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Everything you need before watchingThe Globe's new editor Marty Baron meets Spotlight editor Walter Robinson on a weekend. Small talk starts with a Red Sox book; Baron is not a baseball fan, just trying to get a feel for Boston. Robby explains a four-person investigative team that can spend a year on one story. Baron then turns to falling readership, classifieds dying online, and likely cuts. He wants the paper essential. Robby thinks it already is. Baron says they can do better.
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Marty Baronnew editor
罗
Walter RobinsonSpotlight editor
Chapters
21 parts · AI-cut01Baron Meets Robinson新上司见面先谈裁员不谈球B22'14"02First Meeting Geoghan有人第一天就想把教会告上法庭B22'40"03MacLeish Shitty Cases律师把儿童案子说成很难打C11'56"04Garabedian First Visit有人说教会是按世纪来想问题C12'22"05Cardinal Law Meeting权势人物请客时劝你别单独硬刚C11'46"06Saviano Tells SNAP信仰被夺走的过程从头讲清C14'20"07Cafe Survivor Interviews有人逼你把伤害说得足够具体C17'17"08MacLeish No Paper Trail和解协议把一切都按进私下调解C11'55"09Takes A Village有人说伤害孩子得整座城一起沉默C11'47"10Sipe Six Percent有人用百分比把丑闻算成规模C13'42"11Eighty-Seven Names档案室里人名对上才知道有多少B21'42"12Parking Lot Ultimatum有人拿两篇稿逼你交出名单C11'35"13Go After The System上司要你打制度不打单个人C11'47"14Springfield Hearing法庭上有人禁止你点名那位领导C11'59"15Sealed Docs Are Public有人告诉你封存文件其实已经公开C13'05"16Get On The Same Page校友会把捂事说成大家先统一口径C12'36"17Proof Versus Rush铁证在手仍有人坚持不能抢发C12'52"18How It Happens熟人劝酒时把整座城的沉默说圆C12'12"19Six Weeks To Publish胜诉之后仍有人要求先把全貌写完C13'30"20Where Were You有人问你明明都知道为何现在才来C12'10"21Why We Do This截稿夜里有人追问自己为何来晚C14'30"
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00:02
Mr. Baron.
贝隆先生。
00:04
Walter Robinson. Robby.
沃尔特·罗宾逊。叫我罗比。
00:06
Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend.
谢谢你周末还抽时间过来。
00:08
Oh, my pleasure . Appreciate it.
哦，应该的。谢谢。
00:11
What are you reading?
您在看什么？
00:12
Uh...
呃……
00:13
The Curse of the Bambino.
《班比诺的诅咒》。
00:15
Oh, yeah, it's a great book.
哦对，这书很好看。
00:17
The Globe has season tickets at Fenway
《波士顿环球报》在芬威球场有季票
00:19
once you're settled in , by the way.
等您安顿好了就能用，顺便说一声。
00:21
Thank you.
谢谢。
00:22
Uh, to be honest , I'm not much of a baseball fan.
呃，说实话，我算不上棒球迷。
00:25
I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
我只是想摸摸这座城的脾气。
00:29
Oh, yeah...
哦，这样……
00:30
So you're originally from Boston?
所以你是波士顿本地人？
00:32
I am. Born and raised , yeah.
是。土生土长，没错。
00:34
A lot of the newsroom is from here.
编辑部里很多人都是这儿的。
00:37
It really feels like a local paper in that way.
所以它闻起来就真像一份地方报。
00:40
And did that change at all after the paper was sold to the Times?
那卖给《纽约时报》之后，这一点有没有变？
00:45
No. No, I don't think that had a big impact .
没有。没有，我觉得影响不大。
00:49
Good.
很好。
00:51
And you're an editor for the Spotlight team?
你是 Spotlight 调查组的编辑？
00:55
I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.
我更愿意把自己看成边打边带的教练。不过，是的。
00:59
Are you familiar with Spotlight?
