Chapter 7 of 17 · 2'29"
Mollie Tells the Truth 莫莉控诉记者IMDb ↗
被写成情人她当场翻脸
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.5press-roomLies雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingIn the newspaper office, Mollie Malloy storms in after reporters turn her brief encounter with Earl Williams into a lurid love story. She calls out their lies, then reconstructs the rainy night when she found Earl jobless, cold, and desperate. Her patient details clash with the reporters’ jokes, making the scene both funny and cruel. Listen for period slang, understated threats, and the phrase “treated me decent.”
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Mollie Malloytargeted witness
厄
Earl Williamscondemned prisoner
报
Newspapermennewspaper reporters
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
She's just like us, or we wouldn't be waiting for that guy to dance.
她跟我们一样，不然我们也不会等那个家伙跳舞。
00:02
- Miss Mollie Malloy. - Hello, Mollie. How's tricks ?
- 莫莉·马洛伊小姐。- 你好，莫莉。最近怎么样？
00:05
- I've been looking for you tramps . - Come to pay a call on Williams?
- 我一直在找你们这些下三烂。- 来找威廉斯？
00:09
Nice roses you sent Earl. What do you want done with them tomorrow?
你送给厄尔的玫瑰真漂亮。明天要拿它们怎么办？
00:13
A lot of wise guys , ain't you?
真是一帮自作聪明的家伙，是吧？
00:15
You're breaking up the game . What do you want?
你把这场好戏搅黄了。想干什么？
00:17
I came to...
我是来……
00:20
I came to tell you what I think of you. All of you.
我是来告诉你们我怎么看你们。你们所有人。
00:22
Keep your shirt on.
别激动。
00:24
If you was worth breaking my nails on , I'd tear your face open.
要是你值得我折断指甲，我早把你的脸撕烂了。
00:27
What are you sore about ? Wasn't that a swell story we gave you?
你到底气什么？我们给你的那篇精彩报道，不是挺好吗？
00:31
You crumbs have been making a fool out of me long enough.
你们这些小喽啰把我当傻子耍，已经够久了。
00:34
I never said I loved Earl , and was willing to marry him on the gallows.
我从没说过我爱厄尔，也没说过愿意在绞刑架上嫁给他。
00:38
You made that up.
那是你们编的。
00:39
And about my being his soul mate and having a love nest with him.
还有什么灵魂伴侣、和他筑爱巢之类的。
00:42
You've been around that cuckoo since they threw him in the death house .
自从他们把那个疯子扔进死囚牢房，你就一直围着他转。
00:45
- That's a lie. - Everybody knows you're his girlfriend.
- 那是胡说。- 谁都知道你是他的女朋友。
00:48
I met Mr. Williams just once in my life.
我这辈子只见过威廉斯先生一次。
00:51
When he was wandering in the rain without his hat and coat on...
那天他没戴帽子、没穿外套，在雨里游荡……
00:54
...like a sick dog, the day before the shooting.
……像一条病狗，就在枪击案发生的前一天。
00:56
Give me one.
给我来一个。
00:58
I went up to him like any human being would...
我像任何一个有良知的人都会做的那样走到他身边……
01:00
...and asked him what was the matter .
……问他到底怎么了。
01:02
He told me about being fired after being on the job for 14 years .
他说自己工作了14年后被解雇了。
01:06
- Who bets? - Bet 20 cents.
- 谁下注？- 下20美分。
01:07
I brought him up to my room because it was warm.
因为屋里暖和，我就把他带到我的房间。
01:10
Put it on a phonograph.
把它放到留声机上。
01:12
Listen to me, please.
请听我说。
01:15
I tell you he just sat there talking to me all night.
我告诉你，他就坐在那里和我聊了一整晚。
01:18
He never once laid a hand on me .
他从来没有碰过我一下。
01:21
And in the morning he went away...
第二天早上他就走了……
01:23
...and I never saw him again till that day of the trial.
