Chapter 4 of 17 · 4'22"
A Deal to Save a Life 一桩救命交易IMDb ↗
救人之前先谈清价码
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0RestaurantNegotiation雅思
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Everything you need before watchingHildy is ready to leave the newsroom with Bruce, but Walter spots one last way to keep her there: Earl Williams is due to hang tomorrow. He pitches an interview that could change the story, then turns deadlines, guilt, and an insurance commission into bargaining tools. The scene moves from public justice to private manipulation, with Hildy matching Walter’s speed and exposing his theatrical tricks.
希
Hildy JohnsonReporter
沃
Walter BurnsEditor
布
Bruce BaldwinFiancé
格
GusWaiter
厄
Earl WilliamsDeath-row prisoner
Chapters
17 parts · AI-cut01The Ex-Wife Returns离开旧爱先别急着走C17'07"02Quit the News你想过普通日子他偏不放手B25'01"03Lunch with the Ex一顿午餐谈崩一场婚事B25'06"04A Deal to Save a Life救人之前先谈清价码B24'22"05Back on the Job嘴上要走身体却回到现场C17'50"06Interviewing Earl一句话能救人也能定罪B22'42"07Mollie Tells the Truth被写成情人她当场翻脸B22'29"08A Hanging on Schedule为了赶版面有人要提前行刑C16'04"09The Jailbreak Scoop逃犯跑了记者先抢独家B24'46"10The Fiancé Arrested未婚夫再被抓她还得写稿C13'34"11Bribing a Witness官位不稳就先找人背锅C13'16"12A Fugitive in the Desk枪口下先让对方放下戒心B22'50"13Hide the Fugitive把人藏好还要骗过一屋子记者B23'53"14Mother Jumps出了乱子反而成了头条C13'51"15Stay or Take the Train婚礼在等人头条也在等人C16'53"16A Missing Mother一场车祸让所有人慌了神B23'33"17The Police Close In警察一进门秘密就藏不住了C11'56"
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00:00
Send Sweeney out of town on two weeks' vacation right away.
立刻把斯威尼派到外地休两周假。
00:02
Keep your shirt on . Hildy's coming back .
别急，希尔迪马上回来。
00:05
She doesn't know it yet, but she's staying.
她现在还不知道，但她会留下来。
00:07
Tell Louie to stick around the office. I may need him. Goodbye.
告诉路易留在办公室附近，我可能用得上他。再见。
00:13
Thanks, Gus.
谢谢你，格斯。
00:14
- This is bad business. - What's the matter ?
- 这事儿可不妙。 - 怎么了？
00:16
The Earl Williams case.
厄尔·威廉姆斯的案子。
00:18
I've been reading about that.
我一直在看关于这案子的报道。
00:19
It's pretty bad.
情况挺糟。
00:21
- What is the lowdown on it ? - Simple, honey.
- 这案子的底细是什么？ - 很简单，亲爱的。
00:23
Poor little dope lost his job, went berserk and shot a cop...
这个可怜的小傻瓜丢了工作，突然发了疯，还开枪打了一名警察……
00:26
...who was coming to quiet him down. They'll hang him tomorrow.
……那警察正要来让他安静下来。他们明天就要绞死他了。
00:29
What a shame.
真可惜。
00:30
Your paper has been taking his side .
你们的报纸一直在替他说话。
00:32
If he was out of his mind , why doesn't the state just put him away ?
既然他当时神志不清，州政府为什么不直接把他关起来？
00:36
Because it was a colored policeman. You know what that means.
因为那是个有色人种警察。你知道这意味着什么。
00:39
The colored vote's important.
有色人种选民的选票很重要。
00:41
Especially with an election in three or four days.
尤其是再过三四天就要选举了。
00:43
That mayor would hang his grandmother to be reelected.
那个市长为了连任，连自己的祖母都敢绞死。
00:46
You could show the man wasn't responsible.
你们可以证明那个人当时没有行为责任能力。
00:49
That's not so easy.
