Chapter 9 of 17 · 4'46"
The Jailbreak Scoop 越狱独家IMDb ↗
逃犯跑了记者先抢独家
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR B2IELTS 6.0press-roomMystery雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAfter Earl Williams breaks out of the county jail, the newsroom erupts into shouted warnings, frantic phone calls, and half-finished reports. Hildy chases the story through the chaos, buys information from Cooley, and pitches Walter an exclusive before anyone else can print it. The scene is funny because urgent newspaper language keeps colliding with absurd details. Listen for newsroom shorthand, rapid corrections, and dry sarcasm hidden inside serious sentences.
希
Hildy Johnsonreporter
沃
Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
库
Cooleynews source
厄
Earl Williamsescaped prisoner
彼
Peter B. Hartwellcounty sheriff
埃
Dr. Egelhoffermental-health expert
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
Look out ! It's a jailbreak!
小心！有人越狱了！
00:06
What's the matter? What happened?
怎么回事？发生什么了？
00:10
Watch where you're aiming, will you?
你瞄准的时候看着点，行吗？
00:12
Watch the gate! He'll try the gate!
看住大门！他会从大门跑！
00:14
Who got away ? Who was it?
谁跑了？是谁？
00:15
- Earl Williams! - Who did he say?
——厄尔·威廉斯！——你说谁？
00:17
Earl Williams!
厄尔·威廉斯！
00:20
Hello, hello! Hurry up, this is important.
喂，喂！快点，这事很重要。
00:22
- Flash! Earl Williams just escaped . - Jailbreak!
——快讯！厄尔·威廉斯刚逃出去。——越狱了！
00:25
Williams went over the wall!
威廉斯翻墙跑了！
00:27
I don't know anything yet.
我现在还什么都不知道。
00:34
Hello, Post? Give me Walter Burns, quick. Hildy Johnson.
喂，《邮报》吗？快把沃尔特·伯恩斯接来。我是希尔迪·约翰逊。
00:38
Walter? Walter? Hildy.
沃尔特？沃尔特？我是希尔迪。
00:40
Earl Williams just escaped from the county jail.
厄尔·威廉斯刚从县监狱逃了出来。
00:43
Don't worry, I'm on the job .
别担心，这事我来盯着。
01:00
Hey, Cooley!
嘿，库利！
01:02
Wait!
等等！
01:07
Hey, wait a minute!
嘿，等一下！
01:28
Cooley, I want to talk to you!
库利，我要跟你谈谈！
01:39
This is Endicott. Give me rewrite .
我是恩迪科特。给我接改稿台。
01:42
He ain't here.
他不在这儿。
01:43
Hello, Gil? Here's the situation now.
喂，吉尔？现在情况是这样。
01:46
Ready? Williams was taken to the sheriff's...
准备好了吗？威廉斯被带到警长的……
01:48
... to be examined by Egelhoffer . In a few minutes, he shot his way out .
……办公室去接受埃格尔霍弗检查。几分钟后，他一路开枪逃了出去。
01:52
Nobody knows where he got the gun . He got out through the skylight.
没人知道他从哪儿弄到的枪。他从天窗逃出去了。
01:56
He must have slid down the rainpipe.
他肯定是顺着排水管滑下去的。
01:58
Nobody knows where he got it . Or they won't talk.
没人知道他从哪儿弄到的。或者他们就是不肯说。
02:01
Give me the desk.
给我接编辑台。
02:02
The crime commission offers a $10,000 reward.
犯罪委员会悬赏一万美元。
02:05
No clue yet as to Williams' whereabouts.
目前还没有威廉斯下落的线索。
02:07
Here's a little feature. An accident about a tear bomb .
这儿有条小特写：催泪弹出了事故。
02:10
Yeah, tear bomb , tear bomb. Criminals cry for it.
对，催泪弹，催泪弹。罪犯见了它就哭。
02:13
I don't know.
我不知道。
02:14
The tear bomb went off unexpectedly in the hands of the bombing squad.
催泪弹竟在爆破队手里意外炸响了。
02:18
The following deputies were rushed to the hospital.
下面这些警员被紧急送往医院。
02:19
- A fine friend you are. - Their names are...
