Theresawritersstrikeon.Victor:编剧们正在罢工。罢工提出的条件可能是更高的薪资或是更好的工作待遇。
Nancy: A strikeiswhenpeoplegettogetherandagreenottoworkanymoreuntiltheygetwhat they want. This could meanmore money，or better working conditions.
Today isGroundhog Day.
Victor:今天是美国的云筑网节。云筑网出洞后看到自己影子，会再回洞里，冬季就还要持续六周多。Nancy: The story goesif theGroundhogcomesout of his hole and sees his shadow，he'll go back in，and we'llhave six more weeks of winter.
I got bumped1 from the flight.
Victor: 我被那班飞机抛弃了。有时航空公司会超量售票，他们就会请求乘客自愿舍弃自己应乘的飞机。
Nancy: Sometimes airlines sell too many tickets，so they askpassengers to volunteer to bebumped.
He's uncovering2 repressed memories.
Victor: 他在找回被深埋的痛苦回忆。Repressed指被压制被隐藏，有时当糟糕的事发生在某人身上，他们就会试图忘记它。但当最后想起来时，状况会更糟。
Nancy: Repressedmeanshelddownorheldback；sometimes whensomethingreally traumatic happens，peoplecan't handlethinkingabout it for years.
He never springs for anything.
Victor: 他从没大方过一次。To spring for something就是去烧钱特别是为其他人烧钱，比如买单。
Nancy: To spring for somethingmeanstospend money，especially whenit's spending it on someone else，like springingfor dinner.
Take the gloves off.
Victor: 先礼后兵。
Nancy: This is originally from boxing. To taketheglovesoff meanstofightortogettoughonsomethingorsomeone，implyingyou've been to softon them before.
Victor:这原本是从拳击上引申过来的。这个词和中国的先礼后兵有的相似。
Hes a white collar criminal.
Victor: 他是一个经济犯。A white-collar criminal并没制造含暴力的犯罪，一般是诈骗或盗取其他人财物。
Nancy:A white-collarcriminalcommitsanon-violentcrime，whichusuallyinvolvesstealingor cheatingpeople out of money.
