You discover that one student in your class is actually a spy. Nobody knows who it is. You notice three strange clues. Who do you suspect—and what do you do?
Michael: Okay, hear me out. I think it's Jason.
Ruth: Jason? The guy who fell asleep during his own presentation?
Michael: That's exactly the kind of thing a spy would WANT us to think. It's the perfect cover.
Ruth: Michael, that's an insane amount of trust in Jason's acting ability.
Michael: Fine, what's YOUR theory then?
Ruth: I think it's Priya. She always knows information before it's officially announced. The exam date, the room change, all of it.
Michael: Okay, that's actually a decent clue. What else?
Ruth: She disappears during lunch. Every single day. Nobody knows where she goes.
Michael: That could just mean she likes eating alone.
Ruth: Or it means she's reporting to headquarters.
Michael: You've clearly thought about this way too much.
Ruth: I have a hobby, Michael, let me have this.
Michael: Fine. So what's the plan — do we follow her at lunch?
Ruth: Obviously. Tomorrow, twelve o'clock, we tail her.
Michael: “Tail her.” Listen to you, you're already talking like a spy movie.
Ruth: I contain multitudes, remember?
| Useful Phrase | 中文筆記 |
|---|---|
| hear me out | 聽我說完 |
| cover | 掩護身份 |
| decent clue | 不錯的線索 |
| let me have this | 讓我開心一下嘛 |
| tail (someone) | 跟蹤（某人） |
Who in your class or workplace would you (jokingly) suspect of being a spy, and what “clues” would you use?
你會（開玩笑地）懷疑班上或公司裡的誰是間諜？你的「線索」是什麼？