您了解 Spotlight 吗？
01:01
No, not particularly.
不，不是特别了解。
01:02
Well, we are a four-person investigative team.
我们是一个四人调查组。
01:06
We report to Ben Bradlee, Jr.,
向本·布拉德利二世汇报，
01:08
and we keep our work confidential.
而且工作内容对外保密。
01:12
What're you working on now?
你们现在在做什么？
01:14
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道，
01:17
and right now we're really just trolling around for our next story.
眼下其实是在四处摸下一个选题。
01:22
How long does that typically take?
这通常要多久？
01:24
Hard to say . A couple months.
很难说。几个月吧。
01:28
Couple months?
几个月？
01:29
Yeah, we don't like to rush it.
对，我们不喜欢赶。
01:31
Once we settle on a project , we can spend a year or more investigating it .
一旦敲定选题，调查可以花一年甚至更久。
01:39
Is that a concern? Not necessarily.
这让你担心吗？不一定。
01:42
Um, but from what I understand readership is down,
嗯，但据我了解，读者在减少，
01:44
Internet is cutting into the classified business, and.
互联网在蚕食分类广告生意，而且——
01:48
I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things.
我想我得好好审视一下现状。
01:52
So, do you anticipate more cuts?
所以，您预计还会继续裁员？
01:57
I think it's safe to assume so,
我想可以这么认为，
02:01
but what I'm more focused on right now is finding a way
但我现在更在意的是，怎么找到办法
02:04
to make this paper essential to its readers.
让这份报纸对读者来说不可或缺。
02:09
I like to think it already is.
我愿意相信，它已经是了。
02:12
Fair enough . I just think that we can do better.
说得过去。我只是觉得我们还能更好。
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoCollocationA2↩ 00:06
take time out of something
take time out of something
从某事里抽出时间
Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend.
谢谢你周末还抽时间过来。
GrammarA2↩ 00:06
taking the time out of your weekend
动名词宾语：Thanks for + doing：for 后面接动名词，感谢对方做了某事。
Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend.
谢谢你周末还抽时间过来。
CollocationA2↩ 00:08
my pleasure
my pleasure
别客气、我很乐意
Oh, my pleasure . Appreciate it.
哦，应该的。谢谢。
CollocationA2↩ 00:17
season tickets
season tickets
季票
The Globe has season tickets at Fenway
《波士顿环球报》在芬威球场有季票
CollocationA2↩ 00:19
get settled in
get settled in
安顿下来、适应新环境
once you're settled in , by the way.
等您安顿好了就能用，顺便说一声。
CollocationA2↩ 00:22
to be honest
to be honest
说实话
Uh, to be honest , I'm not much of a baseball fan.
呃，说实话，我算不上棒球迷。
CollocationB1↩ 00:22
not much of a something
not much of a something
算不上什么…的人
Uh, to be honest , I'm not much of a baseball fan.
呃，说实话，我算不上棒球迷。
Pronunciation↩ 00:22
to be honest
to be 连成 to-bi，honest 的 h 常弱掉。
Uh, to be honest , I'm not much of a baseball fan.
呃，说实话，我算不上棒球迷。
CollocationB1↩ 00:25
get a feel for something
get a feel for something
摸清对某事的感觉
I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
我只是想摸摸这座城的脾气。
Pronunciation↩ 00:25
get a feel
get a 连成 ge-da，t 弹成 flap。
I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
我只是想摸摸这座城的脾气。
CollocationA2↩ 00:30
be originally from somewhere
be originally from somewhere
原籍是、打哪儿来的
So you're originally from Boston?
所以你是波士顿本地人？
CollocationB1↩ 00:32
born and raised
born and raised
土生土长
I am. Born and raised , yeah.
是。土生土长，没错。
Pronunciation↩ 00:32
Born and raised
and 弱成 /ən/，两词几乎并成一串。
I am. Born and raised , yeah.
是。土生土长，没错。
CollocationB1↩ 00:45
have a big impact
have a big impact
有很大影响
No. No, I don't think that had a big impact .
