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秘密会面里接凶手电话:crack the code

一场很神秘的会面,专等一个自称凶手的人来电。他在电话里说自己不想进毒气室,还冒出一句 I kill, I don't get them(我一杀人,头疼就没了)。可警方听出他声音太年轻,把他排除;另一边有人还在琢磨谁 crack the code(破解密码)。想学电话对峙、判断真假的说法,这段够用。

发生了什么

这是一段围绕「抓到十二宫」的戏。警方和律师安排了一场秘密会面,等着一个自称凶手的人打电话来;电话里那人抱怨头痛,说自己不想进毒气室,还冒出一句 I kill, I don't get them(我一杀人,头疼就没了),让人一时分不清真假。可录音一放,大家听出声音太年轻、太高,把他排除。另一头,有人翻查他寄来的信和密码,讨论谁能 crack the code(破解密码),还提到他声称 the rest of the time(其余时间)自己完全是另一副样子。想学电话对峙、辨别真伪、和在酒吧里聊案情的说法,这一段都能用。

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  • 注意炸弹配方被叫做科学实验

留意这几个短语

pull off the tracethe rest of the timemake fun of somethingcrack the code

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本章短语

crack the code

破译了密码、攻克了难关to figure out a code or a hard problem

节目里主持人追问,到底是谁先破了十二宫那套密码,用一个 cracked the code 直指关键的那次突破。

It took the team three years to crack the code behind the scam.团队花了三年才摸清这套骗局的门道。

本章还有

  • pull off the trace

    顺利完成了追踪

  • the rest of the time

    其余时间、平时

  • make fun of something

    取笑、嫌弃

本章全部批注

78 句台词里标了 32 处

短语 · A2get hurt

受伤

You won't get hurt if you talk to me.
短语 · A2talk to someone

跟我谈

You won't get hurt if you talk to me.
语法 · B1won't get hurt if you talk to me

if 引导的条件句:主句用将来时,if 从句用一般现在时,表示只要照做就会有某个结果。这里把「开口」和「不会受伤」绑成条件,是谈判里典型的承诺句式,听着像安抚,其实也是交换。

You won't get hurt if you talk to me.
发音talk to me

talk to me 里 to 和 me 都弱读,几乎一滑而过,重音落在开头的 talk 上,语气反而更稳。

You won't get hurt if you talk to me.
短语 · B2ask for something

要求判处死刑

I wouldn't think they would ask for capital punishment.
语法 · B2wouldn't think they would ask for capital punishment

would 表委婉推测:两个 would 连用,第一个让判断显得克制,第二个说明推测中对方会怎么做。它把「应该不至于」说得留有余地,既不把话说死,又透出一点不安,是律师式的谨慎。

I wouldn't think they would ask for capital punishment.
短语 · B2be in a great deal of pain

非常痛苦

You sound like you're in a great deal of pain.
语法 · B2sound like you're in a great deal of pain

sound like 接从句:sound like 后面可以直接接一个完整的小句,用来根据听感做出判断。这里他听出对方正承受巨大的痛苦,语气里有试探也有同情,是电话沟通里很自然的表达。

You sound like you're in a great deal of pain.
发音great deal of pain

deal of 连读时 deal 末尾的音接上 of,of 又弱读得快听不见,听起来像 dea-ləv,整串很顺。

You sound like you're in a great deal of pain.
短语 · B1meet and talk

见面谈谈

-Let's meet and talk. Just us. -Okay.
短语 · B1How about ...

……怎么样

How about Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown?
短语 · A2take care of yourself

照顾好自己

Take care of yourself, Sam.
发音Take care of yourself

care of 连读,of 几乎被吞掉,重音落在 care 和结尾的 yourself 上,叮嘱的味道才出来。

Take care of yourself, Sam.
短语 · B2put on something

张罗一场秘密会面

You fellows certainly know how to put on a secret meeting.
短语 · B2go to the gas chamber

被送进毒气室

I don't want to go to the gas chamber. I have headaches.
短语 · B2pull off something

顺利完成了追踪

有人汇报电话追踪的结果,说警方顺利做完了追踪,语气干脆利落。

They pulled off the trace.
短语 · B2a no-show

爽约没露面的人

Our Daly City no-show called from a mental institution.
俚语 · B2no-show

爽约、没露面的人——a no-show 指约好了却没出现的人,语气偏口语,抱怨和调侃都能用。它也可指临时缺席这件事本身,比直接说缺席更随意,正式场合会换成中性的说法。

Our Daly City no-show called from a mental institution.
短语 · B1the rest of the time

其余时间、平时

凶手在信里对比自己行凶和日常两种状态,说其余时候他看起来完全是另一个人。

"The rest of the time I look entirely different.
语法 · B1The rest of the time I look entirely different

the rest of 表剩余部分:the rest of 表示剩下的全部,后面可以接时间、人或物。这里指除了作案那一刻之外的所有时候,他都判若两人,用最简单的结构把伪装和真身对照起来,杀伤力很足。

