hide your head in the sand逃避現實

用一句平靜的話把鬼故事說成一個待解的謎，全片動機都在這。

If X comes back, it's for some reason.

面對說不清的事想找出目的時用；對不信的人說會顯得迷信。

If she came back, there must be a reason. ／ Spirits do not return without a purpose.

中性

spirit 略重，comes back 連讀，purpose 降調收尾。

If the letter came back, it's for some particular purpose. 這封信要是被退回來，總有某個特別的原因。

把一樁舊墜崖重說成謀殺，輕輕一句就把懸疑拉滿。

I wonder if X could have been ...

把猜測說出口又不想太武斷時用；正式報案場合不該這麼說。

I wonder whether it was really an accident. ／ Could that have been murder, do you think?

中性

I wonder 輕讀，could have been 連讀，murder 重讀。

I wonder if his fall could have been no accident. 我在想，他那一跤會不會根本不是意外。

用一句黑色玩笑把舊恨說出口，狠勁全在輕描淡寫裡。

X is not quite ... enough for me.

半開玩笑地挑剔某人或某事時用；對逝者家屬說就太刻薄。

One of them has not quite gone away for my liking. ／ One of them is not finished here yet.

口語

One of them's 連讀，not quite 略頓，dead enough 放慢。

One of them is not quite forgotten enough for me. 對我來說，其中有一個人被忘得還不夠乾淨。

一句「想想看」把舊案拉回眼前，把聽者拖進現場。

Think of it ...

要讓人設身處地想像慘劇時用；輕鬆話題裡這樣開場太重。

Picture those two women struggling on the cliff. ／ Think of them fighting on the cliff that night.

中性

Think of it 連讀，two women 重讀，on the cliff 收尾。

Think of it, two friends fighting over one job. 想想看，兩個朋友為了一個職位翻臉。