The Departed《无间道风云》(一)
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Speaker: Massachusetts State Police has a long tradition of excellence1. Your graduation today solidifies2 your acceptance into one of the finest law enforcement agencies in our nation. As the governor of the Commonwealth3 of Massachusetts, I am confident each and every one of you will serve with distinction, honor and integrity.

Host: Congratulations to all our new troopers! Thank you! You are dismissed.

Man: Sullivan! Assigned to plainclothes right out of the gate. Congratulations! We're gonna go out for beer. You wanna come?

Colin: No, no, I'll catch up with you guys!

Costello: School's out.

Colin: Thank you, Frank.

Costello: You earned it. No more pencils, no more books.

Officer1: All right! This is not the regular police, this is the State Police. Your training will illustrate4 the difference. State Police! Step forward! State Police! Open the door! What's the difference?

Officer2: Go, go, go, go, go!

Officer1: Is that understood?

All new policemen: Sir, yes, sir! Sir, yes, sir!

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1. Plainclothes

指的是便衣(不穿制服的)警察。"便衣"除了plainclothes,还可以用undercover 来形容,例如:undercover policeman(便衣警察),undercover FBI agent(联邦调查局密探),undercover security guard (便衣保安)等等。

警察正式的名称是 police (集合名词,只能当复数用,不能指个人),或是 policeman (指个人)。而警官则是 police officer。就像在中文里我们常常戏称警察为"条子"一样,在美国老美也戏称警察是 cop。这个用法由来是以前警察都穿那种有铜扣 (copper5) 的大衣,所以就被昵称为 copper。后来日子久了就变成了 cop。 这个词原来是有一点歧视的味道,不过时间久了,连警察们自己都互称是 cop,所以就变成一个中性的字眼了。

2. Catch up with

这里的catch up with 可不是"逮捕、处罚"的意思,而是"赶上",在这个片段可以理解为"过去找你们"。我们来看个例子:You run so fast it's hard to catch up with you.
The auditors6 finally caught up with the embezzler7.

d. to become involved or entangled8 with: caught up in the excitement of the crowd.

3. School's out.

通常“School's out.”是表示“school break 假期”,如暑假、寒假等等,这里的意思则是"学业结束了",但是这个用法并不常见。这里 Costello 想说的意思是“学业结束了,没什么理由不去庆祝一下”。



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1 excellence ZnhxM     
n.优秀,杰出,(pl.)优点,美德
参考例句:
  • His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
  • My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
2 solidifies b0f1c3548c8c3da1b2e353ad9a9b5a4c     
(使)成为固体,(使)变硬,(使)变得坚固( solidify的第三人称单数 ); 使团结一致; 充实,巩固; 具体化
参考例句:
  • Jelly solidifies as it gets cold. 肉冻冷却就凝固。
  • It is stirred with 10%sodium carbonate solution(50ml)and then with water (50ml), after which It'solidifies. 与10%碳酸钠溶液(50毫升)混合搅拌,然后再用50毫升水混合搅拌,从而析出固体。
3 commonwealth XXzyp     
n.共和国,联邦,共同体
参考例句:
  • He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
  • Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
4 illustrate IaRxw     
v.举例说明,阐明;图解,加插图
参考例句:
  • The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
  • This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。
5 copper HZXyU     
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
参考例句:
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
6 auditors 7c9d6c4703cbc39f1ec2b27542bc5d1a     
n.审计员,稽核员( auditor的名词复数 );(大学课程的)旁听生
参考例句:
  • The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year. 那家公司与前任审计员已打了整整一年的官司。
  • a meeting to discuss the annual accounts and the auditors' report thereon 讨论年度报表及其审计报告的会议
7 embezzler 589caa5c29c857bc8e4b6e16825b1ac0     
n.盗用公款者,侵占公款犯
参考例句:
  • The embezzler was severely punished and enjoined to kick back a portion of the stolen money each month. 贪污犯受到了严厉惩罚,并被责令每月退还部分赃款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Soon after the loss was discovered a warrant was sworn out for the embezzler's arrest. 一发现亏损,就立即提出指控而获得了逮捕令逮捕那用公款的人。 来自辞典例句
8 entangled e3d30c3c857155b7a602a9ac53ade890     
adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
  • Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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