justify the cost这笔钱说得过去

could ever 把犹豫说死：不是这个月紧一紧，是这笔新事务所的费用自己始终说不正。

I'm not sure I could ever + 动词 + 开销

跟亲近的人讲一笔开销自己过意不去，正式报预算别这么软。

I could never justify that kind of money. ／ I'm not sure it's worth what they're asking.

中性

ever 落重音，justify 稍降，chambers 收干净。

I'm not sure I could ever justify a club I quit every winter. 我每年冬天都放弃，这种会籍我说不正。

不解释、不商量，一句行规把恋爱和共事切成不能并存的两件事。

You can't be + 身份 + in the same + 地方

提醒朋友职场恋情踩到规定时可以说，当众点破别人的关系就刻薄。

Couples aren't allowed on the same team. ／ You can't date someone inside your own office.

中性

can't 短促，same 和 chambers 都落下，像在念规定。

You can't be a couple on the same night shift. 同一班夜班里不能做情侣。

nice 和 smooth 都轻，真正的分量在 different from，两场亲密被叠在一起。

It's + 轻评价，different from + 另一次

跟信任的人比较两段私事时用，当着当事人比较上一次就伤人。

This one feels easier than last time. ／ It's different from how it was at work.

口语

前两个形容词轻，different 转重，后面放缓。

It's quiet, easy, different from the dinner at my parents'. 这次安静、轻松，和在我父母家那顿不一样。

两个短动作之后用 just make it 收住，狼狈里还有一点刚好没出丑。

连续短动作，再接 just make it

跟朋友讲差点没赶上、差点没忍住，正式场合不要带 loo。

I barely made it. ／ I got there with nothing to spare.

口语

前两句往前冲，just make it 三词贴紧。

I grab my bag, sprint for the last train, and just make it. 我抓起包去追末班车，刚好赶上。

先把脸躲开，再用 must 下判断，难为情靠动作，不靠喊。

I keep my + 部位 + away. I must + 状态

跟极熟的人自嘲身上的味道可以用，初次见面或上班时别说。

Don't come closer. I must reek. ／ I turn my head. I probably smell awful.

口语

face away 拉开距离，must 压住，dreadful 放慢。

I keep my arms away. I must smell like the pool. 我把手臂拿开。我身上一定一股泳池的味。