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A Hanging on Schedule 警长不肯早挂IMDb ↗
为了赶版面有人要提前行刑
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5press-roomPower雅思
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Everything you need before watchingIn the newsroom, reporters joke about moving a condemned man's execution so the paper can make the city edition. A sheriff insists that the hanging follow the schedule, while Hildy handles a side crisis involving Bruce and a stolen watch. Then she calls Walter Burns and turns a professional bargain into a furious farewell. The scene shifts from black comedy to a surprisingly sincere argument about what kind of life she wants.
希
Hildy JohnsonReporter
沃
Walter BurnsEditor
彼
Peter B. HartwellSheriff
布
Bruce BaldwinHildy's fiancé
罗
RoyReporter
迈
MikeJail guard
钻
Diamond LouieCrook
厄
Earl WilliamsCondemned prisoner
莫
Mollie MalloyWitness
医
DoctorPsychiatrist
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
I'm sorry, Pete. Sorry.
对不起，皮特。对不起。
00:02
Hi, Sheriff. How you doing ?
嗨，警长。最近怎么样？
00:03
My shin and my back. What's going on around here?
我的小腿和后背都不太好。这里到底怎么回事？
00:07
- Bruce was in trouble. - Lioness rushes to defend cub.
—布鲁斯遇上麻烦了。—母狮冲过去保护幼崽。
00:10
Man forgets hankie. Mama goes to wipe nose.
男人忘了带手帕，妈妈只好来给他擦鼻子。
00:13
I still give that marriage six months.
我还是觉得那段婚姻撑不过六个月。
00:15
I don't know what you fellows are talking about.
我不知道你们几位在说什么。
00:17
What do you want, Pete?
你想干什么，皮特？
00:19
Oh, I got the tickets for the hanging here, boys.
噢，我拿到了绞刑的入场券，伙计们。
00:22
- Pete? - What?
—皮特？—什么？
00:24
Why can't you hang this guy at five o'clock instead of seven?
你们为什么不能五点绞死这家伙，非得等到七点？
00:28
It won't hurt you, and we can make the city edition .
这对你也没损失，我们还能赶上市区版。
00:31
That's kind of raw, Roy...
这未免太冷酷了，罗伊……
00:32
...hanging a man in his sleep to please a newspaper.
……为了迁就报纸，趁一个人睡着时把他绞死。
00:35
But you can reprieve him twice so he hangs three days before election .
不过你可以两次暂缓他的行刑，这样他还是会在选举前三天被绞死。
00:38
And you can run on a law-and-order ticket .
然后你还可以打着严打治安的旗号竞选。
00:41
I had absolutely nothing to do with those reprieves.
那些暂缓执行的事跟我完全没关系。
00:44
How do we know there won't be another tonight?
我们怎么知道今晚不会再来一次？
00:46
What if Egelhoffer finds Williams insane?
要是伊格尔霍弗判定威廉姆斯精神失常呢？
00:48
He won't find him insane, because he isn't . He's just as sane as I am.
他不会判他精神失常，因为他根本不是。他和我一样神志清醒。
00:52
Saner!
他比你还清醒！
00:54
Be serious, boys. After all, this is a hanging.
认真点，伙计们。说到底，这可是绞刑。
00:56
And it's going to go according to schedule .
而且一切会按计划进行。
00:59
Seven o'clock in the morning and not a minute earlier.
早上七点，一分钟都不能提前。
01:01
There's such a thing as being humane, you know.
你知道，人还是可以讲点人道的。
01:04
All right, Pinky. Wait until you want a favor.
好吧，Pinky。等你哪天想求我办事。
01:06
- And please don't call me Pinky. - Why not?
—还有，请别叫我 Pinky。—为什么？
01:08
Because I got a name, see, and it's Peter B. Hartwell.
因为我有正式名字，听见没，彼得·B·哈特韦尔。
01:11
- What's the "B" for? - Bull.
—“B”代表什么？—Bull。
01:14
But I'm innocent. I didn't do it. I never stole a watch in my life!
可我是无辜的。我没干那事。我这辈子从没偷过表！
01:17
I know you didn't, Bruce. Mike, let him out .
