用法学习: 1. Ellen DeGeneres: It was very cold, and it was very sly and it was actually kind of demeaning ( Something that is demeaning makes people have less respect for the person who is treated in that way, or who does that thing. ...demeaning sexist comments. Aid, however it is obtained, is demeaning to the recipients.) in the way that she treats people other than those who are in her circle. Ellen is not afraid to tell you when she doesn't like something. She's had tough conversations with me. That's a function of everyday life ( a function of something I. maths if one mathematical quantity is a function of another, it changes according to how the second quantity changes. II. the result of a change in something. Decreased petrol mileage is largely a function of today's bigger engines.). 2. At the function, a jacket made of chaff bags 化肥袋 ( [tʃæf] the outer part of wheat and other grains that is removed before the grains are used. to separate the wheat from the chaff = to sort the wheat from the chaff = to sort the wheat from the chaff If you separate the wheat from the chaff or sort the wheat from the chaff, you decide which people or things in a group are good or important and which are not. It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. ) and signed by Jones was also auctioned, because Jones had previously said Ms Gillard should be "put in a chaff bag and thrown out to sea". The controversy resulted in a major boycott of the Alan Jones Show and cost Macquarie Radio an estimated $1 million in lost advertising.
Bosch Season 2: 1. knock oneself out 尽管做吧, 随便吧, 想做什么都随你, 想怎样就怎样 (idiomatic) To go ahead; to do as one pleases. "These cookies are my favorite! Can I have some?" "Sure, knock yourself out" (i.e. have as many as you want). "I'm going to the store." "Knock yourself out.". don't knock yourself out 别太累了 (idiomatic, ironic) Don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort). I'll get round to it soonish. — Well, don't knock yourself out! knock yourself out I. to make yourself unconscious, usually by hitting your head: She hit her head on the ceiling and knocked herself out. II. to make yourself ill with tiredness: If you carry on working like this, you'll knock yourself out. script: GPS data for Tony Allen's car. You look at the night he was killed? GPS shows location coordinates, right? Also creates a marker 标记, 标注 every time the engine's turned on and off. Okay. That night, he stopped for two minutes up on Mulholland, a mile and a half from where the car and body were found, three from his house. Time syncs with his last phone call. The one with Layla in Vegas. Correct. We have the murder scene. That's what I'm thinking. On his way home talkin' to his girlfriend. He sees something. Hey, baby, gotta go. Hangs up, pulls over, gets out. Pop, pop. Two in the back of the head. I'm thinkin' we should go up there first thing tomorrow, take a look. How far back did that go? Beginning of the lease. Three years. Mind if I take a look? Yeah, knock yourself out 随便看, 尽情看. 2. You have a choice. Tell RHD what you know and cut a deal for yourself. Oh, fuck that. Or do nothing. And wait for La Chuleta to come get you. Word gets around 谣言传得很快. What, you're gonna put my name on the street? What? I thought that we had a deal. Deal? Motherfucker, I don't make deals with dirty cops. Now, you have 24 hours. Then La Eme gets your name and address. We need to hedge our bets 分摊风险, 规避风险, 减少风险 ( avoid committing oneself when faced with a difficult choice. If you hedge your bets, you reduce the risk of losing a lot by supporting more than one person or thing in a situation where they are opposed to each other. The company tried to hedge its bets by diversifying into other fields. Forecasters are hedging their bets about the outcome of this Saturday's Louisiana governor's race. "they hedged their bets by saying they might apply". ). Get Nash's name to RHD. Let me handle that. What would you have done if he hadn't coughed it up ( 不肯开口, 坦白. 老实交待. 吐露. 吐出来. 吐口, 说出来 )? Given his name to La Eme. 3. Wow, I heard you were back on. Been back a couple of weeks. Already caught a case. Pornographer shot twice, stuffed in the trunk of his car. Mm, the relentless glamour of police work. This is my partner, Julie Espinosa. Harry Bosch, nice to meet you. Good to meet you. Heard you guys caught a hot one. Did we ever. Yeah, how's that goin'? Can't talk to the kid's partner (George Irving, Chief's son), 'cause he's out IOD for stress. Tenth floor is way up our ass 紧盯着 big time tellin' us what to do and when to do it. Oh, seems like Tenzer'd go balls to the wall for this one ( balls to the wall I. (US, idiomatic, slang) Full throttle; (at) maximum speed. II. (US, idiomatic, slang) (With) maximum effort or commitment. With maximum effort, energy, or speed, and without caution or restraint. The phrase most likely originated as an aviation term, referring to the throttle levers of military aircraft (which have a rounded ball on top) being pushed to their maximum limit (i.e., to the bulkhead, or "wall"). While it does not in fact refer to testicles, it should be used with caution because of this popular association. Look boys, this air raid needs to be done fast and efficiently; fly in balls to the wall, hit the targets, and get the heck out of there. go to the wall I. (idiomatic) To make an all-out effort. He'll be the one who goes to the wall when it's needed. He's always been willing to go to the wall for his friends. That was the one point he was willing to go to the wall on. II. (idiomatic) To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business). III. To be put aside or forgotten. IV. To take an extreme and determined position or measure. Usage notes: In the sense "to make an all-out effort", go to the wall is used with for ("on behalf of") and on ("about"," concerning") and other synonymous prepositions. back to the wall 无路可退 (idiomatic) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action. duty to retreat: In law, the duty to retreat, or requirement of safe retreat, is a legal requirement in some jurisdictions that a threatened person cannot harm another in self-defense (especially lethal force) when it is possible to instead retreat to a place of safety. This requirement contrasts with right in some other jurisdictions to stand one's ground, meaning being allowed to defend one's self instead of retreating. It is a specific component which sometimes appears in the criminal defense of self-defense, and