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逼助理销毁所有杂志:written all over it

《时代》周刊一篇文章把老板骂得很难听,他一口咬定是斯特拉干的,一句 This has got Stella written all over it(一看就是斯特拉的手笔),就决定开战,接着要盖伊把文章 bury it(压下去),找齐每本杂志销毁。甩锅加发号施令的职场场面,这几句最用得上。

发生了什么

《时代》周刊一篇文章把巴迪骂成 a blight on society(社会毒瘤),还说他只会拍动作片。巴迪认定这是对手搞的,一句 This has got Stella written all over it(一看就是斯特拉的手笔),就决定开战,甚至要炒掉整个宣传部门。他转头对盖伊下命令:想让道恩的项目起飞,就得先 we need to bury this article(把这篇报道压下去),去找齐城里每一本杂志销毁,还要 rip them up, every copy(一本本撕掉)。盖伊说自己今晚有事,对方只回一句 Cancel 'em(取消)。a blight on society 是骂人「社会毒瘤」;bury it 是把报道或丑闻压下去;have something written all over it 是一看就是某人的手笔。碰到职场甩锅、逼你取消私人安排,这些话都很好用。

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Have someone written all over it

一看就是某人的手笔、处处透着某人的痕迹to show clear signs of a particular person's involvement or style

巴迪读到一篇骂他社会祸害的报道,认定这不是普通新闻,而是斯特拉在背后搞鬼,说整件事里处处是她的影子,还扬言要开战。

The prank has your brother written all over it.这恶作剧一看就是你弟弟干的。

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  • Stick around

    别走、留下来待一会儿

  • Bury it

    把报道或丑闻压下去、让它没人再提

  • A blight on society

    社会毒瘤、败坏社会风气的存在

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100 句台词里标了 31 处

短语 · B2don't you ever say that

你绝不要那么说

Don't you ever say that.
短语 · B1get the stuff

拿到那东西

Did you get the stuff?
短语 · B1under the sink

在水槽下面

I put it in the cabinet under the sink.
短语 · B1a brown paper bag

一只棕色纸袋

It's in a brown paper bag.
短语 · B1not belong there

不该放在那儿

No, no, no, no, no, it doesn't belong there.
短语 · B2exactly, anticipate

正是如此,要提前预判

Exactly. Anticipate.
短语 · B2be a cause

它是一项事业

It's not a movie, it... it's a cause.
短语 · C1speeches and pronouncements

各种演讲和宣言

All those speeches and pronouncements.
短语 · B2much less do something

更别提花钱去看了

That is not what people want to see, much less pay to see. Don't ever forget...
短语 · B2don't ever forget

永远别忘记

That is not what people want to see, much less pay to see. Don't ever forget...
短语 · C1be in the business of doing something

以做某事为本业

We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.
短语 · B2the next new thing

下一个新潮流

Besides, Cyrus has already found the next new thing, this young hot director, this fuckin' Foster Kane.
短语 · B2a young hot director

年轻正当红的导演

Besides, Cyrus has already found the next new thing, this young hot director, this fuckin' Foster Kane.
短语 · B2do well at the box office

票房表现很好

Picture did very well at the box office last weekend, and Stella's already wooed him.
短语 · C1woo someone

向他示好、拉拢他

Picture did very well at the box office last weekend, and Stella's already wooed him.
短语 · B1still have something

还留着那篇文章

Well, uh, y-you still got that article in Time.
短语 · C1the king of something

动作片之王

It calls you "the king of wham-bam action."
短语 · B2where do they get these ...

这些谎话都从哪来的

Where do they get these lies?
短语 · B2listen to this crap

听听这堆废话

Listen to this crap.
短语 · C1a blight on something

社会毒瘤、败坏社会风气的存在

杂志文章把巴迪骂成社会的祸害,他对着助理念出这句话,气得要把整篇报道压掉。

I'm "a blight on society"?
短语 · B2have someone written all over it

一看就是某人的手笔、处处透着某人的痕迹

巴迪读到一篇骂他社会祸害的报道,认定这不是普通新闻,而是斯特拉在背后搞鬼,说整件事里处处是她的影子,还扬言要开战。

This has got Stella written all over it.
短语 · B2wants a war, gets one

想要战争就给她一场

Fine. That bitch wants a war, she'll get one.
短语 · B1have plans tonight

今晚有安排吗

You got plans tonight? Uh...
短语 · B2not for nothing

不是白说的、说句实在的

Not for nothin', Guy.
短语 · B2make something fly

让某个项目起飞

You want to make Dawn's project fly?
短语 · B2bury a story

把这篇文章压下去

Yeah. But first we need to bury this article.
短语 · B1find a way

想个办法

Find a way. Do it. Figure it out.
短语 · B1stick around

别走、留下来待一会儿

巴迪晚上打电话要盖伊留在办公室,录下福斯特·凯恩在 CNN 的采访,说这非常重要,让他别急着下班。

You gotta stick around and tape this interview with Foster Kane tonight.
短语 · B1get rid of something

把……处理掉

Great. Now, did you get rid of all the articles?
短语 · B2be big on something

特别讲究回报(和报复)

You get to have some fun, because don't ever forget, this job is very big on payback.
短语 · B2put someone to sleep

直接把人哄睡

It just puts 'em right to sleep. You know.

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  • 会用 written all over it 开口
  • 见到 Figure it out 知道在施压
  • 能听懂这场里的讽刺或命令
  • 听懂关键短语在本场的真实语气
  • 把台词搭配放进新的日常回应里
We are in the business of developing people's dreams, not damning them.

我们这一行是去成就别人的梦想,而不是去诋毁它们。 把自己包装成梦想的保护者,顺手给对手扣上「诋毁者」的帽子。堂皇的措辞背后全是生意。

This has got Stella written all over it.

这事儿一看就是斯特拉的手笔。 written all over it 把「锁定幕后黑手」说得像看笔迹:不用证据,一眼就认出。职场政治里最实用的一句判断。

But it makes me feel so much better.

可这让我感觉好受多了。 承认报复解决不了问题,却依然要做,只因为「爽」。它把人性里最诚实也最不堪的那一面说出来。

Find a way. Do it. Figure it out.

想办法。去做。自己搞定。 三个短句全是命令,节奏像节拍器,把别找借口说到了极致。任何带团队、催进度的人都能直接搬走这八个字。

关于这一章的问题

a blight on society 是什么意思?

意思是社会毒瘤、败坏社会风气的存在,是很重的骂人话。剧中《时代》周刊用它来形容巴迪,等于当众把他定性成祸害,也难怪他急着要把报道压下去。

「把丑闻压下去」英语怎么说?

可以说 bury it。bury 本是埋葬,引申成把报道、丑闻掩埋掉,让人别再提。剧中上司下令 find it, bury it,就是要盖伊把每一本杂志都处理干净。

have something written all over it 怎么用?

意思是处处透着某人的痕迹,一看就知道是谁干的。剧中有人说这篇文章 has got Stella written all over it,就是在指认幕后黑手。

Cancel 'em 里的 'em 是什么?

就是 them 的口语缩写,Cancel 'em 意思是把那些安排都取消。剧中上司问盖伊今晚有没有计划,不等他回答就补一句 Cancel 'em,霸道感全在这两个词里。

stick around 和 stay 有什么不同?

stick around 更口语,意思是在原地多留一会儿别急着走。剧中上司让盖伊 stick around 加班录采访,语气随意的同时也不容拒绝。

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