Native Speaker sentence frames

I've been meaning to

我一直想去做… (【拖延/打算】表示早就打算做某事，但一直没腾出空)(____ reply to your email, but I was completely swamped with the render.)

I was just about to

我正准备去… (【巧合/解释】别人催你或打断你时，你表示自己刚好要去做)(____ call you! What a coincidence.)

Weren't you going to

你不是打算去…吗？ (【提醒/轻微质问】发现对方没按原计划做时的疑问)(____ quit that toxic job? Why are you still there?)

Weren't you supposed to

你不是应该…吗？ (【质疑/指责】带有比going to更强的责任感，指责对方失职)(____ be at the meeting 10 minutes ago?)

You must have been

你当时一定很…吧 (【同理心推测】听到别人讲完一段经历后，表达共情的神句)(Working 12 hours a day? ____ exhausted.)

You must be

你一定很…吧 (【当下推测】看到对方现在的状态做出的推断)(You made it to the Top 5! ____ thrilled right now.)

You could have

你本可以…的 (【抱怨/马后炮】责怪对方当时为什么不这么做)(____ told me the software was crashing!)

I should have known

我早该知道的 (【懊悔/自嘲】事情搞砸或看清某人真面目后的感慨)(____ that my toxic parents would never change.)

I shouldn't have

我不该…的 (【后悔/内疚】做了某事之后感到极度后悔)(____ stayed up so late playing video games.)

I wouldn't have done it if

如果不是…我才不会做 (【辩解/强调】强调某个前提条件的重要性)(____ I knew it was going to be this difficult.)

What makes you think

你凭什么觉得… (【反驳/质问】极其地道！反击对方极其荒谬的假设)(____ I would ever forgive them for the abuse?)

How come you never

你怎么从来不… (【惊讶/质问】比Why更口语化，带有不解的情绪)(____ told me you were a 3D designer?)

Don't tell me you

别告诉我你… (【极度震惊】猜到了某个糟糕的结果，希望对方否认)(____ lost all the project files again!)

It's not like I

我又不是…/搞得好像我…一样 (【自我辩护】极其地道！反驳对方给自己乱扣帽子)(____ did it on purpose. It was an accident.)

I happen to think

我倒是觉得… (【提出异议】别人都在否定，你偏要提出不同观点时的起手式)(Everyone hates this design, but ____ it's quite unique.)

I can't help but

我忍不住/我不禁 (【情绪失控】哪怕理智说不要，但情绪或身体不受控制)(____ feel proud when I look back at my journey.)

There's no point in

做…毫无意义 (【放弃/劝阻】告诉自己或别人别白费力气了)(____ arguing with people who lack self-awareness.)

I might as well

我倒不如/我还不如 (【无奈妥协】既然A做不成了，那就勉强做B吧)(Since the render crashed, ____ go to sleep.)

I'd rather you didn't

我宁愿你别… (【委婉拒绝】非常客气但极其坚定地拒绝别人的行为)(____ smoke in my room, if you don't mind.)

Do you happen to know

你碰巧知道…吗 (【礼貌询问】非常客气的求助，避免给对方压力)(____ where the nearest subway station is?)

I have a feeling that

我有一种预感… (【直觉推测】没有证据，完全靠直觉的判断)(____ this interview is going to change my life.)

It looks like you've been

看来你最近一直… (【观察推断】看对方的状态(黑眼圈/瘦了)得出的结论)(____ working out a lot. You look great!)

Are you still going to

你还打算去…吗 (【确认计划】确认对方有没有因为突发事件改变主意)(It's raining heavily. ____ go to the gym?)

I'm not used to

我不习惯… (【状态描述】刚到一个新环境或开始新工作时的感受)(____ speaking English in front of a camera yet.)

I'm getting used to

我正在慢慢习惯… (【适应过程】极其生动，描述一个动态的适应过程)(____ the new UI of this rendering software.)

I've had enough of

我受够了… (【情绪爆发】忍耐到了极点，和 sick of it 类似)(____ their constant emotional manipulation.)

