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(D)
徐文濤 ！你一直在搞鬼！你到底是甚麼人？你是 不是覺得這樣很好玩？ ` gaoguˇ ˇ ` ı sh`ı shenme ´ ´ ¯ ! nˇı y¯ızh´ı zai Xu´ W´entao ı! nˇı daodˇ ren? ´ ` ang hen ˇ haow´ ˇ an? nˇı sh`ı bu sh`ı juede zhey` Xu Wentao! You keep on playing tricks! What kind of person are you, anyway? Do you find this amusing or something?
B:
當然不是。我是想幫你。 ´ b`u sh`ı. woˇ sh`ı xiang ˇ ¯ ¯ dangr an bang nˇı. Of course not. I am wanting to help you.
A:
我不要你幫。你不是要找女朋友嗎？你去啊！幹 嗎要在這兒找健明？ ˇ nup ´ ¯ woˇ b´uy`ao nˇı bang. nˇı b`u sh`ı y`ao zhao uˇ¨ engyou ma? nˇı ` ` zher ` zhao ˇ Jianm´ ` ¯ ganm qu` a! a´ y`ao zai ıng? I don’t want your help. Weren’t you looking for your girlfriend? Go, then! What on earth are you doing here looking for Jianming?
B:
好，你先冷靜一下。我告訴你真相。 ˇ nˇı xian ˇ ıng y¯ıxia. ` woˇ gaosu ` ` ¯ lengj` ¯ ang. hao, nˇı zhenxi OK, first calm down a bit. I’ll tell you what’s really going on.
A:
甚麼？你知道真相？那你快說啊。 ´ ` zhenxi ` ` shuo¯ a. ¯ ang? ¯ shenme? nˇı zh¯ıdao na` nˇı kuai
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What? You know what’s really going on? Well, hurry up and tell me then.
B:
其實根本沒有我女朋友失蹤的那回事兒。 ˇ meiyˇ ´ ou woˇ nup ´ ¯ en q´ısh´ı genb uˇ¨ engyou sh¯ız¯ong de na` hu´ı sh`ır. Actually, that thing about my girlfriend going missing was totally not true.
A:
甚麼？是你編的故事？ ´ ¯ de gushi? shenme? sh`ı nˇı bian ` What? You fabricated that story?
B:
對。我是警察。我之所以編那個故事，是為了調 查一起殺人案。 ´ woˇ zh¯ısuoyˇ ˇ ı bian ` ` ¯ nage du`ı. woˇ sh`ı jˇıngcha. gushi, sh`ı weile ` ` ´ an. ` ¯ en diaoch a´ y¯ı qˇı shar Yes. I am a policeman. The reason why I made up that story was in order to investigate a murder case.
A:
殺人？在寂州？ ´ ` J`ızhou ¯ en? ¯ ? shar zai Murder? In Jizhou?
B:
對。三年前 ，有人在這兒被殺。而方健明是這個 案子的嫌疑人。
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´ qian ´ , yˇouren ´ zai ` zher ` bei ` sha. ´ F¯ang Jian` ¯ nian ¯ er du`ı. san ` ` ´ ıren. ´ m´ıng sh`ı zhege anzi de xiany´ That’s right. Three years ago, a person was killed here. And Fang Jianming is a suspect in the case.
A:
你胡說！健明是好人，他的事我不知道？我憑什 麼相信你？ ` ˇ en, ´ ta¯ de sh`ı woˇ z´enme hu`ı b`u ¯ Jianm´ nˇı hushu o! ıng sh`ı haor ´ ` ´ ¯ zh¯ıdao? woˇ p´ıng shenme xiangx` ın nˇı? That’s crazy! Jianming is a good person. How could i not know something like that? Why should I believe you?
B:
這是我的警察證，你自己看。剛剛打電話的是我 的頭兒，你現在就可以打電話問他。我們這些年 一直在查，方健明正是這個案子的重要嫌疑人。 ` ` gangg ˇ an` ¯ ¯ dadi zhe` sh`ı woˇ de jˇıngcha´ zheng, nˇı z`ıjˇı kan. ang ´ ` ai ` jiu` kˇeyˇı dadi ˇ anhu ` ` ta. ¯ hua` de sh`ı woˇ de tour, nˇı xianz a` wen ˇ ` eni ´ y¯ızh´ı zai ` cha, ´ F¯ang Jianm´ ` ` ¯ an women zhexi ıng zheng sh`ı ` ` ` ´ ıren. ´ zhege anzi de zhongy` ao xiany´ This is my police badge, take a look for yourself. The person who just called is my captain. You can call him right now and ask. We have been investigating over the last few years, and Fang Jianming is the prime suspect in the case.
