have no love for不抱好感

把審訊的威懾寫成熱爐熔金，抽象的權力一下子有了溫度。

We burn a hot fire here; it melts down ...

強調規則面前無法藏私時用；日常說事別這麼重，會顯誇張。

Nothing hidden survives this process. ／ The truth here burns through every cover.

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hot fire 連讀，melts down 前稍停後重讀。

We burn a hot fire here; every fudged number melts down. 我們這裡爐火很旺，任何一個做過手腳的數字都會被熔掉。

五個詞把整場博弈攤上桌面：撤不撤，一句話見分曉。

Will you drop this charge?

要求對方正式收回指控或投訴時用，語氣直接；私下誤會別用。

Are you willing to withdraw the complaint? ／ Will you take back what you filed?

正式

drop this 連讀，句尾升調帶施壓。

Will you drop this charge before it ruins both of us? 你願意在它毀掉我們倆之前撤回這項指控嗎？

用 never 把一個人的品格押上，短句裡全是不容置疑。

That woman will never lie.

為某人的人格作擔保時用，分量很重；不確定時別亂說。

She would never lie to you. ／ That woman is not capable of lying.

中性

never lie 重讀，Mr. Danforth 放低收尾。

That woman will never lie, and you know it. 那個女人絕不會撒謊，你心裡清楚。

把人身攻擊壓成 mischievous 一個詞，警告句短而狠。

Beware this man; he is mischief.

提醒別人提防某人時用，指控色彩很重；誤會不會這麼定性。

Watch out for this one; he stirs trouble. ／ This man is nothing but trouble.

literary

Beware 重讀，mischief 放慢收束。

Beware this man; he is mischief when money is around. 當心這個人，一沾錢他就惹事。

把“你確定嗎”提到良心高度，問的其實是敢不敢負責。

Are you certain in your conscience that ...?

要對方對真實性負責時用，嚴肅場合合適；隨意聊天太重。

Can you swear to that in good conscience? ／ Are you sure enough to stand behind it?

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certain in 連讀，conscience 重讀。

Are you certain in your conscience that this report is true? 你在良心上確定這份報告屬實嗎？