Good Germans明知不對卻裝作沒看見

先用一句輕飄飄的「什麼詞都有」鋪開，再用一個停頓和一個被省掉的名詞收尾。它不控訴，只讓那個缺席的詞自己發聲：教會能為一切找說法，唯獨不肯說出真相。

They got a word for everything ... except ...

諷刺某個機構用委婉語掩蓋真相時用，語氣要平，把最重的詞留在最後。

They have a term for every case, just not for the real one. ／ A label for everything, and silence for the truth.

口語

a word for everything 輕快，Hmm 停一拍，Except rape 一字一頓。

They've got a term for every case, just not for the truth. 每個案子他們都有說法，唯獨真相沒有。

They have a label for everything except being fired. 除了「被裁」，他們什麼標籤都有。

把複雜論證壓成一句不可迴避的結論：the fact remains that 先穩住立場，再一路推到「容忍甚至保護」。它不靠情緒，靠邏輯遞進，是調查報道里最有力的一種句式。

The fact remains that ... tolerates and even protects ...

在爭論中把話題拉回無法否認的核心事即時用，語氣冷靜、有推進感。

The fact remains that silence protects the guilty. ／ What can't be denied is that this system shields abusers.

正式

the fact remains that 平穩，tolerates 和 even protects 逐級加重。

The fact remains that silence protects the guilty. 事實仍然是，沉默在保護有罪的人。

What can't be denied is that this system shields abusers. 無法否認的是，這套制度在庇護施害者。

兩句極短的話，把「知情」和「沉默」擺在一起，中間不解釋、不評價。它沒有指控的詞，卻完成了最重的指控：知道而不說，本身就是選擇。

Someone knew. They just didn't say anything.

點破某人知情卻袖手旁觀時用，語氣平，越簡短越有分量。

He knew. He simply stayed quiet. ／ They were aware and chose to say nothing.

中性

Macleish knew 短促收住，He just didn't say anything 放慢。

She knew. She simply chose to stay quiet. 她知道。她只是選擇保持沉默。

They were aware and said nothing at all. 他們知情，卻一句話都沒說。

用一句乾巴巴的字面解釋回敬別人的裝傻：你說「大家都上」，那我當然也算。它把不耐煩藏在語法課一樣的口吻裡，冷幽默十足，是團隊戲裡最妙的一句搶白。

Generally that's what "..." means.

別人明知故問或裝傻時，用字面解釋回敬，語氣平靜，反諷藏在其中。

That's usually what those words mean. ／ I'm pretty sure that's the meaning of it.

口語

Generally 輕起，that's what 平穩，all 重讀，means 收尾。

That's usually what those words mean. 那些詞通常就是這個意思。

I'm pretty sure that's the meaning of it. 我很確定它就是這個意思。

不直接說「你錯了」，而是提醒對方「這話公開講對你沒好處」。它把勸阻包成體諒，既劃了紅線又留了面子，是編輯室裡最常見也最老練的一種制止。

I don't think that's a ... you want to ... .

委婉阻止對方說或做某件不妥的事時用，語氣緩和，暗含提醒。

That's not a line I'd use in print. ／ I'd think twice before saying that out loud.

口語

I don't think 輕帶，that's a comparison 放慢，publically 收尾。

That's not a line I'd use in print. 那句話我不會寫進報道里。

I'd think twice before saying that out loud. 那句話公開說之前，你最好再想想。