Nice always hides something友善底下藏著東西

把好奇心說成一種取向：我不看展示出來的，只看被壓下去的部分。

What's hidden is what interests me.

想說明自己對別人沒說出口的部分更感興趣時用；不熟的人面前別用，容易像探人隱私。

I care about what is left unsaid. ／ The interesting part is always buried.

中性

What's hidden 連讀，interests me 放慢重讀。

What's left out of a pitch is what interests me. 推介裡被略去的部分，才讓我感興趣。

What's missing from the report is what tells the real story. 報告裡缺的那部分，才講得出真相。

用一層薄膜形容疏離，比冷漠更準：不是不想靠近，而是過不去。

There's a layer between X and the world.

形容某人跟周圍人有一層看不見的隔閡時用；當著當事人面別說，容易傷感情。

He keeps a pane of glass between himself and everyone. ／ You can feel the distance, though nothing is said.

中性

layer between 連讀，rest of the world 放慢。

There's a layer between the new manager and the team. 新經理和團隊之間隔著一層。

There's a layer between my father and everyone else. 我父親和其他所有人之間隔著一層。

一句把一對父母判到兩個極端，魔鬼對聖人，鋒利又過耳不忘。

I know that A is the devil and B is a saint.

私下聊別人家裡反差時能用；當著當事人或正式場合別用，太刻薄。

One parent is a tyrant, the other is a saint. ／ He grew up between the devil and a saint.

口語

father's / mom's 連讀，the devil 與 a saint 對舉重讀。

I know that the boss is a tyrant and the intern is a saint. 我知道老闆是個暴君，實習生倒是個聖人。

把「好奇」變成一種方法：越被遮住的，越值得追。

What's hidden is what interests me.

解釋自己為什麼愛追問、或談對人和事的興趣時用，日常聊天裡顯得略文氣。

The hidden part is the part I care about. ／ What people cover up is what I want to see.

literary

What's hidden 連讀，is what interests me 放慢收尾。

What's unsaid is what keeps me reading. 沒說出口的部分，才讓我讀得下去。

What's missing from the report is what fascinates me. 報告裡缺的那部分，才讓我著迷。