《大西洋帝国》精讲 第一季第1集（15）

Nucky Thompson is here.

努克·汤普森来了

Mr. Thompson, what an honor.

汤普森先生，我们可真荣幸

He was a good man. My deepest condolences.

他是个好人，我致以最深切的哀悼

I hadn't even realized you knew my husband.

我都不知道您跟我丈夫认识

Oh, of course. He was a fine fellow.

我们认识，他是个好人

Just last month we spoke¹.

上个月我们还交谈过

But the laryngectomy.

可他做过喉头切除手术

Fellas, meet the missus.

各位，来见见这位女士

She ain't much on personality,

虽然她个性不怎么鲜明

But she don't talk back none neither.

但至少也不会顶嘴

What's the matter, kid, never seen a stiff before?

小子你怎么了，没见过死人吗

I've seen a couple.

见多了

I'm short on time, Mickey.

米奇，我没时间陪你耗了

What'd you want to show me?

你想给我看什么

So much for the niceties.

细致的工作到此为止

My factory, gentlemen.

各位，这是我的工厂

Quite an operation. 10 shiners,

规模挺大的， 十个熟练工

two shifts, 24 hours a day

两班轮换，全天候运作

Gotta figure we're puttin' out close to 2,000 crates² a week.

估计每周能生产2,000箱酒

And that's just for starters.

这还只是刚起步的数量

None of this is legit? Not once they get through with it.

都不是纯酒吗， 加工完就不是了

One part real, eight parts water.

一份纯酒兑八份水

You heat it up, let it cool

加热后等冷却

then add your alcohol to bring up your proof.

再放点酒精提高酒精度

Where do you get your alcohol? Potatoes.

哪来的酒精， 用土豆发酵

You let 'em ferment³. It smell's rough,

发酵后味道还很苦

But compared to a stiff, it's fuckin' lilacs.

但跟尸臭比起来可算是花香了

After you add the alcohol,

酒精加进去后

You throw in your caramel coloring, your oil of rye,

再放点焦糖色素，就成了黑麦酒

Bourbon depending what you want.

波旁酒什么的，看你需要了

You can make scotch⁴ too? Naturally.

有苏格兰威士忌吗， 当然有

You just gotta add some carbonyl though for the bead⁵.

放点羰基化合物让酒起泡就是了

What's that? The bubbles.

那是什么， 气泡

Higher the proof,

要增色

more bead it's supposed to have.

就要制造多点气泡

Go on, bottoms up.

来吧，干了

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 crates   

n. 板条箱, 篓子, 旧汽车 vt. 装进纸条箱

参考例句：

• We were using crates as seats. 我们用大木箱作为座位。
• Thousands of crates compacted in a warehouse. 数以千计的板条箱堆放在仓库里。

3 ferment   

vt.使发酵；n./vt.（使）激动，（使）动乱

参考例句：

• Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.果汁若是放置很久，就会发酵。
• The sixties were a time of theological ferment.六十年代是神学上骚动的时代。

4 scotch   

n.伤口，刻痕；苏格兰威士忌酒；v.粉碎，消灭，阻止；adj.苏格兰(人)的

参考例句：

• Facts will eventually scotch these rumours.这种谣言在事实面前将不攻自破。
• Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey.意大利多的是美景，真正缺的是苏格兰威士忌。

5 bead   

n.念珠；(pl.)珠子项链；水珠

参考例句：

• She accidentally swallowed a glass bead.她不小心吞下了一颗玻璃珠。
• She has a beautiful glass bead and a bracelet in the box.盒子里有一颗美丽的玻璃珠和手镯。