用法学习: 1. The terms "misinformation 错误信息" and "disinformation 假消息, 假新闻" have often been associated with the neologism "fake news", defined by some scholars as "fabricated information that mimics news media content in form but not in organizational process or intent". The main difference between misinformation and disinformation is misinformation is shared accidentally, while disinformation is shared deliberately.
ruse VS stratagem VS subterfuge: The Following: Will and Billy pose as a gay couple 假扮情侣, 扮作情侣, 装作情侣 as part of their cult activities, using the ruse as they believe Sarah will not feel threatened by two gay men. Their homosexual relationship was initially presented as being a cover ( 用来做cover的人被称为 beard), but Paul developed genuine feelings for Jacob. As Paul Torres he has to share Jacob with Emma, and is unhappy with the relationship, often referred to as a "third wheel." ruse [ru:z] 妙计, 计策, 声东击西的招数. 花招. 瞒天过海. n. an action intended to mislead, deceive, or trick. A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge. It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them. He used a ruse to get past the sentry. sentry [ˈsentri] 岗哨, 门岗, 守卫, 警卫 a soldier who stands at the entrance to a place and guards it. stratagem ['strætidʒəm] 赢得信任从而欺骗 n. a plan or trick, esp one to deceive an enemy. Stratagem (deception), an attempt to swindle a person which involves gaining his or her confidence 赢得信任. A deceptive tactic designed to gain the upper hand. Typically, involves underhanded dealings and obfuscation. While
Collins does include a love triangle, a coming-of-age story, and other
YA-friendly elements in the mix, they serve as a Trojan horse to smuggle readers into a hopeless world where love becomes a stratagem and growing up is a matter of basic survival. subterfuge [ˈsʌbtərˌfjudʒ] 外交计谋, 战争方面的计策, 诡计多端 a stratagem employed to conceal something, evade an argument, etc. A deceptive stratagem or device. An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and politics. An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics. Overt subterfuge in a region nearly caused a minor accident. Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge. The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge. Catherine was tired of his lies and subterfuge. Japanese subterfuge in World War II nearly caused the Americans to lose the war. How's the spy hunt going? Uncovered any subterfuge? A confidence trick (synonyms include confidence scheme and scam) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence. A confidence artist (or con artist) is an individual, operating alone or in concert with others, who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity轻信, irresponsibility, naïveté, or greed. The perpetrator of a confidence trick (or "con-trick") is often referred to as a confidence (or "con") man, woman or artist, or a "grifter". A confidence trick is also known as a con game, a con, a scam, a grift, a hustle, a bunko (or bunco), a swindle, a flimflam, a gaffle or a bamboozle. The intended victims are known as "marks" or "suckers", and when accomplices are employed, they are known as shills. In David Mamet's film House of Games, the main con artist gives a slightly different description of the "confidence game". He explains that, in a typical swindle, the con man gives the mark his own confidence, encouraging the mark to in turn trust him. Accomplices同谋犯, also known as shills, help manipulate the mark into accepting the perpetrator's plan.
In a traditional confidence trick, the mark is led to believe that he
will be able to win money or some other prize by doing some task. The
accomplices may pretend to be strangers who have benefited from performing the task in the past. The con artist thus poses as a trustworthy person seeking another trustworthy person. A greedy or dishonest victim may attempt to out-cheat the perpetrator, eventually realizing that he or she had been manipulated into losing from the beginning. ruse of war 使诈, 兵不厌诈: A ruse of war is an action taken by a belligerent ( belligerent [bi'lidʒərənt]
adj I. 好战的, 穷兵黩武的. 挑起战争的 marked by readiness to fight or argue;
aggressive. showing readiness to fight; aggressively hostile; truculent:
a belligerent tone. II. (Military) relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare. n. a person or country engaged in fighting or war. ) in warfare to fool the enemy in order to gain intelligence or a military advantage against an enemy. Good faith in dealing with an enemy must be observed as a rule of conduct; but this does not prevent measures such as using spies and secret agents, encouraging defection or insurrection among the enemy civilian population, corrupting enemy civilians or soldiers by bribes, or inducing诱导 the enemy's soldiers to desert, surrender, or rebel. In general, a belligerent may resort to those measures for mystifying or misleading the enemy against which the enemy ought to take measures to protect itself.
离开, 跑了 (split, bug off, flee, rabbit, bolt): split I. to leave a place. to depart; leave. let's split. we split the scene. Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party. It's getting late – I'll have to split. be split on/over something to be unable to agree about something. The party is split on the issue of gay marriage. II. 分裂. If an organization splits or is split, one group of members disagrees strongly with the other members, and may form a group of their own. Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement. A leadership contest now would split the party. These organizations are really split by personal rivalries as much as by politics. The Kremlin is deeply split in its approach to foreign policy. III. If something such as wood or a piece of clothing splits or is split, a long crack or tear appears in it. The seat of his short grey trousers split 开裂, 裂开了. Twist the mixture into individual sausages without splitting the skins. He had a split lip 嘴唇开裂 and an eye that wouldn't open properly. split the difference 各让一步 to do, give, or take an amount of something that is between two other amounts, often as a way of reaching an agreement. to accept only part of what you originally wanted when making an agreement with someone, esp. an agreement involving money: You want $50 for the bike and I say it’s worth $30 – let’s split the difference and I’ll pay you $40. split hairs to argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important. split your sides to laugh a lot I nearly split my sides when I saw him try to dance. rabbit 逃离 To flee. The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit. bolt [boʊlt] I. intransitive to run in a sudden way, especially because you are frightened. There was a gunshot and the horse bolted. bolt out of/toward/for: She suddenly bolted toward the door. a. intransitive to escape from a place. When the guard came back, he found that the prisoner had bolted. II. transitive to lock a door or window using a bolt. Did you remember to bolt the back door? III. = bolt down transitive to eat food very quickly. She bolted down 塞了几口 her lunch and rushed back to work. IV. transitive to fasten two things together using a bolt. bolt something to something: The chairs were all bolted to the floor. bolt something together: The hut was made from metal units that had been bolted together. bolt something down (=attach something to the floor): The benches had been securely bolted down.
