Chapter 15 of 17 · 6'53"
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婚礼在等人头条也在等人
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5press-roomWorkplace雅思
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Everything you need before watchingHildy has hidden escaped prisoner Earl Williams while the newsroom races to turn the scoop into a front-page lead. Bruce arrives with money and train tickets, asking her to choose a quieter life with him. Before she can decide, rival reporter Roy Bensinger appears, and Walter Burns turns the chaos into a recruiting opportunity. The scene’s speed comes from clipped commands, newsroom jargon, romantic pressure, and beautifully fake politeness.
希
Hildy Johnsonstar reporter
沃
Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
布
Bruce BaldwinHildy's fiance
罗
Roy V. BensingerTribune reporter
达
Duffynews editor
厄
Earl Williamsescaped prisoner
布
Butch O'Connorwrestling boss
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
- We got a lot to do. - Now you're talking.
—我们还有一大堆事要做。—这才像话。
00:02
- We can't leave Williams here. - We'll take him to my private office.
——我们不能把威廉姆斯留在这儿。——把他带到我的私人办公室去。
00:06
- How are you going to take him? - We'll carry the desk over.
——你们打算怎么把他带过去？——我们把桌子一起抬过去。
00:09
It's crawling with cops outside.
外面到处都是警察。
00:11
We'll lower it out the window with pulleys.
我们用滑轮把桌子从窗户放下去。
00:13
Start pounding out a lead !
开始赶写头条导语！
00:15
- How much of this stuff do you want? - All you the words you got.
——你要这东西写多少？——把你手头有的字全写上。
00:19
- Can I call the mayor a bird of prey ? - Call him anything you like.
——我能把市长叫作捕食者吗？——你爱怎么叫就怎么叫。
00:23
Give him the works . Hello, Duffy? We got the biggest story in years.
把能给他的全给上。喂，达菲？我们拿到了这几年最大的新闻。
00:27
"Earl Williams captured by the Morning Post. Exclusive!"
“《晨报》抓获厄尔·威廉姆斯。独家！”
00:31
Tear out the whole front page.
把整个头版掀掉重做。
00:33
The whole front page. Out! And never mind the European war.
整个头版。撤掉！欧洲战事先别管了。
00:36
We got something bigger than that. Hildy Johnson's writing the lead.
我们有比那更大的新闻。希尔迪·约翰逊正在写头条导语。
00:40
And get hold of Butch O'Connor.
再联系上布奇·奥康纳。
00:42
Tell him to come up here with his wrestlers.
叫他带着那些摔跤手到这儿来。
00:44
Yeah, Butch O'Connor.
对，就是布奇·奥康纳。
00:46
What? I've got a desk I want moved...
什么？我有张桌子要搬……
00:48
What the deuce do you want?
你到底想干什么，搞什么鬼？
00:49
- Hello, Bruce. - Hildy.
——你好，布鲁斯。——希尔迪。
00:51
Never mind the Chinese earthquake.
中国地震的事先别管了。
00:53
- I just want to ask you... - How'd you get out of jail?
——我只是想问你……——你是怎么出狱的？
00:56
Not through any help of yours.
可不是靠你的帮忙。
00:58
I'm not talking to you.
我没在跟你说话。
00:59
I had to wire Albany for $100 so I could get out on bail .
我得给奥尔巴尼电汇一百美元，才能保释出来。
01:04
What will they think in Albany? The money went to the police station.
奥尔巴尼那边会怎么想？钱可是汇到了警察局。
01:08
- We're waiting for that story. - We'll explain everything to them.
——我们正等着那篇报道。——我们会向他们解释清楚的。
01:11
- Where's mother? - She left.
——妈妈呢？——她走了。
01:13
I can't hear you.
我听不见你说什么。
01:14
- Where'd she go? - Out someplace.
——她去哪儿了？——出去到什么地方去了。
01:16
- Junk the Polish Corridor! - Tell me where my mother was going.
