整整；恰好同一天
有人把相隔约二十年的两起死亡案件并排说起，一句 to the day 点出相隔的时间几乎分毫不差，语气克制。
And they're almost, to the day, 20 years apart.Blackfish · 2013 — 第 11 / 11 章 · 2'56" · C1
把事故归咎于马尾辫：placing the blame on
法庭上，有人一手一份案卷，说两起事故几乎 to the day（恰好同一天）相隔二十年，答案却是「什么也没学到」。随后一句 placing the blame on（把责任推到…身上），把事故说成死者的马尾惹的祸。想听懂公关话术怎么甩锅，这两句很值得记。
发生了什么
法庭上，有人把伯恩和布兰乔的两份案卷并排拿在手里，说两起事故几乎 to the day（恰好同一天）相隔二十年，回答却是「什么也没学到」。随后，海洋世界的说法从「滑倒溺亡」改成「鲸抓住马尾」，一句 placing the blame on（把责任推到…身上）把矛头指向死者；又有人说这个马尾说法 just a tale（只是编出来的故事）。to the day 适合强调日期巧合，placing the blame on 是甩锅、推责的常用说法，just a tale 则用来指编出来的故事。
这场戏看什么
- 留意马尾如何被说成死者失误
- 比较 SeaWorld 与 OSHA 的措辞
- 注意转述证词时时态怎么变
留意这几个短语
to the daya damn thingnew planplacing the blame on
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placing the blame on
把责任推到…身上shift responsibility onto someone
有人接着分析这套说法：鲸把人拽下水这件事，被说成她马尾惹的祸；一句 placing the blame on 点明焦点正被挪到死者身上。
Stop placing the blame on the person who got hurt.别再把责任推到受伤的人身上。
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- to the day
整整；恰好同一天
- a damn thing
一点儿也没有
- new plan
新计划
- just a tale
只是编出来的故事
- came up with
想出来；编出来
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40 句台词里标了 28 处
not a 快说时连成一团，重音落到 damn
In fact, it's not a damn thing.一点儿也没有——熟人泄愤时用；正式场合别用
We have not learned a damn thing for something like that to happen 20 years apart.定期；经常
Could you tell if it was an accident or if this-- Did this female trainer work with this whale on a regular basis?伤重致死
She apparently slipped or fell into the tank and was fatally injured by one of the whales.目击者证词
It wasn't until eyewitness accounts disputed that that they had to go back in their huddle and say, "Wait a minute. We gotta come up with a new plan."否定强调句：前一个 that 收住 disputed，后一个 that 才引出被迫改口的结果。
It wasn't until eyewitness accounts disputed that that they had to go back in their huddle and say, "Wait a minute. We gotta come up with a new plan."最初通报
She didn't fall into the tank as the sheriff's department initially reported.任其发生
that it was her mistake in allowing that to happen.活着为自己辩解
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.感叹句结构：How + 形容词 + for you to do，把指责说成感叹：你这样做太不敬。
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.重音落在 alive，even 轻轻带过
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.再简单不过
That's as simple as it gets.就…事实撒谎
so I knew that SeaWorld was lying about the fact that this was her fault.十有八九
The ponytail, in all likelihood, is just a tale.in all 收成一拍，压重 likelihood
The ponytail, in all likelihood, is just a tale.编出那个说法
The safety spotter, who apparently didn't actually see the takedown, came up with that.非限定定语从句：who 从句只是补充说明观察员，删掉后主句仍完整；这层补充却暗示他根本没看见。
The safety spotter, who apparently didn't actually see the takedown, came up with that.被拽倒；制伏——动物事故与格斗行话，日常少用
The safety spotter, who apparently didn't actually see the takedown, came up with that.逼他说出
During the spotter's testimony, OSHA pushed him to say that he wasn't really sure that it was her ponytail that was in the whale's mouth,更严重的攻击性
OSHA contends that the whale came up and grabbed Dawn Brancheau's arm, saying that that was another level of aggressiveness.攻击行为
The initial grab was not an act of aggression.有既得利益
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.带节奏包装 这里不是“旋转”，而是把事故说法包装得有利
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.目的状语从句：so that 引出包装的目的：让动物继续显得可爱安全，好卖票。
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.重音压 vested、interest，in 轻收
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.继续沿用
You know, that sells a lot of Shamu dolls, it sells a lot of tickets at the gate, and that's the story line that they're going to continue to stick with for as long as they can.能撑多久撑多久
You know, that sells a lot of Shamu dolls, it sells a lot of tickets at the gate, and that's the story line that they're going to continue to stick with for as long as they can.看懂「把事故归咎于马尾辫」
发音重点
- not a damn — not a 快说时连成一团，重音落到 damn
- not even alive — 重音落在 alive，even 轻轻带过
- in all likelihood — in all 收成一拍，压重 likelihood
- vested interest in — 重音压 vested、interest，in 轻收
We have not learned a damn thing for something like that to happen 20 years apart.两起这样的事相隔二十年，我们却什么都没学会。 把两起死亡、二十年与一句脏话压进同一句，愤怒不靠喊。
How disrespectful for you to blame her when she's not even alive to defend herself.她都已不在世、无法为自己辩解，你还把责任推给她，何其无礼。 用 How disrespectful 把愤怒说成礼数问题，最后半句像当面质问。
That's as simple as it gets.事情就这么简单，不能再简单了。 短句收束复杂争议，把责任句钉死，节奏干脆。
The ponytail, in all likelihood, is just a tale.那根马尾，十有八九，只是编出来的故事。 把马尾与 tale/tail 的双关压成一句冷结论，轻巧却致命。
The industry has a vested interest in spinning these so that the animals continue to appear like cuddly teddy bears that are completely safe.这个行业有既得利益，要把这些事包装得好看，好让动物继续显得像完全安全的毛绒玩具。 把商业利益与可爱形象并置，温柔词面下全是算计。
关于这一章的问题
to the day 是什么意思？
意思是「恰好同一天」。台词里说两起案子几乎 to the day 相隔二十年，强调日期巧得惊人。
「把责任推到…身上」英语怎么说？
可以说 placing the blame on。台词里说 This is a subtle way of placing the blame on，意思就是把责任悄悄推到别人身上，常出现在事故或公关表态里。
just a tale 在这里是「只是传说」吗？
不是。这里 just a tale 是「只是编出来的故事」，指马尾这个说法十有八九是编的。
「想出来、编出来」英语怎么说？
用 came up with，意思是「想出来、编出来」。台词里说，这个说法是安全观察员想出来的；他看起来并没真看见那一下。
vested interest in 是什么语气？
偏正式，常带批评意味，意思是「在…中有既得利益」：因为能获利而维护某种说法。台词说这个行业在把事故说法包装得好听这件事上有既得利益，好继续卖玩偶和门票。
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第 1 章come to find out应聘才知更看性格
第 2 章without missing a beat围网里挑走幼鲸
第 3 章on a hair trigger断粮逼进钢箱
第 4 章on its last legs池边失足被鲸拽回
第 5 章screams out虎鲸家族各有语言
第 6 章making such a big deal主管喝令离鲸远点
第 7 章never crossed my mind幼鲸被运走母鲸哭喊
第 8 章twisted and turned驯鲸员拆穿圈养话术
第 9 章proven track record精液值钱所以留下
第 10 章went south哨声没接训练失控
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