饭桌边被试探传话：pass on

Apparently our government's not sharing any research with the Russians.

看来我们的政府没有和俄国人分享任何研究。 用 apparently 把尖锐指控说成转述，批评可否认，危险却是真的。

It has long been clear to me that I should have reported this incident at once.

我早就清楚，我当时就该立刻把这件事报告上去。 should have 把迟来的悔意说得很正式，at once 又强调不容拖延。

You know who I ran into the other day?

你知道我前几天碰到谁了吗？ 用一句反问把八卦的开场白立住：先卖关子，再引出后面那段差点变成叛国的谈话。

I just thought you should know.

我只是觉得你应该知道。 一句话把告密包装成好意：我不下判断，只是提醒你，责任就推给了对方。