the moment of truth見真章的時刻

把‘最好的結局’壓在‘最難的一件事’上，一句就說出沒有捷徑。

I was gonna have to ... for this to end well.

知道非硬拼不可時用；用來對別人施壓會顯得太沉。

There was no way around doing the hardest part. ／ If this was going to work, I had to go all in.

口語

gonna have to 連成一串，hardest 重讀，句尾下沉。

I was gonna have to rewrite the whole chapter for this to end well. 要想順利收場，我只能把整章重寫一遍。

不裝堅強，坦白‘有幾次真想放棄’，反而讓人信服。

there was times when I felt like ...

回顧低谷時用；對正得意的人說會掃興，注意場合。

There were moments I nearly quit. ／ More than once I wanted to walk away.

中性

After failing 連讀，there was times 稍快，giving up 放輕。

There was times when I felt like giving up on the whole idea. 有幾次我真想放棄這個念頭。

用強調句把功勞給出去，比‘謝謝她’更重也更真誠。

It was actually ... who ...

公開把功勞歸給某人時用；私下客套說會顯得誇張。

She was the one who kept me at it. ／ It was her support that carried me.

中性

actually 重讀，who helped me to 連讀，keep going 收穩。

It was actually my coach who helped me to keep going. 真正讓我堅持下去的其實是我的教練。

從具體的一天寫起，再落到‘被情緒淹沒’，畫面和感受都在。

I was overcome with the emotion.

講初為人父母的瞬間時用；輕鬆小事的場合別這麼重。

I was overwhelmed the moment I held him. ／ The feeling hit me the first day I held her.

中性

first day that I 連讀，overcome 重讀，emotion 尾音拉平。

The first time I held my nephew, I was overcome with the emotion. 第一次抱起侄子的時候，我被一股情緒淹沒了。

一句老練的轉場，把多年準備推進到‘此刻就要揭曉’。

and now here we are at the moment of truth.

關鍵結果即將揭曉時用；日常小事用會顯得太戲劇化。

This is where it all comes down to one moment. ／ The decisive moment is finally here.

中性

here we are 連讀，moment of truth 放慢加重。

At the moment of truth, she took one last deep breath. 到了見真章的時刻，她最後深吸了一口氣。

用‘說不出口’來說感動，留白反而更有分量。

Hard to put into words something so ...

遇到說不清的大喜大悲時用；對小事說會顯得矯情。

Words can't really capture something this big. ／ It's hard to describe a moment like this.

中性

Hard to 連讀，put into words 三詞成串，so big 重讀。

Hard to put into words something so big as that first cry. 第一聲啼哭這麼大的事，很難用語言形容。

把‘才三十英尺’和‘打兩次電話’並排，自嘲裡全是真實。

I'm only about ... up, and I've already ...

自嘲地講自己膽小或新手時用；對當事人認真說會像嘲諷。

I'm barely up and already calling home. ／ Thirty feet in and I need my mom twice.

口語

only about 連讀，called my 連讀，twice 重讀收尾。

I'm only about 30 feet up, and I've already fallen twice. 我才上去大約三十英尺，就已經摔了兩次。