plot out全盘规划出来

把愧疚说成一句带着爱称的坦白，恨与爱同时压在一句话里。

I hate that we weren't around when ...

向至亲道歉、解释当年缺席时用，对家人可以说，正式场合或对陌生人别用。

I'm sorry we weren't there when you needed us ／ I regret not being around when it mattered

口语

重读 hate 和 most，sweetheart 放软收尾。

I hate that I wasn't around when you needed me most. 我最恨的是，你最需要我的时候我没在你身边。

用并列对照把嫉妒和遗憾一起说出来，平静却扎心。

I can't believe that she got to ..., and I didn't.

表达别人得到机会而自己错过的酸楚时用，跟熟人倾诉可以，正式场合少用。

She got to do it, and I never did ／ It kills me that she got to and I didn't

口语

重读 she 和 I，got to 连读成 got-ə。

I can't believe she got to meet him and I didn't. 真不敢信她见到了他，而我没有。

三个动词层层递进，把家庭里那种又爱又恨的角色演了出来。

They fought and bickered and pretended that ...

描述一家人表面吵闹、实则相爱时用，朋友间闲聊可以，写正式文章要改语气。

They argued and sulked and pretended to hate each other ／ They bickered and acted like enemies

中性

fought、bickered、pretended 三个重音依次落下。

My brothers fought and bickered and pretended they hated each other. 我几个哥哥争吵、拌嘴，还假装互相看不顺眼。

用 would've 说一个永远没机会实现的假设，一句忏悔里全是被迫放弃的母爱。

I like to think I would've done something

怀念或宽慰自己没能做成的事时用；对刚失去亲人的人别轻易说，容易像替自己开脱。

I'd like to believe I would have improved. ／ I hope I would've got the hang of it.

中性

would've 读成 woulda，in time 轻微顿开。

I like to think I would've mastered it with more practice. 我愿意相信，多练练我本来能学会的。