我知道你没偷，布鲁斯。迈克，把他放出来。
01:20
I can't. He's accused of stealing a watch they found on him.
我不能。他被指控偷了那块表，而表是在他身上找到的。
01:23
- But I never stole... - Please, Bruce.
—可我从没偷过……—够了，布鲁斯。
01:25
Who accused him? Diamond Louie, a crook .
谁指控他的？钻石路易，一个骗子。
01:27
- I know. It's no good. - You going to let him out or not?
—我知道。没用的。—你到底放不放他出来？
01:30
- I never stole... - Please.
—我从没偷过……—拜托。
01:32
All right, you're not. Read the Post in the morning.
好吧，你没偷。明早看《邮报》吧。
01:34
I can't imagine who'd do a thing like that to me.
我真想不出谁会这样对我。
01:37
- I can't think of any enemies. - I'm sure you haven't any...
—我想不出有什么仇人。—我相信你没有……
01:40
- Have you got the check? - Oh, yes, I have it right here.
—支票拿到了吗？—当然，在这儿呢。
01:43
That's a funny superstition you newspaper people have.
你们报社的人有个挺有意思的迷信。
01:47
Yes, isn't it?
是啊，可不是嘛？
01:48
About being arrested, I thought...
关于被捕这件事，我本来以为……
01:50
...maybe Walter Burns might have something to do with it.
……也许沃尔特·伯恩斯和这事有点关系。
01:54
But then, of course, I realized he couldn't have.
但后来我当然想明白了，不可能是他。
01:56
- Why? - He's a very nice fellow.
—为什么？—他可是个大好人。
01:58
Oh, yes, I found that out.
哦，是啊，这点我已经领教过了。
02:01
- What's the matter? - I've lost my wallet.
—怎么了？—我的钱包丢了。
02:03
Yes? Well, Bruce, never mind. I have the money.
是吗？好吧，布鲁斯，别担心，我有钱。
02:06
Better give me the check too.
支票也最好给我。
02:08
And that picture of us in Bermuda.
还有我们在百慕大的那张合照。
02:10
Don't bother, Bruce. You'll find lots of things missing.
别费劲了，布鲁斯。你会发现少了很多东西。
02:16
Wait here. I'm not taking any more chances .
在这儿等着。我不能再冒险了。
02:19
I'll be down in three minutes. We'll take the next train.
我三分钟后下楼。我们赶下一班火车。
02:21
Sorry.
对不起。
02:23
"And so into this little tortured mind...
“于是，这个饱受折磨的小脑袋里……”
02:26
...came the idea that that gun had been produced for use.
……冒出了一个念头：那把枪就是为了派上用场才造出来的。
02:29
And use it he did.
而他确实把它用上了。
02:31
But the state has a production for use plan too. It has a gallows.
但州政府也有一项“生产供使用”计划：它有一座绞刑架。
02:36
And at 7 a.m., unless a miracle occurs , that gallows will be used...
而早上七点，除非奇迹发生，那座绞刑架就会被用上……
02:39
...to separate the soul of Earl Williams from his body.
……把厄尔·威廉姆斯的灵魂从身体里分离出来。
02:42
And out of Mollie Malloy's life...
而从莫莉·马洛伊的生命中……
02:44
...will go the one kindly soul she ever knew".
……将离开她一生中唯一认识的善良灵魂。”
02:48
That's as far as she got.
她就写到这里。
02:50
But can that girl write an interview?
可那姑娘能写采访稿吗？
02:52
She'll do till somebody else comes along .
在找到别人之前，她还凑合能用。
02:54
It's not ethical, reading other people's stuff.
读别人的稿子可不道德。
02:57
Where you get that ethics stuff?
你从哪儿学来的这套道德论？
02:58
You're the only one who'll swipe any of it .
你是唯一会顺手拿走其中内容的人。
03:01
I say anybody that can write like that won't give it up to sew socks...
我敢说，能写出那种文章的人，不会放弃写作去缝袜子……
03:05
...for a guy in the insurance business.
……给一个做保险的男人干活。
03:07
Now I give that marriage 3 months and I'm laying 3-1.
现在我赌那段婚姻撑三个月，我押三赔一。
03:09
- Any takers? - I'll take that bet.
