Chapter 14 of 17 · 3'51"
Mother Jumps 婆婆跳窗IMDb ↗
出了乱子反而成了头条
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5press-roomcareer雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingBruce’s mother storms into the newsroom demanding answers, just as Earl Williams is hidden inside a desk. Her struggle and sudden leap turn the office into comic chaos. Walter seizes the moment to persuade Hildy to stay, reframing a sensational scoop as a career-making political event. Listen for newsroom slang, sarcastic insults, and fast persuasive speech under pressure and comic timing.
鲍
Mrs. BaldwinBruce's mother
沃
Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
希
Hildy Johnsonnewspaper reporter
布
Bruce Baldwinjailed fiancé
厄
Earl Williamsfugitive in hiding
路
Louie Pelusonewspaper aide
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
- Come clean. - Let the girl alone. She's...
—老实交代。—放过这姑娘。她……
00:00
Well?
嗯？
00:02
Mrs. Baldwin. Mother.
鲍德温太太。妈妈。
00:03
Don't "mother" me. Playing cat and mouse and keeping my boy locked up .
别跟我来“母亲”这一套。你们玩猫捉老鼠，还把我儿子关起来。
00:07
Making us miss two trains, and you supposed to be married tomorrow.
害得我们错过了两班火车，而你明天就要结婚了。
00:10
- I'll be with you in five minutes... - Just give me Bruce's money.
——我五分钟后就来陪你……——把布鲁斯的钱给我就行。
00:14
You can stay here forever, you and that murderer you caught.
你可以永远待在这儿，和你抓到的那个杀人犯一起。
00:18
- Murderer? - Which one of these men is it?
——杀人犯？——这些人里哪个是他？
00:20
- They all look like murderers. - What murderer did you catch?
——他们看着全都像杀人犯。——你抓到的是哪个杀人犯？
00:23
I never said any such thing.
我从没说过这种话。
00:25
I'm quoting my son. He has never lied to me.
我是在引用我儿子的话。他从来没骗过我。
00:28
Somebody's lying.
有人在撒谎。
00:29
- I never said anything like that. - Yes, you did.
——我从没说过那种话。——你说过。
00:32
I said I was trying to find the murderer.
我说的是我正在设法找出那个杀人犯。
00:34
- Quit stalling. - She's got it balled up.
——别拖时间了。——她把它揉成一团了。
00:37
Who are you holding out on ?
你在替谁隐瞒？
00:38
Nobody. Now let me go , will you?
没人。现在放我走，行吗？
00:41
Stop it, stop it!
住手，住手！
00:42
She don't know where he is. I'm the only one that knows.
她不知道他在哪儿。只有我知道。
00:47
- Where's Williams? - Try and find out.
——威廉斯在哪儿？——你自己想办法找出来。
00:48
- Come on, talk. - Now you want me to talk?
——说啊。——现在你又想让我说了？
00:51
- Talk. - Ain't that funny?
——说。——这不是很可笑吗？
00:53
You wouldn't listen to me before , and now you want me to talk.
你之前根本不听我说，现在倒想让我开口了。
00:56
Don't say anything.
什么都别说。
00:58
- I know what I'm doing. - Stay out of this.
——我知道自己在做什么。——别插手。
01:00
- Why didn't you listen to me? - Cut that out.
——你当时为什么不听我的？——别闹了。
01:02
- Hands off! - Where is he?
——别碰我！——他在哪儿？
01:04
Why do you want to know? So you can write more lies to sell papers?
你想知道干什么？好让你再编些谎话卖报吗？
01:08
- Never mind that . - All right. I'll give you a story.
——别管那个。——好吧，我给你一条新闻。
01:12
A wonderful story!
好一条精彩新闻！
01:13
Only this time it'll be true. You'll never find me now!
不过这次会是真的。你现在再也找不到我了！
01:17
Get the ambulance, somebody!
快叫救护车，谁来！
01:19
Get an ambulance, somebody!
快叫救护车，谁来！
01:24
- She's dead. - No, she isn't killed, she's moving!
——她死了。——不，她没死，她在动！
01:32
- Did you see that? She jumped. - I know that.
——你看见了吗？她跳下去了。——我知道。
01:35
Where have you got Williams?
你把威廉斯藏哪儿了？
01:37
Hidden. He's in the desk.
藏起来了。他在桌子里。
01:39
She didn't kill herself.
她不是自杀的。
01:41
- How're you doing? - Let me out.
——你怎么样？——放我出去。
01:42
Quiet. You're sitting pretty .
