這場戲：錯把替罪羊當兇手
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洛拉來找內夫，哭著說菲莉絲和尼諾一起殺了她爸，還說尼諾夜夜往菲莉絲家跑。內夫轉頭在樓下撞見基斯，基斯先說 Just hang on to your hat（扶好帽子），再丟出訊息：案子 busted wide open（徹底炸開了）。想學懸疑片裡宣佈大訊息、抖包袱的說法，這段最帶勁。
「他夜夜都往她家跑」night after night（夜復一夜）
night after night 夜復一夜、每晚as a blind 打掩護、做幌子pick me up 開車來接showed up 露面、到場
「扶好帽子」Just hang on to your hat（做好準備）
hang on to your hat 扶好帽子、做好準備busted wide open 徹底炸開、藏不住了filed suit 提起訴訟tear them to pieces 撕成碎片、徹底駁倒
「跟我玩貓鼠遊戲」cat-and-mouse（欲擒故縱）
scared stiff 嚇傻了、嚇得發僵cat-and-mouse 貓鼠遊戲、欲擒故縱knew all along 一直就知道the somebody else 那個同夥
洛拉哭著來找內夫：她認定尼諾和菲莉絲一起殺了她父親，還說 I've been following him（我一直在跟蹤他），尼諾夜夜往菲莉絲家跑，而兇案那晚正好沒來接她。內夫嘴上勸她別多想，心裡卻在盤算。下班後他在樓下撞見基斯，基斯先來一句 hang on to your hat（扶好帽子），再丟擲訊息：That Dietrichson case just busted wide open（那案子徹底炸開了）。原來「幫她下手的那個人」露面了——她剛 filed suit（起訴）公司，基斯把尼諾當成了真兇，還發誓要在法庭上 tear them to pieces（把他們撕成碎片）。內夫忽然明白：基斯一直在跟他玩 cat-and-mouse（貓鼠遊戲），只是盯錯了人。想學懸疑片裡抖訊息、放狠話的說法，這段最實用。
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。
“I only wish it were, Walter, 'cause I still love him.”
我倒希望是，沃爾特，因為我還愛他。
愛和懷疑同時成立，一句話把人釘在原地。
I only wish it were, 'cause ...
聽到自己不願相信的猜測時能用，對真心難過的人別拿來抬槓。
I wish that were true, but I still love him. ／ Part of me hopes you're wrong.
口語
only 重讀，'cause 輕帶，love him 放慢。
I only wish it were, 'cause I still trust her. 我倒希望是這樣，因為我還信她。
“When we get them in that courtroom, I'll tear them to pieces, both of them.”
等把他們弄進法庭，我要把他們倆撕成碎片。
把法律程式說成一場拆卸，殺氣全在動詞裡。
When we get them ..., I'll tear them to pieces.
對要正面交鋒的對手放狠話時能用，對家人朋友別這麼說。
Once I have them in court, I'll take them apart. ／ I'll tear their story to shreds.
口語
tear 重讀，to pieces 頓開收尾。
When we meet in the final, I'll tear them to pieces. 等決賽碰頭，我要把他們打得落花流水。
“Maybe you knew all along I was the somebody else.”
也許你一直都知道我就是那個同夥。
把懷疑反手扣回對方，輕描淡寫卻最要命。
Maybe you knew all along (that) ...
半開玩笑地點破對方早知情時能用，真指控之前先想清楚。
Maybe you saw it from the start. ／ Perhaps you knew who I was all along.
中性
Maybe 輕起，all along 加重。
Maybe you knew all along the plan was fake. 也許你一直都知道這計劃是假的。
“I've been following him. He's been to her house, night after night.”
我一直在跟蹤他。他一連好幾晚都去她家。
前一句交代行動，後一句甩出證據，night after night 把疑心堆成實錘。
night after night
敘述反覆發生、越看越不對勁的事時用，私下講給信任的人聽合適，正式彙報要換成更中性的說法。
He goes to her place every single night. ／ I watched him, and it was the same routine nightly.
中性
following him 連讀，night after night 兩個 night 都重讀。
He's been coming home late, night after night. 他一連好幾晚都回來得很晚。
下一章 · 21brushed off被甩開這場戲：登門攤牌設局意思是徹底炸開、再也藏不住了。基斯說 That Dietrichson case just busted wide open，就是「那案子一下子炸開了」，形容謎團突然被捅破。
用 hang on to your hat。基斯要放大訊息前先說 Just hang on to your hat, Walter，意思是「扶好帽子」，等於中文的「坐穩了，有個大訊息」。
指貓鼠遊戲、欲擒故縱，一方明明看穿卻故意吊著對方。內夫懷疑基斯早就知道真兇是自己，一直在跟他玩這套。
意思是打掩護、當幌子。洛拉說 Maybe he was just going with me as a blind，就是「也許他跟我來往只是在打掩護」，掩飾他和菲莉絲的來往。
用 scared stiff。內夫回憶當時說 I was scared stiff, Keyes，就是「我當時嚇傻了」。stiff 是僵住的意思，形容怕得動不了。