Bosch Season 5: 1. Where the hell is Bosch? I'm not sure. What? Have you heard from him? Harry had to make a split-second decision on the spot. Chose to extend the operation. You lost him. Separated. For tactical reasons. Don't tell me he got on that shill plane. It was a judgment call 当机立断的事情, L.T. All right, I have to notify command. What? Blow his cover? Blow up the whole operation? If I don't, it's my ass. Put his life at risk? Uh, sorry, Lieutenant. We've been trying to track down Oscar Pineto. Yeah, I thought he was up in Bakersfield with his cousin. So'd we. Hollenbeck Homicide just called. Patrol found his body this morning in a car in back of his shop. All right, you and Pierce shadow (I. 紧跟. to follow someone wherever they go, especially secretly. If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go. The supporters are being shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police. Guards shadowed the escaped prisoners for several miles before capturing them. a. to follow someone in their job to try and learn from them. II. to stop light from getting to something. A large hat shadowed her eyes. shadow boxing training in which a boxer fights with an imaginary opponent. ) Hollenbeck. Make sure they're aware of the probable connection to the pharmacy homicides. Pierce is stuck in gridlock. J. Edgar, go with her until Pierce gets there. Other thing we were talking about? I will stall 拖延 ( I. If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time. They will try to stall the bill until the current session ends. ...but the peace process stalled. Negotiations remained stalled yesterday in New York. II. If you stall, you try to avoid doing something until later. Some parties have accused the governor of stalling. Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision. III. If you stall someone, you prevent them from doing something until a later time. Shop manager Brian Steel stalled the man until the police arrived. IV. If a vehicle stalls or if you accidentally stall it, the engine stops suddenly. The engine stalled. Your foot falls off the pedal and you stall the car. noun. I. A stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people. ...market stalls selling local fruits. II. (US orchestra 包厢) The stalls in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. III. (BrE cubicle) A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower. ) as long as I can. 2. Social call or a favor? Mm, little bit of both. The habeas hearing? That's right. So what dubious legal stratagem will I have to slap down this time? Standing. For? My client, Detective Bosch. Too easy. Your client has none. But if we did? We can show that the supposedly dispositive 一锤定音的, 有决定性的 ( [dɪsˈpɒzɪtɪv] adj I. with a disposing quality. relating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property. "such litigation will rarely be dispositive of any question". The definition of dispositive refers to something that settles a conflict or resolves a situation once and for all. An example of dispositive is a decision by the Supreme Court on a controversial case. II. (in Scots and US law) dealing with the disposition of property by deed or will. "the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions". III. (in US law) producing a final settlement or determination. ) evidence on offer from Mr. Cronyn is bogus. Thank you for not springing that on me in court. I assume you'd rather not reverse yourself. Oh, I've got no problem with that. If I screwed up at the first trial, this is a chance to get it right. That said... I'd love to see what the hell you've got up your sleeve. 3. So, this is from CompStat 对比统计数字? Yeah. Delgado was droning on about ( drone on 唠叨个没完的 to talk for a long time in a boring way. to talk about something for a long time in a very boring way He was droning on (and on) about his operation.) tracking clusters. BFMVs, thefts, robberies... Unique MOs, weapons used, time of day. Yeah. All right. Know that lecture by heart. So, we know where the numbers are down. Pacific, Wilshire, Hollywood. Know why they're down in Hollywood. Yes. Well, I did a little digging into Pacific and Wilshire, and guess what. Same reason. Somebody wants rosier 好看点的 stats. Several somebodies. Cooper? No, not just Cooper. How far up the chain 什么级别的? Well, at least West Bureau or operations director. That is a whole other pay grade of shit to wade through. Yeah. I don't know that I have waders that are that high( Waders denotes a waterproof boot extending from the foot to the thigh, the chest or the neck. They are traditionally made from vulcanised rubber, but available in more modern PVC, neoprene and Gore-Tex variants.). You fish? It's a figure of speech, Mank. 4. Any word from Bosch? FAA tracked the shill plane from Whiteman Airport to the Imperial Valley. Well, can they narrow that down a little? Naval Air at El Centro has a longer distance radar. Said they'd get back to us tomorrow. Tomorrow is too late, all right? Command is gonna shit a brick 吓尿了, 屁滚尿流. 5. Let's start with the essential bedrock ( I. 基石. 基础. the ideas and principles on which a belief or system is based. bedrock of: These are the principles that form the bedrock of American society. II. the solid rock under the ground that supports the soil above it. ) bottom-line fact you just mentioned. My client is innocent. Oh, then he's also a victim. Of a grotesque miscarriage of justice. Police malfeasance ( [ˌmælˈfiz(ə)ns] 行为不端. 违法乱纪. illegal actions. the doing of a wrongful or illegal act, esp by a public official. Nonfeasance 不作为, (有责任, 有义务)但见死不救, 渎职 is a term used in Tort Law to describe inaction that allows or results in harm to a person or to property. An act of nonfeasance can result in liability if (1) the actor owed a duty of care toward the injured person, (2) the actor failed to act on that duty, and (3) the failure to act resulted in injury. Originally the failure to take affirmative steps to prevent harm did not create liability, and this rule was absolute. Over the years courts have recognized a number of situations in which a person who does not create a dangerous situation must nevertheless act to prevent harm. Generally a person will not be held liable for a failure to act unless he or she had a preexisting relationship with the injured person. For example, if a bystander sees a stranger drowning and does not attempt a rescue, he cannot be liable for nonfeasance because he had no preexisting relationship with the drowning person. The bystander would not be liable for the drowning even if a rescue would have posed no risk to him. However, if the victim is drowning in a public pool and the bystander is a lifeguard employed by the city, and if the lifeguard does not act to help, she may be held liable for the drowning because the lifeguard's employment places her in a relationship with swimmers in the pool. Because of this relationship, the lifeguard owes a duty to take affirmative steps to prevent harm to the swimmers.)? Obviously, rogue cops have no place on the force. First and foremost, I want Preston Borders set free. And once that happens? What's 22 years of a man's life worth? 