gets his teeth into咬住不放

用咬住不放的动物来写执拗，一句就把基斯的狠劲和缠劲说透。

Once someone gets their teeth into X, they never let go

形容某人盯上一件事就不肯放手时用，带点无奈也带点佩服。

He sinks his claws in and won't let go. ／ Give him a lead and he'll worry it to death.

口语

Once 起头轻快，gets his 吞音，never lets go 三词加重。

Once she gets her teeth into a bug, she never lets go. 她一旦咬住一个 bug，就非揪到底不可。

so…but instead 一顿，把“事与愿违”写得又准又疼。

We did X so we could Y, but instead of that it's doing the opposite

说好心办了反效果、越想靠近越疏远时用，讲感情或合作都行。

We wanted to close the gap, and it only widened. ／ The plan to keep us close is what drives us apart.

中性

so 扬起来，instead of that 一顿，pulling us apart 放慢。

We hired more help so we could rest, but instead of that it's pulling us apart. 我们招人本想松口气，结果反倒把团队扯散了。

短句连击，把恨意砸实：先说恨透，再给出唯一理由。

I loathe someone because they did X. They did it for Y

表达强烈厌恶并点破对方动机时用，比 I hate 重得多。

I can't stand her, and she did it purely for gain. ／ She did it, and money was the only reason.

正式

loathe 重读拉长，because 后不换气，do it 两处干脆。

I loathe him because he did it, and he did it for the promotion. 我恨他，因为他就是这么干的，为了升职。

先否掉外敌，再把恐惧转回两个人身上，三个短句层层收窄，狠在最后一句。

I'm afraid of ... not of ...

感情出问题时说心里话用，私下对伴侣或挚友说合适，当众或跟同事别这样剖白。

It's not him I'm afraid of, it's us. ／ What scares me is what we've become.

中性

not of 连读，I'm afraid of us 放慢，最后一句收住。

I'm not scared of the move. I'm scared of us. 我不怕搬家，我怕的是我们俩。