Chapter 1 of 17 · 7'07"
The Ex-Wife Returns 前妻回报社IMDb ↗
离开旧爱先别急着走
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5newspaper-officeWorkplace雅思
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Everything you need before watchingHildy returns to the Morning Post with a new fiancé, while her ex-husband Walter tries to keep her in the newsroom. Their reunion jumps from a governor and a death sentence to divorce, a disastrous honeymoon, and one last job offer. Listen for the way quick insults, old idioms, and mock compliments turn an argument into a flirtation.
希
Hildy Johnsonex-reporter
沃
Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
达
Duffyreporter
路
Louiereporter
斯
Sweeneyreporter
厄
Earl Williamscondemned man
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, Hildy.
你好，希尔蒂。
00:03
Hello, Walter.
你好，沃尔特。
00:06
Hello, Louie. How's the big slot machine king?
你好，路易。老虎机大王最近怎么样？
00:08
I ain't doing that no more. I'm retired. You know what I mean?
我不再干那个了。我退休了。明白我的意思吗？
00:12
- Walter. - I'm busy!
- 沃尔特。- 我忙着呢！
00:15
The governor didn't sign that reprieve.
州长没签那份暂缓执行令。
00:18
Tomorrow, Earl Williams dies and makes a sucker out of us .
明天厄尔·威廉姆斯一死，我们就成了笑柄。
00:22
What are you going to do?
你打算怎么办？
00:24
- Phone the governor. - I can't.
- 给州长打电话。- 我打不了。
00:25
- Why not? - He's out fishing.
- 为什么？- 他出去钓鱼了。
00:27
- How many places are there? - At least two, Atlantic and Pacific.
- 有几个地方？- 至少两个，大西洋和太平洋。
00:31
That simplifies it, doesn't it?
这么一来就简单了，不是吗？
00:33
- Get him on the phone . - And say what?
- 让他接电话。- 那该说什么？
00:34
Quiet, Duffy. He's thinking.
安静，达菲。他在想办法。
00:37
Tell him if he reprieves Earl Williams, we'll support him for senator .
告诉他，只要他让厄尔·威廉姆斯暂缓执行死刑，我们就支持他竞选参议员。
00:41
Tell him the Morning Post will be behind him .
告诉他，《晨报》会站在他这边。
00:43
- You can't do that. - Why not?
- 你不能这么干。- 为什么不能？
00:44
We've been a Democratic paper for over 20 years.
二十多年来，我们一直是民主党报纸。
00:47
After we get the reprieve, we'll be Democratic again.
等我们拿到暂缓令，就又是民主党报纸了。
00:50
Go on, Duffy, get going.
去吧，达菲，赶紧行动。
00:52
The Morning Post expects every editor to do his duty.
《晨报》要求每位主编尽职尽责。
00:55
You too, Louie. Get out of here.
你也一样，路易。出去。
01:02
Well, Walter, I see you're still at it.
沃尔特，我看你还是老样子。
01:05
First time I double-crossed a governor. What can I do for you?
我这辈子头一回耍了州长。你有什么事？
01:08
Would you mind if I sat down?
我坐下你不介意吧？
01:10
There's a lamp burning in the window for you. Here.
窗边那盏灯还为你亮着呢。给你。
01:13
I jumped out of that window a long time ago, Walter.
我早就从那扇窗户跳出来了，沃尔特。
01:20
May I have one of those?
我能拿一支吗？
01:23
Thank you.
谢谢。
01:26
And a match?
再给根火柴？
01:29
Thank you.
谢谢。
01:35
- How long is it? - How long is what?
- 有多久了？- 什么有多久？
01:38
You know what.
你知道的。
01:39
How long is it since we've seen each other ?
我们有多久没见了？
01:42
Well, let's see.
让我想想。
01:44
I spent six weeks in Reno, then Bermuda. About four months.
我在里诺待了六周，然后去了百慕大。大约四个月吧。
01:49
Seems like yesterday to me.
对我来说，感觉就像昨天。
01:51
Maybe it was yesterday, Hildy. Been seeing me in your dreams ?
