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律师会议室里探口风：have something on someone

记者在一位律师的会议室问起吉根案，对方直接泼冷水：The statute of limitations is only three years（诉讼时效只有三年），受害人往往多年后才敢站出来。他给的出路是 try these cases in the press（把案子拿到媒体上打），还猜对手是在作秀、想谈成更好的和解。想学律师怎么把难处讲清楚，这段很实用。

发生了什么

记者到一位律师的会议室摸底，问起吉根案和劳主教的指控，对方说这些是烂案子：statute of limitations（诉讼时效）只有三年，受害人因为内疚、羞耻多年后才敢站出来，时效这一关基本没戏；就算绕过时效，赔给一个孩子也就两万。他给出的出路是 try these cases in the press（把案子拿到媒体上打），并判断加拉本迪安是在作秀，想谈成更好的和解，手上其实 doesn't have anything on Law（没有劳主教的把柄）。想学法律和调查的实用说法，这些词都很关键。

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留意这几个短语

take money off someonestatute of limitationsbe screwedtry a case in the press

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本章短语

have something on someone

掌握某人的把柄、有能拿捏对方的证据to have evidence that can harm someone

麦克利什猜加拉本迪安手上根本没有能指证劳主教的材料，用 have anything on 点破他其实没牌可打。

The reporter had nothing on the senator, so the story never ran.记者没抓到参议员的把柄，这篇报道就没发出来。

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  • take money off someone

    从某人那里赢走钱

  • statute of limitations

    诉讼时效

  • be screwed

    完蛋了、彻底没辙

  • try a case in the press

    把案子拿到媒体上打、靠舆论施压

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40 句台词里标了 33 处

语法 · B1You don't play golf, do you

反意疑问句：陈述句后面接一个简短的反问，就是反意疑问句。前面是否定，后面就用肯定形式 do you，用来向对方求证，语气比直接发问更随意，也常带一点预设答案的意思。

You don't play golf, do you?
短语 · B2take money off someone

从某人那里赢走钱

麦克利什跟罗比寒暄，说同事去年在慈善赛上 took some money off me，用赢走一笔钱这种轻松说法，把自己输球讲成一句玩笑。

Your colleague here took some money off me at a charity event last year.
发音off me

off me 连读时 off 末尾的音接上 me，me 又弱读得很轻，听起来像 o-fmi，两个词黏在一起。

Your colleague here took some money off me at a charity event last year.
短语 · B1have one's eyes closed

当时闭着眼

It was a very lucky putt. I actually had my eyes closed, by the way.
发音my eyes

my eyes 连读时 my 末尾的音直接滑向 eyes，听起来像 my-eyes，中间没有停顿。

It was a very lucky putt. I actually had my eyes closed, by the way.
短语 · A2how can I help you

我能帮你们什么

So, how can I help you guys?
短语 · B2individual cases

单独立案

Eighty plaintiffs. All of them individual cases.
短语 · C1be swimming in something

肯定忙得不可开交

Garabedian must be swimming.
俚语 · C1swimming

忙得不可开交、应接不暇——swimming 在这里是比喻，形容被大量案件或事务淹没，语气轻松带调侃；熟人之间说工作忙可以用，正式汇报里要换成更直白的说法。

Garabedian must be swimming.
短语 · B1something is tricky

这事很棘手

Yeah, it's tricky. Um...
短语 · B2shitty cases

烂案子

This is what you need to understand. These are shitty cases.
俚语 · B2shitty

很烂的、糟透了——shitty 是粗口，熟人私下抱怨事情、天气、处境时可以用，语气很重；正式场合、对长辈上司和陌生人绝对不合适，需要换成更中性的说法。

This is what you need to understand. These are shitty cases.
短语 · C1the statute of limitations

诉讼时效

The statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
短语 · B2come forward

站出来（报案、举报）

The statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
语法 · B2don't come forward until long after that

not until 表直到……才：not 和 until 搭配，表示某件事直到某个时间点之后才发生。这里说受害人要拖很久才会站出来，把「拖」的这段时间放大，也解释了为什么这类案子总卡在时效上。

The statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
发音come forward

come forward 连读时 come 末尾的音接上 forward，两个词连成一串，读起来很顺。

The statute of limitations is only three years, and most of these victims don't come forward until long after that.
短语 · B1come from a tough neighborhood

出身贫困街区

And most of these kids come from tough neighborhoods.
短语 · B2be screwed on something