"The rest of the time I look entirely different.
短语 · C1needle someone

挖苦、刺激警察

"I enjoy needling the blue pigs. Hey, blue pig, I was in the park.
俚语 · C1blue pigs

对警察的蔑称——blue pigs 是骂警察的贬义叫法,带强烈敌意和挑衅。只可能出现在骂人的语境或影视台词里,绝不能对警察或任何正式场合使用,听到时应当理解成侮辱而不是玩笑。

"I enjoy needling the blue pigs. Hey, blue pig, I was in the park.
短语 · B2rile someone up

把某人惹火

"Hey, pig, doesn't it rile you up "to have your nose rubbed in your booboos?
短语 · B1a science experiment

科学实验

Okay. We gotta call the Army and see if this science experiment could actually work.
语法 · B1gotta call the Army and see if this science experiment could actually work

gotta 表必须:gotta 是 got to 的口语连写,表示不得不、得去做某事,比完整的说法更随意。这里说必须找军方确认这个配方到底行不行,语气里带着一点将信将疑的紧迫。

Okay. We gotta call the Army and see if this science experiment could actually work.
短语 · B2do something for fun

拿什么当消遣

What do you do for fun?
短语 · B2go through something

翻查我的垃圾

Why you been going through my trash?
短语 · B1make fun of something

取笑、嫌弃

有人嫌他喝的饮料怪,他回了一句:真尝过就不会笑话它了。

You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it.
语法 · B2wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it

if 引导的假设条件:主句用 would,if 从句用过去式,说的是与现在事实相反的假设。这里的意思是:真要是尝过,就不会笑话它了,一句话把对方的嫌弃顶了回去,也顺势做了推销。

You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it.
发音make fun of it

fun of it 三个词连成一串,of 弱读得几乎听不见,听起来像 fun-ə-vit,节奏很轻快。

You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it.
短语 · B2crack the code

破译了密码、攻克了难关

节目里主持人追问,到底是谁先破了十二宫那套密码,用一个 cracked the code 直指关键的那次突破。

But who actually cracked the code?
短语 · B1tell someone about something

告诉我们关于……

So what's that tell us about the Zodiac?

看懂「秘密会面里接凶手电话」

这一章能学到

  • 必须会用 the rest of
  • 听懂 blue pigs 是骂警察
  • 见到 Fantastic 会防反话
  • 能听 rub your nose in it

发音重点

  • talk to me — talk to me 里 to 和 me 都弱读,几乎一滑而过,重音落在开头的 talk 上,语气反而更稳。
  • great deal of pain — deal of 连读时 deal 末尾的音接上 of,of 又弱读得快听不见,听起来像 dea-ləv,整串很顺。
  • Take care of yourself — care of 连读,of 几乎被吞掉,重音落在 care 和结尾的 yourself 上,叮嘱的味道才出来。
  • make fun of it — fun of it 三个词连成一串,of 弱读得几乎听不见,听起来像 fun-ə-vit,节奏很轻快。
You won't get hurt if you talk to me.

只要你跟我谈,就不会受伤。 一句把安全和开口绑在一起的承诺,温柔底下全是交换条件。它短、好记,既能当安抚,也能当威胁,换个场合说依然成立,是整通电话的核心逻辑。

"The rest of the time I look entirely different.

其余时间,我看起来完全是另一个人。 凶手用最平静的口吻交代自己有两副面孔,越是不动声色越让人不寒而栗。一句话就把追查的难度和伪装的分量全摊开了。

You fellows certainly know how to put on a secret meeting.

你们几位可真会搞神秘会面。 一句明褒暗贬的打趣:表面上夸对方排场专业,实际在笑他们小题大做。know how to 是地道夸奖句式,反着用就成了讽刺,换到任何爱摆谱的场合都能用。

You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it.

你要是尝过,就不会取笑它了。 用假设句替一样东西辩护:批评来自没试过。wouldn't ... if you tried 这个骨架能把「你不了解就别说」说得温和又有力,是替口味、爱好辩护的现成话。

关于这一章的问题

crack the code 是什么意思?

意思是「破解密码」,也能泛指攻克一道难题。台词里问的是十二宫寄来的密码到底是谁先解开的。

the rest of the time 是什么意思?

意思是「其余时间、平时」。信里用它强调:凶手只在作案时长得像通缉描述,平时完全是另一副样子。

「取笑、嫌弃」英语怎么说?

make fun of。You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it 就是「你尝过就不会嫌弃了」,别人乱吐槽时很好用。

「顺利完成了追踪」英语怎么说?

pull off the trace。pull off 指成功办成难事,trace 是追踪,合起来就是警方把一次追踪做成了。

打电话那个人真的是凶手吗?

警方不信。他们把录音放来听,说他声音太高、太年轻,跟掌握的嫌犯对不上,最后没再追这条线。

十二宫 · 共 30 章

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下一章 · 第 11 章What's your angle?破解杀手密信
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正在看 · 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追问刷漆聚会旧事第 30 章cancel each other out上门说服老搭档
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