“It is a cry for help, intended as a private communiqué.”
這是一聲求救,本來是寫給我的私人信件。
把一封沾著血的信重新定義成「求救」,一句話翻轉了整件事的性質。cry for help 是固定說法,intended as 又把用途交代清楚,冷靜而有分量。
It is a ..., intended as a ...
給某件被誤解的事重新定性、說明它本來的用途時用,語氣正式。
It reads like a cry for help. / He meant it as a private message.
正式
cry for help 連讀,intended as 輕帶,private communiqué 放慢收尾。
It is a cry for help, meant as a note to a friend. 這是一聲求救,本來是寫給朋友的一張紙條。
It was a private keepsake, intended as a family record. 那是私人的紀念物,本意是留作家庭記錄。