——你可真是个好朋友啊。——他们的名字是……
02:22
...Mervin D. Wilkerson, the mayor's brother-in-law.
……梅尔文·D·威尔克森，市长的内兄。
02:24
After all I've done for you.
我为你做了这么多。
02:25
Howard Schuster, the sheriff's uncle.
霍华德·舒斯特，警长的叔叔。
02:28
Highlights on Sheriff Hartwell's manhunt.
哈特韦尔警长追捕行动的精彩集锦。
02:30
William Mansfield, his landlord, and Lester Winthrop...
威廉·曼斯菲尔德，他的房东；还有莱斯特·温思罗普……
02:33
... who married the sheriff's niece .
……娶了警长的侄女。
02:34
You remember, the very homely dame ? Call you back .
你记得吗，就是那个长得很普通的女人？我回头再打给你。
02:37
Mrs. William Rice, scrub lady, while scrubbing the eigth floor...
威廉·赖斯太太，清洁女工，打扫八楼时……
02:40
...was shot by one of the sheriff's deputies.
……被警长手下的一名警员开枪打中了。
02:42
Look, I'm not...
听我说，我不是……
02:44
There goes another scrub lady!
又一个清洁女工遭殃了！
02:46
It was only a flesh wound. They took her to the hospital.
只是皮肉伤。他们把她送医院了。
02:48
- McCue speaking. Give me the desk. - Any dope on how he escaped?
——我是麦丘。给我接编辑台。——有他怎么逃出去的消息吗？
02:51
Maybe the sheriff let him out so he could vote for him.
也许是警长放他出来，好让他给自己投票。
02:54
A man answering the description of Earl Williams boarded a southbound...
一个符合厄尔·威廉斯外貌描述的人登上了南下的……
02:57
Call you back .
我回头再打给你。
02:59
- I thought you'd gone. - I thought so too.
——我以为你走了。——我也这么以为。
03:02
Get me Walter Burns, quick!
快把沃尔特·伯恩斯接来！
03:08
Walter, listen.
沃尔特，听我说。
03:09
I've got the story on how Williams escaped, and I've got it exclusive .
我拿到了威廉斯越狱的消息，而且是独家。
03:13
That's right, and it's a pip .
没错，而且精彩极了。
03:15
It cost me $450 to tear it out of Cooley.
我花了450美元才从库利嘴里把消息逼出来。
03:18
What's the story?
消息是什么？
03:19
I'll give it to you. But first I have to tell you I gave him money.
我会告诉你。不过先得说，我给了他一笔钱。
03:23
And it wasn't exactly mine.
而那钱严格说也不是我的。
03:24
It's Bruce's money and I want it back.
那是布鲁斯的钱，我要把它拿回来。
03:27
Bruce's money?
布鲁斯的钱？
03:29
Sure, you'll get it. Now, what's the story?
当然会还你。现在，消息是什么？
03:31
I'll send the money. I swear it on my mother's grave .
我会把钱寄过去。我拿我母亲的坟发誓。
03:34
All right. Here's the... Wait a minute, your mother's alive!
好吧。这就说……等一下，你母亲还活着呢！
03:38
My grandmother's grave. What's the story?
那我拿我外婆的坟发誓。消息是什么？
03:40
You get that money down here.
把那笔钱送到这儿来。
03:42
All right, here's your story. The jailbreak of your dreams .
好吧，听你的独家：这可是你梦寐以求的越狱新闻。
03:46
This expert, Dr. Egelhoffer, the thinker from New York ...
这位专家，纽约来的思想家埃格尔霍弗医生……
03:49
...was giving Williams a sanity test in the sheriff's office.
……当时正在警长办公室给威廉斯做精神状态测试。
03:52
Sticking a lot of pins in him so he could get his reflexes.
往他身上扎了不少针，好测试他的反射神经。
03:55
He decided to reenact the crime as it had taken place...
他决定按案发经过重演这起罪案……
03:58
... in order to study Williams' coordination.
……好研究威廉斯的协调能力。
04:01
I'm coming to it . He had to have a gun to reenact the crime with.
我马上说到这儿。他得有把枪，才能重演这起罪案。
04:05
Who do you suppose supplied it? Peter B. Hartwell. "B" for brains.