—有人下注吗？—我接这个赌。
03:11
A girl can't leave the room without being discussed by old ladies.
一个姑娘离开房间，老女人们都要议论一番。
03:15
Hello, Post? Get me Walter Burns, will you, please?
喂，《邮报》吗？请帮我接沃尔特·伯恩斯，好吗？
03:18
Don't get sore . We were only saying...
别生气，我们只是说说……
03:20
...a reporter like you wouldn't quit so easy.
……像你这样的记者不会这么轻易辞职。
03:23
This is Hildy Johnson. I can quit all right , without a single quiver.
我是希尔迪·约翰逊。我当然能辞职，连一丝颤抖都不会有。
03:27
I'll live like a human being, not like you chumps .
我要像个正常人一样生活，不像你们这些蠢货。
03:29
Is that you? I've got some news for you.
是你吗？我有消息要告诉你。
03:32
I got the interview, but I've got some more important news.
采访我拿到了，但我还有更重要的消息。
03:35
Better get a pencil and take it down .
最好拿支铅笔记下来。
03:38
All ready?
准备好了吗？
03:39
Now, get this, you double-crossing chimpanzee.
听好了，你这个背信弃义的猩猩。
03:42
There won't be an interview or a story.
采访没了，稿子也没了。
03:44
Your check leaves with me in 20 minutes .
你的支票二十分钟后跟我一起走。
03:46
I wouldn't cover the burning of Rome for you.
就算罗马着火，我也不会替你报道。
03:49
And if I ever lay my eyes on you again...
要是我再见到你一次……
03:51
...I'll hammer on your monkey skull so it rings like a Chinese gong!
……我就把你的猴脑袋砸得像中国铜锣一样响！
03:55
You don't know why I'm angry? Get Louie to tell you about his watch.
你不知道我为什么生气？让路易告诉你他的表吧。
03:59
And there's just one other little thing.
还有一件小事。
04:04
Hear that? That's the story I just wrote.
听见了吗？那就是我刚写的故事。
04:07
I know we had a bargain. I said I'd write it.
我知道我们说好了。我答应过会写。
04:09
I didn't say I wouldn't tear it up . It's all in little pieces now.
但我没说过不会把它撕掉。现在它已经碎成一片片了。
04:13
And I hope to do the same for you someday.
我希望有一天也对你这么做。
04:15
That's my farewell to the newspaper game.
这就是我告别报业的方式。
04:18
I'll be a woman. Not a news machine.
我要做一个女人，而不是一台新闻机器。
04:20
I'll have babies, give them cod-liver oil and watch their teeth grow.
我要生孩子，给他们吃鱼肝油，看着他们长牙。
04:24
And if I ever see one of them look at a paper, I'll brain him .
要是我看到他们中的任何一个看报，我就把他脑袋打爆。
04:27
Where's my hat?
我的帽子呢？
04:30
- Mr. Burns? Yes, she's still here. - Give me that.
—伯恩斯先生？是的，她还在这儿。—把电话给我。
04:35
And another thing I want...
还有一件事，我要……
04:38
Where is my... There it is.
我的东西在哪儿……在这儿。
04:40
- Hello, Doctor. Sorry to be late. - Quite all right.
—你好，医生。抱歉来晚了。—没关系。
04:43
These boys from the newspapers take up my time .
这些报社的小伙子占了我不少时间。
04:46
They wanted me to hang Williams at their convenience.
他们想按他们方便的时间绞死威廉姆斯。
04:48
- Oh, hello, Earl. - These newspapers.
—哦，你好，厄尔。—这些报纸啊。
04:50
- What they did to me in Chicago! - I believe it.
—他们在芝加哥对我做的事，真是！—我信。
04:53
- Always after me for interviews. - Me too.
—他们总缠着我要采访。—我也是。
04:54
I did promise to make some sort of statement...
我确实答应过要发表某种声明……
04:57
...when I finished here. You don't mind, do you?
……等我在这里忙完。你不会介意吧？
04:59
It is hardly ethical. All statements are supposed to come from me.
这不太合乎道德。所有声明本该由我来发布。
05:02
I see. What do you say to giving them some sort of joint interview?
