untypical of me太不像我了

把写作和猜疑绑在一起，为满屋的紧张找了个漂亮的台阶。

You can't ... and not ...

半开玩笑地替某种多疑找理由时用；正式场合别拿它开脱。

You can't do that and not imagine the worst. ／ A mind like that always pictures what could happen.

中性

can't 重读，not have a mind 连读，possibilities 慢收。

You can't read crime stories and not suspect everyone. 看多了犯罪小说，就没法不怀疑身边的每个人。

一句轻飘飘的反问，替刚才的失态收场，还带点自嘲。

There's a lesson in there somewhere, isn't there?

尴尬过后想化解、或总结一件事时用；对伤心的人别用。

There's a lesson here for all of us. ／ We should learn something from this, shouldn't we?

中性

lesson in there 连读，isn't there 尾音上扬。

There's a lesson in this mess somewhere, isn't there? 这一团乱里总归有值得记取的教训，对吧？

用最平常的体力账替自己解释，推脱里还透着点委屈。

One ... a day is just about enough for me.

半真半假地抱怨某件事太折腾时用；对雇主说会像讨价还价。

One such walk a day is all I can take. ／ That is about my limit for one day.

口语

two-hour 连成一词，just about enough 顺读，me 轻轻收。

One two-hour commute a day is just about enough for me. 一天来回通勤两小时，我可真受够了。

把刚过去的恐惧说成电影桥段，笑一笑就把两个人的心惊掩过去。

I was going to X and do a Vincent Price, didn't you?

事后拿刚才的紧张开玩笑、缓和气氛时能用；对真的害怕的人别这么逗。

You two thought I would grab the mace and go full horror star, right? ／ Were you both expecting me to turn into a movie villain?

口语

I was going to 连读，mace 重读，Vincent Price 念清楚，句尾反问上扬。

I was going to grab the umbrella and do a Vincent Price, weren't you? 你们是不是以为我要抄起雨伞演一出恐怖片？

用戏文腔的称呼反将一军，玩笑里藏着被怀疑的不痛快。

What's your excuse, O ...?

半开玩笑地反问身边人为什么也起疑时能用；对上司别用这种酸味称呼。

And what is your excuse, my ever-faithful wife? ／ What is your reason then, O devoted spouse?

literary

What's your 连读，excuse 重读，O loyal and loving 拖长，故意带腔调。

What's your excuse, O loyal and loving teammate? 那你又是什么理由呢，忠诚又亲爱的队友？