swear up and down赌咒发誓

一句行话式的自白，把整座警局的压力和不甘都摆在台面上。

We'd never gone that long without ...

讲某个记录被打破、久拖未决时用；正式汇报里要改成更中性说法。

We had never let a case sit that long. ／ That was the longest such case on our books.

口语

We'd never 连读，that long 重读，句尾下沉。

We'd never gone that long without shipping a release. 我们从没拖这么久才发一版。

脏话加誓言，一个人想让人相信时的用力全在这句里。

I swear to God, I ...

赌咒保证时用；但里面带脏字，正式场合绝不能说。

I swear on my life that I did it. ／ Hand on heart, I am the one who pulled the trigger.

口语

swear to God 连读，fucking 重读，整句又急又冲。

I swear to God, I never touched your bag. 我向上帝发誓，我根本没碰过你的包。

两句 Sure 把敷衍和不相信说到骨子里，比反驳更伤人。

Sure you did. Sure.

表面附和、实则不信时用；这个反讽很呛人，别对伤心事的人讲。

Yeah, right, of course you did. ／ Whatever you say, sure.

口语

两个 Sure 前实后虚，第二个更轻更长。

Sure you finished it. Sure. 行行行，你做完了，肯定做完了。

一句「我们觉得」,把定罪前的直觉和偏见一起交代了。

We felt as though someone had ...

说出团队当时的主观判断时用；写结论时要补上证据，别只凭感觉。

It looked as if David was behind it. ／ All signs pointed to David for that burglary.

中性

felt as though 连读，David 后略停，committed 重音在后。

We felt as though the client had known all along. 我们觉得客户其实一直都知道。

一次改口把整起案子的责任往外推，也把别人推进了牢里。

I didn't do it, but I was there, and I know who did.

撇清自己又承认在场时用；警方笔录里这等于是关键证词。

I wasn't the one who fired, but I saw who was. ／ I had nothing to do with it, though I was present.

中性

didn't do it 连读，but I was there 平推，who did 重读。

I didn't send the email, but I was in the thread and I know who did. 邮件不是我发的，但我在群里，我知道是谁发的。

用最无害的一句话形容真凶，反差本身就是全片最冷的一刀。

He just seemed like a ... kid.

形容一个人外表与行为落差极大时用；说涉案的人要谨慎，别当玩笑。

He came across as an ordinary, friendly boy. ／ Nothing about him looked dangerous.

中性

just seemed like 轻快连读，friendly kid 重音落在 friendly。

He just seemed like a polite young man, and then we read the file. 他看起来就是个有礼貌的年轻人，直到我们读了卷宗。