胡扯——熟人吐槽用，正式場合別寫
They say it all BS.Bombshell · 2019 — 第 6 / 12 章 · 3'23" · B2
匿名熱線形同虛設：complaint box in occupied Paris
辦公樓裡，一群人聊起匿名舉報熱線：有人提到 contractual right（合同賦予的權利）——按合同可以監控通訊；也有人拿 complaint box in occupied Paris（形同虛設的投訴渠道）作比。想吐槽制度擺樣子、又不想只會說「沒用」，這兩句夠用。
發生了什麼
辦公樓裡，一群人圍著匿名舉報熱線吵開：有人提到 contractual right（合同賦予的權利）——按合同可以監控通訊；也有人拿 complaint box in occupied Paris（形同虛設的投訴渠道）作比。話頭轉到 on the record（公開具名地說），這事可能跟一輩子，甚至可能成為性騷擾的招牌面孔。想表達制度擺設、合同權利、實名發聲，這幾句都能直接搬；和同事聊公司流程、聽朋友講職場顧慮時也用得上。
這場戲看什麼
- 注意熱線被比作佔領區巴黎的投訴箱
- 留意梅根如何從反問轉成自述
- 觀察吉爾從追問轉到給建議
留意這幾個短語
contractual rightcomplaint box in occupied ParisSpeak up for yourselfdangle prospects
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本章短語
complaint box in occupied Paris
形同虛設的投訴渠道a useless complaint channel
有人把公司熱線比作 complaint box in occupied Paris：擺在那裡，卻等於沒有；語氣從冷嘲滑向憤怒，不是歷史課。
A suggestion box in that company is like a complaint box in occupied Paris.那家公司的意見箱就像被佔領巴黎的投訴箱。
本章還有
- contractual right
合同賦予的權利
- Speak up for yourself
鼓勵人自己發聲
- dangle prospects
拿前景吊人胃口
- on the record
公開具名地說
- bullshit
胡扯；爛事
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61 句台詞裡標了 28 處
而不是起訴
Why didn't Gretchen quit and sue instead of suing only after she got fired?匿名舉報熱線
He means the anonymous hotline.反性騷擾培訓
I did the harassment seminar twice.狗屁；胡扯——強烈不信時罵一句，正式場合停用
Because it's bullshit.合同賦予的權利
有人丟擲 contractual right 這個詞，把公司監控說成合同里寫明的事；語氣冷靜，卻把隱私問題變成條款問題。
They have a contractual right to monitor our communications.監控我們的通訊
They have a contractual right to monitor our communications.鼓勵人自己發聲
這句 Speak up for yourself 表面在鼓勵女性開口，下一句卻說整個電視網都站在羅傑一邊；語氣先像支援，隨即變成挖苦。
It's like we're telling women, Go on. Speak up for yourself.Speak up for 快讀時連成一塊，重音落在 Speak 上
It's like we're telling women, Go on. Speak up for yourself.說你在撒謊
They'll call you a liar.至於你的職業
Oh, and as for your career, you want assignments and air time?定語從句：who decides your salary 修飾 the paranoid man，點明他決定你的薪水。
Go ahead. Call the paranoid man who decides your salary a pervert, and do that on a fucking anonymous hotline he controls.省略關係詞：phone 後省略 that/which；he has... 修飾 phone，說明公司有權錄音。
On a phone he has a contractual right to record.do you 快問時縮成輕塊，重音留給 think
Jesus fucking Christ, do you think women are idiots?找你談一會兒
Can I see you for a minute?搞什麼鬼——震驚或發火時用，冒犯性強
What the fuck was that?拒絕律所合夥人職位
I had turned down a law-firm partnership for an entry-level job here at Fox.入門級職位
I had turned down a law-firm partnership for an entry-level job here at Fox.拿前景吊人胃口
有人回憶自己當年被叫去紐約，對方用 dangle prospects 把機會懸在眼前，不直接給。語氣是復盤，不是炫耀。
Roger would call me up to New York to dangle prospects.公開具名地說
有人說到“going on the record”時停住，因為這意味著名字會被寫出來，不能再躲在匿名後面。語氣猶豫，帶著害怕。
I mean, going on the record...餘下職業生涯
If I report this and it leaks, it will follow me for the rest of my career.被某事定義
I don't wanna be defined by Roger's bullshit.性騷擾的招牌面孔 字面是海報女郎，這裡指被推上臺的象徵
I refuse to be the fucking poster girl for sexual harassment.爛事；廢話——口語抱怨，比 bullshit 輕一點
He can't still be doing that crap, right?被捲進爭鬥
If I learned anything this year, it's to not get sucked into a fight with someone who has better reason to be in it than you do.更有理由捲入
If I learned anything this year, it's to not get sucked into a fight with someone who has better reason to be in it than you do.比較結構：than you do 比較誰更有理由捲入；do 替代 have，省掉重複。
If I learned anything this year, it's to not get sucked into a fight with someone who has better reason to be in it than you do.get 的 t 只做口型不送氣，直接滑向 sucked 的 s，兩個詞黏成一塊 /ɡesʌkt/ 似的
If I learned anything this year, it's to not get sucked into a fight with someone who has better reason to be in it than you do.看懂「匿名熱線形同虛設」
發音重點
- Speak up for — Speak up for 快讀時連成一塊，重音落在 Speak 上
- do you think — do you 快問時縮成輕塊，重音留給 think
- get sucked into — get 的 t 只做口型不送氣，直接滑向 sucked 的 s，兩個詞黏成一塊 /ɡesʌkt/ 似的
A hotline in this building is like a complaint box in occupied Paris.這棟樓裡的熱線，就像被佔領的巴黎街頭的投訴箱。 一個歷史比喻把匿名渠道的擺設性質說透，冷峻又刻薄。
No one will believe you.沒人會信你。 五個詞把權力邏輯說死，短促得像關門聲。
I don't wanna be defined by Roger's bullshit.我不想被羅傑那堆爛事定義。 粗話裡帶著自尊，拒絕讓別人的醜聞蓋住自己。
I refuse to be the fucking poster girl for sexual harassment.我拒絕當性騷擾的活招牌。 把“招牌面孔”與粗話並置，憤怒和拒絕都落地。
Well, you only ask when you already know.你只有在心裡有答案時才會問。 一句點破明知故問，輕巧卻讓對面無處躲。
If I learned anything this year, it's to not get sucked into a fight with someone who has better reason to be in it than you do.如果說今年我學到了什麼，那就是別捲進一場對方比你更有理由打的仗。 條件句加比較，把“別替人打架”說成清醒的生存經驗。
關於這一章的問題
complaint box in occupied Paris 是什麼意思？
字面是「被佔領的巴黎的意見箱」，比喻形同虛設的投訴渠道：擺在那裡，可電話由對方控制，真開口的人先暴露。
contractual right 是什麼意思？
合同賦予的權利。臺詞裡指按合同有權監控、錄音員工的通訊，所以熱線並不安全。
「公開具名地說」英語怎麼說？
on the record。臺詞裡說 going on the record，就是站出來實名講，不匿名。
想勸人「別被捲進某事」，英語用哪個說法？
get sucked into。臺詞裡說別 get sucked into a fight，就是別被捲進一場爭鬥。
dangle prospects 在職場裡怎麼用？
dangle prospects。臺詞裡說把人叫到紐約 dangle prospects，就是拿前途當誘餌吊著人；用在職場或談判裡，就是拿機會弔人胃口。
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