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Look, Haney had to find a way to spin dry the kickback money,My Fellow Americans · 1996 — 第 11 / 13 章 · 3'42" · B2
坦白掩盖与何去何从：up to its knees in
审问室里，有人终于承认下令 cover-up（掩盖真相），又抖出 Olympia 是家 front company（空壳公司）。接下来只剩两条路：硬闯白宫见哈尼，还是把录音交给媒体。一句 up to its knees in（深陷其中）形容华盛顿将被丑闻淹没。想学政治剧里的摊牌和抉择，这段最像样。
发生了什么
这是《总统拍档》里真相摊开后做决断的一段。录音里有人承认：哈尼用一家 front company（空壳公司）把回扣款洗干净，也的确下令 cover-up（掩盖真相），但坚称没让人杀人。拿到这段证词后，乔给出两条路——去白宫当面揭穿，或者 Go to the press（去找媒体），还预判华盛顿会被 Olympia 丑闻搞得 up to its knees in（深陷其中）。可有人担心公开只会再来一次掩盖，于是决定带着威特瑙尔去见哈尼。他说的那段话很动人：外面的普通人里还有 someone who still believes in us（依然相信我们），所以他要 Preserve, protect, and defend（维护、保护、捍卫）当初的承诺。想学政治摊牌、两难抉择和演讲式表达，这段很集中。
这场戏看什么
- 留意Witnaur如何把责任推给Tanner
- 观察争执如何转成理想主义辩护
- 听Russell用连续排比升高情绪
留意这几个短语
pushed the buttonup to its knees incover-upfront company
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up to its knees in
深陷其中、到处都是overwhelmed by or flooded with something
有人放话说，只要给媒体打个电话，到中午华盛顿就会被这件丑闻淹到膝盖。
By Friday the office was up to its knees in complaints.到周五，办公室已经被投诉淹到膝盖了。
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- pushed the button
按下按钮、拍板下令
- cover-up
掩盖（行为）；对错误或罪行的隐瞒掩饰
- front company
幌子公司；表面合法、实为掩护的外壳企业
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74 句台词里标了 47 处
把钱洗干净
Look, Haney had to find a way to spin dry the kickback money,find a way to 里 find 末尾的 d 直接滑到 a，常连成 /faɪndə/，再轻搭 way 和 to。
Look, Haney had to find a way to spin dry the kickback money,轮到这里派上用场
that's where Olympia came in.空壳公司、挂名公司
It was a front company, that's all.命令任何人去杀
And again, I never ordered anyone to kill you.下令掩盖真相
Yeah, but you did order the cover-up.按我的要求
all that was done at my request.处理、料理某人
Were you in charge of taking care of him?失控
I'm telling you, it was Tanner. This guy is out of control.一通胡扯（粗俗说法）——bull 是 bullshit 的委婉形式，a lot of bull 指对方说的话全是废话。日常抱怨可以用，正式场合和面对长辈最好换成 nonsense。
Oh, that's a lot of bull!后来变成了杀手
You're saying that you got a rogue agent turned hit man in your ranks? Well, I don't believe it!在你的队伍里
You're saying that you got a rogue agent turned hit man in your ranks? Well, I don't believe it!that 宾语从句：You're saying that 用进行时引出对方正在表达的意思，后面接一个完整从句。这里等于把对方的说法复述出来再加以质问，表示自己并不买账。
You're saying that you got a rogue agent turned hit man in your ranks? Well, I don't believe it!按下按钮、拍板下令
其中一位前总统当面指控对方，说是他下令把两人弄上直升机，等于他按下了那个按钮。
You ordered Tanner to put us on that chopper, and you pushed the button!接受命令、听命行事
Looks like Tanner's been getting his marching orders directly from Haney. What do we do now, Joe?两个选择
Well, you got a couple of options.得先过某人这一关
Of course, to get to him, you gotta go through Tanner.真够呛的一个选择
Oh, that's a hell of an option. What's the other one?有录音为证
You got a confession on tape.去找媒体
Stop running. Go to the press.Go to the press 里 to 和 the 都弱读，几乎连成一个音节，重音落在 go 和 press 上。
Stop running. Go to the press.深陷其中、到处都是
有人放话说，只要给媒体打个电话，到中午华盛顿就会被这件丑闻淹到膝盖。
I'll call Kaye, and by noon Washington will be up to its knees in Olympia.做了明智的选择
You're doing the smart thing, gentlemen.大鱼、幕后的大人物