没那么容易。
00:50
Maybe it isn't so hard either.
也许也没那么难。
00:53
What do you mean, Hildy?
你这话是什么意思，希尔迪？
00:54
Doesn't an expert have to examine him before they hang him ?
在绞死他之前，不是得先让专家给他做检查吗？
00:57
A bird named Egelhoffer is doing it. He'll say the same as the rest.
一个叫埃格尔霍弗的家伙正在做这件事。他会说和其他人一样的话。
01:01
Suppose he does.
假设他真这么说呢。
01:02
What's your scheme?
你的计划是什么？
01:03
Walter, you get the interview with Earl Williams.
沃尔特，你去采访厄尔·威廉姆斯。
01:06
Print Egelhoffer's statement.
把埃格尔霍弗的声明刊出来。
01:08
And right alongside it , double column, run your interview.
就在旁边，用双栏排版，刊登你的采访。
01:11
Alienist says he's sane. Interview shows he's goofy.
精神科医生说他神志正常，采访却能证明他疯疯癫癫。
01:14
You could save that poor devil's life .
你可以救那个可怜人的命。
01:17
You could...
你可以……
01:19
- You're going away. I forgot. - How long would the interview take?
- 你要走了，我忘了。 - 采访要花多长时间？
01:22
An hour for the interview. An hour to write it.
采访一小时，写稿一小时。
01:25
We could take the 6 o'clock train if it'd save a man's life .
只要能救一个人的命，我们可以坐六点的火车。
01:28
No, Bruce. If you want to save Earl Williams' life...
不，布鲁斯。你要是想救厄尔·威廉姆斯的命……
01:32
...write it yourself. You're a good reporter.
……就自己写。你是个好记者。
01:34
I can't write that kind of thing. It takes a woman's touch.
我写不了那种东西。那得有女人的细腻手法。
01:37
Don't get poetic. Get Sweeney.
别诗意大发了。去找斯威尼。
01:40
He's the best man for that sob-sister stuff.
这种煽情稿，没人比他更合适。
01:42
Poor Sweeney. Duffy just told me his wife finally had twins.
可怜的斯威尼。达菲刚告诉我，他老婆终于生了双胞胎。
01:46
Isn't that terrible?
这不是糟透了吗？
01:47
Sweeney went out to celebrate and now we can't find him.
斯威尼出去庆祝了，现在我们找不到他。
01:50
So Sweeney has twins and Williams gets hanged.
所以斯威尼有了双胞胎，威廉姆斯就得被绞死。
01:53
Now, Walter, look.
好了，沃尔特，你听着。
01:54
Argue with her, or you'll be on a honeymoon with blood on your hands .
跟她争吧，不然你度蜜月时手上就会沾着血。
01:58
How can you be happy after that?
那样你还能开心得起来吗？
02:00
You'll remember that a man went to the gallows...
你会记得，有个人走上了绞刑架……
02:03
...because she was too selfish to wait two hours.
……就因为她太自私，不肯等两个小时。
02:05
Earl Williams' face will come between you tonight...
厄尔·威廉姆斯的脸今晚会横在你们之间……
02:08
...and the rest of your life.
……也会横亘在你和余生之间。
02:10
Stop it, Walter. The whole place will hear you.
别说了，沃尔特。整个店都听得见。
02:13
What an act.
演得真像。
02:15
I just remembered Sweeney was only married four months ago.
我刚想起来，斯威尼才结婚四个月。
02:22
Hildy, you win. I'm licked.
希尔迪，你赢了。我认输。
02:25
Then Mrs. Sweeney didn't have twins?
那斯威尼太太根本没生双胞胎？
02:28
No, indeed. The twins were Walter's, all his.
当然没有。那对双胞胎是沃尔特的，全是他的孩子。
02:31
It was nothing.
没什么。
02:32
Well, come on, let's forget it.
好了，来吧，咱们忘了这事。
02:34
We'll start over again .
我们重新开始。
02:36
- I'll offer a business proposition . - Not interested.
