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新人面试挨训又被上课:perpetual outrage machine

新人刚被叫进办公室,还没站稳就被冷脸压住,连“不许哭”都成了规矩。随后有人把那个爱发火的电台主持人称作 perpetual outrage machine(永远发怒的人),还教她做新闻要 frighten, titillate(先吓人,再撩拨)。想听懂职场冷嘲和媒体黑话,这两句够用。

发生了什么

凯拉被叫去面试,刚开口谈自己早上听来的电台评论,场面里紧跟着一句 Is she the best you can do?(你就只能找到这种货色?)。随后有人安慰她不会被开除,接着有人把那个爱发火的电台主持人称作 perpetual outrage machine(永远发怒的人)。有人教她做新闻要 frighten, titillate(先吓人,再撩拨)。找不到消息源,就写 Some are saying(有人说);一上来要有一个 clear villain(明确的反派)。这些说法把职场里的轻视、媒体操作和甩锅话术讲得很直白,面试、开会、吐槽新闻时都能碰到。

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give her a tryscale his angerperpetual outrage machineno offense to your family

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perpetual outrage machine

永远发怒的人a person who is always outraged

凯拉怕被炒,对方先说她不会被开除,接着用 He's a perpetual outrage machine 形容那个电台主持人,说他永远在发怒、像台停不下来的机器。

The show has become a perpetual outrage machine, feeding on its own scandals.这档节目已经成了愤怒永动机,靠自己的丑闻续命。

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  • give her a try

    给她一次机会

  • scale his anger

    调节怒气大小

  • no offense to your family

    无意冒犯你家人

  • piss off

    惹恼

  • do church

    把…当礼拜

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47 句台词里标了 31 处

短语 · A2the new girl / the new guy

新来的女生

Okay. New girl's up. Kayla.
发音girl's up

girl's up 快说时连成一串,up 别拖长

Okay. New girl's up. Kayla.
短语 · B1kind of + adjective

有点酷

He said something kind of cool about Anthony Weiner.
短语 · B2in every aspect of something

在…每个方面

How he's an exhibitionist in every aspect of how he presents himself politically.
短语 · B1give someone a try

给她一次机会

有人嫌凯拉不行,随后有人搬出 Bill Shine 的名字,说上面让 give her a try,场面像在替她求一个试用机会。

Bill Shine asked us to give her a try, so...
短语 · B1lose focus / lose focus on something

走神,偏离重点

Okay, let's not lose focus. Back to immigration.
语法 · B1I have ever wanted

定语从句:省略 that 的定语从句,修饰 the only job;ever 加强‘从来’的语气。

This is the only job I have ever wanted.
发音wanna be on

wanna 轻轻带过,be on 顺势滑过去,重音留给 Fox

I don't wanna be on TV, I wanna be on Fox.
短语 · B2do church

把…当礼拜

凯拉怕被炒,急着说自己全家每天、每个假日都看福克斯,接着说 Fox is how we do church,把看电视说成了做礼拜。

Fox is how we do church.
语法 · B2when they made the corner logo turn

使役结构:make + 宾语 + 动词原形,表示‘让角标转起来’;when 从句挂在 you know 后面。

You know when they made the corner logo turn... The bug.
俚语 · B2The bug

台标角标——电视行业内部说法,对外行解释时用

You know when they made the corner logo turn... The bug.
短语 · C1scale one's anger

调节怒气大小

凯拉怕被炒,对方先说她不会被开除,紧接着用 He cannot scale his anger 说那个电台主持人连发火都不会调音量。

He cannot scale his anger.
短语 · C1a perpetual X machine

永远发怒的人

凯拉怕被炒,对方先说她不会被开除,接着用 He's a perpetual outrage machine 形容那个电台主持人,说他永远在发怒、像台停不下来的机器。

He's a perpetual outrage machine.
短语 · B2no offense to someone

无意冒犯你家人

对方刚说那些疯子爱他,紧接着补一句 No offense to your family,想先把可能冒犯凯拉全家的话兜住。

That's why crazies love him. No offense to your family.
俚语 · C1crazies

疯子们——带贬义的口语,别当面叫人家 crazies

That's why crazies love him. No offense to your family.
短语 · B1on someone's team

站在汉尼提一边 字面是同队,这里指同一政治阵营

So, Rush is on Hannity's team.
俚语 · C1party hacks

党棍,政党打手——政治新闻里的贬称,正式写作少用

They're the competition. They're GOP party hacks.
短语 · B1be way ahead of someone

远远领先他们

So, he thinks he's way ahead of them, so steal from Drudge and Breitbart, not talk radio.
短语 · B2talk radio