——把“波兰走廊”那条稿子扔了！——告诉我，我母亲要去哪儿。
01:19
- She couldn't say. - This is more important.
——她没说。——这件事更重要。
01:22
- Did she get the money? - She left in a hurry.
——她拿到钱了吗？——她走得很匆忙。
01:24
- I'll take that money. - In my purse.
——那笔钱我拿走。——在我的手提包里。
01:26
I can handle things. I'll take that certified check too.
我能处理好这些事。那张保付支票我也拿走。
01:29
I'll give you the tickets. You'll find your money in the wallet.
车票给你。你的钱在钱包里。
01:33
My wallet? This is my wallet.
我的钱包？这就是我的钱包。
01:36
Say, there's something funny going on ... What are you doing?
喂，事情有点不对劲……你在干什么？
01:39
Just wanted to look at it.
我只是想看看。
01:41
Hildy, I'm taking...
希尔迪，我要坐……
01:43
- I'm taking the 9 o'clock train. - Sure, sure.
——我要坐九点的火车。——好，好。
01:46
Did you hear what I said? I said I am taking the 9 o'clock...
你听见我说什么了吗？我说我要坐九点的火车……
01:50
Oh, Bruce, I put it in here!
哦，布鲁斯，我把它放在这儿了！
01:53
Let her alone , will you, buddy.
别烦她，行吗，伙计。
01:56
- Do me a favor ... - Just answer one question.
——帮我个忙……——只回答一个问题。
01:58
You don't want to come with me, do you?
你不想跟我走，对吧？
02:01
Answer me. You don't, do you ?
回答我。你就是不想，对吧？
02:02
No. Take the Miss America pictures off page six.
不想。把“美国小姐”的照片从第六页撤下来。
02:05
Hildy, tell me. Tell me the truth.
希尔迪，告诉我。告诉我真话。
02:07
Wait a minute. Now look here, my good man...
等一下。你听我说，老兄……
02:10
You shut up , Burns.
你闭嘴，伯恩斯。
02:12
You're doing all this to her.
这一切都是你逼她的。
02:14
She wanted to get away from you.
她本来想离开你。
02:16
But you caught her and changed her mind ...
可你追上她，又让她改变了主意……
02:18
Stick Hitler on the funny page. Now let me ask you...
把希特勒放到漫画版上。现在让我问你……
02:21
Will you give up everything for a man like him?
你愿意为了这种男人放弃一切吗？
02:24
No, but something's happened. I'll tell you...
不，可是出事了。我会告诉你……
02:26
Tell him nothing. He's a spy, you fool.
什么都别告诉他。他是间谍，你这个傻瓜。
02:29
- I am not a spy. - Ridiculous.
——我不是间谍。——荒唐。
02:30
You're coming with me right now.
你现在马上跟我走。
02:32
Just a second. This is the biggest thing in my life.
等一下。这是我人生中最重要的事。
02:35
I see. I'll keep. I'm like something in the icebox.
我明白了。我会留下来。我就像冰箱里冻着的东西。
02:38
You just don't love me.
你就是不爱我。
02:40
That isn't true. Just because you won't listen you say I don't love you.
不是这样的。就因为你不肯听，你就说我不爱你。
02:44
You never intended to be decent and live like a human being.
你从来就没打算做个体面人，过正常人的生活。
02:47
All right, if that's what you want to think.
好吧，既然你愿意这么想。
02:50
I'm trying to concentrate.
我正努力集中精神。
02:52
- You're just like him and all the rest. - Sure. That's what I am.
——你和他，还有其他人，全都一个样。——没错，我就是这样。
02:55
What? Leave the rooster story alone. That's human interest .
什么？别动那篇公鸡的稿子。那是人物趣闻。
02:59
If you had any sympathy or understanding ...
如果你稍微有点同情心或理解力……
03:01
- I understand, all right... - Wait a minute.
——我明白，行了……——等一下。
03:03
There's one question I want to know. The mayor's first wife's name.
有一个问题我想知道：市长第一任妻子的名字。
03:07
The one with the wart on her? Fanny. What, Duffy?