- 我来提个生意上的条件。 - 没兴趣。
02:38
You'll be interested.
你会感兴趣的。
02:39
Don't listen to him. I know him from way back .
别听他的。我很早以前就认识他了。
02:42
Excuse me, will you? I'm talking to him. Now, look, Bruce...
不好意思，行吗？我在跟他说话。听着，布鲁斯……
02:46
...persuade her and you can write an insurance policy for me.
……你说服她，我就可以给你写一份保险单。
02:49
No, Mr. Burns. I wouldn't use my wife for business purposes.
不，伯恩斯先生。我不会为了做生意利用我妻子。
02:53
Wait a minute, Bruce.
等一下，布鲁斯。
02:55
- How big a policy? - 25,000.
- 要买多大额度的保单？ - 两万五。
02:57
Fifty thousand.
五万。
02:58
What's the commission on a $100,000 policy?
十万美元的保单佣金是多少？
03:00
- Around $1000, but Hildy... - And what's wrong with $1000?
- 大约一千美元，不过希尔迪…… - 一千美元又怎么了？
03:02
- I couldn't... - We could use that money.
- 我不能…… - 这笔钱我们用得上。
03:04
How long would it take to get him examined?
让他接受检查要花多长时间？
03:06
I could get a company doctor here in 20 minutes.
我二十分钟内就能找来公司的医生。
03:08
- Get him. Get him. - You keep out of this.
- 找他来。快。 - 你别插手。
03:10
Suppose you have Mr. Burns examined over in his office...
假如你让伯恩斯先生在他办公室里接受检查……
03:14
...and see what they'll allow on that old carcass of his .
……看看他们愿意给他那副老身板算多少保额。
03:17
- I'm better than I ever was. - That's nothing to brag about.
- 我比过去任何时候都强。 - 这可没什么好吹的。
03:20
I'll go back and change and after you get the check, phone me.
我回去换衣服。你拿到支票后给我打电话。
03:24
I'll be in the press room at the criminal courts building.
我会在刑事法院大楼的新闻室。
03:27
Oh, Walter? I think you better make that a certified check .
哦，沃尔特？我想你最好开张保付支票。
03:31
Think I'm a crook?
你觉得我是骗子？
03:32
Yes. No certified check , no story. Get me?
对。没有保付支票，就没有稿子。明白？
03:35
It'll be certified. Want my fingerprints?
会开保付支票的。要我的指纹吗？
03:36
No, thanks. I've still got those.
不用，谢谢。我还留着那些呢。
03:38
Gus, how much do I owe you?
格斯，我欠你多少钱？
03:41
Thank you, dear.
谢谢你，亲爱的。
03:43
- Oh, I'm sorry. - How much money have you got?
- 哦，抱歉。 - 你身上有多少钱？
03:46
You know, everything we have, $500.
你知道，我们所有的钱，一共五百美元。
03:48
- Give me it. - I have to buy the tickets.
- 给我。 - 我还得买票呢。
03:50
I'll buy the tickets. Believe me, he'll get you in a crap game.
票我来买。相信我，他会把你弄进坑人的赌局。
03:54
Hildy, I don't gamble.
希尔迪，我不赌钱。
03:55
I know people that never did anything till they met Walter Burns .
我认识一些人，直到遇到沃尔特·伯恩斯之前，什么都没干成。
03:59
But remember, it's everything we have.
但你要记住，这是我们全部的钱。
04:02
I know.
我知道。
04:03
- You got change of ten? - See what I mean, don't you, Bruce?
- 你有十美元的零钱吗？ - 现在明白我的意思了吧，布鲁斯？
04:07
I just gave everything to Hildy. All I've got left...
我刚把所有钱都给希尔迪了。我手里只剩下……
04:09
- Come on, Hildy. - Not me. Sign it.
- 来吧，希尔迪。 - 我不签。你签。
04:11
All right.
好吧。
04:15
For the waiter.