5. Hoodie in this heat 这种热天气, 这么热(heat I. Heat is warmth or the quality of being hot. The seas store heat and release it gradually during cold periods. Its leaves drooped a little in the fierce heat of the sun. The heat is very hot weather. As an asthmatic, he cannot cope with the heat 酷热 and humidity. This heat is killing me. the heat of the day 最热的时候 The heat of the day is the hottest part of the day, especially when this is very hot. The town square's empty in the heat of the day. in the cold light of day If you think about something in the cold light of day, you think about it clearly and calmly, without the emotions you had at the time it happened, and you often feel sorry or ashamed about it: The next morning, in the cold light of day, Sarah realized what a complete idiot she had been. II. 温度. 热度. The heat of something is the temperature of something that is warm or that is being heated. Warm the milk to blood heat. Adjust the heat of the barbecue by opening and closing the air vents. III. You use heat to refer to a source of heat, for example a cooking ring or the heating system of a house. Immediately remove the pan from the heat. Some apartment buildings don't have their heat 暖气 turned on till the end of this week. IV. You use heat to refer to a state of strong emotion, especially of anger or excitement. It was all done in the heat of the moment and I have certainly learned by my mistake. 'Look here,' I said, without heat, 'all I did was to walk down a street and sit down.' V. The heat of a particular activity is the point when there is the greatest activity or excitement. Last week, in the heat 最白热化 of the election campaign, the Prime Minister left for America. VI. 预选赛. A heat is one of a series of races or competitions. The winners of a heat take part in another race or competition, against the winners of other heats. ...the heats of the men's 100m breaststroke. boiling/scalding [ˈskɔldɪŋ] hot (=extremely hot): a pan of boiling hot water. cold I. a minor illness that blocks your nose and makes you cough. catch a cold: I must have caught a cold on my camping trip. a heavy/bad cold: Don't go to work if you have a particularly bad cold. II. uncountable cold air, or a cold environment. Plants need protection against extreme cold 极寒天气, 严寒, 寒冷天气. the cold: Heavy curtains help to keep the cold out.)? Bogie's out. Go, go, go! Straight at him. 6. On the corner. Gray with white trim 白边 (灰房子但门框刷有白边). Shall we do this? Let's sit here for a few minutes, get the lay of the land 观察地形, 看好地形. My old partner 以前的. Lugs ( lug to carry or move something with difficulty because it is very heavy She lugged his bag out into the hall.) a milk crate to the scene, sits on it... and just looks. 7. Double-wide ( A mobile home (also trailer, trailer home, house trailer, static caravan, residential caravan or simply caravan) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer). Mobile homes come in two major sizes, single-wides and double-wides. Single-wides are 18 feet (5.5 m) or less in width and 90 feet (27 m) or less in length and can be towed to their site as a single unit. Double-wides are 20 feet (6.1 m) or more wide and are 90 feet (27 m) in length or less and are towed to their site in two separate units, which are then joined together. Triple-wides and even homes with four, five, or more units are also built but less frequently. )? Clubhouse. Where they drink, play cards. And where you could fuck your way to extra Oxy. If you were so inclined 你不介意的话, 你想的话, 你喜欢的话. 8. They had a previous encounter. What kind of encounter? A run-in. It's documented. Body cam. That could tip the scales 改变性质. Look, if you don't file, you'll take some short-term heat from the activists, to be sure. But they're not going to abandon you. And in the future, you'll benefit. How so? From your reputation as a fair and a measured 有节制的, 公平有度的 advocate( You use measured to describe something that is careful and deliberate. The men spoke in soft, measured tones. Her more measured response will appeal to voters. They have to proceed at a measured pace.) for the people of Los Angeles. And those people include cops. 8. Trey claims you engineered the monkey business at the pharmacy. Got the girl arrested. You believe him? Our skepticism is why you're here. Listening. He and the Clayton chick, they're running a grift ( noun. 骗局. 骗子集团 (grifter 骗子) an act of obtaining money from someone by fraud. Roy is a master of the short grift, a quick swindle that's over before its victim even knows it. verb. to swindle someone out of money. Cher could always tell when a scam or a grift was going down – after all, she 'd been grifting for twenty years. ). 9. I'm not falling on my sword over this 自毁前程( I. To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so. II. (idiomatic) 自掘坟墓, 自取灭亡. 给自己找事. To voluntarily take the blame for a situation.). You sound so blasé = blase [blɑˈzeɪ] (贬义词) 不当一回事, 没认真对待, (flippant) 轻佻处理, 老油条, 曾经沧海, 见过太多了, 习以为常, 云淡风轻, 见惯不惊, 见怪不惊的, 不当回事, 习惯了(not excited, worried, or enthusiastic about something that most people think is exciting, worrying, or impressive, because you have done it many times before. If you describe someone as blasé, you mean that they are not easily impressed, excited, or worried by things, usually because they have seen or experienced them before. Far too many people are blasé about their driving skills. ...his seemingly blasé attitude. blasé about: By this time, I was getting quite blasé about being on TV. Jennifer Lawrence: The 23-year-old was overheard at Vanity Fair and Armani's Cannes party last Saturday letting out a screech发出尖叫 and grabbing Alfonso's shoulders and saying: "I broke out my rape scream for you!" Eeeeek, not a good call, Jen. Pop culture site Vulture reported the off-the-cuff hiccup and it blew up 炸开了锅 on social media. Crushable editor Alexis Rhiannon added: "By her blasé use ( blase [ˈblɑ:zeɪ]
not excited, worried, or enthusiastic about something that most people
think is exciting, worrying, or impressive, because you have done it
many times before. blasé about 漫不经心的, 看淡, 不当回事, 冷漠, 习惯了: By this time, I was getting quite blasé about being on TV.) of the terminology, it seems likely that she's been lucky enough never to be in a situation necessitating 需要 that type of scream ( [nəˈsesɪteɪt] to make something necessary. New laws will necessitate rethinking our retirement policy.), or else I hope she wouldn't throw it around so casually 轻易说出口, 到处混说, 到处乱说. I'm not suggesting that Jennifer intended to be flippant ( flippant [ˈflɪpənt] 轻率地, 草率的, 轻描淡写的, 不严肃认真的 treating a serious subject or situation in a way that is not serious, especially when this annoys other people. His flippant remarks only made the judge angrier. ) about rape or assault, just that she was." blasé [ˈblɑːzeɪ] adj unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before. "She was becoming quite blasé about the dangers". Both
Princes said their biggest regret was their final conversation with
their mother. They were holidaying at Balmoral on the Scottish highlands
when their mother called, interrupting their play with their cousins.