It's not that… it's just that

不是因为…只是因为… (【婉转澄清】极其高频！为了不伤和气，先否定一个坏原因，再给个软理由)(____ I don't like you, ____ I'm really busy today.)

As far as I'm concerned

就我而言/我认为 (【发表声明】非常自信、有气场地抛出自己的立场)(____, the environmental issue is everyone's responsibility.)

For what it's worth

不管怎样/哪怕这不重要 (【提供参考】给别人提建议前，自谦的一句话)(____, I think your early designs were actually really good.)

If it were up to me

如果由我来决定的话 (【无奈/推脱】表示自己其实想帮忙，但没有实权)(____, I would hire you immediately.)

I'll see what I can do

我看看能帮上什么忙 (【答应帮忙】极其地道的职场/日常回复，不把话说死)(I can't promise anything, but ____.)

I take it that

我猜/我以为… (【确认理解】根据对方的语气或行为，做出自己的判断)(____ you are not coming to the party tonight.)

You make it sound like

你说得好像…一样 (【反击夸大】指责对方把事情夸大其词或偷换概念)(____ I committed a crime. It was just a small mistake.)

I fail to see why

我不明白为什么… (【强烈不解】比I don't understand更高级、更带攻击性的不认同)(____ we need to redo the entire project.)

I'm under the impression that

我的印象是/我一直以为 (【澄清误会】发现自己理解错了的时候，用来给自己找台阶下)(____ the deadline was next Friday.)

Let me get this straight

让我理清一下/你的意思是 (【确认荒谬信息】听到极其离谱的话，强压怒火确认一遍)(____: you want me to work on the weekend for free?)

It goes to show that

这证明了… (【总结教训】经历一件事后得出的深刻结论)(Winning this award ____ hard work really pays off.)

I was under the illusion that

我一直错误地以为… (【看清现实】认清了渣男或有毒父母后的深刻觉醒)(____ my parents actually cared about my feelings.)

What's that supposed to mean

你这话是什么意思 (【面对挑衅】极其地道的口语！感到被冒犯时立刻怼回去)(____? Are you calling me a liar?)

I have nothing to do with

我和…毫无关系 (【撇清关系】极力否认自己参与了某件烂事)(____ the bug in the system. I didn't write that code.)

I couldn't care less about

我一点也不在乎… (【极度冷漠】表达最强烈的无所谓态度)(____ what my relatives think of my career choice.)

I have no intention of

我压根没打算… (【表明底线】非常严肃地澄清自己绝对不会去做某事)(____ apologizing to someone who abused me.)

There's a good chance that

很有可能… (【预测未来】替换 it's highly possible，非常地道)(____ AI will handle most of the repetitive UI tasks.)

It's highly unlikely that

极不可能… (【预测未来】对某事发生的概率表示极度悲观)(____ they will ever realize how toxic they are.)

The last thing I want is to

我最不想看到的就是… (【表明顾虑】做决定时，强调自己极力避免的最坏结果)(____ make you feel uncomfortable.)

It comes as no surprise that

毫不奇怪… (【理所当然】某事完全在情理之中，一点都不意外)(____ she threw a tantrum when she didn't get her way.)

I've got nothing against

我对…没有意见 (【客观声明】评价某人某事前，先声明自己没有私人恩怨)(____ him personally, but his work ethic is terrible.)

It's only a matter of time before

…只是时间问题 (【迟早发生】对某个必然趋势的极度自信)(____ your hard work gets noticed by the world.)

I'm not in the mood for

我没心情做… (【拒绝邀约】极度真实的情绪表达，因为太累或太烦不想做某事)(I just failed the test, so ____ going out to party.)

I was wondering if you could

不知你能否… (【极度委婉的请求】求人办事时的标准起手式)(____ take a look at my portfolio and give me some feedback?)

I figure we could

我想我们可以… (【提出提议】比较随意、朋友之间商量计划的说法)(Since we are both free, ____ grab a coffee.)

