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拼证据申请搜查令:home turf

案子卡在证据上:有人想取 a second opinion(第二意见),又怕 step on Sherwood's toes(踩到别人的地盘),鉴定人一句 there are differing schools of thought on this(这事有不同的看法)把话说得很圆。最后一句 The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything(关键是艾伦哪件事都提供不了不在场证明)定音,警探们拿到了搜查令。

发生了什么

警探们为十二宫案锁定了嫌疑人艾伦,却始终卡在搜查令上。他们翻出旧线索:去年安排艾伦接受社工帮助,他只去过两次;社工私下回答,他 capable of killing(有杀人的可能)。法医这边,有人想要 a second opinion(第二意见),又怕 step on Sherwood's toes(踩到别人的地盘),对方只答 there are differing schools of thought on this(这事有不同的看法)。加上愿意 under oath(宣誓作证)的心理学家,证据终于 enough for a warrant(够申请搜查令了)。最后把身形、靴印、密码训练、手电筒和手表上的十字准星一条条摆出,The bottom line(关键是)他没有任何不在场证明,警探随即上门。

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home turf

主场、自己的地盘one's own territory or area of strength

探员说即便眼下不能直接定罪,这里至少是他的主场,用 home turf 指他最熟悉、最可能作案的地盘。

The team plays much better on their home turf.这支球队在主场踢得好得多。

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  • the bottom line

    归根结底、关键结论是

  • a second opinion

    另找一个人复核、第二意见

  • step on Sherwood's toes

    越过界、踩到别人的地盘

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短语 · B2go out for one

出去喝一杯

Shorty! Let's go out for one.
短语 · B2get a warrant

拿到搜查令

We couldn't get a warrant.
发音get a warrant

get a warrant 连读时 get 末尾的 t 变成 flap,听起来像 ge-da warrant,三个词连得很紧。

We couldn't get a warrant.
短语 · B2arrange for someone to do something

安排某人做某事

Last year we arranged for Leigh to get help from a social worker.
短语 · B1for the first time in a long while

时隔九个月第一次

We saw him recently for the first time in nine months.
短语 · B2bring someone by

顺路带某人过来

My mother-in-law brought him by to see the new baby.
短语 · C1ask someone straight out

直截了当地问他

He couldn't talk about a former patient, so I just asked him straight out
语法 · B2couldn't talk about a former patient

couldn't 表不允许:couldn't 在这里不是「没能力」,而是受职业规则限制「不能」。它把医生守口如瓶的原因讲清,也为后面那句「他说了是」制造出伦理上的裂缝。

He couldn't talk about a former patient, so I just asked him straight out
发音straight out

straight out 连读时 straight 末尾的音直接接上 out,听起来像 straigh-dout,中间不停顿。

He couldn't talk about a former patient, so I just asked him straight out
短语 · B2be capable of doing something

有做出某事的可能

if he thought Leigh was capable of killing people.
短语 · C1patient confidentiality

病人隐私保密

-Because of patient confidentiality... -The man said yes.
短语 · B2go through someone

走某方那道程序

We wouldn't have to go through the Vallejo DA.
语法 · C1wouldn't have to go through the Vallejo DA

would have to 表假设下的必要:would 加 have to 表示在某种假设情形下才需要做某事。这里说如果换个县办案,就不必再走那道审批,把绕开障碍的算盘摆出来。

We wouldn't have to go through the Vallejo DA.
短语 · B2get someone's prints

取得某人的指纹

If not, we get his prints and handwriting samples from both hands.
短语 · B2get a second opinion

另找一个人复核、征求第二意见

What if I can get a second opinion?
短语 · C1step on someone's toes

越过界、踩到别人的地盘

探员不愿绕开带过自己的 Sherwood 单独查案,就是怕 step on his toes,坏了系统内的关系和情面。

I don't wanna step on Sherwood's toes. He trained me at this.
短语 · B2all someone needs to know is

我只需要知道的是

Terry, all I need to know is if the suspect is ambidextrous.
短语 · C1could possibly have done something

有可能写过

Could he possibly have written those letters with his other hand?
语法 · C1Could he possibly have written those letters

could have done 表推测:could 加完成时用来回看过去,推测某件已发生的事有没有可能。这里问的是「有没有可能是他用另一只手写的」,语气留有余地,却在暗示这个可能。

Could he possibly have written those letters with his other hand?
短语 · B2between you and me