which must be addressed if criminal defendants are to prove that their conduct was justified. Most U.S. jurisdictions have a stand-your-ground law enacted or in practice, with only Washington, D.C.requiring a person to retreat from an attack and allow the use of deadly force in self-defense only when retreat is not possible, or when retreat poses a danger to the person under attack. The duty to retreat is not universal, however. For example, police officers are not required to retreat when acting in the line of duty. Other states apply what is known as the castle doctrine, whereby a threatened person need not retreat within his or her own dwelling or place of work. Sometimes this has been the result of court rulings that one need not retreat in a place where one has a special right to be. In other states, this has been accomplished by statute, such as that suggested by the Model Penal Code. ). Irving's one of his guys. Not since he endorsed O'Shea. Oh. True. You'd think they'd put politics aside 抛一边, 抛开 for this. No such thing Downtown, right? Brad. Yeah. All right, well, um, we'll figure it out. Keep your head down, right? It's all we can do. Hey, why don't you stop by El Campadre sometime, we'll cough down a pitcher of margaritas. I'll do that. Nice to meet you. Likewise. 4. Your agent was last heard from-- Christmas Eve day. Two years ago. Right. So Allen drove from Los Angeles to Vegas that night, stayed about six hours, Christmas morning he drove back before dawn. Quick trip. It's unusual. He always stayed at least a few days. But not this time. On his way back, about 6 a.m., he took a detour off 兜了个圈 highway 15 a couple miles and stopped. For nearly 90 minutes. Off road in a Bentley before dawn. Who does that? I've made this trip more times than I care to remember, and I can tell you there's absolutely nothing out there. It's completely desolate. So why'd your ex-husband give you this? He didn't. I took it off his desk and made a copy. Well, isn't that just what you said you wouldn't do. I said I wouldn't spy on him. This is about your investigation, not his. Now, that's a subtle distinction. I appreciated your offer and wanted to be of use. 5. No, but they definitely have eyes on me and O'Grady. It is time to get out. Oh this is where you shake me down (to get money from someone by using threats or tricks. extort money from someone. If someone shakes you down, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you. Former police checkpoints on highways were being used to shake down motorists for bribes. Residents complain about being harassed and even shaken down for their money. )? It's exit time, Carl. All right? I want my piece and you owe me. You know I don't have it yet. Ah, fuck. I am not in a begging kind of mood, all right? I came all the way out here to give you a heads up. To tell you what's what 到底是怎么回事. Just hang tough a few more days. As soon as it comes through, everybody gets their share. Fuck that! I am the one who's exposed here, all right? Me. I was his partner. I'm the one that's in the crosshairs, and I have to get the fuck out of here while I still can. All right, all right. Go home. I'll front 预支, 提前支付 your piece 份额( front I. To provide money or financial assistance in advance to. II. [US] head. 领衔. The person who fronts an organization is the most senior person in it. He fronted a formidable band of fighters. The public relations operation has been fronted by Mr Hayward. III. The person who fronts a pop group or rock band is the main singer. She didn't want to be seen as a token woman fronting a band. Queen were three great musicians fronted by a showman of genius. IV. to be the main person who appears in a television program and tells people what is happening in each part of the program What is it like to front such a popular TV show? on the home front/on the domestic front On the home front or on the domestic front means with regard to your own country rather than foreign countries. Its present economic ills on the home front are largely the result of overspending. On the domestic front, the president got his way with his budget proposals. ). Somebody'll come by with what you're owed. 6. catnip: I. a herb whose smell is very attractive to cats. Catnip is an herb with scented leaves, which cats are fond of. Catnip grows wild in much of the United States. II. The show is aimed at an adult audience, features neutering, incontinence, cannibalism and catnip overdoses and humour styles such as slapstick and farce. A chase ensues before she is able to find catnip, eventually taming the cat. be (like) catnip to sb/sth to be certain to attract or interest a particular person or type of person: This kind of high school movie is catnip to teenagers. Kylie Jenner 虚报收入: He added: 'In this matter you've got a mixture of things that may lead to both civil and criminal scrutiny early on: obviously the celebrity aspect, the large amount of the alleged exaggeration, and the highly public nature. 'All of this is like catnip to a prosecutor or the SEC, because it will lead to very heavy coverage of what takes place.' 另一个例子: Um, Pelosi, you put a decidedly political spin on something that is not remotely political 政治意味. That is catnip to the backlashers (catnip 猫薄荷 [ˈkætnɪp]
I. a plant with a strong smell that attracts cats and makes them
excited. II. 难以抗拒的, 抗拒不了的. 抵抗不住诱惑的. 莫大吸引力的. someone or something that cannot be
resisted. Alternate universes, parallel lives, and the road not taken are usually irresistible catnip for me. He was catnip for the media. Catnip
contains the feline attractant nepetalactone. Nepeta cataria (and some
other species within the genus Nepeta) are known for their behavioral effects on the cat family,
not only on domestic cats but also other species of cats. Several tests
showed that leopards, cougars, servals, and lynxes often reacted strongly to catnip in a manner similar to domestic cats
and while lions and tigers can react strongly as well, they do not
react as consistently. With domestic cats, N. cataria is used as a recreational substance for pet cats' enjoyment, and catnip and catnip-laced products
designed for use with domesticated cats are available to consumers.
Common behaviors cats display when they sense the bruised leaves or
stems of catnip are rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing
at it, licking it, and chewing it. Consuming much of the plant is
followed by drooling, sleepiness, anxiety, leaping about and purring.
