《复仇》 第161期:和恶魔做交易

 I've always been amazed at how you can make 20,000 square feet 我一直惊叹你如何把两万平方英尺

feel warm and inviting¹. 布置得温馨又迷人

Still, wiout Conrad, it feels somehow empty. 不过少了康纳德  还是略感冷清

Now rumor² has it, he's moved in to the Southfork. 据说他搬到南方酒店去了

And good riddance. 终于摆脱他了

This is one village that won't miss its idiot. 这里再也不会欢迎他了

Besides, I didn't bring you here for Conrad. 话说回来  我请你过来不是为康纳德

I brought you here for Amanda Clarke. 我请你过来是为了阿曼达·克拉克

Amanda Clarke?  Yes. 阿曼达·克拉克  没错

She's returned to town, and I want you to find out why. 她回镇上来了  我要你去查出原因

How am I supposed to do that? 这让我怎么查

You interviewed her after the trial. 你在审讯后采访过她

Tell her you'd like to talk to her about your memoirs³ 告诉她  你想为自传跟她聊聊

as a way of reflecting on the past. 算是对过去的回顾

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that. 我可能无法心安理得这么做

Then get comfortable with it. 那想想让你心安理得的理由

You'd still be covering earnings⁴ reports 要不是我

in the back pages of the "Journal" if it weren't for me. 你现在还在给报纸末版写盈利报告

Don't forget it. 别忘了

Trust me, one doesn't easily forget 相信我  任何人都不会轻易忘记

a deal he's made with the devil. 与魔鬼做的交易

Fine. I'll talk to her. 好吧  我会和她谈的

I'm sure the girl is just here to get some closure. 我确信这个女孩只是来了却些心结的

The question is how far she will go to get it. 关键是她要如何了却这些心结

 

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

3 memoirs   

n.回忆录；回忆录传( mem,自oir的名词复数)

参考例句：

• Her memoirs were ghostwritten. 她的回忆录是由别人代写的。
• I watched a trailer for the screenplay of his memoirs. 我看过以他的回忆录改编成电影的预告片。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。