Neither could possibly have known what would happen in a few hours time
and rushed the conversation, resentful that they spent too much time
speaking on the phone and not in person to their parents, whose marriage
ended in divorce in 1996. Harry
and I were just in a desperate rush to, to say goodbye. If I'd known
now obviously what was going to happen I wouldn't have been so blasé 不当回事, 习以为常 about it and everything else. That phone call sticks in my mind quite, quite heavily," Prince William said. inured adj [ɪˈnjʊə(r)d] 除却巫山不是云, 曾经沧海难为水, 习以为常的, 见怪不惊的, 坦然的, 习惯了的, 免疫了, 习以为常了, 引不起波澜了, 波澜不惊的, 死水一潭了
so familiar with an unpleasant experience that you no longer become
upset by it. If you are inured to something unpleasant, you have become
used to it so that it no longer affects you. Doctors become inured to death. be inured to something = inure sb to sth If you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept and bear it: After spending some time on the island they became inured to the hardships. We have become inured to the stinging insects here. poised [pɔɪzd] adj. I. about to do or achieve something after preparing for it. The Rockets appear poised for victory in the championship game. Japan was poised to become the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. If someone is poised to do something, they are ready to take action at any moment. Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice. U.S. forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault. a. waiting in a position where you can make a movement as soon as you need to Two guards stood poised with 静静等着, 静候时机 their hands on their guns. If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment. He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised. II. behaving in a controlled and relaxed way, even in difficult situations. The shy little girl has grown into a poised young woman. III. affected by two things that are opposites. Rachel appeared to be poised between laughter and tears. IV. 泰然自若的, 一切皆在掌控的 If you are poised, you are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. She was self-assured, poised, almost self-satisfied. Rachel appeared poised沉着冷静的 and calm. verb. to hold or balance something carefully. Poising her skis on the edge of the hill, Denise looked cautiously down at the skiers below. Mark poised his pen above the paper.). It's juking the stats ( I. to outmaneuver by a feint or other deceptive movement. To deceive or outmaneuver someone using a feint, especially in American football or soccer. II. to outmaneuver someone in such a manner. ). Not uncommon. What? I don't condone it. I... I do what I can. It's not the way the criminal justice system is supposed to work. Welcome to the real world. 10. Keep this under your hat ( keep sth under you hat 保密, 别告诉人 to keep something secret. If you tell someone to keep a piece of information under their hat, you are asking them not to tell anyone else about it. Look, if I tell you something, will you promise to keep it under your hat? He kept it all very much under his hat. ) until further notice. 11. They were talking about moving their operations to Glamis. Getting out of the pill shill racket. Fentanyl's where the money's at now. Catch anybody at that camp? No. But they left all their fixings behind. That's gonna hurt. I'm sure they're not too happy about that. Did you catch a bead on ( catch/get/draw a bead on someone ( 瞄准, 冲准. bead 珠子) I. Lit. to locate someone or something in the sights of a gun. Take careful aim, as in The debater drew a bead on his opponent. This term, dating from about 1830, alludes to the bead on a revolver or rifle, that is, a small knob in the foresight. Fred drew a bead on the target and pulled the trigger. The hunter drew a bead on the deer. II. 搞清楚. 弄明白. Fig. to prepare to deal with or obtain someone or something. As soon as I get a bead on how widespread the problem really is, I will set up a meeting about it. III. To thoroughly understand, appreciate, or comprehend someone or something. The team just has to draw a bead on the severity of the cyber attack before we can implement any meaningful fixes. I couldn't get my head around him at first, but I'm finally starting to draw a bead on my sister's boyfriend. foresight 远见 the good judgment to think and plan before an event, so that you are prepared for whatever may happen. Early planners of New York City showed tremendous foresight in their design of the water system. I'm glad you had the foresight to bring warm clothes. ) the head man 带头的人? Called him Walsh. English accent. Pilot, I think. Said he flew black ops back in the day. Central America. 12. Did you know Anderson was chasing this down? That's why I've been trying to get in touch with you. That hatchet job ( hatchet job [ˈhætʃət] 批评文章 a very strong and unfair criticism, especially in the form of a newspaper article. To do a hatchet job on someone or something means to say or write something mentioning many bad things about them, which harms their reputation. a cruel written or spoken attack on someone or something: Fleck was certainly not the only critic to do a hatchet job on his latest novel. Despite its title, his book is no hatchet job. calumny [ˈkæləmni] 虚假传言, 恶毒谣言 a comment about someone that is not fair or true and is intended to damage their reputation. (the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that person: He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued. hatchet a tool used for cutting wood, consisting of a short wooden handle and a sharp blade. It is similar to a small ax. bury the hatchet 忘掉不快, 放下成见 to become friendly with someone again after a disagreement. ) blew my cover. Almost cost me my fucking life. Well, I'm glad you're all right. Was it Cronyn that tipped him? Well, if it was, it backfired. Works in our favor. I'm gonna need you to explain that to me, Counselor, 'cause from where I sit, their plan to destroy my life is a rip-roaring success ( 元气满满的. very lively and exciting If you describe something as rip-roaring, you mean that it is very exciting and full of energy. ...a rip-roaring movie with a great array of special effects. The show was a rip-roaring success. ). The piece goes right to your reputation. Now I can argue you deserve your day in court to answer these allegations. We have standing? We will. Practice your outrage. I don't need to practice. Uh, did you get my messages about Spencer? Can we prove the Cronyns leveraged him? Well, first we have to find the man. Hector's running down all the Cronyns' properties. Then we need to convince him to testify and explain how Olmer's DNA came to be on the handkerchief. Yeah, I'll have to get back to you on that. 13. Passing the hat for 敛钱, 收钱 a surprise going-away soiree for my erstwhile ( an erstwhile friend, employer, etc. was a friend, employer, etc. until recently but is not any more. A more usual word is former. ) partner. Ooh. What, big blowout at the academy? Boardner's. Friends and family. Okay, so, what, like, 20, 30 bucks? Uh, I was thinking more like a C-note. A hundred? On account of 因为...