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Power In The Shadows 阴影里整人IMDb ↗
斯特劳斯把材料交给博登，权力留在阴影里
Oppenheimer · 2023
CEFR C1IELTS 7.5OfficePower
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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingSomeone finally names who fed Borden the file: not Nichols, not Hoover, not Truman's men. It was Strauss. He has Borden write conclusions for the FBI, then designs a process that is not a trial. No platform, no martyr—only a Q-clearance renewal in a shabby room. The appeal board gets a prosecutor in all but name; defense never sees the file. No audience, no burden of proof. Power, he says, stays in the shadows.
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Lewis StraussAEC chairman
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J. Robert Oppenheimeraccused scientist
博
William Bordenfile writer
Chapters
28 parts · AI-cut01Bohr Sends Him Away玻尔劝他离开实验室，去能想问题的地方C11'56"02Strauss Recruits Him有人拿房子通勤当挖角筹码B23'02"03Rabi On The Train火车上有人挖苦：美国人凭什么来讲新物理B21'39"04First Quantum Seminar第一堂课就把光既是粒子又是波讲成入门C12'08"05Party Politics Debate入党是关心这个世界B22'38"06Naming Los Alamos一生理想落在荒原尽头B21'45"07Kitty And Empty Space有人用酒杯解释世界是空的B22'53"08Lawrence Shuts The Union劳伦斯说你重要，所以电话早就被监听了C11'47"09Groves Offers The Job将军当众念完缺点清单，接着把计划交给他C13'42"10Einstein On Atmosphere点燃大气的概率近乎零，却拿整个世界当赌注C11'53"11Chevalier Approaches厨房里有人转述：资料可以走后门给苏联C11'32"12Teller Pitches Fusion特勒打断裂变课，说下一堂该讲百万吨级氢弹C11'55"13Condon Walks Out芝加哥堆刚临界，康登当场辞职说受不了规矩B22'21"14Last Night With Jean过夜之后他告诉琼，从此不能再见面B23'21"15Cock-And-Bull Story安全官追问时，他编假故事把朋友护下来C14'03"16Bohr On The Aftermath玻尔说即将揭开的力量会活过纳粹，那是新世界C12'35"17GAC Rejects The Super更大的炸弹只瞄准最大的城市，会上有人叫它屠杀C11'52"18Target Committee Meeting轰炸城市能少死人C13'33"19Trinity Weather Hold点火时刻押在黎明雨停C13'01"20Truman Oval Office他在白宫说手上有血，总统骂广岛不是他的戏B23'26"21Fuchs And The World生日会上听说富克斯一直在为苏联做间谍C11'31"22Moment Of The Explosion侥幸活着仍会死C11'54"23Power In The Shadows斯特劳斯把材料交给博登，权力留在阴影里C12'38"24Rabi Asks For Mermaids拉比反问：原子弹氢弹都有了，还要美人鱼吗C12'19"25Borden Reads The Letter博登当庭宣读：奥本海默更可能是苏联代理人C12'14"26Hill Names The Motive整人不过公报私仇C12'34"27Kitty On The Stand基蒂当场顶回去：我不喜欢你这种问法C12'36"28Did You Support The Bomb律师当庭问他后不后悔投弹，他只说做了本职C13'00"
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00:00
Christ's sake.
老天啊。
00:02
It wasn't Nichols or Hoover
不是尼科尔斯，也不是胡佛
00:04
or one of Truman's guys. It was you.
也不是杜鲁门的人。是你。
00:06
You gave the file to Borden.
是你把档案交给了博登。
00:08
You set him on Oppenheimer.
是你放他去对付奥本海默。
00:10
-You convinced him to... -Borden...
-你说服他去…… -博登……
00:12
didn't take any convincing.
根本用不着谁来说服。
00:14
Take your time , use the entire file.
慢慢来，整份档案都用上。
00:16
Write up your conclusion, send them to the FBI.
把结论写成材料，送到联邦调查局。
00:19
The material is obviously extensive,
材料显然很多，
00:21
but there's nothing new here.
但这里没有新东西。
00:24
Your conclusions will be.
你的结论会是新的。
00:26
And they'll have to be answered.
而且他们必须作出回应。
00:28
Hoover passes them to McCarthy?
胡佛再转给麦卡锡？
00:30
Oppenheimer's too slippery for that self-promoting clown .
奥本海默太滑了，那个爱出风头的小丑搞不定他。
00:33
I've talked it over with Hoover, he'll hold McCarthy at bay
我跟胡佛商量过了，他会把麦卡锡按住
00:36
while you do this with the AEC.
同时你在原子能委员会这边办这件事。
00:38
-A trial. -No.
