《复仇》 第132期:泰勒和诺兰

 You wanted to see me, Sir? 先生  您有事找我吗

Yeah. 是的

It's come to my attention you garnered¹ Mr. Ross' support 我得知你是以某种不怎么高尚的方式

through less-than-honorable circumstances. 得到了罗斯先生的投资

So your time here at Grayson Global is over. 所以你在格雷森国际的事业到此为止

With all due respect, who cares how I got him? 无意冒犯  但谁在乎我是怎么拿下他的

$20 million from a guy that 我从他手里弄来了两千万

you've been trying to land for a decade is hardly... 您可是花了十来年都没搞定他

This company's worth over 200 times that, 这个公司市值是那笔钱的200倍

which is why we try to avoid scandal at all cost. 所以我们不惜代价避免丑闻

Blackmailing³ a potential client into a portfolio⁴ 借机勒索客户进行投资

falls directly into the scandalous category. 恰恰就属于丑闻那一类

Blackmail²? 借机勒索

The sex tape you made with Nolan Ross? 你跟诺兰·罗斯的性爱录像

Sex tape? What are you talking about? 什么性爱录像  不知您所指为何

Save your breath. 你省省吧

You're fired. 你被解雇了

Am I? 是吗

At least when I do business, people don't die. 至少我做的生意不是谋财害命

I beg your pardon? 你这是什么意思

You want a scandal? 你知道什么才是真正的丑闻

You fire me, and I tell the world 如果你解雇我  我就昭告天下

that you and your wife were the real reason 你和你的妻子才应该

all those people died on flight 197. 对所有在197航班上丧命的冤魂负责

And that guy who worked for you, 还有那个曾经在你手下工作的人

David Clarke, 大卫·克拉克

was just a patsy. 只不过是个替罪羊

I'd think very carefully about the next words 你最好三思而后言

that come out of your mouth, Mr. Grayson. 小心祸从口出  格雷森先生

 

1 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

2 blackmail   

n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓

参考例句：

• She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
• The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。

3 blackmailing   

胁迫，尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财( blackmail的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The policemen kept blackmailing him, because they had sth. on him. 那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了。
• Democratic paper "nailed" an aggravated case of blackmailing to me. 民主党最主要的报纸把一桩极为严重的讹诈案件“栽”在我的头上。

4 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。