have no love for不抱好感

把审讯的威慑写成热炉熔金，抽象的权力一下子有了温度。

We burn a hot fire here; it melts down ...

强调规则面前无法藏私时用；日常说事别这么重，会显夸张。

Nothing hidden survives this process. ／ The truth here burns through every cover.

literary

hot fire 连读，melts down 前稍停后重读。

We burn a hot fire here; every fudged number melts down. 我们这里炉火很旺，任何一个做过手脚的数字都会被熔掉。

五个词把整场博弈摊上桌面：撤不撤，一句话见分晓。

Will you drop this charge?

要求对方正式收回指控或投诉时用，语气直接；私下误会别用。

Are you willing to withdraw the complaint? ／ Will you take back what you filed?

正式

drop this 连读，句尾升调带施压。

Will you drop this charge before it ruins both of us? 你愿意在它毁掉我们俩之前撤回这项指控吗？

用 never 把一个人的品格押上，短句里全是不容置疑。

That woman will never lie.

为某人的人格作担保时用，分量很重；不确定时别乱说。

She would never lie to you. ／ That woman is not capable of lying.

中性

never lie 重读，Mr. Danforth 放低收尾。

That woman will never lie, and you know it. 那个女人绝不会撒谎，你心里清楚。

把人身攻击压成 mischievous 一个词，警告句短而狠。

Beware this man; he is mischief.

提醒别人提防某人时用，指控色彩很重；误会不会这么定性。

Watch out for this one; he stirs trouble. ／ This man is nothing but trouble.

literary

Beware 重读，mischief 放慢收束。

Beware this man; he is mischief when money is around. 当心这个人，一沾钱他就惹事。

把“你确定吗”提到良心高度，问的其实是敢不敢负责。

Are you certain in your conscience that ...?

要对方对真实性负责时用，严肃场合合适；随意聊天太重。

Can you swear to that in good conscience? ／ Are you sure enough to stand behind it?

正式

certain in 连读，conscience 重读。

Are you certain in your conscience that this report is true? 你在良心上确定这份报告属实吗？