Chapter 17 of 17 · 1'56"
The Police Close In 警察逼近真相IMDb ↗
警察一进门秘密就藏不住了
His Girl Friday · 1940
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5press-roomJustice雅思
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingPolice storm the newspaper office looking for Williams, and the room turns into a rapid-fire interrogation. Hildy tries to protect her mother-in-law story while Walter pushes back with polished threats and journalistic authority. Their verbal sparring keeps shifting the balance until a gun appears and the excuses collapse. Listen for idioms such as get to the bottom of this and barking up the wrong tree, plus the formal language of an arrest.
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Hildy Johnsonnewspaper reporter
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Walter Burnsnewspaper editor
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Hartwellpolice officer
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
- I'll strain my back. - I'll find Mrs. Baldwin.
—我会把腰扭伤的。—我去找鲍德温太太。
00:02
- Don't open that door! - I'll go to the morgue...
- 别开那扇门！- 我去太平间……
00:04
- We want to talk to you a minute. - Let go. What's the idea?
- 我们想跟你谈谈。- 放开我。你们这是干什么？
00:08
Get your hands off me!
把手从我身上拿开！
00:09
- Now look here, Johnson... - Hey, you!
- 你听着，约翰逊……- 喂，你！
00:11
You mean me?
你是在叫我？
00:12
Yes, you. What do you mean by breaking in here like this?
对，就是你。你们这样闯进来是什么意思？
00:16
Don't bluff me . I don't care what paper you're editor of .
别跟我虚张声势。我才不在乎你是哪家报纸的编辑。
00:19
Let go of me. Something's happened to my mother-in-law.
放开我。我婆婆出事了。
00:23
- We know what you are up to . - She and Mollie were in here talking.
- 我们知道你在打什么主意。- 她和莫莉刚才在这里说话。
00:28
I don't know anything. And there's been an accident.
我什么都不知道。而且刚才出了事故。
00:30
There's something very peculiar going on here.
这里肯定有很不寻常的事。
00:33
- Now see here... - Just a moment, Hartwell.
- 你听我说……- 等一下，哈特韦尔。
00:35
Make your accusations in the proper manner .
请按正规方式提出指控。
00:38
Otherwise, I'll have to ask you to get out.
否则，我只好请你出去。
00:40
Ask me to what?
请我做什么？
00:41
Get out.
出去。
00:43
You will, eh? Don't let anybody in or out. We'll see about this.
你还真敢，是吧？不许任何人进出。咱们走着瞧。
00:47
- Give him the third degree. - Make them talk and you got Williams .
- 狠狠审他。- 让他们开口，你就能拿下威廉姆斯。
00:50
I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Are you going to talk?
我一定要把这件事查个水落石出。你到底说不说？
00:54
- What do you want me to say? - What do you know about Williams?
- 你想让我说什么？- 你知道威廉姆斯的什么事？
00:57
There. Now we're getting some...
这就对了。现在总算有点进展了……
00:59
Take her away. I got ways to make her talk.
把她带走。我有的是办法让她开口。
01:01
Don't you dare touch me or...
你敢碰我试试，不然……
01:04
- She got a gun! - Grab it!
- 她有枪！- 把枪抢过来！
01:05
No, you don't. Walter!
不，你别想！沃尔特！
01:07
All right, Burns. I'll take that gun.
好吧，伯恩斯。我来拿那把枪。
01:11
- Where did you get this? - I can carry a gun.
- 你从哪儿弄来的？- 我可以携带枪支。
01:14
- Not this gun. - I can explain it.
- 不是这把枪。- 我可以解释。
01:15
She was interviewing Williams, so I gave her a gun to defend herself .
她当时在采访威廉姆斯，所以我给了她一把枪防身。
01:20
Interesting. But this is the gun that Williams shot his way out with.
有意思。不过，这就是威廉姆斯当时开枪突围用的那把枪。
01:24
My good man, are you trying to make me out a liar?
我的好先生，你是想把我说成骗子吗？
01:26
I ought to know my own gun, oughtn't I ...?
我总该认得自己的枪吧，不是吗……？
01:29
- So that's where Williams got it. - She got it from him.
- 所以威廉姆斯就是从这里拿到枪的。- 是她从他那里拿到的。
01:31
Where's Williams?
威廉姆斯在哪儿？
01:33
- Where is he? - You're barking up the wrong tree.
- 他在哪儿？- 你找错方向了。
01:35
Tell me where he is.
告诉我他在哪儿。
01:37
At the hospital calling on Professor Egelhoffer...
在医院探望埃格尔霍弗教授……
01:39
...with marshmallows.
……还带着棉花糖。
01:41
- Where is he? - Ask the mastermind why he's here.
- 他在哪儿？- 问问这个幕后主谋他为什么在这儿。
01:44
What do you know about this?
你知道这件事的什么情况？
01:45
My dear fellow...
我亲爱的朋友……
01:47
...the Morning Post doesn't obstruct justice or hide criminals.
……《晨报》不会妨碍司法，也不会窝藏罪犯。
01:50
- You ought to know that. - You're under arrest .
