Chapter 16 of 17 · 3'33"
A Missing Mother 母亲出车祸IMDb ↗
一场车祸让所有人慌了神
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5press-roomDuty雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingWith Hildy trying to finish the paper before her train leaves, Louie bursts in with alarming news: Mrs. Baldwin has been caught in a crash and may be in police custody. Walter keeps the newsroom moving, treating a possible tragedy as another deadline problem. Hildy swings between guilt, panic, and professional instinct while phone calls multiply. The scene is a fast, darkly comic showcase of newsroom slang and emotional pressure.
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Hildy Johnsonreporter
沃
Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
路
Louienewsroom runner
布
Butchnewsroom contact
鲍
Mrs. BaldwinBruce's mother
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
Don't sit there like a frozen robin. Get on with the story.
别像只冻僵的知更鸟似的坐在那里。继续写报道。
00:02
We ought to be finished when Butch gets here .
我们等布奇一到，应该就能完事了。
00:04
How you have messed up my life . What am I going to do?
你把我的生活搞成这样，我可怎么办？
00:08
Window's too small. We'll carry the desk out.
窗户太小了。我们把桌子抬出去。
00:10
I'd be on that train right now. I'm a sap , falling for your line .
我现在本来该在那趟火车上。我真是个傻瓜，居然信了你的花言巧语。
00:14
- They'll name streets after me... - Yes, well, get back to work .
- 他们会用我的名字给街道命名…… - 好了，行了，回去工作。
00:17
I'm not going back to work. Walter, what...?
我不回去工作了。沃尔特，你……？
00:21
- Who is it? - It's me, boss. It's Louie.
- 谁啊？ - 是我，老板，是路易。
00:23
Louie.
路易。
00:26
- What's the matter? - Where's Mrs. Baldwin?
- 怎么回事？ - 鲍德温夫人呢？
00:28
What happened?
发生什么了？
00:29
Down Western Avenue, we was going 65 miles an hour, know what I mean ?
我们在西大道上开到时速 65 英里，明白我的意思吗？
00:33
Where's the old lady?
老太太呢？
00:35
We run smack into a police patrol. Busted it in half.
我们迎面撞上了一辆警车，把它撞成了两半。
00:38
Was she hurt?
她受伤了吗？
00:39
Can you imagine bumping into a load of cops ?
你能想象撞上一大群警察吗？
00:43
- What did you do with her? - Search me , when I come to...
- 你把她怎么了？ - 我哪知道，我醒过来的时候……
00:46
You were with her. You were in the cab.
你跟她在一起。你当时就在驾驶室里。
00:48
- The driver got knocked cold . - Butterfingers !
- 司机被撞晕了。 - 真是个笨手笨脚的家伙！
00:51
- You handed her over to the cops . - What do you mean?
- 你把她交给警察了。 - 你这是什么意思？
00:54
They was on the wrong side of the street.
他们当时在马路的另一侧。
00:56
Fine. Now she's probably squawking to the police.
好吧。她现在大概正跟警察大吵大嚷呢。
00:59
She's not squawking much. Know what I mean?
她没怎么嚷嚷。明白我的意思吗？
01:01
Don't tell me... Was she killed?
别告诉我……她死了吗？
01:03
Was she? Did you notice?
她死了吗？你注意到没有？
01:05
Me with a gun on the hip and a kidnapped lady on my hands ...
我身上带着枪，手里还扣着一个被绑来的女人……
01:08
...I'm going to ask questions from cops ?
……我还能去问警察吗？
01:10
- You know what I mean ? - Dead, dead. This is the end!
- 你明白我的意思吗？ - 死了，死了。完了！
01:14
It's fate.
这是命运。
01:15
What will be will be .
该怎样就怎样吧。
01:17
What am I going to say to Bruce?
我该怎么跟布鲁斯说？
01:19
What can I tell him?
我能告诉他什么？
01:20
If he loves you, you won't have to tell him anything .
如果他爱你，你什么都不用告诉他。
01:22
Would you rather have had the old dame drag the police in here?
你难道宁愿让那老太太把警察招到这里来？
01:26
I killed her. I'm responsible.
是我杀了她。我得负责。
01:28
What am I going to do? How can I ever face Bruce again?
我该怎么办？我以后怎么面对布鲁斯？
01:31
- Look at me, Hildy. - I am looking at you, you murderer.