Some growl, meow, scratch or bite at the hand holding it. The main
response period after exposure is generally between five and fifteen
minutes, after which olfactory fatigue usually sets in. ). wiki: Nepeta cataria 猫薄荷, commonly known as catnip, catswort, catwort, and catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of China. It is widely naturalized in northern Europe, New Zealand, and North America. The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. The names catnip and catmint are derived from the intense attraction about two-thirds of cats have toward them (alternative plants exist). In addition to its uses with cats, catnip is a popular ingredient in herbal teas (or tisanes), and is valued for its sedative [ˈsedətɪv] and relaxant properties. script: Detective Bosch. Ms. Chandler. Didn't I say our paths would cross again? Yes, you did. 'Cause according to you, I'm the kind of guy who can't stop stepping on his own dick. And once again, you've proven me right. You're defending Veronica Allen? She called, I accepted. Thought it was time to blow the dust off my criminal court skills. High-profile case like this, maximum media, perfect. Win or lose, can't bill the city for this one. From what I hear, the lady's near broke. I'm not too worried about it. I think she can scrape something together. Anyway, it's not about the money. It's the challenge. And honestly, when I heard your name, catnip. You two are made for each other. I couldn't agree with you more. 7. Coniff and Espinosa found a gun safe, empty. We're too late. He's in the wind (
I. certain to happen, or likely to happen. If something is in the wind,
it is likely to happen. If something is in the wind, people are talking
about it and it may happen, but no one is sure: Rumours of a takeover are in the wind. By the mid-1980s, change was in the wind again. I believe some change is in the wind. II. If someone is in the wind, they are missing, especially after escaping: The suspects are in the wind. catch wind of sth. 听到风声 ). Harry, what the fuck's going on here? What was supposed to be here, partner? Nash was casing Allen ( case out 监视 slang
To observe and examine someone or something, often to gain knowledge
for a specific future purpose. A noun or pronoun can be used between
"case" and "out." I cased my
opponent out in preparation for the big fight. Judging from the security
footage, those men cased out the shop hours before robbing it. ). Yeah. That's how he knew about the money. And Veronica had him killed. Photos would have helped to prove this. These are inadmissible.
These are inadmissible. You did this with Irving? Yeah. What the fuck,
Harry? What's he got to do with this? The cases are connected. George was part of Nash's crew.
They figured out he was undercover. And you guys were running your own
investigation. Shit, Harry. What the fuck? You should have told me. I
couldn't. Sorry. Shit, I'm pissed. I'm fuckin' pissed. I'll get over it. I'm counting on that. So you were supposed to legit find these photos, and get everything back on the up and up. Photos would have made the case. 8. I can see the feathers coming out of your mouths. Lieutenant? The cats who ate the canary ( cat that ate the canary [kəˈneri] 自我满足的, 得意洋洋的, 太得意 = like the cat that ate/got/swallowed the canary Happy, often in a self-satisfied way. Someone who was very pleased—and often smug—was compared to a house cat that figured out a way to liberate a pet bird from its cage and enjoy the aftermath. used to say that someone looks very proud or satisfied about something he or she has done. After she hit her third winning shot, Jeannie looked like the cat that ate the canary. After pointing out his teacher's mistake, he smiled like the cat that ate the canary. I. (idiomatic) A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private. II. (idiomatic) A person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance. climate canary an unexpected change in something from the natural world which is caused by climate change, and which indicates that much bigger environmental problems are likely in the future. As 2015 closes, it is easy to feel daunted by the future - even overwhelmed. In a year that saw the world pass the historic 400PPM of atmospheric carbon for the first time in a long time, and with global temperature records seeming to be broken on a now regular basis, it is easy to feel alarmed by the mounting climate canary. The expression climate canary seems to have been around since about 2000, though it has gained currency in the past year or so, with the increasingly high-profile concept of climate change fuelling (no pun intended!) a wider range of eco-sensitive terminology, including carbon neutral and food mile. ). Don't get cocky. She sets a meet with the priest, walks out of that meeting, blood on her hands. Hence the expression: caught red-handed. Runs into us, we walk in, priest is adios ( [ˌædiˈoʊs] used for saying goodbye. ). Her prints are on the weapon. It's obvious she planted the scissors from the way they're placed. To you, maybe. And she's got $4 million worth of motive. I have seen cases with far more convincing evidence go down the crapper (toilet). Do you remember OJ Simpson? You can blame the jury for that one. That's my point exactly. Payback 报应 for Rodney King ( Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an American construction worker turned writer and activist after surviving an act of police brutality by the Los Angeles Police Department. On March 3, 1991, King was violently beaten by LAPD officers during his arrest for fleeing and resisting arrest on I-210. A civilian, George Holliday, filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the footage to local news station KTLA. The footage clearly showed King being beaten repeatedly, and the incident was covered by news media around the world. The four officers were tried on charges of use of police brutality; three were acquitted, and the jury failed to reach a verdict on one charge for the fourth. Within hours of the acquittals, the 1992 Los Angeles riots started, sparked by outrage among African Americans over the trial's verdict and related, longstanding social issues. The rioting lasted six