go out of their way特意

两个短句一前一后，把家里那种随时会爆的紧绷感说尽了。

There always was X. You never knew what was going to happen.

讲自己长大的动荡环境时能用，对不熟的人别说得这么直。

It was always tense. You never knew what was coming. ／ There was always drama at home.

中性

前半句放平，never knew 加重，句尾下沉收住。

There was always shouting. You never knew what would set him off. 家里总有人嚷嚷，你永远不知道什么会把他惹毛。

先并排点出两个人，再用 don't mix 轻轻一句判了合不来。

A and B just don't mix very well.

说两个人性格合不来时能用，正式场合对长辈要换个说法。

they just don't get along ／ those two are like oil and water

中性

they just 轻轻带过，don't mix 稍重，very well 收平。

My roommate and I just don't mix very well. 我跟室友就是合不来。

两个 would 把旧日习惯娓娓道来，买酒分着喝，孤独感藏在热乎里。

I'd do X all the time, and we'd do Y.

回忆过去常做的某件事时能用，写正式文章时少用 would 叠用。

we used to hang out every day ／ that was our routine back then

口语

两个 I'd、we'd 弱读，all the time 连读顺下来。

I'd go over after work, and we'd cook dinner together. 我下班就过去，我们一起做晚饭。

把一周的连败算成每天十块，一个数字就把赌怎么蚕食生活说清。

I've been losing ... a day for the last week.

对熟人坦白自己最近持续亏钱或状态下滑时用；谈正式账目时改用书面说法。

I've been down about ten bucks a day. ／ Ten bucks a day, gone, all week.

中性

I've been 轻读连读，ten bucks 重读，last week 收稳。

I've been losing about two hours of sleep a day for the last week. 这一周我每天大概少睡两个小时。