- 你应该知道这一点。- 你被捕了。
01:53
- You too. - Who's under arrest ?
—你也是。—谁被捕了？
01:55
Listen, you square-toed, pimple-headed spy...
听着，你这个方头大脸、满脸青春痘的间谍……
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want to talk
want to 中的 to 弱读成 /tə/。
- We want to talk to you a minute. - Let go. What's the idea?
- 我们想跟你谈谈。- 放开我。你们这是干什么？
CollocationB1↩ 00:08
get one's hands off someone
get one's hands off someone
把手从某人身上拿开
Get your hands off me!
把手从我身上拿开！
CollocationB1↩ 00:12
break in
break in
闯入
Yes, you. What do you mean by breaking in here like this?
对，就是你。你们这样闯进来是什么意思？
GrammarB2↩ 00:12
What do you mean by breaking in here like this?
介词后动名词：by 后接 breaking，表示你这样闯入到底是什么意思。
Yes, you. What do you mean by breaking in here like this?
对，就是你。你们这样闯进来是什么意思？
Pronunciation↩ 00:12
What do you mean
do you 弱读并连在一起，快读像 /dʒə/。
Yes, you. What do you mean by breaking in here like this?
对，就是你。你们这样闯进来是什么意思？
GrammarC1↩ 00:16
what paper you're editor of
宾语从句：what 引导从句，of 后省略了关系代词，指你是哪家报纸的编辑。
Don't bluff me . I don't care what paper you're editor of .
别跟我虚张声势。我才不在乎你是哪家报纸的编辑。
SlangB2↩ 00:16
bluff me
拿虚张声势唬我——对峙时反击，偏口语
Don't bluff me . I don't care what paper you're editor of .
别跟我虚张声势。我才不在乎你是哪家报纸的编辑。
CollocationA2↩ 00:19
let go of someone
let go of someone
松开某人
Let go of me. Something's happened to my mother-in-law.
放开我。我婆婆出事了。
CollocationB1↩ 00:23
what someone is up to
what someone is up to
某人在搞什么
- We know what you are up to . - She and Mollie were in here talking.
- 我们知道你在打什么主意。- 她和莫莉刚才在这里说话。
CollocationB2↩ 00:35
in the proper manner
in the proper manner
按正规方式
Make your accusations in the proper manner .
请按正规方式提出指控。
SlangB2↩ 00:47
you got Williams
你就能拿下威廉姆斯——口语省略 have，正式场合改 you’ve got
- Give him the third degree. - Make them talk and you got Williams .
- 狠狠审他。- 让他们开口，你就能拿下威廉姆斯。
CollocationB2↩ 00:50
get to the bottom of something
get to the bottom of something
把事情查清
I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Are you going to talk?
我一定要把这件事查个水落石出。你到底说不说？
Pronunciation↩ 00:50
get to the bottom
get to 连读，to 弱读，bottom 保持重音。
I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Are you going to talk?
我一定要把这件事查个水落石出。你到底说不说？
GrammarB1↩ 01:15
to defend herself
目的不定式：to defend 表示给枪的目的，不是另一个时态动作。
She was interviewing Williams, so I gave her a gun to defend herself .
她当时在采访威廉姆斯，所以我给了她一把枪防身。
CollocationC1↩ 01:20
shoot one's way out
shoot one's way out
一路开枪突围
Interesting. But this is the gun that Williams shot his way out with.
有意思。不过，这就是威廉姆斯当时开枪突围用的那把枪。
GrammarC1↩ 01:20
the gun that Williams shot his way out with
定语从句：that 引导从句修饰 gun，句末 with 保留在介词后。
Interesting. But this is the gun that Williams shot his way out with.
有意思。不过，这就是威廉姆斯当时开枪突围用的那把枪。
Pronunciation↩ 01:20
shot his way out
重读 shot、way，突出开枪突围的动作。
Interesting. But this is the gun that Williams shot his way out with.
有意思。不过，这就是威廉姆斯当时开枪突围用的那把枪。
GrammarC1↩ 01:26
oughtn't I
反意疑问句：前面用 ought to 表判断，句尾用 oughtn't I 反问确认。
I ought to know my own gun, oughtn't I ...?
我总该认得自己的枪吧，不是吗……？
Pronunciation↩ 01:26
oughtn't I
oughtn't 中的 /t/ 几乎吞掉，尾部连成一拍。
I ought to know my own gun, oughtn't I ...?
我总该认得自己的枪吧，不是吗……？
CollocationB2↩ 01:37
call on someone
call on someone
拜访某人
At the hospital calling on Professor Egelhoffer...
在医院探望埃格尔霍弗教授……
CollocationC1↩ 01:47
obstruct justice
obstruct justice
妨碍司法
...the Morning Post doesn't obstruct justice or hide criminals.
……《晨报》不会妨碍司法，也不会窝藏罪犯。
CollocationB1↩ 01:50
under arrest
under arrest
被警方逮捕
- You ought to know that. - You're under arrest .
- 你应该知道这一点。- 你被捕了。
Pronunciation↩ 01:50
under arrest
重读 under arrest，宣布逮捕时句末降调。
- You ought to know that. - You're under arrest .
