Chapter 6 of 17 · 2'42"
Interviewing Earl 采访逃犯IMDb ↗
一句话能救人也能定罪
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0Interview roomJustice雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingHildy Johnson talks her way past Cooley and into Earl Williams’s cell. She begins with small talk, then leads the nervous prisoner from his unemployment and park speeches to the phrase “production for use.” With calm, ordinary questions, she nudges him toward explaining why he used the gun, while Earl keeps trying to make his actions sound reasonable. The scene turns a casual interview into a quiet verbal trap.
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Hildy Johnsonnewspaper reporter
厄
Earl Williamsjail inmate
库
Cooleyjail guard
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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00:02
Hello, Cooley.
你好，库利。
00:03
What are you doing here?
你在这里干什么？
00:05
I want an interview with Earl Williams.
我想采访厄尔·威廉姆斯。
00:07
- No more interviews. - Why not?
—不再接受采访。—为什么？
00:09
Sheriff's orders. Besides, a doctor's coming over. Can't do it.
警长的命令。此外，医生马上要过来。不能采访。
00:12
Say, is this your money?
喂，这是你的钱吗？
00:14
- I don't think it is. - Twenty bucks ?
—我觉得不是。—二十美元？
00:16
- I guess it is. - That's what I thought.
—我猜是。—我就知道。
00:17
Come on, I'm in a hurry .
来吧，我赶时间。
00:19
Open up here.
把门打开。
00:20
- Now, Hildy, don't be... - I won't be long.
—希尔蒂，别……—我不会待太久。
00:28
- Hello, Earl. - Hello.
—你好，厄尔。—你好。
00:30
My name's Johnson. Mind if I talk to you for a few minutes?
我叫约翰逊。介意让我和你聊几分钟吗？
00:33
No, I haven't anything else to do.
不介意，我也没别的事可做。
00:35
I guess that's right.
我想也是。
00:40
So I couldn't plead insanity . I'm just as sane as anybody else .
所以我没法以精神失常为由辩护。我和其他人一样神志清醒。
00:44
You didn't mean to kill that policeman?
你不是故意要杀那个警察的？
00:46
Of course not. It's against everything I stand for .
当然不是。这违背我所坚持的一切。
00:49
They know it was an accident. I'm not guilty.
他们知道那是意外。我没有罪。
00:52
It's just the world.
只是这个世界如此。
00:55
I see what you mean.
我明白你的意思。
00:57
Sorry about the lipstick, Earl. Now, look, after you lost your job ...
口红的事抱歉，厄尔。现在，听我说，你丢掉工作以后……
01:01
- ...what did you do? - I tried to find another job.
—……你做了什么？—我试着找了另一份工作。
01:04
I mean, how did you spend your time?
我是问，你是怎么打发时间的？
01:06
I used to sit around in the park, anyplace. I don't smoke.
我以前常在公园里坐着消磨时间，哪儿都行。我不抽烟。
01:10
When you were in the park , did you hear any speeches?
你在公园时，听过什么演讲吗？
01:13
You mean those fellows that talk too much?
你是说那些话太多的家伙？
01:16
I didn't pay any attention ...
我没怎么注意……
01:18
Did you hear anything they said?
你听见他们说的内容了吗？
01:20
Yes.
听见了。
01:21
Is there anything in particular you remember?
你还记得什么特别的内容吗？
01:24
- There was one fellow. - What did he talk about ?
—有一个家伙。—他讲了什么？
01:26
He talked about production for use .
他说的是“生产出来就是为了使用”。
01:29
Production for use?
生产出来就是为了使用？
01:30
Yes, he said everything should be made use of .
对，他说一切东西都应该物尽其用。
01:33
Makes sense , doesn't it?
听起来有道理，不是吗？
01:35
Yes, I liked him. He was a good speaker.
对，我喜欢他。他很会演讲。
01:38
When you found yourself with that gun in your hand...
当时你发现自己手里拿着那把枪……
01:40
...and that policeman coming at you , what did you think about?
……那个警察又朝你逼近，你当时想到了什么？
01:44
I don't know exactly .
我也说不准。
01:46
Could it have been " production for use "?
会不会就是“生产出来就是为了使用”？
01:48
- I don't know. L... - What's a gun for, Earl?
—我不知道。我……—厄尔，枪是用来干什么的？
01:52
A gun?
枪？
01:53
Why, to shoot, of course.
当然是用来射击的。
01:56
And maybe that's why you used it .
也许这就是你用它的原因。
01:58
- Maybe. - It seems reasonable.
—也许吧。—这听起来合情合理。
02:00
Yes, yes, it is.
是，是这样。
02:02
I've never had a gun in my hand before.
我以前从没拿过枪。
02:05
And that's what a gun's for , isn't it?
枪不就是用来射击的吗？
02:07
- Maybe that's why... - Sure, it is.
—也许正因为如此……—当然是。
02:09
That's what I thought of . "Production for use". It's simple, isn't it?
我当时想到的就是这个。“生产出来就是为了使用”。很简单，不是吗？
02:14
- Very simple. - There's nothing crazy about that.