安静。你现在安全得很。
01:44
- What's in there? - Who are you?
——里面是什么？——你是谁？
01:46
- This is Bruce's mother. - What are you doing?
——这是布鲁斯的母亲。——你在干什么？
01:48
- Shut up! - You're doing something wrong.
——闭嘴！——你这样做不对。
01:51
- Mother, please. - Take her out of here.
——母亲，求你了。——把她带出去。
01:53
- Take the lady to Polack Mike's. - My name's Louie Peluso.
——把这位女士送到波拉克·迈克那儿。——我叫路易·佩卢索。
01:58
See that she doesn't talk to anyone.
看好她，别让她跟任何人说话。
02:01
Tell them it's a case of D.T.'s .
告诉他们她是震颤性谵妄发作。
02:03
Don't worry, Mother. It's only temporary.
别担心，母亲。只是暂时的。
02:05
Let go of me.
放开我。
02:08
- Where are you going? - To get Bruce out of jail .
——你要去哪儿？——去把布鲁斯弄出狱。
02:11
- Why did you do this to me? - Get Bruce out of jail ?
——你为什么这样对我？——把布鲁斯弄出狱？
02:14
How can you worry about a man who's resting in a police station?
一个正待在警察局的人，有什么好担心的？
02:18
- This is war! You can't desert me. - Get off that trapeze.
——这是战争！你不能抛下我。——从那架高空秋千上下来。
02:21
You've got your story.
你的新闻已经有了。
02:23
"Earl Williams captured by the Morning Post".
“《晨邮报》捕获厄尔·威廉斯”。
02:26
I covered your story for you, now I'm getting out.
我已经替你把新闻报道完了，现在我要走了。
02:28
You drooling idiot , there are 365 days in a year one can get married.
你这个流口水的蠢货，一年有365天，随便哪天都能结婚。
02:33
How many times you got a murderer locked up in a desk?
你有几回能把杀人犯关进桌子里？
02:36
You got the whole city by the seat of the pants .
你靠临场发挥，把整座城市都攥在手里。
02:39
You've got the brain of a pancake.
你这脑子，简直像块煎饼。
02:41
This isn't just a story. It's a revolution.
这不只是一篇报道。这是一场革命。
02:44
The greatest yarn since Livingston discovered Stanley.
这是自利文斯通发现斯坦利以来最精彩的一通故事。
02:47
- The other way around. - Don't get technical at such a time.
——正好说反了。——这种时候就别抠字眼了。
02:51
You've taken a city that's been graft-ridden for 40 years ...
你让一座被贪腐侵蚀了40年的城市……
02:54
...and given us a chance to have the same kind of government...
……有了建立同样政府的机会……
02:57
...New York has under La Guardia.
……就像拉瓜迪亚治下的纽约。
02:59
If I didn't have your best interest at heart , I wouldn't argue with you.
如果我不是一心为你好，我才不会跟你争。
03:03
You've done something big. You've stepped up into a new class.
你干成了一件大事。你已经跨进了一个新的阶层。
03:07
We'll make such monkeys of those ward healers nobody'll vote for them.
我们会把那些地方党棍收拾得颜面尽失，让他们一个选票都拿不到。
03:11
- Expose them? - We'll crucify that mob.
——揭露他们？——我们要把那帮人钉在耻辱柱上。
03:13
We'll keep Williams under cover , until we can break the story ...
我们会把威廉斯藏起来，等我们能把这条新闻独家发出去……
03:17
...then share the glory with the governor.
……然后和州长一起分享荣耀。
03:19
- I get it, I get it. - You'll kick over City Hall.
——我懂了，我懂了。——你会把市政府掀个底朝天。
03:22
You got the mayor and Hartwell backed up against the wall .
你已经把市长和哈特韦尔逼到墙角了。
03:26
This isn't just a newspaper story. It's a career!
这不只是一篇报纸新闻。这是一番事业！
03:29
And you bellyache about catching the eight or nine o'clock train.
而你还在为赶八点或九点的火车发牢骚。
03:32
- But I never figured it that way. - Because you're a doll-faced hick .
——可我以前从没那样想过。——因为你就是个漂亮脸蛋的乡巴佬。
03:36
They'll be naming streets after you. There'll be statues of you.
他们会用你的名字给街道命名。还会给你立雕像。
03:40
The movies will be after you. There'll be a Hildy Johnson cigar.
电影公司也会来找你。还会有一支“希尔迪·约翰逊”雪茄。
03:43
I can see the billboards now: "Light up with Hildy Johnson..."