也许就是昨天，希尔蒂。你是不是梦见过我？
01:55
Mama doesn't dream about you. You wouldn't know her now.
妈妈才不会梦见你。你现在肯定认不出她了。
01:58
Yes, I would. I'd know you anytime.
不，我认得出来。不管什么时候我都认得你。
02:01
Any place, anywhere.
不论在哪儿，任何地方都认得。
02:03
You're repeating yourself. You said that the night you proposed.
你在重复自己的话。你求婚那晚就说过这个。
02:06
You still remember it.
你居然还记得。
02:08
If I didn't remember it, I wouldn't have divorced you .
我要是不记得，就不会跟你离婚了。
02:11
I sort of wish you hadn't.
我倒有点希望你没那么做。
02:12
- What? - Divorced me.
- 什么？- 跟我离婚。
02:15
It makes a fellow lose faith in himself . It gives him...
这会让男人失去自信，让他觉得……
02:18
...a feeling he wasn't wanted.
……自己没人要。
02:19
Junior, that's what divorces are for.
小老弟，离婚就是干这个的。
02:22
Nonsense, you've got an old-fashioned idea divorces last forever.
胡说，你把离婚看得太老派了，以为它能持续一辈子。
02:25
" Till death do us part ". Divorce doesn't mean anything nowadays.
“至死不渝”那一套。现在离婚根本算不了什么。
02:29
Just a few words mumbled over you by a judge.
不过是法官对着你含含糊糊念几句话。
02:32
We've got something between us nothing can change.
我们之间有些东西，谁也改变不了。
02:35
- I suppose you're right in a way. - Sure, I'm right.
- 我想某种程度上你说得对。- 我当然对。
02:39
- I am fond of you , you know. - Thattagirl!
- 我是喜欢你的，你知道。- 这才像话！
02:42
I often wish you weren't such a stinker .
我常希望你别这么讨厌。
02:45
You must meet my mother. She'd like that phrase.
你一定得见见我母亲。她会喜欢你这个说法。
02:48
Then why'd you promise not to fight the divorce and then gum up the works ?
那你当初为什么答应不反对离婚，后来又把事情搅黄？
02:53
I meant to let you go , but you know...
我本来打算放你走，可是你知道……
02:55
...you never miss the water till the well runs dry.
……井干了，才知道水的珍贵。
02:58
A big lummox like you, hiring an airplane to write: "Hildy, don't be hasty. Remember my dimple. Walter".
像你这么个大块头，居然租飞机写：“希尔蒂，别急。记住我的酒窝。沃尔特。”
03:05
It delayed our divorce while the judge watched it.
法官看着那句话，硬是把我们的离婚拖延了。
03:08
Not to brag, but I've still got the dimple, and in the same place.
不是我自夸，可我这酒窝还在，而且位置也没变。
03:12
I acted like any husband who didn't want to see his home broken up.
我只是做了一个不想看着家庭破裂的丈夫会做的事。
03:15
- What home? - Remember the home I promised you?
- 什么家庭？- 记得我答应给你的那个家吗？
03:18
Sure I do. The one we were to have right after the honeymoon.
当然记得。就是我们本该在蜜月后立刻拥有的那个家。
03:23
That honeymoon!
就那个蜜月！
03:24
Was it my fault? Did I know that coal mine would have a cave-in?
这是我的错吗？我怎么知道那座煤矿会塌方？
03:28
I intended to be with you on our honeymoon.
我本来是打算和你一起度蜜月的。
03:31
Instead of two weeks in Atlantic City with my bridegroom...
结果没能和新郎在大西洋城待两周……
03:34
...I spent two weeks in a coal mine with John Kruptzky.
……反而和约翰·克鲁普茨基在煤矿里待了两周。
03:37
You don't deny it?
你不否认？
03:39
No. We beat the whole country on that story!
不否认。我们凭那条新闻把全国同行都甩在后面！
03:42
Suppose we did! That isn't what I got married for!
