Chapter 3 of 17 · 5'06"
Lunch with the Ex 午餐里的较量IMDb ↗
一顿午餐谈崩一场婚事
His Girl Friday · 1940
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Everything you need before watchingAt a crowded lunch table, Walter pretends to welcome Hildy's new marriage while quietly testing Bruce's plans. He asks about Albany, his mother, insurance, and the afternoon train, turning ordinary small talk into a trap. When the couple reveal they are leaving that day, Walter's polite congratulations become a carefully disguised rescue operation. The scene matters because every compliment carries a second meaning.
沃
Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
希
Hildy Johnsonnewspaper reporter
布
Bruce Baldwininsurance salesman
格
Guswaiter
达
Duffynewsroom colleague
斯
Sweeneynewsroom colleague
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, Gus.
格斯，你好。
00:03
It's Hildy!
是希尔迪！
00:05
It's none other. How are things ?
正是我。最近怎么样？
00:07
I can't complain.
没什么好抱怨的。
00:08
I can. I'm hungry. A roast beef sandwich...
我有得抱怨。我饿了。来份烤牛肉三明治……
00:10
- Sorry. - ...on white bread.
—抱歉。—……要白面包的。
00:12
Over there, Bruce.
布鲁斯，坐那边。
00:13
- And you, Hildy? - I'll have the same.
—你呢，希尔迪？—我也一样。
00:16
- And you, sir? - Yes, that's all right for me.
—先生，您呢？—好，就这样吧。
00:19
Bring some mustard too, Gus.
格斯，再来点芥末。
00:23
So you two are going to get married ?
这么说，你们俩要结婚了？
00:26
- How does it feel, Bruce? - It feels awful good .
—布鲁斯，感觉怎么样？—好极了。
00:29
You're getting a great girl.
你要娶到一个好姑娘了。
00:31
I realize that.
我知道。
00:33
Things have been different since I met Hildy.
自从认识希尔迪，一切都不一样了。
00:35
I've never met anyone quite like her.
我从没见过像她这样的人。
00:37
Everybody else I've ever known...
我认识的其他人……
00:39
...you could always tell ahead of time what they would say or do .
……你总能提前猜到他们会说什么、做什么。
00:43
But Hildy's not like that. You can't tell that about her.
但希尔迪不是那样的人。你根本猜不透她。
00:47
That's nice.
那很好。
00:49
You're getting something else too: A great newspaperman.
你还会得到另一件宝贝：一位出色的报人。
00:52
No orchids, Walter.
别来这套，沃尔特。
00:53
One of the best I ever knew. Sorry to see her go. Darn sorry.
她是我认识的最优秀的人之一。真舍不得她走。太遗憾了。
00:57
I'd like to believe you.
我倒希望能相信你。
00:59
I mean it. If you ever want to come back...
我是认真的。你要是想回来……
01:01
Which I won't.
不过我不会回来。
01:03
In spite of everything , there's only one man I'd work for.
不管发生了什么，我只愿意为一个人工作。
01:07
I'd kill you if you worked for anybody else.
你要是给别人干活，我就杀了你。
01:09
Hear that? That's my diploma.
听见了吗？这就是我的毕业证书。
01:11
It must be quite a business if it's...
那一定是桩大买卖，要是它……
01:14
Are you sure you want to quit?
你确定要辞职吗？
01:16
What do you mean?
你什么意思？
01:17
If there is any doubt about it ...
如果你对此还有什么疑虑……
01:19
...or if there's anything...
……或者还有什么别的事……
01:21
No, this is your chance to have a home...
不，这是你拥有一个家的机会……
01:23
...and to be, like you said , a human being.
……也是像你说的那样，做一个真正的人。
01:26
I'll make you take that chance.
我会让你抓住这个机会。
01:28
Certainly. Why, I wouldn't let her stay.
当然。怎么会呢，我不会让她留下。
01:30
She deserves all this happiness. All the things I couldn't give her.
她值得拥有这一切幸福，拥有我给不了她的一切。
01:35
All she ever wanted was a home.
她一直想要的不过是一个家。
01:37
I'll certainly try.
我一定会努力。
01:39
I know you will, Bruce.
我知道你会的，布鲁斯。
01:40
- Where will you live? - Albany.