你猜是谁提供的？彼得·B·哈特韦尔。“B”代表“脑子”。
04:11
No kidding !
不会吧！
04:13
I'm not kidding. I'm not good enough to make this up .
我没开玩笑。我可没本事编出这种事。
04:16
The sheriff gave his gun to the professor...
警长把自己的枪给了那位教授……
04:18
...who gave it to Earl, who shot the professor in the classified ads.
……教授又把枪给了厄尔，厄尔就在分类广告部开枪打中了教授。
04:21
No, ads.
不，是广告部。
04:22
Ain't it perfect?
这还不“完美”吗？
04:24
If he'd unrolled a red carpet and loaned Williams an umbrella ...
就算他给威廉斯铺上红地毯、再借他一把雨伞……
04:27
...it couldn't have been more ideal.
……也不可能比这更理想了。
04:29
Who? Oh, no. Egelhoffer wasn't badly hurt.
谁？哦，不，埃格尔霍弗伤得不重。
04:31
They took him to the hospital, where they're afraid he'll recover.
他们把他送进医院，大家竟担心他会康复。
04:34
That's great work, Hildy.
干得漂亮，希尔迪。
04:36
Stop worrying about that money. You'll get it in 15 minutes.
别再担心那笔钱了。十五分钟后你就能拿到。
04:39
I had better . Bruce is waiting in a taxi for me and we're in a hurry .
那最好。布鲁斯在出租车里等我，我们赶时间。
04:43
Hold on a minute.
等一下。
04:45
Vangie, come here.
范吉，过来。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:02
look out
look out
小心；当心
Look out ! It's a jailbreak!
小心！有人越狱了！
Pronunciation↩ 00:02
It's a
It's a 连读，听起来接近“itsə”。
Look out ! It's a jailbreak!
小心！有人越狱了！
Pronunciation↩ 00:10
where you're
you're 弱读，where you're 连成一拍。
Watch where you're aiming, will you?
你瞄准的时候看着点，行吗？
CollocationB1↩ 00:14
get away
get away
逃脱；跑掉
Who got away ? Who was it?
谁跑了？是谁？
Pronunciation↩ 00:40
just escaped
escaped 重读，突出刚刚逃走的事实。
Earl Williams just escaped from the county jail.
厄尔·威廉斯刚从县监狱逃了出来。
CollocationB1↩ 00:43
be on the job
be on the job
正在负责处理
Don't worry, I'm on the job .
别担心，这事我来盯着。
SlangC1↩ 01:39
rewrite
新闻改稿台——报社行话，指改写或整理稿件
This is Endicott. Give me rewrite .
我是恩迪科特。给我接改稿台。
CollocationB2↩ 01:48
shoot one's way out
shoot one's way out
一路开枪杀出去
这里指持枪强行逃出，而非普通离开
... to be examined by Egelhoffer . In a few minutes, he shot his way out .
……办公室去接受埃格尔霍弗检查。几分钟后，他一路开枪逃了出去。
GrammarB2↩ 01:48
to be examined by Egelhoffer
被动不定式：to be examined 表示“被检查”，说明 Williams 是动作承受者。
... to be examined by Egelhoffer . In a few minutes, he shot his way out .
……办公室去接受埃格尔霍弗检查。几分钟后，他一路开枪逃了出去。
CollocationA2↩ 01:52
get out
get out
逃出去；脱身
Nobody knows where he got the gun . He got out through the skylight.
没人知道他从哪儿弄到的枪。他从天窗逃出去了。
GrammarB1↩ 01:52
where he got the gun
宾语从句：where 引导 know 的内容，语序用陈述句而非疑问倒装。
Nobody knows where he got the gun . He got out through the skylight.
没人知道他从哪儿弄到的枪。他从天窗逃出去了。
CollocationB2↩ 02:05
as to something
as to something
关于；至于
No clue yet as to Williams' whereabouts.
目前还没有威廉斯下落的线索。
CollocationB2↩ 02:07
tear bomb
tear bomb
催泪弹
Here's a little feature. An accident about a tear bomb .
这儿有条小特写：催泪弹出了事故。
CollocationB1↩ 02:14
in the hands of someone
in the hands of someone
在某人手中；由某人掌握
The tear bomb went off unexpectedly in the hands of the bombing squad.
