Chapter 13 of 17 · 3'53"
Hide the Fugitive 记者藏匿逃犯IMDb ↗
把人藏好还要骗过一屋子记者
His Girl Friday · 1940
Learning settings
The story so far
Everything you need before watchingHildy Johnson has just hidden fugitive Earl Williams in the press room when she calls Bruce with the news. Before she can make a clean escape, Mollie Malloy arrives, reporters flood the office with updates, and every casual question becomes a threat. Hildy improvises a hiding place while keeping the newsroom moving. The scene captures the film’s breathless overlapping dialogue, quick cover stories, and sharp newsroom sarcasm.
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Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoTeaching points
Review right after watchingon the level
说真的;老实说
pull yourself together
镇定下来;振作起来
have a hunch
有预感;凭直觉猜
scoop someone
抢先拿到独家
come clean
坦白实情
get rid of someone
摆脱某人或某物
ain't
不是;没有(口语)
a great bunch of reporters you are
你们真是好记者啊(反话)
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“You seem pretty anxious to get rid of us.”
你看起来很急着把我们打发走啊。
表面客气,实际是在揭穿对方的掩护,讽刺力度很足。
seem anxious to + verb
委婉指出对方似乎急于结束谈话或摆脱你时。
You seem eager to leave. / You look awfully keen to end this.
informal
seem、anxious、get rid 重读,句尾用上扬质问。
“The Halloween outside has the police standing on its ear.”
外面那场万圣节闹剧把警察都搅得天翻地覆。
把混乱比成万圣节闹剧,standing on its ear 画面夸张又带嘲讽。
have someone standing on their ear
形容突发事件把一个团队搅得手忙脚乱时。
It has everyone running in circles. / The whole place is in an uproar.
informal
Halloween、police、ear 重读,standing on 连读。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use get rid of to talk about removing someone.
- Use pull yourself together to calm someone.
- Hear scoop as newsroom exclusivity.
- Understand come clean as confessing.
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “get rid of us” mean here?
It means “send us away”; the reporters notice Hildy is hiding something.
What does “come clean” mean?
It means to stop hiding the truth and confess what happened.
What does “scoop us” mean in newsroom English?
It means to beat other reporters to an exclusive story.
How should I translate “pull yourself together”?
It means to calm down and regain control of yourself.
