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会面套话与转述:get on the same page

记者到波士顿学院见校长比尔和公关杰克,对方一句 get on the same page(统一口径)把来意挑明,还说想 keep this between us(这事别外传)。回编辑部后,话题转到一名受害者:the guy breaks down(那人崩溃了)、couldn't stop crying(哭得停不下来)。想学公关话术和转述故事,这段信息量很大。

发生了什么

这是《聚焦》里记者到波士顿学院探校方口风的一段。他们先亮明:We understand the nature of the allegations(我们清楚这些指控的性质),再问当年校长、校董是否真的不知情。比尔几乎自曝:If I had been president then, I would've known(要是当时校长是我,我一定会知道),还反问 Why do you think they sent Talbot up to Cheverus?(你觉得他们为什么把塔尔博特送走?)。对面想把话拉住,提出 keep this between us(这事别外传)until we all get on the same page(等大家统一口径)。回到编辑部,一名受害者的故事让众人沉默:the guy breaks down(那人崩溃了)、couldn't stop crying(哭得停不下来),最后一句 Except us(就咱们不知道)点破真相。想学采访和公关话术,这段很实用。

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这场戏看什么

  • 公关如何把知情说成硬凑
  • 校长一句真话立刻被改口
  • 受害者故事怎样顶回统一口径

留意这几个短语

get on the same pageran this place like the navythe nature of the allegationsreach for a story

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本章短语

get on the same page

达成一致、统一口径to reach a shared understanding or agree on the same story

聚会上,校方代表说希望大家先统一口径,罗比立刻反问,今天把他们叫来是不是就为了这个。

Let's get on the same page before we talk to the client.咱们先统一一下说法,再去见客户。

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  • ran this place like the navy

    把某处管得像海军一样严

  • the nature of the allegations

    指控的性质、指控是哪一类

  • reach for a story

    证据不足却硬要凑出一个故事

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50 句台词里标了 29 处

短语 · C1the nature of something

指控的性质、指控是哪一类

校方代表一开口就说,他们理解针对塔尔博特神父那些指控的性质,用一句程式化的话把立场摆得客气而疏离。

We understand the nature of the allegations against Father Talbot.
短语 · B1take over

接手、上任掌管

Talbot taught here long before Bill took over.
短语 · B1what's going on

当时正在发生什么

that no one knew what was going on at the time.
语法 · B2no one knew what was going on

宾语从句 what:what 引导的从句在这里作 knew 的宾语,表示「不知道发生了什么事」。它把一整件事压缩成一个名词性的成分,直接接在动词后面,是英语里表达「知道/不知道某事」最常用的结构。

that no one knew what was going on at the time.
短语 · B2if you're suggesting (that) ...

如果你是在暗示……

So if you're suggesting that Father Gibbons and Father Callahan had in any way...
短语 · C1run something like the navy

把某处管得像海军一样严

罗比追问两位神父是否真不知情,对方辩解说他们当年把学校管得跟海军一样严,言下之意是没理由不知道。

I mean, they ran this place like the navy.
语法 · B2ran this place like the navy

like 表比喻:like 在这里引出比喻,把学校的管理方式直接比作海军,说明纪律极严、规矩极多。用比喻而不堆形容词,一句话就让人看到那种作风,也含蓄地为「他们不可能不知情」做了铺垫。

I mean, they ran this place like the navy.
短语 · B2alleged victims

七名所谓的受害者

And we're talking about seven alleged victims over, what, eight years.
短语 · B2reach for something

硬凑新闻、生拉硬拽找故事

You're reaching for a story here. We cannot possibly...
语法 · C1If I had been president then

虚拟条件句:这是与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句:事实上当时校长不是他,这里设想「如果那会儿校长是我」,用来表明自己一定会知情。从句用 had 加过去分词搭假设,语气克制,却把话里的反驳说得很有力。

Jack. Jack. Jack. If I had been president then,
短语 · B2would have known

本来就会知道(与过去相反的假设)

I would've known.
短语 · B2want someone out of town

想把他弄出城、调离本地

You know they wanted him out of town.
短语 · B2keep something between us

这事只在我们之间说、别外传

Robby, as well intentioned as Bill's remarks are, I'm hoping we can keep this between us
语法 · C1as well intentioned as Bill's remarks are

as 让步结构:这种 as 加形容词加 as 的倒装结构表示让步,等于「尽管比尔的这番话出于好意」。它先承认对方动机不坏,再引出真正想说的转折,语气客气又留有余地,是正式场合里常见的圆场说法。

Robby, as well intentioned as Bill's remarks are, I'm hoping we can keep this between us
短语 · B2get on the same page