私下说、就咱俩之间

Between you and me?
发音Between you and me

and 常弱化为 /ən/,you 也轻得几乎溜过去,重音压在 between 和 me 上。

Between you and me?
短语 · C1differing schools of thought

不同的看法流派

Because there are differing schools of thought on this.
短语 · B1get a match

比对成功、对上

Get the samples of his other hand. If he's the Zodiac, you'll get a match.
短语 · C1the current thinking

目前的主流看法

That's the current thinking, according to Terry Pascoe.
短语 · B2be willing to do something

愿意出庭作证

Meanwhile, I spoke to a psychologist who'd be willing to testify that someone who undergoes a personality change like Zodiac
短语 · C1manifest something physically

在身体上表现出来

would manifest it physically, altering his handwriting.
短语 · C1coupled with something

再加上、与……结合

We got Terry Pascoe, this psychology guy, coupled with Cheney...
短语 · B2enough for a warrant

够申请搜查令了

It could be enough for a warrant.
短语 · C1on the record

正式记录在案、公开作证

Get Cheney on the record.
短语 · C1under oath

宣誓之后、具结

And you're willing to swear to this, under oath, in Superior Court?
发音under oath

under oath 连读时 under 末尾的音接上 oath,听起来像 un-der-roath,两个词粘在一起。

And you're willing to swear to this, under oath, in Superior Court?
短语 · B2without any hesitation

毫不犹豫

Without any hesitation.
短语 · B2similar in something

在身高上相近

Allen is similar in height, weight and build
短语 · B2a crew cut

平头

True. Height and weight are sketchy, but lumbering Caucasian with a crew cut is right on.
短语 · B2have confidence in something

对……很有信心

We never had much confidence in the composite from the kids.
语法 · B2who saw Zodiac that night

定语从句:who 引出的定语从句紧跟在 patrolman 后面,说明是哪一位警员、他在那晚看到了什么。它把人物和关键经历绑在一起,为后面「他当时觉得不像」埋下反差。

The patrolman who saw Zodiac that night said he didn't look much like the sketch.
短语 · B1the same size as something

和……尺寸一样

Same size as the prints found at Berryessa.
短语 · B2code training

密码训练

-And the ciphers. -Could be code training in the Navy,
短语 · B2attach something to something

把手电装到某物上

about how to attach a flashlight to the barrel of a gun.
短语 · B2sources on something

关于某事的两条消息来源

That gives us two sources on the ciphers and two on the flashlight.
短语 · C1fired for something

因猥亵儿童被解雇

Suspect worked for elementary schools and was fired for molestation in March, April '68.
短语 · B2at the very least

至少、退一步说

-Could give him motive. -At the very least, it's home turf.
短语 · C1home turf

主场、自己的地盘

探员说即便眼下不能直接定罪,这里至少是他的主场,用 home turf 指他最熟悉、最可能作案的地盘。

-Could give him motive. -At the very least, it's home turf.
短语 · B2center around something

围绕某主题展开

which the two major threats centered around.
短语 · B1work as something

当化学师

Allen works as a chemist.
语法 · B2the two kids were stabbed

被动语态:被动结构把两个孩子被刺这件事放在句首,凶手是谁留到后面才补。叙述像在按证据清单逐条摆事实,冷静而克制。

Berryessa murder. On the day that the two kids were stabbed his neighbor saw bloody knives in his truck
短语 · C1have an alibi

不在场证明

Does he have any alibis?
短语 · B2unable to do something

拿不出、给不出

He claimed he did, but he's been unable to produce the names
语法 · B2he's been unable to produce the names

现在完成时:现在完成时表示从过去持续到现在仍没做到的事:他始终拿不出那对夫妻的名字。它把「说了却办不到」拖成一段时间,坐实他在撒谎。

He claimed he did, but he's been unable to produce the names
短语 · B2the bottom line is

归根结底、关键结论是

汇报到最后,探员用这句话收口,说 Allen 对任何一桩案子都给不出不在场证明。

The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything.
短语 · C1alibi up

给出不在场证明(搪塞过去)

The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything.
俚语 · C1alibi up

给出不在场证明、拿说辞搪塞过去——alibi 一般作名词,这里当动词加 up 用,是警匪圈的行话,指临时拼凑出不在场证明。同事之间能听懂,正式文书里不会这么写,应换成规范的表达。

The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything.
短语 · B2have a warrant

持有搜查令

We have a warrant to search your residence.