……直到审判那天，我才又见到他。
01:26
- Sure, I was his witness. - And what a witness.
- 没错，我是他的证人。- 证人当得可真好啊。
01:29
That's why you're persecuting me.
所以你们才要迫害我。
01:31
Because Earl treated me decent , and not like an animal .
因为厄尔待我厚道，从没把我当成动物。
01:34
- We're busy. - Go see your boyfriend.
- 我们忙着呢。- 去找你的男朋友吧。
01:37
- He's got a nice room. - Not for long.
- 他房间不错。- 但也住不了多久了。
01:39
He left a call for 7 a.m.
他预约了早上7点的叫早电话。
01:41
It's a wonder lightning don't come down and strike you all dead.
真奇怪，老天怎么还没降下雷电把你们全劈死。
01:56
What's that?
什么？
01:57
They're fixing up a pain in the neck for your boyfriend.
他们正给你男朋友找麻烦。
02:01
Shame on you.
真丢人。
02:02
Shame on you!
真丢人！
02:05
A poor little fellow that never meant nobody no harm .
那么可怜的小伙子，从没想过要伤害任何人。
02:08
Sitting with the angel of death, and you cracking jokes .
他正陪着死神，你们却在拿他开玩笑。
02:11
You're going to get out of here.
你们得离开这里。
02:13
- Take your hands off me! - Let's get out of here.
- 把手从我身上拿开！- 我们走吧。
02:16
They ain't human.
他们根本不是人。
02:17
- I know. They're newspapermen. - All they've been doing is lying.
- 我知道。他们是报社记者。- 他们一直都在撒谎。
02:20
All they're doing is writing lies.
他们整天就知道写假话。
02:22
Why won't they listen to me?
他们为什么不听我的？
02:25
Why won't they listen to me?
他们为什么不听我的？
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:02
How's tricks
重读 tricks，听出这句问候的轻佻和调侃。
- Miss Mollie Malloy. - Hello, Mollie. How's tricks ?
- 莫莉·马洛伊小姐。- 你好，莫莉。最近怎么样？
SlangB2↩ 00:02
How's tricks
最近怎么样——老派随口问候，熟人间用。
- Miss Mollie Malloy. - Hello, Mollie. How's tricks ?
- 莫莉·马洛伊小姐。- 你好，莫莉。最近怎么样？
CollocationB1↩ 00:05
pay a call on someone
pay a call on someone
上门拜访某人
- I've been looking for you tramps . - Come to pay a call on Williams?
- 我一直在找你们这些下三烂。- 来找威廉斯？
Pronunciation↩ 00:05
I've been looking
been 常弱读成 /bɪn/，整段要连着听。
- I've been looking for you tramps . - Come to pay a call on Williams?
- 我一直在找你们这些下三烂。- 来找威廉斯？
SlangB2↩ 00:05
tramps
没用的家伙——带侮辱性，正式场合别用。
- I've been looking for you tramps . - Come to pay a call on Williams?
- 我一直在找你们这些下三烂。- 来找威廉斯？
GrammarB1↩ 00:13
ain't you?
反意疑问：主句带判断，句尾用 ain't you 反问对方是否承认。
A lot of wise guys , ain't you?
真是一帮自作聪明的家伙，是吧？
SlangB2↩ 00:13
wise guys
自以为聪明的家伙——口语嘲讽，指耍小聪明的人。
A lot of wise guys , ain't you?
真是一帮自作聪明的家伙，是吧？
CollocationB2↩ 00:15
break up something
break up something
搅乱某个局面
You're breaking up the game . What do you want?
你把这场好戏搅黄了。想干什么？
Pronunciation↩ 00:15
What do you
do you 常压成 /dəjə/，别逐词等清晰音。
You're breaking up the game . What do you want?
你把这场好戏搅黄了。想干什么？
Pronunciation↩ 00:22
Keep your shirt
Keep 和 shirt 重读，命令里的安抚意味更明显。
Keep your shirt on.