催泪弹竟在爆破队手里意外炸响了。
Pronunciation↩ 02:14
went off
went off 连读，t 与后面的元音衔接。
The tear bomb went off unexpectedly in the hands of the bombing squad.
催泪弹竟在爆破队手里意外炸响了。
GrammarB2↩ 02:33
who married the sheriff's niece
定语从句：who 从句补充说明 Lester Winthrop，不能单独当主句。
... who married the sheriff's niece .
……娶了警长的侄女。
CollocationA2↩ 02:34
call someone back
call someone back
给某人回电话
You remember, the very homely dame ? Call you back .
你记得吗，就是那个长得很普通的女人？我回头再打给你。
SlangC1↩ 02:34
homely
相貌普通的——老派美式用法，形容人不漂亮
You remember, the very homely dame ? Call you back .
你记得吗，就是那个长得很普通的女人？我回头再打给你。
SlangB2↩ 02:34
dame
女人；女士——老派口语，现代正式场合少用
You remember, the very homely dame ? Call you back .
你记得吗，就是那个长得很普通的女人？我回头再打给你。
SlangB2↩ 02:48
dope
消息；内幕——老派口语，此处不是“毒品”
- McCue speaking. Give me the desk. - Any dope on how he escaped?
——我是麦丘。给我接编辑台。——有他怎么逃出去的消息吗？
CollocationB2↩ 03:09
get the story
get the story
拿到新闻内幕
这里是记者拿到独家消息，不是普通听到故事
I've got the story on how Williams escaped, and I've got it exclusive .
我拿到了威廉斯越狱的消息，而且是独家。
CollocationB2↩ 03:09
get something exclusive
get something exclusive
拿到独家消息
exclusive 在新闻语境中指独家报道
I've got the story on how Williams escaped, and I've got it exclusive .
我拿到了威廉斯越狱的消息，而且是独家。
Pronunciation↩ 03:09
got it
got it 中 t 常弱化为弹舌，像“goddit”。
I've got the story on how Williams escaped, and I've got it exclusive .
我拿到了威廉斯越狱的消息，而且是独家。
SlangB2↩ 03:13
a pip
很棒的东西——老派非正式夸法，现代较少见
That's right, and it's a pip .
没错，而且精彩极了。
CollocationC1↩ 03:15
tear something out of someone
tear something out of someone
费劲从某人那里逼出
It cost me $450 to tear it out of Cooley.
我花了450美元才从库利嘴里把消息逼出来。
CollocationB2↩ 03:31
swear on someone's grave
swear on someone's grave
拿某人的坟发誓
I'll send the money. I swear it on my mother's grave .
我会把钱寄过去。我拿我母亲的坟发誓。
CollocationB1↩ 03:42
the something of your dreams
the something of your dreams
梦寐以求的；最理想的
这里是夸张地说这条越狱新闻是记者梦寐以求的独家
All right, here's your story. The jailbreak of your dreams .
好吧，听你的独家：这可是你梦寐以求的越狱新闻。
CollocationA1↩ 03:46
from somewhere
from somewhere
来自某地
This expert, Dr. Egelhoffer, the thinker from New York ...
这位专家，纽约来的思想家埃格尔霍弗医生……
CollocationB2↩ 03:55
reenact an event
reenact an event
重演某个事件
He decided to reenact the crime as it had taken place...
他决定按案发经过重演这起罪案……
CollocationA2↩ 03:58
in order to do something
in order to do something
为了做某事
... in order to study Williams' coordination.
……好研究威廉斯的协调能力。
GrammarA2↩ 03:58
in order to study Williams' coordination
目的不定式：in order to 加动词原形，说明前面动作的目的。
... in order to study Williams' coordination.
……好研究威廉斯的协调能力。
CollocationB2↩ 04:01
come to the point
come to the point
说到重点；讲到这里
I'm coming to it . He had to have a gun to reenact the crime with.
我马上说到这儿。他得有把枪，才能重演这起罪案。
GrammarB2↩ 04:05
do you suppose
插入语：do you suppose 插入疑问，真正主干是 Who supplied it。
Who do you suppose supplied it? Peter B. Hartwell. "B" for brains.
