把某人调离、不再让他露面
"Sick leave" isn't the only designation they use when they take one of these priests out of circulation.Spotlight · 2015 — 第 10 / 21 章 · 3'47" · C1
聚焦组连线研究者,对方一开口就说要搞懂这场危机得从 celibacy requirement(独身制)讲起,并抛出惊人数字:My estimates suggest 6% act out sexually with minors(我估计 6% 的神父会对未成年人下手)。他把这种遮掩叫 a culture of secrecy(保密的氛围),还提到教会早知情的报告被 shelved it(搁置了)。想学采访里最锋利的说法,这段有料。
这是《聚焦》里聚焦组与研究者理查德的一次电话连线。大家先聊教区的处理手法:这些神父被 out of circulation(调离)时用了一大堆名目,a slew of terms(一大堆说法),比如「病假」「未派职」。接着话题拉向根源:要懂这场危机得从 celibacy requirement(独身制)说起,并给出 My estimates suggest 6% act out sexually with minors(我估计 6% 的神父会对未成年人下手),算下来波士顿约九十个。他还说教会高层看过那份 billion-dollar liability(十亿美元级风险)的报告,劳主教先资助、后来 backed out(退出),报告就被 shelved(搁置)。最后众人想出 work backwards(倒过来查)的办法:用名录按名目反查坏神父。想学采访、数据和查案说法,这些表达都很好用。
这场戏看什么
留意这几个短语
a culture of secrecyGood Germansshelvestandpoint
本章短语
「好德国人」:明知不对却装作没看见的人people who look away from wrongdoing and claim innocence
记者听说没人吭声,脱口问一句 Good Germans,把沉默的旁观者比作纳粹时期装作不知情的德国人。
Critics called the silent neighbors Good Germans.批评者把这些沉默的邻居叫作「好德国人」。
一种保密的氛围与文化
把(计划、报告)搁置、束之高阁
角度、立场
(心理学术语)把冲动付诸行动
什么都有个说法(却唯独不说真话)
67 句台词里标了 38 处
把某人调离、不再让他露面
"Sick leave" isn't the only designation they use when they take one of these priests out of circulation.when 引导的时间状语从句:when 引导的从句交代主句动作发生的时间背景,这里说明教会是在「调离某个神父」的这个时候才用某个名目。它把委婉说法和具体处置绑在一起,让后面的指控有了确凿的落点。
"Sick leave" isn't the only designation they use when they take one of these priests out of circulation.out of circulation 连读时 out 末尾的音接上 of,of 又几乎吞掉,听起来像 ou-tə-circulation。
"Sick leave" isn't the only designation they use when they take one of these priests out of circulation.一大堆(说法、东西)
They use a slew of terms. "Absent on leave,"什么都有个说法(却唯独不说真话)
记者列举教会给涉事神父准备的各种名目,然后补一句「除了强奸」,用沉默点出最刺眼的空白。
They got a word for everything, these guys. Hmm. Except "rape."调动堂区
And they move parishes way more frequently than other priests.比……频繁得多
And they move parishes way more frequently than other priests.way 加比较级的比较结构:way 放在比较级前面,用来大幅加强程度,相当于「多得多」。这里比较的是涉事神父和其他神父调动的频率,than 引出比较对象。加不加 way,语气的分量完全不同。
And they move parishes way more frequently than other priests.顶多两三年
These guys, it's two to three years tops.顶多、最多(不超过)——tops 放在数字或时间后面,表示上限,相当于「顶多」。它口语、随意,常用来压低估计;正式文字里一般换成 at most。
These guys, it's two to three years tops.相当清楚的规律
Yeah, it's a pretty clear pattern.第一个重大发现
That was my first major finding.事实仍然是……
But the fact remains that this creates a culture of secrecy that tolerates and even protects pedophiles.一种保密的氛围与文化
西普在电话里对记者说,独身规定催生出一种保密文化,它容忍甚至保护恋童者。
But the fact remains that this creates a culture of secrecy that tolerates and even protects pedophiles.the fact remains that 同位语从句:the fact remains that 用来把话拉回一个无法回避的事实,后面接完整的从句说明内容。它像一个稳定的支点,先承认对方的说法,再强调真正要紧的那一点,是论证中常见的转折句式。
But the fact remains that this creates a culture of secrecy that tolerates and even protects pedophiles.of 在 culture of secrecy 里弱读,几乎只剩一个很轻的音,重音落在 culture 和 secrecy 上。
But the fact remains that this creates a culture of secrecy that tolerates and even protects pedophiles.清楚……的程度
