我们轮一圈的时候
Um, if you could tell me your name as we go around, that'd be helpful.Spotlight · 2015 — 第 2 / 21 章 · 2'44" · B2
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。
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。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
file a motionHe said, she saidworth a nickelone word for it
本章短语
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。
各说各话、双方说法对不上
一文不值、差得离谱
也可以这么讲、这只是一种说法
被法院封存、不得公开
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我们轮一圈的时候
Um, if you could tell me your name as we go around, that'd be helpful.那会很有帮助
Um, if you could tell me your name as we go around, that'd be helpful.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.昨晚那场球真烂
Crappy game last night, huh?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?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?打得一文不值
Yeah, they can't hit 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.就是好奇、随便问问
Do you need something, Mike? No, just curious.要好奇去别处好奇
Go be curious somewhere else. I got work to do, huh?还有活要干
Go be curious somewhere else. I got work to do, huh?好像没那么有把握
Jimmy says he'll be back this year, but the doc didn't seem so sure.那件事后续怎么跟
Yeah, what's the folo on that?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?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.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.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.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.据我了解
As I understand it, those documents are 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.在我看来是必须做的报道
This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.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.最起码、退一步说
I think at the very least, we have to go through those documents.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.递交动议申请解封
We'd file a motion to lift the seal on those documents.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.把这理解成我们在告他们
The church will read that as us suing them.知道了、心里有数了
Good to know.很大胆的决定
Gutsy call for the first day.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.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.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。
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。
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。
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。
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」。
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。
下一章 · 第 3 章have something on someone律师会议室里探口风
第 1 章take a hard look at新主编约谈老编辑
正在看 · 第 2 章file a motion晨会决定申请解封
第 3 章have something on someone律师会议室里探口风
第 4 章think in centuries登门挖料被拒录音
第 5 章stand alone拜会枢机的软硬交锋
第 6 章preyed upon幸存者当面讲述遭遇
第 7 章the beginning of it all咖啡馆里采访幸存者
第 8 章out of circulation追问神父和解案
第 9 章it takes a village线人点到共犯结构
第 10 章Good Germans电话会算出九十个
第 11 章off the estimate数出八十七名神父
第 12 章cottage industry停车场逼律师交名单
第 13 章from the top down决定把矛头对准制度
第 14 章sledding uphill庭上争夺解封文件
第 15 章off the record私下点破文件门道
第 16 章get on the same page会面套话与转述
第 17 章broke ranks为抢发报道起争执
第 18 章a few bad apples酒局上劝人放过主教
第 19 章on a clock胜诉后决定压后发
第 20 章lay something on someone上门质问老友沉默
第 21 章stumbling around in the dark付印前定稿与复盘