I take back what I said

我收回我刚才的话 (【认错/改变主意】意识到自己说错了，立刻改口)(This render is actually amazing. ____.)

You might as well

你倒不如… (【给出建议】既然情况已经这样了，建议对方干脆这么做)(You're already awake at 3 AM, so ____ finish the movie.)

I wouldn't dream of

我做梦都不会想去… (【强烈保证】发誓自己绝对不会做某种出格的事)(____ stealing your idea. We are friends.)

It's beyond me why

我实在搞不懂为什么… (【极度困惑】对某人的愚蠢行为表示完全无法理解)(____ anyone would throw trash into the ocean.)

I'm having second thoughts about

我对…产生了动摇/我重新考虑了 (【改变主意】快要执行前，突然觉得不太对劲)(____ moving to another city.)

I can't wrap my head around

我实在无法理解… (【认知挑战】事情太复杂或太离谱，脑子转不过弯来)(____ how nodes work in this rendering engine.)

I make a point of

我总是特意去… (【习惯强调】把某事当成自己的规矩，雷打不动)(____ picking up plastic bottles whenever I walk to the park.)

I wouldn't go so far as to say

我倒不至于说… (【弱化语气】别人用了极其夸张的词，你稍微往回拉一点)(He's annoying, but ____ he's a monster.)

I was hoping we could

我本希望我们可以… (【委婉表达失望】原计划没实现，礼貌地表达遗憾)(____ discuss the contract today, but I see you are busy.)

It never occurred to me that

我从来没想过… (【突然意识到】极其地道的表达，表示某个念头以前从未在脑海里出现过)(____ I could actually make it to the top 5.)

I have a hard time believing

我很难相信… (【表示怀疑】对某件事表示高度的质疑，比 I don't believe 更有层次感)(____ that he actually wrote that entire code by himself.)

I'm sick to death of

我对…厌恶透顶 (【极度厌烦】比 sick of 还要严重，情绪拉满的抱怨)(____ hearing the same empty promises over and over.)

I'm in no position to

我没有立场去… (【撇清干系/谦虚】表示自己没资格评价或干预某事)(____ judge your life choices.)

I owe it to myself to

我为了自己也得去… (【自我激励】强调做某事不是为了别人，而是为了对得起自己)(____ try the competition one more time.)

I wouldn't be surprised if

如果…我一点也不惊讶 (【理所应当的推测】早就看透了规律，预判了结局)(____ she starts crying just to get attention.)

I'm pretty sure

我很确定 (【常用肯定】极其普遍的日常推测，语气适中)(____ I left my keys on the table.)

I highly doubt

我极其怀疑 (【常用否定】非常地道地表达“我觉得不可能”)(____ he will actually apologize for what he did.)

I couldn't care less

我毫不关心/关我屁事 (【极度冷漠】表达对某事缺乏最基本的兴趣)(____ about what car he drives.)

I have mixed feelings about

我对…心情复杂 (【难以评价】不能单纯说好或坏时的完美开场)(____ moving back to my hometown.)

I'll cross that bridge when I come to it

等到了那一步再说吧 (【拒绝内耗】面对尚未发生的未来危机时的豁达态度)(What if the software crashes during the live demo? Well, ____.)

I don't see the point of

我看不出…有什么意义 (【表达无语】对某种行为的必要性表示强烈怀疑)(____ buying a new phone every single year.)

I wouldn't mind

我不介意/我很乐意… (【欣然接受】虽然字面是“不介意”，实际常用来表达“我想做”)(____ getting a cup of coffee right now.)

I'd give anything to

我愿意付出一切去… (【极度渴望】极其强烈的愿望表达)(____ see the look on his face when he realizes he's wrong.)

I don't have the luxury of

我可没有…的闲工夫/条件 (【诉说艰难】表示自己处境艰难，没法像别人那样享受)(I have to pay rent, so ____ taking a month off.)

I take it for granted that

我理所当然地以为… (【认识错误】发现自己把别人的付出当作应该的之后产生的反省)(____ my parents would always support me, but they didn't.)