我现在都能看见广告牌了：“点燃希尔迪·约翰逊……”
03:47
- We got a lot to do . - Now you're talking .
——我们还有一大堆事要做。——这才像话。
03:49
- We can't leave Williams here. - We'll take him to my private office.
—我们不能把威廉斯留在这儿。—把他带到我的私人办公室去。
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationC1↩ 00:03
play cat and mouse
play cat and mouse
和人反复周旋
Don't "mother" me. Playing cat and mouse and keeping my boy locked up .
别跟我来“母亲”这一套。你们玩猫捉老鼠，还把我儿子关起来。
Pronunciation↩ 00:03
Playing cat and mouse
Playing、cat、mouse重读，猫鼠意象带出指责语气。
Don't "mother" me. Playing cat and mouse and keeping my boy locked up .
别跟我来“母亲”这一套。你们玩猫捉老鼠，还把我儿子关起来。
CollocationB2↩ 00:37
hold out on someone
hold out on someone
对某人隐瞒不说
Who are you holding out on ?
你在替谁隐瞒？
CollocationB1↩ 00:38
let someone go
let someone go
放开或让某人走
Nobody. Now let me go , will you?
没人。现在放我走，行吗？
Pronunciation↩ 00:38
let me go
let me常弱化成lemme，t几乎不爆破。
Nobody. Now let me go , will you?
没人。现在放我走，行吗？
GrammarB2↩ 00:53
You wouldn't listen to me before
wouldn't表拒绝：wouldn't不是将来，而是过去反复不肯听。
You wouldn't listen to me before , and now you want me to talk.
你之前根本不听我说，现在倒想让我开口了。
CollocationB1↩ 01:08
never mind something
never mind something
别管那件事
- Never mind that . - All right. I'll give you a story.
——别管那个。——好吧，我给你一条新闻。
CollocationB2↩ 01:42
sit pretty
sit pretty
处境很有利
Quiet. You're sitting pretty .
安静。你现在安全得很。
CollocationB2↩ 01:58
see that someone does something
see that someone does something
务必确保某人做某事
See that she doesn't talk to anyone.
看好她，别让她跟任何人说话。
CollocationB2↩ 02:01
a case of something
a case of something
属于某种情况
Tell them it's a case of D.T.'s .
告诉他们她是震颤性谵妄发作。
SlangC1↩ 02:01
D.T.'s
震颤性谵妄——旧式医学和酒鬼黑话，带委婉色彩
Tell them it's a case of D.T.'s .
告诉他们她是震颤性谵妄发作。
CollocationB2↩ 02:08
get someone out of jail
get someone out of jail
把某人弄出狱
- Where are you going? - To get Bruce out of jail .
——你要去哪儿？——去把布鲁斯弄出狱。
CollocationB2↩ 02:26
cover a story
cover a story
负责报道新闻
I covered your story for you, now I'm getting out.
我已经替你把新闻报道完了，现在我要走了。
SlangB2↩ 02:28
drooling idiot
流口水的蠢货——强烈但不含脏字的侮辱
You drooling idiot , there are 365 days in a year one can get married.
你这个流口水的蠢货，一年有365天，随便哪天都能结婚。
CollocationB1↩ 02:33
lock someone up
lock someone up
把某人关起来
How many times you got a murderer locked up in a desk?
你有几回能把杀人犯关进桌子里？
Pronunciation↩ 02:33
got a murderer
got a中t变弹舌，a弱读，听感像goda。
How many times you got a murderer locked up in a desk?
你有几回能把杀人犯关进桌子里？
CollocationC1↩ 02:36
by the seat of one's pants
by the seat of one's pants
凭临场本事应付
You got the whole city by the seat of the pants .
你靠临场发挥，把整座城市都攥在手里。
SlangB2↩ 02:44
yarn
故事或夸张瞎扯——老派口语，可指故事或吹嘘
The greatest yarn since Livingston discovered Stanley.
这是自利文斯通发现斯坦利以来最精彩的一通故事。
GrammarC1↩ 02:51
that's been graft-ridden for 40 years
定语从句：that's been...修饰city，说明这座城市长期被贪腐侵蚀。
You've taken a city that's been graft-ridden for 40 years ...
你让一座被贪腐侵蚀了40年的城市……
CollocationC1↩ 02:59
have someone's best interest at heart
have someone's best interest at heart
真心为某人着想
If I didn't have your best interest at heart , I wouldn't argue with you.
如果我不是一心为你好，我才不会跟你争。
GrammarC1↩ 02:59
If I didn't have your best interest at heart, I wouldn't argue with you.