-一场审判。 -不。
00:40
No trial. You can't give Oppenheimer a platform .
不要审判。不能给奥本海默一个舞台。
00:43
You can't martyr him.
不能把他做成殉道者。
00:45
We need a systematic destruction of Oppenheimer's credibility
我们需要系统地摧毁奥本海默的信誉
00:48
so he can never again speak on matters of national security .
让他再也无法就国家安全问题发言。
00:52
Then what?
然后呢？
00:55
A shabby little room, far from the limelight .
一间破旧的小房间，远离聚光灯。
01:05
A simple bureaucratic procedure.
一次简单的行政手续。
01:06
His Q clearance is up for renewal .
他的Q级许可到了续期。
01:09
You send your accusations to the FBI.
你把指控送到联邦调查局。
01:14
Hoover sends them to the AEC, you're forced to act .
胡佛转给原子能委员会，你就不得不动手。
01:18
You write up an indictment
你写成一份指控书
01:19
and tell Oppenheimer
然后告诉奥本海默
01:21
his security clearance is not being renewed.
他的安全许可将不予续期。
01:24
But offer him the chance to appeal.
但给他申诉的机会。
01:25
As you can see, Robert, it's not yet signed.
如你所见，罗伯特，这还没签字。
01:28
May I keep this?
我可以留下这份吗？
01:29
No.
不行。
01:30
If you do decide to appeal ,
如果你真的决定申诉，
01:32
they'll have to send you a copy.
他们就必须寄给你一份副本。
01:34
When he appeals-- and trust me , he will--
等他申诉——相信我，他会的——
01:37
I appoint a board.
我来指定一个委员会。
01:40
They will, of course, have counsel.
他们当然会有法律顾问。
01:42
-Prosecutor? - In all but name .
-检察官？ -只差没叫这个名。
01:44
-Who? -Roger Robb.
-谁？ -罗杰·罗布。
01:46
Ouch .
啧。
01:47
Robb will have security clearance
罗布会有安全许可
01:49
to examine Oppenheimer's file.
去查阅奥本海默的档案。
01:51
As will the Gray board .
格雷委员会也一样。
01:52
Defense counsel will not.
辩方律师则没有。
01:55
A closed hearing .
一场不公开听证。
01:57
The so-called derogatory information
你所谓的不利材料
01:58
in your indictment of me.
写在你对我的指控里。
02:00
No audience. No reporters.
没有听众。没有记者。
02:03
-No burden of proof . -No burden of proof?
-不必举证。 -不必举证？
02:07
We're not convicting.
我们不是在定罪。
02:10
We're just denying.
我们只是在拒绝。
02:17
What is it you said?
你说过什么来着？
02:20
"This is just how the game is played ."
「游戏就是这么玩的。」
02:23
Well, forgive my naivete.
那请原谅我天真。
02:26
Amateurs seek the sun.
业余的人去追太阳。
02:29
Get eaten.
就被吃掉。
02:31
Power stays in the shadows .
权力待在阴影里。
02:35
But, sir, you're... you're out of the shadows now.
可是，先生，你……你已经走出阴影了。
02:38
Yeah, that's why this has to work.
对，所以这件事必须成。
02:40
Well...
这个……
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationB2↩ 00:08
set someone on someone
set someone on someone
放某人去对付另一个人
You set him on Oppenheimer.
是你放他去对付奥本海默。
Pronunciation↩ 00:12
didn't take any
didn't take 中间 t 常吞掉。
didn't take any convincing.
根本用不着谁来说服。
CollocationA2↩ 00:14
take your time
take your time
慢慢来、不着急
Take your time , use the entire file.
慢慢来，整份档案都用上。
Pronunciation↩ 00:14
Take your time
Take your 连成 take-yer。
Take your time , use the entire file.
慢慢来，整份档案都用上。
CollocationB1↩ 00:16
write something up
write something up
写成书面材料
Write up your conclusion, send them to the FBI.
把结论写成材料，送到联邦调查局。
SlangB2↩ 00:30
slippery
滑头、不好抓——贬义，说人难对付、抓不住把柄
Oppenheimer's too slippery for that self-promoting clown .
奥本海默太滑了，那个爱出风头的小丑搞不定他。
SlangB2↩ 00:30
self-promoting clown
爱出风头的小丑——当面骂政敌，正式场合慎用
Oppenheimer's too slippery for that self-promoting clown .