- 看着我，希尔迪。 - 我这不是正看着你吗，你这个杀人凶手。
01:34
If it was my own grandmother, I'd carry on .
就算是我自己的祖母，我也会继续干下去。
01:36
- You know I would, for the paper . - Louie, where'd it happen?
- 你知道，为了报纸我也会这么做。 - 路易，事故发生在哪儿？
01:39
Western and 34th.
西大道和第三十四街交界处。
01:41
- I got to get out of here... - We can do more here. Be calm.
- 我得离开这里…… - 我们在这里能做更多事。冷静。
01:45
Listen...
听着……
01:47
- Hello, hello. - Maine 4557.
- 喂，喂。 - Maine 4557。
01:50
Who? Butch, where are you?
谁？布奇，你在哪儿？
01:53
Mission Hospital? Receiving room.
米申医院？接诊室。
01:55
What are you doing there?
你在那里干什么？
01:57
Was an old lady brought in from a smashup?
有个老太太因为车祸被送来吗？
01:59
For H. Sebastian, Butch, it's a matter of life and death .
布奇，是 H. Sebastian 的事，这关系到生死。
02:02
- Nobody? - I can't hear.
- 没有？ - 我听不见。
02:04
- Morningside 2469. - You got who? Speak up. A what?
- Morningside 2469。 - 你说是谁？大声点。什么？
02:08
You can't stop for a dame now!
你现在不能为了一个女人停下来！
02:11
I don't care if you've been after her. Our lives are at stake !
不管你是不是在追她，我都不在乎。我们的命都悬着呢！
02:14
Are you going to let a woman come between us ?
你要让一个女人横在我们之间吗？
02:16
Was there an old lady brought in in an auto smashup?
有没有一个老太太被车祸送进来了？
02:19
Butch, I'd put my arm in fire for you up to here.
布奇，我为你把胳膊伸进火里都愿意，但也就到此为止了。
02:22
You can't double-cross me .
你不能出卖我。
02:24
Look around, please.
请四处看看。
02:25
All right, put her on . I'll talk to her.
好，把她接过来。我来跟她说。
02:27
Good evening, madam. Now, listen, you ten-cent glamour girl...
晚上好，女士。听着，你这个廉价的花瓶……
02:31
...you can't keep Butch from his duty . What's that?
……你不能妨碍布奇履行职责。什么？
02:34
You say that again, I'll kick you in the teeth!
你敢再说一遍，我就踢烂你的牙！
02:36
Say, what kind of language is that?
喂，你这是什么说话方式？
02:38
Now, look here, you...
现在，听我说，你……
02:41
She hung up . What did I say?
她挂电话了。我刚才说什么了？
02:44
Duffy, how do you like that? Mousing around with some big...
达菲，你瞧瞧这像什么话？跟某个大……鬼混……
02:47
- Will you shut up ? I'm trying to hear! - Duffy! That's cooperation.
- 你能闭嘴吗？我正努力听呢！ - 达菲！这就叫配合。
02:52
Well, where is Duffy?
那达菲去哪儿了？
02:55
Diabetes. I ought to know better than to hire anybody with a disease.
糖尿病。我早该知道，不该雇有病的人。
02:59
Give me Olympia 2136, will you?
给我接 Olympia 2136，好吗？
03:01
- Yes, boss. - Louie, it's up to you .
- 是，老板。 - 路易，接下来靠你了。
03:03
- Anything you say, boss. - Get a hold of some guys .
- 你说什么都行，老板。 - 找几个人来。
03:06
Anybody with hair on his chest, get them off the street.
找那些胸口长毛的硬汉，把他们从街上弄来。
03:09
We got to get that desk out.
我们得把那张桌子弄出去。
03:11
Is it important? You're the best friend I got.
这很重要吗？你可是我最好的朋友。
03:14
- I like you too. - Then don't fail me.
- 我也喜欢你。 - 那就别让我失望。
03:15
Get enough people to move that desk.
找够人手把那张桌子搬走。
03:18
You know me. Shirt off my back.
你知道我的，我连身上的衬衫都能给你。
03:20
Okay, don't bump into anything.
好，别撞到任何东西。
03:22
- Dumb immigrant is sure to flop on me. - Try the hospital again.
- 这个蠢移民肯定会给我掉链子。 - 再打医院问问。
03:26
If he's not back in five, we'll carry it alone.
他五分钟内不回来，我们就自己抬。
03:28
- Do anything you want. - There's a million ways.
