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新主编约谈老编辑:take a hard look at

新主编约见调查组编辑,先聊棒球和波士顿:I'm just trying to get a feel for the city(我只是想摸摸这座城的脾气)。谈到报纸裁员,他说 I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things(我得好好审视现状),最后只说一句我们还能做得更好。想学职场试探、客套与表态,这几句很稳。

发生了什么

新主编贝隆约见调查组编辑罗宾逊,先从棒球聊起:他坦言 I'm just trying to get a feel for the city(我只是想摸摸这座城的脾气),也问起 Spotlight 调查组的运作,听说一个选题能花一年甚至更久。谈到报纸卖给《纽约时报》后的裁员,他说 I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things(我得好好审视现状),但更在意怎么让报纸对读者不可或缺。末尾对方一句 Fair enough. I just think that we can do better(说得过去,我只是觉得我们还能更好)。想学职场试探、礼貌客套和有分寸的表态,这些说法都能直接用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 贝隆从不接棒球梗
  • 注意他问裁员时的停顿
  • 罗比用 player coach 自嘲守界

留意这几个短语

get a feel fortake a hard look atborn and raisedfair enough

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take a hard look at

认真审视、不留情面地检讨to examine something carefully and critically

巴伦接手总编位置,对罗比坦言自己得好好审视报纸的现状,而不是先许诺什么。

Before we cut costs, let's take a hard look at where the money actually goes.削减开支之前,先认真看看钱到底花在哪了。

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  • get a feel for

    先熟悉一下、找找感觉

  • born and raised

    土生土长

  • fair enough

    行吧、说得过去、有道理

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短语 · B1take the time out of something

从某事里抽出时间来

Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend.
语法 · B1Thanks for taking the time

thanks for 后接动名词:介词 for 后面接动名词 taking,把「花时间」这件事当成名词来处理,整句用来感谢对方从周末里抽出时间来。thanks for 是固定搭配,后面永远接动名词或名词,不能接动词原形,所以这里用的是动名词形式。

Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend.
短语 · A2my pleasure

应该的、我的荣幸

Oh, my pleasure. Appreciate it.
短语 · A2appreciate it

谢谢、很感激

Oh, my pleasure. Appreciate it.
发音Appreciate it

Appreciate it 连读时 Appreciate 末尾的音直接滑向 it,it 又收得很轻,两个词几乎连成一串,听起来像一个整体。

Oh, my pleasure. Appreciate it.
短语 · B1once someone is settled in

等你安顿下来之后

The Globe has season tickets at Fenway once you're settled in, by the way.
短语 · A2by the way

顺便说一句

The Globe has season tickets at Fenway once you're settled in, by the way.
短语 · B1to be honest

说实话

Uh, to be honest, I'm not much of a baseball fan.
短语 · B1not much of a something

算不上什么……迷

Uh, to be honest, I'm not much of a baseball fan.
短语 · B2get a feel for something

先熟悉、感受一下某地

I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
语法 · B1trying to get a feel

try to 后接动词原形:try to do 表示努力去做某件事,重心落在为了达成目标而尝试。这里用的是 trying,前面的 just 强调此刻只是在做一件还不确定的探索,配上 get a feel for 就成了「先感受一下」的说法,语气比直接说了解要虚一些。

I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
发音feel for

feel for 连读时 feel 末尾的音接上 for,for 又弱读得几乎只剩一个轻音,听起来像 fee-lfor,中间的停顿被抹平。

I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
短语 · B2born and raised

土生土长

罗比问巴伦是不是波士顿本地人,巴伦答是,说自己土生土长。

I am. Born and raised, yeah.
发音Born and raised

Born and raised 里 and 的 d 音被吞掉,三个词一口气带过,听起来像 bor-n-raised,中间的连接词几乎消失。

I am. Born and raised, yeah.
短语 · B1have a big impact

产生了很大影响

No. No, I don't think that had a big impact.
短语 · B2player coach

球员兼教练、既上场又带队

I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.
语法 · B2think of myself as player coach

think of A as B:think of 后面先接宾语,再接 as 引出身份或定位,用来给某人某事下定义。这里把自己说成 player coach,语气半开玩笑,也顺势表达了愿意既上场干活又带队。as 后面跟的是名词,不加冠词的固定说法在头衔前很常见。

I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.
语法 · B2four-person investigative team

复合形容词修饰名词:four-person 是由数词加名词拼成的复合形容词,中间用连字符连起来,整体放在名词前面起修饰作用。英语里偏爱这种紧凑结构,把「由几人组成」这类信息塞进一个词组,比另起一个从句省字,也更像新闻里的行文。

Well, we are a four-person investigative team.
短语 · B2keep something confidential

