1. In a democracy we don't usually pass laws against something before there is actual or probable evidence of harm. 在民主社会里,除非有证据证明某件事确实或可能产生危害,否则我们通常不会立法禁止它。
2. I don't tell her that he's not my baby because I'm tired of explaining. 我没告诉她他不是我的孩子,因为我懒得解释了。
3. I want to tell her that I'm Sam's nanny, but I don't because I'm a guy — a “nanny”, you might say. 我想告诉她我是山姆的保姆,可我没开口,因为我是个男的——你可以说,一个男保姆。
4. I don't know who did his laundry; he doesn't say, but he certainly doesn't mention doing his own, either. 我不知道谁为他洗衣服,他没说,但是他也肯定没提到是他自己洗的。