Zodiac · 2007 — 第 30 / 30 章 · 5'05" · B1

上门说服老搭档:cancel each other out

罗伯特深夜冲到戴夫家门口,大喊凶手就是亚瑟·利·艾伦,戴夫却想报警把他赶走。罗伯特把时间线一笔笔摆出来,说对方一被捕信就停、因为他知道 you were on to him(你盯上他了),还反驳两方笔迹证据不会就这么 cancel each other out(互相抵消)。

发生了什么

罗伯特深夜冲到戴夫家门口,隔窗大喊说凶手就是亚瑟·利·艾伦,戴夫不想听,甚至要打给旧金山警察局。进了屋,罗伯特把亚瑟·利·艾伦和十二宫杀手的时间线并排摆出来:对方一被盯上,信就停了;一被捕,信也停。他强调调查过两年、nobody ever came close(没人比他更接近),也认定对方早就 be on to him(盯上他);戴夫则用舍伍德和帕斯科两份相反的笔迹结论反驳,说它们互相 cancel each other out(抵消)。想催促对方接近答案、想点破有人已经盯上目标、想说两种证据对冲,这几句都能直接用。

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  • 留意玩笑后面有没有认真的一句

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cancel each other outon the basis ofbe on to someonecome close

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本章短语

cancel each other out

互相抵消、彼此扯平to offset each other

格雷史密斯认为两位笔迹专家一正一反的结论互相抵消,但托斯基当场反驳说并非如此。

Their two excuses cancel each other out.他们那两套借口互相抵消,等于都没说。

本章还有

  • on the basis of

    根据、以……为依据

  • be on to someone

    察觉到某人在搞名堂、盯上某人

  • come close

    接近某个目标、差一点达到

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89 句台词里标了 37 处

俚语 · B1gonna kill him

我要杀了他(气头上的夸张说法)——这是气头上的夸张表达,并不真的表示要动手,而是发泄极度的愤怒或失望。熟人之间说可以,正式场合或对不熟的人说容易被当真,要避免。

I'm gonna kill him.
短语 · B1where's my something

我的枪呢

I'm calling SFPD. Where's my gun?
短语 · A2go away

走开

Robert! Go away!
短语 · A2make a mistake

搞错了、犯了错

Dave! He made a mistake!
发音made a mistake

made 的 d 在元音间变闪音,舌尖轻弹一下就连上 a,mistake 的 t 干脆收住,重音在 stake 上。

Dave! He made a mistake!
短语 · B1get away from something

离……远点

-Get away from the window. -I'll meet you around front.
短语 · B2give something away

把东西送了出去

The one time that he gave something away!
语法 · B2The one time that he gave something away

定语从句:关系词引导定语从句,修饰前面的时间点,说明他露出破绽的正是那一次。主句先把范围锁到生日那次,从句再补出他具体做了什么,语气像在当场举证。

The one time that he gave something away!
短语 · B1where did you get something

你从哪听来这个名字的

Where did you get that name?
发音get that name

get 词尾的 t 在 that 前面几乎不爆破,只做个口型就滑过去,听起来像 ge-that-name。

Where did you get that name?
短语 · A2get in

进来

Get in here.
短语 · A2here you go

给你、拿好

-Here you go. -Thanks.
短语 · B1the only one who ...

唯一一个……的人

the only one who everwrote me a letter was Leigh Allen.
短语 · A2let someone know

告诉我一声就行

"Dear Dave, if I can ever be of any help to you, just let me know.
短语 · B2be of help to someone

帮得上忙

"Dear Dave, if I can ever be of any help to you, just let me know.
语法 · B2if I can ever be of any help to you

if 引导条件状语从句:if 引导条件状语从句,表示如果怎样就怎样。这里说如果他帮得上忙,随时告诉他,是一种客气的表态。主句用祈使句,把主动权完全交给对方。

"Dear Dave, if I can ever be of any help to you, just let me know.
短语 · B2be someone's man

不是你要找的那个人

"I'm sorry I wasn't your man."
短语 · B1someone's favorite suspect

最中意的嫌疑人

Mulanax said that he was your favorite suspect.
短语 · B1come close

接近某个目标、差一点达到

探员回忆某个嫌疑人的分量,说在他身上花了两年、nobody ever came close,用它说明后来的对象都没能追平。

That you spent two years on him, and that nobody ever came close.
短语 · B2on the basis of something

根据、以……为依据

那位笔迹专家在信里要求,不要仅仅凭笔迹就把这个嫌疑人排除掉。

but he's a handwriting expert nonetheless, and he's saying, "Do not disqualify this suspect on the basis of handwriting."
短语 · C1cancel each other out

互相抵消、彼此扯平

格雷史密斯认为两位笔迹专家一正一反的结论互相抵消,但托斯基当场反驳说并非如此。

-So the two cancel each other out. -No, they don't.
发音each other out

each 的词尾和 other 连上,other 再带出 out,三个词几乎连成一串,像 each-other-out。

-So the two cancel each other out. -No, they don't.
短语 · B1go to trial

上法庭受审

If it went to trial, all the defense would have to do is call Sherwood to the stand.
语法 · C1If it went to trial

虚拟条件句:这是虚拟条件句,说的是与事实相反或不太可能发生的情况。从句用过去式,主句用 would 加动词原形。这里的意思是:如果案子真的上了法庭,辩护方只需要请那个人出庭作证就够了。

If it went to trial, all the defense would have to do is call Sherwood to the stand.
短语 · B1no way of doing something