在时限这一关上没戏了

So, you're screwed on the time limit.
俚语 · B2screwed

完蛋了、彻底没戏——screwed 是口语里的粗俗说法，表示陷入困境、毫无办法；只适合熟人之间，对上司长辈或正式场合不能说，会显得失礼。

So, you're screwed on the time limit.
短语 · C1argue one's way around something

靠说辞绕过这一关

even if you argue your way around that
语法 · B2even if you argue your way around that

even if 表让步：even if 引导让步从句，意思是「就算……也一样」，先把对方可能想到的反驳堵住。主句往往跟着一个转折，暗示这条路走不通，比单说 if 多出一层预设和否定。

even if you argue your way around that
短语 · B2a grand

两万（美元）

Twenty grand for molesting a child?
俚语 · B2grand

一千美元——grand 在口语里指一千块钱，twenty grand 就是两万；日常聊天、影视对白里常见，正式合同和书面报告里要写完整的金额说法。

Twenty grand for molesting a child?
短语 · B2the way something is set up

制度就是这么定的

That is the way the system is set up. Yes.
语法 · B2the system is set up

被动语态：be 加过去分词构成被动语态，强调动作的承受者而不是执行者。这里不点明是谁设计的，只说是制度本身如此，语气听起来像在陈述一条无法更改的规则，也顺势把责任推给了系统。

That is the way the system is set up. Yes.
短语 · C1try a case in the press

把案子拿到媒体上打、靠舆论施压

麦克利什建议罗比，最有希望的办法是像他当年办波特案那样，把这些案子放到媒体上打。

So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.
短语 · B2someone's best shot

最有希望的办法

So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.
短语 · B2a people person

擅长与人打交道的人

And, uh, Mitch isn't exactly a people person.
短语 · C1have something on someone

掌握某人的把柄、有能拿捏对方的证据

麦克利什猜加拉本迪安手上根本没有能指证劳主教的材料，用 have anything on 点破他其实没牌可打。

My guess is he doesn't have anything on Law.
短语 · B2cut a deal

谈成更好的和解

I think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.
语法 · B2grandstanding to cut a better deal

不定式表目的：to 加动词原形可以直接表示目的，相当于「为了」。这里把 grandstanding 和 to cut 连起来，点出对方高调表演的真正算盘是争取更好的和解条件，一句话就把动机说透了。

I think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.
俚语 · C1grandstanding

作秀、哗众取宠——grandstanding 带贬义，指为了博关注或争取筹码而故意高调表演，多用在政治和法庭这类公开场合；说别人时等于在质疑其动机。

I think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.
短语 · B1seem a bit ...

听着有点莽撞

Seems a bit reckless.

看懂「律师会议室里探口风」

发音重点

  • off me — off me 连读时 off 末尾的音接上 me，me 又弱读得很轻，听起来像 o-fmi，两个词黏在一起。
  • my eyes — my eyes 连读时 my 末尾的音直接滑向 eyes，听起来像 my-eyes，中间没有停顿。
  • come forward — come forward 连读时 come 末尾的音接上 forward，两个词连成一串，读起来很顺。
So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.

所以你最有希望的办法，是像我当年办波特案那样，把这些案子拿到媒体上打。 把媒体当成法庭来用，是调查新闻里最锋利的一招。这句既是经验之谈，也泄露了整套打法的逻辑：既然法律走不通，就让舆论上场。

My guess is he doesn't have anything on Law.

我猜他手上根本没有劳主教的把柄。 一句轻描淡写的判断，就把对方辛苦营造的声势戳破。它不争论、不举证，只凭一句猜测表达立场，是博弈里常用的一种压人方式。

I think he's grandstanding to cut a better deal.

我觉得他是在作秀，好谈成更好的和解。 把看似壮烈的举动还原成一场算计，是看透人性的概括。grandstanding 加上 cut a deal，两下就把动机说穿，适合任何要拆穿表演的场合。

That's right. He has a long road ahead of him.

没错。他前面还有很长的路要走。 不嘲讽也不安慰，只陈述一个事实：这条路远得很。它可以用在别人低估困难的时候，也可以用来给自己打气，短而耐琢磨。

关于这一章的问题

statute of limitations 是什么意思？

意思是「诉讼时效」，也就是法律规定的追诉期限。戏里说 The statute of limitations is only three years，就是「诉讼时效只有三年」，过了就难追责。

have something on someone 是什么意思？

意思是「掌握某人的把柄、有能拿捏对方的证据」。戏里说他对劳主教 doesn't have anything on Law，就是「手上没有劳主教的料」。

「把案子拿到媒体上打」英语怎么说？

try a case in the press。戏里说 your best shot is to try these cases in the press，就是「最有希望的是靠媒体打这些官司」，用舆论给对方施压。

a people person 是什么意思？

意思是「擅长与人打交道的人」。戏里说 Mitch isn't exactly a people person，就是「米奇不太会跟人打交道」，是评价一个人社交能力的常用说法。

a long road ahead 是什么意思？

意思是「前面还有很长的路、任重道远」。戏里说 He has a long road ahead of him，就是「他往后的路还长着呢」，说某件事离成功还远。

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