的情况 you stuck us in CAPs. 14. So, tell me, what are you gonna do in your dotage ( in your dotage 年老体弱, 当你老了 in the period of time when you are old. If someone is in their dotage, they are very old and becoming weak. Even in his dotage, the Professor still sits on the committee. ...spending his dotage in a riverside cottage. She wanted someone to look after her in her dotage.)? Why do I have to do anything? Oh, you know. Fixed income. Alimony for three ex-wives. Unfortunate time-share situation in Corpus Christi. Hurricane fucking Harvey. I've just seen guys go down this road. You know? A few months of carefree fishing and bowling. Puttering around the house. Sleeping late. Siestas in the Barcalounger. And then, suddenly, whew, reality dawns. Panic ensues. Part-time job? You guys good over here? Fuck that, I am not wearing a blue vest at Walmart. Oh, no, heaven forfend ( Heaven (or God) forfend used to express dismay or horror at the thought of something happening. "Heaven forfend I should wound her susceptibilities". susceptibility [səˌseptəˈbɪləti] the tendency to be easily affected or influenced by something. the gene that controls susceptibility to nicotine addiction. ), no. Crossing guard 十字路口的辅警. You're just a bright bowl of optimism, Mank. I'm sure you've done the math. 15. So, what's happening with your case? Last-minute plea bargain. Tribe ( Tribal sovereignty in the United States is the concept of the inherent authority of indigenous tribes to govern themselves within the borders of the United States. The U.S. federal government recognizes tribal nations as "domestic dependent nations" and has established a number of laws attempting to clarify the relationship between the federal, state, and tribal governments. A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a single judge could describe that judge as "their tribunal". ) thought some of the jurors were iffy ( [ˈɪfi] I. 不确定. unlikely to happen. If something is iffy, it is uncertain. His political future has looked iffy for most of this year. It's still pretty iffy about us going to the Algarve. a. not certain about whether to do something. II. not very good. If you say that something is iffy, you mean that it is not very good in some way. If your next record's a bit iffy, you're forgotten. He was from an iffy neighborhood. That engine sounds a little iffy to me. I was beginning to feel iffy myself, so I excused myself and went outside.) about the gun, so... How long? Eight years. Doesn't seem like enough. He's going to prison. She gets some justice. That's all you can hope for, sometimes. 16. Chief, if I could put this into some context... There will be, down the road, a formal inquiry into Detectives Bosch and Edgar's misadventures ( I. something bad that happens to you. an unfortunate incident. an unfortunate incident; a mishap. "the petty misdemeanours and misadventures of childhood" ...a series of misadventures. A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded. II. 不测. death caused by a person accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm. "the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure". death by misadventure 身遭不测, 遭遇不测 death caused by an accident. ) in the desert. 17. You know what? I should take this home. Perishables 易腐烂的食物(perishable food decays after a short time, especially if it is not kept cold. ). I don't know what I was thinking. 18. Eyewitness says it's you. Showed him a six-pack, he picked you. He's wrong. Do-rag 绑头发的头巾 ( a scarf or cloth worn on the head, typically with its ends or corners tied together in the back. "baseball caps and do-rags are dutifully removed while court is in session" A durag or du-rag, also called a wave cap, is a cap typically worn to accelerate the development of waves, braids or dreadlocks in the hair. Durags are also used to keep wave patterns from shifting while sleeping. bandana UK = US bandanna [ˌbænˈdænə] 头巾, 头饰 (颜色鲜艳的绑在头上的东西) a brightly coloured piece of cloth that is worn around the neck or head. He was wearing a bright yellow T-shirt and a bandanna around his neck. A kerchief
(from the French couvre-chef, "head cover"), also known as a bandana or
bandanna, is a triangular or square piece of cloth tied around the head
or neck for protective or decorative purposes. The popularity of head
kerchiefs may vary by culture or religion, and may vary among Orthodox
Jewish and Christian, Catholic, Amish, and Muslim people. A bandana or bandanna
is a type of large, usually colourful kerchief, originating from the
Indian subcontinent, often worn on the head or around the neck of a
person. It is considered to be a hat by some. Bandanas are frequently
printed in a paisley pattern and are most often used to hold hair back,
either as a fashionable head accessory, or for practical purposes. It is
also used to tie around the neck to prevent sunburn, and around the
mouth and nose to protect from dust inhalation or to hide the identity
of its wearer. Bandanas originated in India as bright coloured
handkerchiefs of silk and cotton with spots in white on coloured
grounds, chiefly red and blue. The silk styles were made of the finest
quality yarns, and were very popular. Bandana prints for clothing were
first produced in Glasgow from cotton yarns, and are now made in many
qualities. The term, at present, generally means a fabric in printed
