conjure up召喚亡靈

用 laid ... in the earth 陳述喪子，平靜得可怕，把悲傷直接變成指控。

I have laid ... in the earth.

在鄭重說出自己付出過什麼代價時用；安慰別人時別照搬，會顯得冷。

I have buried seven children with my own hands. ／ I put every one of them in the ground myself.

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I have laid 後停半拍，seven babies 一字一頓。

I have laid my whole savings into that little shop, and now it is gone. 我把全部積蓄都投進了那家小店，如今全沒了。

先擔下罪名再丟擲反問，take it on my soul 讓追問帶上賭咒的分量。

I take it on my soul, but who else ... ?

替別人擔責或逼人回答時用；正式場合像賭咒，朋友閒聊會太重。

I'll answer for it, but who else can tell us? ／ Put it on me, but somebody has to answer.

正式

take it on my soul 連讀，停頓後反問句尾升調。

I take it on my soul, but who else is going to tell the client the truth? 責任我扛，可還會有誰去跟客戶說實話呢？

把兇手說成 in the dark，一句既點出隱藏，又給了獵巫一個罪名。

There is a ... among us, bound to ...

揭露隱藏的隱患或內鬼時用；拿真人開玩笑會傷人，別亂套。

There is a traitor among us, hiding in plain sight. ／ Someone here is guilty and still covering it up.

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among us 連讀，bound to 輕讀，句尾放平。

There is a leaker among us, and they are still keeping a straight face. 我們當中有一個洩密的人，到現在還面不改色。

howl me out of 把流言寫成群獸嘶吼，一個動詞畫出被全村驅逐的恐懼。

They will howl me out of ...

形容被輿論趕走、被同事排擠時用；書面氣重，輕鬆場合可換成 push out。

They will run me out of town over this. ／ The crowd will drive me out for it.

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howl me out of 連成一氣，Salem 重讀。

They will howl me out of the company for one bad quarter. 就因為一個季度業績差，他們會把我從公司轟走。