对工作内容保密

We report to Ben Bradlee, Jr., and we keep our work confidential.
短语 · B2put out a piece on something

发表了一篇关于……的报道

We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit,
俚语 · B2shoddy

劣质的、粗制滥造的——shoddy 常形容做工、质量或服务差,比普通的「差」更带不满,口语和书面都用得上;说工程、衣服、服务都行,用来形容人时要讲清是行为问题,别拿它说长相。

We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit,
俚语 · B2outfit

(口语)公司、团队、一家子——outfit 在口语里可以指一家公司或一支队伍,带随意甚至一点轻蔑的语气;新闻正文那种正式写法里一般会换个更中性的词,免得显得轻慢或不专业。

We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit,
短语 · B1hard to say

很难说、不好讲

Hard to say. A couple months.
短语 · B1once someone settles on something

一旦敲定某个选题

Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.
语法 · B1Once we settle on a project

once 表示一旦:once 放在句首,意思是「一旦」,引出一个前提性的从句。主句用 can,说明前提成立之后才谈得上这种做法。它比 if 多了一层「这件事迟早会发生」的笃定,所以听起来不像假设,更像在交代工作纪律。

Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.
发音year or more

year or more 连读时 year 末尾的音接上 or,or 又快速带过,听起来像 yea-ror-more,三个词黏在一起。

Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.
短语 · B2take a hard look at something

好好审视、不留情面地检讨

I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things.
短语 · B2it's safe to assume

可以这么认为、八九不离十

I think it's safe to assume so,
语法 · B2it's safe to assume so

it 作形式主语:it 在这里是形式主语,真正要说的内容是后面的 to assume so。用这种结构可以把评价性的词 safe 提前,先亮态度,再补上被评价的动作,句子读起来更稳,也给对方留了余地,是英语里表达判断时很常见的一种摆法。

I think it's safe to assume so,
短语 · A2fair enough

行吧、说得过去、有道理

巴伦说愿意相信报纸对读者已经很重要了,罗比回了一句 fair enough,接受这个说法但明显还留着自己的看法。

Fair enough. I just think that we can do better.
短语 · B1can do better

还能做得更好

Fair enough. I just think that we can do better.

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发音重点

  • Appreciate it — Appreciate it 连读时 Appreciate 末尾的音直接滑向 it,it 又收得很轻,两个词几乎连成一串,听起来像一个整体。
  • feel for — feel for 连读时 feel 末尾的音接上 for,for 又弱读得几乎只剩一个轻音,听起来像 fee-lfor,中间的停顿被抹平。
  • Born and raised — Born and raised 里 and 的 d 音被吞掉,三个词一口气带过,听起来像 bor-n-raised,中间的连接词几乎消失。
  • year or more — year or more 连读时 year 末尾的音接上 or,or 又快速带过,听起来像 yea-ror-more,三个词黏在一起。
Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.

一旦定下选题,我们可以花一年甚至更久去调查它。 这句把调查新闻的时间尺度说得理直气壮:不是拖,是值得。它把「慢」当成一种职业标准,适合任何强调深度、拒绝敷衍的场合,句子克制却很有底气。

I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things.

我想我得好好审视一下现状了。 上任第一件事不是许诺,而是承认要重新看清局面。这句说得直白又不失体面,适合任何要动真格之前先摊开现状的时刻。

Fair enough. I just think that we can do better.

说得过去。我只是觉得我们还能做得更好。 先接受对方的说法,再轻轻把标准抬高一句。前半句给足面子,后半句却不肯就此收场,是谈判和共事里最实用的那点分寸。

I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.

我只是想先熟悉一下这座城市。 把初来乍到说成「先找找感觉」,不吹懂、不装熟,反而显得诚恳。这个说法极实用,换城市、换工作、换新环境都能直接套。

关于这一章的问题

get a feel for 是什么意思?

意思是「先熟悉一下、找找感觉」。戏里说 I'm just trying to get a feel for the city,就是「我只是想先摸摸这座城市的脾气」,刚到一个新环境时常说。

「认真审视」英语怎么说?

take a hard look at。戏里说 take a hard look at things,就是「好好、不留情面地审视现状」,多用在公司或自己要做检讨的时候。

born and raised 是什么意思?

意思是「土生土长」。戏里问对方是不是波士顿人,回答 Born and raised,就是「在这儿出生、在这儿长大」。

fair enough 是什么意思?

意思是「行吧、说得过去、有道理」,是接受对方说法时的口头语。戏里先 Fair enough,再补一句 but 自己的看法,既不抬杠也不完全认同。

「可以这么认为」英语怎么说?

it's safe to assume so。戏里被问会不会继续裁员,回答 it's safe to assume so,就是「这么想八九不离十」,语气比直接说 yes 更委婉。

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