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追问神父和解案:out of circulation

记者把麦克利什堵住追问山利、帕坎神父的和解案,他反复用 I can't discuss that with you(这个我不能跟你们谈)挡回去,还说承认了可能会被 disbarred(取消律师资格)。直到一句 Why aren't there any records?(为什么没有任何记录?)逼出真相:a private mediation(私下调解)。想学律师怎么守秘密,这段很过瘾。

发生了什么

这是《聚焦》里记者当面追问麦克利什的一段。他们问他是否认识保罗·尚利神父,也问他有没有 settled cases against(就针对某人的案子和解过)尚利和帕坎。对方挡了回来:As I'm sure you can understand, I can't discuss that with you(你们也明白,这个我不能跟你们谈),还说 and I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence(要是承认它们存在,可能被取消律师资格)。记者改从法院下手,一句 There aren't any records of any of these settlements(这些和解一份卷宗都没有)逼出实情:We dealt directly with the Church(我们直接跟教会谈),It's a private mediation(这是私下调解),偶尔才有 another defense attorney(另一位辩护律师)来帮忙。想学盘问、守密和法律行话,这一场是范本。

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disbarreda sit-downout of circulationthe chancery

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out of circulation

不再出现在公众面前、被调离removed from active public life or duty

记者追问是否核实过教会的承诺,麦克利什说教会答应把涉事神父撤出流通,也就是不再让他们接触信众。

The old notes were taken out of circulation.那些旧纸币被收回不再流通。

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  • disbarred

    被取消律师执业资格

  • a sit-down

    面对面的一次谈话、会面

  • the chancery

    教区公署、教区行政机构

  • a private mediation

    私下调解、非诉讼的和解程序

  • a defense attorney

    辩护律师

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37 句台词里标了 35 处

短语 · A2thanks for waiting

谢谢你等我

Thanks for waiting. So sorry, guys. Stuck on a call.
短语 · B1be stuck on a call

电话没打完、脱不开身

Thanks for waiting. So sorry, guys. Stuck on a call.
短语 · A2not a problem

没事、不客气

Not a problem. How are you? Good.
短语 · A2thanks for meeting me/us

谢谢你来见我们

Thanks for meeting us. You bet. What's up, guys?
俚语 · B1You bet

那当然、没问题——you bet 是很地道的口语应答,表示乐意、肯定或「小意思」。它轻松热情,朋友和熟人之间常用;正式文书里会换成更中性的确认说法。

Thanks for meeting us. You bet. What's up, guys?
短语 · B1be familiar with someone/something

你熟悉、认识……吗

Mr. Macleish, are you familiar with a priest named Paul Shanley?
发音familiar with a

familiar with a 里 with 的尾音接上 a,连成一串,重音落在 familiar 上。

Mr. Macleish, are you familiar with a priest named Paul Shanley?
短语 · B2settle cases against someone

就针对某人的案子达成和解

And have you settled cases against Father Shanley?
发音settled cases

settled 里的 t 夹在两个元音之间,美音会浊化成类似 d 的闪音,听起来像 se-dled,再顺滑地接上 cases。

And have you settled cases against Father Shanley?
短语 · B2as I'm sure you can understand

想必你也明白

As I'm sure you can understand, I can't discuss that with you.
短语 · B1can't discuss something with someone

这件事不能跟你谈

As I'm sure you can understand, I can't discuss that with you.
短语 · C1settlements are confidential

和解内容要保密

Even if I'd been involved in those cases, the settlements would be confidential,
语法 · B2Even if I'd been involved in those cases, the settlements would be confidential

even if 加过去完成时的虚拟条件:even if 后面接过去完成时,主句用 would,构成对过去的虚拟:先假定自己当年真参与过,再说即便如此也不能说。这种结构把假设和结论分开,既守住了否认,又给出了理由。

Even if I'd been involved in those cases, the settlements would be confidential,
短语 · C1be disbarred for doing something

可能因……被吊销律师资格

and I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence.
短语 · C1acknowledge something's existence

承认它们的存在

and I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence.
语法 · B2could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence

could 加被动表可能后果:could 接被动语态,说的是「有可能被怎样处置」,语气比断定一定会发生的说法更弱,留有余地。这里用它把「承认存在」和「被吊销资格」连成因果,把拒绝回答包装成职业风险,而不是个人选择。

and I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence.
短语 · B1tough cases

难打的案子

Look, I told you guys, these are tough cases.
短语 · B2want some acknowledgment

想要一点承认

Most of these folks, they just want some acknowledgment
短语 · B2a sit-down with someone

和某人的一次面谈

We got 'em a sit-down with the bishop and a little dough,
俚语 · B2a little dough

一点钱——dough 是口语里对钱的俗称,带随意甚至轻佻的语气。这里把赔偿说成「一点钱」,正好暴露了律师的轻慢。熟人闲聊可用,正式场合和对长辈说会显得不庄重。

We got 'em a sit-down with the bishop and a little dough,
短语 · B2the best someone could hope for

他们能指望的最好结果

and that's the best they could hope for.
短语 · C1take someone out of circulation

把某人调离、不再让他露面

No, the Church promised they'd take the priests out of circulation.
短语 · B1follow up on something

跟进核实某事

And did you follow up on that?
短语 · B1aren't there any ...