A:
你肯定搞了。健明以前從來沒有來過寂州。怎麼 會和殺人案有關？ ˇ ` ´ congl ´ ai ´ meiyˇ ´ ou lai ´ nˇı kˇend`ıng gaocu o` le. Jianm´ ıng yˇıqian ´ an ` yˇouguan? ¯ . z´enme hu`ı he´ shar ¯ en ¯ guo J`ızhou
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You must be mistaken. Jianming has never been to Jizhou before. How could he have anything to do with a murder case?
B:
你認識他多久了？ ` nˇı renshi ta¯ duo¯ jiuˇ le? How long have you known him?
A:
一年半。可是我了解他，他的生活很簡單，而且 他特別善良，連一只蚊子都不會打死。他怎麼可 能會殺人？ ´ ban. ` kˇesh`ı woˇ liaoji ˇ eˇ ta, ˇ jiand ˇ an, ¯ ta¯ de shenghu ¯ ¯ y¯ınian o´ hen ´ eˇ ta¯ tebi ` e´ shanli ` ang, ´ ´ y¯ı zhˇı wenzi ´ ˇ ı. ta¯ ¯ b`uhu`ı dasˇ erqi lian dou ´ ´ ¯ en? zˇenme kˇeneng hu`ı shar A year and a half. But I understand him. His life is very simple, and he is especially kind–he won’t even kill a mosquito. How could he kill a person?
B:
這也是我們想知道的。我們調查了他三年，發 現他以前來過這兒。還住過一段時間。總之，趙 露，人很複雜。你了解一個人的全部。 ˇ ˇ ` de. women ˇ ` zhe` yˇesh`ı women xiang zh¯ıdao diaoch a´ le ta¯ ´ f¯axian ` ta¯ yˇıqian ´ lai ´ guo zher. ` hai ´ zhu` guo y¯ıduan ` ¯ nian, san ` Lu, ´ hen ˇ fuz ´ ¯ sh´ıjian. zˇongzh¯ı, Zhao ` ren ` a´ . nˇı b`u kˇeneng ˇ eˇ y¯ı ge` ren ´ de quanb` ´ u. liaoji
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That’s what we would like to know, too. We have investigated him for three years, and have discovered that he has been here before. He even lived here for a period of time. Anyhow, Zhao Lu, people are very complicated. You cannot possibly completely understand everything about a person.
A:
夠了！從我認識你的第一天起你就開始騙我，你 讓我怎麼相信你？ ` le ! cong ´ woˇ renshi ` ` wo, ˇ ¯ qˇı nˇı jiu` kaishˇ ¯ ı pian gou nˇı de y¯ı tian ` ¯ nˇı rang woˇ zˇenme xiangx` ın nˇı? Enough! From the first day I met you you have been deceiving me. How can I trust you?
B:
我沒有必要騙你。我知道這很難接受，但是事實 就是這樣。 ´ ou b`ıy`ao pian ` nˇı. woˇ zh¯ıdao ` zhe` hen ˇ nan ´ jiesh ` ¯ ou, woˇ meiyˇ ` ` ang. dansh` ı sh`ısh´ı jiush` ` ı zhey` I have no reason to deceive you. I know this is very difficult to accept, but these are the facts.
A:
夠了！夠了！我不要聽！你一直都在利用我。你 真卑鄙！我再也不想見到你了！你別再來找我！ ` le ! gou ` le ! woˇ b`uy`ao t¯ıng! nˇı y¯ızh´ı dou ` l`ıy`ong wo. ˇ ¯ zai gou ` yˇe b`u xiang ˇ ` ao ` nˇı le! nˇı bie´ zai ` lai ´ ¯ beib` ¯ ı! woˇ zai nˇı zhen jiand ˇ wo! ˇ zhao Enough! Enough! I don’t want to hear it! You have just been using me. You are really despicable. I don’t ever want to see you again! Don’t ever come looking for me again!
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B:
趙露！趙露！你別一個人亂走。 ` Lu! ` Lu! ´ luanzˇ ` ou. Zhao ` Zhao ` nˇı bie´ y¯ı ge` ren Zhao Lu! Zhao Lu! Don’t go out there by yourself!
Key Vocabulary
搞鬼
ˇ gaoguˇ ı
to play tricks
真相
` ¯ ang zhenxi
true situation
編
¯ bian
to fabricate
嫌疑人
´ ıren ´ xiany´
suspect
案子
` anzi
case
頭兒
´ tour
head
調查
` diaoch a´
to investigate
利用
l`ıy`ong
to use
卑鄙
¯ ı beib`
despicable
Supplementary Vocabulary
暴露
` u` baol
to expose
隱藏
´ yˇıncang
to conceal
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身份
¯ en shenf`
identity
臥底
` ı wodˇ
undercover agent
辦案
` an ` ban
to take on a case
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徐文濤 ！你一直在搞鬼！你到底是甚麼人？你是 不是覺得這樣很好玩？ ` gaoguˇ ˇ ` ı sh`ı shenme ´ ´ ¯ ! nˇı y¯ızh´ı zai Xu´ W´entao ı! nˇı daodˇ ren? ´ ` ang hen ˇ haow´ ˇ an? nˇı sh`ı bu sh`ı juede zhey` Xu Wentao! You keep on playing tricks! What kind of person are you, anyway? Do you find this amusing or something?