—你们要住哪儿？—奥尔巴尼。
01:42
- Got a family up there? - Just my mother.
—你在那边有家人？—只有我母亲。
01:45
Just your mother. You're going to live with her?
只有你母亲？你要跟她一起住？
01:47
Just for the first year.
只住第一年。
01:50
That will be nice.
那挺好的。
01:51
Yes, a home with mother, in Albany too.
对，和母亲一起在奥尔巴尼有个家。
01:56
Mighty nice little town. It's the state capital.
那是个非常漂亮的小城，还是州府。
01:59
I know. We were there once.
我知道，我们以前去过一次。
02:06
Will you ever forget the night you brought the governor to the hotel?
你忘得了你把州长带到酒店的那晚吗？
02:09
You see, I was in taking a bath.
你看，那时我正在洗澡。
02:12
Well, I came walking out without...
后来我就这样走了出来，什么也没穿……
02:16
She didn't know I was in town.
她不知道我在城里。
02:18
Bruce, how is business up there? Any better?
布鲁斯，你在那边生意怎么样？好些了吗？
02:21
Albany's a mighty good insurance town.
奥尔巴尼可是个买保险的好地方。
02:24
Most people take it out pretty early in life .
大多数人很早就会买保险。
02:26
I can see why they would.
我能理解他们为什么会买。
02:28
Statistics show that most of...
统计显示，大多数……
02:30
I've got a feeling I ought to have taken out a little insurance .
我有种感觉，自己本该买点保险。
02:34
That really doesn't matter now that Hildy and I have...
现在希尔迪和我已经……其实那也不重要了……
02:37
...well, you know, we've... Does it?
……呃，你知道，我们已经……是吗？
02:40
What do you think?
你觉得呢？
02:41
It might have been a good idea if I had taken out insurance .
我当初要是买了保险，可能就好了。
02:44
I honestly feel that way.
我确实这么觉得。
02:46
I'm in one business that really helps people.
我做的是一门真正能帮到人的生意。
02:49
Of course, we don't help you much while you're alive , but afterward.
当然，你活着时我们帮不了你多少，不过死后就能帮上了。
02:53
- That's what counts . - Sure.
—关键就在这儿。—当然。
02:56
I don't get it.
我听不懂。
02:59
Nice going .
干得漂亮。
03:00
So sorry, Gus. My foot must have slipped.
真抱歉，格斯。我的脚一定是不小心滑了一下。
03:02
That's all right. What would you like to drink?
没关系。您想喝点什么？
03:05
Coffee.
咖啡。
03:06
- Shall I put some rum in the coffee? - Sure.
—要不要在咖啡里加点朗姆酒？—好啊。
03:08
Me too, Gus, please.
我也要，格斯，谢谢。
03:10
- Not for me. - Go on, Bruce.
—我不要。—来吧，布鲁斯。
03:12
I have a lot to do. I have to buy the tickets, check the baggage...
我还有很多事要做：买票、托运行李……
03:16
Do it tomorrow.
明天再做。
03:17
We're leaving today at four o'clock, taking the sleeper for Albany.
我们今天四点出发，坐卧铺去奥尔巴尼。
03:23
You're leaving today at four o'clock?
你们今天四点就走？
03:26
- That's only two hours. - That's not much time.
—那只剩两小时了。—时间可不多。
03:29
I've got a lot to do. I want to...
我还有很多事要做。我想……
03:30
Isn't that silly? All down over my front.
真不像话，全洒到我前襟上了。
03:34
- That's nothing new. Here. - Never mind, I'll get Gus.
—这又不是第一次了。给。—算了，我去找格斯。
03:37
Gus, do something about this, will you?
格斯，想办法处理一下，好吗？
03:39
Call me to the telephone when I get back to the table.
我回到桌边后，记得叫我接电话。
03:42
Thanks, Gus, that's fine.
谢谢，格斯，这就行。
03:45
I'm terribly sorry about that. That was silly, wasn't it?
真对不起。刚才真蠢，对吧？
03:48
Let me get that straight. I must have misunderstood you.
让我确认一下，我一定是误会你了。
03:52
You're taking the sleeper today, then getting married tomorrow?
你们今天坐卧铺，明天就结婚？
03:55
Well, it's not like that.
