《复仇》第36期:犯了错要勇于承担责任

 I'm... I'm sorry you had to see that. But in a way, I'm also glad it happened. 抱歉  让你看到那一幕  但或多或少  我又很庆幸被你看到

You have a right to know what you're getting into. 你有权知道  发生了什么事

Well, what am I getting into? I mean, who was that guy? 发生了什么事  那个人是谁

Patrick Munello. I dated his sister last summer. Her name's Sara. 帕特里克·蒙奈尔  去年夏天  我跟他妹妹交往过  她叫莎拉

So you break the sister's heart, and then big brother breaks your car? 就是说  你伤了妹妹的心  然后哥哥就来砸你的车吗

Actually, I broke her spine¹. 事实是  我伤了她的脊椎

Oh, my god. 天啊

She wasn't paralyzed², thank god, but, you know, it's still a struggle for her. 幸亏她没瘫痪  但是这也相当煎熬

How did that happen? 怎么会发生这种事

My mom, as you know, has a lot of expectations. 你也知道  我妈心中有很多的期盼

Her son dating a cocktail³ waitress from Portsmouth not one of them. 她儿子和一个来自朴茨茅斯的酒吧招待约会并非她所期盼的

So towards the end of the summer, my mom made her feelings public at one of her parties. 所以夏天快结束时  我妈在一个派对上  公开说明了她的想法

And I took off with Sara, drunk⁴. Wrapped⁵ my car around a utility⁶ pole, and... they had to cut us both out. 然后我和莎拉俩人醉醺醺地离开了  我开车撞上了电线杆  他们把车锯开才救出了我们

So where is she now? 她现在在哪呢

Still in rehab last I heard. I haven't spoken to her since that night. 据说她还在康复当中  那晚之后  我就没和她说过话了

My parents covered Sara's medical bills and set her up so she wouldn't have to worry, 我父母承担了莎拉的医疗费  给她安排好了一切  让她无后顾之忧

paid a judge off to keep me out of jail⁷, and in return, I had to swear I'd never see her again. 贿赂了法官  帮我免除了牢狱之灾  相应的  我要发誓不再见她

It sounds like you regret that now. 听起来你现在很后悔

Every day. Do you think I'm a bad person? 每天都在后悔  你觉得我是坏人吗

I think...people who make mistakes should own up to them. 我觉得  犯错了要勇于承担

You should go talk to her. Tell her what you're telling me now. 你该去和她谈谈  把跟我说的这些告诉她

 

1 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

2 paralyzed   

adj.瘫痪的

参考例句：

• He is paralyzed as the result of a would-be assassin's bullet years ago. 几年前有人对他行刺未遂，但子弹使他瘫痪了。
• But the very imminence of the emergency paralyzed his invention. Good! 常言说得好，急中生智，可汤姆这回却束手无策，对，就这么办。

3 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

4 drunk   

adj.醉酒的；(喻)陶醉的；n.酗酒者，醉汉

参考例句：

• People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
• She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时，经常发现他醉醺醺的。

5 wrapped   

adj.有包装的，预先包装的v.包( wrap的过去式和过去分词 )；覆盖；用…包裹（或包扎、覆盖等）；卷起

参考例句：

• The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil. 巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
• Would you like the chocolates gift-wrapped? 你要把巧克力糖打成礼品包吗？

6 utility   

n.公共设施，效用，公用程序，实用品，实用；adj.多效用的，多功能的

参考例句：

• A fur coat has more utility in winter than in autumn.毛皮外衣在冬天比在秋天更有用。
• Utility bills didn't amount to much.公用事业的费用有限。

7 jail   

n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留

参考例句：

• The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
• If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。