level someone一眼把人镇住

把「真正的失去」定义成爱的深度，一句就让人沉默。

that only occurs when you ...

讲清某种感受的前提时用；安慰刚失去亲人的人别急着说。

That only happens when you care more than you should. ／ It only comes when something matters more than you do.

literary

occurs 重读，when you 连读，句尾放慢收。

That kind of grief only occurs when you love something more than yourself. 那种悲伤只有在你爱它胜过爱自己时才会出现。

用 dare 一个字，把对方的怯懦和退缩全说透了。

I doubt you've ever dared to ...

质疑对方有没有真正做过某事时用；对不熟的人说会太冲。

I doubt you've ever risked loving anyone that much. ／ I wonder if you've ever let yourself love that deeply.

中性

doubt 弱读，dared to 连读，that much 重读收尾。

I doubt you've ever dared to tell her how you feel. 我怀疑你从没敢告诉她你的感受。

两个形容词一褒一贬，把威尔的外壳和内心一起扒开。

I see a ... kid.

当面戳穿某人外强中干时用；脏话重，正式场合别用。

I see a cocky kid who is scared to death. ／ Under all that swagger, I see a frightened boy.

口语

cocky 重读，scared shitless 连读，kid 短促收。

I see a cocky kid who has never been tested. 我看到的是个从没经受过考验的自大小子。

把最狠的否定说成一句平静的陈述，杀伤力拉满。

I can't learn anything from you I can't ...

被人自以为是地说教时可以回敬，只对撕破脸的人用，别对老师长辈说。

There's nothing you can teach me that a book can't. ／ I've read everything you're telling me.

口语

know what 连读，can't learn anything 快读，some fuckin' book 重音落 book。

There is nothing in your lecture I couldn't find online. 你讲的这些，我在网上都找得到。