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为抢发报道起争执:broke ranks

新闻编辑室里,有人兴奋地说信就是铁证——He broke ranks(他公开唱了反调)。可讨论到要不要马上发稿,一方坚持 No, I'm not going to rush this story(我不会抢发这篇),要拿下的是整套制度:Baron told us to get the system(贝隆让我们拿下的是制度)。想学怎么在争执里说不、怎么表达新闻判断,这几句很典型。

发生了什么

编辑室里,有人激动地念出写给劳主教的信:Law knew about Geoghan for years, no question(主教多年前就知道吉根的事,毫无疑问),又一封揭露 He broke ranks(有人站出来唱反调),满信令人心惊。有人主张马上发,说 It's proof(这就是铁证);可另一边拒绝抢发:No, I'm not going to rush this story(我不会抢发这篇),因为这只是 covering for one priest(包庇一个神父),而真正要拿下的是整套制度——Baron told us to get the system(贝隆要我们拿下的就是制度),需要 the full scope(全貌)。想学新闻编辑部里的争执、克制与坚持,这些句子都很有分量。

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broke ranks

打破阵营、公开唱反调to openly go against your own group's position

罗比读到一封辅理主教写给劳主教的信,说 He broke ranks,指的是这位主教站到了教会同僚的对立面,主动把内部问题捅出来。

One senator broke ranks and voted against her own party.一位参议员打破阵营,投票反对自己的党。

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  • cover for someone

    包庇、替某人打掩护

  • holding story

    占位稿、先顶上的简报

  • put an end to

    终结、彻底了结某事

  • get away with something

    做了坏事却逃脱惩罚

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59 句台词里标了 32 处

短语 · B1no question

毫无疑问、板上钉钉

Law knew about Geoghan for years, no question.
短语 · B1keep silent

保持沉默

"It was suggested we keep silent."
短语 · B2question the authority of someone

质疑某人的权威

"We did not question the authority of the Church two years ago,"
俚语 · B2did shit

屁事没干、什么都没做——这是粗俗口语,等于什么都没做,带强烈贬义和火气。只在熟人私下抱怨时用,正式场合、对长辈或写进邮件都不合适,换成中性说法更稳妥。

But she sent it to Law, and Law did shit.
短语 · B1a history of something

有……的前科或历史

"Father Geoghan has a history of homosexual involvement with young boys."
短语 · B1be related to something

与某事有关联

"I understand his recent departure from St. Brendan's" "may be related to this problem."
短语 · B2be reduced to something

被降到、被缩减到

"I wonder if Father Geoghan should not be reduced to just weekend work" "while receiving some kind of therapy."
短语 · C1break ranks

打破阵营、公开唱反调

罗比读到一封辅理主教写给劳主教的信,说 He broke ranks,指的是这位主教站到了教会同僚的对立面,主动把内部问题捅出来。

He broke ranks.
俚语 · B2freakin'

该死的、他妈的(委婉说法)——它是更重那个脏话的委婉替代,语气仍然很冲,用来表达恼火或加强语气。影视和熟人闲聊里常见,正式场合、对长辈和陌生人不要用。

How do you ignore that freakin' letter?
短语 · B1get someone

抓住他们了、拿下他们了

We got 'em.
语法 · B2You can't read these letters and think anything else

can't do and do 的否定并列:can't 后面并排两个动作,意思是只要做了前一件,就绝不可能做出后一件。这种说法把两件事绑在一起,比单纯说「你会相信」更有力,等于说证据本身已经不容别的解读。

You can't read these letters and think anything else. It's proof.
短语 · B1take something up to someone

把某事拿去给某人定夺

Should we take it up to Ben?
发音take it up to

take it up to 里 it 的 t 变成很轻的闪音,take 和 it、it 和 up 之间几乎不停顿,听起来像 take-i-dup-tuh。

Should we take it up to Ben?
短语 · B1this is it

就是这个、关键时刻到了

Why not? We got Law. This is it.
短语 · B2cover for someone

包庇、替某人打掩护

迈克催罗比赶紧发稿,罗比反驳说这只是劳主教在 cover for one priest,替一个神父遮掩,还够不上整件事的全貌。

No, this is Law covering for one priest.
短语 · B1go with something

采用这个、就用这个

Yeah, and we'll print that story when we get it, but we gotta go with this now.
发音go with this

go with this 连读,go 末尾直接滑向 with,with 的尾音又轻轻带出 this,整串听起来像 gowith-this。

Yeah, and we'll print that story when we get it, but we gotta go with this now.
短语 · B2rush a story

抢发、赶发一篇报道

No, I'm not going to rush this story, Mike.
短语 · B2butcher a story

把报道写砸、糟蹋这个题材

If we don't rush to print, somebody else is gonna find these letters and butcher the story.
短语 · C1a holding story

占位稿、先顶上的简报

罗比提出先写一篇 holding story 顶上去,同时盯住《先驱报》的动向,等证据齐了再发完整的调查报道。

So we'll write a holding story, and we'll keep our eye on the Herald.
短语 · B1keep an eye on someone or something