我明白了。要不要给他们做个联合采访？
05:06
I can discuss some of the psychological aspects of the case and you...
我可以谈谈案件的某些心理层面，而你……
05:09
We'd have our pictures taken together?
我们一起拍照？
05:11
- Shaking hands. - Splendid idea!
—握手合影。—好主意！
05:13
I don't take a good picture.
我不上相。
05:14
That doesn't matter. Publicity's the thing.
没关系，宣传才是关键。
05:17
Doctor, I'm getting awful tired.
医生，我累得要命。
05:19
Can't I go back to jail again?
我不能再回监狱去吗？
05:21
I'm sorry. I forgot you were there.
对不起，我忘了你还在这儿。
05:23
No, we've further questions for you.
不，我们还有问题要问你。
05:25
Sheriff, would you extinguish the lights?
警长，请把灯关掉好吗？
05:27
That will help with what we're doing here. Now, let me see.
这样有助于我们在这里进行的工作。现在，让我看看。
05:33
Mr. Williams, you know, of course, that you are going to be executed .
威廉姆斯先生，您当然知道自己将被处决。
05:37
Who do you feel is responsible for that ?
你觉得谁该为此负责？
05:40
I am innocent. It wasn't my fault.
我是无辜的。这不是我的错。
05:43
- Well, Murph. - Send a post card, kid.
—好吧，墨菲。—寄张明信片来，小子。
05:45
- Goodbye. - Au revoir, Hildegarde.
—再见。—再会，希尔德加德。
05:46
When will we see you again?
我们什么时候能再见到你？
05:48
Next time you see me, I'll be in a Rolls Royce...
下次你们见到我时，我会坐在劳斯莱斯里……
05:50
...giving interviews on success.
……接受关于成功的采访。
05:52
So long, you wage slaves.
再见了，你们这些工资奴隶。
05:54
When you're climbing fire escapes, getting kicked out front doors...
当你们爬消防梯、被人从前门踢出来时……
05:57
...and eating in one-armed joints ...
……在廉价小馆里吃饭时……
05:59
...don't forget your pal, Hildy Johnson.
……别忘了你们的朋友希尔迪·约翰逊。
06:01
And when the road beyond unfolds, and the work...
等前面的路展现在眼前，工作……
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How you doing
口语省掉 are，how ya doing 连成一串
Hi, Sheriff. How you doing ?
嗨，警长。最近怎么样？
CollocationC1↩ 00:28
make the [newspaper] edition
make the [newspaper] edition
赶上某一版出版
city edition 指当地城市版
It won't hurt you, and we can make the city edition .
这对你也没损失，我们还能赶上市区版。
CollocationC1↩ 00:35
reprieve someone
reprieve someone
让某人暂缓行刑
But you can reprieve him twice so he hangs three days before election .
不过你可以两次暂缓他的行刑，这样他还是会在选举前三天被绞死。
GrammarB2↩ 00:35
so he hangs three days before election
结果从句：so 后接结果：因此他会在选举前三天被绞死。
But you can reprieve him twice so he hangs three days before election .
不过你可以两次暂缓他的行刑，这样他还是会在选举前三天被绞死。
Pronunciation↩ 00:35
reprieve him
词尾 v 连向 him，h 很轻，别断开
But you can reprieve him twice so he hangs three days before election .
不过你可以两次暂缓他的行刑，这样他还是会在选举前三天被绞死。
CollocationC1↩ 00:38
run on a [issue] ticket
run on a [issue] ticket
以某议题纲领竞选
And you can run on a law-and-order ticket .
然后你还可以打着严打治安的旗号竞选。
CollocationB1↩ 00:41
have nothing to do with something
have nothing to do with something
与某事毫无关系
I had absolutely nothing to do with those reprieves.
那些暂缓执行的事跟我完全没关系。
GrammarB2↩ 00:48
because he isn't
省略结构：isn't 后省略前面重复的 insane，表示“因为他不是疯子”。
He won't find him insane, because he isn't . He's just as sane as I am.
他不会判他精神失常，因为他根本不是。他和我一样神志清醒。
CollocationB1↩ 00:56
according to schedule
according to schedule
按既定安排进行
And it's going to go according to schedule .
