take no for an answer被拒絕就罷手

重點不在勾引，而在不肯聽「不」，剋制措辭點明越界。

He seemed unwilling to take no for an answer.

描述某人不尊重拒絕、糾纏不休時用，語氣保持冷靜。

He would not accept a refusal. ／ No was simply not an answer he heard.

正式

rather ineptly 輕讀帶過，unwilling 重讀，no for an answer 放慢。

He seemed unwilling to take no for an answer, so I stopped replying. 他好像不肯接受拒絕，我就乾脆不回訊息了。

The salesman seemed unwilling to take no for an answer. 那銷售好像不肯接受拒絕。

用「壓抑」解釋一個人的不可能，既是辯護也是診斷。

He's way too ... to ever do anything like that.

判斷某人的性格決定他不會做出某種舉動時用。

He is far too guarded for that. ／ That is simply not in his nature.

口語

way too 連讀重讀，repressed 拖長，anything like that 快速收尾。

She's way too shy to ever do anything like that at a party. 她太害羞了，在派對上絕不會做那種事。

He's way too careful to ever do anything like that without approval. 他太謹慎了，沒批准絕不會那樣做。

一句習語把擔心和無奈都裝進去，比直說「我不知道」有味道。

God only knows what he's going to ...

對將要發生的事心裡沒底、又帶點擔心時用，別在正式檔案裡用。

Who knows what he will come up with. ／ Your guess is as good as mine.

口語

God only knows 連讀，what he's going to 輕快帶過。

God only knows what they're going to ask me in the interview. 天知道面試他們會問我什麼。

God only knows what he's going to say when he finds out. 天知道他發現後會說什麼。

用「第一眼」把直覺判斷說得乾脆，態度鮮明不解釋。

I did not like him the minute I saw him.

表達對某人一見就反感、態度很明確時用，別當著對方說。

I had a bad feeling about him from the start. ／ He rubbed me the wrong way instantly.

口語

did not 重讀強調，the minute I saw him 放慢。

I did not trust that guy the minute I saw him. 我第一眼就不信那個人。

My sister did not like him the minute she saw him. 我姐第一眼就不喜歡他。