B:
當然不是。我是想幫你。 ´ b`u sh`ı. woˇ sh`ı xiang ˇ ¯ ¯ dangr an bang nˇı. Of course not. I am wanting to help you.
A:
我不要你幫。你不是要找女朋友嗎？你去啊！幹 嗎要在這兒找健明？ ˇ nup ´ ¯ woˇ b´uy`ao nˇı bang. nˇı b`u sh`ı y`ao zhao uˇ¨ engyou ma? nˇı ` ` zher ` zhao ˇ Jianm´ ` ¯ ganm qu` a! a´ y`ao zai ıng? I don’t want your help. Weren’t you looking for your girlfriend? Go, then! What on earth are you doing here looking for Jianming?
B:
好，你先冷靜一下。我告訴你真相。 ˇ nˇı xian ˇ ıng y¯ıxia. ` woˇ gaosu ` ` ¯ lengj` ¯ ang. hao, nˇı zhenxi OK, first calm down a bit. I’ll tell you what’s really going on.
A:
甚麼？你知道真相？那你快說啊。 ´ ` zhenxi ` ` shuo¯ a. ¯ ang? ¯ shenme? nˇı zh¯ıdao na` nˇı kuai
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What? You know what’s really going on? Well, hurry up and tell me then.
B:
其實根本沒有我女朋友失蹤的那回事兒。 ˇ meiyˇ ´ ou woˇ nup ´ ¯ en q´ısh´ı genb uˇ¨ engyou sh¯ız¯ong de na` hu´ı sh`ır. Actually, that thing about my girlfriend going missing was totally not true.
A:
甚麼？是你編的故事？ ´ ¯ de gushi? shenme? sh`ı nˇı bian ` What? You fabricated that story?
B:
對。我是警察。我之所以編那個故事，是為了調 查一起殺人案。 ´ woˇ zh¯ısuoyˇ ˇ ı bian ` ` ¯ nage du`ı. woˇ sh`ı jˇıngcha. gushi, sh`ı weile ` ` ´ an. ` ¯ en diaoch a´ y¯ı qˇı shar Yes. I am a policeman. The reason why I made up that story was in order to investigate a murder case.
A:
殺人？在寂州？ ´ ` J`ızhou ¯ en? ¯ ? shar zai Murder? In Jizhou?
B:
對。三年前 ，有人在這兒被殺。而方健明是這個 案子的嫌疑人。
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´ qian ´ , yˇouren ´ zai ` zher ` bei ` sha. ´ F¯ang Jian` ¯ nian ¯ er du`ı. san ` ` ´ ıren. ´ m´ıng sh`ı zhege anzi de xiany´ That’s right. Three years ago, a person was killed here. And Fang Jianming is a suspect in the case.
A:
你胡說！健明是好人，他的事我不知道？我憑什 麼相信你？ ` ˇ en, ´ ta¯ de sh`ı woˇ z´enme hu`ı b`u ¯ Jianm´ nˇı hushu o! ıng sh`ı haor ´ ` ´ ¯ zh¯ıdao? woˇ p´ıng shenme xiangx` ın nˇı? That’s crazy! Jianming is a good person. How could i not know something like that? Why should I believe you?
B:
這是我的警察證，你自己看。剛剛打電話的是我 的頭兒，你現在就可以打電話問他。我們這些年 一直在查，方健明正是這個案子的重要嫌疑人。 ` ` gangg ˇ an` ¯ ¯ dadi zhe` sh`ı woˇ de jˇıngcha´ zheng, nˇı z`ıjˇı kan. ang ´ ` ai ` jiu` kˇeyˇı dadi ˇ anhu ` ` ta. ¯ hua` de sh`ı woˇ de tour, nˇı xianz a` wen ˇ ` eni ´ y¯ızh´ı zai ` cha, ´ F¯ang Jianm´ ` ` ¯ an women zhexi ıng zheng sh`ı ` ` ` ´ ıren. ´ zhege anzi de zhongy` ao xiany´ This is my police badge, take a look for yourself. The person who just called is my captain. You can call him right now and ask. We have been investigating over the last few years, and Fang Jianming is the prime suspect in the case.