- 你想怎么做都行。 - 办法多得是。
03:31
- We can have firemen take it out. - I don't care what you do.
—我们可以叫消防员把它弄出来。—你爱怎么做就怎么做。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoGrammarB1↩ 00:02
when Butch gets here
时间状语从句：when 引导将来时间时，从句用一般现在时，主句表达届时应完成。
We ought to be finished when Butch gets here .
我们等布奇一到，应该就能完事了。
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
ought to be
ought to 和 to 都弱读，三个词要连成一小串。
We ought to be finished when Butch gets here .
我们等布奇一到，应该就能完事了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:04
mess up something
mess up something
把某人的生活搞砸
How you have messed up my life . What am I going to do?
你把我的生活搞成这样，我可怎么办？
GrammarB2↩ 00:04
How you have messed up my life
感叹句：How 加完整主谓结构表达强烈情绪，不是询问方式。
How you have messed up my life . What am I going to do?
你把我的生活搞成这样，我可怎么办？
CollocationB2↩ 00:10
fall for someone's line
fall for someone's line
被某人的花言巧语骗到
I'd be on that train right now. I'm a sap , falling for your line .
我现在本来该在那趟火车上。我真是个傻瓜，居然信了你的花言巧语。
Pronunciation↩ 00:10
falling for your
for 和 your 弱读，falling-for-your 不要逐词断开。
I'd be on that train right now. I'm a sap , falling for your line .
我现在本来该在那趟火车上。我真是个傻瓜，居然信了你的花言巧语。
SlangB2↩ 00:10
sap
容易上当的傻瓜——自嘲或调侃别人，正式场合少用
I'd be on that train right now. I'm a sap , falling for your line .
我现在本来该在那趟火车上。我真是个傻瓜，居然信了你的花言巧语。
CollocationA2↩ 00:14
get back to something
get back to something
回去继续做某事
- They'll name streets after me... - Yes, well, get back to work .
- 他们会用我的名字给街道命名…… - 好了，行了，回去工作。
Pronunciation↩ 00:29
know what I mean
what、I 弱读并连起来，mean 承担句尾重音。
Down Western Avenue, we was going 65 miles an hour, know what I mean ?
我们在西大道上开到时速 65 英里，明白我的意思吗？
CollocationB2↩ 00:35
run smack into something
run smack into something
迎面猛撞上
We run smack into a police patrol. Busted it in half.
我们迎面撞上了一辆警车，把它撞成了两半。
SlangB2↩ 00:35
smack
正面猛地——口语中加强撞击或碰撞的突然感
We run smack into a police patrol. Busted it in half.
我们迎面撞上了一辆警车，把它撞成了两半。
SlangB1↩ 00:39
cops
警察——非正式说法，正式场合用 police officers
Can you imagine bumping into a load of cops ?
你能想象撞上一大群警察吗？
SlangB2↩ 00:43
Search me
我也不知道——熟人间随口推脱，别按字面理解
- What did you do with her? - Search me , when I come to...
- 你把她怎么了？ - 我哪知道，我醒过来的时候……
CollocationB2↩ 00:48
knock someone cold
knock someone cold
把某人打晕
- The driver got knocked cold . - Butterfingers !
- 司机被撞晕了。 - 真是个笨手笨脚的家伙！
SlangB2↩ 00:48
Butterfingers
笨手笨脚的人——调侃总拿不稳东西的人
- The driver got knocked cold . - Butterfingers !
- 司机被撞晕了。 - 真是个笨手笨脚的家伙！
CollocationB1↩ 00:51
hand someone over
hand someone over
把某人交出去
- You handed her over to the cops . - What do you mean?
- 你把她交给警察了。 - 你这是什么意思？
SlangB2↩ 00:56
squawking
吵嚷或告状——带贬义地说人大声抱怨或喋喋不休
Fine. Now she's probably squawking to the police.
好吧。她现在大概正跟警察大吵大嚷呢。
GrammarC1↩ 01:05
Me with a gun on the hip and a kidnapped lady on my hands
省略结构：Me with... 是口语化片段，省略了主句，补出“我处在这种情况下”。
Me with a gun on the hip and a kidnapped lady on my hands ...
我身上带着枪，手里还扣着一个被绑来的女人……
Pronunciation↩ 01:15
will be will be
重复的 will、be 轻读，整句重心落在前后的命运感上。
What will be will be .