达成一致、统一口径

聚会上,校方代表说希望大家先统一口径,罗比立刻反问,今天把他们叫来是不是就为了这个。

until we all get on the same page.
发音on the same page

on the same page 连读时 on 末尾的音接上 the,the 又轻带过,听起来像 on-the-same-page,整串顺滑不停顿。

until we all get on the same page.
短语 · B1care about something

在乎这所学校

Exactly, and we know you care about this school as much as we do.
短语 · B1play a sport

在这儿练过什么运动

Did you play a sport here, Jack?
短语 · B2break down

(情绪)崩溃、撑不住

the guy breaks down.
短语 · B1can't stop doing something

哭得停不下来

You know, couldn't stop crying.
发音couldn't stop

couldn't stop 里 stop 末尾的音几乎被吞掉,读起来像 couldn' sto-crying,两个词黏在一起,语速快时更明显。

You know, couldn't stop crying.
短语 · B2figure out why ...

想明白为什么

Said he could never figure out why Father Talbot picked him.
发音figure out

figure out 连读时 figure 末尾的音直接接上 out 开头的元音,听起来像 fi-gu-rout,中间没有停顿。

Said he could never figure out why Father Talbot picked him.
短语 · B1coach a team

当过冰球队教练

Father Talbot coached the hockey team.
短语 · B1get lucky

运气好、侥幸躲过

I guess we just got lucky.
短语 · B1work for someone/something

在学校任职

Does Jack Dunn work for the school?
短语 · B2PR for a place

波士顿学院的公关

No, he's PR for Boston College.
俚语 · B2PR

公关(对外关系事务的英文缩写)——PR 是口语和职场里对公关工作的简称,可指这个岗位,也可指负责对外形象的人。正式文书里通常写全称。说某人是某机构的 PR,意思就是他替对方处理媒体和形象事务,语气随意、偏中性。

No, he's PR for Boston College.
短语 · B2ask for a sit-down

要求当面坐下来谈

Pete's a big alum, but I called Bill directly, and I asked for a sit-down.

看懂「会面套话与转述」

发音重点

  • on the same page — on the same page 连读时 on 末尾的音接上 the,the 又轻带过,听起来像 on-the-same-page,整串顺滑不停顿。
  • couldn't stop — couldn't stop 里 stop 末尾的音几乎被吞掉,读起来像 couldn' sto-crying,两个词黏在一起,语速快时更明显。
  • figure out — figure out 连读时 figure 末尾的音直接接上 out 开头的元音,听起来像 fi-gu-rout,中间没有停顿。
I mean, they ran this place like the navy.

我是说,他们管这地方跟管海军一样严。 用一个夸张的比喻把「规矩森严」说得又形象又带情绪:不是严格,是像军队一样严。它不直接指责,却让人立刻感到那种被管得死死的压迫感。

Why do you think they sent Talbot up to Cheverus?

那你觉得他们为什么把塔尔博特送到谢弗勒斯去? 用一个问题当证据:把人调走这件事本身就是答案。它不直接指控,而是把推理留给对方,让人自己得出那个最难堪的结论。

Said he could never figure out why Father Talbot picked him.

他说他始终想不明白,塔尔博特神父为什么偏偏选中他。 把最深的伤口说成一句平静的转述:受害者一辈子都在追问「为什么是我」。这句话不喊冤、不煽情,却比任何控诉都更让人明白伤害有多深。

It's like everybody already knows the story.

搞得好像人人都已经知道这事儿了。 把「只有我们被蒙在鼓里」的荒诞感一句道破:消息早已满城,唯独当事人不知。它用一句感叹,点出被排除在外的尴尬与隐隐的愤怒。

关于这一章的问题

get on the same page 是什么意思?

意思是「达成一致、统一口径」。戏里说 keep this between us until we all get on the same page,就是「先别外传,等大家统一说法」,是公关和开会时常听的委婉说法。

ran this place like the navy 是什么意思?

意思是「把这里管得像海军一样严」。戏里用来说吉本斯和卡拉汉两位神父,暗示他们管得那么细,不可能对发生的事毫不知情。

「指控的性质」英语怎么说?

the nature of the allegations。戏里说 We understand the nature of the allegations against Father Talbot,就是「我们清楚对塔尔博特神父的指控属于哪一类」,用来委婉点明话题。

reach for a story 是什么意思?

意思是「证据不足却硬要凑出一个故事」。戏里说 You're reaching for a story here,就是「你这是在把新闻生拉硬拽」,是被采访方常见的反击。

breaks down 是什么意思?

意思是「(情绪)崩溃、撑不住」。戏里说 the guy breaks down,就是「那个人说到一半就崩溃了、哭得停不下来」,描述情绪失控很常用。

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