A:
你肯定搞了。健明以前從來沒有來過寂州。怎麼 會和殺人案有關？ ˇ ` ´ congl ´ ai ´ meiyˇ ´ ou lai ´ nˇı kˇend`ıng gaocu o` le. Jianm´ ıng yˇıqian ´ an ` yˇouguan? ¯ . z´enme hu`ı he´ shar ¯ en ¯ guo J`ızhou
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You must be mistaken. Jianming has never been to Jizhou before. How could he have anything to do with a murder case?
B:
你認識他多久了？ ` nˇı renshi ta¯ duo¯ jiuˇ le? How long have you known him?
A:
一年半。可是我了解他，他的生活很簡單，而且 他特別善良，連一只蚊子都不會打死。他怎麼可 能會殺人？ ´ ban. ` kˇesh`ı woˇ liaoji ˇ eˇ ta, ˇ jiand ˇ an, ¯ ta¯ de shenghu ¯ ¯ y¯ınian o´ hen ´ eˇ ta¯ tebi ` e´ shanli ` ang, ´ ´ y¯ı zhˇı wenzi ´ ˇ ı. ta¯ ¯ b`uhu`ı dasˇ erqi lian dou ´ ´ ¯ en? zˇenme kˇeneng hu`ı shar A year and a half. But I understand him. His life is very simple, and he is especially kind–he won’t even kill a mosquito. How could he kill a person?
B:
這也是我們想知道的。我們調查了他三年，發 現他以前來過這兒。還住過一段時間。總之，趙 露，人很複雜。你了解一個人的全部。 ˇ ˇ ` de. women ˇ ` zhe` yˇesh`ı women xiang zh¯ıdao diaoch a´ le ta¯ ´ f¯axian ` ta¯ yˇıqian ´ lai ´ guo zher. ` hai ´ zhu` guo y¯ıduan ` ¯ nian, san ` Lu, ´ hen ˇ fuz ´ ¯ sh´ıjian. zˇongzh¯ı, Zhao ` ren ` a´ . nˇı b`u kˇeneng ˇ eˇ y¯ı ge` ren ´ de quanb` ´ u. liaoji
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That’s what we would like to know, too. We have investigated him for three years, and have discovered that he has been here before. He even lived here for a period of time. Anyhow, Zhao Lu, people are very complicated. You cannot possibly completely understand everything about a person.
A:
夠了！從我認識你的第一天起你就開始騙我，你 讓我怎麼相信你？ ` le ! cong ´ woˇ renshi ` ` wo, ˇ ¯ qˇı nˇı jiu` kaishˇ ¯ ı pian gou nˇı de y¯ı tian ` ¯ nˇı rang woˇ zˇenme xiangx` ın nˇı? Enough! From the first day I met you you have been deceiving me. How can I trust you?
B:
我沒有必要騙你。我知道這很難接受，但是事實 就是這樣。 ´ ou b`ıy`ao pian ` nˇı. woˇ zh¯ıdao ` zhe` hen ˇ nan ´ jiesh ` ¯ ou, woˇ meiyˇ ` ` ang. dansh` ı sh`ısh´ı jiush` ` ı zhey` I have no reason to deceive you. I know this is very difficult to accept, but these are the facts.
A:
夠了！夠了！我不要聽！你一直都在利用我。你 真卑鄙！我再也不想見到你了！你別再來找我！ ` le ! gou ` le ! woˇ b`uy`ao t¯ıng! nˇı y¯ızh´ı dou ` l`ıy`ong wo. ˇ ¯ zai gou ` yˇe b`u xiang ˇ ` ao ` nˇı le! nˇı bie´ zai ` lai ´ ¯ beib` ¯ ı! woˇ zai nˇı zhen jiand ˇ wo! ˇ zhao Enough! Enough! I don’t want to hear it! You have just been using me. You are really despicable. I don’t ever want to see you again! Don’t ever come looking for me again!
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B:
趙露！趙露！你別一個人亂走。 ` Lu! ` Lu! ´ luanzˇ ` ou. Zhao ` Zhao ` nˇı bie´ y¯ı ge` ren Zhao Lu! Zhao Lu! Don’t go out there by yourself!
Key Vocabulary
搞鬼
ˇ gaoguˇ ı
to play tricks
真相
` ¯ ang zhenxi
true situation
編
¯ bian
to fabricate
嫌疑人
´ ıren ´ xiany´
suspect
案子
` anzi
case
頭兒
´ tour
head
調查
` diaoch a´
to investigate
利用
l`ıy`ong
to use
卑鄙
¯ ı beib`
despicable
Supplementary Vocabulary
暴露
` u` baol
to expose
隱藏
´ yˇıncang
to conceal
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身份
¯ en shenf`
identity
臥底
` ı wodˇ
undercover agent
辦案
` an ` ban
to take on a case
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2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
