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一句把伤心地和初见叠在同一处，物是人非全在里面。

There I ... and there I first ...

回顾对自己意义重大的地方时用；对不熟的人别这样掏心。

That's where I fell, and where I first met him. ／ The same spot where I lost my footing and first saw him.

literary

两个 there 重读，fell 后微停再起。

There I first learned to swim, and there I met my best friend. 我是在那里学会游泳的，也是在那里遇见我最好的朋友。

一句反问替自己解围：被选不等于被满足，清醒又心酸。

Does it follow that ...?

反驳别人把两件事硬扯在一起时用；对长辈要换更客气的说法。

Does that mean he would have been happy? ／ Would choosing me really have satisfied him?

正式

But 后轻顿，follow that 连读，句尾上扬。

Does it follow that because he left, he never cared? 难道他一走了之，就说明他从没在意过吗？

把爱情和贫穷并排放，一句说尽旧时代婚姻里最难的选择。

He would've had ..., but no ...

设想另一种人生、说明两难取舍时用；正式书面语里少用缩写。

He would have had love but no money. ／ He could have married for love and stayed poor.

中性

would've 弱读成 would-a，loved but 连读。

She would've had the job she loved but no time to rest. 她本会得到那份她热爱的工作，却没有时间休息。

不喊恨，只用一个「一半」的量，把旧情和自尊都留住了。

If X is half as ... as Y, ...

想让对方明白自己有多痛又不肯示弱时用；别在气头上对亲人说。

If he feels half of what I feel, that's enough. ／ Even half my regret would be punishment enough for him.

literary

half as 重读，后半句语速放缓。

If he is half as tired as I am, he will be in bed by nine. 要是他有我一半累，九点就得上床了。

不比别人比自己该有的样子，一句立住了她的处事原则。

compare X with what it ought to have been

强调只跟自己该做的标准较劲时用；替自己辩解时少用，显得自夸。

I measure it against what it should have been. ／ I set it beside the way it ought to have gone.

正式

compare it with 连读，ought to 弱读成 oughta。

I compare my report with what it ought to have been. 我是拿我的报告跟它本该有的样子比。

一句追问把对方的自责点破：你不必拿自己跟他对照。

Do you compare X with Y?

想让对方别老拿自己和别人比时用；质问口气重，慎用。

Are you really comparing yourself with him? ／ Why do you measure yourself against him?

正式

Do you 连读，conduct with 轻读，句尾上扬。

Do you compare your salary with his and feel small? 你是不是老拿自己的薪水跟他比，越比越觉得自己不行？