days and killed 63 people with 2,383 more injured; it ended only after the California Army National Guard, the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps provided reinforcements to re-establish control. The four officers were tried on charges of use of police brutality; three were acquitted, and the jury failed to reach a verdict on one charge for the fourth. Within hours of the acquittals, the 1992 Los Angeles riots started, sparked by outrage among African Americans over the trial's verdict and related, longstanding social issues. The rioting lasted six days and killed 63 people with 2,383 more injured; it ended only after the California Army National Guard, the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps provided reinforcements to re-establish control. The federal government prosecuted a separate civil rights case, obtaining grand jury indictments of the four officers for violations of King's civil rights. Their trial in a federal district court ended on April 16, 1993, with two of the officers being found guilty and sentenced to serve prison terms. The other two were acquitted of the charges. In a separate suit, the city of Los Angeles awarded King $3.8 million in damages. He attempted to start a business, but was not successful. In 2012, he was found dead in his swimming pool two months after publishing his memoir; the coroner found evidence of alcohol and drugs in his system and ruled these and his history of heart problems had likely resulted in an accidental drowning. Several "copwatch" organizations subsequently were started throughout the United States to safeguard against police abuse, including an umbrella group, October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality. ). Precisely. This case is going to be a goldmine 金矿 for some slick attorney. The interviews, book, TV deals. We're not losing this one. Take a breath, Lieutenant. We've got this. Famous last words. I am holding you to them, Bosch. 9. You had eyes on our suspect since you questioned her? Mrs. Allen? No, we don't have the manpower 人力不够, 人力不足. Tips are coming in fast and furious 如火如荼( full of rapid action; lively and exciting. used about situations in which a lot of different things happen very fast, one after the other. done very quickly with a lot of effort and energy, or happening very quickly with a lot of sudden changes Arsenal's opening attack was fast and furious 又快又急. The game was fast and furious. Political changes have been fast and furious since the coup. "the game was fast and furious". ). We're checking out leads from here to Tucson. She give you anything? I didn't lay a glove on her. We want you to keep working the Allen murder, but Nash is now the priority. What's the current thinking on his whereabouts? He dropped his hostage off at the edge of Angeles Forest on Highway14. Took her a couple of hours to get to a phone. She said he was headed north on 14 toward Lancaster and Palmdale, which is ground zero 原点 at the moment. Ex-cop. Knows the moves. He would have ditched the car by now, right? That was our assumption, too. We're waiting for it to turn up. He might have been too injured 伤太重 to stop to switch cars. It was a serious gunshot wound. He was dragging that leg. Maybe he hasn't gotten that far. Maybe he's holed up somewhere closer in. Okay. So what do you want us to do? Follow the guns. From the shootout. We collected six weapons from the scene. Nash's crew had no serial numbers on their weapons. Firearms has them now. It'll take them a couple of days. They'll call you when they're ready for you to follow up. Okay, no problem. What else? The DA's negotiating a deal with O'Grady, pushing it through. Exigent ( [ˈeksɪdʒənt] needing immediate help or action. urgent; pressing. exacting; demanding. exact verb. I. When someone exacts something, they demand and obtain it from another person, especially because they are in a superior or more powerful position. Already he has exacted a written apology from the chairman of the commission. They, too, would be likely to exact a high price for their cooperation. II. If someone exacts revenge on a person, they have their revenge on them. She uses the media to help her exact a terrible revenge. III. If something exacts a high price, it has a bad effect on a person or situation. The sheer physical effort had exacted a heavy price. The strain of a violent ground campaign will exact a toll on troops. ) circumstances with Nash at large 潜逃, 不知所踪, 在逃. We could use one of you at the first interview. Ask about the Allen case. Let us know. Keep us in the loop. For real this time. The guy can be anywhere. 15. probate [ˈproʊˌbeɪt] the process of proving that a will (=a document with the details of who gets your property when you die) can be accepted as legally correct. apply for probate: The executors must formally apply for probate. grant (someone) probate: Once probate has been granted, the will can be fully executed. script: I had nothing to do with my husband's death. When you looked in that empty safe deposit box, it must have been a shock. I went there to collect what was mine legally. What did you expect to find? Documents, papers, photographs. I had no idea what Tony had in there. Cash? You're busy concocting 编造, 编织幻想 a fantasy, detective. It never happened. What a grim workplace you inhabit. Does it ever get you down? I kind of like it. It inspires me. I bet it does. Suits you. If you think this is grim, imagine what prison is like. If Carl Nash killed my husband, he deserves to rot in one for the rest of his life. Where do you think Layla is? Don't know, don't care. Sure you do. She's got the money, right? Your money. You and your stories, detective. She got to that safe deposit box the day after your husband's body was found. The box was in her name, too. She didn't have to wait for probate. What do you think's in that backpack? I'm betting it's not the Allen family photos. Layla outsmarted you and Nash both. Have a nice chat? She's had two days to get her story straight while Edgar and I jump through hoops on the bank. Where are we on Allen's other five accounts? Frozen. I called the IRS. Told them there were laundered funds in those accounts. She can't touch them.