奥本海默太滑了，那个爱出风头的小丑搞不定他。
CollocationB1↩ 00:33
talk something over
talk something over
商量过了、谈妥了
I've talked it over with Hoover, he'll hold McCarthy at bay
我跟胡佛商量过了，他会把麦卡锡按住
CollocationB2↩ 00:33
hold someone at bay
hold someone at bay
把某人挡在外面、拖住
这里是按住麦卡锡，别让他先动手
I've talked it over with Hoover, he'll hold McCarthy at bay
我跟胡佛商量过了，他会把麦卡锡按住
Pronunciation↩ 00:33
hold McCarthy at bay
at bay 连成 ət-bay，bay 要咬住。
I've talked it over with Hoover, he'll hold McCarthy at bay
我跟胡佛商量过了，他会把麦卡锡按住
CollocationB2↩ 00:40
give someone a platform
give someone a platform
给人公开发声的舞台
No trial. You can't give Oppenheimer a platform .
不要审判。不能给奥本海默一个舞台。
CollocationA2↩ 00:48
never again
never again
再也（不）
so he can never again speak on matters of national security .
让他再也无法就国家安全问题发言。
CollocationB2↩ 00:48
on matters of something
on matters of something
就某类事务发言/表态
这里 matters=国家安全事务
so he can never again speak on matters of national security .
让他再也无法就国家安全问题发言。
GrammarB1↩ 00:48
so he can never again speak on matters of national security
目的状语：so he can… 接在摧毁信誉之后，点明整人的目的。
so he can never again speak on matters of national security .
让他再也无法就国家安全问题发言。
CollocationB2↩ 00:55
far from the limelight
far from the limelight
远离聚光灯、不惹眼
A shabby little room, far from the limelight .
一间破旧的小房间，远离聚光灯。
Pronunciation↩ 00:55
far from the limelight
limelight 重在 lime，light 收轻。
A shabby little room, far from the limelight .
一间破旧的小房间，远离聚光灯。
CollocationB1↩ 01:06
be up for renewal
be up for renewal
到了该续期的时候
His Q clearance is up for renewal .
他的Q级许可到了续期。
GrammarB1↩ 01:06
is up for renewal
be up for：be up for + 名词：到期该处理，这里是许可该续了。
His Q clearance is up for renewal .
他的Q级许可到了续期。
CollocationB1↩ 01:14
be forced to act
be forced to act
被迫采取行动
Hoover sends them to the AEC, you're forced to act .
胡佛转给原子能委员会，你就不得不动手。
Pronunciation↩ 01:14
you're forced to
you're 弱成 /jər/，forced 才是重锤。
Hoover sends them to the AEC, you're forced to act .
胡佛转给原子能委员会，你就不得不动手。
CollocationB1↩ 01:24
offer someone the chance
offer someone the chance
给某人一个机会
这里是给他申诉的机会
But offer him the chance to appeal.
但给他申诉的机会。
GrammarB1↩ 01:30
If you do decide to appeal
强调助动词：do decide 比 decide 更钉：如果你真的决定申诉。
If you do decide to appeal ,
如果你真的决定申诉，
CollocationA2↩ 01:34
trust me
trust me
相信我（插入保证）
When he appeals-- and trust me , he will--
等他申诉——相信我，他会的——
GrammarB2↩ 01:34
and trust me, he will
插入语：破折号插入保证：他一定会申诉，主句再往下派委员会。
When he appeals-- and trust me , he will--
等他申诉——相信我，他会的——
CollocationC1↩ 01:42
in all but name
in all but name
只差没叫这个名、实际上就是
-Prosecutor? - In all but name .
-检察官？ -只差没叫这个名。
Pronunciation↩ 01:42
In all but name
name 最重，but 轻轻一垫。
-Prosecutor? - In all but name .
-检察官？ -只差没叫这个名。
SlangA2↩ 01:46
Ouch
够狠、啧一声——听到狠招时的短评，非正式
Ouch .
啧。
CollocationB2↩ 01:47
security clearance
security clearance
安全许可
Robb will have security clearance
罗布会有安全许可
GrammarC1↩ 01:51
As will the Gray board
倒装省略：As will + 主语：格雷委员会也有许可，省掉前面重复的动词。
As will the Gray board .
格雷委员会也一样。
CollocationB2↩ 01:55
a closed hearing
a closed hearing
不公开听证
A closed hearing .
一场不公开听证。
CollocationC1↩ 02:03
burden of proof
burden of proof
举证责任
-No burden of proof . -No burden of proof?
-不必举证。 -不必举证？
CollocationB2↩ 02:20
how the game is played
how the game is played
规则就是这么玩的
"This is just how the game is played ."
「游戏就是这么玩的。」
Pronunciation↩ 02:31
in the shadows
shadows 落下，in the 轻轻带过。
Power stays in the shadows .
权力待在阴影里。
CollocationB2↩ 02:35
out of the shadows
out of the shadows
从阴影里走出来、暴露了
But, sir, you're... you're out of the shadows now.