呃，不是那么回事。
03:57
What is it like?
那到底是怎么回事？
03:59
Poor Walter. He'll toss and turn all night.
可怜的沃尔特，他今晚要辗转反侧了。
04:01
Perhaps we'd better tell him. Mother's coming too.
也许我们最好告诉他，母亲也会一起来。
04:03
Your mother kicked the bucket ...
你母亲不是已经去世了吗……
04:06
No, my mother.
不，是我的母亲。
04:07
Your mother? Well, that relieves my mind .
你的母亲？那我就放心了。
04:10
It was cruel to let you suffer so.
让你这样受苦，真是太残忍了。
04:12
Isn't Walter sweet? Always wanting to protect me.
沃尔特真体贴，不是吗？总想着保护我。
04:14
I admit I wasn't much of a husband, but you can always count on me .
我承认自己不是个称职的丈夫，但你永远可以依靠我。
04:18
I don't think she'll need you much. I aim to do the protecting myself.
我想她不太需要你。我打算亲自保护她。
04:22
Mr. Burns, telephone.
伯恩斯先生，您的电话。
04:24
For me?
找我的？
04:26
That's strange.
真奇怪。
04:27
Pardon me.
失陪一下。
04:31
He's not such a bad fellow.
他这人也没那么糟。
04:33
No, he should make some girl real happy.
是啊，他应该能让某个姑娘很幸福。
04:36
Slaphappy .
傻乎乎的。
04:38
He's not the man for you. I can see that.
他不适合你，我看得出来。
04:41
But I sort of like him. He's got charm.
可我有点喜欢他。他挺有魅力的。
04:43
He comes by it naturally . His grandfather was a snake.
这魅力是遗传的，他祖父就是个老滑头。
04:48
Hello? Duffy, listen.
喂？达菲，听我说。
04:51
Any way we can stop the 4:00 train to Albany from leaving?
有没有办法让四点开往奥尔巴尼的火车别开？
04:54
- We might dynamite it. - Could we?
—我们可以把它炸掉。—真能吗？
04:57
Maybe we couldn't.
也许不行。
04:59
All right, get this .
好，听着。
05:00
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。
05:04
Keep your shirt on. Hildy's coming back.
别急，希尔迪马上回来。
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How are things
How are 连读，are 弱读成近似 /ər/。
It's none other. How are things ?
正是我。最近怎么样？
CollocationA2↩ 00:23
get married
get married
结婚
So you two are going to get married ?
这么说，你们俩要结婚了？
Pronunciation↩ 00:26
feels awful good
awful、good 双重重音，放大满意语气。
- How does it feel, Bruce? - It feels awful good .
—布鲁斯，感觉怎么样？—好极了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:39
tell someone ahead of time
tell someone ahead of time
提前，预先
...you could always tell ahead of time what they would say or do .
……你总能提前猜到他们会说什么、做什么。
GrammarB2↩ 00:39
what they would say or do
宾语从句：what 引导 tell 的内容，说明能提前判断他们说什么或做什么。
...you could always tell ahead of time what they would say or do .
……你总能提前猜到他们会说什么、做什么。
Pronunciation↩ 00:39
what they would say
they、would 弱读，what they 连起来听。
...you could always tell ahead of time what they would say or do .
……你总能提前猜到他们会说什么、做什么。
CollocationB1↩ 00:53
one of the best + noun
one of the best + noun
最好的……之一
One of the best I ever knew. Sorry to see her go. Darn sorry.
她是我认识的最优秀的人之一。真舍不得她走。太遗憾了。
SlangB1↩ 00:53
Darn
真是，太……了——老派口语的轻度加强词，正式场合少用
One of the best I ever knew. Sorry to see her go. Darn sorry.
她是我认识的最优秀的人之一。真舍不得她走。太遗憾了。
CollocationB2↩ 01:03
in spite of something
in spite of something
尽管发生了某事
In spite of everything , there's only one man I'd work for.
不管发生了什么，我只愿意为一个人工作。
Pronunciation↩ 01:03
there's only one man
there's only 连读，one man 承担对比重音。
In spite of everything , there's only one man I'd work for.