—非常简单。—这没什么疯狂的。
02:16
- Nothing at all. - Write about that in your paper.
—一点也没有。—把这个写进你的报道。
02:19
You bet I will. Who sent you the roses?
当然，我会的。是谁送你的玫瑰？
02:22
Miss Mollie Malloy. She's wonderful...
莫莉·马洛伊小姐。她太棒了……
02:24
Is that her picture?
那是她的照片？
02:25
- Yes. She's beautiful, isn't she? - Time's up , Hildy.
—对。她很漂亮，对吧？—时间到了，希尔蒂。
02:28
All right.
好吧。
02:31
Guess that's all.
我想就这些了。
02:32
I liked talking to you. Goodbye, Miss Johnson.
和你聊天很愉快。再见，约翰逊小姐。
02:36
Goodbye, Earl.
再见，厄尔。
02:38
Good luck.
祝你好运。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:03
What are
What are 连读，are 弱读，听感接近 wha-dər。
What are you doing here?
你在这里干什么？
Pronunciation↩ 00:05
want an interview
want an 连读，t 与 an 粘在一起。
I want an interview with Earl Williams.
我想采访厄尔·威廉姆斯。
Pronunciation↩ 00:14
Twenty bucks
TWEN-ty BUCKS 重读，短问句上扬。
- I don't think it is. - Twenty bucks ?
—我觉得不是。—二十美元？
SlangA2↩ 00:14
Twenty bucks
二十美元——bucks 比 dollars 更口语，正式场合少用
- I don't think it is. - Twenty bucks ?
—我觉得不是。—二十美元？
CollocationA2↩ 00:17
be in a hurry
be in a hurry
赶时间
Come on, I'm in a hurry .
来吧，我赶时间。
CollocationC1↩ 00:40
plead + a defense
plead + a defense
以精神失常抗辩
So I couldn't plead insanity . I'm just as sane as anybody else .
所以我没法以精神失常为由辩护。我和其他人一样神志清醒。
CollocationB2↩ 00:40
as + adjective + as anyone else
as + adjective + as anyone else
和其他人一样……
So I couldn't plead insanity . I'm just as sane as anybody else .
所以我没法以精神失常为由辩护。我和其他人一样神志清醒。
GrammarB1↩ 00:40
I couldn't plead insanity
过去时情态：couldn't 加动词原形表示当时无法或不能做某事。
So I couldn't plead insanity . I'm just as sane as anybody else .
所以我没法以精神失常为由辩护。我和其他人一样神志清醒。
CollocationB2↩ 00:46
stand for something
stand for something
代表或捍卫某种信念
Of course not. It's against everything I stand for .
当然不是。这违背我所坚持的一切。
GrammarB1↩ 00:57
after you lost your job
时间从句：after 引导先发生的事件，lost 用过去时交代前情。
Sorry about the lipstick, Earl. Now, look, after you lost your job ...
口红的事抱歉，厄尔。现在，听我说，你丢掉工作以后……
CollocationB1↩ 01:06
sit around + 地点
sit around + 地点
闲坐消磨时间
I used to sit around in the park, anyplace. I don't smoke.
我以前常在公园里坐着消磨时间，哪儿都行。我不抽烟。
GrammarB1↩ 01:10
When you were in the park
when时间从句：When 引导背景时间，主句再问该时段发生的事。
When you were in the park , did you hear any speeches?
你在公园时，听过什么演讲吗？
CollocationB1↩ 01:16
pay attention to something
pay attention to something
注意或理会
I didn't pay any attention ...
我没怎么注意……
CollocationB1↩ 01:21
in particular
in particular
尤其；具体地
Is there anything in particular you remember?
你还记得什么特别的内容吗？
CollocationA2↩ 01:24
talk about something
talk about something
谈论某事
- There was one fellow. - What did he talk about ?
—有一个家伙。—他讲了什么？
CollocationB2↩ 01:26
production for use
production for use
生产出来就是为了使用
He talked about production for use .
他说的是“生产出来就是为了使用”。
CollocationB2↩ 01:30
make use of something
make use of something
利用或使用某物
Yes, he said everything should be made use of .
对，他说一切东西都应该物尽其用。
CollocationB1↩ 01:33
make sense
make sense
有道理；说得通
Makes sense , doesn't it?
听起来有道理，不是吗？
CollocationB2↩ 01:38
find yourself + 状态/地点
find yourself + 状态/地点
发现自己处于某情境
When you found yourself with that gun in your hand...
当时你发现自己手里拿着那把枪……
CollocationB2↩ 01:40
come at someone
come at someone
朝某人逼近或扑来
...and that policeman coming at you , what did you think about?
……那个警察又朝你逼近，你当时想到了什么？
Pronunciation↩ 01:44
don't know exactly
don't know 中的 t 常弱化或吞掉。
I don't know exactly .
我也说不准。
GrammarB2↩ 01:46
Could it have been "production for use"
情态完成式：Could 加 have 加过去分词表示对过去情况的委婉推测。
Could it have been " production for use "?