广播谈话节目

So, he thinks he's way ahead of them, so steal from Drudge and Breitbart, not talk radio.
短语 · B1stop worrying about/if something

别再担心

Also, stop worrying if the story's legit.
俚语 · B2legit

靠谱,真的——口语常用,正式文件写 legitimate

Also, stop worrying if the story's legit.
短语 · B1go with something

采用…说法

If you can't source it, just go with, Some are saying.
发音can't source it

can't 的 t 在 source 前很轻,靠否定意思来辨

If you can't source it, just go with, Some are saying.
短语 · C1adopt the mentality of a/an X

采取…心态

You have to adopt the mentality of an Irish street cop.
语法 · B2What would scare my grandmother

宾语从句:Ask yourself 后面接一个 wh- 从句作宾语,不是直接问句;语序仍是 what + would + 动词。

Ask yourself, What would scare my grandmother, or piss off my grandfather?
俚语 · B2piss off

惹恼——粗俗口语,熟人吐槽用,正式场合别用

Ask yourself, What would scare my grandmother, or piss off my grandfather?
短语 · B2start with a clear villain

从明确反派讲起

When you're starting the story, you need to start with a clear villain.
俚语 · C1pinhead

蠢货——侮辱性俚语,别用来当面骂人

Liberal judge, pinhead mayor, Vermont, Hollywood.
短语 · B2the last defense against something

最后一道防线

You're the last defense
语法 · B1You do believe

强调 do:do 放在动词前表强调:‘你确实信一部分吧’;不是助动词提问,也不是否定。

You do believe some of that, right?
发音You do believe

重音压在 do 上,表示‘确实信’,别把 do 弱读

You do believe some of that, right?

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发音重点

  • girl's up — girl's up 快说时连成一串,up 别拖长
  • wanna be on — wanna 轻轻带过,be on 顺势滑过去,重音留给 Fox
  • can't source it — can't 的 t 在 source 前很轻,靠否定意思来辨
  • You do believe — 重音压在 do 上,表示‘确实信’,别把 do 弱读
This is the only job I have ever wanted.

这是我唯一想要的工作。 把职业渴望说得近乎告白,简单句里全是害怕失去的劲。

Fox is how we do church.

福克斯就是我们的教堂。 把看电视说成做礼拜,一句话点破媒体信仰和家庭仪式。

He's a perpetual outrage machine.

他就是一台永不熄火的愤怒机器。 用机器比喻把人的愤怒写成永动机,冷幽默又准确。

You have to adopt the mentality of an Irish street cop.

你得采用爱尔兰街头警察的心态。 把新闻判断讲成一种街头生存术,荒诞却好记。

If you can't source it, just go with, Some are saying.

如果找不到来源,就用‘有人说’带过去。 新闻操守被一句‘有人说’轻轻绕过,cynical 得很地道。

Ask yourself, What would scare my grandmother, or piss off my grandfather?

问问自己:什么会吓到我奶奶,或者惹火我爷爷? 用爷爷奶奶当恐惧测试,把政治宣传还原成家务式口诀。

关于这一章的问题

perpetual outrage machine 是什么意思?

字面是「永不停歇的愤怒机器」,台词里用来形容一个人总是在发火、像一台靠愤怒运转的机器。可以说 He's a perpetual outrage machine,中文常译「永远发怒的人」。

「给她一次机会」英语怎么说?

可以用 give her a try。台词里有人请求给新人一个机会,用的就是这个词组;面试或试用新人时都能说。

scale his anger 怎么理解?

scale 在这里是「调节、调整幅度」,scale his anger 就是「调节怒气大小」。台词里 He cannot scale his anger 是说他的火气收不住、没轻没重。

「先吓人,再撩拨」英语怎么说?

可以说 frighten, titillate。台词里有人重复 Frighten, titillate,用来概括一种新闻套路:先用可怕的内容吓住人,再用刺激的内容撩拨人。

「无意冒犯你家人」英语怎么说?

用 no offense to your family。台词里刚说完「疯子爱他」,马上补一句 No offense to your family,就是「无意冒犯你家人」,用来缓和可能得罪人的说法。

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