styles, whether silk, silk and cotton, or all cotton. )? Ski mask Lefty wore. Dropped it in the alley behind the pharmacy. So? Your DNA's all over it. Not just a gun rap 偷枪 (枪的指控) (rap a statement accusing someone of a crime, or the punishment that someone is given for a crime: He always said he was jailed on a bum rap (= false accusation). The police caught him, but somehow he managed to beat the rap (= escape punishment). I'm not going to take the rap for you (= be punished for something you did). take the rap If
you take the rap, you are blamed or punished for something, especially
something that is not your fault or for which other people are equally
guilty. When the money went missing, she took the rap, but did she really do it? ) now, Hart. Double homicide. Your turn to talk. 18. Scott Anderson did his homework. Mm-hmm. Down to the granular details. How does he know about the skin cells? What's the upside 好处 for Cronyn? Provoking 激怒 Harry Bosch before his client is exonerated? Well, then who? Maybe this is a conversation you should have with my supervisor. We're just talking. Don't scratch for it like a dog, Alex. I want to know how this got in the paper. Wasn't me. I had to ask. I know you've been digging into how that pendant wound up at Borders'. Doing my due diligence. And I admire your tenacity [təˈnæsəti] 锲而不舍(tenacious [təˈneɪʃəs] adj I. a tenacious 意志坚定的, 不认输的 person is very determined and is not willing to stop when they are trying to achieve something. If you are tenacious, you are very determined and do not give up easily. She is very tenacious and will work hard and long to achieve objectives. He is regarded at the BBC as a tenacious and persistent interviewer. In spite of his illness, he clung tenaciously to his job. II. tenacious ideas, beliefs 坚定的信仰, or habits continue for a long time and are difficult to change. If you describe something such as an idea or belief as tenacious, you mean that it has a strong influence on people and is difficult to change or remove. ...a remarkably tenacious belief that was to dominate future theories of military strategy. ). I just want to make sure our work here has been by the book (out of policy 守规矩的). Not motivated by personal animus [ˈænɪməs] 敌意 ( a strong feeling of disliking someone or something. If a person has an animus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, even when there is no good reason for it. Your animus towards him suggests that you are the wrong man for the job. ...Mr Milner's animus towards Mr Stevens. animosity [ˌænɪˈmɑsəti] a strong feeling of disliking someone or something. Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind. There's a long history of animosity between the two nations. Sir Geoffrey had no personal animosity towards the Prime Minister. The animosities between peoples in the region can be tied historically to political and governance issues. There is no personal animosity between them. ) or history. You've got nothing to worry about. 19. I believe he's got Bo Jonas stashed 藏身 in the back of that church. Sanctuary. I do want to know what Jonas knows. I could use some spiritual enlightenment, my brother. I'll take you up on that 接受你的帮忙, my brother. Tomorrow? Raise the devil ( raise the devil = raise hell (with someone) I. 制造麻烦, 制造风波, 惹出麻烦. 造成麻烦. To cause a lot of serious issues or disruptions for someone or something. The road closures have raised the devil with rush-hour traffic. The blizzard is raising the devil with travelers flying in and out of the region. II. 惹起不满. 抱怨. To make a lot of angry, vocal complaints with someone or some group, department, organization, etc. There's been one customer raising the devil with our customer service team for the last week over some issue with his software. The problem isn't going to go away on its own—you need to go raise some the devil with your boss or the head of HR. III. to confront someone and complain or scold. I really raised the devil with my brother for being late. She's raising hell again. What’s it this time? ). Let's hope he's home. You don't want to bust him? Not worth the paperwork, but I want him to think we might. 20. You can save the date. He's finally gonna pull the pin. Mm-hmm. It's the end of an era. I wouldn't miss it. You know, we're asking everyone to, uh, kick in. Oh. Enough said. Double sawbuck ( "Sawbuck" is also a slang term for a U.S. $10 bill, derived from the similarity between the shape of a sawbuck device and the Roman numeral X (10), which formerly appeared on $10 bills. A "double sawbuck" is a twenty dollar bill. sawbuck = a sawhorse 锯木头时用的X型支架, esp one having an X-shaped supporting structure. A sawbuck is a device for holding wood so that it may be cut into pieces. Easily made in the field from rough material, it consists of an "X" form at each end which are joined by cross bars below the intersections of the X's. The stock to be cut is placed in the V's formed above the intersections of the X's. ), if you got it. I'll do better than that. Oops. Ha. Just saw a moth fly out ( let the moths out of your purse, or wallet, and its variants, mean don't be so niggardly with your money. The negative phrase don't let any moths out of your purse, or wallet 省着点钱, and its variants, mean be careful not to waste money. niggardly [ˈnɪɡərdli] 小气的, 不大方的, 吝啬的 I. not generous, or not willing to spend money. II. a niggardly amount of money is very small and not enough for a particular purpose. ). I meant to hit the ATM on the way in. Sorry. Circle back? Making a mental note. That's the best kind. 21. It was a trap, and I ran, man. Gary didn't. You knew them? The Jamaicans? Recognized them. Sold me a gun. You still got it? Gave it to Gary to hold 让...拿着. Felt like a trap how? Like they knew we was gonna be there. Ah, they, they was gunning for us ( be/go gunning for someone to try to hurt someone or damage their reputation. ), no doubt. 22. He looks like he's adjusting 适应(捡来的狗). Yeah. He's a good boy. Had to keep him away from the raccoons, though. He's kind of scrappy ( I. ready or willing to fight or argue. a scrappy defense counsel. II. not put together or performed in an organized way. a rather scrappy concert. ). 