就是脸上长了颗疣的那个？范妮。怎么了，达菲？
03:10
You never loved me at all.
你从来就没爱过我。
03:12
Never mind. You don't work for advertising.
算了。你不是给广告部干活的。
03:14
If you change your mind, I'm on the 9 o'clock train.
你要是改变主意，我会坐九点的火车。
03:17
If you want me, take me as I am . Don't try to change me.
如果你想要我，就接受我本来的样子。别想着改变我。
03:21
I'm no suburban bridge player. I'm a newspaperman.
我不是住在郊区、只会打桥牌的闲人。我是报人。
03:23
That's it. Keep it coming as fast as you can.
就是这样。尽可能快地继续送稿来。
03:26
Get back in there, you mock turtle .
回里面去，你这个冒牌乌龟。
03:30
You tell Butch it's a matter of life and death ?
你要告诉布奇这事关生死？
03:33
Good. Butch's on his way. We just have to hold out for 15 minutes .
很好。布奇已经在路上了。我们只要再撑十五分钟。
03:37
- The boys will be back to phone. - I'll handle them.
——那些小伙子会回来打电话。——我来应付他们。
03:41
God, now the moon's out.
天哪，月亮都出来了。
03:48
Fine. Three taps is me. Don't forget. Got enough air?
好。敲三下就是我，别忘了。空气够用吗？
03:51
- Not very much. - That better? You're sitting pretty .
——不太够。——这样好些了吗？你现在可舒服着呢。
03:55
- How's it coming? - All right. Where's Bruce?
——写得怎么样了？——还行。布鲁斯呢？
03:57
- He went out. - Is he coming back here?
——他出去了。——他还会回来吗？
03:59
Certainly. Didn't you hear him? What have you got so far?
当然会。你没听见他说吗？你目前写了什么？
04:02
"While Hartwell's paid gunmen stalked the city, shooting bystanders...
“当哈特韦尔雇来的枪手在城中游荡、向路人开枪时……”
04:06
...spreading terror, Williams was lurking..."
……威廉姆斯正躲在暗处，散播恐慌……
04:08
Wait a minute. Aren't you going to mention the Post?
等一下。你不打算提到《晨报》吗？
04:11
- I did. Second paragraph. - Who reads the second paragraph?
——提了，在第二段。——谁会看第二段啊？
04:14
How long have I been telling you how to write a story?
我教你该怎么写报道已经多久了？
04:17
I'm sorry.
对不起。
04:21
What's the idea of locking this door?
干吗把门锁上？
04:24
- Who's that? - Bensinger. That's his desk.
——谁啊？——本辛格。这是他的桌子。
04:26
Open the door, will you?
把门打开，行吗？
04:29
- What's his name? - Bensinger, of the Tribune.
——他叫什么？——《论坛报》的本辛格。
04:31
- The Tribune? - Who's in there?
——《论坛报》？——里面是谁？
04:35
Haven't you any better sense...?
你就不能懂点事吗……？
04:37
Hello. Hello, Mr. Burns. Quite an honor having you come over here.
你好。你好，伯恩斯先生。您大驾光临，真是荣幸。
04:41
- Hello, Bensinger. - You know my... I just want to get my...
——你好，本辛格。——你知道我的……我只是想拿回我的……
04:45
It's quite a coincidence seeing you tonight, isn't it?
今晚能见到您，真是巧啊，不是吗？
04:48
How do you mean?
您这话是什么意思？
04:49
I was talking to our Mr. Duffy about you this afternoon.
今天下午我还在和我们的达菲先生谈起您。
04:52
Really? Nothing detrimental, I hope.
真的吗？希望没说什么不利于我的话。
04:54
On the contrary . On the contrary.
恰恰相反。恰恰相反。
04:57
That was one swell story you had in the paper this morning.
你今早那篇报道写得真棒。
05:00
Did you care for the poem, Mr. Burns?
伯恩斯先生，您喜欢那首诗吗？
05:02
The poem? The poem was great.
