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I've been saying for years that we should tear it down. It's vulgar, it's an embarrassment to the county, but time and time again Frank Underwood has fought to keep it standing. If it weren't for him, the Peachoid would've been replaced ages ago. And Jessica Masters would still be alive. The congressman needs to answer for this tragedy.
What exactly happened?
A 17-year-old girl ran off the road texting her boyfriend, and I quote, Doesn't the Peachoid look like a giant... - And then she lost control of The car. -
Jesus.
Orrin's making a big fuss in the local press. And he's pushing the parents to sue Gaffney. Sue Gaffney? It's in his own jurisdiction.
It's worth throwing Gaffney under the bus to drag you into the mess.
He's after my seat again. Has he learned absolutely nothing?
It's a full-on smear campaign, boss. He's out to destroy you.
With this? It's a peach, for Christ sake. Let him make a fool out of himself.
No, he will make a fool out of you. If he spins this right, gets national coverage--
National coverage? It's a joke. And you will be the butt of it. We can't afford that right now, not when you're in the spotlight with the education bill.
This thing has caused me so much damn trouble.
I know. -
So who should I call, parents?
Phone call's not going to cut it. - You need to go down there. -
Can it Wait until Monday?
We get on this thing right now, we can contain it. We wait until Monday, then there's no way to know how much this is going to blow up on us.
I can't go down to Gaffney. The unions have just--
We postpone-- -
They're gonna be livid.
Marty's reasonable, okay? He will explain to them.
And they're just supposed to understand and accept that I had to get up from the negotiating table because some two-bit county administrator wants to--
I don't want to interrupt you, sir, but this is not just about Orrin. It's about the parents. Now, you think about the lawsuit. What happens if you have to testify? Subpoenas, depositions. You get dragged into a court battle, there is no education bill. We can't ignore this.
I just hate this small-ball crap.

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英	中
tear down sth	拆掉sth
an embarrassment to	... 的耻辱
time and time again	一次又一次；多次，不断地
answer for	(为所做的不好或错误的事) 付出代价
ran off the road	开出公路
mak a big fuss	大惊小怪，小题大做；吵吵闹闹
make a fool out of oneself	使某人自己出丑

英	中
vulgar	庸俗的，低级的
Subpoena	n. 传票

英	中
If it weren't for him	要不是他的话...（注意虚拟语气）