Bosch Season 3: 1. Kid here thinks it's a suicide. There's a note. And it looks like he downed a heavy dose of liquid courage to get up the nerve 鼓起勇气, 攒起勇气. I keep telling him, don't jump to conclusions. Look small, find large. Look large, find small. I'm partnered with Yoda. Hey, Yoda, my ass. Why don't you give 'em a tour so we can finish up here? Is that a "murse"? It's my homicide kit. Don't give me shit. My wife gave it to me when I made rank ( rank noun I. Someone's rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. He eventually rose to the rank of captain 升职到. The former head of counter-intelligence had been stripped of his rank 除去公职 and privileges. ...officers of equivalent rank 同级别的 in the other branches. II. Someone's rank is the social class, especially the high social class, that they belong to. Each rank of the peerage was represented. He must be treated as a hostage of high rank, not as a common prisoner. III. The ranks of a group or organization are the people who belong to it. There were some misgivings within the ranks of the media too. The General Assembly welcomed five new members to its ranks. IV. The ranks are the ordinary members of an organization, especially of the armed forces. Top military leaders say there have been reports of demoralization in the ranks. Most store managers have worked their way up through the ranks. V. A rank of people or things is a row of them. Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by. She continued to smile at the ranks of cameras on their doorstep. VI. A taxi rank (US: taxi stand) is a place on a city street where taxis park when they are available for hire. The man led the way to the taxi rank. He walked towards the first taxi on the rank. verb. I. If an official organization ranks someone or something 1st, 5th, or 50th 评级, for example, they calculate that the person or thing has that position on a scale. You can also say that someone or something ranks 1st, 5th, or 50th, for example. The report ranks the U.K. 20th out of 22 advanced nations. He was at the time ranked 10th in the world and had a regular place in the Swedish Davis Cup team. She was ranked 12th in a recent Top 50 Models poll. She was ranked in the top 50 of the women's world rankings. Mr Short does not even rank in the world's top ten. II. If you say that someone or something ranks high or low on a scale or if you rank them high or low, you are saying how good or important you think they are. His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers. Investors ranked South Korea high among Asian nations. St Petersburg's night life ranks as more exciting than the capital's. 18 per cent of women ranked sex as very important in their lives. The Ritz-Carlton in Aspen has to rank as one of the most extraordinary hotels I have ever been to. Since the 1930s, cancer has always been ranked as the disease people are most concerned about. III. If you say that someone or something ranks with a group of famous people or things, you mean that they are extremely good and should be included in that group. ...a performance of heroic calibre that must rank with the most memorable. We found his Hot soufflé in cinnamon spice with Drambuie cream to rank with the best English sweets. adj. I. You can use rank to emphasize a bad or undesirable quality that exists in an extreme form. He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights. II. You can describe something as rank when it has a strong and unpleasant smell. The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms. ...the rank smell of unwashed clothes. pull rank 拿官架子, 以权势压人, 利用权势, 利用职务之便 to use the power that your position gives you over someone in order to make them do what you want: He doesn't have the authority to pull rank on me. break ranks If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization. 'Even the President's staunchest supporters have some issues where they simply must break ranks,' says Senator Lott. She broke ranks with her father's old party when she stood as an independent. close ranks 抱团 If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized. (of soldiers or police officers) come closer together in a line. unite in order to defend common interests. "the family had always closed ranks in times of crisis". Conservative MPs intend to put aside their differences over Europe and close ranks behind the Prime Minister. Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct. a. if people close ranks, they join together to protect each other, especially because their group, organization etc is being criticized. b. 集合, 集中. 靠拢. if soldiers close ranks, they stand closer together. join the ranks of X, = join sb's ranks = to join the ranks If you experience something, usually something bad, that other people have experienced, you can say that you have joined their ranks. Last month, 370,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed. Many have now joined Amnesty's growing ranks of prisoners of conscience. rank outsider/outsiders 不被看好的运动员 If one of the people in a competition is described as a rank outsider, they are considered to have very little chance of winning. The rank outsiders beat the defending champions by one goal to nil. reddit: When you join the military in real life the first thing you do is go through boot camp. Boot camp is used to standardize the teaching of soldiers and make sure that everyone, at the end of boot camp is on relatively equal footing. You can look at any soldier who has been through boot camp and know that they at least have a baseline set of skills that they have learned. Now in foxhole "boot camp" doesn't exist and the only metric players have for determining the "skill" or "experience" of another player is their rank or level. Rank is a terrible metric for determining skill simply because it's incredibly easy to commend trade and artificially inflate your rank well beyond what it should be, and level is a poor determinant of game knowledge since your level grows regardless of what activity you're doing. ). Handsome. Yeah, yeah. What's your history with this guy? Case that got away. That itch that can't ever be scratched, eh? I know the feeling. 