该怎样就怎样吧。
GrammarB1↩ 01:20
If he loves you, you won't have to tell him anything
条件句：if 从句给出条件，主句用 won't have to 表示不必做某事。
If he loves you, you won't have to tell him anything .
如果他爱你，你什么都不用告诉他。
GrammarC1↩ 01:22
Would you rather have had the old dame drag the police in here
宁愿句型：would rather have had 后接宾语加动词原形，比较一个并未发生的选择。
Would you rather have had the old dame drag the police in here?
你难道宁愿让那老太太把警察招到这里来？
SlangB2↩ 01:22
old dame
老太太——老派非正式称呼，可能显得轻慢
Would you rather have had the old dame drag the police in here?
你难道宁愿让那老太太把警察招到这里来？
CollocationB1↩ 01:34
carry on with something
carry on with something
继续做下去
If it was my own grandmother, I'd carry on .
就算是我自己的祖母，我也会继续干下去。
CollocationB2↩ 01:36
do something for the paper
do something for the paper
为了报社或新闻
- You know I would, for the paper . - Louie, where'd it happen?
- 你知道，为了报纸我也会这么做。 - 路易，事故发生在哪儿？
CollocationB2↩ 01:59
a matter of life and death
a matter of life and death
生死攸关
For H. Sebastian, Butch, it's a matter of life and death .
布奇，是 H. Sebastian 的事，这关系到生死。
Pronunciation↩ 01:59
matter of life
of 弱读，matter-of-life 连起来，death 重读收句。
For H. Sebastian, Butch, it's a matter of life and death .
布奇，是 H. Sebastian 的事，这关系到生死。
CollocationB2↩ 02:11
be at stake
be at stake
处于成败或安危关头
I don't care if you've been after her. Our lives are at stake !
不管你是不是在追她，我都不在乎。我们的命都悬着呢！
CollocationB2↩ 02:14
come between someone and someone
come between someone and someone
介入两人的关系
Are you going to let a woman come between us ?
你要让一个女人横在我们之间吗？
CollocationB2↩ 02:22
double-cross someone
double-cross someone
背叛或出卖某人
You can't double-cross me .
你不能出卖我。
SlangB2↩ 02:22
double-cross
背叛出卖——非正式，常用于威胁或帮派式对话
You can't double-cross me .
你不能出卖我。
CollocationB1↩ 02:25
put someone on the phone
put someone on the phone
让某人接电话
这里指把电话交给她接听
All right, put her on . I'll talk to her.
好，把她接过来。我来跟她说。
CollocationB2↩ 02:31
keep someone from something
keep someone from something
阻止某人履行某事
...you can't keep Butch from his duty . What's that?
……你不能妨碍布奇履行职责。什么？
CollocationA2↩ 02:41
hang up
hang up
挂断电话
She hung up . What did I say?
她挂电话了。我刚才说什么了？
Pronunciation↩ 02:47
Will you shut up
you 弱读成 /jə/，shut 和 up 重读体现不耐烦。
- Will you shut up ? I'm trying to hear! - Duffy! That's cooperation.
- 你能闭嘴吗？我正努力听呢！ - 达菲！这就叫配合。
CollocationB1↩ 03:01
be up to someone
be up to someone
由某人决定或负责
- Yes, boss. - Louie, it's up to you .
- 是，老板。 - 路易，接下来靠你了。
CollocationB1↩ 03:03
get a hold of someone
get a hold of someone
找到并联系某人
- Anything you say, boss. - Get a hold of some guys .
