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I grew up here, in the up country-- Bibles, barbecues, and broken backs. Everything gets just a little bit thicker this far south. The air, the blood, even me. I try to make it down here at least once a month. Every trip is a reminder of how far I've come. I hated Gaffney as a kid, when I had nothing. but now I've come to appreciate it. It's not as suffocating as it once was, except when I have to deal with the sort of nonsense that makes me want to hang myself.
Turn left on route one.
Don't listen to her. I know a better way.
Yes, sir.


We don't have the money, Frank. The legal bills alone will kill us.
How about a settlement?
I'll look at the numbers.
What's it look like to you?
Like a peach.
No, I mean what does it really look like?
As mayor, I stick with a peach. As a private citizen, well, it looks like the sun is shining where it shouldn't be.
There's a better way to handle this.
Really, Frank? And what's that?


I'm not trying to start an argument here.
You make it sound like I'm in the wrong.
No, you know exactly what you're doing, Orrin. You're using this poor girl's death for your own political advantage.
You're the one that fought me when the peach farmers bitched and moaned about me tearing it down. You're the one that took their money.
It's a water tower. -
It's ungodly.
Orrin.
This is cut And dry, Frank. I fought to tear it down. You fought to keep it up. That girl's blood is on your hands, and I'm taking you to task for it.
All right, I'll tell you what. Dick Peters is going to retire this term. That means there's an open race in the fourth district.
How about I help you lock up that seat?
I'm not looking to make a deal, Frank.
It's not a deal. It's an opportunity.
I'll be just fine.
You may despise me, Orrin, but the classy thing to do would've been to invite us up for some of that iced tea.


What are you doing? You shouldn't run here. It's disgraceful. Have you no respect?
The criteria is a starting point. They're suggested, not mandated. We assemble a council of experts who will determine exactly--
Nowhere here does it say who these experts are, how they'll be chosen.
The president selects the council.
What sort of oversight?
We'd like input on the selection.
Doug, check with Linda.
Calling her now.
Okay, so now can we talk about charter schools?
Charter schools are a no-go.
They have to be in there.
You keep them in, we walk.
The same goes for us.
Let's not jump to ultimatums.
Well, let's figure out a way to reduce non-public spending.
All right, give me a few minutes to think about that.
We can't move forward without addressing this point.
I understand, but this is the cornerstone of the bill.
Let's talk it out.
Give me five minutes, Marty. I'll call you right back.
No, no.


be in the wrong 理亏,估计错或理解错误,错了,亏理
ungodly adj. 邪恶的;不敬畏神的;荒唐的
cut and dry 事先准备好的;内定的;预料中的
take sb to task 责备某人
lock up 把…锁藏起来
be looking to do sth 希望期望做某事
classy adj. 优等的;上等的;漂亮的
mandated 〔国家〕被托管的,强制执行的
oversight n. 监督,照管;疏忽
no-go adj. 不方便的;闲人免进的;不宜继续进行的
You keep them in, we walk. 省略if的状语从句
The same goes for 这同样适用于
jump to 立即行动;匆匆做出(结论):
move forward 向前移动,提步向前;向前发展
cornerstone n. 基础;柱石;地基
talk it out 讲出来;把…谈透
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