就算如此！我结婚可不是为了这个！
03:45
What is the good? Look, Walter.
这有什么好处？听我说，沃尔特。
03:47
I came to tell you to stop phoning me a dozen times a day...
我来是要告诉你，别一天给我打十几个电话……
03:52
...sending me 20 telegrams...
……还给我发二十封电报……
03:53
I write a beautiful telegram, don't I?
我写的电报很漂亮，对吧？
03:55
Are you going to listen?
你到底听不听？
03:57
What's the use of fighting ? I'll tell you what you do.
一直争有什么用？我告诉你该怎么做。
04:00
Come back to work on the paper, and if we can't get along ...
回来报社工作，要是我们相处不来……
04:03
...we'll get married again.
……我们就再婚。
04:05
- What? - Sure, I haven't any hard feelings .
- 什么？- 当然，我可没有记仇。
04:08
Walter, you're wonderful in a loathsome sort of way.
沃尔特，你迷人得真叫人讨厌。
04:12
- Be quiet so I can say what I have to. - Tell me over lunch.
- 安静，让我把该说的说完。- 吃午饭时告诉我。
04:15
I have a lunch date.
我约了人吃午饭。
04:17
- Break it. - I can't.
- 推掉。- 我做不到。
04:18
Hands off! Are you playing osteopath?
别碰我！你是在给我做整骨疗法吗？
04:20
Temper, temper.
别发火，别发火。
04:22
You are no longer my husband and no longer my boss.
你已经不再是我丈夫，也不再是我老板。
04:26
And you won't be my boss.
而且你也不会再是我的老板。
04:28
- What does that mean? - Just what I say.
- 这是什么意思？- 我说的就是这个意思。
04:30
You're not coming back to work?
你不回来工作了？
04:32
You're right for the first time today.
今天你头一回说对了。
04:36
- Got a better offer? - You bet!
- 有更好的条件？- 那当然！
04:38
Work for somebody else! That's the gratitude I get.
去给别人干活！我得到的回报就是这个。
04:41
Stop hamming .
别演了。
04:42
Five years ago, you were a college girl. I took a doll-faced hick!
五年前，你还是个女大学生。我娶了个长着娃娃脸的乡巴佬！
04:46
You wouldn't have if I wasn't doll-faced.
要不是我长着娃娃脸，你才不会娶我。
04:48
It was a novelty to have a face to look at without shuddering.
有张脸可以看而不用让我打寒战，这在当时可是件新鲜事。
04:52
I made you a great reporter. You won't be as good on any other paper.
是我把你培养成了出色的记者。换到别的报纸，你不会这么厉害。
04:56
We're a team. The paper needs both of us!
我们是一个团队。报社需要我们两个！
04:59
Sold American!
成交（才怪）！
05:00
- All right, go ahead. - Listen, Walter, please.
- 好吧，你继续。- 沃尔特，听我说，求你了。
05:03
The paper's going to have to get along without me. So will you.
报社得学会没有我也能运转。你也一样。
05:07
It didn't work out .
事情没能成功。
05:08
It would have worked if you'd been satisfied as editor and reporter .
如果你甘心只当主编和记者，本来是能成功的。
05:12
You had to marry me and spoil everything.
你非要娶我，把一切都毁了。
05:15
I wasn't satisfied? I suppose I proposed to you!
我不满足？我看是我向你求婚了吧！
05:18
Practically! Making eyes at me until I broke down.
差不多吧！你一直对我抛媚眼，直到我松口。
05:21
"Oh, Walter!" I was tight when I proposed to you.
“哦，沃尔特！”我当时求婚时喝醉了。
05:25
If you'd been a gentleman, you'd have forgotten about it.
你要是个绅士，就该把那事忘了。
05:28
You used to pitch better than that.
你以前可没这么不会反击。
05:30
Hello. What?
你好。什么？
05:32
Sweeney? What can I do for you?
斯威尼？有什么事？
05:35
What? Wait a minute. I'm not Sweeney. I'm Duffy.
什么？等一下。我不是斯威尼，我是达菲。
05:37
Sweeney, you can't do that to me. Not today, of all days!
