这场戏：新人拼抢水门选题
第 3 章 · 共 18 章 · 3'32"
新闻编辑室里，几个老编辑正为一个年轻记者吵起来：他拼命跑初选，却没人愿意把水门报道交给他。有人替他说 bust one's ass（拼了老命干活），说他们 hungry（有干劲），才换来机会。学会这两句，你也能替努力却不被看见的人说句话。
编辑说他们 bust one's ass（拼了老命干活），又说 they're hungry（有干劲）
busting his ass 拼了老命干活fire him 开除某人they're hungry 有干劲、渴望机会
《总统班底》里这场戏发生在华盛顿邮报编辑部。几个编辑正商量水门入室案由谁跟：一个才来九个月的年轻记者拼了命跑初选，却差点被换掉，有人替他说 bust one's ass（拼了老命干活），又说他们 hungry（有干劲、渴望机会），才让两个新人抢到这条重磅新闻；随后两个年轻记者又为同一篇稿子互不相让，一句 What's that got to do with anything?（那跟这事有什么关系）顶了回去。想夸同事肯下死力气，可以用 bust one's ass；想形容一个人憋着劲等机会，就说 they're hungry；被人拿无关的理由压你，就用 What's that got to do with anything? 顶回去。
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“What's that got to do with anything?”
那跟这有什么关系？
一句反问把对方拿资历说事的逻辑当场拆掉，短促、有理、不好接。
What's that got to do with ...?
被人拿不相干的事指责时用，语气偏冲；正式会议里换成 What does that have to do with。
How is that relevant? ／ What does that have to do with it?
口语
got to 连成 gotta，重音在 that 和 anything。
What's that got to do with the deadline we agreed on? 那跟我们说好的截止日期有什么关系？
“I gave yours a glance, it didn't look right, so I figured I'd refine it a little.”
我扫了一眼你的稿子，觉得不对劲，就想顺手改一改。
把越界改稿说得轻描淡写，一句「扫了一眼」就替自己开了脱。
I gave it a glance and ... so I ...
解释自己为什么动了别人的东西，语气随意；对上级或正式场合别用。
I took one look and had to fix it. ／ It only took a glance to see the problem.
口语
glance 后稍停，didn't look right 连读，so 轻带。
I gave your slides a glance and tidied the numbers. 我扫了一眼你的幻灯片，把数字理顺了。
“- Been in the business since I'm 16. - What are you saying?”
我从十六岁就干这行了。
省略主语的一句话，把「我吃这碗饭的时间比你长」摆得不动声色。
Been in the business since ...
跟人比经验、暗示自己资历老时用；对前辈说会显得托大。
I've been at this since I was sixteen. ／ This isn't my first year on the job.
口语
Been 轻起，重音在 business，since 后语气压平。
Been in the kitchen since I was twelve, so I know a rushed order. 我十二岁就进厨房了，赶单我一眼就看得出。
“Howard, they're hungry. You remember when you were hungry?”
霍华德，他们饿着呢。你还记得自己饿的时候吗？
用一句反问护住两个新人，把「想上位」说成「有干劲」。
You remember when you were + 形容词?
替别人说情、劝老同事给年轻人机会时用，语气亲近，适合私下聊；正式会议上显得越界。
Remember when you were in their shoes? ／ You were hungry once too.
口语
they're hungry 连读，第二句重音落在 you 和 hungry。
You remember when you were broke and needed a chance? 你还记得自己没钱、需要有人给机会的时候吗？
下一章 · 04get to someone对某人施压这场戏：图书管理员改口否认字面是「累到屁股开花的拼」，实际指一个人拼了老命干活。编辑替新人说话时就用了这句：别说他乱跑，他是在拼命。想夸同事肯下死力气，用它比 work hard 更带画面。
可以说 bust one's ass，是同事之间很常见的说法，带着一点佩服；也可以说 they're hungry（有干劲、渴望机会），指一个人憋着劲想干出成绩。两句都适合在办公室替别人说话时用。
用 What's that got to do with anything? 年轻记者被顶了句「你才来九个月」，他不服，反问的就是这句。日常里别人拿不相干的理由压你，可以这样顶回去。
give something a glance 是很快扫一眼，强调时间短、看得不细；look at 只是看。稿子被人「扫了一眼」就动手改，用的正是这个说法。
now that 是既然、如今，用来说明一件事成了另一件事的理由。编辑说故事做大了，莫菲特现在（如今）肯定想接手，语气里带着点嘲讽。