那首诗？写得太好了。
05:04
I liked the ending especially.
我尤其喜欢结尾。
05:06
"And all is well outside his cell...
“牢房外一切安好……”
05:08
...but in his heart he hears the hangman calling...
……可在他心里，听见刽子手在呼唤……
05:10
...the gallows falling...
……绞刑架仿佛正在落下……
05:11
...and his white-haired mother's tears".
……还有他白发母亲的泪水。”
05:14
- Heartbreaking? - That's fine.
——很催泪吧？——挺好的。
05:16
Would you like to work for me?
你愿意来为我工作吗？
05:18
We can use a man like you.
我们正需要你这样的人。
05:19
All we got are lowbrows like Johnson here.
我们手下全是像约翰逊这样没文化的家伙。
05:22
- Are you serious, Mr. Burns? - Serious? Wait a minute.
——您是认真的吗，伯恩斯先生？——认真？等一下。
05:25
Duffy, I'm sending Mr. Bunsinger over to see you.
达菲，我让本辛格先生过去见你。
05:27
- Bensinger. - Mervyn, isn't it?
——是本辛格。——默文，对吧？
05:29
- Yeah... No. Roy. Roy V. - Certainly.
——嗯……不对，是罗伊。罗伊·V。——当然。
05:32
Roy V. Bensinger, the poet.
诗人罗伊·V·本辛格。
05:34
You wouldn't know. You probably never heard of Shakespeare either.
你当然不知道。你可能连莎士比亚都没听说过。
05:39
Put Mr. Bensinger on staff. How much you getting on the Tribune?
把本辛格先生招进来。你在《论坛报》拿多少薪水？
05:43
- $75. - I'll give you $100 and a byline .
——七十五美元。——我给你一百美元，还给你署名权。
05:45
Now you give him everything he wants, you understand?
现在，他想要什么你都给，明白吗？
05:48
Roy, write me a story from the point of view of the escaped man.
罗伊，给我从逃犯的视角写一篇报道。
05:52
He hides, afraid of every sound, every light.
他躲藏着，害怕每一点声音、每一束光。
05:55
He hears footsteps, they're closing in.
他听见脚步声——他们越来越近了。
05:58
- Get the sense of the animal at bay . - Sort of Jack London style?
——要写出困兽犹斗的感觉。——像杰克·伦敦那种风格？
06:02
- I'll get my rhyming dictionary. - It doesn't have to rhyme .
——我去拿押韵词典。——不必押韵。
06:05
I'm deeply grateful, Mr. Burns.
伯恩斯先生，我真是感激不尽。
06:09
If there's an opening for a war correspondent...
如果战地记者有空缺……
06:11
...I parler a little French.
……我会说一点法语。
06:13
- I'll keep you in mind. - Au revoir, mon capitain.
——我会记着你的。——再见，我的船长。
06:16
Bonjour.
你好。
06:20
"His white-haired mother's tears". That's the tops.
“他白发母亲的泪水。”这句绝了。
06:23
Listen, that fellow Bensinger is on his way right now.
听着，那个本辛格现在已经过来了。
06:26
Handle him with kid gloves . Have him write poetry.
对他要格外小心地应付。让他去写诗。
06:29
We don't want him. Stall him until the extra's out.
我们不要他。拖住他，直到号外印出来。
06:31
Say his poetry smells and kick him downstairs.
就说他的诗臭不可闻，把他赶到楼下去。
06:34
- Double-crosser . - That'll teach him.
——两面三刀的家伙。——这就给他个教训。
06:36
He won't quit his paper without giving notice after this.
出了这事，他不会不提前通知就辞掉那家报纸的工作。
06:38
- I mean you. - Me?
——我说的是你。——我？
06:39
You'd double-cross anybody... Wait a minute.
你连谁都敢坑……等一下。
06:42
Bruce isn't coming back. He said he was taking the 9:00 train.
布鲁斯不会回来了。他说他要坐九点的火车。
06:45
In that case, he's gone by now.