别激动。
GrammarB2↩ 00:24
If you was worth breaking my nails on
虚拟条件句：If 从句设想一种情况，主句用 would 表示假设结果；was 是口语用法。
If you was worth breaking my nails on , I'd tear your face open.
要是你值得我折断指甲，我早把你的脸撕烂了。
CollocationB2↩ 00:27
be sore about something
be sore about something
为某事恼火
What are you sore about ? Wasn't that a swell story we gave you?
你到底气什么？我们给你的那篇精彩报道，不是挺好吗？
SlangB1↩ 00:27
swell
很棒的——老派称赞，现代听来略过时。
What are you sore about ? Wasn't that a swell story we gave you?
你到底气什么？我们给你的那篇精彩报道，不是挺好吗？
CollocationB2↩ 00:31
make a fool out of someone
make a fool out of someone
把某人当傻子耍
You crumbs have been making a fool out of me long enough.
你们这些小喽啰把我当傻子耍，已经够久了。
SlangB2↩ 00:31
crumbs
小喽啰或废物——轻蔑地骂一群人，别用于正式场合。
You crumbs have been making a fool out of me long enough.
你们这些小喽啰把我当傻子耍，已经够久了。
GrammarB1↩ 00:34
I never said I loved Earl
宾语从句：said 后接完整陈述句，I loved Earl 是被转述的内容。
I never said I loved Earl , and was willing to marry him on the gallows.
我从没说过我爱厄尔，也没说过愿意在绞刑架上嫁给他。
CollocationB1↩ 00:39
someone's soul mate
someone's soul mate
灵魂伴侣
And about my being his soul mate and having a love nest with him.
还有什么灵魂伴侣、和他筑爱巢之类的。
CollocationB2↩ 00:39
a love nest
a love nest
秘密爱巢
这里是记者编造的暧昧说法。
And about my being his soul mate and having a love nest with him.
还有什么灵魂伴侣、和他筑爱巢之类的。
CollocationB2↩ 00:42
the death house
the death house
死囚牢房
You've been around that cuckoo since they threw him in the death house .
自从他们把那个疯子扔进死囚牢房，你就一直围着他转。
SlangB2↩ 00:42
cuckoo
疯疯癫癫的人——口语贬称，避免指代精神障碍者。
You've been around that cuckoo since they threw him in the death house .
自从他们把那个疯子扔进死囚牢房，你就一直围着他转。
CollocationB1↩ 01:00
what's the matter
what's the matter
到底怎么了
...and asked him what was the matter .
……问他到底怎么了。
GrammarB2↩ 01:00
what was the matter
嵌入疑问句：asked 后把疑问内容放进句中，保留 what 引导的疑问结构。
...and asked him what was the matter .
……问他到底怎么了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:02
be on the job
be on the job
在岗或做这份工作
He told me about being fired after being on the job for 14 years .
他说自己工作了14年后被解雇了。
GrammarB2↩ 01:02
after being on the job for 14 years
动名词结构：after 后接 being，说明被解雇发生在工作了十四年之后。
He told me about being fired after being on the job for 14 years .
他说自己工作了14年后被解雇了。
Pronunciation↩ 01:02
for 14 years
for 弱读，14 years 连在一起听成时间块。
He told me about being fired after being on the job for 14 years .
他说自己工作了14年后被解雇了。
CollocationA2↩ 01:15
talk to someone
talk to someone
和某人聊天
I tell you he just sat there talking to me all night.
我告诉你，他就坐在那里和我聊了一整晚。
Pronunciation↩ 01:15
talking to me
to 弱读成 /tə/，talking-to 会自然黏连。
I tell you he just sat there talking to me all night.
我告诉你，他就坐在那里和我聊了一整晚。
CollocationB2↩ 01:18
lay a hand on someone
lay a hand on someone
碰某人或对其动手
这里强调厄尔没有越界或伤害她。
He never once laid a hand on me .
他从来没有碰过我一下。
CollocationB2↩ 01:31
treat someone decently
treat someone decently
待某人厚道
Because Earl treated me decent , and not like an animal .