2. What can I do for you? Thanks for the time. I work Hollywood homicide. I know who you are. Here. So I'm working a case, cold case, a string of murders, late '70s, early '80s. A name keeps coming up as a possible witness. It turns out the name's an alias for a C.I. who was working for Majors. This guy was on keep-away 不能碰, 碰不得 status back then. We're looking at nearly 40 years gone by, so I'm thinking the C.I.'s probably not making cases anymore. And you want the name? It's gotta be in one of these snitch boxes, right? It doesn't matter how many years ago it was. You need command staff approval to access the C.I. files. You have that? What I got is a woman who was strangled and left in a Dumpster, another one stabbed, and a third one beaten to death, and nobody gave a shit about it back then, because the one guy who might know something about it was making cases 搜集证据 for ( make a case for sth (UK also make out a case for sth) to argue that something is the best thing to do, giving your reasons: We will only publish a new edition if you can make a convincing case for it. ) Major Narcotics. When I was a boot, my T.O. wrote me up three times for bullshit. He was one of those guys took great joy in bending people over(Now if you were to say that someone bent over, then you would be commenting on their submissiveness or inability to stand up for themselves instead. "When Bob asked me to do his report, I just bent over and did it." It is very similar to other colloquisms you may have heard, "getting screwed over" and "getting fucked." bend someone to your will 随意驱使, 任意差遣 to use your power or influence to make someone do what you want them to do. ). I've known a few of those. Complete asshole. Which, of course, meant he rose through the ranks 青云直上, 平步青云, wormed his way up to captain. Then I heard last year, a detective in Hollywood division threw his ass through a plate glass window, right in the fuckin' watch office. That really made my day. We have a major operation going tonight. I got here early to plan it out. It's gonna be a long one, and I need to start stacking caffeine. You want something from the break room 休息室? I'll probably brew a fresh pot. It'll take a while. Uh, thanks. I take it black. Okay. Back in a bit. 3. Let me ask you something, Rudy. You miss the job? Fuck, no. Not for a second. I was never a lifer ( I. someone who has been sent to prison for the rest of their life. II. someone who has worked for the same company throughout their career. Voser, like Cook, is a Shell lifer, apart from a stint at ABB. ) like you. Yeah, right. 20 years of just going through the motions. But pimping for celebrities? That's low. That's low even for a bottom feeder 底层人士 like you. Bosch, Bosch, Bosch. Look at you. Most guys would've pulled the pin, take the pension, lean back, enjoy life. Except you got none. When the department finally puts you out to pasture, you'll eat your gun 吞枪. 4. Headed back to the house? I gotta go do this thing with Benitez. The Holland case? How's that going? In a rational world, it'd be a slam dunk. She's kind of a dish 是盘菜, Benitez. Is she? I mean for someone who's age appropriate. Fuck you. You ought to ask her out. We're working together. That's never stopped you. 5. Did he have a cell phone? One after another. What do they call them? Burners. Yeah, always a different number. If we can get a hold of the latest. We're like to talk to anyone who might have seen him or spoken to him recently. Friends, girlfriends. None that we knew of. Army buds 战友? Anybody he might have kept in touch with? I think he pretty much lost touch with everyone. Did you see him often? First of the month. Pick up his check. That was the deal. I'd cash it for him, and that was that. No. Not just. A meal, a change of clothes, hot shower. I'd do his wash for him. Some men never grow up. You ever visit him? He wouldn't ever tell us where he was living. He was ashamed, Hal. That was just before he deployed the first time. The first time? Once to Iraq, twice to Afghanistan. A Green Beret. That's a real accomplishment, Mrs. Meadows. We were proud of him. I'm sure you are. It wrecked him, this damn war. He had no end of troubles 没玩没了的, 没有尽头的 when he finally came home. Now this. Take your time. 6. Where are we on Meadows? Autopsy confirmed his I.D. and that he was a habitual 习惯性的 abuser of opioids. Patrol's looking for the tagger( a graffiti artist They seek the respect of their peers that derives from being the most prolific and audacious tagger. Graffiti (乱涂乱画) verb. I. If you tag something, you attach something to it or mark it so that it can be identified later. Professor Orr has developed interesting ways of tagging chemical molecules using existing laboratory lasers. The most important trees were tagged to protect them from being damaged by machinery. II. If you tag 标签 someone in a particular way, you keep describing them using a particular phrase or thinking of them as a particular thing. ...the pundits were still tagging him with that age-old label, 'best of a bad bunch'. She has always lived in John's house and is still tagged 'Dad's girlfriend' by his children. noun. I. 标签. You can refer to a phrase that is used to describe someone or something as a tag. Jazz was losing its elitist tag and gaining a much broader audience. II. An electronic tag is a device that is firmly attached to someone or something and sets off an alarm if that person or thing moves away or is removed. A hospital is to fit new-born babies with electronic tags to foil kidnappers. Sometimes, they've snapped off the security tag and just taken the one shoe. electronic tagging Electronic tagging is a system in which a criminal or suspected criminal has an electronic device attached to them which enables the police to know if they leave a particular area. dog tag (price tag) 狗牌 Dog tags are metal identification discs that are worn on a chain around the neck by members of the United States armed forces. 另一个段: That looks kind of fresh. I know that tag 涂鸦. I might have a shake on him. I'll look. It's a waste a time. It's a homeless on homeless drug murder. There's no way we clear this. Everybody counts, or nobody counts. 又一段: You were tagging, but you didn't finish. We found a half a can of spray paint at the scene. Same color. What tagger throws away a half a can? You were interrupted before you could finish. By what? wiki - tagging: Some of the most common styles of graffiti have their own names. A tag is the most basic writing of an artist's name; it is simply a handstyle. A graffiti writer's tag is his or her personalized signature. Tagging is often the example given when opponents of graffiti refer to any acts of handstyle graffiti writing (it is by far the most common form of graffiti). Tags can contain subtle and sometimes cryptic messages, and may incorporate the artist's crew initials or other letters. One form of tagging, known as pissing, involves taking a refillable fire-extinguisher and replacing the contents with paint, allowing for tags as high as approximately 20 feet (6.1 m). Aiming and keeping a handstyle steady in this form of tagging is very difficult, usually coming out wavy and sloppy. Another form is the throw-up, also known as a bombing, which is normally painted very quickly with two or three colors, sacrificing aesthetics for speed. Throw-ups can also be outlined on a surface with one color. A piece is a more elaborate representation of the artist's name, incorporating more stylized letters, usually incorporating a much larger range of colors. This is more time-consuming and increases the likelihood of the artist getting caught. A blockbuster or roller is a large piece, almost always done in a block-shaped style, done simply to cover a large area solidly with two contrasting colors, sometimes with the whole purpose of blocking other writers from painting on the same wall. These are usually accomplished with extended paint rollers and gallons of cheap exterior paint. A more complex style is wildstyle, a form of graffiti usually involving interlocking letters and connecting points. These