给服务员的。
04:17
Come on, Bruce. Really.
来吧，布鲁斯。真的。
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keep one's shirt on
keep one's shirt on
别急，耐心等
Keep your shirt on . Hildy's coming back .
别急，希尔迪马上回来。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
coming back
尾音 /ŋ/ 连上 back，保持一口气说完。
Keep your shirt on . Hildy's coming back .
别急，希尔迪马上回来。
CollocationB1↩ 00:07
stick around
stick around
留下不走
Tell Louie to stick around the office. I may need him. Goodbye.
告诉路易留在办公室附近，我可能用得上他。再见。
Pronunciation↩ 00:14
What's the matter
the 读 /ðə/，matter 重读，别平均用力。
- This is bad business. - What's the matter ?
- 这事儿可不妙。 - 怎么了？
CollocationB2↩ 00:21
the lowdown on something
the lowdown on something
某事的内情
- What is the lowdown on it ? - Simple, honey.
- 这案子的底细是什么？ - 很简单，亲爱的。
SlangB2↩ 00:21
lowdown
内情；底细——非正式问法，采访或熟人聊天可用
- What is the lowdown on it ? - Simple, honey.
- 这案子的底细是什么？ - 很简单，亲爱的。
CollocationB2↩ 00:23
go berserk
go berserk
突然发狂
Poor little dope lost his job, went berserk and shot a cop...
这个可怜的小傻瓜丢了工作，突然发了疯，还开枪打了一名警察……
SlangB2↩ 00:23
dope
傻瓜；蠢人——带贬义的口语称呼
Poor little dope lost his job, went berserk and shot a cop...
这个可怜的小傻瓜丢了工作，突然发了疯，还开枪打了一名警察……
CollocationB1↩ 00:30
take someone's side
take someone's side
站在某人这边
Your paper has been taking his side .
你们的报纸一直在替他说话。
CollocationB2↩ 00:32
put someone away
put someone away
把某人关起来
If he was out of his mind , why doesn't the state just put him away ?
既然他当时神志不清，州政府为什么不直接把他关起来？
GrammarB2↩ 00:32
If he was out of his mind
条件从句：If 引出假设，后面的主句追问在该前提下为何不收监。
If he was out of his mind , why doesn't the state just put him away ?
既然他当时神志不清，州政府为什么不直接把他关起来？
GrammarB1↩ 00:54
before they hang him
时间从句：before 后接完整主语和动作，说明检查必须早于处决。
Doesn't an expert have to examine him before they hang him ?
在绞死他之前，不是得先让专家给他做检查吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:54
have to examine
have to 常弱读 /hæftə/，examine 起重音。
Doesn't an expert have to examine him before they hang him ?
在绞死他之前，不是得先让专家给他做检查吗？
CollocationB2↩ 01:08
right alongside something
right alongside something
紧挨着并排放
And right alongside it , double column, run your interview.
就在旁边，用双栏排版，刊登你的采访。
CollocationB1↩ 01:14
save someone's life
save someone's life
救某人一命
You could save that poor devil's life .
你可以救那个可怜人的命。
GrammarB2↩ 01:25
if it'd save a man's life
省略条件句：it'd 是 it would，整段表达只要能救命就赶六点的车。
We could take the 6 o'clock train if it'd save a man's life .
只要能救一个人的命，我们可以坐六点的火车。
Pronunciation↩ 01:25
if it'd save
it'd 中的 would 弱化成 /d/，整段连起来。
We could take the 6 o'clock train if it'd save a man's life .
只要能救一个人的命，我们可以坐六点的火车。
SlangC1↩ 01:40
sob-sister
煽情记者或写法——老派新闻行话，常带嘲讽
He's the best man for that sob-sister stuff.
这种煽情稿，没人比他更合适。
CollocationB2↩ 01:54
have blood on one's hands
have blood on one's hands
对伤亡负有责任
这里夸张指因拖延导致 Earl 被处死
Argue with her, or you'll be on a honeymoon with blood on your hands .
