【绝望的主妇】“零号病人。”

【句子】I know for a fact that patient zero was another little boy. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】
【发音】[aɪ] [nəʊ] [fɔ:(r)] [ə] [fækt] [ðæt] [ˈpeɪ.ʃənt] [ˈzɪə.rəʊ] [wɒz]/[wɑ:z] [əˈnʌð.ə(r)] [ˈlɪt.l] [bɔɪ]
【发音技巧】for a连读；fact完全失去爆破；that patient zero完全失去爆破+不完全失去爆破；was another连读；little美音浊化；
【翻译】我很确信，传染源是另外一个小男孩。
【适用场合】
know for a fact
很确信某事是真的
If you say that you know something for a fact, you are emphasizing that you are completely certain that it is true. 其实就相当于I am certain.

eg: I know for a fact that she's involved in something illegal.
我确信她肯定做了什么非法的勾当。

eg: I know for a fact that he is the one who did it.
我能肯定就是他干的！

patient zero
零号病人
第一个患上病的病人
1. The first person to exhibit symptoms of an illness.
eg: My daughter was patient zero, the only one with a cold last week—now, she's very generously given it to the rest of the family.
我女儿是家里第一个感冒的，上周就她一个人感冒了。现在，家里其他人都被她传染上了。

2. By extension, the first case or person demonstrating a particular issue or problem.
引申为：第一个表现出来某个特定问题/第一个碰到某个麻烦的人/事

eg: This guy is patient zero for the crashing issue in the app, so let me see what he said in his original email.
这个人是第一个反馈app崩溃的用户，让我看看他一开始的邮件里是怎么说的。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
I know for a fact that he cheats in cards! I saw the ace up his sleeve.