这场戏：步步布置不在场证明
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动手前，内夫把费率手册故意撂在办公室 as if（装成）忘拿，又洗车、给同事打长途电话，为的是 there'd be a record（会留下记录）。他在电话机里卡张卡片，that way（这样一来）铃一响就知道有人来过没有。想学怎么一步步说清计划、怎么讲不在场证明，这些说法很实用。
铃一响就知道，靠 that way（这样一来）
looked like 看起来像That way 这样一来in case 以防、免得the chance that 有……的可能
整个晚上，内夫都在给第二天要用的不在场证明铺路。他离开办公室时把费率手册撂在桌上 as if（装成）忘了拿，把车交给查理洗，还故意跟洗车工说今晚不出门；回公寓给同事施瓦茨打长途电话，就为了 there'd be a record（会留下记录）。他换了跟迪特里奇森同色的藏青西装，往兜里塞手巾和胶布，做出 looked like（看起来像）断腿石膏的样子。他在电话机里卡了张卡片，that way（这样一来）铃一响就能知道有没有人来过电话。最后他从后楼梯溜走，步行到迪特里奇森家，钻进车后座等人。想练怎么按顺序讲清一套计划，这些说法很齐全。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“I was being that careful.”
我就是小心到这种地步。
用进行时把小心拉成一种状态，短句写尽偏执。
I was being that + 形容词
自嘲或强调自己格外小心时能用，对熟人讲，别说给正式场合。
I was that careful. ／ I couldn't have been more careful.
中性
being that 连读，重音落在 that，句尾放平。
I was being that careful because one typo could sink the whole deal. 我小心到那种地步，因为一个错字就能毁掉整单。
“I could smell that honeysuckle again.”
我又闻到了那股忍冬花香。
气味替画面出场，again 一点，暗示他来过、还要再来。
I could smell + 名词 + again
回忆起某种熟悉气味的时候能用，写下来偏文艺，正式报告里不要用。
That honeysuckle smell came back to me. ／ I caught that honeysuckle scent once more.
literary
could smell 的 d 吞掉，honeysuckle 重音在第一音节。
I could smell that old kitchen again the moment I walked in. 一进门，我又闻到了那间老厨房的味道。
“All the time I was thinking about that dark street on the way to the station...”
那会儿我满脑子都是去车站路上那条黑黢黢的街……
把动手的地方说成一条普通的街，越平淡越叫人发毛。
All the time I was thinking about ...
回想当时一直惦记着某件事时能用，口语里更常说 the whole time。
The whole time I kept thinking about ... ／ My mind was on that street the whole way.
中性
All the time 连成一串，thinking about 的 g 轻带。
All the time I was thinking about the one question I feared. 那阵子我一直惦记着那个最怕被问的问题。
“From here on, it was a question of following the timetable...”
从这儿起，就只剩照着时间表一步步走了……
把杀人计划说成跑时刻表，冷静得没有一丝温度，反差本身就是戏。
it was a question of following the ...
描述一件必须按步骤来的大事时用，适合叙述或计划，口语闲聊里这么说会显得太沉。
After that it was just the schedule. ／ It was all about sticking to the plan.
literary
From here on 连读，question of 轻带，timetable 重读。
From here on it's just following the checklist. 从这儿起就是照着清单走。
下一章 · 14got the ball轮到你负责这场戏：老板认定并非意外「会留下记录」。内夫故意打一通要计费的长途电话给同事，因为电话局会留下通话记录，将来就能证明那晚他在公寓。
as if。内夫把费率手册撂在桌上 as if he had forgotten it，就是「装成忘了拿」，为不在场作铺垫。
不是「那条路」，而是「这样一来、那么做」。内夫说 That way I'd know if anybody had called me.，就是「这样一来我就知道有没有人来过电话」。
back in 可以指「把车倒进车位」。她照内夫交代把轿车 back in，是为了万一丈夫先上车，也不容易被看见。
looked like 是「看起来像」，强调的是外表给人的判断。内夫用毛巾和胶布做出 something that looked like a cast，就是「看着像石膏」的假象。
