flag a cab招手攔計程車

案子鬧得滿城風雨，開頭卻先算一盞檯燈的賬。它用最家常的抱怨給恐怖事件開了個荒誕的頭，也讓人記住這樁案子最初闖進普通人生活時有多荒唐。

Whoever this is, you owe me a new ...

用半開玩笑的口氣向某個不知名的人追討損失時用，語氣輕鬆，適合熟人間的吐槽。

Whoever did this, you're replacing my lamp. ／ I don't know who you are, but you owe me for that.

口語

Whoever this is 輕快，you owe me 重讀，a new lamp 收得利落。

Whoever did this, you're replacing my fence. 不管是誰幹的，你得賠我的圍欄。

I don't know who left this mess, but you owe me for that. 我不知道是誰弄的，但這你得賠。

被懷疑時的標準自證，末尾卻甩出一個過分親暱的稱呼，聽上去像炫耀而非辯解。它把一樁命案現場變成了夫妻間的玩笑，反差本身就是笑點。

It wasn't me. I've been with ... all night.

被懷疑時快速撇清、並順手交代自己整晚的去向，語氣篤定又帶點得意。

Not me; I was home the whole night. ／ Can't be me—I never left her side.

口語

it wasn't me 平讀，I've been with my bride 連讀，all night 放慢。

Not me; I was out the whole night. 不是我，我整晚都在外面。

Can't be me—I never left home. 不可能是我，我壓根沒出門。

把兇案現場當成社交場合來寒暄，還認真評價了一句「今晚真合適」。這種把慘事說得像天氣的腔調，正是老警探的黑色幽默，也是整部片子的語氣底色。

What a lovely night for a ...

用一本正經的讚美反諷眼前糟糕的場面時用，語氣冷淡，適合熟人之間的黑色幽默。

What a perfect evening for a disaster. ／ Lovely weather for a crime scene.

口語

Evening, gents 輕快，What a lovely night 稍揚，botched robbery 壓低收尾。

What a perfect evening for a disaster. 多適合搞砸事情的完美夜晚。

Lovely weather for a kitchen catastrophe. 這天氣真適合來場廚房災難。

把接連發生的劫案說成季節性生意，用「旺季」兩個字把命案拉平成行業資料。它不帶情緒，卻精準地寫出人麻木起來有多快。

Must be the end of ... rush.

用行業或季節的口氣解釋一連串壞事情時用，語氣平淡，諷刺意味很足。

Must be the busy season for this. ／ It's that time of year again.

口語

third this week 平讀，Must be 輕帶，end of summer rush 放慢。

Must be the busy season for broken printers. 準是印表機出故障的旺季。

It's that time of year again. 又到了每年的這個時候。

把兩條互相矛盾的目擊描述擺在一起，不評論、不解釋，只讓荒誕自己說話。它既是警探的自嘲，也點出目擊證詞有多不可靠，是整場推演裡最鋒利的一句。

I'm your ..., who also happens to be ...

把互相對立的兩件事並列，用荒誕製造諷刺時用，語氣平靜，適合總結矛盾的說法。

So I'm a tall man who also happens to be short. ／ A description that manages to be two people at once.

中性

I'm your shooter 平讀，also happens to be 連讀，stocky, crew-cut Caucasian 放慢。

So I'm a careful driver who also happens to speed constantly. 所以我是個謹慎的司機，同時又恰好老超速。

I'm a night owl who also happens to be asleep by nine. 我是夜貓子，同時又恰好九點就睡。