那样的话，他现在已经走了。
06:47
Don't sit there like a frozen robin. Get on with the story.
别像只冻僵的知更鸟似的坐在那里。继续写报道。
06:50
We ought to be finished when Butch gets here.
布奇到了时，我们应该已经忙完了。
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take him to
him、to都弱读，/teɪk əm tə/一口带过。
- We can't leave Williams here. - We'll take him to my private office.
——我们不能把威廉姆斯留在这儿。——把他带到我的私人办公室去。
CollocationB2↩ 00:09
be crawling with something
be crawling with something
到处都是；挤满
It's crawling with cops outside.
外面到处都是警察。
CollocationC1↩ 00:13
pound out a lead
pound out a lead
赶写头条导语
Start pounding out a lead !
开始赶写头条导语！
Pronunciation↩ 00:13
pounding out a
out a连读成/ aʊtə/，a要弱读。
Start pounding out a lead !
开始赶写头条导语！
CollocationC1↩ 00:19
a bird of prey
a bird of prey
凶狠的捕食者
这里把市长比作会捕食人的权力人物
- Can I call the mayor a bird of prey ? - Call him anything you like.
——我能把市长叫作捕食者吗？——你爱怎么叫就怎么叫。
CollocationB2↩ 00:23
give someone the works
give someone the works
把能给的全给上
Give him the works . Hello, Duffy? We got the biggest story in years.
把能给他的全给上。喂，达菲？我们拿到了这几年最大的新闻。
CollocationB1↩ 00:40
get hold of someone
get hold of someone
联系上某人
And get hold of Butch O'Connor.
再联系上布奇·奥康纳。
SlangC1↩ 00:48
What the deuce
搞什么鬼——老派委婉惊叹，正式场合少用
What the deuce do you want?
你到底想干什么，搞什么鬼？
CollocationB2↩ 00:59
get out on bail
get out on bail
交保释金后获释
I had to wire Albany for $100 so I could get out on bail .
我得给奥尔巴尼电汇一百美元，才能保释出来。
GrammarB2↩ 00:59
so I could get out on bail
目的从句：so后接主语和could，说明前面电汇的目的。
I had to wire Albany for $100 so I could get out on bail .
我得给奥尔巴尼电汇一百美元，才能保释出来。
CollocationB2↩ 01:36
something funny is going on
something funny is going on
有点不对劲
Say, there's something funny going on ... What are you doing?
喂，事情有点不对劲……你在干什么？
CollocationB1↩ 01:53
leave someone alone
leave someone alone
别烦；别管某人
Let her alone , will you, buddy.
别烦她，行吗，伙计。
CollocationA2↩ 01:56
do someone a favor
do someone a favor
帮某人一个忙
- Do me a favor ... - Just answer one question.
——帮我个忙……——只回答一个问题。
GrammarB1↩ 01:58
You don't want to come with me, do you?
反意疑问句：前面否定，句尾用肯定短问句确认对方态度。
You don't want to come with me, do you?
你不想跟我走，对吧？
Pronunciation↩ 01:58
do you
do you常压成/dʒə/，别逐词念开。
You don't want to come with me, do you?
你不想跟我走，对吧？
SlangB1↩ 02:10
shut up
闭嘴——冲突中粗鲁制止，慎用
You shut up , Burns.
你闭嘴，伯恩斯。
CollocationB1↩ 02:16
change someone's mind
change someone's mind
改变某人的想法
But you caught her and changed her mind ...
可你追上她，又让她改变了主意……
CollocationC1↩ 02:55
human-interest story
human-interest story
人物趣闻；人情味新闻
这里指公鸡故事这种吸引读者的趣闻
What? Leave the rooster story alone. That's human interest .
什么？别动那篇公鸡的稿子。那是人物趣闻。
GrammarC1↩ 02:59
If you had any sympathy or understanding
虚拟条件句：if加过去式表达假设，也带有责备对方的意味。
If you had any sympathy or understanding ...
