third person第三人称

一次伸手被躲开写得又轻又疼，拒绝都藏在动作里。

It seemed like such a natural thing to do, but ...

想讲一件自己觉得理所当然、对方却不领情的事时能用；对当事人说会显得在抱怨。

It felt like the obvious thing to do, but he stepped back. ／ Nothing could have been more natural, yet he refused.

literary

seemed like a 连读，natural 重音在首，pulled away 收得轻。

It seemed like such a natural thing to say, but she went quiet. 那话好像再自然不过，可她却沉默了。

一句平淡的介绍，把一段要命的感情贬回原形。

He was a very ordinary ...

想给某人下个轻描淡写的断语时能用；当面这样评价会显得轻视。

He was just an average married man. ／ There was nothing special about him at all.

中性

very ordinary 轻读，married man 重音落在后面。

He was a very ordinary salesman, but he took everything. 他就是个再普通不过的销售，却把一切都拿走了。

把幸福写成没有影子的正午，越明亮越像不真实。

...where it's always ..., and we ...

想形容一段完美得不像真的时光时能用；写正式文章也拿得出手。

Those days when the sun never moved and nothing cast a shadow. ／ A place that stayed noon forever.

literary

always noon 连读，cast no shadows 一气呵成。

That was the summer where it's always noon, and nobody wants to leave. 那是个永远正午、谁都不想走的夏天。

一句朴素的辩解，把最深的误会和最真的善意放在一起，令人心酸。

I only did it to show my appreciation.

解释自己被误解的善意时用；在气头上急着说会像狡辩，先让对方说完。

I only wanted to thank him for his kindness. ／ I did it purely out of gratitude.

中性

I only did it 连读，to try and show 稍快，my appreciation 放慢收尾。

I only did it to show my appreciation, nothing more. 我那样做只是想表达感谢，没别的意思。