Chapter 10 of 17 · 3'34"
The Fiancé Arrested 未婚夫又被捕IMDb ↗
未婚夫再被抓她还得写稿
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5press-roomPower雅思
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Everything you need before watchingIn the press room, Hildy Johnson is juggling a manhunt story when Bruce calls from jail after another arrest for “mashing.” She tries to reach Walter Burns, then turns the mayor’s evasions into a live political interrogation. Questions about the gun, the election, and impeachment pile up at newsroom speed. The scene is a masterclass in pressure, sarcasm, and headline-ready phrasing.
希
Hildy Johnsonnewspaper reporter
布
Bruce BaldwinHildy's fiancé
沃
Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
埃
Emilreporter colleague
市
the mayorcity mayor
哈
Hartwellcounty sheriff
厄
Earl Williamsescaped prisoner
州
the governorstate governor
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
- Hildy, you still here ? - No, I'm in Niagara Falls.
——希尔迪，你还在这儿？——不，我在尼亚加拉瀑布呢。
00:05
McCue speaking.
麦丘接电话。
00:06
Emil, I got a good feature on the manhunt.
埃米尔，我弄到一篇很不错的追捕专题。
00:09
Ready? Mrs. Phoebe DeWolfe, colored, gave birth to a pickaninny...
准备好了吗？菲比·德沃尔夫太太，一名黑人妇女，生了个黑人孩子……
00:13
...in a patrol wagon with Hartwell's rifle squad acting as nurses .
……就在巡逻车里，哈特韦尔的步枪队充当接生护士。
00:17
Phoebe was walking along the street when...
菲比正在街上走着，这时……
00:19
That's right.
没错。
00:21
So they coaxed her into the patrol wagon.
于是他们把她哄进了巡逻车。
00:24
When the pickanninny was born, they checked...
孩子出生后，他们还检查了……
00:26
... to see if it was Earl Williams . They knew he was hiding somewhere.
……看看孩子是不是厄尔·威廉姆斯。他们知道他就藏在某处。
00:30
Here's the payoff . They named the kid Peter Hartwell DeWolfe.
包袱来了：他们给这孩子取名叫彼得·哈特韦尔·德沃尔夫。
00:34
Press room.
新闻编辑室。
00:36
Bruce? I thought you were downstairs in a...
布鲁斯？我还以为你在楼下的……
00:38
What?
什么？
00:40
Arrested again. What for this time?
又被捕了？这回是因为什么？
00:42
Well, they called it " mashing ".
他们把这叫作“mashing”，就是对女人毛手毛脚。
00:47
No, I didn't, Hildy!
不，我没有，希尔迪！
00:50
I was sitting in the taxi where you left me...
我一直坐在你把我丢下的那辆出租车里……
00:52
...and the young lady seemed to have a dizzy spell and I just...
……那位年轻女士好像突然头晕了，我只是……
01:00
She's kind of...
她有点……
01:04
Yes, she's a blonde.
对，她是个金发女郎。
01:07
Yes, very blonde.
对，金发得很明显。
01:08
Never mind. I know how it happened. Just a minute.
算了，我知道事情是怎么回事。等一下。
01:11
Get me Walter Burns. Hildy Johnson.
给我接沃尔特·伯恩斯。我是希尔迪·约翰逊。
01:14
Bruce, where are you? Twenty-seventh Precinct? Hold on a minute.
布鲁斯，你在哪儿？第二十七分局？等我一下。
01:18
Walter, you...
沃尔特，你……
01:20
He was there a minute ago.
他刚才还在这儿。
01:21
But I want...
可我想……
01:23
"I'm sorry, I can't locate him". Why, that double-crossing ...
“抱歉，我找不到他。”这个背信弃义的家伙……
01:26
Hello, not you. Bruce, I can't get there right away.
喂，不是说你。布鲁斯，我现在还赶不过去。
01:30
How about 20 minutes?
二十分钟后怎么样？
01:31
I have to wait here for the...
我得在这儿等……
01:33
I'll tell you when I see you.
见面时我再告诉你。
01:35
If I ever get my hands on Walter...
要是让我抓到沃尔特……
01:37
- Anything I can do to help? - How much money you got?
——有什么我能帮忙的吗？——你身上有多少钱？
01:40
- $1.80. - 64 cents.
——一美元八十美分。——六十四美分。
01:41
- Welcome to it. - Thanks, you better buy an annuity.
——拿去吧。——谢谢，你还是拿去买份年金吧。
01:44
What's that, Emil? No, I can't give you an official statement .
什么事，埃米尔？不，我不能发表正式声明。
01:48
No, wait a minute. Here's the mayor. How about a statement , Mayor?
不，等一下。市长在这儿。市长，发表个声明怎么样？
01:51
- Don't pester me now, please. - His Honor won't say anything.
