mind at rest讓某人安心

把「等一個死人的聲音」寫得又準又狠，一個 still 說盡生死。

a voice that's been still for ... years

形容長久的等待或失去時用；日常閒聊裡別說得這麼重。

She waits for a voice that has long gone quiet. ／ She has listened for that voice for years.

literary

still 前後各停一拍，17 years 放慢加重。

He still waits for a voice that's been still for years. 他仍在等一個沉寂多年的聲音。

一句否認、一句動機、一句心疼，三拍把好意說透。

I want to set someone's mind at rest.

解釋自己是想讓對方安心時用；公事彙報裡別用。

I just want to put her mind at ease. ／ I only meant to calm her down.

口語

Crikey, no! 短促，set Stella's mind at rest 連讀。

I want to set your mind at rest about the test. 我想讓你對這次檢查放心。

用最輕的提議句式推出一件最離奇的事，反差就是笑點。

Why don't we try to ...?

想委婉提一個大膽建議時用；對上級直接這樣提會顯唐突。

How about we try to reach her? ／ Maybe we could get a message from her.

中性

Why don't we 輕快帶過，message from 連讀。

Why don't we try to book a table for Friday? 我們何不試試訂週五的位子？

一句平鋪直敘的「據說」，把荒誕的招魂說成例行公事。

That's how ... are supposed to ...

解釋某種約定俗成的做法時用；談真實信仰時別用 supposed to 顯得敷衍。

That is how the dead are said to speak to the living. ／ This is the supposed way the dead communicate.

中性

supposed to 弱讀成 sposta，communicate 重讀，with the living 收尾。

That's how the tea ceremony is supposed to begin. 據說茶道是這樣開場的。