你猜是谁提供的？彼得·B·哈特韦尔。“B”代表“脑子”。
SlangB1↩ 04:11
No kidding
真的假的；可不是嘛——按语调可表惊讶或附和
No kidding !
不会吧！
CollocationB1↩ 04:13
make something up
make something up
编造；凭空捏造
I'm not kidding. I'm not good enough to make this up .
我没开玩笑。我可没本事编出这种事。
SlangB1↩ 04:22
Ain't
isn't；aren't——非正式口语，正式写作避免
Ain't it perfect?
这还不“完美”吗？
GrammarC1↩ 04:24
If he'd unrolled a red carpet and loaned Williams an umbrella
虚拟条件句：If + had done 假设过去未发生的事，后句表达反事实结果。
If he'd unrolled a red carpet and loaned Williams an umbrella ...
就算他给威廉斯铺上红地毯、再借他一把雨伞……
CollocationB1↩ 04:39
had better do something
had better do something
最好赶紧做某事
I had better . Bruce is waiting in a taxi for me and we're in a hurry .
那最好。布鲁斯在出租车里等我，我们赶时间。
Pronunciation↩ 04:39
in a hurry
a 弱读，in a hurry 接近“inə hurry”。
I had better . Bruce is waiting in a taxi for me and we're in a hurry .
那最好。布鲁斯在出租车里等我，我们赶时间。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
auto-pauses
Phrasal verbB1↩ 00:14
get away
逃脱；跑掉
In the scene记者们确认 Earl Williams 已从监狱逃走。
The witness got away before the police arrived.警察赶到前，目击者跑掉了。
In daily life
宠物走失Our dog got away during the picnic.我们家的狗在野餐时跑掉了。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 03:13
a pip
很棒的东西
In the sceneHildy 说这条越狱独家特别精彩。
That little café is a pip for weekend brunch.那家小咖啡馆很适合周末吃早午餐。
In daily life
夸演出Your tiny theater is a pip.你们的小剧场真棒。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 03:15
tear something out of someone
逼某人交出消息
In the sceneHildy 花钱又施压，才从 Cooley 嘴里弄到独家。
The reporter tore the truth out of the witness.记者费了很大劲才从证人那里逼出真相。
In daily life
追问真相It took hours to tear an answer out of him.花了几个小时才逼他说出答案。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 03:31
swear on someone's grave
拿某人的坟发誓
In the sceneHildy 向 Walter 保证会把挪用的钱寄回去。
I swear on my sister's honor that I called.我拿姐姐的名誉发誓，我确实打过电话。
In daily life
保证没撒谎I swear on my grandfather's memory that I was there.我发誓，我当时确实在场。
above my level
PunB2↩ 04:05
b for brains
拿首字母挖苦有脑子
In the sceneHildy 把 Hartwell 的中间名 B 戏称为 brains，暗讽其荒唐。
He calls himself B for brilliance, but everyone rolls their eyes.他自称 B 代表才华，大家却都翻白眼。
In daily life
调侃同事She signs her notes E for efficiency.她在便签上署名 E，代表效率。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 04:22
ain't it perfect
这不“完美”吗
In the scene面对荒唐的越狱经过，Hildy 用夸奖口吻反讽其离谱。
Ain't it funny how the plan failed immediately?这计划刚开始就失败了，真“有趣”啊？
In daily life
讽刺迟到Ain't it lovely when the train leaves early?火车提前开走，真“美好”啊？
above my level
IronyC1↩ 04:31
afraid he'll recover
竟担心他康复
In the sceneHildy 把伤者康复这种好事说成大家害怕的坏事。
The manager is afraid the new system will work.经理竟担心新系统会奏效。
In daily life
讽刺计划成功They are afraid the fundraiser may exceed its goal.他们竟担心筹款会超额完成。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 03:49
sanity test
精神状态测试
In the scene专家正在警长办公室给 Williams 做精神状态检查。
The pilot passed a sanity test before flying.飞行员起飞前通过了心理状态检查。
In daily life
检查方案Run a sanity test before you publish the report.发布报告前先做一次合理性检查。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I've got the story on how Williams escaped, and I've got it exclusive.”
