My Fellow Americans · 1996 — 第 13 / 13 章 · 1'39" · B2

被逼辞职当场对质:a way around

一方被逼到墙角,只想找个 a way around(绕开问题的办法),甚至开口说「想要什么我都给你」。对面冷冷问他是不是「也能被收买」,他承认用过职位,却坚持从来没为了钱,只想再尝一点 What I was(昔日的我)的感觉。想学摊牌、硬撑体面的说法,这段够劲。

发生了什么

这是《总统拍档》里两人摊牌的一段。一方被逼辞职,急着找 a way around(绕开问题的办法),甚至说「你想要什么我都给你、我有钱」;对面立刻反问 Are you honestly saying that Russell P. Kramer can be bought?(你是说克莱默也能被收买?)。他承认 I used the office(利用过职位),但强调 Two, I never did it for the money(第二,我从不是为了钱),说自己出书、公开露面,只是想让 people will know I'm still here(让人知道他还在)、别忘了他,好再尝一点 What I was(昔日的我)的感觉。想学摊牌、据理力争、回忆昔日荣光的说法,这段很集中。

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a way aroundWhat it's likein charge ofover the rainbow

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本章短语

a way around

绕开问题的办法a solution that avoids the problem

对方求罗素手下留情,说这件事总归有办法绕过去,不必走到摊牌那一步。

There is always a way around a bad rule.再糟的规定也总找得到绕过去的办法。

本章还有

  • What it's like

    做某事是什么感觉

  • in charge of

    负责…;主管…

  • over the rainbow

    彩虹之上;指遥不可及的美好地方或幻想中的归宿

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33 句台词里标了 37 处

短语 · B1find a way to do something

想办法去做

Look, Haney had to find a way to spin dry the kickback money.
短语 · B2that's where someone came in

轮到这里派上用场

That's where Olympia came in.
短语 · B2a way around something

绕开问题的办法

对方求罗素手下留情,说这件事总归有办法绕过去,不必走到摊牌那一步。

Oh, Russell, please, there's got to be a way around this.
短语 · B1anything someone wants

你想要的一切

I'll give you anything you want. I have money.
短语 · A2have money

有钱

I'll give you anything you want. I have money.
短语 · B2I beg your pardon

你说什么?恕我冒昧

I beg your pardon?
短语 · B2someone can be bought

能被收买

Are you honestly saying that Russell P. Kramer can be bought?
语法 · B2can be bought

被动语态:情态动词 can 加 be 加过去分词构成被动,表示某人可以被收买。这里用反问把对方的行贿当作一件荒谬的事摆出来,重点落在被人收买这个结果上,而不是谁去买。

Are you honestly saying that Russell P. Kramer can be bought?
短语 · B1know anything about something

对某事一无所知

I don't know anything about Reynolds' death or the chopper crash.
短语 · B2use the office

利用职务

Okay, yes, all right, I admit, I used the office,
短语 · B2be any different from something

和某事有什么不同

but how is that any different from what you are doing, Russ?
语法 · C1different from what you are doing

what 名词性从句:what you are doing 整个从句作介词 from 的宾语,what 在里面既是引导词又充当 doing 的宾语。这里用反问要求对方解释两件事到底有什么不同。

but how is that any different from what you are doing, Russ?
短语 · B1make money from something

从某事中赚钱

You know you've made money from this office.
短语 · A2two things

两件事

Two things, bill, one, I never did anything illegal.
短语 · B2do anything illegal

任何违法的事

Two things, bill, one, I never did anything illegal.
短语 · B2big difference

差别大了

Big difference.
短语 · B1someone just doesn't get it

根本没明白

No, no, you just don't get it.
短语 · B2personal appearances

公开露面

My books, my personal appearances,
短语 · B2so the people will know

好让民众知道

those are things I do so the people will know I'm still here, so they don't forget me...
短语 · A2forget someone

忘记我

those are things I do so the people will know I'm still here, so they don't forget me...
语法 · B2so the people will know

so 引导目的状语:so 后面接一个完整句子,说明前面动作的目的。这里说自己出书、露面都是为了让民众知道他还在,把动机摊开,后面紧跟真实的心声。

those are things I do so the people will know I'm still here, so they don't forget me...
短语 · B2a little taste of something