而且一切会按计划进行。
Pronunciation↩ 00:59
not a
t 在元音前轻弹，听起来像 noda
Seven o'clock in the morning and not a minute earlier.
早上七点，一分钟都不能提前。
CollocationB1↩ 01:17
let someone out
let someone out
把某人放出去
I know you didn't, Bruce. Mike, let him out .
我知道你没偷，布鲁斯。迈克，把他放出来。
SlangB2↩ 01:25
crook
罪犯；坏人——口语骂人，正式新闻少用
Who accused him? Diamond Louie, a crook .
谁指控他的？钻石路易，一个骗子。
CollocationB1↩ 02:16
take chances
take chances
冒险；再冒风险
Wait here. I'm not taking any more chances .
在这儿等着。我不能再冒险了。
GrammarB1↩ 02:36
unless a miracle occurs
条件从句：unless 表示“除非”，后面接奇迹发生这一条件。
And at 7 a.m., unless a miracle occurs , that gallows will be used...
而早上七点，除非奇迹发生，那座绞刑架就会被用上……
CollocationB1↩ 02:52
come along
come along
出现或到来
She'll do till somebody else comes along .
在找到别人之前，她还凑合能用。
CollocationB2↩ 02:58
swipe something
swipe something
顺手偷走某物
You're the only one who'll swipe any of it .
你是唯一会顺手拿走其中内容的人。
SlangB2↩ 02:58
swipe
偷拿——非正式地说顺手偷走
You're the only one who'll swipe any of it .
你是唯一会顺手拿走其中内容的人。
GrammarB2↩ 03:01
anybody that can write like that
定语从句：that 从句修饰 anybody，指能写出那种文章的人。
I say anybody that can write like that won't give it up to sew socks...
我敢说，能写出那种文章的人，不会放弃写作去缝袜子……
CollocationB2↩ 03:18
get sore
get sore
生气；不高兴
Don't get sore . We were only saying...
别生气，我们只是说说……
SlangB2↩ 03:18
get sore
生气——口语安抚，正式场合少用
Don't get sore . We were only saying...
别生气，我们只是说说……
Pronunciation↩ 03:23
quit all right
重读 quit 和 right，显出毫不犹豫
This is Hildy Johnson. I can quit all right , without a single quiver.
我是希尔迪·约翰逊。我当然能辞职，连一丝颤抖都不会有。
SlangB2↩ 03:27
chumps
笨蛋；冤大头——口语挖苦熟人或对手
I'll live like a human being, not like you chumps .
我要像个正常人一样生活，不像你们这些蠢货。
CollocationB1↩ 03:35
take something down
take something down
把内容记下来
Better get a pencil and take it down .
最好拿支铅笔记下来。
SlangB2↩ 03:39
double-crossing
背叛的；两面派的——带攻击性的口语指责
Now, get this, you double-crossing chimpanzee.
听好了，你这个背信弃义的猩猩。
Pronunciation↩ 03:44
in 20 minutes
in 弱读，重音落在 twenty 和 minutes
Your check leaves with me in 20 minutes .
你的支票二十分钟后跟我一起走。
CollocationB2↩ 03:49
lay eyes on someone
lay eyes on someone
看到某人
这里带有见面即报复的威胁
And if I ever lay my eyes on you again...
要是我再见到你一次……
GrammarB2↩ 03:49
if I ever lay my eyes on you again
条件句：if 引出未来假设，ever 加强“哪怕再一次”的语气。
And if I ever lay my eyes on you again...
要是我再见到你一次……
CollocationB1↩ 04:09
tear something up
tear something up
把某物撕碎
I didn't say I wouldn't tear it up . It's all in little pieces now.
但我没说过不会把它撕掉。现在它已经碎成一片片了。
Pronunciation↩ 04:09
tear it up
tear 的 r 连到 it，三词不要逐个停顿
I didn't say I wouldn't tear it up . It's all in little pieces now.
但我没说过不会把它撕掉。现在它已经碎成一片片了。
SlangC1↩ 04:24
brain him
狠狠打他——暴力威胁，别在日常照用
And if I ever see one of them look at a paper, I'll brain him .