会不会就是“生产出来就是为了使用”？
Pronunciation↩ 01:46
Could it have
could、have 弱读，句末问题语调上扬。
Could it have been " production for use "?
会不会就是“生产出来就是为了使用”？
Pronunciation↩ 01:56
used it
used it 连读，词尾辅音接下个元音。
And maybe that's why you used it .
也许这就是你用它的原因。
GrammarB2↩ 02:05
what a gun's for
表语从句：what 引导的从句作表语，说明枪的用途。
And that's what a gun's for , isn't it?
枪不就是用来射击的吗？
CollocationA2↩ 02:09
think of something
think of something
想到某事
That's what I thought of . "Production for use". It's simple, isn't it?
我当时想到的就是这个。“生产出来就是为了使用”。很简单，不是吗？
SlangB1↩ 02:19
You bet
当然；那还用说——口语中强烈肯定，熟人场合自然
You bet I will. Who sent you the roses?
当然，我会的。是谁送你的玫瑰？
CollocationA2↩ 02:25
time's up
time's up
时间到了
- Yes. She's beautiful, isn't she? - Time's up , Hildy.
—对。她很漂亮，对吧？—时间到了，希尔蒂。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:26
production for use
生产就是为了使用
In the scene厄尔复述演讲口号，希尔蒂借此追问枪的用途。
The device is built for everyday use.这台设备是为日常使用而造的。
In daily life
产品说明These gloves are designed for outdoor use.这些手套是为户外使用设计的。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 01:06
sit around
闲坐消磨时间
In the scene厄尔说失业后只能在公园闲坐，语气显得无所事事。
We sat around the café after class.下课后我们在咖啡馆闲坐。
In daily life
等朋友I sat around the lobby until noon.我在大厅里闲坐到中午。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 01:38
find yourself
发现自己处于
In the scene希尔蒂让厄尔回想自己突然拿枪的处境。
You may find yourself leading the meeting.你可能会发现自己要主持会议。
In daily life
临时加班I found myself working late again.我发现自己又加班到很晚。
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CollocationB1↩ 01:33
make sense
有道理；说得通
In the scene希尔蒂用轻松确认让厄尔认可她的推理。
Your explanation makes sense now.你的解释现在说得通了。
In daily life
核对计划That schedule makes sense to me.那个时间表对我来说很合理。
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DiscourseB1↩ 00:55
I see what you mean
我明白你的意思
In the scene希尔蒂先表示理解，避免厄尔停止辩解。
I see what you mean, but we need more time.我明白你的意思，但我们还需要时间。
In daily life
讨论预算I see what you mean, but this plan costs more.我明白你的意思，但这个方案更贵。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:14
nothing crazy about
没什么疯狂的
In the scene厄尔把持枪杀人的行为说得平常，平静语气反而形成反讽。
There's nothing crazy about bringing a backup.带一份备用的没什么疯狂的。
In daily life
解释习惯There's nothing crazy about checking twice.多检查两遍没什么奇怪的。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:19
you bet
当然；那还用说
In the scene希尔蒂答应写进报纸，随即自然转问玫瑰是谁送的。
You bet I'll call you tonight.当然，我今晚会给你打电话。
In daily life
确认帮忙You bet I can pick you up.当然可以，我能去接你。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“He talked about production for use.”
他说的是“生产出来就是为了使用”。
Why it's great
把抽象口号说得像常识，为后面的追问埋下逻辑钩子。
Pattern
talk about + 话题
When to use
介绍演讲、课程或会议主题时。
Similar
He spoke about the issue. ／ The meeting was about safety.
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
production、use 重读，for 弱读；句末降调。
Use it yourself
介绍讲座The speaker talked about remote work.演讲者谈了远程办公。
“Could it have been "production for use"?”
会不会就是“生产出来就是为了使用”？
Why it's great
用试探性疑问替代断言，把对方悄悄引向一个结论。
Pattern
Could it have been + 名词/原因？
When to use
不确定地提出可能原因，又不把话说死时。
Similar
Could it have been the traffic? ／ Could that be why?
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
Could、have 弱读，been 后稍停，句末上扬。
Use it yourself
猜测迟到Could it have been the traffic?会不会是堵车造成的？
“Makes sense, doesn't it?”
听起来有道理，不是吗？
Why it's great
表面像寻常确认，放进枪击语境后却带出明显反讽。
Pattern
make sense, doesn't it?
When to use
想确认对方是否觉得某个解释合理时。
Similar
That makes sense, right? ／ It sounds reasonable, doesn't it?
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
Makes sense 连读，doesn't 弱读，反问尾音上扬。
Use it yourself
确认安排The new schedule makes sense, doesn't it?新安排听起来有道理，对吧？
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Discuss purpose with “production for use.”
- Use Could it have been? to float a theory.
- Say makes sense when an idea seems reasonable.
- Use find yourself for an unexpected situation.
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “production for use” mean here?
It means something is made for the purpose of being used.
How is makes sense used in this scene?
It means an explanation sounds reasonable or logical.
What does Could it have been? express?
It politely suggests a possible explanation about the past.
What does find yourself mean in context?
It means unexpectedly being in a situation or condition.