pieces are often harder to read by non-graffitists as the letters merge into one another in an often-undecipherable manner. Some artists also use self-adhesive stickers as a quick way to do catch ups. While certain critics from within graffiti culture consider this lazy, stickers can be quite detailed in their own right and often, are used in conjunction with other materials. Sticker tags are commonly executed on blank postage stickers, as these can easily be acquired with no cost on the writer's part. Many graffitists believe that doing complex pieces involves too great an investment of time to justify the practice. Doing a piece can take (depending on experience and size) from 30 minutes to months on end, as was the case for Saber MSK while working on the world's largest graffiti piece on the LA river. Another graffitists can go over a piece in a matter of minutes with a simple throw-up. This was exemplified by the writer "CAP" in the documentary Style Wars, who, other writers complain, ruins pieces with his quick throw ups. This became known as capping and often is done when there is a "beef", or conflict between writers. ) as a possible witness, and I gotta write a warrant for the storage bin. How's Bosch? He's pretty focused on the Holland trial prep. And you know how he gets. Don't dance with me ( fuck with me) 来那套, 打哈哈, 兜圈子, 玩虚的, Jerry. It's not what I meant and you know it. Come on, this O'Shea thing. Harry's got a bulls-eye 盯住 on his back again. I think he's well aware of that. I worry that he likes it in his present mood. What mood is that? Cranky, cantankerous. I can't speak to his moods. You could. I guess I have to respect that you won't. Detective, hey. Found my shake on that tagger 涂鸦的人, 乱抹乱画的人 ( shake I. the shakes informal uncontrolled quick movements of your body that you make because, for example, you are sick, nervous, or have drunk too much alcohol. Verb. If your voice is shaking 声音颤抖, you cannot control it properly and it sounds very unsteady, for example because you are nervous or angry. His voice shaking with rage, he asked why the report was kept from the public. II. If an event shakes a group of people or their beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes them question their beliefs. It won't shake the football world if we beat Torquay. When events happen that shake these beliefs, our fear takes control. The reforms aim to win back confidence in a system shaken by a major scandal. III. If you shake someone out of an attitude or belief that you disapprove of, you cause them to change their attitude or belief to one that is more responsible or sensible. No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction. Many businessmen still find it hard to shake themselves out of the old state-dependent habit. have/get the shakes 打颤: If you have the shakes, your body is shaking a lot because you are afraid or ill, or because you have drunk too much alcohol. I felt dizzy and had the shakes. She got a bad case of the shakes before the show. in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) very quickly I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail. no great shakes not very skillful or impressive I tried hard but I was no great shakes at boxing. to shake the foundations of something 动摇根基 If an event shakes the foundations of a society or a system of beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes people question their most deeply held beliefs. The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism. Emotional conflict may shake the foundations of even the strongest relationship. shaken but not stirred 有点吓到但并没有太过 If you say that someone has been shaken but not stirred by an experience, you mean that they have been slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking. A clash with America over farm subsidies had left the Europeans and their common agricultural policy shaken but not stirred. a fair shake [mainly US, informal] If you do not get a fair shake, you are not given a reasonable opportunity to succeed or to achieve something. A lot of people think that they're not going to get a fair shake from the courts. ). Thomas Niese. Goes by Sharkey on the street. A long rap of juvie hijinks. Ah, great, Edge. Thank you. 7. Raskolnikov was guilty of that crime, not unjustly accused. It's so unfair. That's what makes it so compelling. The blameless protagonist... yours truly... swept up in a pulp-novel fiction spun by this self-appointed accuser and executioner. But he will get his hard reversal ( I. A reversal of a process, policy, or trend is a complete change in it. The Financial Times says the move represents a complete reversal of previous U.S. policy. This marked a 7% increase and the reversal of a steady five-year downward trend. a change in something, so that it becomes the opposite of what it was We saw a marked reversal of trends in oil prices. a reversal of fortune(s): The economy is suffering a dramatic reversal of fortune 运气逆转, 运气翻盘, 翻转. II. When there is a role reversal or a reversal of roles, two people or groups exchange their positions or functions. When children end up taking care of their parents, it is a strange role reversal 角色转换 indeed. a situation in which you and another person trade your activities or status. a reversal of roles. III. A reversal is a failure, usually involving the loss of money. a problem, difficulty, or failure that prevents you from being successful. The events were a reversal for the government and its allies. They teach managers to accept reversals as a fact of business life.) in the final act, when all mysteries are revealed. Son of a whore. Come on. Literally. His mother was killed by one of her clients. Vengeance boils in Harry Bosch's blood. It all gives me the chills. But like any good villain, Bosch sees this world through the narrow filter of his broken childhood. He wants to save his mother. He wants to punish her killer. He sees in me 在我身上看到 all the things that roil ( to seriously disturb; to throw into confusion. One lesson from the crises that have roiled the eurozone over the past five-plus years is that anyone who tells you the only response to a public debt crisis is to slash spending and embark on "structural reform" is either masochistic or downright mad.) him... success and sexuality and... and a healthy disregard for his tenuous ( [ˈtenjuəs] weak and likely to change. If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone's position as tenuous 松散的, 不牢靠的, 不长久的, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous. This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position. The sub-plots are only tenuously interconnected. a tenuous agreement/connection. ) authority. Are you thinking this could be your next film? It's so trope-y. Who'd believe it? I would. I don't think it's trope-y ( trope 老掉牙的, 老梗 [troʊp] I. a use of a word or expression in an unusual way to help a writer to achieve an effect. II. a recurring idea or motif in an artistic genre, especially one that is overused. Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler kickstart the urban "tough-guy" detective trope. Horror writers have to work hard if they want to avoid the usual tired old tropes 用滥了的手段. 