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付印前定稿与复盘：stumbling around in the dark

付印前夜，教会拒评，还传回一句原话：we don't even want to know what the questions are（我们连问题是什么都不想知道）。主编定调：this kind of story is why we do this（这类报道就是我们干这行的理由）；可随即有人追问 Why didn't we get it sooner?（为什么没更早挖出来？），谁都跑不掉。想学编辑部里最真实的对话，值得听。

发生了什么

付印前的一次编辑部会议。教会不仅拒绝回应，还让唐娜·莫里西传回一句原话：we don't even want to know what the questions are（我们连问题是什么都不想知道）。主编又讲了一段：Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around in the dark（人很容易忘记，我们大部分时间都在黑暗里摸索），Suddenly a light gets turned on（突然灯亮了），有人该分担 blame（责任）；但 this kind of story is why we do this（这类报道就是我们干这行的理由）。随后有人追问 Why didn't we get it sooner?（为什么没更早挖出来？），逼出罗比当年的失误：We buried the story in Metro（把报道压在都市版）。想学编辑部怎么定稿、打气、复盘，这些句子都很有分量。

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stumbling around in the dark

在黑暗里摸索、毫无头绪地试working without clear direction or information

马丁对团队说，人很容易忘记我们大部分时间都在 stumbling around in the dark，以此安慰大家别为过去的疏忽过度自责。

For months the researchers were stumbling around in the dark.有好几个月，研究人员都在黑暗中摸索。

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  • get ahead of this

    抢先应对、赶在事情前面

  • before the jump

    在跳转栏之前（报纸排版术语）

  • shill

    替人站台的托、马屁精

  • why we do this

    我们干这行的理由

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82 句台词里标了 45 处

短语 · B2go to press

付印、开印

Larry, we're going to press in six hours.
短语 · B1a quote from someone

来自某人的一句表态

Donna Morrisey said she'd called us with a quote from Law hours ago.
短语 · B2get ahead of something

抢先应对、赶在事情前面

拉里觉得对方迟迟不回应很荒唐，说他们本该 get ahead of this，抢在舆论发酵前先表态。

This is ridiculous. You'd think they'd wanna get ahead of this.
短语 · B2be an idiot not to do something

不这么做就是傻子

I mean, they'd be idiots not to.
语法 · B2they'd be idiots not to

would be 加不定式否定省略：句尾的 not to 后面省略了重复的动词，只留下否定不定式，意思是「不那样做就是傻子」。这种省略让句子更利落，也更口语。would be 在这里表示按常理推断，等于说换成谁都会这么做。

I mean, they'd be idiots not to.
短语 · B1see someone's face

看他们是什么表情

I would love to see their faces when they read this thing then.
短语 · B1if you have a minute

你要是有一分钟空

Yeah, I just had a few questions if you have a minute.
短语 · B2turn someone down

拒绝了我们

Anything? Law just turned us down.
发音turned us down

turned us down 连读时 turned 末尾的音滑向 us，听起来像 turn-dus-down，中间不停顿。

Anything? Law just turned us down.
俚语 · B2Jesus Christ

我的老天（惊叹或恼火）——这是拿宗教人物当感叹词，用来表达震惊、沮丧或恼火。口语里很常见，但对虔诚的信徒或在宗教场合说是冒犯的，正式场合也应避免。

Jesus Christ.
短语 · B1get off the phone

刚挂掉电话

I just got off the phone with Donna Morrisey.
短语 · B2that ought to do it

这就够了、这样就行了

Well, that oughta do it.
发音that oughta do it

oughta 里的 t 变成很轻的闪音，do it 又连读，整串听起来像 oughta-doo-wit。

Well, that oughta do it.
短语 · B1have no interest in something

毫无兴趣、不打算理会

"The Church had no interest" "in knowing what the Globe's questions would be."
短语 · B2work something in

把它塞进去、找地方加进去

Work it in somewhere before the jump. Anything else?
短语 · C1before the jump

在跳转栏之前（报纸排版术语）

编辑吩咐把教会的回应 work it in 在 before the jump，也就是塞进报道跳转续页之前那段最显眼的位置。

Work it in somewhere before the jump. Anything else?
短语 · B1see for oneself

亲眼看看、自己判断

Uh, Matt wants to put the letters online, so the readers can see for themselves.
短语 · B2a tip line

爆料热线

We also put the Spotlight tip line at the end of the story so people can call in.
短语 · B1in case something happens

以防、万一

Matt and I can go in in the morning in case we get any calls.
短语 · B2be tied up

被占满、忙得脱不开身

After we ran the Porter case, the message centers were tied up for weeks.
俚语 · A2'em

他们（them 的口语缩略）——这是 them 的省音写法，只出现在口语和对话里，语气随意。正式写作、演讲和对长辈说话时不能这样用，应写成 them。

Lots of 'em.
短语 · B2how are we coming on something

某事进展如何

Uh, how are we coming on the folo story?
短语 · B2nail something down

敲定、把某事坐实

Well, we've nailed down multiple stories
短语 · B1ready to go

准备就绪、可以开始了

And with the confirmation from Robby's source, we're ready to go.
短语 · B2that something of yours

你那个线人

Uh, Robby, that source of yours, is it something we could revisit?
短语 · C1a shill for someone