难道没有任何……吗

Yes. Why aren't there any records?
短语 · B1at the courthouse

在法院

I was down at the courthouse earlier.
发音records of any

records of any 连读时 records 末尾的音滑向 of,of 弱读得快听不见,听起来像 records-ə-any。

There aren't any records of any of these settlements.
短语 · B1deal directly with someone

直接和某人打交道

We dealt directly with the Church.
短语 · C1draw up a ... letter

起草一封索赔函

We would draw up a demand letter and send it to the chancery.
语法 · B2We would draw up a demand letter

would 表过去的习惯做法:would 在这里不表将来,而是描述过去反复发生的常规流程,相当于「我们通常会怎样做」。它把一整套操作讲成行业惯例,听起来中立又熟练,正好解释了他们为何从不走法院。

We would draw up a demand letter and send it to the chancery.
发音draw up a

draw up a 连读时 draw 末尾的音直接接上 up,up 又轻轻带出 a,三个词几乎连成一串。

We would draw up a demand letter and send it to the chancery.
短语 · B2file something in court

向法院提交材料

You never filed anything in court?
短语 · B2a private mediation

私下调解、非诉讼的和解程序

记者问是不是只有麦克利什和总教区的律师关在一间屋里谈,他答说这是一次私下调解。

It's a private mediation.
短语 · B2bring in someone

再请一位辩护律师来

Occasionally, the Church would bring in another defense attorney to help out.
短语 · B1help out

来搭把手

Occasionally, the Church would bring in another defense attorney to help out.
俚语 · A2Nope

没有(口语的 no)——nope 是 no 的口语说法,简短、干脆,常带一点随性或结束话题的意味。适合朋友和日常对话,正式场合或对长辈回答时用 no 更稳妥。

Nope.

看懂「追问神父和解案」

发音重点

  • familiar with a — familiar with a 里 with 的尾音接上 a,连成一串,重音落在 familiar 上。
  • settled cases — settled 里的 t 夹在两个元音之间,美音会浊化成类似 d 的闪音,听起来像 se-dled,再顺滑地接上 cases。
  • records of any — records of any 连读时 records 末尾的音滑向 of,of 弱读得快听不见,听起来像 records-ə-any。
  • draw up a — draw up a 连读时 draw 末尾的音直接接上 up,up 又轻轻带出 a,三个词几乎连成一串。
There aren't any records of any of these settlements.

这些和解,一份记录都没有。 记者把调查结果压成一句陈述:不是「我没找到」,而是「根本没有」。它不指控、不追问,只把「纸面空白」这个事实摆在桌上,正是这桩丑闻最要命的地方。

Well, it's certainly the best the priests could hope for.

这当然是神父们能指望的最好结果了。 记者把麦克利什刚才说的「受害者能指望的最好结果」原样翻转,主语换成神父。字面是附和,其实是反讽:真正被照顾的到底是谁,一句话就露了底。

No, the Church promised they'd take the priests out of circulation.

不,教会承诺过会把涉事神父撤出流通。 把「承诺」和「撤出流通」摆在一起,听起来像制度在负责,可全章恰恰没有记录能证明它兑现过。一句平静的转述,留下了最大的疑问。

Look, I told you guys, these are tough cases.

听着,我跟你们说过,这些案子很难打。 一句带着不耐烦的推挡:先把话说在前头,再拿「难打」当理由。它把律师的立场和盘托出,也预告了后面所有「不能谈」的答案。

关于这一章的问题

disbarred 是什么意思?

意思是「被取消律师执业资格」。戏里说 I could be disbarred for acknowledging their existence,就是「承认这些和解存在,我都可能被吊销执照」,是律师最重的惩罚之一。

out of circulation 是什么意思?

字面是「不在流通中」,引申为「被调离、不再出现在公众面前」。戏里说教会承诺 take the priests out of circulation,就是把涉事神父撤下去、不让他们再接触教众。

「私下调解」英语怎么说?

a private mediation。戏里说 It's a private mediation,就是「这是私下调解」,双方在屋里谈好、不经法院,所以法院里查不到卷宗。

a sit-down 是什么意思?

意思是「面对面的一次谈话、会面」。戏里说 We got 'em a sit-down with the bishop,就是「我们给他们争取到跟主教见一面」,语气比 meeting 更随意。

the chancery 指什么?

指「教区公署、教区行政机构」。戏里说把索赔函 send it to the chancery,就是寄给教区的行政机构,而不是法院。

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