這場戲：講出知更鳥之夢
第 3 章 · 共 9 章 · 3'30"
桑迪問傑弗裡昨晚看見了什麼，他一句 It's a strange world, Sandy.（這世界真奇怪）把人拉進那個案子：多蘿西的丈夫和兒子被人綁走，弗蘭克逼她替他做事。她講起自己的夢——all of a sudden（忽然間）成千上萬只知更鳥飛來，把愛的光帶回黑暗的世界。寫夢、寫心境，直接用這兩句。
❝ 獨白 · 8 句 割耳朵是 as a warning for（當作對某人的警告）
a strange world 這世道真奇怪as a warning for 當作對某人的警告get into a lot of trouble 惹上大麻煩
❝ 獨白 · 12 句 夢裡 all of a sudden（冷不丁、忽然間）知更鳥全飛出來
for the longest time 好長一段時間all of a sudden 冷不丁、忽然間make any difference 帶來一點改變till the robins come 要等知更鳥來了才好轉
傑弗裡把整晚查到的一切講給桑迪：多蘿西結過婚，丈夫叫唐，兒子和丈夫都被一個叫弗蘭克的人綁走，弗蘭克這麼做是要逼多蘿西替他做事；他還說弗蘭克割下那隻耳朵，是 as a warning for（當作對某人的警告），要她活著。桑迪嚇一跳，勸他別瞞著自己的父親，也提醒他這麼做 You could get into a lot of trouble.（你會惹上大麻煩的）。傑弗裡只是說：It's a strange world, Sandy.（這世界真奇怪，桑迪）。話題轉到她的夢，她說夢裡 all of a sudden（忽然間）成千上萬只知更鳥被放出來，帶來刺眼的愛的光，而 make a difference（帶來改變）的只有愛。想聊懸疑、又想談世界和愛，這場的句子都能直接拿來用。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“It's a strange world, Sandy.”
這世界真奇怪，桑迪。
一句輕描淡寫的感慨，把離奇和溫柔同時壓進了同一個句子。
It's a strange world.
遇到說不清的怪事時感慨一句；正式場合別隨便這麼隨口說。
What a strange world we live in. ／ It's a weird world out there.
口語
strange 重讀，world 稍拖，句尾放平別上揚。
It's a strange world when nobody answers the phone at noon. 中午都沒人接電話，這世界真奇怪。
“Why are there people like Frank?”
為什麼會有弗蘭克這樣的人？
不罵一句髒話，卻把對惡人的恐懼和困惑全都問了出來。
Why are there people like ...?
對想不通的人或事發出質問時用，帶情緒；談判等正式場合慎用。
How can people like that exist? ／ What makes someone turn out like Frank?
中性
there are 連讀，Frank 重讀，句尾上揚帶疑問。
Why are there people who enjoy hurting others? 為什麼有人就愛傷害別人？
“And all of a sudden thousands of robins were set free.”
忽然間，成千上萬只知更鳥被放了出來。
把夢的轉折壓進一個短語，黑暗之後一下子就亮了。
And all of a sudden ...
講事情突然轉變時用，多用於講故事；寫報告時換成 suddenly。
And then, out of nowhere, ... ／ All at once, ...
中性
all of a 連成一串，sudden 重讀，were set free 輕收。
And all of a sudden the whole room went quiet. 忽然間，整個房間都安靜了。
“Why is there so much trouble in this world?”
為什麼這世上有這麼多苦難？
把一起具體的案子追問成對世界本身的質問，一句話就把私人恐懼推到形而上層面。句式簡單、情緒真誠，是可以直接借用的終極追問。
Why is there so much ... in this world?
目睹不幸、想表達對世界的困惑時用，語氣沉重；日常小挫折用會顯得誇張。
Why does this world hold so much suffering? ／ What makes the world so full of trouble?
中性
so much trouble 連讀，in this world 放慢降調。
Why is there so much noise in this world? 為什麼這世上有這麼多喧囂？
Dorothy Vallens is married, to a man named Don. They have a son. I think the son and the husband have been kidnapped by a man named Frank. Frank has done this to force Dorothy to do things for him. I think she wants to die. I think Frank cut the ear I found off her husband as a warning for her to stay alive. Frank is, uh... ...a very dangerous man.
多蘿西·瓦倫斯結過婚，丈夫叫唐。 他們有個兒子。 我覺得兒子和丈夫被一個叫弗蘭克的人綁架了。 弗蘭克這麼幹，是逼多蘿西替他做事。 我覺得她想死。 我覺得弗蘭克割下她丈夫那隻耳朵，就是警告她得活下去。 弗蘭克是，呃…… ……一個非常危險的人。
I had a dream. In fact, it was the night I met you. In the dream, there was our world, and the world was dark because there weren't any robins. And the robins represented love. And for the longest time there was just this darkness. And all of a sudden thousands of robins were set free. And they flew down and brought this blinding light of love. And it seemed like that love would be the only thing that would make any difference, and it did. So I guess it means... ...there is trouble till the robins come.
我做了個夢。 其實，就是遇見你那天晚上。 夢裡，有我們這個世界， 世界一片黑暗，因為一隻知更鳥都沒有。 而知更鳥代表著愛。 很長一段時間裡，就只有這片黑暗。 忽然間，成千上萬只知更鳥被放了出來。 它們飛下來，帶來了刺眼的愛的光芒。 似乎只有那份愛才能帶來改變， 而它真的做到了。 所以我猜，這意味著…… ……知更鳥不來，苦難就不會停。
下一章 · 04stake out蹲點監視這場戲：對著掛鐘彙報案情就是「忽然間」。它比 suddenly 更有畫面感，常放在句首，講事情突然發生，比如夢裡成千上萬只知更鳥一下全飛了出來。
可以說 as a warning for，比如 as a warning for her to stay alive，就是把割耳朵當作警告，逼她別尋死、活下來。
字面是「這世界真奇怪，桑迪」。傑弗裡查完案子後用它感慨：世上竟有弗蘭克這種人、這種惡，語氣是無奈，而不是害怕。
get into trouble，也可以說 get into a lot of trouble，指因為自己的行為招來麻煩。桑迪用它警告傑弗裡別一個人查下去。
她父親是警探，按規矩這案子該交給警方。傑弗裡卻說自己打聽訊息不合法、沒法證明，開口就等於承認自己闖了禍。