没办法把……弄到

And there was no way of getting Allen into court in the first place,
短语 · A2what do you mean

你这话什么意思

What do you mean, there's no evidence?
短语 · B1should have done something

本该已经找到

We should have found one of those things in that trailer.
语法 · B1should have found

should have done 表本该:should have 加过去分词,表示本该做却没能做到,带后悔或指责的意味。这里列了一长串本该在那辆拖车里找到的东西,用这个结构强调搜查的结果不该是空的。

We should have found one of those things in that trailer.
短语 · B1side by side

并排放在一起比对

Okay. Okay. Look at the stuff side by side, Dave.
发音side by side

side 的词尾和 by 连上,by 又轻带过,两个 side 一前一后,重音都落在 side 上。

Okay. Okay. Look at the stuff side by side, Dave.
短语 · C1be on to someone

察觉到某人在搞名堂、盯上某人

格雷史密斯推断,凶手意识到警方已经盯上了他,所以才突然停手并销毁证据。

Because he knew that you were on to him.
语法 · B1he knew that you were on to him

that 引导宾语从句:that 引导宾语从句,作 knew 的宾语,说明他知道的内容。这里用从句交代凶手意识到警方已经盯上了他,把停手、毁证据这条因果链接上。

Because he knew that you were on to him.
短语 · B2had to have done something

当时一定已经知道

Okay. Zodiac had to have known Darlene Ferrin, right?
语法 · B2had to have known

had to have 表对过去的推断:had to have 加过去分词,表示对过去事情的强烈推断,意思是当时一定已经知道。它把推测指向更早的时间点,语气很笃定,强调这是证据逼出来的结论。

Okay. Zodiac had to have known Darlene Ferrin, right?
短语 · C1all joking aside

抛开所有巧合不谈

So, all coincidence aside, Robert, how can you be sure that Leigh Allen is the Leigh from this file?
短语 · B2put two things together

把两者联系到一起

How do you put the two of them together?
短语 · A2on the corner of something

在……的街角

Darlene Ferrin worked at the Vallejo House of Pancakes on the corner of Tennessee and Caroll.

看懂「上门说服老搭档」

这一章能学到

  • 生日是唯一一次露馅:I need to kill. Today's my birthday
  • 两千五百个嫌疑人里,唯一给托斯基写信的是利·艾伦
  • 炼油厂问过他四十八小时,人就搬去圣罗莎另一个县
  • 达琳的煎饼屋到艾伦家门对门,不到五十码

发音重点

  • made a mistake — made 的 d 在元音间变闪音,舌尖轻弹一下就连上 a,mistake 的 t 干脆收住,重音在 stake 上。
  • get that name — get 词尾的 t 在 that 前面几乎不爆破,只做个口型就滑过去,听起来像 ge-that-name。
  • each other out — each 的词尾和 other 连上,other 再带出 out,三个词几乎连成一串,像 each-other-out。
  • side by side — side 的词尾和 by 连上,by 又轻带过,两个 side 一前一后,重音都落在 side 上。
He is silent for three years.

他沉默了三年。 用一个人主动的沉默,来写一桩案子的停摆。它把凶手的蛰伏说成一句干净的陈述,越是平静越让人不安,适合描述暴风雨前的空白期。

We should have found one of those things in that trailer.

我们本该在那辆拖车里找到其中一样东西的。 把全案的漏洞浓缩成一句本该找到:不是没找,是那样东西根本不在。它用最平静的假设句说出最要命的质疑,适合指出逻辑上说不通的地方。

Now, Vallejo is a small town, but it's not that small.

瓦列霍是个小地方,但也没那么小。 用一句轻巧的打岔拆散对方的推理:小镇不等于人人都认识。它表面在纠正地理常识,实际在说巧合不足为凭,是给一厢情愿的逻辑降温的好说法。

Using a typewriter is not a crime.

用打字机又不是犯罪。 一句轻巧的反驳,把对方暗示的罪证拆成一件再普通不过的事。它不反问也不激动,只把常识摆回原位,适合在别人拿无关细节做文章时一笔带过。

关于这一章的问题

cancel each other out 是什么意思?

指两件事互相抵消、彼此扯平。两位笔迹专家一个否定、一个说别急着排除,戴夫觉得两边一正一反正好抵消,罗伯特却不同意。

「盯上某人」英语怎么说?

be on to someone,指察觉到某人在搞名堂、已经盯住他。戏里说他一被盯上,信就停了,正是这条时间线最抓人的地方。

be on to someone 语气怎样?

比 watch someone 更主动,带「已经怀疑上、快查到了」的意思。日常说同事偷偷做手脚、你怀疑某人时都能用,语气偏肯定。

罗伯特凭什么认定艾伦就是十二宫?

他摆时间线:艾伦被开除、被家人发现是恋童癖在前,信随后开始;有人盯上他,信就停;他一被捕,信也停;出狱后信又恢复。一组巧合排在一起,就成了他的推论。

戴夫为什么说没有证据?

因为清单上那些全是间接证据:军靴印、尺码相同的鞋和手套、拼错的字、带血的刀。真能定罪的物证一件都没在拖车里找到,所以他坚持没法立案。

「没人比他更接近」英语怎么说?

nobody ever came close,指查了这么久,没有别的嫌疑人比这个更接近真相。came close 就是「很接近、差一点」,也可以说 come close to solving it。

十二宫 · 共 30 章

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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追问刷漆聚会旧事正在看 · 第 30 章cancel each other out上门说服老搭档
这部 30 章都在这里了