put two and two together把线索串起来看穿

把二加二等于四的俗语说回字面，把明摆着的事说得又气又笑。

I can put two and two together and make ...

对方还在装傻时用，表示事情早就明摆着；对长辈和正式场合少用。

I can join the dots here. ／ It doesn't take a genius to work that out.

中性

重音落在 two 和 four，中间 I can 轻轻带过。

She can put two and two together and see you were never at work. 她能把线索一串，就看穿你根本没去上班。

七个词把取向、恐惧和爱一起咽回去，留白比直说更重。

Some things are just hard to ...

想坦白又开不了口时用，对亲近的人说；当借口推脱时别用。

Some things don't come out easily. ／ There are things I still can't put into words.

中性

just 轻读，hard 拉长，句尾往下收。

It took me years to tell them, because some things are just hard to say. 我拖了很多年才开口，因为有些话真的很难说。

反问里带着认输，等于承认自己藏不住，也默认了母亲的关心。

You know a lot about ... , don't you?

被人看穿又不想否认时用，带点服软；对生人或上司别说。

You've got me figured out, haven't you? ／ You don't miss much, do you?

口语

don't you 升调上扬，像在等对方点头。

You know a lot about me, so I won't pretend anymore. 你太了解我了，那我就不装了。

两个 You think 排比，把对方没说出的话替她说完，再用 just a phase 这个家长常用词反将一军。句式整齐、情绪克制，是青少年争取被认真对待的经典表达。

You think I'm ... You think it's just ...

被当成小孩、被轻看时用来反击，语气委屈又倔；对平辈或上级这样说会显得对抗。

You see me as too young, as if this is only a phase. ／ You figure I'm just going through something.

口语

两个 You think 都重读，just a phase 拖慢收尾。

You think I'm too naive. You think it's just a hobby. 你觉得我太天真。你觉得这不过是个爱好。