不管发生了什么，我只愿意为一个人工作。
GrammarB1↩ 01:17
If there is any doubt about it
if 条件句：if 后用 there is 引出可能存在的疑问，再接主句结果。
If there is any doubt about it ...
如果你对此还有什么疑虑……
GrammarB1↩ 01:23
like you said
插入语：插入语补充信息，去掉后主句结构和意思仍完整。
...and to be, like you said , a human being.
……也是像你说的那样，做一个真正的人。
CollocationB1↩ 02:24
early in life
early in life
在人生早期
Most people take it out pretty early in life .
大多数人很早就会买保险。
CollocationB2↩ 02:30
take out insurance
take out insurance
购买保险，投保
I've got a feeling I ought to have taken out a little insurance .
我有种感觉，自己本该买点保险。
Pronunciation↩ 02:30
ought to have taken
ought to、have 都弱读，整段快速滑过。
I've got a feeling I ought to have taken out a little insurance .
我有种感觉，自己本该买点保险。
GrammarB2↩ 02:41
if I had taken out insurance
过去虚拟条件：if 后用 had done，表示对过去没有发生的情况作假设。
It might have been a good idea if I had taken out insurance .
我当初要是买了保险，可能就好了。
CollocationB2↩ 02:49
while someone is alive
while someone is alive
在某人活着时
Of course, we don't help you much while you're alive , but afterward.
当然，你活着时我们帮不了你多少，不过死后就能帮上了。
Pronunciation↩ 02:49
while you're alive
while you're 连读，you're 弱读后接 alive。
Of course, we don't help you much while you're alive , but afterward.
当然，你活着时我们帮不了你多少，不过死后就能帮上了。
CollocationB1↩ 02:53
what counts is ...
what counts is ...
关键在于……
- That's what counts . - Sure.
—关键就在这儿。—当然。
CollocationB1↩ 02:59
nice going
nice going
干得漂亮（可反讽）
Nice going .
干得漂亮。
Pronunciation↩ 03:06
Shall I put some
I、some 弱读，Shall I 连贯说完再落在 put。
- Shall I put some rum in the coffee? - Sure.
—要不要在咖啡里加点朗姆酒？—好啊。
Pronunciation↩ 03:17
leaving today at four
today 和 four 重读，突出离开时间。
We're leaving today at four o'clock, taking the sleeper for Albany.
我们今天四点出发，坐卧铺去奥尔巴尼。
CollocationB2↩ 03:59
toss and turn
toss and turn
辗转反侧
Poor Walter. He'll toss and turn all night.
可怜的沃尔特，他今晚要辗转反侧了。
SlangB2↩ 04:03
kicked the bucket
去世了——非正式委婉说法，带玩笑或戏谑色彩
Your mother kicked the bucket ...
你母亲不是已经去世了吗……
CollocationB2↩ 04:07
relieve someone's mind
relieve someone's mind
让某人安心
Your mother? Well, that relieves my mind .
你的母亲？那我就放心了。
CollocationB1↩ 04:14
count on someone
count on someone
指望我，靠我帮忙
I admit I wasn't much of a husband, but you can always count on me .
我承认自己不是个称职的丈夫，但你永远可以依靠我。
SlangB2↩ 04:36
Slaphappy
晕乎乎，傻乐——非正式调侃，形容人兴奋又不清醒
Slaphappy .
傻乎乎的。
CollocationB2↩ 04:43
come by something naturally
come by something naturally
天生就有，自然继承
这里 it 指 charm 这种魅力
He comes by it naturally . His grandfather was a snake.
这魅力是遗传的，他祖父就是个老滑头。
CollocationB1↩ 04:59
get this
get this
听好了，记住这件事
All right, get this .
