get carried away忘乎所以

把一段感情比作绕路，既在拒绝又留了台阶，比喻温和里藏着自私。

think of someone as ...

想把一件事轻描淡写带过、又不想伤人时用；正式场合别这样打比方。

Think of me as a short stop on a long road. ／ I'm just a chapter, not the whole book.

口语

think of me 连读，detour 重音在后，highway 略上扬。

Think of this heartbreak as a short detour, not the road itself. 把这次失恋看成一小段绕路，而不是整条路。

最直白的承认，前面还加一句我早说过，带着孩子气的理直气壮。

I think I'm in love with you.

对喜欢的人认真表白时用；不熟的人之间说会显得突兀。

I think I've fallen for you. ／ I'm pretty sure I love you.

中性

told you before 连读，in love with 三个词连成一串。

I've waited weeks to say this: I think I'm in love with you. 这句话我憋了好几周：我想我是爱上你了。

把拒绝说成过来人的忠告，get hung up with 一语道破他怕被绑住。

get hung up with someone

劝人别过早定下来时用；对恋人这样说会显得敷衍。

Don't get tied down so young. ／ You shouldn't commit to one person yet.

口语

don't wanna 缩读，hung up with 连读，age 降调收尾。

Don't get hung up with one person before you've seen the world. 还没见过世面，别早早为一个人拴死。

把这段关系的不合法和夸张的自信拧成一句玩笑，既炫耀又心虚。

As long as the cops don't burst in, I think we'll break a few records.

跟熟人调侃一段出格的关系或经历时用；正式场合绝对别说，涉及违法暗示。

If the police don't show up, we might set a record. ／ As long as nobody walks in, we're making history.

口语

As long as 连读，don't burst in 稍快，I think 轻，break a couple of records 放慢上扬。

As long as nobody bursts in, I think we'll break a record. 只要没人破门进来，我觉得我们能破纪录。