虚拟条件句：if加过去式搭配would，表达与事实相反或不太可能的假设。
If I didn't have your best interest at heart , I wouldn't argue with you.
如果我不是一心为你好，我才不会跟你争。
CollocationB2↩ 03:03
step up
step up
提升到更高层次
You've done something big. You've stepped up into a new class.
你干成了一件大事。你已经跨进了一个新的阶层。
Pronunciation↩ 03:07
nobody'll vote for
nobody'll和for都压轻，重音落在vote。
We'll make such monkeys of those ward healers nobody'll vote for them.
我们会把那些地方党棍收拾得颜面尽失，让他们一个选票都拿不到。
SlangC1↩ 03:07
ward healers
地方党棍和跑腿政客——美国地方政治旧称，带贬义
We'll make such monkeys of those ward healers nobody'll vote for them.
我们会把那些地方党棍收拾得颜面尽失，让他们一个选票都拿不到。
CollocationB2↩ 03:13
keep someone under cover
keep someone under cover
把某人藏起来保密
We'll keep Williams under cover , until we can break the story ...
我们会把威廉斯藏起来，等我们能把这条新闻独家发出去……
CollocationC1↩ 03:13
break a story
break a story
抢先发布独家新闻
We'll keep Williams under cover , until we can break the story ...
我们会把威廉斯藏起来，等我们能把这条新闻独家发出去……
GrammarB2↩ 03:13
until we can break the story
时间从句：until引出终止条件，表示一直藏到独家新闻可以发布为止。
We'll keep Williams under cover , until we can break the story ...
我们会把威廉斯藏起来，等我们能把这条新闻独家发出去……
CollocationB2↩ 03:17
share the glory with someone
share the glory with someone
与某人分享功劳
...then share the glory with the governor.
……然后和州长一起分享荣耀。
CollocationC1↩ 03:22
have someone backed up against the wall
have someone backed up against the wall
把某人逼到绝境
You got the mayor and Hartwell backed up against the wall .
你已经把市长和哈特韦尔逼到墙角了。
SlangB2↩ 03:29
bellyache
没完没了地抱怨——非正式，带嫌弃语气
And you bellyache about catching the eight or nine o'clock train.
而你还在为赶八点或九点的火车发牢骚。
SlangB2↩ 03:32
doll-faced hick
漂亮脸蛋的乡巴佬——熟人斗嘴的冒犯性称呼
- But I never figured it that way. - Because you're a doll-faced hick .
——可我以前从没那样想过。——因为你就是个漂亮脸蛋的乡巴佬。
CollocationB1↩ 03:47
now you're talking
now you're talking
这才像话
- We got a lot to do . - Now you're talking .
——我们还有一大堆事要做。——这才像话。
Pronunciation↩ 03:47
a lot to do
a、to弱读，lot和do承担节拍。
- We got a lot to do . - Now you're talking .
——我们还有一大堆事要做。——这才像话。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
DiscourseC1↩ 02:41
not just X; it's Y
不只是X，而是更大的Y
In the sceneWalter把新闻稿抬高成改变城市的革命，劝Hildy别走。
This isn't just a launch. It's a new beginning.这不只是一场发布会。这是一个新的开始。
In daily life
汇报成果This isn't just a fix. It's a fresh start.这不只是修好问题。这是重新开始。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 02:36
by the seat of one's pants
靠临场应变
In the sceneWalter夸Hildy凭新闻现场的反应力掌控了整座城市。
She ran the event by the seat of her pants.她全凭临场发挥办完了活动。
In daily life
临时演讲I gave the presentation by the seat of my pants.我全凭临场发挥做完了演示。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 02:39
brain of a pancake
讽刺某人没脑子
In the scene争执中用荒诞比喻损对方脑筋不灵，语气是喜剧式挖苦。
You have the brain of a goldfish today.你今天的记性差得像条金鱼。
In daily life
朋友忘事You have the brain of a goldfish this morning.你今天早上的记性真像金鱼。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 03:32
doll-faced hick
漂亮脸蛋的乡巴佬
In the scene用表面夸长相、实际骂人没见识的组合来挤兑对方。
That city slicker called me a hick.那个城里人叫我乡巴佬。
In daily life
熟人斗嘴Don't call your teammate a hick, even as a joke.就算开玩笑，也别叫队友乡巴佬。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:13
under cover
藏起来并保密
In the sceneWalter计划先把Williams藏好，等报社准备好独家新闻再公开。
The witness stayed under cover until the trial.证人在审判前一直藏着身份。
In daily life
保护证人The source remained under cover for a month.消息来源秘密隐藏了一个月。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:26
cover a story
负责报道新闻
In the sceneHildy说自己已经替Walter把新闻跑完，现在准备离开报房。
She covered the election for the local paper.她为地方报纸报道了那场选举。
In daily life
记者出差Our reporter is covering the storm tonight.我们的记者今晚负责报道这场风暴。
above my level
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step up
提升到更高层次
In the sceneWalter说Hildy的这次报道让她跨进更高的职业阶层。
She stepped up when the team needed a leader.团队需要领头人时，她站了出来。
In daily life
接手项目He stepped up to lead the new project.他挺身而出，带领新项目。
above my level
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a wonderful story
反话：这下有新闻可写
In the sceneMrs. Baldwin刚跳窗，Walter却兴奋地把危险现场当成独家新闻。
A wonderful story, if nobody gets hurt.只要没人受伤，这倒是个精彩故事。
In daily life
突发事故A wonderful story for the paper, but a terrible night for us.对报纸是好新闻，对我们却是糟糕的一晚。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“This isn't just a story. It's a revolution.”
