用，帶驚奇。

It feels like we're inside a snow globe. ／ We're trapped in a giant bubble.

口語

looks like 連讀，giant snow globe 放慢加重收。

With the snow falling, it looks like we're in a giant snow globe. 雪一直下，感覺像待在一個巨大的雪景球裡。

不吹噓資歷，只用 in my time 輕輕一提。老派的謙虛說法，反而讓人信他真做過。

I've been known to ... in my time.

低調地承認自己有點經驗或本事時用，語氣隨和。

I've done a bit of that in my day. ／ I've had my share of experience.

口語

been known to 連讀，code a few 輕快，in my time 放慢收。

I've been known to bake a cake or two in my time. 我這一輩子也烤過一兩個蛋糕。