meet the eye另有隱情

把「有貓膩」說得含蓄又有分量，偵探片一句就立住懸念。

There is much here that does not ...

想暗示事情另有隱情時用，對同僚或客戶都行；已經攤牌後別再拿來故弄玄虛。

There is more going on here than meets the eye. ／ Not everything here is what it seems.

literary

重音落在 much 和 eye，中間 that 弱讀一帶而過。

There is much in his answer that does not meet the eye. 他的回答裡有很多東西不是表面那樣。

三個短動作排比收在破案上，把笨偵探的自信演成了喜劇節奏。

I gather the facts, examine the clues, and ...

向人炫耀工作流程、把複雜事說得很簡單時用；對熟人打趣可以，正式彙報別用。

First you collect, then you check, and soon it's done. ／ Gather the facts, check the details, and it solves itself.

中性

gather、examine、solved 各一頓，before you know it 加速帶過。

I check the logs, swap the part, and before you know it, it boots. 我查查日誌、換個零件，轉眼它就開機了。

一句話把整座宅子圈成嫌疑圈，冷靜、有壓迫感，適合當警告。

Everyone in ... is under suspicion.

要宣佈範圍、給所有人施壓時用；對下屬或對手都行，私下閒聊別用。

Nobody here is above suspicion. ／ Everyone here is a suspect.

正式

重音放 household 和 suspicion，is under 連讀弱讀。

Everyone in this department is under suspicion until the audit ends. 審計結束前，這個部門每個人都有嫌疑。

一句話交代了整樁密室案的關鍵條件，冷靜得像在唸報告。它沒有形容詞、沒有情緒，卻讓聽的人立刻開始推理，是懸疑對白裡最有效率的句式。

The ... was locked from the inside.

陳述一個封閉、無法解釋的事即時用，語氣平；想製造懸念時最有效，閒聊裡少用。

It was bolted from within. ／ Nobody could have come in from outside.

中性

locked from the 連讀，inside 重讀收尾。

The office was locked from the inside, which makes no sense. 辦公室是從裡面鎖上的，這根本說不通。