盯住、密切留意

So we'll write a holding story, and we'll keep our eye on the Herald.
短语 · B1get something wrong

弄错、搞砸

They run this and they get it wrong, the Church will bury it.
短语 · B2bury a story

把报道压下去

They run this and they get it wrong, the Church will bury it.
短语 · B2put an end to something

终结、彻底了结某事

罗比对迈克说,只有把整件事的全貌挖出来,才是唯一能 put an end to this 的办法,光抓一个劳主教不够。

That's the only thing that will put an end to this.
语法 · B2the only thing that will put an end to this

定语从句:这句用 that 引出一个定语从句,说明 the only thing 到底指什么。that 在这里不是连接词,而是从句里的主语,后面直接跟谓语 will put。中文习惯把修饰成分放前面,英语却常把它甩到名词后面,理解时要从后往前接。

That's the only thing that will put an end to this.
短语 · B1let something happen

放任它发生

They knew and they let it happen. To kids!
发音let it happen

let it happen 里 let 和 it 之间的 t 用闪音连过,happen 开头的音几乎吞掉,听起来像 le-di-happen。

They knew and they let it happen. To kids!
语法 · B2could have been any of us

could have been 表本来可能:could have been 说的是过去本来有可能发生、却侥幸没发生的事。这里把受害对象从某一个孩子扩大到 any of us,语气由指控变成共情。注意 have 后面用过去分词 been,表示的是已经过去的假设。

It could have been any of us!
短语 · B2nail someone

把这些渣滓钉死、揪住

We gotta nail these scumbags!
俚语 · B2scumbags

人渣、下三滥——这是很重的贬称,指令人不齿的坏人。只用于私下痛骂,属于骂人话,不是沟通技巧;正式场合、当面指认他人或书面材料里都不能用。

We gotta nail these scumbags!
短语 · B2get away with something

做了坏事却逃脱惩罚

迈克情绪激动地说,要让所有人看到,谁也别想 get away with this,神父、主教甚至教皇都不行。

We gotta show people that nobody can get away with this!
俚语 · B2bullshit

扯淡、胡说八道——这是粗口,指胡说骗人的话,也用来表达强烈不信或不屑。熟人吵架、私下发泄时用,职场、对长辈和正式场合要避免。

Yeah, I am. This is bullshit.

看懂「为抢发报道起争执」

发音重点

  • take it up to — take it up to 里 it 的 t 变成很轻的闪音,take 和 it、it 和 up 之间几乎不停顿,听起来像 take-i-dup-tuh。
  • go with this — go with this 连读,go 末尾直接滑向 with,with 的尾音又轻轻带出 this,整串听起来像 gowith-this。
  • let it happen — let it happen 里 let 和 it 之间的 t 用闪音连过,happen 开头的音几乎吞掉,听起来像 le-di-happen。
Baron told us to get the system.

贝隆让我们拿下的是整套制度。 一句话把矛头从单个坏人抬到整个体制:不是抓住一个主教就算完,而是要把包庇的机制连根拔起。短促、冷静,却把调查的方向说死了,适合用来把个案拉高到结构性问题。

No, I'm not going to rush this story, Mike.

不,我不会抢发这篇,迈克。 这是整场争论的分水岭:面对抢时效的压力,一句「我不抢发」立住了编辑的底线。它把「宁可慢也要准」说得干脆,任何赶工场合都能借来表立场。

That's the only thing that will put an end to this.

只有这样,才能把这事彻底了结。 把「唯一有效的办法」说成一句冷静的判断,不喊口号却分量十足。put an end to 比 stop 更有决心,适合用来收束一段论证、给出方向。

They knew and they let it happen. To kids!

他们知道,还放任它发生。对孩子! 前半句是冷冰冰的陈述,后半句用三个词猛地补上一刀。先压后炸,把知情不报的罪说到了顶点,是这场戏最刺人的一句。

We gotta show people that nobody can get away with this!

我们得让人看见,谁也别想干了这事还全身而退! 一句义愤的宣告,把「不能姑息」说得掷地有声。get away with 是地道口语,换到任何追责、立规矩的场合都能直接套用。

关于这一章的问题

broke ranks 是什么意思?

意思是「打破阵营、公开唱反调」,指某个人不再跟着自己人走、站出来反对。台词里说 He broke ranks,就是「他站出来唱反调了」。

「包庇某人」英语怎么说?

cover for someone。台词里说 this is Law covering for one priest,就是「这只是劳主教在包庇一个神父」,偏袒、帮忙遮掩都能用它。

holding story 是什么?

新闻行话,指「占位稿」——先发一篇简短报道占住版面、别被别人抢先。台词里说 write a holding story,就是「先写一篇占位稿」。

「做了坏事却逃脱惩罚」英语怎么说?

get away with something。台词里说 nobody can get away with this,就是「谁也别想干了这事还全身而退」。

put an end to 怎么用?

意思是「终结、彻底了结某事」。台词里说 that will put an end to this,就是「只有这样才能把这事彻底了结」。

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