斯威尼，你不能这样对我。偏偏今天，还是这么重要的日子！
05:41
What's the matter with you? Are you a loony?
你怎么了？你疯了吗？
05:44
Now, listen, Sweeney. This is no time...
听着，斯威尼。现在不是时候……
05:49
All right, I suppose so. If you have to, you have to.
好吧，我想也是。你非得去就去吧。
05:54
- He had to. - Everything happens to me.
- 他非去不可。- 什么事都让我摊上了。
05:56
365 days in a year, and this has to be the day.
一年三百六十五天，偏偏就得是今天。
05:59
What's wrong?
怎么回事？
06:01
- Sweeney. - Dead?
- 斯威尼。- 死了？
06:02
He might as well be . He picks today to have a baby!
跟死了也差不多。他偏偏挑今天当爸爸！
06:06
Not on purpose ?
不是故意的吧？
06:07
He's supposed to cover the Earl Williams case, and where is he?
他本该负责厄尔·威廉姆斯的案子，可他人呢？
06:11
Walking up and down in a hospital. Is there no honor?
在医院里走来走去。还有没有一点职业道德？
06:14
Haven't you got anybody else?
你就没有别的人可用吗？
06:17
Nobody else on the paper can write.
报社里没人能写这篇报道。
06:19
This'll break me.
这会毁了我。
06:20
Unless...
除非……
06:22
Hildy!
希尔蒂！
06:23
- You've got to help me. - Not a chance , Walter.
- 你得帮帮我。- 没门，沃尔特。
06:26
Get out of here, Duffy!
达菲，滚出去！
06:28
Save your breath.
省省你的口舌吧。
06:29
This'll bring us back together again.
这会让我们重新走到一起。
06:31
That's what I'm afraid of.
我怕的就是这个。
06:33
This is bigger than anything else.
这比其他任何事都重要。
06:35
Do it for the paper.
为了报社，帮帮忙。
06:36
Scram , Svengali.
滚，斯文加利。
06:38
If you won't do it for love, how about money?
你要是不愿意为爱帮忙，那钱呢？
06:40
I'll raise you $25 a week.
我每周给你加二十五美元。
06:42
Listen to me, you baboon ...
听我说，你这个狒狒……
06:43
I'll make it $35 and not a cent more.
我加到三十五美元，一分都不再多。
06:45
Listen!
听着！
06:47
How much will the other paper pay?
另一家报纸会给你多少钱？
06:48
There's no other paper.
根本没有另一家报纸。
06:50
Then the raise is off. You go back to your old salary.
那加薪就免谈。你回去拿原来的工资。
06:53
Trying to blackjack me.
你这是想用强硬手段逼我就范。
06:55
- I'm busy. - Take a good look at it.
- 我忙着呢。- 好好看看这个。
06:57
Do you know what it is? It's an engagement ring.
你知道这是什么吗？是订婚戒指。
07:02
Engagement ring?
订婚戒指？
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoGrammarB1↩ 00:08
I ain't doing that no more
口语否定：ain't...no more 在口语中表示“不再……”，正式写作应换成标准否定。
I ain't doing that no more. I'm retired. You know what I mean?
我不再干那个了。我退休了。明白我的意思吗？
SlangB1↩ 00:08
ain't
不；不再——口语缩略，正式表达改用标准否定。
I ain't doing that no more. I'm retired. You know what I mean?
我不再干那个了。我退休了。明白我的意思吗？
CollocationB2↩ 00:18
make a sucker out of someone
make a sucker out of someone
让某人成为笑柄或冤大头
Tomorrow, Earl Williams dies and makes a sucker out of us .
明天厄尔·威廉姆斯一死，我们就成了笑柄。
CollocationB1↩ 00:33
get someone on the phone
get someone on the phone
让某人接电话
- Get him on the phone . - And say what?
- 让他接电话。- 那该说什么？
GrammarB2↩ 00:37
if he reprieves Earl Williams, we'll support him for senator
第一条件句：if 从句用一般现在时，主句用 will，表示真实可能的条件与结果。
Tell him if he reprieves Earl Williams, we'll support him for senator .
