這場戲：攔車檢查時警察中槍
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深夜公路上，伍德警官攔下一輛沒開車燈的車。他本來只想讓司機開啟車燈、放他 be on his way（上路走人）——他們這一班正是 graveyard shift（大夜班）。可走近車窗時對方突然掏槍，兩槍把他打倒，他躺在地上流血而死。想學怎麼講深夜執勤和巡邏盤查，這段復盤用詞剋制又準確。
「他不打算開罰單」：write a ticket
ticket book 罰單本write a ticket 開罰單be on his way 上路、放人走
「第二槍正中胸口」：in the chest
small-caliber pistol 小口徑手槍in the chest 在胸口（中槍）bled to death 流血而死
「叫救護車」：call for an ambulance
call for an ambulance 叫救護車grab the radio 一把抓起對講機the license number 車牌號
那晚攔車的經過被完整復盤：伍德警官和搭檔在西北分局轄區巡邏，上的是深更半夜的班。他發現一輛車沒開車燈，本來只想讓對方開啟車燈、放他 be on his way（上路走人）——他們那一班正是 graveyard shift（大夜班）。可走近駕駛座車窗時，車裡的人突然用小口徑手槍開槍，第一槍打中胳膊，第二槍正中胸口；他倒在車道上，流血而死。搭檔衝下車，朝逃跑的人打光子彈，又 run to his aid（跑去救他），卻已經來不及。事後有人問：明明規程和常識都要求 call for an ambulance（叫救護車），可換了你，你會怎麼辦？想學講案發經過和執勤巡邏，這些說法很實用。
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。
“He didn't know that the car was stolen.”
他並不知道那輛車是偷來的。
一句就把整件事的諷刺點破：他不知道，所以才會靠過去。
He didn't know that ...
講某人不知情而吃虧時用；事後指責別人時這樣說會像推卸。
He had no idea the car had been stolen. ／ Nobody told him the car was hot.
中性
didn't know the 連讀，that 弱讀，stolen 重音在前。
She didn't know that the money was fake. 她並不知道那筆錢是假鈔。
“They had been into a fast-food restaurant. And she had a malt.”
他們剛去過一家快餐店，她還買了一杯麥乳精。
用一杯麥乳精的日常細節，反襯幾分鐘後發生的槍殺。
They had been to ... And she had a ...
講一件小事如何被突然打斷時用；寫事故復盤也常這樣補細節。
They had just left a diner with a drink in hand. ／ It was an ordinary stop after a coffee run.
中性
had been 連讀，And she 輕帶，malt 收住。
They had been to the cinema. And she had a bag of popcorn. 他們剛看完電影，她手裡還拿著一袋爆米花。
“He lay there and bled to death.”
他躺在那兒，流血流到死。
沒有形容詞，沒有感嘆，只留下動作和結局，冷得刺人。
He lay there and ...
記述無法挽回的結局時用；除紀實和文學敘述外要慎用這種冷筆。
He lay there until he bled out. ／ He died where he fell, in the roadway.
literary
lay there 平讀，bled to death 四拍均勻，句末下沉。
The bird lay there and never moved again. 那隻鳥躺在那兒，再沒動過。
“Common sense would tell you that. But what do you do?”
常識也告訴你要這麼做。可換了你，你會怎麼辦？
先擺常識再反問，一句話就把「指責」頂了回去。
Common sense would tell you that. But what do you do?
替慌亂中的人辯解、或承認自己也沒把握時用；正式報告裡少用反問。
Everyone knows the rule. But could you do it? ／ That's the textbook answer. In the moment, who manages it?
中性
Common sense 連讀，But 前稍頓，what do you 弱讀。
Common sense would tell you that. But what do you do at two in the morning? 道理誰都懂，可凌晨兩點的時候你能怎麼辦？
“How do we hold her responsible for not following procedure?”
我們怎麼能怪她沒按規程做呢？
用一個反問替慌亂的人擋下所有指責，語氣裡有體諒。
How do we hold someone responsible for ...?
替別人開脫、質疑某項追責時用；正式問責場合這樣說會顯得護短。
Can we really blame her for that? ／ How can we fault her for missing one step?
中性
hold her 連讀，responsible for 重讀，句尾反問上揚。
How do we hold him responsible for a rule nobody taught him? 沒人教過他這條規矩，怎麼能怪他呢？
“But the main thing was, she couldn't remember the license number.”
但最關鍵的是，她記不住車牌號。
把所有程式爭論一把收進這個細節，案子輸就輸在這裡。
But the main thing was, ...
從一堆理由裡挑出最要緊那點時用；寫總結、彙報都很好用。
The crucial point was that she never saw the plate. ／ What really mattered was the number she lost.
中性
main thing 重讀，was 弱讀，license number 平穩收尾。
But the main thing was, nobody had told the team about the change. 但最關鍵的是，沒人把這次變動告訴團隊。
下一章 · 04swear up and down賭咒發誓這場戲：少年反覆吹噓殺警「大夜班、深夜班」，指從半夜到清晨的班次。原句 Working the graveyard shift 就是「上的正是大夜班」，醫院、工廠、警局都常用。
write a ticket。ticket 在這裡指交通罰單，原句 he was not going to write a ticket，就是「他不打算開罰單」。
be on one's way，也可以說 let someone be on his way。原句 let the guy be on his way，就是「放那個人走」。
run to someone's aid。原句 she runs to his aid，就是「她跑過去救他」，aid 指救助、支援。
call for an ambulance。原句 Procedure says you grab the radio and call for an ambulance，就是「按規程該抓起對講機叫救護車」。