——请别现在来烦我。——市长阁下什么也不会说。
01:55
- Have you seen Hartwell? - Hard to tell.
——你见过哈特韦尔吗？——很难说。
01:57
There's so many cockroaches around...
这附近蟑螂太多了……
01:59
Wait a minute. How about a statement ?
等一下。发表个声明怎么样？
02:01
- We go to press in 20 minutes. - I've nothing to say. Not now.
——我们二十分钟后就付印。——我没什么可说的，现在不说。
02:05
Just a moment. What do you know about the escape?
等一下。你对这次越狱知道些什么？
02:07
- Where'd he get the gun? - Not so fast .
——他从哪儿弄到的枪？——别急。
02:10
- About the election... - What effect will this have?
——关于选举……——这会有什么影响？
02:12
None whatsoever .
完全没有。
02:14
How can an unavoidable misfortune like this...
像这种无法避免的不幸……怎么会……
02:17
...have any influence on the upright citizens of our fair city?
……影响我们这座美好城市的正直市民呢？
02:20
Mr. Mayor, please, is there a Red Menace or ain't there ?
市长先生，请问到底有没有所谓的赤色威胁？
02:24
How did Williams get out?
威廉姆斯是怎么逃出去的？
02:25
Have you picked out somebody to be responsible?
你挑好谁来负责了吗？
02:28
Any truth in the report you're on Stalin's payroll?
有报道说你拿斯大林的工资，这是真的吗？
02:31
The senator claims you sleep in red underwear.
参议员说你穿着红内裤睡觉。
02:34
Never mind the jokes. Don't forget I'm the mayor and...
别开玩笑了。别忘了我是市长，而且……
02:36
Hartwell, I want to see you!
哈特韦尔，我要见你！
02:38
How'd he get away?
他是怎么逃掉的？
02:39
Where'd he get the gun?
他从哪儿弄到的枪？
02:41
Any statement on the Red Uprising tomorrow?
对于明天的赤色起义，有什么声明吗？
02:44
- Red Uprising? - There will be no Red Uprising.
——赤色起义？——不会有什么赤色起义。
02:46
The governor says the situation calls for the militia.
州长说，当前局势需要出动民兵。
02:49
I say anything the governor says is a tissue of lies .
我说，州长说的每一句话都是一派谎言。
02:53
Here's a red-hot statement from the governor.
这里有一份州长刚发表的火爆声明。
02:56
He claims the mayor and sheriff have shown themselves...
他声称市长和警长已经证明自己……
02:58
...to be a couple of eight-year-olds playing with fire .
……不过是两个玩火的八岁孩子。
03:03
You can quote him as follows: " It's lucky for the city that next Tuesday is Election Day ...
你可以这样引用他的话：“对这座城市来说，幸运的是下周二就是选举日……
03:08
...as the citizens will thus be saved the expense of impeaching...
……这样市民就能省下弹劾……
03:11
...the mayor and the sheriff". That's all. Call you back .
……市长和警长所需的费用。”就这些。回头再打给你。
03:14
Nice to have seen you, Mayor.
很高兴见到你，市长。
03:16
- Excuse me, I've got so much to do. - Wait. Who engineered this getaway?
——失陪，我还有一大堆事要忙。——等等，这次逃跑是谁策划的？
03:19
- Was it the Reds ? - Was it you?
——是共产党人干的吗？——是你吗？
03:21
Me? Just a minute. I'll tell you. I've got him located.
我？等一下，我告诉你。我已经找到他的位置了。
03:24
- Williams? - Where?
——威廉姆斯？——在哪儿？
03:25
Out on Center Street. I just got a tip.
在中央大街那边。我刚收到线报。
03:27
- Why didn't you say so? - The rifle squad is going out.
——那你怎么不早说？——步枪队要出动了。
03:29
You'll catch him if you hurry .
你们快点就能抓住他。
03:31
- Look, please... - Pete, I want to talk to you.
—求你了，看……—皮特，我想跟你谈谈。
03:33
I've got so much to do.
我还有一大堆事要做。
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Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoPronunciation↩ 00:02
you still here
you弱读，still和here连起来更紧。
- Hildy, you still here ? - No, I'm in Niagara Falls.
——希尔迪，你还在这儿？——不，我在尼亚加拉瀑布呢。
CollocationB2↩ 00:06
a feature on something
a feature on something
一篇关于某事的专题报道
feature是新闻专题，不是“特征”
Emil, I got a good feature on the manhunt.
埃米尔，我弄到一篇很不错的追捕专题。
CollocationB1↩ 00:13
act as something
act as something
充当某种角色
步枪队被讽刺成接生护士
...in a patrol wagon with Hartwell's rifle squad acting as nurses .
……就在巡逻车里，哈特韦尔的步枪队充当接生护士。
GrammarC1↩ 00:13
with Hartwell's rifle squad acting as nurses
with复合结构：with后接名词加现在分词，补充说明同时发生的场景。
...in a patrol wagon with Hartwell's rifle squad acting as nurses .
