……的意義就在這兒
Well, the whole point of an investigation is to find the truth, Jeanine.Bombshell · 2019 — 第 8 / 12 章 · 2'09" · C1
走廊傳話勸人表態：sweep something under the rug
有人提醒對方 Your silence is being noticed（你一直不吭聲，大家都看在眼裡），把沉默說成一件被人盯著的事；轉頭又用 sweep something under the rug（把事情捂住、壓下去不查）點出壓醜聞的代價是法律責任。別人拿沉默施壓、或有人想息事寧人時，這兩句都用得上。
發生了什麼
走廊裡，有人替羅傑傳話，提醒對方 Your silence is being noticed（你一直不吭聲，大家都看在眼裡），沉默本身也會被人盯著。隨後話題轉到調查：sweep something under the rug（把事情捂住、壓下去不查）會帶來法律風險，而暫不表態可以用 I don't have a lot to say。後半段又數起羅傑給過的好處，說即便他 controlling and vindictive（控制慾強又愛記仇），也曾 look past something（不計較、把某事放到一邊）。這幾句適合職場裡被催表態、有人想把事情壓下去，或需要一邊念著別人的好、一邊劃清界線時用。
這場戲看什麼
- 看梅根怎樣用法律詞擋回道德指責
- 留意珍妮每次開口都在替羅傑拉人
- 對比結尾兩句和開場的語氣落差
留意這幾個短語
get down on one's kneessweep something under the rugI don't have a lot to sayWhat the fuck?
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sweep something under the rug
把事情捂住、壓下去不查hide a problem instead of dealing with it
這句話把「捂蓋子」的代價攤到桌上：如果 sweep something under the rug，這事壓下去、以後又發生，公司依法要賠補償與懲罰性賠償，數額傷筋動骨。語氣冷靜，卻是警告。
You can't just sweep something under the rug and hope it goes away.你不能把事情捂住不查，還指望它自己消失。
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- get down on one's knees
跪下、屈膝
- I don't have a lot to say
暫時不表態，沒什麼好說
- What the fuck?
搞什麼鬼（震驚加惱火）
- controlling and vindictive
控制慾強又愛記仇
- not the most redeeming
這算不上多光彩、多加分
本章全部批註
39 句台詞裡標了 29 處
point of an 在快語流裡常黏成一串，t 輕碰一下就滑過去
Well, the whole point of an investigation is to find the truth, Jeanine.有很多話要講、意見不少 前面加了否定：不是話多，而是暫時不想開口
Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say.在那之前／等這事發生了再說
Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say.have a 縮得很輕，a 幾乎聽不見，重音落在 lot 上
Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say.指控站得住腳、成立 stick 字面是粘住，這裡指指控立住了、能成立
If this charge sticks, the working assumption will be, Every woman at Fox got down on her knees.眼下的預設判斷、暫時這麼認定 不是「工作上的假設」，而是外界暫時統一的看法
If this charge sticks, the working assumption will be, Every woman at Fox got down on her knees.要為某事負法律責任
If we sweep this thing under the rug, Jeanine, and it happens again, under Title Seven, Fox will be liable for compensatory and punitive damages.把事情捂住、壓下去不查
這句話把「捂蓋子」的代價攤到桌上：如果 sweep something under the rug，這事壓下去、以後又發生，公司依法要賠補償與懲罰性賠償，數額傷筋動骨。語氣冷靜，卻是警告。
If we sweep this thing under the rug, Jeanine, and it happens again, under Title Seven, Fox will be liable for compensatory and punitive damages.條件狀語從句：條件從句先立假設，中間插 and it happens again 再疊一層，主句 Fox will be liable 到句尾才落地。
If we sweep this thing under the rug, Jeanine, and it happens again, under Title Seven, Fox will be liable for compensatory and punitive damages.先顧法律這一頭
Let's worry about the law before we do the PR, okay?從……裡得了好處