告诉他，只要他让厄尔·威廉姆斯暂缓执行死刑，我们就支持他竞选参议员。
CollocationB1↩ 00:41
be behind someone
be behind someone
支持某人
Tell him the Morning Post will be behind him .
告诉他，《晨报》会站在他这边。
SlangB2↩ 01:05
double-crossed
背叛；耍诈——非正式说法，指突然出卖别人。
First time I double-crossed a governor. What can I do for you?
我这辈子头一回耍了州长。你有什么事？
CollocationB1↩ 01:39
it's been ... since ...
it's been ... since ...
自从上次见面以来
How long is it since we've seen each other ?
我们有多久没见了？
GrammarB1↩ 01:39
How long is it since we've seen each other
since 时间结构：How long is it since... 用来询问距离上次事件已经过去多久。
How long is it since we've seen each other ?
我们有多久没见了？
Pronunciation↩ 01:39
since we've seen
we've 和 seen 轻连，别把三个词逐个重读。
How long is it since we've seen each other ?
我们有多久没见了？
CollocationB1↩ 01:51
in someone's dreams
in someone's dreams
做你的梦去；想得美
Maybe it was yesterday, Hildy. Been seeing me in your dreams ?
也许就是昨天，希尔蒂。你是不是梦见过我？
Pronunciation↩ 01:51
seeing me in
seeing_me_in 连成一串，me 和 in 不要重读。
Maybe it was yesterday, Hildy. Been seeing me in your dreams ?
也许就是昨天，希尔蒂。你是不是梦见过我？
GrammarC1↩ 02:08
If I didn't remember it, I wouldn't have divorced you
混合虚拟条件句：条件部分谈现在的记忆，结果部分用 would have 表示过去的结果。
If I didn't remember it, I wouldn't have divorced you .
我要是不记得，就不会跟你离婚了。
CollocationB2↩ 02:15
lose faith in oneself
lose faith in oneself
失去信心
It makes a fellow lose faith in himself . It gives him...
这会让男人失去自信，让他觉得……
Pronunciation↩ 02:15
faith in himself
faith_in 衔接，in 弱读，重音落在 faith 和 self。
It makes a fellow lose faith in himself . It gives him...
这会让男人失去自信，让他觉得……
CollocationB2↩ 02:25
till death do us part
till death do us part
至死不渝的婚誓
" Till death do us part ". Divorce doesn't mean anything nowadays.
“至死不渝”那一套。现在离婚根本算不了什么。
Pronunciation↩ 02:25
death do us
do、us 弱读，重音落在 death 和 part。
" Till death do us part ". Divorce doesn't mean anything nowadays.
“至死不渝”那一套。现在离婚根本算不了什么。
CollocationB1↩ 02:39
be fond of someone
be fond of someone
喜欢某人
- I am fond of you , you know. - Thattagirl!
- 我是喜欢你的，你知道。- 这才像话！
SlangB1↩ 02:42
stinker
讨厌鬼——轻度骂人，熟人互损时可用。
I often wish you weren't such a stinker .
我常希望你别这么讨厌。
CollocationB2↩ 02:48
gum up the works
gum up the works
把事情搅黄
Then why'd you promise not to fight the divorce and then gum up the works ?
那你当初为什么答应不反对离婚，后来又把事情搅黄？
CollocationB1↩ 02:53
let someone go
let someone go
放手；让某人离开
这里指沃尔特想结束婚姻关系
I meant to let you go , but you know...
我本来打算放你走，可是你知道……
CollocationA2↩ 03:31
instead of + noun/gerund
instead of + noun/gerund
而不是
Instead of two weeks in Atlantic City with my bridegroom...
结果没能和新郎在大西洋城待两周……
CollocationB1↩ 03:57
what's the use of + -ing
what's the use of + -ing
争这个有什么用
What's the use of fighting ? I'll tell you what you do.