- 你说什么都行，老板。 - 找几个人来。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:10
fall for someone's line
被花言巧语骗到
In the sceneHildy 自嘲差点被 Walter 的说辞骗走。
I nearly fell for his excuse about the broken printer.我差点信了他关于打印机坏掉的借口。
In daily life
网购退款Don't fall for a message promising an instant refund.别被承诺立刻退款的消息骗了。
auto-pauses
Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:04
mess up something
把事情搞砸
In the sceneHildy 怪 Walter 把她的生活和婚事搅乱。
One careless email could mess up the whole negotiation.一封粗心的邮件可能搞砸整场谈判。
In daily life
改签机票I don't want to mess up your travel plans.我不想打乱你的旅行计划。
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 00:43
search me
我也不知道
In the sceneLouie 不知道老太太下落，用玩笑口吻推脱。
Search me—I wasn't near the front desk this morning.我也不知道——我今天早上根本不在前台附近。
In daily life
找会议室Search me; I thought the meeting was in Room Four.我也不知道；我以为会议在四号房。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:48
butterfingers
笨手笨脚的人
In the scene说话人用外号嘲笑出事时不够利索的人。
I was such a butterfingers that I dropped the only key.我真是笨手笨脚，竟把唯一的钥匙掉了。
In daily life
厨房帮忙Ask Mia to carry the cups; I'm a butterfingers today.让米娅端杯子吧，我今天手太笨了。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:59
a matter of life and death
生死攸关
In the sceneWalter 催 Butch 查医院，把找人说成刻不容缓的大事。
Getting the medicine tonight is a matter of life and death.今晚拿到药是生死攸关的事。
In daily life
机场赶路For my passport, this is a matter of life and death.对我的护照来说，这事简直生死攸关。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:36
for the paper
为了报纸和新闻
In the sceneWalter 暗示即使牵涉亲人，也会为了报纸继续追新闻。
She stayed late for the paper when the election story broke.选举新闻爆出后，她为了报社加班到很晚。
In daily life
赶稿The editor canceled dinner for the paper's front page.编辑为了报纸头版取消了晚餐。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:22
double-cross someone
背叛某人
In the sceneWalter 怀疑 Butch 变卦，半开玩笑地发出威胁。
I trusted the team, so please don't double-cross me now.我信任团队，所以现在别背叛我。
In daily life
合伙做生意We agreed on the price, so don't double-cross your partner.我们说好了价格，别出卖你的合伙人。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:18
give someone the shirt off one's back
愿意倾囊相助
In the sceneLouie 表示自己愿意帮忙搬桌子，哪怕要付出很大代价。
Nora would give her closest friends the shirt off her back.诺拉会把自己最需要的东西都让给挚友。
In daily life
朋友借钱He'd give you the shirt off his back in a crisis.危急时刻他愿意倾囊帮你。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I'd be on that train right now. I'm a sap, falling for your line.”
我现在本来该已经在那趟火车上了。我真是个傻瓜，居然信了你的花言巧语。
Why it's great
sap 自嘲，fall for someone's line 把被话术骗到说得生动。
Pattern
I'm a sap, falling for someone's line.
When to use
发现自己差点被推销、借口或甜言蜜语说服时。
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I fell for your story. ／ You really sold me on it.
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informal
Shadowing tip
sap 和 line 重读，falling for your 连读后快速收尾。
Use it yourself
网购退款I nearly fell for the seller's fake apology.我差点就信了卖家的假道歉。
“If he loves you, you won't have to tell him anything.”
如果他爱你，你什么都不用告诉他。
Why it's great
用温柔的条件句把安慰和对关系的判断藏在一句话里。
Pattern
If someone loves you, you won't have to...
When to use
安慰朋友，表达真正亲近的人会主动理解你。
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If they care, you won't need to explain. ／ Someone who loves you will understand.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
If he loves you 后稍停，won't have to 连读并轻读。
Use it yourself
安慰朋友If your friend trusts you, you won't have to defend every choice.如果朋友信任你，你不用为每个选择辩解。
“If it was my own grandmother, I'd carry on.”
就算是我自己的祖母，我也会继续干下去。
Why it's great
把职业操守说成冷酷玩笑，反差制造出黑色幽默。
Pattern
If it was ..., I'd carry on.
When to use
说明即使遇到私人牵挂，也会坚持完成职责。
Similar
Even then, I'd keep going. ／ I'd carry on regardless.
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informal
Shadowing tip
own grandmother 拉长重读，I'd carry on 用低沉坚决的语调。
Use it yourself
项目收尾If it were my closest friend, I'd still finish the report.就算是我最亲近的朋友，我还是会把报告写完。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use falling for your line for being fooled by charm.
- Hear Search me as “I have no idea.”
- Use double-cross for betrayal or deception.
- Use a matter of life and death for urgency.
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does “falling for your line” mean?
It means being fooled by someone's story or sales pitch.
Is “Search me” a literal request?
No. It casually means “I have no idea.”
Does “double-cross me” mean betray me?
Yes. It means to betray or deceive someone.
When do you say “a matter of life and death”?
Use it for an extremely urgent or serious situation.
What happens in this His Girl Friday scene?
Louie reports a crash while Walter keeps the newsroom racing toward deadline.