好，听着。
CollocationA2↩ 05:00
right away
right away
立刻，马上
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。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 04:03
kick the bucket
去世（委婉说法）
In the sceneWalter 拿 Bruce 的母亲开黑色玩笑，Hildy 马上纠正他。
The old pirate kicked the bucket before the family reunion.那位老海盗在家庭聚会前去世了。
In daily life
聊老邻居Everyone was shocked when the old neighbor kicked the bucket.老邻居去世时，大家都很震惊。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:30
take out insurance
购买保险，投保
In the sceneWalter 借 Bruce 的保险职业挖苦，暗示自己该防着这场婚事。
We took out insurance before opening the small restaurant.我们开那家小餐馆前买了保险。
In daily life
给单车投保I took out insurance for my bicycle last week.我上周给自行车买了保险。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 04:14
count on someone
指望某人，依靠某人
In the sceneWalter 承认婚姻失败，却保证 Hildy 仍可以指望他。
You can count on Maya to keep the team calm.你可以指望玛雅让团队保持冷静。
In daily life
同事求助Count on Lena to finish the report before noon.放心，莉娜会在中午前完成报告。
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DiscourseB1↩ 03:48
let me get that straight
让我确认一下
In the sceneWalter 装作没听懂婚期，逼 Bruce 把离开和结婚的安排再说一遍。
Let me get that straight: the meeting moved to Friday?我确认一下：会议改到周五了？
In daily life
确认预约Let me get that straight—your appointment is tomorrow morning?我确认一下——你的预约是明天上午？
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:49
while someone is alive
活着时……但事后……
In the sceneWalter 把保险“帮助人”的宣传故意推到死亡之后，形成黑色反讽。
We cannot see the damage while the paint is wet, but afterward.油漆未干时看不出损坏，干后才看得出来。
In daily life
调侃维修The shortcut saves time while traffic is light, but afterward it gets worse.车少时走近路能省时间，后来反而更堵。
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IronyB1↩ 02:59
nice going
干得漂亮（常带反讽）
In the scene这句表面夸奖，实际是在说对方把场面弄得更糟。
Nice going—you deleted the only copy of the schedule.干得漂亮——你把日程唯一的副本删了。
In daily life
同事误操作Nice going, you saved us a trip to the store.干得漂亮，你让我们省了一趟去商店的路。
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SlangB2↩ 04:36
slaphappy
晕乎乎，傻乐
In the sceneHildy 用一个夸张的口语词调侃 Bruce 看起来有点傻乎乎。
After three hours of sleep, I felt completely slaphappy.只睡了三小时后，我整个人都迷迷糊糊的。
In daily life
熬夜之后The overnight flight left everyone slaphappy by breakfast.坐完通宵航班，大家到早餐时都晕乎乎的。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“In spite of everything, there's only one man I'd work for.”
尽管发生了这一切，我还是只愿意为一个人工作。
Why it's great
让步短语先压住情绪，再用 only one 强调忠诚，体面里带着锋利的旧情。
Pattern
In spite of everything, there's only one ... I'd ...
When to use
表达经历波折后仍只认可某人或某选择。
Similar
无论怎样，我还是只愿意为他工作。 ／ 尽管如此，我仍然只会选他。
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Shadowing tip
重读 spite、only、one，I'd work for 连贯收尾。
Use it yourself
拒绝换店In spite of the long line, there's only one cafe I'd wait for.尽管队伍很长，我也只愿意等这一家咖啡馆。
“Of course, we don't help you much while you're alive, but afterward.”
当然，你活着的时候我们帮不了你多少，不过死后就能帮上了。
Why it's great
把保险推销的逻辑说到荒诞，while...but afterward 的停顿制造黑色幽默。
Pattern
We don't help you while ..., but afterward.
When to use
调侃某种服务只有事情发生后才真正派上用场。
Similar
活着时帮不上多少，事后倒是能派上用场。 ／ 现在解决不了，但出了事以后就不同了。
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Shadowing tip
don't、alive、afterward 重读，but 后稍停再落音。
Use it yourself
调侃售后We don't notice the cost while it's small, but afterward.问题小时我们察觉不到代价，事后才会发现。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use in spite of to concede a fact
- Say take out insurance for buying coverage
- Recognize kicked the bucket as a euphemism
- Hear Nice going as sincere or sarcastic
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Questions, then the linesWhat does in spite of everything mean?
It means despite all that happened, often before a continued choice or action.
How should I translate kicked the bucket?
It is an informal, joking euphemism for died.
Does take out insurance mean buy insurance?
Yes. It means to purchase insurance or take out a policy.
Why can Nice going be sarcastic?
It can praise someone sincerely or mock a mistake, depending on tone and context.
What is the lunch scene in His Girl Friday about?
Walter pretends to celebrate Hildy's marriage while trying to delay her train.