《复仇》 第50期:罪恶的力量

 Officials had confirmed 246 passengers fatalities¹ 官员们确认喷气式飞机上

in the bombing of the jumbo jet, 有246名乘客死于爆炸

but the final death toll² will likely surge 但最终的死亡人数将因为

to include many unaccounted-for persons on the ground. 许多地面上无法统计的死者而增加

A homegrown group of violent radicals³ 一个名为反美倡议联盟的

calling themselves Americon Initiative 本土暴力激进组织

is claiming responsibility for the attack. 声称主导了此次袭击

Hey, kiddo. 小家伙

If I had known you were gonna get up early, 要是知道你会起来这么早

woulda had you come swim with Sammy and me. 我就叫你同我和山姆一起去游泳了

There was a plane crash, daddy. 有架飞机坠毁了  爸爸

...Disaster vowed⁴, quote 以这场灾难起誓

"To root out the murdering cowards 要彻底找出这些杀人的懦夫

and bring them to swift justice." 并将他们迅速绳之以法

"Conrad and Victoria knew 康拉德和维多利亚知道

the victims' families would need a devil 受害者的家人们需要一个坏人

to shoulder the blame for the money 来承担康拉德帮恐怖分子

that Conrad had been laundering⁵ for the terrorists. 洗黑钱的罪名

They chose me as the patsy 他们让我做了替罪羊

while passing themselves off as grieving benefactors⁶. 而自己冒充为悲痛的捐助者

Never underestimate the power of guilt⁷, Amanda. 永远不要低估罪恶的力量  阿曼达

It compels people to some pretty remarkable⁸ places. 它会将人逼至意想不到的境地

 

1 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句

4 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

5 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 benefactors   

n.捐助者，施主( benefactor的名词复数 )；恩人

参考例句：

• I rate him among my benefactors. 我认为他是我的一个恩人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We showed high respect to benefactors. 我们对捐助者表达了崇高的敬意。 来自辞典例句

7 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

8 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。