一直争有什么用？我告诉你该怎么做。
CollocationB1↩ 04:00
get along (with someone)
get along (with someone)
相处融洽
Come back to work on the paper, and if we can't get along ...
回来报社工作，要是我们相处不来……
CollocationB1↩ 04:05
have hard feelings
have hard feelings
心怀芥蒂
- What? - Sure, I haven't any hard feelings .
- 什么？- 当然，我可没有记仇。
Pronunciation↩ 04:08
wonderful in a
in a 弱读成 /ɪnə/，突出 wonderful。
Walter, you're wonderful in a loathsome sort of way.
沃尔特，你迷人得真叫人讨厌。
SlangB2↩ 04:41
hamming
装腔作势——批评对方故意演得夸张。
Stop hamming .
别演了。
CollocationB2↩ 05:03
get along without someone
get along without someone
没有某人也能应付
The paper's going to have to get along without me. So will you.
报社得学会没有我也能运转。你也一样。
CollocationB1↩ 05:07
work out
work out
奏效；顺利发展
It didn't work out .
事情没能成功。
GrammarB2↩ 05:08
It would have worked if you'd been satisfied as editor and reporter
过去虚拟条件句：would have 加过去分词，回顾一个没有发生的过去条件及其结果。
It would have worked if you'd been satisfied as editor and reporter .
如果你甘心只当主编和记者，本来是能成功的。
CollocationB2↩ 05:18
make eyes at someone
make eyes at someone
向某人抛媚眼
Practically! Making eyes at me until I broke down.
差不多吧！你一直对我抛媚眼，直到我松口。
Pronunciation↩ 05:18
Making eyes at
making_eyes_at 连起来，重音放在 eyes。
Practically! Making eyes at me until I broke down.
差不多吧！你一直对我抛媚眼，直到我松口。
CollocationB2↩ 06:02
might as well + verb/be
might as well + verb/be
简直就算是；不如说是
He might as well be . He picks today to have a baby!
跟死了也差不多。他偏偏挑今天当爸爸！
CollocationA2↩ 06:06
on purpose
on purpose
故意地
Not on purpose ?
不是故意的吧？
CollocationA2↩ 06:23
not a chance
not a chance
没门；绝不可能
- You've got to help me. - Not a chance , Walter.
- 你得帮帮我。- 没门，沃尔特。
SlangB1↩ 06:36
Scram
快滚；赶紧走——命令口吻，非正式且不客气。
Scram , Svengali.
滚，斯文加利。
SlangB1↩ 06:42
baboon
笨蛋；猴子——夸张辱骂，熟人吵嘴才用。
Listen to me, you baboon ...
听我说，你这个狒狒……
SlangC1↩ 06:53
blackjack
强逼就范——老派口语，指用压力逼人让步。
Trying to blackjack me.
你这是想用强硬手段逼我就范。
Teaching points
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above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:55
miss the water till the well runs dry
失去后才懂珍惜
In the scene希尔蒂用这句谚语讽刺沃尔特，暗示他失去婚姻后才后悔。
He ignored the old shop until it closed.他一直不珍惜那家老店，直到它关门。
In daily life
错过机会I never miss quiet mornings until deadlines arrive.截止日期到了，我才怀念安静的早晨。
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Phrasal verbB1↩ 02:53
let someone go
放手；让某人离开
In the scene沃尔特说本来打算放希尔蒂走，语气里却全是后悔。
The manager had to let two contractors go.经理不得不让两名合同工离职。
In daily life
结束关系She finally let him go after the move.搬家后，她终于放下了他。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 02:48
gum up the works
把事情搅黄
In the scene希尔蒂指责沃尔特嘴上答应离婚，实际却不断从中作梗。
One missing file can gum up the works.少一份文件就可能把整个流程搅乱。
In daily life
项目出错Don't let one typo gum up the works.别让一个拼写错误搅黄整个流程。
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SlangB1↩ 02:42
stinker
讨厌鬼
In the scene希尔蒂说沃尔特很讨厌，语气是带着旧情的轻度骂人。
He's a sweet kid, but his brother is a real stinker.他是个乖孩子，但他哥哥真是个讨厌鬼。
In daily life
朋友互损You're a stinker for hiding the last cookie.你藏起最后一块饼干，真讨厌。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:39
that-a-girl
这才对嘛
In the scene听到希尔蒂承认喜欢自己，沃尔特立刻像赢了一局似的叫好。
You finally backed up the files—thattagirl!你终于备份文件了，这才对嘛！
In daily life
鼓励朋友You sent the email? Thattagirl!你把邮件发出去了？这才对嘛！