We benefited from that kind of attention.最早的創辦成員、元老
She's the founding member of Team Roger.接電話
You're not answering your phone.holding 的尾音直接滑進 it，中間別斷開
No, I'm holding it.替我擋住、護著我不受……
Where were any of these people to defend me from Trump?搞什麼鬼——極不正式且帶髒字，熟人私下用，工作場合停用
What the fuck?你們、大夥兒——同事朋友間很常見；對長輩或客戶改用 everyone
Why are you guys in the hall?接到某人的電話
I got a call from Roger's lawyer saying to, quote, relax.分詞短語：saying 引導的分詞短語修飾 a call，說明電話內容；quote 插進來等於「原話是」。
I got a call from Roger's lawyer saying to, quote, relax.把調查範圍縮到……為止
They're convincing Rupert to limit the investigation to Gretchen and her team.任由那事發生、就這麼看著
Are you gonna let that happen?將要（going to 的口語形）——日常口語隨便用；寫正式檔案、做演講時別用
Are you gonna let that happen?一直把某人留在工資單上照發錢
I mean, there were hundreds of stories of Roger paying an employee's rehab, or keeping somebody terminally ill on payroll.公開出櫃 字面是「出來」，這裡指公開自己的性向
You remember when Shep came out.只要（不）……就行
All Roger said was, I don't care where you put your pecker, as long as you don't tell me where to put mine.疑問詞+不定式：where to put mine 等於 where I should put mine，省掉主語和情態動詞，口語裡很常見。
All Roger said was, I don't care where you put your pecker, as long as you don't tell me where to put mine.男性生殖器（粗俗俚語）——粗俗玩笑用語，正式場合和公開表達都不要用
All Roger said was, I don't care where you put your pecker, as long as you don't tell me where to put mine.looked past the 裡幾個子音擠在一起，past 收得很快，別逐個吐清
He promoted me, he looked past the rejection, he looked past the risk of this exact conversation.看懂「走廊傳話勸人表態」
發音重點
- point of an — point of an 在快語流裡常黏成一串，t 輕碰一下就滑過去
- have a lot — have a 縮得很輕，a 幾乎聽不見，重音落在 lot 上
- holding it — holding 的尾音直接滑進 it，中間別斷開
- looked past the — looked past the 裡幾個子音擠在一起，past 收得很快，別逐個吐清
Your silence is being noticed.你的沉默已經被人注意到了。 被動語態把壓力推給「大家都在看」，不指控卻句句逼人。
All Roger said was, I don't care where you put your pecker, as long as you don't tell me where to put mine.羅傑只說了一句：你那玩意兒放哪兒我不管，只要別來指揮我放哪兒。 粗話版「互不干涉」，as long as 一刀劃清邊界，蠻橫里居然講義氣。
Those sins aren't really the problem, Meg.那些毛病其實不是真正的問題，梅格。 把爭論從個人毛病轉到更深的罪責，一句話重新定了題。
I like Roger. I do.我喜歡羅傑。真的。 五個詞裡兩次表態，補的那口氣比長篇辯護更把人釘住。
He handed me the power to hurt him.他把能傷到他的權力交到了我手裡。 把提拔寫成遞刀，power 與 hurt 一撞，感激裡帶著危險。
關於這一章的問題
sweep something under the rug 是什麼意思？
意思是把事情捂住、壓下去不查。臺詞裡用它說，如果把醜聞按住、之後又發生，公司要承擔法律責任。
「你一直不吭聲，大家都看在眼裡」英語怎麼說？
用 Your silence is being noticed。就是提醒對方：你的沉默已經被人注意到，不表態本身也會被解讀。
「我沒什麼好說的」英語怎麼說？
說 I don't have a lot to say。臺詞原句是 Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say，意思是結果出來之前先不表態。
get down on one's knees 只是跪下嗎？
字面是跪下，臺詞裡帶有俗指靠身體上位的意味。原句說，如果指控坐實，別人會預設福克斯每個女人都這樣。
controlling and vindictive 是什麼語氣？
是負面的評價：控制慾強又愛記仇。臺詞裡用它形容羅傑，但後面又說這些毛病還不是真正的問題。
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