因为厄尔待我厚道，从没把我当成动物。
GrammarB1↩ 01:31
Because Earl treated me decent
原因从句：Because 引出理由，后面的 not like an animal 补充对照说明。
Because Earl treated me decent , and not like an animal .
因为厄尔待我厚道，从没把我当成动物。
Pronunciation↩ 01:31
not like an animal
重读 not 和 animal，突出尊重与侮辱的对比。
Because Earl treated me decent , and not like an animal .
因为厄尔待我厚道，从没把我当成动物。
CollocationB2↩ 01:39
leave a call for a time
leave a call for a time
预约某时叫醒
这里指旅馆叫早，不是普通打电话。
He left a call for 7 a.m.
他预约了早上7点的叫早电话。
CollocationB2↩ 01:41
it's a wonder (that)...
it's a wonder (that)...
真是奇怪或亏得
这里带反讽：居然还没被雷劈死。
It's a wonder lightning don't come down and strike you all dead.
真奇怪，老天怎么还没降下雷电把你们全劈死。
Pronunciation↩ 01:41
come down and strike
down and、and strike 连读，整串像一口气冲出来。
It's a wonder lightning don't come down and strike you all dead.
真奇怪，老天怎么还没降下雷电把你们全劈死。
CollocationB1↩ 01:57
a pain in the neck
a pain in the neck
讨厌的人或麻烦事
They're fixing up a pain in the neck for your boyfriend.
他们正给你男朋友找麻烦。
CollocationB2↩ 02:05
mean someone no harm
mean someone no harm
无意伤害任何人
A poor little fellow that never meant nobody no harm .
那么可怜的小伙子，从没想过要伤害任何人。
CollocationB1↩ 02:08
crack jokes
crack jokes
开玩笑
Sitting with the angel of death, and you cracking jokes .
他正陪着死神，你们却在拿他开玩笑。
CollocationA2↩ 02:13
take one's hands off someone
take one's hands off someone
把手从某人身上拿开
- Take your hands off me! - Let's get out of here.
- 把手从我身上拿开！- 我们走吧。
SlangB1↩ 02:16
ain't
不是或不——口语或方言形式，正式写作不用。
They ain't human.
他们根本不是人。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:02
how's tricks
最近过得怎样
In the scene记者用老派随口问候叫住莫莉，语气轻佻，像在逗她。
How's tricks with the new project?新项目进展得怎么样？
In daily life
问候同事How's tricks at your new office?你新办公室那边还顺利吗？
above my level
SlangB2↩ 00:13
wise guy
自以为聪明的家伙
In the scene莫莉讽刺一群记者装聪明、拿她的遭遇开玩笑。
That wise guy kept correcting everyone’s pronunciation.那个自以为聪明的家伙一直纠正所有人的发音。
In daily life
会议插嘴Tell the wise guys to save their jokes for later.让那些自以为聪明的家伙晚点再开玩笑。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 00:15
break up something
搅乱某个局面
In the scene记者嫌莫莉闯入，指责她打断他们拿新闻取乐的场面。
One rude comment can break up a productive meeting.一句无礼的话就能搅乱一场高效会议。
In daily life
打断争吵The manager stepped in to break up the argument.经理介入，打断了这场争吵。
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IdiomB1↩ 00:22
keep your shirt on
别急，冷静点
In the scene有人让正在发火的莫莉先别冲动，语气像安抚也像敷衍。
Keep your shirt on; the results will be ready soon.别急，结果很快就出来了。
In daily life
排队等候Keep your shirt on—the next counter will open shortly.别急，下一个柜台很快就开。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:31
make a fool out of someone
把某人当傻子耍
In the scene莫莉说记者长期编故事，让她在公众面前显得可笑。
I won’t let a rumor make a fool out of my colleague.我不会让谣言把同事弄得像个傻瓜。
In daily life
澄清误会The fake email was designed to make a fool out of the team.那封假邮件就是故意让团队出丑的。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:18
lay a hand on someone
碰某人或对其动手
In the scene莫莉强调厄尔整晚没有碰她，用来反驳记者编出的情色暗示。
He promised never to lay a hand on the frightened dog.他保证绝不会碰那只受惊的狗。
In daily life
制止冲突Lay a hand on my brother and you’ll answer for it.你敢碰我弟弟，就要承担后果。
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IdiomB1↩ 01:57
