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Barb: Hi Dave, thanks for meeting me here.
Dave: No problem. It’s been a while. What’s been going on with you? How are the kids?
Barb: They’re good. Everyone’s fine. ①But enough chit chat. I’ve got a case for you.
Dave: Oh yeah? ②Lay it on me.
Barb: ③I’ve been keeping tabs on a “crash-for-cash” ring in the tri-state area. They’ve got at least a dozen guys on 1)payroll, including a medical examiner, a 2)flatbed driver and a handful of other criminals involved. These guys have 3)fleeced to New York insurance companies for over 400 million dollars these past few years.
Dave: Woah now! We’re talking about a 4)big-time crime 5)syndicate here. And sounds like you’ve done your 6)due diligence. So what can I do to help?
Barb: I need your help tracking down the ring leader.
Dave: Alright. What do you got as far as leads? Are there any witnesses, potential hangouts, that sort of thing?
Barb: The evidence is mounting, but it’s mostly 7)circumstantial.
Dave: Now Barb, you know I’m gonna need something concrete if you want the charges to stick.
Barb: Well, what I do have for you is a guy in 8)custody. One of the ring’s 9)henchmen, a wheel guy, is being held for questioning down at the station. If you could 10)drum up a little dirt on the guy…
Dave: …Then I could use it as 11)leverage to broker a deal with the 12)lowlife to flip on his boss.
Barb: ④Now we’re on the same page.
Dave: ⑤Well I’ve got a guy, Tex, heck of an investigator, specializes in finding all those skeletons in the closet.
Barb: That’s great!
Dave: Right then. I’ll ring him up later tonight.
Barb: Actually, if you can get in touch with him sooner…Dave: Let me guess, you can only keep your hired thug detained for a few more hours without charging him with something. Am I right?
Barb: Sort of. We’ve got him for running a red, but nothing serious enough that we can actually scare him with.
Dave: Alright, I’m on it. Hold on a sec. (on the phone) Hey there Tex. Yeah. Been good…Actually, I’ve got an assignment for you. I need you to look into a…(to Barb) What’s this guy’s name?
Barb: Jimmy Salazar. He did two years up in Reno for grand theft auto and assault.
Dave: Sounds like a real winner…(to phone) Hey Tex, sorry ’bout that. The name’s Jimmy Salazar, served time in Reno. Thx. (to Barb) Don’t you worry your pretty little head darling. We’re gonna nail these punks. Barb: Thanks Dave, but remember, it’s the ring leader who we’re really after.
Dave: You’ve sure got a thirst to find this 13)son of a gun. Any back story there I should know about.
Barb: It’s nothing to concern yourself with…
芭布:嗨,戴夫,谢谢你来这里见我。
戴夫:没关系,有段时间没见面了,你怎么样?孩子们好吗?
芭布:他们很好,每个人都好。但是闲话少说,我有个案件要你跟。戴夫:哦是吗?跟我说说。
芭布:我正密切关注着三角洲地区的一个碰瓷团伙,他们雇佣了至少12人,包括一名医务人员,一名拖车司机,还有一众其他犯罪分子。这些人在最近几年骗取了纽约保险公司超过4亿美元的保险金。
戴夫:哇现在,我们在这里谈论的是一流的犯罪集团。看来你已经做到恪尽职守了。那我能帮上什么忙?
芭布:我需要你帮忙查出犯罪集团的头目。
戴夫:好的。你现在掌握了多少线索?比如目击证人、经常出没的地方等等诸如此类的东西。
芭布:证据在不断搜集,但大部分都是间接证据。
戴夫:现在,芭布,你知道的,如果你想进行有效指控,我需要证据确凿。
芭布:嗯,我能提供给你的就是一个在押疑犯,团伙里的一个党羽、司机,正在警察局接受审讯。如果你能从那家伙身上挖点丑闻……
戴夫:……这样我就能利用他的丑闻跟他达成交易,使他供出他的大老板。
芭布:现在我们达成共识了。
戴夫:嗯,我认识一个人,他叫特克斯,是个鬼才侦探,专门挖掘那些不可告人的丑闻。
芭布:那太好了!
戴夫:那么,我今晚迟些时候打电话给他。
芭布:事实上,如果你能早点联系他……
戴夫:让我猜猜,没有任何实质指控的话,你只能对疑犯再多关押几个小时。我说得对吗?
芭布:差不多吧。我们抓他是因为他闯红灯,我们确实没有什么严重指控足以让他害怕。
戴夫:好的,我这就处理。稍等一下(打电话)你好,特克斯。是的,很好……事实上,我有个任务要给你。我需要你去调查……(对芭布说)那个人叫什么名字?
