cover-up掩盖真相

把个人标准抬成职业标准，一句反击既守住底线又反将一军。

I need X, and I think you should need the same.

对同事坚持标准、回击双标时用；对客户说会显得说教，正式场合要慎重。

I need facts, and so should you. ／ We should hold the same standard here.

中性

need 和 same 重读，中间 and I think 轻轻带过。

I need proof before we publish, and I think you should need the same. 发布前我需要证据，我觉得你也该同样需要。

用最平的一件小事讲清『事实不等于故事』，反问藏着整套新闻判断。

A guy can ... and he can ...

举例子讲道理、说明某事没那么简单时用；正式写作少用 guy，改 a person。

Someone can ask me for directions and I learn nothing. ／ A stranger can ask a question and it means nothing.

口语

can 弱读，重音落在 street 和 address。

A guy can ask me the time, and he can still be a stranger. 有人可以问我时间，但他仍是个陌生人。

先认怂再补一句 wish I did，把记者的克制与不甘一句说尽。

I don't have enough X. I wish I did.

承认自己感觉不够、又不甘心时用；正式汇报别用 wish I did，显得不专业。

I need more than a hunch, though I wish I did not. ／ My gut is not enough, and I wish it were.

中性

enough 重读，I wish I did 放慢，带一点叹气。

I don't have enough confidence yet. I wish I did. 我还没有十足的把握。我倒希望有。

把零碎线索一句话升格成全局要害，记者最想说的判断。

It's the key to the whole + 名词

在讨论里指出某条线索的分量时用，对同事、团队都合适；没证据时别对当事人或公开场合说。

That's the thread that unravels everything. ／ It's the heart of the whole thing.

中性

It's the 轻读，重音落在 key 和 whole cover-up。

That one receipt is the key to the whole fraud. 那一张收据就是整个骗局的关键。