可是，先生，你……你已经走出阴影了。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 00:08
set someone on
放某人去对付
In the scene质问者钉死：是斯特劳斯把博登放去咬奥本海默。
Don't set legal on the intern over a typo.别因为一个错字就放法务去咬实习生。
In daily life
劝停追责If you set the press on him, you cannot take it back.你要是放媒体去咬他，就收不回来了。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:33
hold someone at bay
把某人挡在外面
In the scene斯特劳斯让胡佛按住麦卡锡，好自己在委员会里下手。
The statement should hold the reporters at bay until Friday.这份声明应能把记者挡到周五。
In daily life
压住催稿A partial draft will hold the editor at bay for a day.先交一截草稿，能把编辑挡一天。
above my level
IdiomB2↩ 00:55
far from the limelight
远离聚光灯
In the scene斯特劳斯把整人场地选在破房间，不要公开舞台。
She does the real work far from the limelight.真正干活的是她，远离聚光灯。
In daily life
回避镜头Keep the negotiation far from the limelight.谈判离镜头远一点。
above my level
IronyC1↩ 01:05
a simple bureaucratic procedure
简单的行政手续
In the scene刚说要系统摧毁信誉，立刻改口成走个手续。
They called the purge a routine staffing update.他们把清洗叫成例行人事更新。
In daily life
包装裁员They billed the layoffs as a simple paperwork refresh.他们把裁员说成简单走个文件。
above my level
IdiomC1↩ 01:42
in all but name
只差没叫这个名
In the scene幕僚问是不是检察官，斯特劳斯承认：实际上就是。
She's the director in all but name.她只差没叫总监，活全是她的。
In daily life
点破职位He runs the lab in all but name.实验室只差没挂他的名，实际他在管。
above my level
CollocationC1↩ 02:03
burden of proof
举证责任
In the scene闭门听证连举证都免了，奥本海默听得不敢相信。
In that committee, there is no burden of proof on the accuser.那个委员会里，指控方不必举证。
In daily life
吐槽流程HR opened a case with no burden of proof at all.人事立案，连举证都不用。
above my level
VocabularyC1↩ 00:43
martyr someone
把人做成殉道者
In the scene斯特劳斯禁止公开审判，怕把奥本海默做成英雄。
A public firing would martyr her overnight.公开开除会让她一夜变成殉道者。
In daily life
劝停示众Don't livestream the hearing. You'll martyr him.别直播这场听证。你会把他做成烈士。
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“A shabby little room, far from the limelight.”
一间破旧的小房间，远离聚光灯。
Why it's great
地点写成流放：破房间对上聚光灯，整人先换舞台。
Pattern
a + 寒酸场所, far from the limelight
When to use
把公开斗争改成关起门来办时。
Similar
A quiet room, away from the cameras. ／ Keep it offstage.
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Shadowing tip
shabby 拉长，limelight 落在 lime。
Use it yourself
改开会场Put it in a side room, far from the limelight.放到侧间去办，远离聚光灯。
“Power stays in the shadows.”
权力待在阴影里。
Why it's great
五个词把权术收成定律，像刻在墙上。
Pattern
Power stays in the shadows.
When to use
讲真正拍板的人从不站到台前时。
Similar
Real power keeps its head down. ／ The people who decide stay offstage.
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Shadowing tip
Power、shadows 两头重，stays 咬住。
Use it yourself
点破内幕The vote is theater. Real power stays off the podium.投票是戏。真权力不上台。
“We're just denying.”
我们只是在拒绝。
Why it's great
不定罪、只拒发，三个词把整人说成手续。
Pattern
We're just + V-ing.
When to use
要把重动作说轻、抽掉道德重量时。
Similar
We're only declining. ／ We're not punishing anyone.
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neutral
Shadowing tip
just 轻轻垫，denying 落下收口。
Use it yourself
拒续合同We're not firing her. We're just not renewing the contract.我们不是开除她。只是不续合同。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ 斯特劳斯的整人流程
A shabby little room, far from the limelight. A simple bureaucratic procedure. His Q clearance is up for renewal. You send your accusations to the FBI. Hoover sends them to the AEC, you're forced to act. You write up an indictment and tell Oppenheimer his security clearance is not being renewed. But offer him the chance to appeal.
一间破旧的小房间，远离聚光灯。 一次简单的行政手续。 他的Q级许可到了续期。 你把指控送到联邦调查局。 胡佛转给原子能委员会，你就不得不动手。 你写成一份指控书 然后告诉奥本海默 他的安全许可将不予续期。 但给他申诉的机会。
从破房间讲到申诉机会，把毁灭写成可执行的手续。