芭布:吉米·萨拉查。他在里诺(美国著名的“离婚城市”)因为大型盗窃机动车罪和袭击罪入狱两年。
戴夫:听起来像个“真正的赢家”……(对着电话说)嘿,特克斯,对不起。那人名叫吉米·萨拉查,在里诺坐过牢。谢谢。(对芭布)亲爱的,不用担心,我们就要把那些坏蛋捉拿归案了。
芭布:谢谢你,戴夫,但是切记,犯罪集团的头目才是我们真正要追捕的对象。
戴夫:你肯定很渴望找到这个坏蛋。有我应该知道的内幕故事吗?
芭布:那跟你没什么关系……
Smart Sentences
① But enough chit chat. I’ve got a case for you. 但是闲话少说,我有个案件要你跟。
chit chat: light and informal conversation(轻松的聊天)。例如:
It is believed that women like chit chat in the office more than men do.人们普遍认为女人在办公室里比男人更喜欢聊天。
② Lay it on me. 跟我说说。
lay it on sb.: explain or present sth. to sb.(向某人解释或说明某事)。例如:
I have an amazing story about last night’s party. I’ll lay it on you next week.
关于昨晚的聚会,我知道一个很神奇的故事,我下周再告诉你。
③ I’ve been keeping tabs on a “crash-for-cash” ring in the tri-state area. 我正密切关注着三角洲地区的一个碰瓷团伙。
keep tabs on sb. or sth.: watch sb. or a situation carefully in order to know what is happening(密切关注某人或某事)。例如:
The international community continues to keep tabs on conflicts in the Middle East.
国际社会继续密切关注中东冲突的状况。
④ Now we’re on the same page.现在我们达成共识了。
on the same page: thinking in a similar way(有相似的思维,相同想法)。例如:
I’m glad you and I are on the same page as to how we can improve Wendy’s school work.
我俩在如何提高温迪成绩的问题上看法一致,我太高兴了。
⑤ Well I’ve got a guy, Tex, heck of an investigator, specializes in finding all those skeletons in the closet. 嗯,我认识一个人,他叫特克斯,是个鬼才侦探,专门挖掘那些不可告人的丑闻。
skeleton in the closet: a bad secret or embarrassing fact about oneself, emphasizing sth. hidden from one’s past(有不可告人的秘密或丑事,多强调旧事)。例如:
Leo is good at digging up politicians’ skeletons in the closet.
利奥擅长深挖政客的丑事。

Dave: No problem. It’s been a while. What’s been going on with you? How are the kids?
Barb: They’re good. Everyone’s fine. ①But enough chit chat. I’ve got a case for you.
Dave: Oh yeah? ②Lay it on me.
Barb: ③I’ve been keeping tabs on a “crash-for-cash” ring in the tri-state area. They’ve got at least a dozen guys on 1)payroll, including a medical examiner, a 2)flatbed driver and a handful of other criminals involved. These guys have 3)fleeced to New York insurance companies for over 400 million dollars these past few years.
Dave: Woah now! We’re talking about a 4)big-time crime 5)syndicate here. And sounds like you’ve done your 6)due diligence. So what can I do to help?
Barb: I need your help tracking down the ring leader.
Dave: Alright. What do you got as far as leads? Are there any witnesses, potential hangouts, that sort of thing?
Barb: The evidence is mounting, but it’s mostly 7)circumstantial.
Dave: Now Barb, you know I’m gonna need something concrete if you want the charges to stick.
Barb: Well, what I do have for you is a guy in 8)custody. One of the ring’s 9)henchmen, a wheel guy, is being held for questioning down at the station. If you could 10)drum up a little dirt on the guy…
Dave: …Then I could use it as 11)leverage to broker a deal with the 12)lowlife to flip on his boss.
Barb: ④Now we’re on the same page.
Dave: ⑤Well I’ve got a guy, Tex, heck of an investigator, specializes in finding all those skeletons in the closet.
Barb: That’s great!
Dave: Right then. I’ll ring him up later tonight.
Barb: Actually, if you can get in touch with him sooner…Dave: Let me guess, you can only keep your hired thug detained for a few more hours without charging him with something. Am I right?
Barb: Sort of. We’ve got him for running a red, but nothing serious enough that we can actually scare him with.
Dave: Alright, I’m on it. Hold on a sec. (on the phone) Hey there Tex. Yeah. Been good…Actually, I’ve got an assignment for you. I need you to look into a…(to Barb) What’s this guy’s name?
Barb: Jimmy Salazar. He did two years up in Reno for grand theft auto and assault.
Dave: Sounds like a real winner…(to phone) Hey Tex, sorry ’bout that. The name’s Jimmy Salazar, served time in Reno. Thx. (to Barb) Don’t you worry your pretty little head darling. We’re gonna nail these punks. Barb: Thanks Dave, but remember, it’s the ring leader who we’re really after.