没有。没有，我觉得影响不大。
CollocationB1↩ 00:55
think of oneself as something
think of oneself as something
把自己看成
I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.
我更愿意把自己看成边打边带的教练。不过，是的。
GrammarB1↩ 00:55
prefer to think of myself as
宁愿把自己当：prefer to + 动词，think of oneself as + 身份，先改称呼再承认。
I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.
我更愿意把自己看成边打边带的教练。不过，是的。
CollocationA2↩ 00:59
be familiar with something
be familiar with something
熟悉、了解
Are you familiar with Spotlight?
您了解 Spotlight 吗？
Pronunciation↩ 01:12
What're you working
What're you 常吞成 whatcha。
What're you working on now?
你们现在在做什么？
CollocationB2↩ 01:14
put out a piece on something
put out a piece on something
发了一篇报道
这里 piece=一篇调查稿
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道，
SlangB2↩ 01:14
piece
一篇报道——新闻圈行话，正式稿里可写成 article
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道，
SlangB2↩ 01:14
outfit
那家公司/班子——口语里指一帮人或一家公司，书面少用
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道，
SlangB2↩ 01:14
shoddy
劣质的、糊弄的——指责质量差，比 poor 更带嫌弃
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道，
SlangB2↩ 01:17
trolling around
四处摸索寻找——非正式，找东西、找选题时说，网上喷人不是这个意思
and right now we're really just trolling around for our next story.
眼下其实是在四处摸下一个选题。
CollocationA2↩ 01:24
hard to say
hard to say
很难说
Hard to say . A couple months.
很难说。几个月吧。
CollocationB1↩ 01:31
settle on something
settle on something
敲定某个项目
Once we settle on a project , we can spend a year or more investigating it .
一旦敲定选题，调查可以花一年甚至更久。
GrammarB1↩ 01:31
Once we settle on a project
once时间从句：Once + 从句 = 一旦…就。后面主句讲接下来能做什么。
Once we settle on a project , we can spend a year or more investigating it .
一旦敲定选题，调查可以花一年甚至更久。
GrammarB1↩ 01:31
spend a year or more investigating it
spend+doing：spend + 时间 + doing：把时间花在做某事上。
Once we settle on a project , we can spend a year or more investigating it .
一旦敲定选题，调查可以花一年甚至更久。
CollocationB1↩ 01:42
from what I understand
from what I understand
据我了解
Um, but from what I understand readership is down,
嗯，但据我了解，读者在减少，
CollocationB2↩ 01:44
cut into something
cut into something
蚕食、挤占
这里=互联网抢走分类广告生意
Internet is cutting into the classified business, and.
互联网在蚕食分类广告生意，而且——
CollocationB2↩ 01:48
take a hard look at something
take a hard look at something
认真审视
I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things.
我想我得好好审视一下现状。
Pronunciation↩ 01:48
gonna need to
gonna 弱成 /gənə/，need to 再连上。
I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things.
我想我得好好审视一下现状。
CollocationB1↩ 01:57
be safe to assume
be safe to assume
可以稳妥地认为
I think it's safe to assume so,
我想可以这么认为，
GrammarB1↩ 02:04
make this paper essential
使役加形容词：make + 宾语 + 形容词：让某物变成某种状态。
to make this paper essential to its readers.
让这份报纸对读者来说不可或缺。
CollocationA2↩ 02:12
fair enough
fair enough
说得过去、行吧
Fair enough . I just think that we can do better.
说得过去。我只是觉得我们还能更好。
Pronunciation↩ 02:12
Fair enough
Fair 落下，enough 轻轻托住，像先认账。
Fair enough . I just think that we can do better.
