学习设置
背景介绍
看之前,知道这些就够了报社里刚抓到的逃犯还藏在桌子里,布鲁斯的母亲却闯进来追问儿子。她和众人拉扯、跳窗,现场乱成一团;沃尔特趁希尔迪要走,把这场闹剧说成能撬动纽约政局的头条。重点听夸张说服、政治行话和连珠炮式回嘴。
- 注意 let me 弱读成 lemme
- got a 中 t 变弹舌
- 重读 just、story、revolution
- 掌握 by the seat of one's pants
- 学会 cover a story 的报道义
- 听懂 under cover 和 break the story
- 留意Walter如何把危机包装成事业
- 分辨夸张赞美和真实评价
- 听母亲与记者的抢话节奏
章节
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语言点
点击卡片,跳回它在片中的位置本章教学点
看完视频,正好复习not just X; it's Y
不只是X,而是更大的Y
by the seat of one's pants
靠临场应变
brain of a pancake
讽刺某人没脑子
doll-faced hick
漂亮脸蛋的乡巴佬
under cover
藏起来并保密
cover a story
负责报道新闻
step up
提升到更高层次
a wonderful story
反话:这下有新闻可写
金句
这句话本身就很棒——棒在哪、怎么用“This isn't just a story. It's a revolution.”
这不只是一篇报道。这是一场革命。
把新闻功劳提升为改变城市的政治行动,短促有力。
This isn't just X. It's Y.
把普通成果说出更大意义时,用来增强气势。
This is more than a story; it's a turning point. / It's not merely X—it's Y.
literary
重读 just、story、revolution;两句之间短停。
“You got the whole city by the seat of the pants.”
你靠临场应变,把整个城市都掌控住了。
seat of the pants把冒险中的本事写得具体又俏皮。
by the seat of one's pants
形容没准备充分,却靠现场反应把事办成。
She learned the job by the seat of her pants. / He handled the crisis on instinct.
informal
seat、pants重读,by the连读;整句带夸奖的上扬语气。
“If I didn't have your best interest at heart, I wouldn't argue with you.”
如果我不是一心为你好,我才懒得跟你争。
用条件句把争辩包装成关心,既强硬又有说服力。
If I didn't..., I wouldn't...
解释自己为何坚持劝阻或提出批评时使用。
If I didn't care, I wouldn't say anything. / I'm arguing because I want what's best for you.
neutral
If从句先压低,wouldn't argue重读,结尾稳稳落下。
精彩独白
一个人撑起的一段戏,值得整段跟读You've taken a city that's been graft-ridden for 40 years... ...and given us a chance to have the same kind of government... ...New York has under La Guardia. If I didn't have your best interest at heart, I wouldn't argue with you. You've done something big. You've stepped up into a new class. We'll make such monkeys of those ward healers nobody'll vote for them. - Expose them? - We'll crucify that mob. We'll keep Williams under cover, until we can break the story... ...then share the glory with the governor.
你让一座被贪腐侵蚀了40年的城市…… ……有了建立同样政府的机会…… ……就像拉瓜迪亚治下的纽约。 如果我不是一心为你好,我才不会跟你争。 你干成了一件大事。你已经跨进了一个新的阶层。 我们会把那些地方党棍收拾得颜面尽失,让他们一个选票都拿不到。 ——揭露他们?——我们要把那帮人钉在耻辱柱上。 我们会把威廉斯藏起来,等我们能把这条新闻独家发出去…… ……然后和州长一起分享荣耀。
本章要点
看完能带走什么- 用This isn't just X增强成果气势
- 听懂by the seat of the pants
- 学会用 cover a story 表达负责报道
- 分辨新闻 story 与职业 career 的语气升级
常被搜到的问题
先看问题,再对照台词This isn't just a story 是什么意思?
意思是“这不只是一篇报道”,后一句会进一步强调它的重大意义。
It's a revolution 在这里是字面革命吗?
不是武装革命,而是Walter夸张地说这条新闻可能改变城市政治。
by the seat of the pants 怎么翻译?
指准备不足时靠直觉和临场反应把事情办成,也就是凭现场发挥。
doll-faced hick 是夸人还是骂人?
整体是带玩笑的冒犯,doll-faced夸脸漂亮,hick却是在骂人没见识。