above my level
IronyB2↩ 04:59
sold american
成交才怪；别想说服我
In the scene沃尔特说两人是团队，希尔蒂用拍卖腔调反讽地拒绝这套说辞。
He called it a compromise. Sold American!他说那叫妥协。得了吧！
In daily life
拒绝花言巧语A free trial with hidden fees? Sold American!免费试用却藏着费用？我才不买账！
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 01:05
double-cross someone
背叛某人；耍诈
In the scene沃尔特把操纵州长的政治交易说成自己第一次出卖对方，语气故意轻描淡写。
The spy double-crossed his partner at the border.那个间谍在边境背叛了搭档。
In daily life
合作破裂I won't double-cross you over a small bonus.我不会为了小奖金出卖你。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 04:08
in a loathsome sort of way
讨厌却有魅力
In the scene希尔蒂表面夸沃尔特，实际说他迷人得令人受不了。
The plan is brilliant in a terrifying sort of way.这个计划聪明得有点吓人。
In daily life
评价怪主意Your shortcut is clever in a dangerous sort of way.你的捷径聪明得有点危险。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“...you never miss the water till the well runs dry.”
井干了，才知道水的珍贵。
Why it's great
用具体画面说出失去后才懂珍惜的后悔，既像谚语又贴合两人的婚姻。
Pattern
You never miss X till Y runs dry.
When to use
形容一个人拥有时不珍惜，失去后才后悔。
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You don't know what you have until it's gone. ／ We value things after we lose them.
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literary
Shadowing tip
重读 miss、water、well、dry，两个 till 前后略停。
Use it yourself
错过机会You never miss a quiet morning till deadlines pile up.截止日期堆起来后，才知道安静的早晨有多珍贵。
“Walter, you're wonderful in a loathsome sort of way.”
沃尔特，你迷人得真叫人讨厌。
Why it's great
先夸 wonderful，再用 loathsome 反转，表面嫌弃，实际承认对方难以替代。
Pattern
You're wonderful in a ... sort of way.
When to use
半认真半挖苦地评价一个有魅力却很难相处的人。
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You're brilliant in an infuriating sort of way. ／ You're helpful in a maddening sort of way.
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informal
Shadowing tip
wonderful 先扬，loathsome 强重读，sort of 快速弱读。
Use it yourself
评价怪主意Your shortcut is clever in a dangerous sort of way.你的捷径聪明得有点危险。
“The paper's going to have to get along without me. So will you.”
报社得学会没有我也能运转。你也一样。
Why it's great
把辞职和告别同时说出口，get along without me 既是工作事实，也是对沃尔特的情感反击。
Pattern
X will have to get along without Y. So will Z.
When to use
离开团队或关系时，说明对方必须适应没有自己的日子。
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You'll have to manage without me. ／ The team can carry on without us.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
have to、get along 连读，So will you 作为最后反击重读。
Use it yourself
离开项目The team will have to get along without me next week.下周团队得学会没有我也能运转。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use let someone go to express release
- Catch gum up the works as sabotage
- Use hard feelings for lingering resentment
- Understand the proverb about valuing what you lose
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “let you go” mean in this scene?
Here it means letting the relationship end, not physically releasing someone.
How do you translate “gum up the works”?
It means to disrupt a plan or make a process stop working smoothly.
What are “hard feelings”?
They are lingering resentment; having none means you are not holding a grudge.
Why does Hildy say “Sold American!”?
She says it ironically to reject Walter’s pitch: she is not convinced.