要是我看到他们中的任何一个看报，我就把他脑袋打爆。
CollocationB1↩ 04:43
take up someone's time
take up someone's time
占用某人的时间
These boys from the newspapers take up my time .
这些报社的小伙子占了我不少时间。
CollocationB2↩ 05:02
What do you say to doing something?
What do you say to doing something?
要不要做某事？
I see. What do you say to giving them some sort of joint interview?
我明白了。要不要给他们做个联合采访？
GrammarB1↩ 05:33
that you are going to be executed
宾语从句：that 从句作 know 的宾语，说明即将被处决的事实。
Mr. Williams, you know, of course, that you are going to be executed .
威廉姆斯先生，您当然知道自己将被处决。
CollocationB1↩ 05:37
be responsible for something
be responsible for something
对某事负责
Who do you feel is responsible for that ?
你觉得谁该为此负责？
Pronunciation↩ 05:54
kicked out front
kicked 与 out 连读，t 不要拖成长音
When you're climbing fire escapes, getting kicked out front doors...
当你们爬消防梯、被人从前门踢出来时……
SlangC1↩ 05:57
one-armed joints
廉价小餐馆——老派俚语，现代少用
...and eating in one-armed joints ...
……在廉价小馆里吃饭时……
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:35
reprieve
暂缓执行刑罚
In the scene记者建议暂缓死刑，让行刑时间卡在选举前。
The court granted a reprieve until the appeal was heard.法院暂缓执行，直到上诉得到审理。
In daily life
法律新闻The governor granted a reprieve until Friday.州长批准暂缓执行到周五。
above my level
CollocationC1↩ 00:38
law-and-order ticket
以治安为主张的竞选纲领
In the scene记者挖苦警长，暗示他靠强硬治安立场竞选。
She ran on an affordable-housing ticket.她以可负担住房为竞选主张。
In daily life
市议会竞选He is running on a clean-streets ticket.他以整治街道为竞选主张。
above my level
PunB2↩ 01:11
bull
把 B 解释成 Bull
In the scene问中间名首字母时，Peter 用 Bull 回了一个粗俗笑话。
His middle initial stands for Bernard.他中间名的首字母代表 Bernard。
In daily life
问姓名What does the middle initial stand for?这个中间名首字母代表什么？
above my level
IronyC1↩ 02:31
production for use
把死刑说成生产计划
In the scene记者把州政府的绞刑架讽刺成生产供使用的计划。
The factory's production plan is ready for use.工厂的生产计划已准备投入使用。
In daily life
写项目报告Our production plan is ready for use next month.我们的生产计划下月就能投入使用。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 02:58
swipe
顺手偷拿
In the scene同事夸 Hildy 会写，却指责她会偷拿别人的稿子。
Someone swiped my umbrella from the lobby.有人从大厅顺走了我的伞。
In daily life
办公室失物Someone swiped my charger from the break room.有人从休息室顺走了我的充电器。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:49
lay one's eyes on
看到某人或某物
In the sceneHildy 威胁再见到 Walter 就要报复。
I haven't laid eyes on Maya since graduation.毕业后我就没见过 Maya。
In daily life
久别重逢I was thrilled to lay eyes on my old coach.再见到我的老教练，我激动极了。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 04:09
tear something up
撕碎或毁掉
In the scene她承认写了稿，却把交易换来的故事撕成碎片。
Please tear up the outdated contract.请把过期合同撕掉。
In daily life
处理旧文件Let's tear up these expired forms.我们把这些过期表格撕掉吧。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 05:52
wage slave
靠工资过活的打工人
In the sceneHildy 临别挖苦报社同事，把上班族比作被工资束缚的奴隶。
The novel portrays office workers as wage slaves.这部小说把办公室职员描绘成工资奴隶。
In daily life
吐槽加班We joke about being wage slaves during tax season.报税季加班时，我们会自嘲像工资奴隶。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“But you can reprieve him twice so he hangs three days before election.”
不过你可以给他两次缓刑，这样他会在选举前三天被绞死。
Why it's great
把法律程序和选举算计并置，冷酷又讽刺。
Pattern
You can [verb] him twice so...