跟她争吧，不然你度蜜月时手上就会沾着血。
GrammarB2↩ 01:54
or you'll be on a honeymoon with blood on your hands
祈使句加 or：前半是命令，or 后接不照做的严重后果。
Argue with her, or you'll be on a honeymoon with blood on your hands .
跟她争吧，不然你度蜜月时手上就会沾着血。
Pronunciation↩ 01:54
blood on your hands
blood 和 hands 重读，on your 弱读，突出指责。
Argue with her, or you'll be on a honeymoon with blood on your hands .
跟她争吧，不然你度蜜月时手上就会沾着血。
CollocationA2↩ 02:08
the rest of something
the rest of something
其余的
...and the rest of your life.
……也会横亘在你和余生之间。
CollocationA2↩ 02:34
start over
start over
重新开始
We'll start over again .
我们重新开始。
CollocationB2↩ 02:36
a business proposition
a business proposition
商业提议或交易条件
- I'll offer a business proposition . - Not interested.
- 我来提个生意上的条件。 - 没兴趣。
SlangB1↩ 02:39
from way back
很早以前就——熟人聊天的非正式说法
Don't listen to him. I know him from way back .
别听他的。我很早以前就认识他了。
GrammarC1↩ 03:14
what they'll allow on that old carcass of his
what 宾语从句：what 引导的从句作 see 的宾语，问保险公司会给多少额度。
...and see what they'll allow on that old carcass of his .
……看看他们愿意给他那副老身板算多少保额。
CollocationB2↩ 03:27
certified check
certified check
保付支票
Oh, Walter? I think you better make that a certified check .
哦，沃尔特？我想你最好开张保付支票。
CollocationB2↩ 03:32
No X, no Y
No X, no Y
没有 X，就没有 Y
Yes. No certified check , no story. Get me?
对。没有保付支票，就没有稿子。明白？
Pronunciation↩ 03:32
No certified check
No 与 check 形成首尾重音，听出交易条件。
Yes. No certified check , no story. Get me?
对。没有保付支票，就没有稿子。明白？
SlangB2↩ 03:50
crap
糟糕的；烂的——轻度粗俗，正式场合慎用
I'll buy the tickets. Believe me, he'll get you in a crap game.
票我来买。相信我，他会把你弄进坑人的赌局。
GrammarB2↩ 03:55
people that never did anything till they met Walter Burns
定语从句：that 从句修饰 people，till 从句补出改变发生的时间。
I know people that never did anything till they met Walter Burns .
我认识一些人，直到遇到沃尔特·伯恩斯之前，什么都没干成。
Teaching points
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IdiomB1↩ 00:02
keep your shirt on
别急，耐心等
In the sceneWalter 让旁人先别催，等 Hildy 回来；语气半哄半命令。
Keep your shirt on; the results will be ready soon.别急，结果很快就出来了。
In daily life
客服排队Keep your shirt on; your number is next.别急，马上就轮到你了。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:21
the lowdown
内情；详情
In the sceneHildy 直接问 Earl Williams 案的底细，Walter 准备给她一个简短解释。
Give me the lowdown on tomorrow's schedule.把明天的安排详情告诉我。
In daily life
项目交接Can you give me the lowdown before the meeting?开会前能把情况跟我说说吗？
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:23
go berserk
突然发狂
In the sceneWalter 说 Earl 丢掉工作后情绪失控，描述中带着冷酷的口语化概括。
The fan went berserk when the singer returned.歌手回来时，粉丝激动得失控了。
In daily life
孩子闹脾气The toddler went berserk when the toy broke.玩具坏了，那个幼儿顿时闹翻了。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 00:32
put someone away
把人关起来
In the sceneHildy 问州政府为何不把神志失常的 Earl 直接收监，而不是让他被绞死。
The court could put the thief away for years.法院可能把那个小偷关上好几年。
In daily life
法律咨询Can the law put him away for fraud?法律能因欺诈把他关起来吗？
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:54
blood on one's hands
背负血债
In the scene这句把是否争取 Hildy 留下与 Earl 的死刑后果绑在一起，故意制造道德压力。
If we ignore the safety alert, we'll have blood on our hands.如果我们无视安全警报，就要对后果负责。