如果你稍微有点同情心或理解力……
CollocationB2↩ 03:17
take someone as they are
take someone as they are
接受某人的本来样子
If you want me, take me as I am . Don't try to change me.
如果你想要我，就接受我本来的样子。别想着改变我。
GrammarB2↩ 03:17
If you want me, take me as I am
条件句加祈使：if提出条件，主句用祈使句给出接受方式。
If you want me, take me as I am . Don't try to change me.
如果你想要我，就接受我本来的样子。别想着改变我。
Pronunciation↩ 03:17
take me as
me as自然连读，as弱读成/əz/。
If you want me, take me as I am . Don't try to change me.
如果你想要我，就接受我本来的样子。别想着改变我。
CollocationB2↩ 03:23
keep something coming
keep something coming
继续不断送来
That's it. Keep it coming as fast as you can.
就是这样。尽可能快地继续送稿来。
SlangC1↩ 03:26
mock turtle
可笑的冒牌货——文学典故式讥讽，不宜随意称人
Get back in there, you mock turtle .
回里面去，你这个冒牌乌龟。
CollocationB2↩ 03:30
a matter of life and death
a matter of life and death
生死攸关
You tell Butch it's a matter of life and death ?
你要告诉布奇这事关生死？
CollocationB2↩ 03:33
hold out for a period of time
hold out for a period of time
坚持撑过一段时间
Good. Butch's on his way. We just have to hold out for 15 minutes .
很好。布奇已经在路上了。我们只要再撑十五分钟。
CollocationB2↩ 03:51
be sitting pretty
be sitting pretty
处境很有利
- Not very much. - That better? You're sitting pretty .
——不太够。——这样好些了吗？你现在可舒服着呢。
GrammarB2↩ 04:14
How long have I been telling you how to write a story?
完成进行时：have been telling强调从过去持续到现在的反复提醒。
How long have I been telling you how to write a story?
我教你该怎么写报道已经多久了？
Pronunciation↩ 04:14
How long have I
have弱读为/əv/，和I顺滑相连。
How long have I been telling you how to write a story?
我教你该怎么写报道已经多久了？
CollocationB2↩ 04:54
on the contrary
on the contrary
恰恰相反
On the contrary . On the contrary.
恰恰相反。恰恰相反。
SlangC1↩ 05:19
lowbrows
没文化的俗人——贬义评价，不适合正式称人
All we got are lowbrows like Johnson here.
我们手下全是像约翰逊这样没文化的家伙。
CollocationC1↩ 05:43
get a byline
get a byline
获得署名
- $75. - I'll give you $100 and a byline .
——七十五美元。——我给你一百美元，还给你署名权。
CollocationC1↩ 05:58
an animal at bay
an animal at bay
被逼到绝境的困兽
这里把逃犯写成被逼到绝境的困兽
- Get the sense of the animal at bay . - Sort of Jack London style?
——要写出困兽犹斗的感觉。——像杰克·伦敦那种风格？
GrammarB1↩ 06:02
It doesn't have to rhyme
半情态结构：doesn't have to表示“不必”，不是“不能”。
- I'll get my rhyming dictionary. - It doesn't have to rhyme .
——我去拿押韵词典。——不必押韵。
CollocationC1↩ 06:26
handle someone with kid gloves
handle someone with kid gloves
格外小心地应付
不是字面手套，而是委婉地小心应付
Handle him with kid gloves . Have him write poetry.
对他要格外小心地应付。让他去写诗。
SlangC1↩ 06:34
Double-crosser
两面三刀的人——强烈指责背叛者，冲突中使用
- Double-crosser . - That'll teach him.
——两面三刀的家伙。——这就给他个教训。
Pronunciation↩ 06:47
Get on with
重读Get on，命令感强；with弱读。
Don't sit there like a frozen robin. Get on with the story.