I resent the fact that

我极其反感… (【强烈抗议】非常正式且充满怒火的控诉，指责极其不公的事)(____ she plays the victim after abusing me for years.)

I stand by what I said

我坚持我所说的 (【毫不退让】在争论中绝不妥协的霸气宣言)(You can get mad, but ____.)

I'm starting to think that

我开始觉得… (【观念转变】经历一些事后，想法开始发生变化)(____ UI design and 3D rendering share a lot of similarities.)

I pride myself on

我为自己的…感到自豪 (【自我肯定】面试或自我介绍时的高光句型)(____ my ability to learn new software quickly.)

I have nothing against

我对…没意见 (【客观声明】表示自己没有私人恩怨，对事不对人)(____ him personally, but his work ethic is terrible.)

I don't buy it

我才不信呢 (【直接拆穿】听到极其离谱的借口时的短促反击)(He said he lost the file by accident, but ____.)

I'm not gonna lie

说实话 (【日常口头禅】通常跟在令人惊讶或略带争议的实话之前，缩写 NGL)(____, that rendering took me 40 hours to finish.)

I wouldn't put it past him to

要是他干出…我都不意外 (【看透某人】因为知道某人品行极其恶劣，预判他会做坏事)(____ steal your design and claim it as his own.)

I've got a lot on my mind

我心事重重/我烦心事很多 (【情绪低落】向别人解释自己为什么最近心不在焉)(Sorry I've been quiet today, ____ lately.)

I'm drawing a blank

我大脑一片空白 (【临时卡壳】突然想不起来某事或某个词时的地道救场)(I know her name, but right now ____.)

I've lost track of

我忘了/没注意… (【忽略细节】沉浸在某事中，忘记了时间或次数)(I was so focused on the lighting that ____ time.)

I can't wrap my head around

我实在理解不了… (【极其困惑】不是因为笨，而是觉得某事太离谱或太复杂)(____ how some parents can be so cruel to their kids.)

I made a point of

我特意/刻意去… (【强调重视】为了某个目的，专门去做某件小事)(____ saving my files every 10 minutes to avoid crashes.)

I don't mean to pry, but

我无意打听你的隐私，但是… (【八卦起手式】问敏感问题前极其地道的免责声明)(____, how much did that new GPU cost you?)

I have half a mind to

我真想/我差点就… (【气愤/冲动】在气头上想做某事，但还没付诸行动)(____ quit my job right now, but I need the money.)

I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole

我躲得远远的/我绝对不碰 (【极度嫌弃】对某人或某事避之不及的形象比喻)(That company's work culture is so toxic; ____.)

I've had it up to here with

我对…忍无可忍了 (【终极爆发】配合手在脖子处比划的动作，表示情绪到了临界点)(____ your constant complaints and excuses!)

I'll cross my fingers for you

我会为你祈祷好运的 (【真挚祝愿】朋友面临挑战时的地道西方祝福)(Your final interview is tomorrow? ____!)

I wouldn't be caught dead

我死也不会… (【极度抗拒】极其夸张地表示绝不穿某件衣服或去某个地方)(____ wearing that ridiculous outfit in public.)

I stand corrected

我收回我的话/我承认我错了 (【体面认错】别人拿出证据证明你错了，你大方承认)(You actually finished the project on time? Well, ____.)

I'll take your word for it

那我就信你一回吧 (【勉强相信】懒得去查证了，暂时接受对方的说法)(I haven't seen the movie, but if you say it's great, ____.)

I'm at a loss for words

我无言以对/我说不出话来 (【极度震惊】因为太感动或太愤怒，完全不知道说什么好)(When I saw my name in the Top 5, I was completely ____.)

I'm torn between

我在…之间难以抉择 (【纠结万分】面临两个都很难割舍的选择)(____ taking the high-paying job or pursuing my passion for 3D.)

I owe it to you

我能有今天全靠你/我欠你的 (【深情致谢】向曾经极大帮助过自己的人表达感激)(I passed the exam! ____ and all your help.)