尝到一点点

And so I can get just a little taste of...
短语 · B1what it's like to do something

做某事是什么感觉

一位前总统说着说着停下,努力形容重新拥有权力那种感觉到底是什么滋味。

What it's like to be...
发音What it's like

What it's like 里 it's 弱读得几乎只剩一个 ts,what 和 it's 连在一起,重音落在 like 上。

What it's like to be...
短语 · B2what someone was

昔日的我

What I was.
俚语 · B2a hell of a lot

非常多(带粗俗的强调)——用 hell 加强程度,表示数量或程度极其大。日常口语很常见,正式场合和面对长辈时换成更中性的说法更稳妥。

This office has done a hell of a lot for me,
短语 · B1do something for something

为它做点事

now I'm gonna do something for it. Get you out!
短语 · A2get someone out

把你们弄出去

now I'm gonna do something for it. Get you out!
发音Get you out

Get you out 里 Get 末尾的 t 遇到 you,弹成一个轻轻的音,听起来像 ge-chu-out,三词连成一串。

now I'm gonna do something for it. Get you out!
短语 · B1be in charge of something

负责…;主管…

特工走进来介绍自己,说他是负责白宫勤务那一摊秘密安保的特工,等于当场表明现场由谁说了算。

Agent in charge of secret service, White House detail.
短语 · B2the secret service

特勤局

Agent in charge of secret service, White House detail.
短语 · B1would like to meet someone

愿意去见某人

I thought you'd like to meet secret-service officer Ralph Fleming.
短语 · B2save someone's life

救了我们的命

Thank you, Ralph. You saved our lives.
短语 · B2it's an honor to meet someone

很荣幸见到你

It's an honor to meet you, son.
短语 · B1have met before

以前见过

Actually, sir, we've met before.
短语 · C1somewhere over the rainbow

彩虹那头的某处

Somewhere over the rainbow.
发音over the rainbow

over 末尾的 r 直接接到 the,the 常弱化为轻轻的 /ðə/,三个词顺成一串 ove-rthe-rainbow,重音留在 rainbow。

Somewhere over the rainbow.

看懂「被逼辞职当场对质」

发音重点

  • What it's like — What it's like 里 it's 弱读得几乎只剩一个 ts,what 和 it's 连在一起,重音落在 like 上。
  • Get you out — Get you out 里 Get 末尾的 t 遇到 you,弹成一个轻轻的音,听起来像 ge-chu-out,三词连成一串。
  • over the rainbow — over 末尾的 r 直接接到 the,the 常弱化为轻轻的 /ðə/,三个词顺成一串 ove-rthe-rainbow,重音留在 rainbow。
Are you honestly saying that Russell P. Kramer can be bought?

你是认真的吗?你是说罗素·P·克莱默也能被收买? 用第三人称念出自己的全名来接对方的行贿,把受辱感升成一种公开质问,既冷又硬。

Two, I never did it for the money.

第二,我从来不是为了钱才那么做的。 把理由编号说出,条理清晰却直指要害:贪的不一定是钱,可能只是被人记住。

those are things I do so the people will know I'm still here, so they don't forget me...

这些是我做的事,好让人们知道我还在这里,让他们别忘了我…… 把出书、露面这些行为翻译成最朴素的恐惧:怕被遗忘。前面一直在辩解,最后一句突然露出脆弱,落差很戳人。

but how is that any different from what you are doing, Russ?

可这跟你正在做的事又有什么两样呢,拉斯? 被指着鼻子教训时顺势把矛头弹回去,一句反问就把道德高地对调,吵到最后一层窗户纸也没了。

关于这一章的问题

a way around 是什么意思?

意思是「绕开问题的办法」。台词里 there's got to be a way around this 就是「这事总有办法绕过去」,指不用正面解决也能脱身的招。

「不是为钱」英语怎么说?

可以说 not for the money。台词里说 I never did it for the money,就是「我从来不是为了钱」,用来强调动机不是钱。

over the rainbow 是什么意思?

来自那首老歌,指「彩虹之上」那样遥不可及的美好地方。台词里别人问在哪里见过,他答 Somewhere over the rainbow,等于说是想不起来的美梦里。

「负责某事」英语怎么说?

常说 in charge of。台词里说 Agent in charge of secret service,就是「特勤局的主管探员」,be in charge of 后面接要负责的事或团队。

「很荣幸见到你」英语怎么说?

可以说 It's an honor to meet you。台词里一句 It's an honor to meet you, son 就是「很荣幸见到你」,对前辈、恩人表达敬意时很好用。

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