Investigation Basics
調查基礎| investigator | 調查員 |
| authorities | 當局 |
| suspect | 嫌疑人 |
| witness | 證人 |
| bystander | 旁觀者 |
| lead | 線索 |
| evidence | 證據 |
| clue | 線索 |
| scene of the crime | 犯罪現場 |
| to investigate | 調查 |
| to solve | 解決 |
Suspicion immediately fell on the boyfriend.
懷疑立即落在男友身上。The suspect fits the description provided by the eyewitnesses.
嫌疑人與目擊者提供的描述相符。The suspect is armed and dangerous.
嫌疑人持有武器且危險。The investigators are pursuing a promising lead.
調查人員正在追查一條有希望的線索。
Somebody tipped off the police.
有人向警方報案。The case went unsolved for many years. The break came when the killer started to write taunting letters to the police.
此案多年未決。當兇手開始向警方寫嘲諷信時，案情出現了突破。Case closed! We solved the mystery.
案件結束！我們解開了謎團。We had to connect the dots to solve this case.
我們必須將這些點連起來才能解決這個案子。The detectives finally cracked the case.
偵探們終於破案了。
Evidence Gathering
證據收集| search warrant | 搜索令 |
| crime lab | 犯罪實驗室 |
| forensics | 法醫學 |
| ballistics | 彈道學 |
| autopsy | 驗屍 |
| coroner | 法醫 |
| cold case | 懸案 |
| DNA evidence | DNA證據 |
| missing person | 失蹤人口 |
Dust for fingerprints.
檢查指紋。Searching the house didn't turn up anything.
房屋搜索一無所獲。
Surveillance
監視| undercover | 臥底 |
| undercover agent | 臥底官員 |
| undercover operation | 誘捕行動 |
| to tail | 跟蹤 |
The undercover agent infiltrated the drug ring.
臥底官員滲透了販毒集團。The detectives staked out the home of the suspected drug dealer.
偵探們對涉嫌販毒者的房屋進行了監視。They tried to tail us but we managed to lose them in the botanical garden.
他們試圖跟蹤我們，但我們在植物園裡甩掉了他們。
Identification
識別| lineup | 警察 lineup |
| snitch informal | 告密者 |
| informant | 線人 |
| to identify | 識別 |
| to incriminate | 使有罪 |
| to accuse | 指控 |
The investigators found incriminating evidence against him in the basement.
調查人員在地下室發現了對他不利的證據。The witness IDed the suspect. We've got our man.
證人指認了嫌疑人。我們抓到他了。
I've been framed. It wasn't me.
我被陷害了。不是我。They say he's a snitch — that's why he's still walking around free.
他們說他是告密者——這就是為什麼他還在外面。
Questioning
審訊| alias | 別名 |
| interrogation | 審訊 |
| confession | 供認 |
| alibi | 不在場證明 |
| to interrogate | 審問 |
| to confess | 承認 |
| to detain | 拘留 |
You're wanted by the police for questioning.
警方想審問她。The suspect was detained for questioning.
嫌疑人已被帶去審問。The suspect has many aliases.
嫌疑人有很多別名。The suspect was interrogated by the police.
嫌疑人被警方審問。
Where were you last night?
你昨晚在哪裡？His alibi checks out.
他的不在場證明成立。He failed the lie detector test.
他沒通過測謊儀測試。She took the rap for him.
她為他頂罪了。
Arrest
逮捕| warrant | 逮捕令 |
| arrest warrant | 逮捕令 |
| mugshot | 嫌犯照片 |
| to arrest | 逮捕 |
| to apprehend | 逮捕 |
| to release | 釋放 |
The officers arrested him for public intoxication.
警察因他行為不檢而逮捕了他。You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
你被捕了。你有權保持沉默。你說的任何話都可能並將在法庭上對你不利。We've got a warrant for your arrest.
我們有你的逮捕令。What's the charge?
罪名是什麼？
attempted murder and resisting arrest.
企圖謀殺和拒捕。I turned myself in. I couldn't live with a murder on my conscience.
我自首了。我無法昧著良心生活。The suspect gave us the slip.
嫌疑人從我們手中溜走了。Due to the lack of evidence, he was released.
由於證據不足，他被釋放了。