……就在巡逻车里，哈特韦尔的步枪队充当接生护士。
CollocationB2↩ 00:21
coax someone into something
coax someone into something
哄某人去做或进入
So they coaxed her into the patrol wagon.
于是他们把她哄进了巡逻车。
GrammarB2↩ 00:26
to see if it was Earl Williams
目的不定式：to see表示目的，if从句说明要核实的内容。
... to see if it was Earl Williams . They knew he was hiding somewhere.
……看看孩子是不是厄尔·威廉姆斯。他们知道他就藏在某处。
CollocationB2↩ 00:30
the payoff
the payoff
最后的包袱或亮点
这里指笑话最后揭出的名字
Here's the payoff . They named the kid Peter Hartwell DeWolfe.
包袱来了：他们给这孩子取名叫彼得·哈特韦尔·德沃尔夫。
SlangC1↩ 00:42
mashing
毛手毛脚或调情——旧式委婉说法，现代英语很少用
Well, they called it " mashing ".
他们把这叫作“mashing”，就是对女人毛手毛脚。
CollocationB1↩ 00:52
have a dizzy spell
have a dizzy spell
突然一阵头晕
...and the young lady seemed to have a dizzy spell and I just...
……那位年轻女士好像突然头晕了，我只是……
SlangB2↩ 01:23
double-crossing
背信弃义的——非正式指责，带明显怒气
"I'm sorry, I can't locate him". Why, that double-crossing ...
“抱歉，我找不到他。”这个背信弃义的家伙……
Pronunciation↩ 01:30
How about
about中间的元音弱化，整块像how-bout。
How about 20 minutes?
二十分钟后怎么样？
CollocationB2↩ 01:35
get one's hands on someone
get one's hands on someone
设法抓到某人
If I ever get my hands on Walter...
要是让我抓到沃尔特……
CollocationB2↩ 01:44
give an official statement
give an official statement
发表正式声明
What's that, Emil? No, I can't give you an official statement .
什么事，埃米尔？不，我不能发表正式声明。
GrammarB1↩ 01:48
How about a statement
省略问句：How about后直接接名词，省略了完整谓语，口语里用来提出请求。
No, wait a minute. Here's the mayor. How about a statement , Mayor?
不，等一下。市长在这儿。市长，发表个声明怎么样？
CollocationC1↩ 02:01
go to press
go to press
付印或进入出版流程
- We go to press in 20 minutes. - I've nothing to say. Not now.
——我们二十分钟后就付印。——我没什么可说的，现在不说。
Pronunciation↩ 02:01
to press
to通常弱读成tə，再和press顺接。
- We go to press in 20 minutes. - I've nothing to say. Not now.
——我们二十分钟后就付印。——我没什么可说的，现在不说。
CollocationB1↩ 02:07
not so fast
not so fast
别急，慢着
- Where'd he get the gun? - Not so fast .
——他从哪儿弄到的枪？——别急。
CollocationB2↩ 02:12
none whatsoever
none whatsoever
一点也没有
None whatsoever .
完全没有。
Pronunciation↩ 02:20
ain't there
ain't重读，突出对真假答案的逼问。
Mr. Mayor, please, is there a Red Menace or ain't there ?
市长先生，请问到底有没有所谓的赤色威胁？
CollocationC1↩ 02:49
a tissue of lies
a tissue of lies
一派谎言
I say anything the governor says is a tissue of lies .
我说，州长说的每一句话都是一派谎言。
SlangB2↩ 02:53
red-hot
热门或爆炸性的——新闻口吻，强调事件紧迫、刺激
Here's a red-hot statement from the governor.
这里有一份州长刚发表的火爆声明。
CollocationB2↩ 02:58
play with fire
play with fire
冒险，玩火
这里指市长和警长鲁莽玩弄危机
...to be a couple of eight-year-olds playing with fire .
……不过是两个玩火的八岁孩子。
GrammarB2↩ 03:03
It's lucky for the city that next Tuesday is Election Day
that从句：that从句具体说明什么事情让这座城市感到幸运。
You can quote him as follows: " It's lucky for the city that next Tuesday is Election Day ...
你可以这样引用他的话：“对这座城市来说，幸运的是下周二就是选举日……
CollocationB1↩ 03:11
call someone back
call someone back
回头给某人打电话
...the mayor and the sheriff". That's all. Call you back .
……市长和警长所需的费用。”就这些。回头再打给你。
SlangC1↩ 03:19
the Reds
共产党人或左翼——旧时代政治称呼，带历史语境色彩
- Was it the Reds ? - Was it you?
——是共产党人干的吗？——是你吗？
Pronunciation↩ 03:25
got a
got a里的t轻弹，听感接近gotta。
Out on Center Street. I just got a tip.