- 你应该知道这一点。- 你被捕了。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:50
get to the bottom of something
把事情查清
In the scene沃尔特逼问对方，发誓查出威廉姆斯的下落。
The team will get to the bottom of the outage.团队会查清这次宕机的原因。
In daily life
项目复盘Let’s get to the bottom of the delay before Friday.我们周五前把延误原因查清。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 01:33
bark up the wrong tree
找错方向
In the scene沃尔特暗示警察追查威廉姆斯的方向错了。
If you blame the printer, you’re barking up the wrong tree.如果你怪打印机，那就找错方向了。
In daily life
查错人You’re barking up the wrong tree by questioning Mia.你去问米娅，是找错调查方向了。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 00:47
give someone the third degree
连番盘问
In the scene警察要求把人逼问到开口，语气强硬。
My roommates gave me the third degree about the missing cake.室友围着我盘问那块不见的蛋糕。
In daily life
晚归解释My parents gave me the third degree when I came home late.我晚回家时，父母连番盘问我。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 01:24
make someone out a liar
硬说某人撒谎
In the scene沃尔特假客气地反问，表示自己被当成骗子。
Don’t make me out a liar when the receipts are right here.收据就在这里，别把我说成骗子。
In daily life
核对记录Please don’t make her out a liar without checking the log.没查记录前，请别把她说成骗子。
above my level
Phrasal verbC1↩ 01:20
shoot one's way out
一路开枪突围
In the scene警察指出这正是威廉姆斯开枪逃出的那把枪。
The hero shot his way out of the tunnel.那名英雄一路开枪冲出隧道。
In daily life
动作片The agent shot his way out of the warehouse.特工一路开枪冲出了仓库。
above my level
DiscourseB2↩ 00:12
what do you mean by something
你凭什么这样做
In the scene希尔迪要求闯入者解释来意，带着强烈质问。
What do you mean by changing the schedule today?你今天改日程是什么意思？
In daily life
改会议What do you mean by canceling the meeting now?你现在取消会议是什么意思？
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 01:50
under arrest
被警方逮捕
In the scene警察搜枪后，正式宣布沃尔特和希尔迪被捕。
The suspect was placed under arrest outside the station.嫌疑人在车站外被警方逮捕。
In daily life
新闻播报The suspect is under arrest and will be questioned tonight.嫌疑人已被捕，今晚将接受问讯。
above my level
IronyB2↩ 01:41
the mastermind
幕后主谋
In the scene警察讽刺地称沃尔特为幕后主谋，带着压迫感。
The mastermind behind our picnic forgot the chairs.我们野餐的策划高手忘了带椅子。
In daily life
调侃策划者Our mastermind found a table but forgot the plates.我们的策划高手找到了桌子，却忘了盘子。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Are you going to talk?”
我一定要把这件事查个水落石出。你到底说不说？
Why it's great
get to the bottom of this 把追查到底说得很有压迫感，后一句立刻逼问。
Pattern
get to the bottom of something
When to use
追查问题、查清事故原因时
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I’ll find out what happened. ／ I’m determined to uncover the truth.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
重读 bottom、talk，句末用降调逼问。
Use it yourself
查账We need to get to the bottom of this billing error.我们得查清这笔账单错误。
“- Where is he? - You're barking up the wrong tree.”
他在哪儿？你找错方向了。
Why it's great
用树和吠叫做比喻，委婉却机锋十足地否认对方的怀疑。
Pattern
bark up the wrong tree
When to use
别人怀疑错人或查错方向时
Similar
You’ve got the wrong person. ／ That’s not where the answer lies.
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informal
Shadowing tip
重读 wrong tree，前半句抬调，结尾降调收住。
Use it yourself
查错人If you blame the printer, you’re barking up the wrong tree.如果你怪打印机，那就找错方向了。
“My good man, are you trying to make me out a liar?”
我的老兄，你这是想把我说成骗子吗？
Why it's great
My good man 假客气，make someone out a liar 把反讽和受辱感一起推出来。
Pattern
make someone out a liar
When to use
有人质疑你说假话时，语气偏戏剧化
Similar
Are you calling me a liar? ／ Do you think I’m lying?
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literary
Shadowing tip
My good man 假客气，liar 重读并用升调反问。
Use it yourself
对质Don’t make me out a liar when the receipts are right here.收据就在这里，别把我说成骗子。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Use get to the bottom of for a thorough investigation
- Understand barking up the wrong tree as a wrong lead
- Use give someone the third degree for intense questioning
- Recognize under arrest as formal arrest language
People also search
Questions, then the linesWhat does get to the bottom of mean?
It means to investigate something fully and discover the real cause.
How do you translate barking up the wrong tree?
It means accusing the wrong person or pursuing the wrong lead.
What does give someone the third degree mean?
It means questioning someone intensely, often with an exaggerated tone.
What does under arrest mean in a movie?
It is a formal way to say that the police have arrested someone.
How can I say investigate this fully?
You can say get to the bottom of this when you want a determined tone.