Bureaucrats like Witnaur might pay a price, but the big fish is gonna get away.逃脱
Bureaucrats like Witnaur might pay a price, but the big fish is gonna get away.get away 里 get 末尾的 t 弹成轻轻的 d，连上 away，听起来像 ge-daway。
Bureaucrats like Witnaur might pay a price, but the big fish is gonna get away.愿意坐视某事发生
Are we really willing to let that happen?靠某事混了整整一辈子
No, I've made a career out of doing enough.现在完成时：现在完成时把过去一直延续到现在的经历收成一句，强调这段职业生涯直到说话这一刻都成立。后面接动名词 doing，表示这份事业具体建立在什么事情上。
No, I've made a career out of doing enough.只做到刚好不至于
I always did just enough not to piss anybody off, 'cause a pissed-off somebody won't vote for you.enough 接不定式：enough 后面用不定式说明这个程度是为了达到什么结果。这里加了 not，表示刚刚好到不至于惹恼别人，把凡事只做到最低线的态度写得很准。
I always did just enough not to piss anybody off, 'cause a pissed-off somebody won't vote for you.游戏规则的一部分
That's all part of the game. Right.玩这场游戏、按规矩来
"I'm sorry things are tough, but I've been playing the game."兰博（指鲁莽逞英雄的人）——借电影角色兰博，调侃一个人冲动好斗、动不动就要硬闯。朋友间开玩笑用，正式场合或对不熟的人会显得在挖苦。
I'm going to see Haney. Hold on, Rambo.该死的傻瓜
Well, you're a damn fool.天真的傻瓜
some idealistic sucker who still believes in us.依然相信我们
some idealistic sucker who still believes in us.党派政治
After all the scandals, and the party politics, and all the bull,我们承诺过的事
there's somebody out there who still believes that we care, that we would do what we promised to do,维护、保护、捍卫（总统誓词）
Preserve, protect, and defend.全完了
Because if we lose that idealistic, gloriously diluted fool out there, hey, it's all over.落败的差距
My margin of loss would have been staggering.先等一下
Now, hold on, hold on a minute.我们怎么确定
If we do get to Haney, how can we be sure he'll cooperate?向大师学学
Learn from the master.正在赶过来
Gentlemen, Kaye's on her way over now.看懂「坦白掩盖与何去何从」
发音重点
- find a way to — find a way to 里 find 末尾的 d 直接滑到 a，常连成 /faɪndə/，再轻搭 way 和 to。
- Go to the press — Go to the press 里 to 和 the 都弱读，几乎连成一个音节，重音落在 go 和 press 上。
- get away — get away 里 get 末尾的 t 弹成轻轻的 d，连上 away，听起来像 ge-daway。
some idealistic sucker who still believes in us.有个天真的理想主义者，依然相信我们。 用自嘲的口气说出还有人相信政治，把理想说得卑微又珍贵，一句就让人心里发软。
Well, tell that to Wayne and Genny and their kids living in their car.那你去跟韦恩、珍妮和他们的孩子说啊，他们正住在自己车里。 一句「你去跟他们说」把高谈阔论当场按回现实：玩政治游戏的人，代价由普通人付。具体的人名和「住在车里」让空话无处躲。
No, I've made a career out of doing enough.不，我就是靠做到刚刚够混过了整个职业生涯。 把一辈子的政治生涯总结成三个字做到刚够，坦白得近乎残忍，一句话胜过一段忏悔。
I always did just enough not to piss anybody off, 'cause a pissed-off somebody won't vote for you.我一向只做刚好够的事，谁都不去得罪，因为被你得罪的人不会投你的票。 把政治上的明哲保身讲成一句大白话，前半句认错、后半句甩出理由，自嘲里全是老练。
关于这一章的问题
up to its knees in 是什么意思？
意思是「深陷其中、到处都是」。台词里 Washington will be up to its knees in Olympia 就是「华盛顿会到处是奥林匹亚丑闻」，形象说法，指事情闹得满城风雨。
cover-up 是什么意思？
意思是「掩盖、隐瞒」。台词里 you did order the cover-up 就是「你确实下令掩盖真相」，指把错误或罪行藏起来、不让外界知道。
front company 是什么意思？
意思是「幌子公司、空壳公司」，表面正常、实际用来打掩护。台词里 It was a front company 就是「它只是家挂名公司」，常出现在洗钱、间谍题材里。
「拍板下令」英语怎么说？
pushed the button。台词里 you pushed the button 就是「是你拍板下令的」，字面是「按下了按钮」，指做出关键决定。
「去找媒体」英语怎么说？
Go to the press。台词里 Stop running. Go to the press 就是「别再逃了，去找媒体」，指把事情交给记者曝光。
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