在中央大街那边。我刚收到线报。
Pronunciation↩ 03:29
if you hurry
you弱读，if-you-hurry一口气带过。
You'll catch him if you hurry .
你们快点就能抓住他。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
SlangC1↩ 00:42
mashing
旧式的毛手毛脚
In the scene布鲁斯用它解释自己被捕，语气像在替自己辩解。
The guard called his unwanted flirting harassment.警卫把他不受欢迎的调情称为骚扰。
In daily life
解释误会I wasn't harassing her; I was trying to help.我不是在骚扰她，我只是想帮忙。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 02:49
a tissue of lies
一派谎言
In the scene希尔迪把州长的整套说法斥为相互勾连的谎言。
The witness's story was a tissue of lies.证人的说法是一派谎言。
In daily life
拆穿借口His excuse was a tissue of lies.他的借口就是一派谎言。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 02:53
red-hot
爆炸性的
In the scene这句话把州长声明包装成值得立刻刊出的新闻。
We have a red-hot lead for tonight's broadcast.我们有一条今晚播出的爆炸性线索。
In daily life
新闻选题The editor found a red-hot story before lunch.编辑午饭前找到了一条爆炸性新闻。
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DiscourseB1↩ 01:48
How about a statement
能否发表声明
In the scene希尔迪抓住市长出现的瞬间，礼貌外壳下是不给退路的追问。
How about a comment before you leave?你离开前发表个看法怎么样？
In daily life
会后采访How about a statement after the meeting?会后发表个声明怎么样？
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 03:08
impeach
弹劾
In the scene引语讽刺市民会因选举将至而省下弹劾市长和警长的成本。
The legislature voted to impeach the governor.立法机构投票决定弹劾州长。
In daily life
政治新闻The committee may impeach the governor next month.委员会可能在下个月弹劾州长。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 03:16
engineer a getaway
策划逃脱
In the scene希尔迪追问这次越狱是谁安排的，engineer暗示有人精心操盘。
Someone engineered the rescue plan from inside.有人从内部策划了这份营救计划。
In daily life
安排脱身Who engineered the rescue plan?是谁策划了营救计划？
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I say anything the governor says is a tissue of lies.”
我说，州长说的每一句话都是一派谎言。
Why it's great
把正式政治话语一把撕开，tissue of lies既有画面又带锋芒。
Pattern
anything someone says is a tissue of lies
When to use
批评一整套说辞，而不只是指出某一句不实。
Similar
That whole story is a tissue of lies. ／ His explanation is nothing but lies.
Register
literary
Shadowing tip
I say重读，governor与tissue of lies逐层加重。
Use it yourself
质疑传言I say that rumor is a tissue of lies.我说，那则传言就是一派谎言。
“You can quote him as follows: "It's lucky for the city that next Tuesday is Election Day...”
你可以这样引用他的话：“对这座城市来说，幸运的是下周二就是选举日……
Why it's great
表面像官方引语，实际用选举反讽无能官员，转折很漂亮。
Pattern
It's lucky for someone that...
When to use
用来说明某个结果对某人或某地有利，也可故意反讽。
Similar
It's fortunate for us that help arrived. ／ We're lucky that nobody was hurt.
Register
formal
Shadowing tip
It's lucky for the city先压低，Election Day前停顿并重读。
Use it yourself
取消聚会It's lucky for us that the storm arrived early.幸好暴风雨来得早。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 记者宣读弹劾讽刺稿
Here's a red-hot statement from the governor. He claims the mayor and sheriff have shown themselves... ...to be a couple of eight-year-olds playing with fire. You can quote him as follows: "It's lucky for the city that next Tuesday is Election Day... ...as the citizens will thus be saved the expense of impeaching... ...the mayor and the sheriff". That's all. Call you back.
这里有一份州长刚发表的火爆声明。 他声称市长和警长已经证明自己…… ……不过是两个玩火的八岁孩子。 你可以这样引用他的话：“对这座城市来说，幸运的是下周二就是选举日…… ……这样市民就能省下弹劾…… ……市长和警长所需的费用。”就这些。回头再打给你。
从新闻引语一路推到选举反讽，节奏和火力都在升级。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Understand the old slang mashing.
- Ask who is responsible for an escape.
- Use tissue of lies to reject claims.
- Hear pressure beneath newsroom jokes.
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Questions, then the linesWhat does mashing mean in His Girl Friday?
It is old slang for unwanted flirting or getting too familiar with a woman.
How should tissue of lies be translated?
It means a connected web or collection of lies: 一派谎言.
What is a red-hot statement?
A highly urgent, exciting, or newsworthy statement.
How do reporters ask who is responsible?
They can ask whether someone has been picked to take responsibility.
What does go to press mean in a newsroom?
It means the newspaper is about to be printed or published.