a pain in the neck
讨厌的人或麻烦事
In the scene记者用轻佻的俚语谈论厄尔即将面对的麻烦，故意把严肃处境说得像笑话。
This paperwork is a pain in the neck, but we must finish it.这些文书真麻烦，但我们必须做完。
In daily life
抱怨流程Resetting the password every week is a pain in the neck.每周重置密码真是件麻烦事。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:26
and what a witness
真是够格的证人啊（反话）
In the scene记者重复 witness，表面像夸奖，实际是在讥讽莫莉的证词价值。
And what a teammate you are—leaving me to fix everything.你可真是个好队友啊——什么都留给我收拾。
In daily life
同事迟到And what a punctual guest you are, arriving after dessert.你可真准时，甜点都吃完了才到。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“Because Earl treated me decent, and not like an animal.”
因为厄尔待我厚道，从没把我当成动物。
Why it's great
treated me decent 与 not like an animal 对照鲜明，把尊重和污名化的冲突说透。
Pattern
treat someone decently, not like an animal
When to use
替某人辩护，说明自己为何信任他。
Similar
He treated me with respect. ／ She treated me like a person.
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 decent、not 和 animal，在 not like 前稍停。
Use it yourself
评价上司Our supervisor treats new hires with respect, not like disposable parts.我们的主管尊重新员工，不把他们当成可随意替换的零件。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 莫莉的自白
I met Mr. Williams just once in my life. When he was wandering in the rain without his hat and coat on... ...like a sick dog, the day before the shooting. Give me one. I went up to him like any human being would... ...and asked him what was the matter. He told me about being fired after being on the job for 14 years. - Who bets? - Bet 20 cents. I brought him up to my room because it was warm. Put it on a phonograph. Listen to me, please. I tell you he just sat there talking to me all night. He never once laid a hand on me. And in the morning he went away... ...and I never saw him again till that day of the trial. - Sure, I was his witness. - And what a witness. That's why you're persecuting me. Because Earl treated me decent, and not like an animal.
我这辈子只见过威廉斯先生一次。 那天他没戴帽子、没穿外套，在雨里游荡…… ……像一条病狗，就在枪击案发生的前一天。 给我来一个。 我像任何一个有良知的人都会做的那样走到他身边…… ……问他到底怎么了。 他说自己工作了14年后被解雇了。 - 谁下注？- 下20美分。 因为屋里暖和，我就把他带到我的房间。 把它放到留声机上。 请听我说。 我告诉你，他就坐在那里和我聊了一整晚。 他从来没有碰过我一下。 第二天早上他就走了…… ……直到审判那天，我才又见到他。 - 没错，我是他的证人。- 证人当得可真好啊。 所以你们才要迫害我。 因为厄尔待我厚道，从没把我当成动物。
她用雨夜相遇的细节拆穿记者编造的爱情故事，越说越有力量。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use treated me decent to describe kindness
- Understand make a fool out of me
- Hear Keep your shirt on as calming advice
- Catch the irony in And what a witness
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Questions, then the linesWhat does treated me decent mean?
It means someone treated me fairly and with basic respect.
How do you translate make a fool out of me?
It means to make me look foolish or treat me like a fool.
Does Keep your shirt on mean taking off a shirt?
No. It is an informal way to say “calm down” or “be patient.”
What kind of greeting is How's tricks?
It is an old-fashioned slang greeting meaning “How are things?”
Why is And what a witness ironic?
The reporter sounds admiring but actually mocks Mollie’s value as a witness.