mind at rest让某人安心

把「等一个死人的声音」写得又准又狠，一个 still 说尽生死。

a voice that's been still for ... years

形容长久的等待或失去时用；日常闲聊里别说得这么重。

She waits for a voice that has long gone quiet. ／ She has listened for that voice for years.

literary

still 前后各停一拍，17 years 放慢加重。

He still waits for a voice that's been still for years. 他仍在等一个沉寂多年的声音。

一句否认、一句动机、一句心疼，三拍把好意说透。

I want to set someone's mind at rest.

解释自己是想让对方安心时用；公事汇报里别用。

I just want to put her mind at ease. ／ I only meant to calm her down.

口语

Crikey, no! 短促，set Stella's mind at rest 连读。

I want to set your mind at rest about the test. 我想让你对这次检查放心。

用最轻的提议句式推出一件最离奇的事，反差就是笑点。

Why don't we try to ...?

想委婉提一个大胆建议时用；对上级直接这样提会显唐突。

How about we try to reach her? ／ Maybe we could get a message from her.

中性

Why don't we 轻快带过，message from 连读。

Why don't we try to book a table for Friday? 我们何不试试订周五的位子？

一句平铺直叙的「据说」，把荒诞的招魂说成例行公事。

That's how ... are supposed to ...

解释某种约定俗成的做法时用；谈真实信仰时别用 supposed to 显得敷衍。

That is how the dead are said to speak to the living. ／ This is the supposed way the dead communicate.

中性

supposed to 弱读成 sposta，communicate 重读，with the living 收尾。

That's how the tea ceremony is supposed to begin. 据说茶道是这样开场的。