这不只是一篇报道。这是一场革命。
Why it's great
把新闻功劳提升为改变城市的政治行动，短促有力。
Pattern
This isn't just X. It's Y.
When to use
把普通成果说出更大意义时，用来增强气势。
Similar
This is more than a story; it's a turning point. ／ It's not merely X—it's Y.
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literary
Shadowing tip
重读 just、story、revolution；两句之间短停。
Use it yourself
夸团队项目This isn't just a launch. It's a new beginning.这不只是一场发布会。这是一个新的开始。
“You got the whole city by the seat of the pants.”
你靠临场应变，把整个城市都掌控住了。
Why it's great
seat of the pants把冒险中的本事写得具体又俏皮。
Pattern
by the seat of one's pants
When to use
形容没准备充分，却靠现场反应把事办成。
Similar
She learned the job by the seat of her pants. ／ He handled the crisis on instinct.
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informal
Shadowing tip
seat、pants重读，by the连读；整句带夸奖的上扬语气。
Use it yourself
临场救场I ran the workshop by the seat of my pants.我全凭临场发挥撑完了那场工作坊。
“If I didn't have your best interest at heart, I wouldn't argue with you.”
如果我不是一心为你好，我才懒得跟你争。
Why it's great
用条件句把争辩包装成关心，既强硬又有说服力。
Pattern
If I didn't..., I wouldn't...
When to use
解释自己为何坚持劝阻或提出批评时使用。
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If I didn't care, I wouldn't say anything. ／ I'm arguing because I want what's best for you.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
If从句先压低，wouldn't argue重读，结尾稳稳落下。
Use it yourself
劝朋友休息If I didn't care about you, I wouldn't tell you to slow down.如果我不在乎你，就不会劝你慢下来。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 沃尔特的事业推销
You've taken a city that's been graft-ridden for 40 years... ...and given us a chance to have the same kind of government... ...New York has under La Guardia. If I didn't have your best interest at heart, I wouldn't argue with you. You've done something big. You've stepped up into a new class. We'll make such monkeys of those ward healers nobody'll vote for them. - Expose them? - We'll crucify that mob. We'll keep Williams under cover, until we can break the story... ...then share the glory with the governor.
你让一座被贪腐侵蚀了40年的城市…… ……有了建立同样政府的机会…… ……就像拉瓜迪亚治下的纽约。 如果我不是一心为你好，我才不会跟你争。 你干成了一件大事。你已经跨进了一个新的阶层。 我们会把那些地方党棍收拾得颜面尽失，让他们一个选票都拿不到。 ——揭露他们？——我们要把那帮人钉在耻辱柱上。 我们会把威廉斯藏起来，等我们能把这条新闻独家发出去…… ……然后和州长一起分享荣耀。
把一篇独家新闻层层升级成改造纽约、分享政治荣耀的宏大叙事。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use This isn't just X. It's Y. to elevate a result
- Understand by the seat of the pants as improvisation
- Use cover a story for reporting news
- Hear story and career as escalating stakes
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “This isn't just a story” mean?
It says the report has a larger impact than an ordinary news story.
Is “It's a revolution” literal here?
No. Walter uses it as comic exaggeration for a politically powerful scoop.
How do you translate “by the seat of the pants”?
It means managing something through instinct and improvisation, without much preparation.
Is “doll-faced hick” an insult?
Yes. The first part sounds flattering, but hick dismisses someone as unsophisticated.