23. Kathy told me you might try something before the hearing. Kathy Zelden? Mrs. Cronyn? Why does a property room 证据保存室 clerk need a lawyer at all? I don't have to talk to you. Look, we know about your debts, how the Cronyns used your financial predicament to leverage you. How Olmer's DNA got on that handkerchief, how you switched it with the original. I would never do anything like that. Hey. Your signature is on the seal. Ask yourself: who has the most exposure when we blow this up at the hearing? Not the Cronyns. The Cronyns represent Borders, not you. They played you for a patsy [ˈpætsi] 拿你当猴耍, 像傻子一样利用你, 像傻子一样玩弄你 (play for a fool)( I. someone who is blamed for something that they did not do. II. [US, informal, disapproval] someone who is stupid and can be tricked easily. If you describe someone as a patsy, you mean that they are rather stupid and are easily tricked by other people, or can be made to take the blame for other people's actions. Davis was nobody's patsy. He has long felt that Ray was set up, that he was a patsy. play someone for a fool to deceive someone and use them for your own advantage John, do not play me for a fool. You owe me better than that. ), pal. We don't want you, Terry. We want Cronyn. And we want to keep a serial killer locked up inside his cage. They preyed on 利用 your desperation, now they're counting on your silence. Help us, we'll help you. 24. Your office owes Detective Bosch a big, fat, public apology. Nothing short of full exoneration of the allegations published in the L.A. Times will suffice. Do I make myself clear, Mr. Kennedy? We would be doing that even if you had not ordered it. Knowing what I know about politics and the justice system, I find that highly unlikely. 25. Here to rub it in? No, here to collect my kid. You did it. I know you did it. Look. You took your best shot 尽了最大努力, you came up short ( come up short 未达到满意, 结果不如愿, 不如意 to fail to win or achieve something. fail to reach a goal or standard. "we're so close to getting the job done, but we keep coming up short". We've been to the state tournament four times, but we've come up short every time. task force 专案组. strike force a group of people, especially soldiers or police officers, who are organized and trained to take strong, sudden action to stop something harmful or unpleasant from continuing: Police have established a strike force to investigate the deaths of three-year-old twin girls who perished in a house fire in New South Wales’ southwest. We need a multinational strike force to combat drug trafficking. Yesterday a special strike force wrapped up a three-week operation that ended with the arrest of more than two dozen people. a narcotics strike force. a. a police unit designed to target a particular type of crime. b. a military force trained and prepared for delivering attacks. c. members of a football team whose special aim is to score goals. ). Move on. I'm not done with this. 26. I heard what Borders said. Then you heard him confess. By the way, you give bullshit a bad name. I didn't stunt your career( If something stunts the growth or development 阻碍发育, 影响发育 of a person or thing, it prevents it from growing or developing as much as it should. The heart condition had stunted his growth a bit. High interest rates have stunted economic growth. Damage may result in stunted growth and sometimes death of the plant. ...low stunted trees. ). The fuck you didn't. You weren't good enough. The department didn't need me to tell them that. You campaigned against me, you bastard. Come on, Christina. He's not worth it. I'm watching you, Bosch. What's her problem? Guess she just felt like she had to piss on my parade. Know the feeling. 27. Jen Kowski called me today. What'd she say? Just taking my temperature 试探我的想法. What'd you tell her? I told her I'm seriously considering it. 28. I hear congratulations are in order. I dodged a bullet. Any word on Walsh? We think he's left the country. Mexico. Thought he was persona non grata south of the border. Linked up with the Zetas. Fentanyl. Yeah, always another cartel. And another drug. Hold back the night. Somebody's got to. 29. You should have joined us, last night at the club. My people saw you there. I didn't want to intrude 贸然闯入. 30. What are you running away from? Nothing. I may have peeked at a confidential memo on Tom Galligan's desk. And sent it to Honey Chandler. I know it was wrong, but I don't feel so guilty about it. You take a job with the D.A., you agree to play by their rules. Even if they don't? Yep. Two kinds of truth. Not what I meant. It's exactly what you meant. You think Galligan will drop a dime on you? I don't know, but I can't go back there. I need some space to think. Get a handle on my life. 31. Let's not make a meal of this ( make a meal of something 小题大做 I. to treat something as more important or serious than it really is. I know I was wrong, but you don’t need to make such a meal of it. II. to take more time or care than is necessary when you are doing something. He really made a meal of cutting the lawn.). You're never gonna promote, Jerry. Long as you're with Bosch. He's my partner. I don't want to break another one in(break someone in I. to accustom (a person or animal) to normal duties or practice The band are breaking in a new backing vocalist. familiarize someone with a new job or situation. "there was no time to break in a new foreign minister". II. accustom a horse to a saddle and bridle, and to being ridden. "I break in my dad's horses" to train a person to do a new job, to train an animal to behave in an obedient way, or to use something to make it not as new and more comfortable: We will have to break in three new staff members. I'm still breaking in this new pair of running shoes.). 32. Uh, Maddie left her Ray-Bans in my car. I just wanted to... I'll see 一定 she gets them. Thanks. Could have dropped these in the mail. She snooped ( snoop I. to secretly try to get information that someone would not want you to have. She's been snooping around asking questions. Somebody went snooping through my desk while I was gone. II. to watch someone secretly in order to learn about their personal life or business. snoop on: I hear they use detectives to snoop on employees. ) my desk. I know. That bother you? Not as much as I thought it would. She won't return my texts. So call her. You think? Novel concept, I know, using your phone as an actual phone. 