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一句问到底的笨拙提问，把「心动算不算爱」的困惑全压进 how do you know。

how do you know (when / if) ...

想问清一件事怎么判断时用；语气直接，对朋友、同事都能说。

How can you tell if you're in love? ／ How do you know it's the real thing?

口语

先轻读 um，再把 know 和 love 重读。

How do you know when a friendship is turning into something more? 你怎么知道一段友情正在变成别的东西？

六个词把孤单说得很轻，用 hear your voice 比直接说我想你更含蓄。

It's good to hear your voice.

给久没联系的人打电话、对想念的人开口时用，温柔不肉麻。

It's nice to hear from you. ／ Good to hear your voice again.

中性

good to 连读，voice 稍微上扬。

It's good to hear your voice after all this time. 隔了这么久，听到你的声音真好。

用 better not be 抓住正在发生的事，隔着门也听得出瘪四的怀疑。

You better not be doing something.

怀疑对方正背着你做什么时用；带警告味，别对长辈说。

You'd better not be lying to me. ／ I hope you're not doing that in there.

口语

better not 连读，talking 重音在前。

You better not be eating my leftovers right now. 你最好别是在偷吃我的剩菜。

Guess 起头把抱怨说得像认命，do everything myself 是人人都说过的台词。

Guess I have to do something myself.

别人不帮忙、只能自己动手时用；讽刺感强，半开玩笑地说。

I guess it's all on me. ／ Looks like I'm doing this alone again.

口语

Guess 轻读，everything 和 myself 加重。

Guess I have to cook dinner myself again. 看来又得我自己做晚饭了。

把掉进厕所的手机说成法拉第笼，一本正经的间谍腔反而更荒诞好笑。

They must have known we were doing something and ...

想把日常糗事说成惊天阴谋、故意夸张时用；熟人面前搞笑。

They must have been onto us. ／ They knew we were following them.

中性

must have 连读，Faraday cage 每个音节都清楚。

They must have known we were hunting for the keys and moved them on purpose. 他们肯定知道我们在找钥匙，故意把它挪走了。

before it gets all covered 把紧迫感写得很具体，脏话反而成了笑点。

Get it before it gets all covered with something.

催人趁早动手、否则来不及的场合用；字面脏，朋友间玩笑说。

Grab it before it's too late. ／ Get it before it gets worse.

口语

before it gets 连读，turds 重读收尾。

Grab the cake before it gets all covered with flies. 趁蛋糕还没被苍蝇爬满，赶紧拿走。

把「我从没对人说过」当成铺垫，话越拖越长，紧张全在这半句里。

I've never said this to anyone before, but ...

准备说一件难开口的心里话时用；语气郑重，用来给自己壮胆。

I've never told anyone this before. ／ This isn't easy for me to say.

口语

gonna 弱读，never said this 连成一串。

I've never said this to anyone before, but I'm thinking of quitting. 这话我没对任何人说过，但我在考虑辞职。