“I've never even had anybody over for dinner, let alone made love on the table.”
我連請人回家吃飯都沒有過,更別說在桌上做愛了。
把最私密的孤單用一句遞進坦白出來,越平淡越讓人心裡發緊。
have never ... , let alone ...
向人坦白自己的匱乏時用;關係不熟或場合正式別說這種事。
I've never hosted anyone, let alone a dinner party. / I never even call friends, let alone invite them over.
口語
never 和 let alone 各重讀,中間稍停再壓低後半句。
I've never baked a cake, let alone cooked a holiday meal. 我連蛋糕都沒烤過,更別說做一桌節日大餐了。