我拿到了威廉斯越狱的内幕，而且是独家。
Why it's great
把抢到新闻和独家发布说得利落有力。
Pattern
I've got the story on how…
When to use
告诉同事你已拿到某件事的完整内幕。
Similar
I've got the scoop. ／ I've got it first.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 story、escaped、exclusive，and 后短停。
Use it yourself
拿到采访I've got the interview, and I've got it exclusive.我拿到了采访，而且是独家。
“Who do you suppose supplied it? Peter B. Hartwell. "B" for brains.”
你猜是谁提供的？彼得·B·哈特韦尔。B 代表“脑子”。
Why it's great
把中间名首字母变成挖苦人的机锋。
Pattern
Who do you suppose…?
When to use
想吊胃口地询问一个出人意料的人选。
Similar
Who would you guess did it? ／ Guess who supplied it.
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informal
Shadowing tip
Who do you suppose 连读，brains 夸张重读。
Use it yourself
猜发信人Who do you suppose sent the anonymous tip?你猜是谁发了匿名线索？
“They took him to the hospital, where they're afraid he'll recover.”
他们把他送进医院，大家竟担心他会康复。
Why it's great
用一本正经的语气倒置好坏，黑色幽默很狠。
Pattern
where they're afraid…
When to use
用反讽描述一个荒唐的“好消息”。
Similar
We'd hate for him to get better. ／ They fear the patient may recover.
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informal
Shadowing tip
hospital 后微停，afraid 和 recover 重读。
Use it yourself
讽刺好转The critics are afraid the sequel will improve.评论家们竟担心续集会变好。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 记者的越狱独家
All right, here's your story. The jailbreak of your dreams. This expert, Dr. Egelhoffer, the thinker from New York... ...was giving Williams a sanity test in the sheriff's office. Sticking a lot of pins in him so he could get his reflexes. He decided to reenact the crime as it had taken place... ...in order to study Williams' coordination. I'm coming to it. He had to have a gun to reenact the crime with. Who do you suppose supplied it? Peter B. Hartwell. "B" for brains. No kidding! I'm not kidding. I'm not good enough to make this up. The sheriff gave his gun to the professor... ...who gave it to Earl, who shot the professor in the classified ads. No, ads. Ain't it perfect? If he'd unrolled a red carpet and loaned Williams an umbrella... ...it couldn't have been more ideal. Who? Oh, no. Egelhoffer wasn't badly hurt. They took him to the hospital, where they're afraid he'll recover.
好吧，听你的独家：这可是你梦寐以求的越狱新闻。 这位专家，纽约来的思想家埃格尔霍弗医生…… ……当时正在警长办公室给威廉斯做精神状态测试。 往他身上扎了不少针，好测试他的反射神经。 他决定按案发经过重演这起罪案…… ……好研究威廉斯的协调能力。 我马上说到这儿。他得有把枪，才能重演这起罪案。 你猜是谁提供的？彼得·B·哈特韦尔。“B”代表“脑子”。 不会吧！ 我没开玩笑。我可没本事编出这种事。 警长把自己的枪给了那位教授…… ……教授又把枪给了厄尔，厄尔就在分类广告部开枪打中了教授。 不，是广告部。 这还不“完美”吗？ 就算他给威廉斯铺上红地毯、再借他一把雨伞…… ……也不可能比这更理想了。 谁？哦，不，埃格尔霍弗伤得不重。 他们把他送进医院，大家竟担心他会康复。
信息层层推进，最后用康复反讽收刀。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use get the story for a news scoop
- Understand old newsroom slang like a pip
- Use in order to to express purpose
- Catch ironic good-news wording
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Questions, then the linesWhat does “a pip” mean here?
It is old informal English for something excellent.
How should “tear it out of Cooley” be understood?
Hildy forced information out of Cooley through pressure or payment.
When do you use “in order to”?
Use it before a base verb to explain a purpose.
Is “Ain't it perfect?” sarcastic?
Yes. It calls an absurd jailbreak “perfect” as a joke.
What does “exclusive” mean in a newsroom?
It means a story or source no one else has obtained.
Why is “afraid he'll recover” funny?
Recovery is good news, so afraid reverses the expected meaning.