影视剧中的职场美语 第53期:晴天霹雳

　　We've got a situation. Walk with me.
有点新情况，跟我来。
Follow me. Bad news, worst news.
跟上来，好消息，坏消息。
What do you want to hear first? I...
你想先听哪个，我...
Your friend Judge Summers called this morning.
你朋友萨莫斯法官今早打电话来。
She's vacating the verdict in Mason v. Ocean Park Trucking.
她要撤销梅森告海洋公园运输公司那个案子的判决。
You've got to be kidding me! Is that the bad news?
开什么玩笑，这算是坏消息吗？
Jury misconduct.
陪审团选择不当。
Turns out one of the jurors failed to disclose...
他们当时没发现有一个陪审员。
a brother-in-law who worked for Ocean Park Trucking.
是海洋公园运输公司工作人员的的姐夫。
But Jane kicked ass¹ on that trial.
但是简那个案子打得很精彩啊。
That win won you the corner office.
那个案子帮你得到那间角落里的办公室。
And how could I forget that?
我当然忘不了啊？
Well, you're gonna have to kick that ass again.
那你得再杀他们个片甲不留了。
There's gonna be a retrial.
将会有一次复审。
Judge Summers wants to see you in chambers² in an hour.
萨莫斯法官要你一小时后去见她。
An hour? No, no, no, no, that's not gonna work for me.
一个小时 不行不行 我不能去。
I know you have the memory of an elephant...
我知道你有大象的记忆力...
It's a saying. Not actionable.
说说而已 别当真。
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1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

2 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网