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晨会决定申请解封:file a motion

新主编第一天上任开晨会,聊到一起神父性侵案,有人说那位律师 a bit of a crank(有点不靠谱),文件 under seal(被法院封存),He said, she said(各说各话)。可主编一句 This strikes me as an essential story(这对本地报纸是必做报道),当场拍板递动议:file a motion(正式提交动议)。想学职场拍板和法律说法,就学这几句。

发生了什么

晨会上,新主编让每个人报名字,随后抛出一个问题:一个神父性侵孩子的案子,受害者律师说掌握了能证明主教知情的文件。有人觉得那位律师 a bit of a crank(有点不靠谱),还说 the church dismissed the claim(教会驳回了说法),双方 He said, she said(各说各话);关键文件则 under seal(被法院封存)。主编却认为 This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper(这对本地报纸是必做的报道),主张 I think at the very least, we have to go through those documents(最起码得把文件过一遍)。有人提议向法院 file a motion(正式提交动议)申请解封。想学开会表态、法律说法和记者腔调,这一段很典型。

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这场戏看什么

  • 贝隆先客套再钉案子
  • 同事把解封听成告教会
  • 散会后用脏话评胆量

留意这几个短语

file a motionHe said, she saidworth a nickelone word for it

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本章短语

file a motion

正式提交一项动议to formally ask a court to do something

第一天开会,贝隆提出可以向法院申请解封那些文件,用 file a motion 把这一步说得很专业。

The defense filed a motion to dismiss the case last week.上周辩方提交动议,请求驳回此案。

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  • He said, she said

    各说各话、双方说法对不上

  • worth a nickel

    一文不值、差得离谱

  • one word for it

    也可以这么讲、这只是一种说法

  • under seal

    被法院封存、不得公开

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52 句台词里标了 31 处

短语 · B1go around

我们轮一圈的时候

Um, if you could tell me your name as we go around, that'd be helpful.
短语 · A2that would be helpful

那会很有帮助

Um, if you could tell me your name as we go around, that'd be helpful.
语法 · B1if you could tell me your name

if you could 表委婉请求:if you could 后面接动词原形,是英语里把请求说软的标准办法:不直接下命令,而是假设对方愿意配合。后面再接 that'd be helpful,进一步把要求包装成对大家都有好处,礼貌又不失分寸。

Um, if you could tell me your name as we go around, that'd be helpful.
短语 · B1a crappy game

昨晚那场球真烂

Crappy game last night, huh?
发音last night

last night 里 last 末尾的 t 几乎被吞掉,直接滑进 night,听起来像 las-night,两个词之间没有停顿。

Crappy game last night, huh?
俚语 · B1Crappy

很烂的、糟糕的——crappy 是随口抱怨时常用的词,说心情、天气、比赛、服务差都可以,语气随意;对不熟的人或正式场合显得不够体面,可以换成更中性的说法。

Crappy game last night, huh?
短语 · C1can't do something worth a nickel

打得一文不值

Yeah, they can't hit worth a nickel.
发音worth a nickel

worth a nickel 连读时 worth 末尾的音接上 a,a 又被弱读得几乎听不见,听起来像 wor-thə-nickel。

Yeah, they can't hit worth a nickel.
短语 · A2just curious

就是好奇、随便问问

Do you need something, Mike? No, just curious.
短语 · B2go be something somewhere else

要好奇去别处好奇

Go be curious somewhere else. I got work to do, huh?
短语 · A2have work to do

还有活要干

Go be curious somewhere else. I got work to do, huh?
短语 · B1someone didn't seem so sure

好像没那么有把握

Jimmy says he'll be back this year, but the doc didn't seem so sure.
短语 · B2what's the follow-up on something

那件事后续怎么跟

Yeah, what's the folo on that?
俚语 · B2folo

后续报道、跟进稿——folo 是英美新闻编辑室内部的行话,指对旧新闻的后续跟进;只在同行之间说,普通读者听不懂,正式成稿里要写成完整的说法。

Yeah, what's the folo on that?
短语 · B2a bit of a something

有点古怪、不太靠谱

Yeah, I think that attorney's a bit of a crank, and the church dismissed the claim.
俚语 · B2crank

怪人、偏执难缠的人——crank 指想法古怪、爱钻牛角尖的人,带贬义;说同事或当事人要小心,公开报道里用会带明显的主观判断。

Yeah, I think that attorney's a bit of a crank, and the church dismissed the claim.
语法 · B2Whether Mr. Garabedian is a crank or not

whether 引导让步从句:whether 可以放在句首引出让步从句,意思是「不管……与否」,主句照样往下说。这里把「那位律师靠不靠谱」先摆到一边,重点落在后半句他手上有文件,语气是先把争议搁置,再来谈事实。