33. You know, Pierce needs your counsel. Talk to me, youngblood. More body parts. What'd you find? Head and hands. Killer stuffed them in a wall vent. A scavenger hunt. We think the victim was female. Looks to be Hispanic. Patrol found bloodstained clothes in a trash can down the street. And take a look at this. Cross. You reach out to RHD? Wanted you to confirm it first. Talk to Espinosa. Conniff can be a bit of a prick to D1s. Why do we need to call them? A few weeks back, they did a roll call presentation. Creep signed his kill. He took notes. 34. I hope I'm not being presumptuous, and I don't mean to jump rank 越级. But here you are. Chief, I just want some clarity on the consolidation of West Bureau Homicide. Okay. Is there a firm 确定的 redeployment date? Not all your people will be able to stay in Homicide, Lieutenant. That's my concern. You think this is a bad idea? For morale, yeah. Case and clearance rates will suffer. Well... I've been having second thoughts as well. The Times is sniffing around some anomalies in the divisional violent crime statistics. Really? And a move away from community policing seems imprudent 不明智的 ( not sensible, especially in relation to the way that money is spent or invested. It would be financially imprudent to invest money in the business.) in the face of that. So... nobody's going anywhere? Not while I'm in this office. 35. I cut my teeth ( cut your teeth on something 第一份工作, 初入职场 to get your first experience in a particular job by doing something. actors who cut their teeth on low-budget films. ) patrolling the streets of this great city. A cop is who I am, who I always will be. But I witnessed firsthand the struggles that everyday Angelenos face. And I've watched over the years our leadership flounder ( I. to feel confused and not know what to say or do next. Maureen floundered, trying to think of a response. II. to move with great difficulty and in an uncontrolled way. The horses were floundering in the deep snow. III. to experience difficulties and be likely to fail. The country's economy is floundering and the future is uncertain. ) with its promises left unfulfilled. Now, I recognize that there's a certain audacity 斗胆, 太大胆 ( Someone who is audacious 胆大的人, 爱冒险的 takes risks in order to achieve something. ...an audacious plan to win the presidency. 'What did you do?' asked Bethany audaciously. ) to this announcement, as my tenure as chief has not been long. But I stand before you today... to announce that I am exploring a run for mayor of Los Angeles. 36. You think you can save me. You think you're the only one that's ever tried. I'm sure I'm not. What do you know, Harry Bosch? Tell me all about what you think is best. How this life is slowly killing me. Burning both ends( burn the candle at both ends to work or do other things from early in the morning until late at night and so get very little rest. ). Fuck you. I can't be saved. I don't want to be saved. 37. Bosch, if you have something to say to me, spit it out. Your bluff about Spencer. We won the case and you're questioning my strategy? You were walking the high wire 走钢丝 with my career and reputation. That's not what's bugging you. Scott Anderson. He has some walking back to do. You were his source. I was. And Honorable Judge Sobel let us in over the objections of everybody in that courtroom. That story almost got me killed. I'm sorry about that, I truly am. I did what you hired me for. Borders is going back to San Quentin for the rest of his sorry existence, and every one of those bastards who tried to set you up and frame you is gonna end up disbarred, fired, and probably in jail. Yeah, but I'm the client. You should have told me what you were planning. I tried. You're like a feral cat 野猫; you don't trust anyone. You take too many risks. Says the cop who went to the desert without backup. If I had asked, would you have told me not to do it? We're cut from the same stone 同样的人, 太像了, 一样的人, you and I. We do what we have to. 38. Follow up on Gary Wise. I figured it best to do in person. Still crickets ( not cricket not fair or socially correct. If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly. Their treatment of staff is definitely not cricket. crickets 沉默不语, 保持沉默 US slang, humorous or derisive Absolute silence; no communication. Derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet. May be used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases. Since then, I've received no response. Not a word. Just... crickets. We asked for an explanation, but all we heard was the sound of crickets.) on our end, man. You got something? Maybe. Gary was holding a gun for Bo Jonas. Gangsters who sold it to Jonas could be Gary's killers. What makes you say that? Well, the weapon was stolen from police custody. Some of them got recovered from a raid last year. You were at West Bureau then. Homicide, not Narcotics. Jonas and Gary go to your meet, see the gangsters sold him the gun. Jonas ran. You talked to Jonas? I did. Where is he? He's got nothing on your drive-by. How do we know he didn't pull the trigger on Gary Wise? He said he didn't. I believe him. Stolen weapons had to be an inside job. Whoever did it... they're worried about exposure. Guns in the wrong hands. Word goes out on the street, clean it up. You got nothing but a theory. You should really let this go, Jerry. I d on't think I can. Nobody's gonna protect you. You're gonna be looking over your shoulder for the rest of your career. 39. So, did you get into that psych class you wanted? Dad, you can tell me things, bad things. I won't freak out. It's worse not knowing and then having it crash down on you online. Fair enough. But same goes for you, with me. Is that another rule? No, wish list. I'll think about it. And I'll do the flyers next weekend if he still hasn't come back. You're coming up? Friday, if that's all right. Of course it's all right. This is your home, Madeline. Maybe carve out a little time 挤出点时间来 for your old man? You were doing so well there for a minute.