替某人站台的托

He's a shill for the Church.
俚语 · C1shill

替人站台的托、马屁精——shill 指收钱或卖力替某一方吹捧、带节奏的人，带强烈贬义。多用于政治、商业和媒体的口水战里，正式报道里若要指控他人，用词要格外谨慎。

He's a shill for the Church.
短语 · B1know and do nothing

知情却什么都不做

He knew and did nothing.
短语 · B1what about someone

那我们呢

What about us?
短语 · B2what is that supposed to mean

那是什么意思、你这话什么意思

What's that supposed to mean?
短语 · B2have all the pieces

所有拼图都在手上、材料齐了

We had all the pieces. (CLEARS THROAT)
短语 · B2the scope of something

这件事的规模

So what? We couldn't see the scope of this. No one could.
短语 · B2bury a story

把报道压在不显眼处

We buried the story in Metro. No folo.
发音buried the story

buried the story 里 the 弱读得几乎只剩一个音，重音落在 buried 和 story 上，听起来像 buried-thə-story。

We buried the story in Metro. No folo.
短语 · B1take over

接手、接管

I'd just taken over. I don't remember it at all.
短语 · B2stumble around in the dark

在黑暗里摸索、毫无头绪地试

马丁对团队说，人很容易忘记我们大部分时间都在 stumbling around in the dark，以此安慰大家别为过去的疏忽过度自责。

Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around in the dark.
语法 · B2it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around in the dark

it 作形式主语：句首的 it 只是占个位置，真正的主语是后面 to forget 引出的那一长串内容。英语习惯把又长又重的主语后置，让句子开头轻一点。这里用这种结构，把「我们大多数时候都在黑暗里摸索」说得像一句平静的总结。

Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around in the dark.
短语 · C1a fair share of blame

该分到的一份责任

Suddenly a light gets turned on, and there's a fair share of blame to go around.
短语 · B2can't speak to something

没法评论、无从谈起

I can't speak to what happened before I arrived,
短语 · B1why we do this

我们干这行的理由

马丁在团队最沮丧的时候说，对他来说这种报道就是 why we do this，把职业的意义重新摆到大家面前。

For me, this kind of story is why we do this.
发音why we do this

why we do this 连读时 why 末尾滑向 we，do 又接 this，听起来像 why-we-doo-this。

For me, this kind of story is why we do this.
短语 · B2having said that

话虽如此

Having said that, Cardinal Law and the Catholic community are gonna have a very strong response to this.
语法 · B2Having said that

分词短语表让步：Having said that 用完成分词开头，等于「话虽如此」，先承认前面说过的话，再转折提出相反的情况。它比 but 更正式，常见于发言、报告和评论，用来把肯定和警告并排放在一起。

Having said that, Cardinal Law and the Catholic community are gonna have a very strong response to this.
短语 · B1someone has earned it

这是你应得的

you've earned it.
短语 · B1get a call from someone

接到某人的电话

I, uh, just got a call from the Cardinal.

看懂「付印前定稿与复盘」

发音重点

  • turned us down — turned us down 连读时 turned 末尾的音滑向 us，听起来像 turn-dus-down，中间不停顿。
  • that oughta do it — oughta 里的 t 变成很轻的闪音，do it 又连读，整串听起来像 oughta-doo-wit。
  • buried the story — buried the story 里 the 弱读得几乎只剩一个音，重音落在 buried 和 story 上，听起来像 buried-thə-story。
  • why we do this — why we do this 连读时 why 末尾滑向 we，do 又接 this，听起来像 why-we-doo-this。
This is ridiculous. You'd think they'd wanna get ahead of this.

太荒唐了。按理说他们该抢先应对才对。 一句抱怨加上一句常理推断，把「换谁都会这么做」说得毫不留情。You'd think 是英语里常用的反讽起手式，用来点出对方居然没做最该做的事。

Sometimes it's easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around in the dark.

有时候人很容易忘记，我们大部分时间都在黑暗里摸索。 把长期调查的笨拙与迷茫说成一种人之常情：不是无能，而是本来就在黑暗里找路。它既体谅又诚实，适合用来安慰所有还在摸索的人，也是全片最温柔的一句。

Suddenly a light gets turned on, and there's a fair share of blame to go around.

突然灯亮了，而该分摊的责任，一个都跑不掉。 前半句是光，后半句是账，一明一暗扣在一起：真相大白的同时，责任也浮出水面。两个意象并置，既诗意又冷峻，很适合总结一段迟来的醒悟。

For me, this kind of story is why we do this.

对我来说，这种报道就是我们干这行的理由。 不喊口号，只把初心落在一件具体的事上：这样的报道，就是坚持的全部意义。句式简单、情感克制，适合在疲惫或告别时说，用来把大家重新拉回初衷。

关于这一章的问题

get ahead of this 是什么意思？

意思是「抢先应对、赶在事情前面」。戏里说 You'd think they'd wanna get ahead of this，就是「按理说他们该抢先处理」，常用于公关和危机管理。

shill 是什么意思？

意思是「替人站台的托、马屁精」。戏里说 He's a shill for the Church，就是骂他是教会的托，专替教会说话。

「在黑暗里摸索」英语怎么说？

stumbling around in the dark。戏里说 we spend most of our time stumbling around in the dark，就是「我们大部分时间都在黑暗里摸索」，说看不清全貌、只能试。

before the jump 是什么意思？

是报纸排版术语，意思是「在跳转栏之前」，也就是文章转到内页之前的那一段。戏里说把它 work it in somewhere before the jump，就是找个位置塞在前面。

why we do this 是什么意思？

意思是「我们干这行的理由」。戏里说 this kind of story is why we do this，就是「这种报道就是我们做新闻的意义」，常用来给自己打气。

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