看懂「拼证据申请搜查令」

这一章能学到

  • 一句 we couldn't get a warrant,人已经搬去圣罗莎住拖车
  • 小舅子直球问社工能不能杀人,对方不顾保密说了 yes
  • 要左右手各取笔迹,还怕 step on Sherwood's toes
  • 帕斯科认为换只手写就能对上,性格一变笔迹也会变

发音重点

  • get a warrant — get a warrant 连读时 get 末尾的 t 变成 flap,听起来像 ge-da warrant,三个词连得很紧。
  • straight out — straight out 连读时 straight 末尾的音直接接上 out,听起来像 straigh-dout,中间不停顿。
  • Between you and me — and 常弱化为 /ən/,you 也轻得几乎溜过去,重音压在 between 和 me 上。
  • under oath — under oath 连读时 under 末尾的音接上 oath,听起来像 un-der-roath,两个词粘在一起。
Because there are differing schools of thought on this.

因为在这件事上,存在不同的看法流派。 把「专家意见不一」说得既体面又留有余地:不是谁对谁错,而是「流派不同」。它像学术圈的挡箭牌,既能替自己找台阶,也能暗示对方别急着下结论。

I don't wanna step on Sherwood's toes. He trained me at this.

我不想踩到 Sherwood 的地盘。这方面是他教我的。 把越界说成「踩到别人的脚趾」,再补一句「是他带出来的」,把敬畏和情分一起摆出来。它示范了怎么拒绝一件事却不伤关系:不是不敢,而是记得谁教过你。

And you're willing to swear to this, under oath, in Superior Court?

你愿意在高等法院宣誓,为这件事作证吗? 一句把责任当面推回去的问话:不是问你知道什么,而是问你敢不敢为它宣誓。它把含糊的表态逼成必须承担后果的承诺,任何需要确认对方诚意的场合都很有力。

Allen wears a watch that bears both the word and crosshair symbol.

Allen 戴着一块表,上面同时有那个词和十字准星的符号。 一句冷静的物证陈述,却因为「那个词」和「十字准星」并置而透出寒意。它不评论、不惊叹,只把细节摆出来,让听的人自己拼出结论——这是悬疑叙事里最有劲的写法。

关于这一章的问题

home turf 是什么意思?

指主场、自己熟悉的地盘。戏里说艾伦住的地方是他的 home turf,意思是他在那一带动手更方便、更有把握。

step on someone's toes 是什么意思?

指越界、踩到别人的地盘或职权。I don't wanna step on Sherwood's toes 就是不想抢同行的事、得罪他。

a second opinion 是什么意思?

指再找一个人复核、征求第二意见。What if I can get a second opinion 就是问能不能换个人重新鉴定。

「归根结底、关键结论是」英语怎么说?

说 the bottom line。The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything 就是一句话收口:他哪件事都证明不了自己不在场。

「宣誓后作证」英语怎么说?

说 under oath。问题 And you're willing to swear to this, under oath, in Superior Court? 就是问他敢不敢在高等法院宣誓这么讲。

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下一章 · 第 20 章tore out of here搜查嫌疑人的拖车住处
第 1 章creep someone out烟花夜停车遭枪击第 2 章I wouldn't kid you收到凶手的认罪信第 3 章shed light on编辑部争论要不要登密码第 4 章get any ideas湖边情侣遭持枪挟持第 5 章a hell of a get-up湖边双尸案与电台争论第 6 章flag a cab出租车司机遇害查案第 7 章did in杀手来信扬言扫射校车第 8 章skip town跨辖区互相踢皮球第 9 章at a moment's notice电视直播等杀手来电第 10 章crack the code秘密会面里接凶手电话第 11 章What's your angle?破解杀手密信第 12 章the more the merrier搭车遇险跳车逃生第 13 章come out of the woodwork翻旧报戳穿凶手抄新闻第 14 章in my gut约会饭桌上聊凶案第 15 章beat the bushes交换案卷时吵翻第 16 章lost in the shuffle线人供出可疑钓友第 17 章the whole point审讯室里盘问嫌疑人第 18 章greener pastures警方约谈凶嫌母亲正在看 · 第 19 章home turf拼证据申请搜查令第 20 章tore out of here搜查嫌疑人的拖车住处第 21 章holding the bag老同事交车告别第 22 章fade into a footnote酒吧劝人写书被泼冷水第 23 章yesterday's news软磨硬泡求看案卷第 24 章more than just a coincidence追查杀手生日的线索第 25 章tread lightly追查马歇尔笔迹第 26 章blow over新信反咬办案警探第 27 章put yourself out there瞒着家人追查旧案第 28 章get it in your head追查神秘胶片罐的线报第 29 章the date that didn't end追问刷漆聚会旧事第 30 章cancel each other out上门说服老搭档
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