别像只冻僵的知更鸟似的坐在那里。继续写报道。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 00:09
be crawling with something
挤满；到处都是
In the scene希尔迪说报社外警察挤满，解释为何不能搬人。
The station was crawling with tourists before dawn.天亮前车站就挤满了游客。
In daily life
机场候机The terminal was crawling with travelers.航站楼里挤满了旅客。
above my level
CollocationC1↩ 00:13
pound out a lead
赶写新闻导语
In the scene伯恩斯命希尔迪立刻赶写头条导语。
I pounded out a short report before lunch.我午饭前赶写完了一篇短报道。
In daily life
赶写邮件She pounded out the email in ten minutes.她十分钟就把邮件赶写出来了。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:19
a bird of prey
猛禽；捕食者
In the scene希尔迪把市长比成会捕食人的政客。
He acts like a bird of prey in negotiations.谈判时他像一只捕食猎物的猛禽。
In daily life
谈判The buyer watched every weakness like a bird of prey.买方像捕食者一样盯着每个弱点。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 00:59
get out on bail
保释出狱
In the scene布鲁斯解释自己花钱电汇才保释出狱。
The suspect got out on bail after one night.嫌疑人过了一夜就交保释金出来了。
In daily life
新闻报道The actor was released on bail this morning.那名演员今早交保释金获释。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 02:55
human-interest story
人物趣闻
In the scene伯恩斯把公鸡稿称为能打动读者的人情新闻。
The editor wants a human-interest story about nurses.编辑想要一篇关于护士的人情味报道。
In daily life
新闻选题Her profile became the paper's best human-interest story.她的人物专访成了报纸最出色的人情新闻。
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 03:17
take someone as they are
接受本来的我
In the scene希尔迪要求布鲁斯接受她现在的样子。
Please take me as I am, not as a project.请接受真实的我，别把我当成改造项目。
In daily life
劝朋友Take your new roommate as they are.接受新室友本来的样子吧。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 04:37
quite an honor
表面客气的反话
In the scene本辛格假装欢迎伯恩斯，客套里全是敌意。
What an honor to receive your complaint at midnight.半夜收到您的投诉，真是荣幸。
In daily life
假客套Quite an honor to clean up your mistake again.又来替你收拾烂摊子，真是荣幸。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 06:26
handle someone with kid gloves
小心翼翼地应付
In the scene伯恩斯要拖住本辛格，表面客气地安抚他。
Handle the antique vase with kid gloves.要像戴着小孩手套一样小心对待这只古董花瓶。
In daily life
安抚同事Handle the nervous intern with kid gloves.要小心安抚那位紧张的实习生。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“If you want me, take me as I am. Don't try to change me.”
如果你想要我，就接受我本来的样子。别想着改变我。
Why it's great
把爱情里的尊重说得直接有力，短句和重复让边界感很清楚。
Pattern
If you want me, take me as I am.
When to use
谈恋爱、合作或拒绝别人改造自己时。
Similar
Accept me as I am. ／ Love me for who I am.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
重读 want、as I am，句末降调收住。
Use it yourself
谈工作安排If you want this job, take the schedule as it is.如果你想要这份工作，就接受现有的安排。
“Handle him with kid gloves. Have him write poetry.”
对他要格外小心地应付。让他去写诗。
Why it's great
kid gloves 把圆滑的安抚说成策略，客气表面下藏着排挤。
Pattern
Handle someone with kid gloves.
When to use
处理敏感客户、同事或容易翻脸的人时。
Similar
Treat someone delicately. ／ Tread carefully with someone.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
重读 Handle、kid gloves，两个命令短促分开。
Use it yourself
安抚客户Handle the angry client with kid gloves.要小心应付那位生气的客户。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Decode lead as a front-page introduction.
- Use take me as I am to set a boundary.
- Catch the tact hidden in kid gloves.
- Recognize human interest as people-centered news.
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does “take me as I am” mean?
It means accepting someone without trying to remake them.
What does “crawling with cops” mean?
It means a place is crowded with police officers.
How are kid gloves used in this scene?
They signal careful, tactful handling of a difficult person.
What is a human-interest story?
A people-centered story designed to engage readers emotionally.