So you believe the Church is aware of the extent of this crisis?十亿美元级的责任风险
co-authored a report warning pedophile priests were a billion-dollar liability.退出、反悔
But then he backed out, and they shelved it.把某事搁置起来
But then he backed out, and they shelved it.backed out 连读时 backed 末尾的音直接接上 out,听起来像 back-dout,中间不停顿。
But then he backed out, and they shelved it.就规模而言
Does that sound right to you in terms of scale?我觉得偏低了
No, not really, Robby. It sounds low to me.我的估计表明
My estimates suggest 6% act out sexually with minors.对未成年人有性行为(临床表述)
My estimates suggest 6% act out sexually with minors.从数据角度看
From a metric standpoint,和我的发现一致
yes, that would certainly be in line with my findings.什么都没说
Macleish knew. He just didn't say anything.和……同居(带贬义的口语)——shack up with 指和某人同居,语气随意且常带 disapproval,暗示关系不正式。多用于私下八卦或贬损,对当事人当面说很不客气;正式场合应换成中性的同居说法。
Okay, but we need something more than a metric from some hippy ex-priest who's shacking up with a nun.追查、找到更多受害者
Okay, so we'll track down more victims. We'll get more priests.拿……去和……核对
Then we can check them against the directories.海量、一大堆——a shitload of 是粗口量词,表示数量极多,语气夸张。只在熟人私下用;职场、学校和对长辈说都不得体,正式表达要用大量或很多这类中性说法。
That's a shitload of victims.倒过来查、反推
Look, what've you got? What if we work backwards?work backwards 连读时 work 末尾的音滑向 backwards,两个词几乎连成一串。
Look, what've you got? What if we work backwards?反过来、倒过来
What if we do it the other way around?不定式表目的:不定式放在动词后面,说明做这个动作是为了达到什么目的。这里说用名录「去找出」坏神父,目的和手段一目了然。表目的时用 to 加动词原形,比加一长串从句更利落。
Use the directories to identify bad priests. Yeah, exactly.要干一大摊活
It's gonna take a load of work.一起上手做
Well, not if we're all on it.They got a word for everything, these guys. Hmm. Except "rape."这些人什么词都有。嗯。就没有「强奸」。 先用一句轻飘飘的「什么词都有」铺开,再用一个停顿和一个被省掉的名词收尾。它不控诉,只让那个缺席的词自己发声:教会能为一切找说法,唯独不肯说出真相。
But the fact remains that this creates a culture of secrecy that tolerates and even protects pedophiles.可事实仍然是:这会造出一种保密文化,容忍甚至保护恋童者。 把复杂论证压成一句不可回避的结论:the fact remains that 先稳住立场,再一路推到「容忍甚至保护」。它不靠情绪,靠逻辑递进,是调查报道里最有力的一种句式。
Macleish knew. He just didn't say anything.麦克利什知道。他只是没说。 两句极短的话,把「知情」和「沉默」摆在一起,中间不解释、不评价。它没有指控的词,却完成了最重的指控:知道而不说,本身就是选择。
Generally that's what "all" means. Yeah. Yeah, generally.一般来说,「都」就是这个意思。 用一句干巴巴的字面解释回敬别人的装傻:你说「大家都上」,那我当然也算。它把不耐烦藏在语法课一样的口吻里,冷幽默十足,是团队戏里最妙的一句抢白。
I don't think that's a comparison you want to make publically.这个比方,我不建议你公开讲。 不直接说「你错了」,而是提醒对方「这话公开讲对你没好处」。它把劝阻包成体谅,既划了红线又留了面子,是编辑室里最常见也最老练的一种制止。
意思是「一种保密的氛围与文化」。戏里说这 creates a culture of secrecy that tolerates and even protects pedophiles,就是「形成一种默认、甚至保护恋童者的保密文化」。
字面是「好德国人」,指「明知不对却装作没看见的人」。戏里用它形容那种明明知情却集体沉默的人,说完还提醒别公开用这个比方。
work backwards。戏里说 What if we work backwards?,就是「要是倒过来查呢」,从名录出发反推坏神父,而不是先找受害者。
意思是「把计划、报告搁置起来、束之高阁」。戏里说 they shelved it,就是「他们把它搁下了」,那份警告报告从此没了下文。
意思是「从数据角度看」。戏里说 From a metric standpoint, that would be in line with my findings,就是「从数据看,这跟我的发现对得上」,用来给判断加依据。
下一章 · 第 11 章off the estimate数出八十七名神父
第 1 章take a hard look at新主编约谈老编辑
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
正在看 · 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