Dave: You’ve sure got a thirst to find this 13)son of a gun. Any back story there I should know about.
Barb: It’s nothing to concern yourself with…
芭布:嗨,戴夫,谢谢你来这里见我。
戴夫:没关系,有段时间没见面了,你怎么样?孩子们好吗?
芭布:他们很好,每个人都好。但是闲话少说,我有个案件要你跟。戴夫:哦是吗?跟我说说。
芭布:我正密切关注着三角洲地区的一个碰瓷团伙,他们雇佣了至少12人,包括一名医务人员,一名拖车司机,还有一众其他犯罪分子。这些人在最近几年骗取了纽约保险公司超过4亿美元的保险金。
戴夫:哇现在,我们在这里谈论的是一流的犯罪集团。看来你已经做到恪尽职守了。那我能帮上什么忙?
芭布:我需要你帮忙查出犯罪集团的头目。
戴夫:好的。你现在掌握了多少线索?比如目击证人、经常出没的地方等等诸如此类的东西。
芭布:证据在不断搜集,但大部分都是间接证据。
戴夫:现在,芭布,你知道的,如果你想进行有效指控,我需要证据确凿。
芭布:嗯,我能提供给你的就是一个在押疑犯,团伙里的一个党羽、司机,正在警察局接受审讯。如果你能从那家伙身上挖点丑闻……
戴夫:……这样我就能利用他的丑闻跟他达成交易,使他供出他的大老板。
芭布:现在我们达成共识了。
戴夫:嗯,我认识一个人,他叫特克斯,是个鬼才侦探,专门挖掘那些不可告人的丑闻。
芭布:那太好了!
戴夫:那么,我今晚迟些时候打电话给他。
芭布:事实上,如果你能早点联系他……
戴夫:让我猜猜,没有任何实质指控的话,你只能对疑犯再多关押几个小时。我说得对吗?
芭布:差不多吧。我们抓他是因为他闯红灯,我们确实没有什么严重指控足以让他害怕。
戴夫:好的,我这就处理。稍等一下(打电话)你好,特克斯。是的,很好……事实上,我有个任务要给你。我需要你去调查……(对芭布说)那个人叫什么名字?
芭布:吉米·萨拉查。他在里诺(美国著名的“离婚城市”)因为大型盗窃机动车罪和袭击罪入狱两年。
戴夫:听起来像个“真正的赢家”……(对着电话说)嘿,特克斯,对不起。那人名叫吉米·萨拉查,在里诺坐过牢。谢谢。(对芭布)亲爱的,不用担心,我们就要把那些坏蛋捉拿归案了。
芭布:谢谢你,戴夫,但是切记,犯罪集团的头目才是我们真正要追捕的对象。
戴夫:你肯定很渴望找到这个坏蛋。有我应该知道的内幕故事吗?
芭布:那跟你没什么关系……
Smart Sentences
① But enough chit chat. I’ve got a case for you. 但是闲话少说,我有个案件要你跟。
chit chat: light and informal conversation(轻松的聊天)。例如:
It is believed that women like chit chat in the office more than men do.人们普遍认为女人在办公室里比男人更喜欢聊天。
② Lay it on me. 跟我说说。
lay it on sb.: explain or present sth. to sb.(向某人解释或说明某事)。例如:
I have an amazing story about last night’s party. I’ll lay it on you next week.
关于昨晚的聚会,我知道一个很神奇的故事,我下周再告诉你。
③ I’ve been keeping tabs on a “crash-for-cash” ring in the tri-state area. 我正密切关注着三角洲地区的一个碰瓷团伙。
keep tabs on sb. or sth.: watch sb. or a situation carefully in order to know what is happening(密切关注某人或某事)。例如:
The international community continues to keep tabs on conflicts in the Middle East.
国际社会继续密切关注中东冲突的状况。
④ Now we’re on the same page.现在我们达成共识了。
on the same page: thinking in a similar way(有相似的思维,相同想法)。例如:
I’m glad you and I are on the same page as to how we can improve Wendy’s school work.
我俩在如何提高温迪成绩的问题上看法一致,我太高兴了。
⑤ Well I’ve got a guy, Tex, heck of an investigator, specializes in finding all those skeletons in the closet. 嗯,我认识一个人,他叫特克斯,是个鬼才侦探,专门挖掘那些不可告人的丑闻。
skeleton in the closet: a bad secret or embarrassing fact about oneself, emphasizing sth. hidden from one’s past(有不可告人的秘密或丑事,多强调旧事)。例如:
Leo is good at digging up politicians’ skeletons in the closet.
利奥擅长深挖政客的丑事。