In daily life
安全决策Approve the repair, or we may have blood on our hands.批准维修吧，否则出了事我们会背上责任。
auto-pauses
IdiomB1↩ 02:22
I'm licked
我认输了
In the sceneHildy 拆穿 twins 的故事后，Walter 口头承认自己败下阵来。
After five failed pitches, I'm licked.五次提案都失败后，我真没辙了。
In daily life
棋局结束I'm licked; I can't solve this clue.我认输了，这个线索我解不出来。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:13
what an act
真会演
In the sceneHildy 看穿 Walter 刚才编 twins 的苦情戏，讽刺他演得卖力。
He pretended to faint in front of the boss—what an act.他居然在老板面前装晕，真会演。
In daily life
朋友装病She suddenly needed a day off—what an act.她突然就得请一天假，真会演。
above my level
SwearingB2↩ 03:50
crap game
坑人的赌局
In the sceneHildy 担心 Walter 会把 Bruce 拉进赌局，顺便嘲他没准会输光。
Stay away from that crap game; the odds are fixed.离那场烂赌局远点，胜负早就被做了手脚。
In daily life
朋友劝阻That crap game took his entire paycheck.那场坑人赌局把他的工资全吞了。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Argue with her, or you'll be on a honeymoon with blood on your hands.”
跟她争吧，不然你度蜜月时手上就会沾着血。
Why it's great
把婚礼幸福和谋杀责任硬拧在一起，威胁感和讽刺感同时出现。
Pattern
Argue with..., or you'll...
When to use
劝人别为小事硬顶，并提醒不让步的后果。
Similar
Choose now, or you'll regret it. ／ Help out, or someone pays the price.
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informal
Shadowing tip
Argue 和 blood 重读，or 前短停顿，结尾压低。
Use it yourself
团队分工Speak up now, or the whole team will miss the deadline.现在就说，不然整个团队都会错过截止时间。
“Yes. No certified check, no story. Get me?”
对。没有保付支票，就没有稿子。明白？
Why it's great
No X, no Y 把付款条件压缩成利落的谈判规则，像敲下最后一锤。
Pattern
No X, no Y.
When to use
设定清晰交换条件，适合付款、预约或交付谈判。
Similar
No receipt, no refund. ／ No plan, no progress.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
No、check、story 重读，Get me 用短促升调收尾。
Use it yourself
退货柜台No receipt, no refund.没有小票，就不给退款。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 婚礼前的道德施压
Argue with her, or you'll be on a honeymoon with blood on your hands. How can you be happy after that? You'll remember that a man went to the gallows... ...because she was too selfish to wait two hours. Earl Williams' face will come between you tonight... ...and the rest of your life.
跟她争吧，不然你度蜜月时手上就会沾着血。 那样你还能开心得起来吗？ 你会记得，有个人走上了绞刑架…… ……就因为她太自私，不肯等两个小时。 厄尔·威廉姆斯的脸今晚会横在你们之间…… ……也会横亘在你和余生之间。
把死刑、婚姻和自私的后果层层叠加，像一段越说越狠的劝服。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use “Keep your shirt on” to ask someone to wait.
- Understand “put him away” as sending someone to prison.
- Use “blood on your hands” for moral responsibility.
- Follow how a newsroom turns a deadline into leverage.
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does “blood on your hands” mean here?
It means carrying moral responsibility for someone's death or serious harm.
Is “Keep your shirt on” rude?
It is informal and usually means calm down or wait a moment.
What does “put him away” mean?
Here it means to imprison someone, not to store something.
Why does Hildy demand a certified check?
She wants proof that Walter will actually pay before she writes the story.
What does “I'm licked” mean?
It is an informal way to admit defeat or say you are out of options.