scattered and disorganized
Someone complains the reporters are chasing the primaries, and the editor says they are all over the map.
They're all over the map covering the primaries.All the President's Men · 1976 — 第 3 / 18 章 · 3'32" · B2
Who Gets the Watergate Story, Explained：bust one's ass
Rosenfeld and Simons are deciding who should run with the Watergate break-in, and the real argument is about hunger. "Howard, they're hungry," one editor says, defending two young reporters nobody trusts yet. The scene ends with those same reporters fighting over a single paragraph.
あらすじ
In the Washington Post newsroom, editors debate whether Woodward and Bernstein deserve to keep the Watergate break-in story. One calls Woodward green but relentless; another remembers threatening to fire Bernstein. Once the assignment is settled, the two reporters collide over a draft, each rewriting the other's copy without asking.
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all over the mapbust one's assbullshitwhat's that got to do with
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このシーンの表現
bust one's ass
work extremely hard
Someone defends the newcomer, saying he has busted his ass for the paper.
She busted her ass to get the report in on time.
このシーンの他の表現
- all over the map
scattered and disorganized
- bullshit
nonsense, crap
- what's that got to do with
how is that relevant
- now that
given that, since
- give something a glance
take a quick look
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60 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
employed at a newspaper
- Besides, this guy has busted his ass. - He's been on this paper for nine months.Link busted his into busted-is, keeping his light.
- Besides, this guy has busted his ass. - He's been on this paper for nine months.worked his guts out — Fine between coworkers venting, not in formal talk.
- Besides, this guy has busted his ass. - He's been on this paper for nine months.a hard grafter — Newsroom slang, often a little mocking.
- What's the matter with you? - He's a humper.junk trivia — Crude slang for worthless little matters.
What's he been writing about, rat shit in restaurants?get pieces finished and published
- He's got no experience. - He got a few closed.given that, since
The editor says that now the story has been built up, Moffitt will surely want it.
Sure, Moffitt will want the story now that we've built it into something.turn it into something bigger
Sure, Moffitt will want the story now that we've built it into something.ridiculous, half-baked — Dismissive slang for a silly idea or scheme.
I read that cockamamie memorandum he wrote on the break-in.dismiss someone
You told me yourself you were gonna fire him last month.is desperate to join the story here bad means very much
Look, he wants on the story bad. They both do.eager and ambitious here hungry means eager for a chance
Howard, they're hungry. You remember when you were hungry?have got to — Spoken contraction; avoid it in writing.
I gotta have a cigarette.be at the office
WOMAN 1: Yeah, he'll be in in about half an hour. Can I have him call you?The two in's blur into in-in before about.
WOMAN 1: Yeah, he'll be in in about half an hour. Can I have him call you?who is on the line
On a newsroom call, the person answering asks politely who is calling.
Yes, I will. Can you tell me who's calling?a remark on something
Listen, I want his comment about that appointment.a bit unclear
I'm just helping. It's a little fuzzy.express it clearly
- I don't think you're saying what you mean. - I know exactly what I mean.negation raising: The not belongs logically to the following clause, softening a direct criticism.
- I don't think you're saying what you mean. - I know exactly what I mean.whether...or clause: The whether...or clause lays out two possibilities as the object of tell.
I can't tell whether Hunt works for Colson or Colson for Hunt.spoiling for an argument
The two reporters trade barbs over the draft, and one insists he is not looking for a fight.
- I'm not looking for a fight. - I'm not either.be connected to something
What's that got to do with anything?Reduce got to into gotta and run straight into do.
What's that got to do with anything?work in this field
- Been in the business since I'm 16. - What are you saying?ellipsis with perfect tense: The subject and have are dropped, so Been stands for I've been.
- Been in the business since I'm 16. - What are you saying?take a quick look
Woodward says he gave the other reporter's draft a glance and then started rewriting it.
I gave yours a glance, it didn't look right, so I figured I'd refine it a little.near the top here it means near the top of the story
I've got Colson's name up front.「Who Gets the Watergate Story」を読み解く
What's really going on
The newsroom runs on a simple currency: hunger. Woodward has been at the paper nine months and still gets dismissed as a "humper," so his defenders argue in the only language that matters to an editor. "Howard, they're hungry. You remember when you were hungry?" That line is the whole scene. Rosenfeld is not praising talent; he is saying appetite beats experience, because nobody else wants this story yet. The break-in looks like a minor burglary, and a hungry reporter will chase what a comfortable one won't. Minutes later the same hunger turns on itself: two ambitious reporters can't share one byline, so they rewrite each other's paragraphs and trade lines like "I'm not looking for a fight." The paper's future depends on these two, even as they can barely work together.
Theme
AmbitionTwo young reporters want the Watergate story badly; editors judge them by appetite, not seniority.
PowerA handful of editors decide who gets to investigate the White House, and the choice is made in one hallway conversation.
このチャプターで学べること
- All over the map adds a note of no clear plan.
- Give something a glance means a quick, casual look.
- The counter-question dodges an irrelevant attack.
- Now that ties a result to a change of situation.
発音のポイント
- busted his ass — Link busted his into busted-is, keeping his light.
- be in in about — The two in's blur into in-in before about.
- got to do — Reduce got to into gotta and run straight into do.
What's that got to do with anything?A blunt challenge: the other reporter cites nine months at the paper, and this asks why that fact matters at all.
I gave yours a glance, it didn't look right, so I figured I'd refine it a little.He admits he barely read the other version and decided on his own to improve it, which is exactly why the other reporter is angry.
- Been in the business since I'm 16. - What are you saying?One reporter leans on sixteen years of experience; the other cuts in, hearing a status claim rather than a point about the story.
Howard, they're hungry. You remember when you were hungry?The editor's case for the two young reporters: raw appetite, not credentials, is what this story needs right now.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the editors give the Watergate story to Woodward and Bernstein?
Nobody more senior wants it. The break-in looks like a minor burglary, so the only reporters pushing for it are the two young, hungry ones the editors half-trust.
Who is the "humper" the editors are arguing about?
Woodward. The word mocks him as a grinder who chases small stories hard, which is also the reason he gets the assignment.
Why is Bernstein reading Woodward's copy?
He thinks it's fuzzy and rewrites it without being asked. Woodward objects, then admits Bernstein was right about putting Colson's name up front.
Does Woodward really want the story that badly?
Yes. "He wants on the story bad," an editor says, and the hunger argument is what settles the decision in their favor.
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第 1 章work the phonesPolice Arrest the Watergate Burglars
第 2 章under adjudicationWoodward Traces the White House Call
再生中 · 第 3 章bust one's assWho Gets the Watergate Story
第 4 章get to someoneLibrarian Recants to Woodward
第 5 章follow the moneyDeep Throat Says Follow the Money
第 6 章get to someone beforeWoodward Finds the Dahlberg Check
第 7 章caught in the middleThe Donor Confesses to Bernstein
第 8 章monopoly on wisdomBradlee Doubts the Watergate Story
第 9 章cover-upReporters Question the Frightened Clerk
第 10 章bury the reportNixon Renominated, Report Buried
第 11 章fall guyThe Bookkeeper Talks About the Money
第 12 章fake someone outReporters Decode the Matchbook Initials
第 13 章slush fundFive Men Controlled the Slush Fund
第 14 章non-denial denialsThe Non-Denial Denial
第 15 章double-crossDeep Throat: Look at the Overall
第 16 章non-denial denialClawson Denies the Canuck Letter
第 17 章fair gameWoodward and Bernstein Name Haldeman
第 18 章shabby journalismWhite House Attacks the Post第 3 / 18 章 · 残り約 52 分