When to use
讨论多次延期却仍会导致同一结果时。
Similar
You can delay it twice, but the result is the same. ／ You can give them more time, but not a way out.
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formal
Shadowing tip
重读 reprieve、twice、three days，so 前后稍停。
Use it yourself
推迟听证The judge can postpone the hearing twice, but not forever.法官可以把听证会推迟两次，但不能没完没了。
“This is Hildy Johnson. I can quit all right, without a single quiver.”
我是希尔迪·约翰逊。我当然能辞职，连一丝颤抖都不会有。
Why it's great
without a single quiver 把决绝写得有画面又有节奏。
Pattern
I can [verb]..., without a single...
When to use
强调自己做决定时毫不犹豫。
Similar
I can leave without looking back. ／ I can say no without hesitation.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
先重读 quit，再把 without a single quiver 一口气带过。
Use it yourself
拒绝加班I can turn down the offer without a single regret.我可以拒绝这份邀约，完全不会后悔。
“I'll be a woman. Not a news machine.”
我要做一个女人，而不是一台新闻机器。
Why it's great
两个短句形成强烈对照，把职业倦怠变成宣言。
Pattern
I'll be..., not...
When to use
表达想找回生活身份、不愿被工作定义。
Similar
I'll be a neighbor, not a babysitter. ／ I'll be a person, not a password.
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literary
Shadowing tip
woman 与 machine 重读，Not a 单独停顿，形成对照。
Use it yourself
拒绝被标签I'll be a designer, not a typing machine.我要做设计师，不是一台打字机器。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 希尔迪的辞职宣言
This is Hildy Johnson. I can quit all right, without a single quiver. I'll live like a human being, not like you chumps. Is that you? I've got some news for you. I got the interview, but I've got some more important news. Better get a pencil and take it down. All ready? Now, get this, you double-crossing chimpanzee. There won't be an interview or a story. Your check leaves with me in 20 minutes. I wouldn't cover the burning of Rome for you. And if I ever lay my eyes on you again... ...I'll hammer on your monkey skull so it rings like a Chinese gong! You don't know why I'm angry? Get Louie to tell you about his watch. And there's just one other little thing. Hear that? That's the story I just wrote. I know we had a bargain. I said I'd write it. I didn't say I wouldn't tear it up. It's all in little pieces now. And I hope to do the same for you someday. That's my farewell to the newspaper game. I'll be a woman. Not a news machine. I'll have babies, give them cod-liver oil and watch their teeth grow. And if I ever see one of them look at a paper, I'll brain him.
我是希尔迪·约翰逊。我当然能辞职，连一丝颤抖都不会有。 我要像个正常人一样生活，不像你们这些蠢货。 是你吗？我有消息要告诉你。 采访我拿到了，但我还有更重要的消息。 最好拿支铅笔记下来。 准备好了吗？ 听好了，你这个背信弃义的猩猩。 采访没了，稿子也没了。 你的支票二十分钟后跟我一起走。 就算罗马着火，我也不会替你报道。 要是我再见到你一次…… ……我就把你的猴脑袋砸得像中国铜锣一样响！ 你不知道我为什么生气？让路易告诉你他的表吧。 还有一件小事。 听见了吗？那就是我刚写的故事。 我知道我们说好了。我答应过会写。 但我没说过不会把它撕掉。现在它已经碎成一片片了。 我希望有一天也对你这么做。 这就是我告别报业的方式。 我要做一个女人，而不是一台新闻机器。 我要生孩子，给他们吃鱼肝油，看着他们长牙。 要是我看到他们中的任何一个看报，我就把他脑袋打爆。
从冷静通报一路升级到威胁，节奏和情绪都很有戏。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use reprieve in a legal context
- Understand a law-and-order ticket
- Say that something follows the schedule
- Hear a forceful career farewell
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does reprieve mean in this scene?
It means temporarily delaying a punishment, especially an execution.
What is a law-and-order ticket?
It is a campaign platform built around strict policing and punishment.
What does “I'll be a woman” mean here?
Hildy says she wants a human life instead of being consumed by news work.
How do you use according to schedule?
Use it to say that something is proceeding according to the planned timetable.
Is wage slave an insult?
It is a deliberately exaggerated, sometimes critical label for a wage earner.