说得过去。我只是觉得我们还能更好。
Teaching points
Review right after watchingMy level
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IdiomB1↩ 00:22
not much of a
算不上什么…的人
In the scene贝隆婉拒芬威季票，说自己算不上棒球迷。
I'm not much of a morning person, so don't call before nine.我算不上早起的人，九点前别打电话。
In daily life
婉拒聚餐I'm not much of a spicy-food person.我算不上能吃辣的人。
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CollocationB1↩ 00:25
get a feel for
摸清对某事的感觉
In the scene贝隆说看书不是为了当球迷，是为了摸清波士顿。
Spend a week on the floor to get a feel for the workflow.先在现场待一周，摸摸流程的脾气。
In daily life
适应新职I need a month to get a feel for the team.我得花一个月摸摸团队的脾气。
above my level
VocabularyB2↩ 00:55
player coach
边打边带的教练
In the scene罗比不愿只当编辑，说自己跟组员一起下场写。
Our tech lead is a player coach: she still writes the hard tickets.我们技术负责人是边打边带：难单她自己写。
In daily life
介绍上司He's a player coach, not a desk boss.他是边打边带，不是坐办公室的上司。
above my level
SlangB2↩ 01:17
trolling around
四处摸索寻找
In the scene罗比说上一篇已发，眼下在慢慢摸下一个选题。
We're trolling around for a new vendor after the last one folded.上一家倒了，我们正四处摸下一家供应商。
In daily life
找选题The magazine is trolling around for summer features.杂志社正四处摸夏季专题。
above my level
CollocationB2↩ 01:48
take a hard look
认真审视一番
In the scene贝隆用这句把发行下滑说成必须动刀的理由。
We need to take a hard look at the overtime budget.加班预算我们得好好审视一下。
In daily life
启动盘点Let's take a hard look at what's actually selling.咱们好好看看到底什么在卖。
above my level
Phrasal verbB2↩ 01:44
cut into
蚕食、挤占
In the scene贝隆说互联网正在抢走报纸的分类广告生意。
Streaming is cutting into weekend box office.流媒体正在蚕食周末票房。
In daily life
抱怨加班Meetings keep cutting into my focus time.会议老是挤占我的专注时间。
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DiscourseB1↩ 02:12
fair enough
说得过去、行吧
In the scene罗比说报纸已经不可或缺，贝隆先认再抬标准。
Fair enough. I just think we should warn people first.说得过去。我只是觉得该先提醒大家。
In daily life
让步提要求Fair enough. Can we try it for two weeks?行吧。能先试两周吗？
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.”
我更愿意把自己看成边打边带的教练。不过，是的。
Why it's great
先改头衔再承认职位，自嘲里把等级轻轻拨开。
Pattern
I'd prefer to think of myself as + 身份。
When to use
别人给你贴标签、你想换个说法时。
Similar
I like to think of myself as a coach. ／ I'm more of a player-coach.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
prefer 稍重，player coach 放慢，But yes 轻收下。
Use it yourself
改口头衔I'd prefer to think of myself as a mentor. But yes, I sign the reviews.我更愿意把自己当成导师。不过，绩效是我签的。
“Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.”
一旦敲定选题，调查可以花一年甚至更久。
Why it's great
用时间尺度把调查新闻的尊严摆上桌。
Pattern
Once we settle on X, we can spend + 时间 + doing.
When to use
解释慢工、拒绝被人催赶时。
Similar
We don't like to rush it. ／ A story can take a year.
Register
neutral
Shadowing tip
Once 稍停，year or more 加重落下。
Use it yourself
拒绝赶工Once we settle on a design, we can spend months testing it.一旦敲定设计，测试可以花好几个月。
“Fair enough. I just think that we can do better.”
说得过去。我只是觉得我们还能更好。
Why it's great
先认你说得通，再把标准抬高一寸。
Pattern
Fair enough. I just think + 观点。
When to use
先让一步、再提更高要求时。
Similar
Point taken. We can still raise the bar. ／ That's fair. I still want more.
Register
informal
Shadowing tip
Fair enough 落下，just think 再抬起。
Use it yourself
评审反馈Fair enough. I just think the draft can be tighter.说得过去。我只是觉得稿子还能再紧一点。