另一段: Mr. Holland looked at me and said, "I am a god in this town, detective, and you don't fuck with the gods." Preposterous. Your Honor, Detective Bosch has a long history of investigative misconduct... Your Honor, a defendant's own voluntary out-of-court statements are a hearsay exception and can be used against him at trial. She's right, Mr. Fowkkes. Detective Bosch fabricated this entire conversation. And you're welcome to attack the credibility of the witness. The jury will sort it out. It's called a trial. No, no, no, no, no. Do not do the "unringing the bell" trope. No. Do not go there, not in my court. Your motion to suppress the testimony of Detective Bosch is denied. wiki: In law, unring the bell is an analogy used to suggest the difficulty of forgetting information once it is known. When discussing jury trials, the phrase is sometimes used to describe the judge's instructions to the jury to ignore inadmissible evidence or statements they have heard. It may also be used if inadmissible evidence has been brought before a jury and the judge subsequently declares a mistrial. ). You just want to be in it. As long as I don't have to fuck the cop. 8. Rick Jackson was Harry's partner on the original Gunn investigation. He works Pacific now. Four years with Bosch burned him out 累惨, 精疲力尽. He fled to the beach. Seriously, we can compare scars. You're gonna have to work this sub-Rosa (The Latin phrase sub rosa means "under the rose", and is used in English to denote secrecy or confidentiality, similar to the Chatham House Rule. The rose as a symbol of secrecy has an ancient history. ). Stay ahead of Robertson. Find out what the fuck is going on. 9. He was parked there for months. Slinging dope? No, from what I could tell, just a user. When he first showed up on Heliotrope, I booked him on a G of chiva. Didn't see that on his rap. He's a Vet. Cut him a break. Noble. He snitch 通风报信 for you? From time to time. Nothing much. Did ya get to know him? Some. A bitter motherfucker. About the war. How the Army fucked him over. And how his so-called brothers turned their backs. He was pretty rabid about ( [ræbɪd, reɪb-] I. You can use rabid to describe someone who has very strong and unreasonable opinions or beliefs about a subject, especially in politics. The party has distanced itself from the more rabid nationalist groups in the country. Mead calls the group 'rabidly right-wing'. II. A rabid dog or other animal has the disease rabies. ) that shit. Names? Naw. Ever say how they fucked him over? Just that they fucked him outta what he had coming. And they were gonna get theirs. 10. I know we're supposed to cooperate with you people, but half the time you got your wires crossed. And it puts our clients off if we're talking to the cops. I could always get a warrant. Oh, now you're gonna strong arm me, huh? Only if I have to. You ever serve, Detective? I did in fact. Where? Desert Storm. A tour in Afghanistan after 9-11. Helen Archer. She got as close to Billy Meadows as anybody. Girlfriend close? Don't think so. She was more drink than drugs. But they were both early on in Iraq. Caught the really crazy shit. Common ground 共同点, 共同话题( If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things. ), you know. That's where she works. If she wants you to know more than that, that's up to her. Still like to see his file. For that, you are gonna need a warrant. 11. I didn't see anything in the news or in the papers. It was reported as a John Doe. Homeless man in Hollywood. Took a few days to make an ID. Some people don't get obits ( [ˈoʊbɪt] an obituary ), do they? No, they don't. Billy deserved one. He served his country. Goddamn. It's a shame. So Meadow's mother said he also did two tours in Afghanistan. Yeah... night recons 夜间巡视, 夜间监视 started to freak him out. He had to get high just to go on patrol. I can understand that. Yeah, it wears on you. You're out there pitch black. You get separated from your unit-- Feels like the sound of your own breathing's gonna give you away. Right. The Black Echo. So, you know. You also know, some soldiers weather the storm better than others. And when he came back? Billy had problems. With drugs, problems with the law, arrests, in and out of fucking rehab. Loaned him money. Aw, shit, I gave him money. Couple years ago, he was in real dire straits. So, ah, I took him to Charlie Company. How'd that work out? It didn't. Looks like you weathered it all right. I'm one of the lucky ones. Shit. Started a family, a business. Comprehensive Solutions. Security consulting. I've done well. Meadows ever work for you? No, he couldn't pass the physical 过不了体能关. The kind of work that we do... It's not monitoring residential burglar alarms. So you're talking contracting, like Blackwater? Unless you have sky-high security clearance, Detective, I can't talk about it. 12. You have plans for this weekend? Maddie's always got something going on. Volleyball, homework. Hard to keep track. We should grab a bite sometime. The three of us. That'd be good. That wasn't even a distant cousin 远房表亲 of convincing. No, no really. It'd be nice for you guys to meet. 13. Homicide, huh? Who's dead? William Meadows. I just saw Billy last month. I took him out for something to eat. How was he? Strung-out and mangy( strung out I. 神志恍惚的. experiencing the strong effects of drugs such as heroin or cocaine: For most of her teenage years, she was strung out on crack. II. very tired and worried: By the end of the week I was completely strung out. mangy [meɪndʒi] adj. A mangy animal looks dirty, uncared for or ill. ...mangy old dogs. ). He nodded off at dinner. Couldn't even hold a knife and a fork. I had to cut his steak for him. You and Billy. More than friends? Pals. Just pals. Stupid name he had for us. He had some in-country ( being or taking place in a country that is the focus of activity (such as military operations or scientific research) by the government or citizens of another country scientists and in-country colleagues will carry out field research — Tropicus Conservation International readied my gear for my first mission in-country— Darryl Young) romance he was hanging onto. That her? I wouldn't know. You know he was talking about going back over there again. He re-upped? Oh God, Christ, no. As PMCs. You know, contractors. You know, it's typical addict bullshit. Like going over there was gonna solve anything. Guys from his old unit? I don't know, I guess. You know, I didn't know them. I didn't even know their names. We hear he might have had a falling out with some of them. Well, that'd be news to me. Cause, he was talking about how great it was gonna be this time and how much money they were all gonna make. This time? Had he done it before? As a contractor? Yeah, a couple of times. God, my poor Billy. You know, he was so deluded. He was never going back there again. Why would you say that? Haven't you been listening to me? He was a wreck. He had this asshole friend. He just-- He just kept filling his head with smoke and leading him on. This asshole have a name? 14.
