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Well, the whole point of an investigation is to find the truth, Jeanine.Bombshell · 2019 — 第 8 / 12 章 · 2'09" · C1
走廊传话劝人表态：sweep something under the rug
有人提醒对方 Your silence is being noticed（你一直不吭声，大家都看在眼里），把沉默说成一件被人盯着的事；转头又用 sweep something under the rug（把事情捂住、压下去不查）点出压丑闻的代价是法律责任。别人拿沉默施压、或有人想息事宁人时，这两句都用得上。
发生了什么
走廊里，有人替罗杰传话，提醒对方 Your silence is being noticed（你一直不吭声，大家都看在眼里），沉默本身也会被人盯着。随后话题转到调查：sweep something under the rug（把事情捂住、压下去不查）会带来法律风险，而暂不表态可以用 I don't have a lot to say。后半段又数起罗杰给过的好处，说即便他 controlling and vindictive（控制欲强又爱记仇），也曾 look past something（不计较、把某事放到一边）。这几句适合职场里被催表态、有人想把事情压下去，或需要一边念着别人的好、一边划清界线时用。
这场戏看什么
- 看梅根怎样用法律词挡回道德指责
- 留意珍妮每次开口都在替罗杰拉人
- 对比结尾两句和开场的语气落差
留意这几个短语
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、压下去不查hide a problem instead of dealing with it
这句话把「捂盖子」的代价摊到桌上：如果 sweep something under the rug，这事压下去、以后又发生，公司依法要赔补偿与惩罚性赔偿，数额伤筋动骨。语气冷静，却是警告。
You can't just sweep something under the rug and hope it goes away.你不能把事情捂住不查，还指望它自己消失。
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- get down on one's knees
跪下、屈膝
- I don't have a lot to say
暂时不表态，没什么好说
- What the fuck?
搞什么鬼（震惊加恼火）
- controlling and vindictive
控制欲强又爱记仇
- not the most redeeming
这算不上多光彩、多加分
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39 句台词里标了 29 处
point of an 在快语流里常黏成一串，t 轻碰一下就滑过去
Well, the whole point of an investigation is to find the truth, Jeanine.有很多话要讲、意见不少 前面加了否定：不是话多，而是暂时不想开口
Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say.在那之前／等这事发生了再说
Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say.have a 缩得很轻，a 几乎听不见，重音落在 lot 上
Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say.指控站得住脚、成立 stick 字面是粘住，这里指指控立住了、能成立
If this charge sticks, the working assumption will be, Every woman at Fox got down on her knees.眼下的默认判断、暂时这么认定 不是「工作上的假设」，而是外界暂时统一的看法
If this charge sticks, the working assumption will be, Every woman at Fox got down on her knees.要为某事负法律责任
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、压下去不查
这句话把「捂盖子」的代价摊到桌上：如果 sweep something under the rug，这事压下去、以后又发生，公司依法要赔补偿与惩罚性赔偿，数额伤筋动骨。语气冷静，却是警告。
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.条件状语从句：条件从句先立假设，中间插 and it happens again 再叠一层，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.先顾法律这一头
Let's worry about the law before we do the PR, okay?从……里得了好处
We benefited from that kind of attention.最早的创办成员、元老
She's the founding member of Team Roger.接电话
You're not answering your phone.holding 的尾音直接滑进 it，中间别断开
No, I'm holding it.替我挡住、护着我不受……
Where were any of these people to defend me from Trump?搞什么鬼——极不正式且带脏字，熟人私下用，工作场合禁用
What the fuck?你们、大伙儿——同事朋友间很常见；对长辈或客户改用 everyone
Why are you guys in the hall?接到某人的电话
I got a call from Roger's lawyer saying to, quote, relax.分词短语：saying 引导的分词短语修饰 a call，说明电话内容；quote 插进来等于「原话是」。
I got a call from Roger's lawyer saying to, quote, relax.把调查范围缩到……为止
They're convincing Rupert to limit the investigation to Gretchen and her team.任由那事发生、就这么看着
Are you gonna let that happen?将要（going to 的口语形）——日常口语随便用；写正式文件、做演讲时别用
Are you gonna let that happen?一直把某人留在工资单上照发钱
I mean, there were hundreds of stories of Roger paying an employee's rehab, or keeping somebody terminally ill on payroll.公开出柜 字面是「出来」，这里指公开自己的性向
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.疑问词+不定式：where to put mine 等于 where I should put mine，省掉主语和情态动词，口语里很常见。
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（粗俗俚语）——粗俗玩笑用语，正式场合和公开表达都不要用
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 里几个辅音挤在一起，past 收得很快，别逐个吐清
He promoted me, he looked past the rejection, he looked past the risk of this exact conversation.看懂「走廊传话劝人表态」
发音重点
- point of an — point of an 在快语流里常黏成一串，t 轻碰一下就滑过去
- have a lot — have a 缩得很轻，a 几乎听不见，重音落在 lot 上
- holding it — holding 的尾音直接滑进 it，中间别断开
- looked past the — looked past the 里几个辅音挤在一起，past 收得很快，别逐个吐清
Your silence is being noticed.你的沉默已经被人注意到了。 被动语态把压力推给「大家都在看」，不指控却句句逼人。
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.罗杰只说了一句：你那玩意儿放哪儿我不管，只要别来指挥我放哪儿。 粗话版「互不干涉」，as long as 一刀划清边界，蛮横里居然讲义气。
Those sins aren't really the problem, Meg.那些毛病其实不是真正的问题，梅格。 把争论从个人毛病转到更深的罪责，一句话重新定了题。
I like Roger. I do.我喜欢罗杰。真的。 五个词里两次表态，补的那口气比长篇辩护更把人钉住。
He handed me the power to hurt him.他把能伤到他的权力交到了我手里。 把提拔写成递刀，power 与 hurt 一撞，感激里带着危险。
关于这一章的问题
sweep something under the rug 是什么意思？
意思是把事情捂住、压下去不查。台词里用它说，如果把丑闻按住、之后又发生，公司要承担法律责任。
「你一直不吭声，大家都看在眼里」英语怎么说？
用 Your silence is being noticed。就是提醒对方：你的沉默已经被人注意到，不表态本身也会被解读。
「我没什么好说的」英语怎么说？
说 I don't have a lot to say。台词原句是 Until that happens, I don't have a lot to say，意思是结果出来之前先不表态。
get down on one's knees 只是跪下吗？
字面是跪下，台词里带有俗指靠身体上位的意味。原句说，如果指控坐实，别人会默认福克斯每个女人都这样。
controlling and vindictive 是什么语气？
是负面的评价：控制欲强又爱记仇。台词里用它形容罗杰，但后面又说这些毛病还不是真正的问题。
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