這場戲：她坦白被劫與說謊
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車裡，克萊爾終於開口：幾天前她的銀行被搶，她被蒙著眼帶走，在沙灘被放下，那段路她一直怕 step off a cliff（一腳踩空）。她還坦白跟聯調局撒了謊，最後問道格 What do you think I should do（你覺得我該怎麼辦）。想學怎麼把一段創傷講清楚、再開口求助，這段最完整。
❝ 獨白 · 9 句 「一腳踩空」的恐懼：step off a cliff
step off a cliff 一腳踩空、跌下懸崖in mourning 在服喪、沉浸在悲傷裡not your fault 不是某人的錯
道格和克萊爾在一起後，克萊爾決定把心裡的事都告訴他。她在車裡講起幾天前的銀行劫案：四個人開啟保險櫃，蒙上她的眼把她帶走，最後在沙灘放她下車，讓她一直走到腳趾碰到水；那段路她一直怕 step off a cliff（一腳踩空）。她提到聯調局在跟進，也提到副經理被打傷住院，兩人便去看他。後來她坦白向聯調局撒了謊——她其實看見了劫匪的紋身，還問道格 What do you think I should do（你覺得我該怎麼辦）。道格說，只要那人 got a record（有前科）就能認出來，要麼報告，要麼再等等。
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。
“What kind of a guy lets you open your own door like that?”
什麼樣的男人才會讓你自己開門啊？
一句自嘲式的體貼，把殷勤說得不油膩，也顯出道格在用力演好人。
What kind of a guy lets you ... like that?
半開玩笑地表現貼心或悄悄批評某人時用；對不熟的人會顯得油。
What kind of man makes you carry your own bags? ／ Who lets someone walk home alone at this hour?
口語
kind of a 連讀，重音在 lets 和 own door。
What kind of a host lets you pour your own coffee? 什麼樣的主人才會讓你自己倒咖啡啊？
“It was the longest walk of my life. I kept thinking I'd step off a cliff.”
那是我這輩子最長的一段路。我總覺得自己會一腳踩空掉下懸崖。
用一段走不完的路寫恐懼，沒有形容詞，卻讓人跟著屏住呼吸。
It was the longest ... of my life.
描述極度煎熬的經歷時用；輕描淡寫的小事別套這麼重的說法。
It was the longest night of my life. ／ That was the longest hour I have ever sat through.
中性
longest 重讀，I kept thinking 連讀，cliff 尾音乾脆收。
Waiting for the results was the longest hour of my life. 等結果的那一小時是我這輩子最漫長的。
“I'm sure I'd recognize their voices if I heard them again.”
我要是再聽到他們的聲音，一定能認出來。
用一句篤定的假設把恐懼和線索同時交出去，為後面的選擇埋了雷。
I'm sure I'd ... if I ...
篤定地說自己在某種情況下會怎樣時用；下判斷前最好真有把握。
I know I would know them if I heard them again. ／ I'd spot them in a second.
中性
sure 重讀，I'd recognize 連讀，if I 輕輕帶過。
I'm sure I'd remember his face if I saw him again. 我要是再見到他，一定能認出他的臉。
“I'm afraid if I report it they'll make me testify.”
我怕一旦報上去，他們就會讓我出庭作證。
一句話說盡受害者的兩難：說出來就可能被推上證人席。
I'm afraid if I ... they'll ...
說出擔心後果的條件時用；談嚴肅決定時要講清代價。
I worry that reporting it means testifying. ／ If I tell them, I'll have to go to court.
中性
afraid 重讀，if I report it 連讀，testify 放慢。
I'm afraid if I complain they'll fire me. 我怕一旦投訴，他們就會開除我。
“What do you think I should do?”
你覺得我該怎麼辦？
把選擇權遞到對方手裡，一句問話就暴露了她有多信任眼前這個人。
What do you think I should do?
向信任的人請教決定時用；不想採納建議就別問。
What would you do in my place? ／ If you were me, what would you do?
中性
What do you 連讀，think 重讀，句尾 do 輕輕上揚。
What do you think I should do about the offer? 這個邀約你覺得我該怎麼辦？
A few days ago my bank was robbed. Four men took it over and opened the safe. They took me as a hostage. They blindfolded me and drove me around. And then they stopped and let me out over at the beach and .... And one of the guys told me... ...to walk until I felt the water on my toes. It was the longest walk of my life. I kept thinking I'd step off a cliff. And then I felt the water.
幾天前，我的銀行被搶了。 四個人控制了銀行，打開了保險櫃。 他們把我當人質帶走了。 他們矇住我的眼睛，開著車帶我到處轉。 然後他們停下車，在沙灘那邊把我放了下來，然後…… 其中一個人告訴我…… ……一直往前走，直到腳趾碰到水。 那是我這輩子最長的一段路。我總覺得自己會一腳踩空掉下懸崖。 然後我碰到了水。
下一章 · 07have a card手裡有籌碼這場戲：勸克萊爾自保並替她出氣字面是「一腳踩空、跌下懸崖」。劇中克萊爾被蒙著眼走，看不到路，所以總覺得自己下一步就會 step off a cliff，形容那種隨時會出事的恐懼。
got a record。劇中道格說 If the guy's got a record，意思是如果那人有案底，警方憑紋身檔案就能把他認出來。
in mourning。劇裡說聯調局的人告訴她，這種狀態會 feel like you're in mourning，就是像在服喪，形容劫案之後那種揮不去的低落。
是 Witness Security 的縮寫，指「證人保護計劃」。劇中道格提醒克萊爾，一旦作證，聯調局多半會把她送進 WITSEC，換到別的城市生活。
意思是「你覺得我該怎麼辦」，向信任的人徵詢意見時常用。劇中克萊爾拿不定主意要不要上報紋身，就是用它問道格的。