Whether Mr. Garabedian is a crank or not he says he has documents that prove the cardinal knew.
短语 · B2be under seal

被法院封存、不得公开

有人指出加拉本迪安提到的那些文件目前被法院封存,罗比用 under seal 说明它们暂时不公开。

As I understand it, those documents are under seal.
短语 · B1as I understand it

据我了解

As I understand it, those documents are under seal.
发音under seal

under seal 连读时 under 末尾的音接上 seal,两词连成一串,中间几乎不停顿。

As I understand it, those documents are under seal.
短语 · B2strike someone as something

在我看来是必须做的报道

This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.
语法 · B2strikes me as an essential story

strike someone as:strike 接人再接 as,表示给某人留下的印象是某种样子。这里把 essential story 当作直观判断抛出来,比起单纯说重要,多了一层「在我看来」的主观色彩,很适合在会议上先定调子。

This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.
短语 · B1at the very least

最起码、退一步说

I think at the very least, we have to go through those documents.
语法 · B2what the laws are here

间接问句用陈述语序:间接问句里的语序要先放疑问词,再跟主语和谓语,所以是 what the laws are,而不是把疑问句的语序直接搬进去。这种陈述语序表明整句不是在发问,而是在交代自己不清楚的内容。

I don't know what the laws are here, but in Florida we would go to court.
短语 · C1file a motion to do something

递交动议申请解封

We'd file a motion to lift the seal on those documents.
语法 · B2We'd file a motion

We'd 表设想中的做法:We'd 是缩写形式,用在这里表示一种设想中的做法:不是马上要告谁,而是在说明按程序可以做的一步。它让语气停在假设层面,既讲清了打算,又不把话说死。

We'd file a motion to lift the seal on those documents.
短语 · B2read something as something

把这理解成我们在告他们

The church will read that as us suing them.
短语 · A2good to know

知道了、心里有数了

Good to know.
短语 · B2a gutsy call

很大胆的决定

Gutsy call for the first day.
短语 · B2one word for it

也可以这么讲、这只是一种说法

有人把第一天就告教会称作很大胆,罗比回了一句 that's one word for it,表面认下这个说法,其实并不认同。

That's one word for it.
俚语 · C1shit a brick

气得够呛、吓掉半条命——shit a brick 是粗俗的夸张说法,用来形容极度生气或震惊;只能熟人私下讲,职场、对长辈上司和有孩子的场合都不能出口。

I think Gilman's gonna shit a brick.

看懂「晨会决定申请解封」

发音重点

  • last night — last night 里 last 末尾的 t 几乎被吞掉,直接滑进 night,听起来像 las-night,两个词之间没有停顿。
  • worth a nickel — worth a nickel 连读时 worth 末尾的音接上 a,a 又被弱读得几乎听不见,听起来像 wor-thə-nickel。
  • under seal — under seal 连读时 under 末尾的音接上 seal,两词连成一串,中间几乎不停顿。
This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.

在我看来,这对一份本地报纸来说是必须做的报道。 把一件争议事件定义为「非做不可」,是编辑定调时最有分量的一句。它不靠情绪,只陈述判断,适合任何要说服别人重视某件事的场合。

I don't know what the laws are here, but in Florida we would go to court.

我不清楚这儿的法律怎么规定,但在佛罗里达我们会直接去法院。 先承认自己不了解当地规矩,再亮出别处行得通的办法。既不逞强,也不回避,是把外部经验带进新环境时很得体的说法。

I think at the very least, we have to go through those documents.

我想最起码,我们得把那些文件过一遍。 把大目标拆成眼前非做不可的一步,是推动事情落地的说法。at the very least 既守住底线,又不把话说满,谈判和协作里都很好用。

I think Gilman's gonna shit a brick.

我觉得吉尔曼会气得暴跳如雷。 用最粗的说法讲“上头知道后会炸锅”,画面感极强,是英语里典型的夸张俚语,一句话就让人记住。

关于这一章的问题

under seal 是什么意思?

意思是「被法院封存、不得公开」。台词里说 those documents are under seal,就是「那些文件被封存了」,法律新闻里常出现。

「各说各话」英语怎么说?

He said, she said。台词里就用这句形容双方说法对不上、谁也证不了谁,口语和新闻里都常见。

file a motion 是做什么?

意思是「正式向法院提交动议」。台词里说 file a motion to lift the seal,就是「递交动议,申请解封文件」,是一个法律动作。

worth a nickel 是什么语气?

字面是「值五分钱」,意思是「一文不值、差得离谱」。台词里吐槽球队 they can't hit worth a nickel,就是「他们打得根本不值一提」。

one word for it 怎么用?

意思是「也可以这么讲、这只是一种说法」,常带点保留或调侃。台词里别人说这是 Gutsy call,回应 That's one word for it,言下之意还有别的说法。

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